May 2008
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Thursday 29 | “Making Of” the Grand Canyon Skywalk
The Skywalk At Grand Canyon West Partners With National Geographic Channel To Produce An Exclusive “Making Of” Documentary
Documentary To Include Never-Before-Seen Footage On The Creation of the Glass Walkway Built Nearly 4000 Feet Above The Canyon Floor
GRAND CANYON WEST, AZ (May 29, 2008) Grand Canyon West, owned by the Hualapai Tribe, in partnership with National [...] -
Thursday 29 | What God Requires, Christ Provides
This simple sentence sums up so well what the Gospel is all about. We have failed to keep God’s Laws and Commandments (but Christ did) and for this failure, we should be put to death (Christ was) and our death would not make up for our failure (Christ’s did). John Piper talks about [...]
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Thursday 29 | How much does the Grand Canyon Skywalk cost?
One of the most common questions I get is How much does the Grand Canyon Skywalk cost? the short answer has been $75 per person but that’s not quite right. It’s more like $80 for one person (groups cost less).
OK, so here’s the breakdown:
The Hualapai Legacy tour costs $29.95To walk on the Skywalk [...]
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Wednesday 28 | No more fine print
I recently realized that those of you visiting my site via Internet Explorer probably had a real hard time reading my site because the text was so small. This wasn’t a problem for me because I use the Firefox browser at work and home. The good news is, I found a solution. [...]
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Wednesday 28 | I Wooted
So a friend on the Inktank Forums made a video of his Bag of Crap he got from Woot.com for $1 and let me tell you, he got some good crap.
Of course I had to check it our for myself and I was pleasantly surprised to see the great One-Day deals they offer. So [...] -
Tuesday 27 | Link-happy or just confussed?
So my long time readers have probably noticed a few changes over time on this site as I try to optimize it both for user experience and for ad revenue. Finding that balance can be quite tricky. For example, you may have realized that links in blue are either Google Ads or Amazon [...]
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Tuesday 27 | Blu-ray Sale
Summer has officially begun and we are excited to announce a special promotion on over 100 Blu-ray titles at up to 50% off. This is a fantastic opportunity to get great bargains on Amazon’s wide selection of discounted Blu-ray titles, including “300”, “The Terminator”, “Bladerunner (Five-Disc Complete Collector’s Edition),” and “Weeds – the Complete Second [...]
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Monday 26 | Ticket to Ride
It’s all a matter of inches.
In the Olympics, they measure winners in milliseconds, inches, and fractions of points. So when you set the bar for a requirement, you best be sure it’s exactly what you want.
For those of you who’ve never seen my son, Corbin, in person let me share with you a little [...] -
Saturday 24 | What does “HT” mean?
I’ve recently noticed a trend, especially on the theological blogs I read, that the post ends with something along the lines of “HT: Mike Croghan” but what does that mean? I figured it was some newspaper way of giving credit to another source, kind of like “-30-” was a newspaper way of saying “End [...]
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Friday 23 | Pork and Beans – new Weezer video
Tay Zonday, Kelly the shoe girl, Chris “Leave Britney Alone” Crocker, Kevin Federline, Miss Teen South Carolina, and loads more YouTube celebrities join Rivers Cuomo, Brian Bell, Patrick Wilson, and Scott Shriner in Weezer’s new music video for “Pork and Beans,” which premiered, not shockingly, on YouTube, this morning.
Pork and Beans – new Weezer [...]
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Monday 19 | As Seen on TV
As you probably already know, my wife Julia (aka PhotoJulia) really likes to take pictures. Every now and then, she will enter them into an online contest or photography group site or just make some really cool looking cards.
Recently, she uploaded a few to the local news station’s website for use in their weather [...] -
Saturday 17 | LUKOUSAURUS
LUKOUSAURUS
Pronunciation: LOO-kuh-SAWR-us
Translation: Lukou Lizard
Also known as:
Description: Carnivore, Bipedal
Order: Saurischia
Suborder: Theropoda (not confirmed)
Family:
Height: 3.5 feet (1.1 meters)
Length: 6.6 feet (2 meters)
Weight:
Period: Early JurassicNotes: Known from fragmentary remains, Lukousaurus was once thought to be a coelurosaur, but it appears to be much larger than other coelurosaurians. It may prove not to be a dinosaur at all.
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Saturday 17 | 20% off Britax Baby Event
Right now though May 31, 2008 Amazon Baby is offering 20% off two or more Britax products. I already got Corbin his new car seat but now is your chance to get yours at a discount by using claim code BRITAX20 at checkout.
Amazon.com Widgets
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Friday 16 | Site Advertising
Dear Webmasters of the World (or anyone who can answer) how do you handle your online advertisers? I have someone interested in advertising on my site but I’m not sure how to go about the whole “contract” and billing and such. So far, I’ve made my ‘fortune’ via Google AdSense,
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Wednesday 14 | Amazon MP3 Clips Widget – not so much
Introducing… the new MP3 Clips Widget which lets you showcase song samples from Amazon’s vast DRM-free catalog of over 5 Million MP3s. You can handpick the songs and albums you want or display the latest Bestsellers/New Releases from the music genre of your choice.
Unfortunately, it seems to be over run with new users trying [...] -
Tuesday 13 | ESV for You and Me
A while back, I told you about the ESV Study Bible, coming this October. Well, today I learned that you can download the Introduction to the Gospel of Luke. This new pre-release PDF file shares information about the author, date, purpose, literary features, and key themes of Luke. It also includes a timeline [...]
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Monday 12 | New terms and conditions?
Got an email this morning from Google AdSense informing me that there are new Terms and Conditions.
We noticed that you haven’t yet accepted the new Terms and Conditions. To review them and indicate your acceptance, please log in at http://www.google.com/adsense and follow the instructions. Please be aware that all publishers must accept the new Terms [...] -
Monday 12 | Leafdrop by PhotoJulia
Leafdrop by PhotoJulia
This is an example of the amazing pictures Julia takes and is just more proof to me that getting her good cameras and equipment is the right thing to do. Now I just need to get her better editing software so she can really explore her creativity.
The big question then is…Paint Shop [...] -
Thursday 8 | Happy Mother’s Day – early edition
So I’m not one for secrets. Never have been.
I mean, I can definitely keep a secret – I just don’t like them. Case in point, This will be Julia’s first fully realized Mother’s Day. And with that comes Julia’s first proper Mother’s Day gift. Do you see where this is going?With [...]
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Monday 5 | Corbin at 5 months
Corbin turned 5 months on May 2nd and to celebrate his dad installed his new Britax convertible carseat as well as added the tray attachment to his stroller. It’s hard to believe he’s already outgrown his infant seat, but it’s true. He’s at least 19lbs if not more and approximately 27″ tall.
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Monday 5 | PhotoHunt Theme: Time « Colours of Dawn
Dawn, of Colours of Dawn, has a recent post which I thought was a really cool idea. She participoates in a PhotoHunt and this weeks theme was TIME. Being extra creative, she posted Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 using images from here life. The result was pretty impressive and has inspired me to try it [...]
