February 21, 2006
Fun with Pictures
If you're reading this from the home page, you'll see a new picture just to your right.
First person to figure it out wins a prize.
I'm going to work on a new banner as well, stay tuned.
Update: I've put a new banner up; I've been wanting to do something like this for a long time. All of them are, of course, highly recommended. For those interested, I've added these photos to Flickr as well. I was going to upload a larger banner image, making it easier to discern some of the smaller titles, but my camera battery died. Instead, I'm annotating this picture.
that's you, greg, that's you
Posted by: alanlaz at February 21, 2006 12:40 PMThe man in the black pyjamas, Dude. Worthy %^$*&@ adversary.
More specifically the back of your head while you're davening?
Posted by: David Gerstman at February 21, 2006 12:59 PMAlan: Duh.
Bill: A good guess, but nope.
David: Chas V'Shalom I should daven at home! ;)
Keep 'em coming.
Posted by: Greg at February 21, 2006 1:01 PMI thought that was a bookcase at Shomrei. Of course the bookcases in the Bais Medrash face west and south not east. I didn't think that out.
And I'm sure you'll point out that Shomrei doesn't have the Lord of the Rings either.
I guess Alan wins...get the collar ironed Greg...from your mil.
Posted by: shvigs at February 21, 2006 4:17 PM20 And He said: 'Thou canst not see My face, for man shall not see Me and live.' 21 And the LORD said: 'Behold, there is a place by Me, and thou shalt stand upon the rock. 22 And it shall come to pass, while My glory passeth by, that I will put thee in a cleft of the rock, and will cover thee with My hand until I have passed by. 23 And I will take away My hand, and thou shalt see My back; but My face shall not be seen.' {P}
Basically, you think you're God.
Posted by: Arthur Digby Sellers at February 21, 2006 4:18 PMADS: Correct reference, wrong intention (sort of), but close enough. If you provide your real identity I can send you your prize.
Posted by: Greg at February 21, 2006 4:50 PMpresence = shechina.
you don't think you're god, you think you're the shechina.
Do I really win something? How about options in Blogdigger? Alternatively, I'm performing my dance quintet--you know, my cycle--at Crane
Jackson's Fountain Street Theatre on Tuesday night, and I'd love it if you came and gave me notes.
I dont think I am anything (although in Hebrew school we once went around the room and everyone had to say their favorite passage from Chumash, and I chose "Ani Hashem Elokechem"...).
The reference was definetly to Presence, which is the name of this blog (notice, also, the instant message icon right below, which gives you an indication of my online presence). It's more about the nature of communication, The Problem of Other Minds and non-scientific truth. If you've read any of my past posts on Presence you'll probably be aware of my thoughts on non-rational frameworks for understanding Judaism and God. It is somehow and in other ways not at all related to that.
Also, I just thought it was cool shtik to go with my blog; the title is very suggestive of those passages, I'm glad someone figured it out.
Posted by: Greg at February 22, 2006 9:39 AMCongratulations on getting the venue you've been looking for.
Is it the 15th? I'll just slide your prize under the door.
Posted by: Greg at February 22, 2006 9:44 AMI seriously think that we are the two funniest people in the world. What kind of loser looks back at his own comments and laughs uncontrollably? This kind.
Good times, sweet prince.
Posted by: Arthur Digby Sellers at February 22, 2006 1:32 PM
