Yarr! - The Weblog of Bob Heffernan

Promissory note

Bob Heffernan — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 23:14:55 +0000

Marie and I are going on a holiday to Jordan, leaving tomorrow, and there will (I’m sure) be many pictures to share from that. After this: more pictures from the magic kingdom.

Bob — exploring (intrepidly) so that you don’t have to.

Outside our apartment

Bob Heffernan — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 08:00:53 +0000

The stairs lead up to our apartment. The triangular bit jutting out on the right-hand-side is our front balcony.

My office desk

Bob Heffernan — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 08:00:23 +0000

I love my articulated desk lamp. That is all.

The clock tower

Bob Heffernan — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 08:00:56 +0000

The KFUPM clock tower as seen from the top of the mathematics building. Each hour the clock tower rings its bells; I often have to remind myself that this sound, incongruous with its surroundings, is not being made by the bells of the local church.

Khobar and the ocean

Bob Heffernan — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 17:57:34 +0000

The view of Khobar (and, in the distance, the ocean where one might see Bahrain on a clear day) from the KFUPM campus.

The KFUPM oasis.

Bob Heffernan — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 19:46:15 +0000

The KFUPM “oasis” as seen from the top of the mathematics building.

Happy birthday to Karl Barth

Bob Heffernan — Sun, 10 May 2009 12:47:21 +0000

Karl Barth was born 123 years ago today. I am sure that he and Jesus are celebrating right now by listening to some Mozart together.

Things I would do if I weren’t so busy attempting to create a Ph.D. thesis ex nihilo by doing nothing other than concentrating really hard while furrowing my brow #45:

Bob Heffernan — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 15:52:04 +0000

Post interesting things on my blog.

Sunday Reading

Bob Heffernan — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:35:52 +0000

Theology of Hope by Juergen Moltmann

More comments on this after I’ve read more and digested more of what I’ve read (and I only got through a few pages today) but I do have this thought: if the eschatological horizon is a moving horizon does Moltmann expect that history will ever catch up with this horizon? I have yet to see where a total and final fulfillment of promise fits into Moltmann’s system. However, I imagine this will become clear as I go on (I’m only about a chapter into the book, after all).

More some other time. I’m enjoying the book so far. ‘Tis a classic, after all.

Sunday Reading

Bob Heffernan — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 12:11:35 +0000

Peter Pan by J. M. Barrie

I didn’t read much yesterday but I did read a chapter or two from Peter Pan. There is nothing quite as enjoyable as a good children’s book. See also The Wind in the Willows, The Hobbit, The Last Unicorn, &c.