Mark Traphagen | May 28, 2009
Just moments ago a friend sent me this recording of my name being read from the podium of Westminster Theological Seminary’s commencement for the awarding of my Master of Arts in Religion (Biblical Studies) degree: “Mark Traphagen, in absentia” UPDATE: My daughter took the following video of all the M.A.R. graduates receiving their diplomas. My [...]
Mark Traphagen | May 21, 2009
One of my favorite bloggers is back in action. My dear friend Joel Garver has returned to blogging at Sacra Doctrina after a hiatus stretching back to last September. Joel has done enough of these (and his blog is still well-followed by many) that in our corner of the Web, to disappear from blogging for [...]
Mark Traphagen | May 17, 2009
Image by bunchofpants via Flickr Tonight I joined the Scene of the Crime Rovers, Durham’s own honk band. “Joined” might be putting it a little too formally. Basically, I showed up at a practice and at the end mentioned that I would definitely be coming back. There was much rejoicing. “Most people leave during the [...]
Mark Traphagen | May 17, 2009
This entry is part of a series, Flying Club Cup Videos by Beirut» I need to get this series done! Video #8 from the Beirut album The Flying Club Cup is titled “In the Mausoleum.” Here’s the video: The lyrics are very brief and sung only once in the song: Time travels to learn your [...]
Mark Traphagen | May 11, 2009
…really just an excuse to try out a new tool I’m using called Animoto: That’s some of our grandkids on the recent Piedmont Farm Tour here in central North Carolina. Music fromWe Shall All Be Healed by The Mountain Goats.
Mark Traphagen (aka Foolish Sage) is a lover of dark beers and darker music, of things that are but are not as they seem, of contexts taken out of context to become new contexts, of stories that point to a bigger Story. Mark lives in Durham, NC, with his wife and pet Macbook Pro. He has two married daughters and six grandchildren, and works by day for Virante, an Internet Marketing firm.Proudly Powered by WordPress | Theme by The Cloisters | Entries RSS Comments RSS
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