January 2009
36 posts
WatchThe Mystery of the Yellow Line
Neat-o keen.
'Immortal' jellyfish swarming across the world -... →
I for one welcome our new jellyfish overlords.
The Places We Live--Slums →
Amazing. I pray that I may one day be able to do similar things with my photography.
DIY Lighting Hacks for Digital Photographers →
Plenty of weekend projects to squeeze out of this one.
Stuff Christians Like: #479. Critiquing the sermon... →
Who, me? I’ve never done that.
The reason that Disney isn't bringing out the next... →
…is that the Christian businessman driving the deal got greedy. Lame. Oh well, at least the movie will come out at some point.
1472 Megapixel Photo of the Inauguration →
This will be low-res in like 10 years. For real.
'We're All Gonna Die - 100 meters of existence' →
A really, really long photo
zipdecode | ben fry →
Work on Stuff that Matters: First Principles -... →
A great article. Reminds me of this, which is also great, and which my friend Cord reminded me of tonight.
BTW, Steve Jobs, I’m praying for you. Seriously—I hope you pull through whatever you’re facing right now.
McSweeney's Internet Tendency: The Winner's Circle... →
I love a good comedy piece chiefly concerned with Cranium.
Photojojo » The Perpetual Photo Wall Calendar →
Project for a rainy day.
2009-2010 Bill 56: Profanity - South Carolina... →
This is real. What a bunch of dumbasses.
This Short Story About A School Shooting Is... →
Funny / morbid.
Canon EF 15mm f/2.8 Fisheye AutoFocus Wide Angle... →
Won’t be buying this anytime soon, but a cool item I’d like to have one day.
Difficult To Tell If T.J. Maxx Hit Hard By... →
As an avid TJ Maxx shopper, I personally find this article to be incredibly awesome.
Breaking News: Choice of First Dog Is Narrowed to... →
It’s down to a Labradoodle and a Portuguese water dog. I’m pulling for the PWD myself. Not to mention that I’d like to get one someday, too. :-)
15 reasons Mr. Rogers was best neighbor ever -... →
Man, an inspiring list. I think I’d like to read a biography of him.
reblogged from Kate, who’s becoming more of a blogging all-star every day
WatchThe Best DUI Arrest In History Video
Probably not real, but still hilarious.
Horde Of Orange Monsters Exits Local Tanning Salon... →
Note the byline.
WatchVideo: The Holy Grail of Music Gaming | Gadget Lab from Wired.com
So, it looks like this thing lets you play a Guitar Hero type game. With an actual guitar. So that playing guitar hero is actually, oh, I don’t know, useful?
BBC NEWS | Venomous mammal caught on camera →
Venomous mammals? Really? How cool is that?
Catalyst One Day →
If I register by January 15, it’s only $70. It’s on February 26, and I’m thinking of going. We’ll see…
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Thoughts on leadership and conflict
From Chris Brown over at Ridge Church, who is quoting Bishop TD Jakes.
- “The cost of leadership is conflict.”
- “If you aren’t experiencing conflict, you’re not a leader–-you’re a follower.”
- “People generally admire their leaders best when they are dead.”
- “The breaking stage is the blessing stage.”
- “Leadership is really spelled loneliness.”
I think the first two really speak to what...
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Give 'em bigger pieces
This is just a funny little story that happened to me on Christmas Eve that I wanted to write down so I wouldn’t forget it.
Kate and I spent Christmas this year with my parents. As part of that, we went to the Christmas Eve service at the church my parents attend, Oak Grove UMC. Although I now attend a very contemporary church, I grew up going to Oak Grove, which is very decidedly not...
$240 Hackintosh →
Weekend project once I get some spare cash, I think. :-)