Category: Personal

You can never be too prepared.

What the hell, if even William Gibson refers to it on his blog, I have to jump on the bandwagon too. First, for the few who haven’t heard, just go read this.

Second, if you want to watch a clip, just click play.

Which brings me to my theory of Being-Taken-In-By-A-Hoax. The early adopters who first propelled the starlet, whether she be real or fake, are the most likely to be reactionary and displeased at having been so conveniently conned (should this be fake) and thus be the most vocal. The second tier, which includes myself, are those who join in while the “scam” is in the midst of “being revealed”, and go in with a skeptical eye to the whole enterprise, primarily enjoying the fun without necessarily believing it to be true. The final cohort include all those who hear about the ordeal only after the truth or falsehood is revealed and the whole thing has blown over.

YouTube produces yet another video delight.

Cosplay – bringing together young, hot women and dirty old men.

Writing essays and resumes and other similar documents combine two of my least favorite topics – writing about myself in the present with writing about myself in the future. I despise the kind of self-reflecting boastfulness required to write these documents require. And to throw in the future, forget it! I was once asked that question of all questions – “Where do you see yourself in 5/10 years?” Who knows? I’m usually trying to figure out where I’ll be next week.

If you haven’t heard of the Galchenko siblings, you need to check them out. The best way to see them first is to check out the videos linked to from Time Magazine. Number 9 is my personal favorite.

When I went to unlock the door to my house this evening, I had a surprise waiting for me wrapped around the doorknob. I was lucky enough to receive a complimentary copy of the June issue of Awake! magazine.

Intrigued, I came inside and took a look at what exactly I was holding. The cover had a painting of three children playing in the Autumn leaves with a dog, while two dads stood slightly behind them perched on their rakes. In the distance there was a tree-lined lake, across which a sailboat floats lazily, with rolling hills off to the horizon.

Slapped in the middle of this idyllic Autumn scene is what must be this month’s headline article: WHEN WILL TERRORISM END. And in the bottom left corner there is a teaser “WHAT WAS THE ORIGINAL SIN PAGE 28”.

Interestingly, after several pages recaping what, from my extremely quick scan, the article comes back to the question answered on the cover. It closes with the paragraph

So, as terorist threats proliferate and nations shudder because of violence, the solution for lovers of peace is to trust in Jehovah. No problem exists that he cannot solve. He will remove injury, suffering, and even death. The Bible states: “He will actually swallow up death forever, and the Soverign Lord Jehovah will certainly wipe the tears from all faces.” (Isiah 25:8) The precious lands of many peoples, now filled with pain and fear as a result of terrorism, will soon overflow with the fruitage of peace. That peace, promised by the God “who cannot lie,” is what mankind desperately needs. –Titus 1:2; Hewbrews 6:17,18.

Cold comfort for those stuck in a war zone.

P.S. I am relived to know the original sin was not sexual relations.

I’ve been watching a lot of CNN lately, and in the morning I’ve had the luxury of seeing one of the most bizarre and iritating commercials in quite a while.

If that’s not enough, you can check out the extended version.

Around the same time I first saw this commercial, I also got to hear a great Jews for Jesus radio commercia (no link to the actual commercial yet)l. At that point I figured someone was just messing with my radio and TV, but no, these ARE real.

So, I’m trying to get my website/blog integrated with Technorati. The website informs me I have to include a link to my Technorati Profile so I can claim my website as my own.

Let’s see if the link above works.

Update: That didn’t work. I’m trying now to use the most direct url to the blog.

Another Update: Success!

I pretty much despise insomnia. Not the movie, but the kind that keeps me awake at quarter to 2 in the morning when I should and would rather be sleeping. The kind where my brain kicks in to overdrive and there’s no way around it, but it’s too late to take anything to try to “put me down”.

So, after 45 minutes of tossing and turning, I rolled out of bed and started mucking around. I made a list of things I had to do, worked on a few new enhancements to the site I’m planning, read some news articles. All to try to settle my head and get some release.

Now I’m almost ready to try again. With one key lesson learned – No coding after 9 pm. 🙂