Testing the Test

I am back in classes and read this from G. K. Chesterton from his work The Common Man last night, so I'm sharing it with you to get your thoughts.

...man is always influenced by thought of some kind, his own or somebody else's; that of somebody he trusts or that of somebody he never heard of, thought at first, second or third hand; thought from exploded legends or unverified rumours; but always something with the shadow of a system of values and a reason for preference. A man does test everything by something. The question here is whether he has ever tested the test.

Intriguing question indeed. 

Do I think for myself? 

What is my test?

Do I test the test?

Do you test the test?

Jewish Apocalypticism in the Second Temple Period: Literature, Sociology and Theology

I have just finished my paper on Second Temple Jewish Apocalypticism. It is a bit of a broad overview of the topic. I have published it to GoogleDocs for anyone who is interested.

The paper can be found here.

Fantasy Cycling: Final Update

So, for those of you who have been checking back incessantly, so as to find out how my fantasy cycling team did...well, I'll give you a hint: I got beasted. Yep, that's pretty much how it went down, Trinity even did better than me. I had a few good stages, but nothing spectacular and overall in my league of 3 I was last place.

Next year will be better though. Next year...