Nerd Heaven

Lutheranism, Liberty, and the pursuit of all things Macintosh

Organs and Marching

Sam | March 27, 2007

I’m a sucker for both marches and organ music.
Check out this broadcast from Pipe Dreams (NPR). One of the last pieces played is John Philip Sousa’s Stars and Stripes Forever. A husband and wife play this piece together. Wonderful!

Happy E-Week

Sam | March 14, 2007

Happy Engineer’s Week!
Engineer’s Week has also held a special place in my heart. My mom has worked with engineers during all of her time at the University of Missouri-Columbia. She started at the research reactor (the largest university owned reactor in the country) and now works for the dean of engineering. Needless to say… I’ve [...]

Paul Gerhardt – Meyer Minute

Sam | March 14, 2007

Posted from the “Meyer Minute” that Pres. Dale Meyer sends out daily:
Today is the 400th anniversary of the birth of hymn writer Paul Gerhardt. Born March 12, 1607 , Gerhardt experienced terrible suffering. His childhood home was destroyed in the Thirty Years War, a war that killed over 20% of Germany ’s population. Gerhardt’s wife [...]