Another tiny camera
Posted June 27th, 2007 by MikeThis time on a kite….
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Outrageous child abuse campaign
Posted June 27th, 2007 by MikeSaw this outrage out there on the blogosphere. Absolutely ridiculous. And dangerous. So if a man is holding a child’s hand…something must not “feel right”. The scene in that picture would be innocent–healthy even–in 99.9999% of situations where it could be taken. But it’s not enough to marginalize fathers and male role models in just [...]
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Ah….little digital cameras
Posted June 25th, 2007 by Mikeis there anything you can’t do? Guy puts an automatic camera in a package and mails it . Guy puts an automatic camera on his cats collar. And you can swallow a camera in a pill to check your guts out.
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Are Christians like these terrorists?
Posted June 23rd, 2007 by MikeNormally I wouldn’t cite the onion due to it’s sometimes racy nature. But this is priceless: After 5 Years In U.S., Terrorist Cell Too Complacent To Carry Out Attack It’s pretty funny, but also very convicting to Christians. The very statements that make the satire so hilarious are routinely said almost verbatim by Christians all [...]
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I got the conch!
Posted June 21st, 2007 by MikeTake the plot of Lord of the Flies. Change the setting to a Las Vegas casino. Call it “Chucky Cheese”. That’s where we were tonight. And like the novel, it is a long, sad story of the loss of innocence. Of the passing of time and the analysis of souls. Of the complicated exchange of [...]
More from my brother
Posted June 20th, 2007 by MikeMy brother has actually been able to email us a few times, and there is also some press coverage. We still can’t know where he is or other details, but he’s keeping us up to date as much as possible. Thought this was good: My little project, while I’m here is to gain some insight [...]
Another Excellent Post from Michael Yon
Posted June 18th, 2007 by MikeHere’s another great post from Michael Yon’s site. In journeys I made before the war, to places like India, Nepal, Tibet and China, most of the people I encountered seemed to think about us just as often as we think about them: practically never. Most of the peoples of the world are living simply, and [...]
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The clawwww….
Posted June 16th, 2007 by MikeToday me and the chillun’s went to the arcade to burn some cash on terrible Japanese games and small plastic toys. (I’ll spare you the part about how utterly disappointing these places are compared to the hallowed videogame dens of my youth). As usual, my daughter was soon convinced that fortune was just a couple [...]
From my brother
Posted June 16th, 2007 by MikeWho is currently playing drums in an undisclosed location in the middle east: It’s HOT. I can’t describe the heat. It’s just hot. Don’t even try to imagine how hot it is. STOP. I said don’t even try. It’s just plain hot. Miserably hot. HOT. Ok. If you really want to imagine the temp here, [...]
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The thing about oil part II: the disappearing gravy train
Posted June 15th, 2007 by MikeFact #2: The gravy train of cheap oil will slow down and effectively stop, with a very good possibility of this occurring in our lifetime I’ve been sitting on this post for awhile, but saw this businessweek article and figured I’d go ahead and finish. First things first. Oil is a finite resource. We are [...]
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Sometimes, people start de war
Posted June 14th, 2007 by MikeThis video is the best thing I’ve ever seen. Shades of Supergreg.
My Brother is in the Middle East
Posted June 13th, 2007 by MikeOK, so I can’t say exactly when he got there or how long he will be there or where exactly he is….but my brother Tim is in the Middle East. My bro is in the Airforce. He is a drummer–part of an elite musical force that is playing tunes for Coalition troops in the field. [...]
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Couple other observations
Posted June 12th, 2007 by MikeIt sure is hard to find emails for people on these blogs. Spammers really have scared everyone into not publishing their email address. People really like to blog about babies and chillin’s. It’s great! Seeing other people write weblogs inspires others to start one. Knowing that more people are reading your weblog encourages you to [...]
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Lost (and found) in many words
Posted June 11th, 2007 by MikeSo, we’ve had churchweblogs.com up for a few weeks now, and I’ve been trolling the web for collections of bloggers associated with particular churches: Test data. I’m noticing some interesting things. First of all, there is great community-building power in linked weblogs. From an anecdotal story about family life, to an in-depth study of the [...]
Canon and Kodak
Posted June 9th, 2007 by MikeMy son Canon entered a new phase of identity tonight. In the past it was: Lion-O Buzz Diego The shifts are distinct and last for at least a few weeks. Tonight he made the change to “He-Man”. In an unrelated note, I have our screensaver set to pick random pictures from over 10,000 digital pictures [...]
The Coral Reef
Posted June 9th, 2007 by MikeThe fields are ripe for the harvest….
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View your life as a minor prophet would
Posted June 6th, 2007 by MikeWe’ve been studying a bunch of minor prophets lately in sunday school. After about 3 of them you start to see a pattern. Turns out, these patterns are actually pretty good policy for self evaluation. First, you need to find some sunglasses with a yellow tint. The world just generally looks alot more apocalyptic that [...]
Kelsie Dewhurst
Posted June 5th, 2007 by MikeA girl from church on choir tour was apparently hurt pretty badly yesterday Here’s the caringbridge site. Please pass along to any other HSBC’ers, and say a prayer or two. Here’s the text from the story: On June 4, 2007 Kelsie was serious injured when a strong gust of wind toppled a steel column near [...]
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Outsourcing: The milk of organization
Posted June 5th, 2007 by MikeThere has been much written on companies that outsource services. Is it cost effective? Are service levels maintained? Should we go offshore? To me, the most dangerous part of outsourcing of any kind is that a company will not develop the skills and disciplines that come with ‘doing’ that service in-house. More importantly, the people [...]
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Summarizing Vacation
Posted June 4th, 2007 by MikeWhen I was 19 or 20, I would pay my way through summer by mowing yards. This was a great job. If I could line up a minimum of 4 or 5 yards per week I could get up early each day, knock one or two out quickly, and have the rest of the day [...]
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