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• Pastoral Thoughts on Politics 19.08.08

  Duane Smets of The Resolved Church has posted a brief article about the role of government over on Blogogetics. I thought you might be interested in reading this since it’s hot right now.
  Pastoral Thoughts on Politics
  1 Samuel 8:7 “The LORD said to Samuel…they have not rejected you, but they have rejected me from [...]

• Death of Christian Bookstores 14.08.08

  There’s been some interesting chatter lately about the decline of Christian Bookstores and whether we should mourn that loss or be grateful that there’s one less place to get your Jesus Junk.

  Here’s the situation if you don’t feel like following the links. Christian bookstores are on the decline and many people feel that is [...]

• Gazelle 2000 workout video 14.08.08

  run like the wind
  Last weekend we went and visited my family. We do this every 6-8 weeks so that they don’t miss out on seeing Corbin’s growth and development. On our previous trip, my cousins Sarah and Jess showed me a home video they made. Using nothing more than one cell phone [...]

• What is Amazon Prime? 11.08.08

  Amazon Prime is a popular Amazon.com program that gives its members unlimited Free Two-Day Shipping on millions of eligible items. All new members are offered a free trial, allowing them to experience the convenience of shopping with Amazon Prime benefits for an entire month at no charge.
  Amazon Prime members enjoy the following benefits:
  Fast Delivery
  [...]

• The Tales of Beedle the Bard 31.07.08

  The Standard Edition features all five fairy tales from the original The Tales of Beedle the Bard, a new introduction by J.K. Rowling, illustrations reproduced from the original handcrafted book, and commentary on each of the tales by Professor Albus Dumbledore.
  I wanted to let you know that Amazon is also thrilled to offer a luxuriously [...]

• How to make a better Hero 28.07.08

  I recently discovered Hero Machine v2.5. It’s an online tool for creating heroes based on numerous different characteristics - kind of like the Mii Characters for Comic Books.
  More accessories, more character templates, more features, more fun with the new and improved HeroMachine! We’ve taken our HeroMachine to the next level. Bring your dream character [...]

• Corbin featured on JibJab 16.07.08

  Look for Corbin towards the end of the latest Jib Jab video.

  Send a JibJab Sendables® eCard Today!

• ESV Study Bible - Intro to Psalms 15.07.08

  We invite you to download the latest sample from the ESV Study Bible: the Introduction to the Psalms, along with the notes for Psalm 1. This pre-release PDF provides you a glimpse of what the ESV Study Bible is designed to deliver—namely, tools and information to help you understand God’s Word more deeply.
  Intro to Psalms [...]

• WordPress 2.6 14.07.08

  WordPress › Blog » WordPress 2.6
  I’m happy to announce that version 2.6 of WordPress.org is now available, almost a month ahead schedule. Version 2.6 “Tyner,” named for jazz pianist McCoy Tyner, contains a number of new features that make WordPress a more powerful CMS: you can now track changes to every post and page and [...]

• Happy 25th Wargames 14.07.08

  I’m very excited. Yesterday, while at church (we meet in a local theater) I happened to see a sign that just made me all giddy inside.

  WarGames 25th Anniversary
  Fathom and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios are proud to present WarGames back on the big screen after 25 years. Don’t miss this one-night-only event in select [...]

• If loving you is wrong… 13.07.08

  I recently came across an interesting post which took an even more interesting turn. In his post, The Polygamist Next Door, Dan Myers asked a simple question; if a polygamist family comes to Christ, how do we counsel them in regards to their marital situation. Some good discussion follows including a some-what convincing [...]

• Gmail fights phishing and wins 08.07.08

  Official Gmail Blog: Fighting phishing with eBay and PayPal.
  Now any email that claims to come from “paypal.com” or “ebay.com” (and their international versions) is authenticated by Gmail and — here comes the important part — rejected if it fails to verify as actually coming from PayPal or eBay. That’s right: you won’t even see the [...]

• The not so good ship lollipop 08.07.08

  As you probably noticed, this site was down for the last 24-hours. The cause? unknown. The solution? Don’t bother calling tech support. So far it seems to be a configuration issue so their advice was to reinstall Wordpress (since they don’t support 3rd party software). One area they suggested I focus [...]

• Musings From The Hinterland: Before The Barbecues 04.07.08

  I wanted to wish you all a happy 4th of July (foreign and domestic). More than that, I wanted to share an interesting post I read this morning. Musings From The Hinterland: Before The Barbecues (Updated) (Updated Again) (Updated Yet Again To The Point Where The Updates Are Three Times As Long As [...]

• Its all fun and games… 03.07.08

  …until somebody loses an eye.
  You may recall my excitement about getting two of my favorite games recently. One, Settlers of Catan (Mayfair Games), I found on eBay for a great price. And the seller sent the game right away, in great condition. The resource cards were still in their wrappers. Julia [...]

• Set Gmail as your default email client in Firefox 3 03.07.08

  Official Gmail Blog: Tip: Set Gmail as your default email client in Firefox 3
  For those of you using newly released Firefox 3, or willing to give it a try, you can take advantage of a new feature that lets you set Gmail as the default for all email links — those that contain “mailto:” in [...]

• Let the games begin 26.06.08

  I’ve talked about this before, and I’ll probably talk about it some more but I just wanted to let you know how excited I am to finally have my own copies of my two favorite games - and I got them at a discount!

  Settlers of Catan: One of the most successful games of all [...]

• Company Cell Phone Policy 25.06.08

  This just in, the California Cell Phone Law (which goes into effect July 1st, 2008) is causing companies to change their cell phone policies. One local city is providing hands-free devices to use with city issued cell phones. My company has a different approach.
  Please note that in light of the new California cell [...]

• I have a date! 23.06.08

  In the mail today was yet another credit card offer, numerous ads for grocery stores and the latest issue of ZooNooz. Oh, and I got a letter from the California Architects Board. You know, the folks who administer the licensing of architects in California - yea, those guys.
  The letter was to inform me [...]

• one hundred push ups 23.06.08

  I’m a big man (I take after my son) and so it’s no surprise that I’m not in the best of shape. Aside from losing a few pounds, I could really do with improved stamina and more muscle. This isn’t a vanity issue for me, because if it was, I’d have taken care [...]

• Britax Sale 22.06.08

  Starting today through June 28, Amazon.com/baby is offering 10% off Britax car seats and strollers.
  Britax has been a pioneer in child passenger safety for more than three decades, with a legacy of leadership in developing innovations that enhance the safety of child seats and improve their ease of installation and use. Our uncompromising focus [...]

• It has come to this 17.06.08

  I have had to unsubscribe to some of my favorite blogs recently as I realized that even with my mad sorting skills and Bloglines’ ease of use, there are just too many blogs for me to read. I find myself skipping far too many great blogs because I feel overwhelmed with articles to read.
  Most [...]

• Blogogetics.com is here 17.06.08

  What is Blogogetics.com?
  I have recently launched a new site called blogogetics.com. This isn’t a hard-core apologetics blog. It’s meant to be a blog for laymen apologetics, sort of an apologetics for the everyday man. Many of the blogs or sites that do apologetics tend to either attack the opposing view or use [...]

• The Flag or the Cross… 12.06.08

  I read an interesting blog post today that I thought was worth sharing.
  Just the other day, I had discussion with a good friend of mine about the question of displaying an American flag in church. Its tough to talk about issues like this in America, especially among evangelicals, because of this pervasive notion that America [...]

• GasBuddy 11.06.08

  I just found out about a cool little site called GasBuddy. It shows you current prices at gas stations across the country. Very handy little map tool. I’ll see about adding it to my site for a while. Stay tuned. In the mean time, check out some prices in the [...]

• Union-Tribune striping comic strips 09.06.08

  The San Diego Union-Tribune is asking readers to help choose which comic will be dropped to make room for “Doonesbury” when Garry Trudeau returns from sabbatical next Monday. In a note to readers today, the newspaper named three strips that could be canceled and made some comments about them. Part of the note:
  “1. ‘Judge Parker’ [...]

• e-Sword LIVE 09.06.08

  e-Sword LIVE is the free online version of the downloadable bible software from e-Sword.net
  e-Sword is a fast and effective way to study the Bible. e-Sword is feature rich and user friendly with more capabilities than you would expect in a free software package. The fact that e-Sword is free is just one of the blessings [...]

• The best I can do 05.06.08

  It’s been a busy week and I haven’t had much time to post anything worth reading. I still don’t but just to keep you blog junkies happy, I’m posting a “Best of…” post to re-energize this old site.

  First, for the controversial types, I give you Should Women be allowed to Preach? A scriptural [...]

• No more fine print 28.05.08

  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. [...]

• I Wooted 28.05.08

  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 [...]

• Blu-ray Sale 27.05.08

  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 [...]

• What does “HT” mean? 24.05.08

  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 [...]

• As Seen on TV 19.05.08

  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 [...]

• LUKOUSAURUS 17.05.08

  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 Jurassic

  Notes: 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.
  DinoDictionary.com :: [...]

• 20% off Britax Baby Event 17.05.08

  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

• Site Advertising 16.05.08

  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,
  /* and Amazon Associates, [...]

• Amazon MP3 Clips Widget - not so much 14.05.08

  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 [...]

• New terms and conditions? 12.05.08

  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 [...]

• Leafdrop by PhotoJulia 12.05.08

  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 [...]

• Happy Mother’s Day - early edition 08.05.08

  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 [...]

• PhotoHunt Theme: Time « Colours of Dawn 05.05.08

  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 [...]

• Park Cemetery 30.04.08

  I think I’m going to move to Marquette, Michigan or at least be buried there.
  Have you ever done a Google Search for your name to see what comes up? Of course you have. But have you ever done an Google Image Search? Go ahead, I’ll wait.

  Welcome back.
  Turns out there are some interesting [...]

• OneBox results you won’t see 28.04.08

  For those not familiar with the Google OneBox concept, basically, Google Search offers basic relevant information that answers common search queries. For example: what is the answer to life the universe and everything (the answer is classic geek humor - see Hitchhikers guide to the Universe). Another example is found here.
  Now the fine folks [...]

• We caught you naked archshrk! 28.04.08

  This is very disturbing and on so many levels. In other related spam news…
  Yes, the title of this post is a recent addition to my spam inbox subject lines. I’ve been seeing this one a lot lately and it is quickly becoming one of the new spam favorites, starting to dislodge the cheap [...]

• Family matters 26.04.08

  Bare with me, this post could easily stray from one topic to another.
  It’s Showtime

  Yesterday, Julia and I had a date. We left Corbin (4 1/2 months) with his aunt and cousins for the afternoon and did some grown up things. But actually, this is our second date in a week.
  Yesterday’s date consisted of [...]

• Why We Are Not Emergent 24.04.08

  TimK from Gospel Prism was sharing about a book he received at T4G. The book Why We’re Not Emergent (By Two Guys Who Should Be) covers a lot of ground. “They point out some of the problems with thinking of the journey as more about experience than a destination. They argue that humility is [...]

• A New 95 Theses 22.04.08

  Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses to the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg, the public bulletin board of his day. In like manner, we, Athanasius and Chrysostom, post these 95 theses on the door of the internet. Like the original theses, these are debatable, for we believe that it is through vigorous debate [...]

• Get more from your Gmail address 22.04.08

  Official Gmail Blog: 2 hidden ways to get more from your Gmail address
  I recently discovered some little-known ways to use your Gmail address that can give you greater control over your inbox and save you some time and headache. When you choose a Gmail address, you actually get more than just “yourusername@gmail.com.” Here are two [...]

• ESV Study Bible 18.04.08

  In case you haven’t heard…
  The ESV Study Bible was created to help people understand the Bible in a deeper way—to understand the timeless truth of God’s Word as a powerful, compelling, life-changing reality. To accomplish this, the ESV Study Bible combines the best and most recent evangelical Christian scholarship with the highly regarded ESV Bible [...]

• Cubicle Wars 17.04.08

  Download Cubicle Wars

  CubicleWars is an example of the ultimate cubicle prank. Watch the video and see why 3-weeks is too long for a vacation.

• Blessinz of teh Ceiling Cat 16.04.08

  I try not to steal content for my blog from others - at least people I know, but when I saw RadioactiveJam’s post on Blessinz of teh Ceiling Cat I had to share it with you.
  Well not you specifically, but rather my family, who reads this blog (thus effectively self-censoring my posts - oh, [...]

• Blu-ray: Buy 2 Get 1 Free Promotion 09.04.08

  Right now, the Amazon DVD team is offering a special Buy 2 Get 1 Free promotion on select Blu-ray titles through April 18. Now that all major studios have expressed their support for Blu-ray as the ultimate high definition entertainment experience, this is a fantastic opportunity for you to start building your Blu-ray libraries with [...]

• Planet Of The Apes 09.04.08

  My friend Finn recently saw the following sign in her pediatrician’s office.
  Please refrain from allowing your children to destroy the furniture in the waiting room. We’d like to maintain a pleasant environment for everyone.
  When I first read that, my thought was “FINALLY, someone with gumption” but apparently Finn has a problem with it. After [...]

• Can you see my haircut 04.04.08

  It’s well overdue but I finally got a haircut. Trying to schedule simple tasks like this are a lot more difficult when you have a child. I try to only run errands when Julia and Corbin are out. That way, I’m not taking away any time to relieve Julia from child care [...]

• It’s Alive 03.04.08

  As you can see, I’ve restored my site to it’s previous glory (such as it was). Actually, there are still a few bugs but most everything is back to the way it was. I actually cleaned up a couple of things while I was at it including looking at my plugins and how [...]

• Error Message 01.04.08

  Celebrating National Atheists Day.

• Top 10 April Fools’ Pranks for Nerds 31.03.08

  Here are the top 10 tech-related April Fools’ jokes to play on friends and co-workers. The best geek pranks make a gadget or a co-worker’s computer appear “broken.” Watch with glee as the unsuspecting victim goes mental trying to figure it out.
  I’m sure some great gags will be had on myspace and facebook and other [...]

• WordPress 2.5 31.03.08

  WordPress › Blog » WordPress 2.5
  For those of you wondering, Wordpress 2.5 is available for download. It offers a lot of back-end changes that make it more user friendly, unless you’ve been using it for some time, in which case it takes some getting used to.
  I highly recommend upgrading as it does have some [...]

• Oh Snap! 30.03.08

  As you can see, there have been some changes here. Problem is, these aren’t the changes I wanted to make. Sometimes you can be so comfortable with Wordpress that you accidentally delete your site’s theme, plugins and all uploaded images during a simple upgrade.
  Please be patient as I try to reconstruct by site [...]

• Easter is Coming 21.03.08

  So today, Julia (and Corbin) are going to decorate some easter eggs. In that spirit, here’s a little Easter Humor to lighten your day.

  Here’s another good one - Easter Humor at PhotoJulia.com

• Heaven 17.03.08

  A sick man turned to his doctor as he was preparing to leave the examination room and said, “Doctor, I am afraid to die. Tell me what lies on the other side.”
  Very quietly, the doctor said, “I don’t know.”
  “You don’t know? You, a Christian man, do not know what is on the other [...]

• Celebrity look alike, not so much 17.03.08

  Looks less alike then look alikes should. I’ll stick with my own interpretations

• Bubbles! 10.03.08

  A while back, we picked up a used Fisher-Price Ocean Wonders Aquarium Bouncer on Craig’s list. Even though I checked to make sure it was working, I didn’t notice that the bubbles didn’t work. So instead of a soothing display of bubbles every few seconds, Corbin was exposed to a violent sounding whine [...]

• Sports Illustrated 19.02.08

  Starting today, Amazon Unbox has the 2008 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Video exclusively, for free download through February 25 leading up to the release date of the printed issue. This is the only issue some of you “read” So to make it easier, here’s a free video of the 2008 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Video

  [...]

• 1943 Guide to Hiring Women 12.02.08

  The following is an excerpt from the July 1943 issue of Transportation Magazine. This was written for male supervisors of women in the work force during World War II. As you read through them, try to honestly think if these suggestions are all that far off…

  Eleven Tips on Getting More Efficiency Out of Women Employees

  There’s [...]

• Tips for a Successful Exam 07.02.08

  On Tuesday, I received my Application for Supplemental Examination packet and quickly filled out the application (and fee) and placed it in the mail. The tentative dates for the CSE are…

  May 19 - 20, 2008 Southern California
  July 21 - 22, 2008 Northern California
  September 22 -23, 2008 Southern California
  November 17 - 18, 2008 Northern California
  Due [...]

• Here Come the 123s 06.02.08

  This Amazon.com exclusive version of Here Come the 123s includes 3 bonus CD tracks (”One Two Three Four”, “John Lee Supertaster (Live)”, “Bed, Bed, Bed (Live)” and a bonus DVD video (”One Two Three Four”).
  You know them from their hit theme songs on Playhouse Disney’s top-rated shows Mickey Mouse Clubhouse and Higgly Town Heroes, now [...]

• Wookin’ Pa Nub 05.02.08

  It’s Super Tuesday and it looks like the canidates are “Wookin’ Pa Nub” all over California. We vote by mail so it’s too late to woo our votes but I’ll be glad when it’s over. Even worse is the fact that my condo’s rec center is a polling location so I can expect [...]

• WordPress 2.3.3 05.02.08

  WordPress › Blog » WordPress 2.3.3
  Yep, it’s time to upgrade Wordpress again. This is a security fix and is highly recommended. Follow the link for more information or simply download the latest version here.
  A flaw was found in our XML-RPC implementation such that a specially crafted request would allow any valid user to [...]

• Even I - Huiku 31.01.08

  Some time back my good friend RaJ asked us to “submit an original haiku (see details below); best entry will win a very special prize.”
  To be eligible, your haiku must contain at least one of the following terms.

  * titanium
  * Bucky T (or Bucky The Spork or Bucky)
  [...]

• What a difference a year makes 31.01.08

  Like many bloggers, I’m obsessed with my visitor traffic. And like many bloggers, I use Statcounter.com for free web traffic reporting. My traffic from yesterday vs. a year ago yesterday is very revealing.

  Tuesday, January 30th 2007
  51 Page Loads - 31 Unique Visitors
  Wednesday, January 30th 2008
  313 Page Loads - 227 Unique Visitors
  The real turning [...]

• National Pie Day 24.01.08

  When : January 23rd each year

  Created by the American Pie Council, National Pie Day is dedicated to the celebration of pie. As part of our American heritage, this day is a perfect opportunity to pass on the love and enjoyment of pie eating and pie making to future generations.
  National Pie Day is a special day [...]

• All Your Base Are Belong To Calvin and Hobbes 22.01.08

  Calvin and Hobbes do the famous “All your base are belong to us” scene from Zero Wing.
  “All your base are belong to us” (often referred to as “All Your Base” or abbreviated AYBABTU, AYBAB2U, or simply AYB) is an Engrish phrase that sparked an Internet phenomenon in 2001 and 2002. The text is taken from [...]

• Thank you, all 19.01.08

  I want to thank you all for your support recently. As you know, we have been challenged with living within a new budget and whether it’s deliberate or a coincidence, your recent amazon purchases have helped. So whether you’re looking for parenting books, classic comedy DVDs or kung fu fighting books, thank you. [...]

• Modern Day Oracle 16.01.08

  I got this from Finn (A Life Less Ordinary) and Shelli (Shelli’s Sentiments), both of whom stole it from Metalmom (I Don’t Wanna Hear It!). Thanks ladies.

  Rules: Put your music player on shuffle, press forward for each question and use the song title as the answer (commentary optional).
  What does next year have in store [...]

• California’s Cell Phone Law 01.01.08

  Effective July 1, 2008, the legislation prohibits drivers from using a wireless telephone while operating a motor vehicle unless the driver uses a hands-free device. Drivers who violate the law will face a base fine of $20 for a first offense and $50 for each subsequent offense.
  Governor Schwarzenegger — Public Safety: California Highway Patarol

  SEC. 3. [...]

• New Year - New Resolutions 27.12.07

  As the new year begins we are often asked about any resolutions we may have made. To eat better, smoke less, work harder, etc. But are we just working towards a better self or are we working to a better relationship with God?
  I personally don’t make New Year’s resolutions. Partly because I am [...]

• And a firefly in every tree 20.12.07

  So I’ve been sharing some of my Christmas wish list and this is one I just added. It’s on my wish list because I can’t justify twenty bucks on a tree ornament no matter how cool it is.
  Serenity in disguise. This limited edition ornament is based on the scene in Serenity where the crew [...]

• For the Plunder 20.12.07

  In case you were, you know - wondering, here’s something I’d really like for Christmas. Pirate’s Cove.
  It turns out that both people in my community of friends who had this game are leaving. Actually, one already left and the other will be gone by Christmas. Strangely enough, both will be in the [...]

• THE STORY OF PURPLE HAT 19.12.07

  For those that have no idea what I’m talking about, there was a recent find near Bethel of a manuscript that describes a first-hand account of an olive merchant that traveled and spoke with the lead Magi during the census. Of special note - notice how “purple hat” speaks of how many outside of Judaism [...]

• Summer Glau 18.12.07

  I wasn’t planning to watch this new series but then I reconsidered.

  From the creators of “Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines,” this series (The Sarah Connor Chronicles) is set after the events of “Terminator 2: Judgment Day.” After the sacrifices of Dr. Miles Dyson and T-800 Model 101 Terminator, the Connors find themselves once again [...]

• The Secret Language of Babies 13.12.07

  The Dunstan Baby Language
  For millions of sleep-deprived mothers around the world, this woman’s findings could be a miracle! Priscilla Dunstan, a mom from Australia with a special gift, says she’s unlocked The Secret Language of Babies.
  When Priscilla was a toddler, her parents discovered she had a photographic memory for sound. At age 4, she could [...]

• Tequila Cookies 11.12.07

  1 cup of dark brown sugar
  1 cup (2 sticks) butter
  1 cup of granulated sugar
  4 large eggs
  2 cups of dried fruit, such as dried cranberries or raisins
  1 tsp baking soda
  1 tsp salt
  1 tsp fresh lemon juice
  1 cup coarsely chopped walnuts or pecans
  2 cups all-purpose flour
  1 bottle Jose Cuervo Tequila (silver or gold, as desired)
  Sample the Cuervo [...]

• Kindle Cares 29.11.07

  Amazon Kindle is a revolutionary portable reader that wirelessly downloads books, newspapers, magazines and blogs to a crisp, high-resolution electronic paper display that looks and reads like real paper, even in bright sunlight.
  Kindle customers, no matter where they are in the U.S., can wirelessly shop the Kindle Store and download new content — all without [...]

• Organize your feeds 29.11.07

  I was going to post my Bloglines Feeds so you could see who I read regularly (Kind of a Master Blogroll) but then I thought, people may not take too kindly to what folder they are assigned to. Obviously My Blogs are blogs I publish and includes the comments feeds (did you know you [...]

• A real life memento 28.11.07

  I don’t have much to say today so I stole this from Gil (he always has the best stuff)

  Man without a memory - Clive Wearing
  Clive Alex Wearing (born 1938) is a British musicologist, conductor, and keyboardist suffering from an acute and long lasting case of anterograde amnesia. Specifically, this means he lacks the ability to [...]

• Best Places to Get Free Books - The Ultimate Guide 23.11.07

  With the Thanksgiving weekend coming up and the beginning of the shopping season (aka Black Friday) I wanted to share this list of free online book resources with all of you. I figure some of you will be going on long trips or have some down time with the holidays and could use some [...]

• Happy Thanksgiving 22.11.07

  This is a very special Thanksgiving Day for me this year. First, it’s my birthday (today) and normally that’s a bummer but this year I don’t care. My son is due to be born within the next few weeks and, in general, things are going pretty well for us. Sure there are [...]

• The mind of a Psychopath 21.11.07

  I had a weird dream last night. And it has me a bit concerned. You see, I think it demonstrates how twisted I really am.

  In my dream, I was some sort of super hero. Not like superman or spiderman but more in the vein of Heroes or Bionic Woman. But it [...]

• Let’s make a deal 18.11.07

  Amazon Customers Vote is back for 2007. Each round of Customers Vote lets you vote for the deal you’d most like to have. Voting begins on Thursday, November 15th and continues through Monday, November 26th. There will be six rounds of voting this year with three products in each round. Beginning Thursday, November 22nd, each [...]

• The single clenched fist 17.11.07

  I saw this over at Shelly’s place and had to share. Actually, I think my exact words were “I like this, I’m going to steal it. Just thought you’d like to know.”
  The single clenched fist
  lifted and ready,
  Or the open asking hand
  held out and waiting.
  Choose:
  For we meet
  by one
  or the other.
  —Carl Sandburg
  P.S. I’m sick today.

• Bloons Tower Defense 2 16.11.07

  I have to confess - I have an addiction (one of many)

  I have suddenly found myself wasting many precious moments playing a new game online. But this is no ordinary game. It has monkeys and balloons - but no clowns. The object is to pop balloons that are traveling through a maze [...]

• Nougatocity 15.11.07

  When I first saw this word on the wrapper of my Snickers bar I thought it said naughty, then I realized I was wrong and thought it said nougaty, which didn’t sound much better. In fact, it sounded something Tweeky would say - nougaty, nougaty.

  But upon further inspection I see that it actually says [...]

• One Anothering 12.11.07

  This is an excerpt from a recent message on what it looks like to Love one another. I wanted to share it with you and hope you dwell on it’s meaning.
  John 13:34-35: “A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to [...]

• Taking care of business 10.11.07

  Today was my chore day. basically, while Julia is away this weekend, I get to take care of some home improvements that we’ve been meaning to finish. I’m glad to report, I’m nearly done. Sooner than I expected thanks to getting an early start.

  My list for this weekend consisted of the following:
  Paint [...]

• Unexpected 09.11.07

  This is a two part post.
  first how does this statement make you feel?

  woman without her man is nothing
  more on that after the next part.
  Unexpected. That’s what it was. DinkyInky from the Inktank Forums has generously sent us a baby gift. And not some homemade craft that is unsafe for children in 48 [...]

• Halo fellowship 08.11.07

  So tomorrow, Julia leaves for a women’s retreat and will be gone all weekend. Which is fine since I scheduled my (hopefully) last exam for Friday afternoon and plan to be busy around the house while she’s out. Painting mostly but a couple of other projects if I get to them. Actually, [...]

• Sharkwater 04.11.07

  I am officially jealous. There’s a new movie out that sounds awesome and I so wish it had been me who made this film. Of course, If I had made it, it wouldn’t be worth watching. So I guess the world makes sense again.
  The animal we fear the most is the one we [...]

• Daylight Saving Time 03.11.07

  That’s right my friends, it’s time to “fall back” and reclaim that hour you lost in the spring. Tonight, Daylight Saving Time ends (not daylight savings time). So tonight, not last night but tonight, you set your clocks back one hour. if you set them back last night you’d be a complete [...]

• Happy Holloween 31.10.07

  A man is walking home alone late one foggy Halloween night, when behind him
  he hears:
  BUMP…
  BUMP.. .
  BUMP…
  Walking faster, he look s back and through the fog he makes out the image of
  an upright casket banging its way down the middle of the street toward him.

  [...]

• Pheasant Hunt 30.10.07

  Got an email today with a wonderful opportunity to learn more about a company interested in giving tours of their facilities. Understand that our office is in San Diego, CA and we don’t have much use for their product/services with the schools we work with. You have got to love those vendors though…
  Good [...]

• GodDivas » (cheap) halloween costume ideas 26.10.07

  Wendei from GodDivas has some wonderful (and cheap) Halloween costume ideas. My favorite? God’s Gift to Women.
  Find a box large enough to fit around your body. Cut some holes for your arms and head, and then cover the box with wrapping paper. Add a large bow. Attach a tag that says “TO: Women, FROM: [...]

• What is Amazon MP3? 16.10.07

  Amazon MP3 offers Earth’s biggest selection of a la carte, DRM-free MP3 music downloads. With over 2 million songs from more than 180,000 artists represented by over 20,000 major and independent labels, Amazon MP3 complements Amazon.com’s existing selection of over 1 million CDs to offer customers more selection of physical and digital music than any [...]

• Can you afford to stay at home 15.10.07

  BabyCenter.com has many wonderful articles to help you understand and deal with the changes that come with having a child. One such article that affects many of us is whether or not we can afford to be a one-income family.

  Choosing whether to be your child’s full-time caregiver can be a complicated emotional and [...]

• Pirate’s Cove 13.10.07

  I finally got the chance to play Pirate’s Cove again tonight. I’ve only played a few times but it’s been pretty fun so far. I don’t typically like the same old board games I played as a youth so when I get the chance to play something that’s new and exciting, it’s a good [...]

• 619-269-0041 11.10.07

  Update: I finally called the number back to see what I could learn. Turns out the that when i call I get a message that states “Cox Communication San Diego Federal” and then goes on to say something like A&E my number A&E the number I called and then just rings for [...]

• Seam Carving - Image resizing 06.10.07

  This video demonstrates a technique for resizing images from Dr Ariel Shamir and Shai Avidan of the Efi Arazi School of Computer Science known as Seam Carving or SIGGRAPH.
  SIGGRAPH is a new method of image resizing that looks for seams of pixels with the ‘least energy’ (least contrast / change in detail) It does this [...]

• Evangelical Books 03.10.07

  We have several “Christian” bookstores around here but there’s only one that I’ll go to for my Christian book needs - Evangelical Bible Book Store
  From their website:
  “Today, the term “Christian books” refers to a wide spectrum of literature. Too often so-called Christian books incorporate worldly philosophies and ideas which ignore or even deny what the [...]

• Vintage Jesus - preorder now! 03.10.07

  For those looking for new reading material…

  Vintage Jesus | Mark Driscoll & Gerry Breshears

  Roughly two thousand years ago, Jesus was born in a dumpy, rural, hick town, not unlike those today where guys change their own oil, think pro wrestling is real, find women who chew tobacco sexy, and eat a lot of Hot Pockets [...]

• Chema Madoz Fotógrafo 02.10.07

  I don’t remember how I found this but Chema Madoz is one very impressive artist. Unfortunately, his English is not so good.

  Since quite sometime ago Chema Madoz comes up with silver ideas. With his work opens up unexpected spaces, forms of great strength, reaching us all, as it reminds us of something and forces [...]

• Who’s going to win the WII 29.09.07

  (NetChick) This Chick’s Life- » The Finalists - It’s time to VOTE! (Who’s going to win the WII?)
  You have until the end of the day today to vote for the winner of NetChick’s “Super Deluxe 10 Year Bloggoversary Contest”. This vote is for your favorite of the 20, random, well-written, fun entries from all [...]

• Some people just get me 25.09.07

  Some people just get me. Take Angie for example. She’s over in Australia doing her graduate studies and sent us a gift package from when she was in New Zealand. In it was a variety of items including jewelry, a t-shirt, some Tim Tams (yum) and this.

  It’s a set of [...]

• Nebraska State Senator Sues God 19.09.07

  The Associated Press: Nebraska State Senator Sues God

  LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The defendant in a state senator’s lawsuit is accused of causing untold death and horror and threatening to cause more still. He can be sued in Douglas County, the legislator claims, because He’s everywhere.
  State Sen. Ernie Chambers sued God last week. Angered by another [...]

• Miss Teen contestant meltsdown 29.08.07

  Miss Teen USA contestant, Lauren Caitlin Upton (17), was asked why one-fifth of Americans couldn’t find USA on a map. What followed was a bumbling answer that would make George Bush proud. Think Miss Congeniality and “Describe your perfect date” (see answer below*)
  Now before we get into the details, keep in mind that [...]

• We’re adopting 29.08.07

  Well, not exactly.

  We’ve decided to sponsor an orphaned child in India. One of the couples in our church runs a non-profit organization called Abandoned But Precious Ministries. ABP currently partners with an orphanage - Berachah Eklesiastical Mission and a children’s home - Bethany Children’s Home. These facilities provide 63 children with a loving, nurturing, [...]

• Did you want heat with that heat 22.08.07

  It’s been a relatively cool summer here so we haven’t bothered using our home’s A/C much. Actually, we haven’t used it at all since we discovered about a month ago that it wasn’t working properly. And by properly I mean not working at all.

  Last summer, we had the technician out to look at [...]

• A kind word 22.08.07

  Radioactive Jam and I have been discussing my recent blogging blunder and when I asked for prayer, he responded so well.
  Those times when the way forward is way hard?
  Yeah…
  “That when he had failed in his duty, he only confessed his fault,
  saying to God, I shall never do otherwise, if You leave me to myself;
  ’tis You [...]

• Robert Bruce - Poet 22.08.07

  Robert Bruce has released a PDF version of his book, The Well-lit, Freshly Paved, Six-lane Boulevard to Nowhere, and it is a collection of some really good poetry.
  Typically, I’m not a big fan of poetry. Well, let me rephrase that, A lot of poetry I read today isn’t to my liking. Robert [...]

• Insert foot 21.08.07

  Have you ever writen a post that you regret? Where delete just isn’t enough.
  Sometimes we can write a post with a certain goal in mind only to find that by the end, we’ve written something completely different. Sometimes that’s good. This time it wasn’t. I wrote a post that I regret [...]

• Site Pimpin’ 09.08.07

  Oh, why the heck not…
  Shelli over at This Eclectic Life has asked for a little help. And since she is one of my pseudo regular commenters, and I could use some link pimpin’, I figured I could help out. Besides, there are prizes involved.

  So Shelli’s friend Jessica The Rock Chick at Life is [...]

• KALEO 5.0 08.08.07

  I’m happy to announce that Kaleo Church has launched it’s newest website. Personal style aside, it should prove to be much better at providing information and helping people connect.
  Built on the Ekklesia 360 Church CMS, the latest version of the site has more integration and better serves a multi-site church like Kaleo [...]

• Ringbacks 02.08.07

  Verizon customers (like me) have a cool feature called ringbacks. Basically, instead of hearing the muffled sound of a phone ringing, callers get to listen to songs and other pre-recorded messages while they wait for you to answer. Pretty cool I thought. I have several ringbacks including They Might Be Giants, Styx, [...]

• It’s not what you say… 28.07.07

  Shelly at This Eclectic Life recently wrote about Fishing For An Audience which got me thinking…
  You see, she was talking about how we write (or blog) with a certain goal in mind. Typically it’s with the goal of getting an audience. How we define that audience really affects how we write. She [...]

• Who am I 25.07.07

  I was visiting Finn of A Life Less Ordinary where she was explaining how Finn isn’t really her name. That got me to thinking…
  Obviously my name isn’t archshrk but back when I started blogging, I knew it wasn’t a good idea to be so transparent. So I used my Internet Identity and refrained [...]

• Bayside Condos concrete pour 23.07.07

  San Diego, BAYSIDE condos ($795,000 to $12,000,000.each condo, 282 total.)

  This photo shows the concrete pour, last weekend, of the south one-half only of the ten-foot-thick RAFT slab, which supports the 35 story tower. This was a 258 truck ballet in which the contractor placed 11,500 yards of concrete in one monolithic pour that got [...]

• …And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead 18.07.07

  How can you resist a title like this? I mean come on! it has a certain poetic morbidity to it. I’m not sure if the dead are their own people (Bataan Death March) or their enemies (Mongol Hordes). Turns out it’s just some band’s name.

  So anyway, this was the author’s name [...]

• George Shiras 3d 16.07.07

  “…You see the magazine, of course?”
  “Absolutely.”
  “Have you seen the number with the colored plates of the North American Fauna?”
  “Yes. I have it in Paris.”
  “And the number containing the panorama of the volcanoes of Alaska?”
  “That was a wonder.”
  “I enjoyed very much, too, the wild animal photographs of George Shiras three.”
  “They were damned fine.”
  “I beg your pardon?”
  “They [...]

• Pre-order MAC OS X Leopard 06.07.07

  Pre-order Apple Mac OS X Version 10.5 Leopard Our Software team [that's me] wanted to let you know that Amazon.com is one of the few retailers where you can reserve your copy of Apple’s latest and greatest operating system Apple Mac OS X Version 10.5 Leopard (not Lepeard). Amazon.com’s Pre-Order Price Guarantee applies, so [...]

• mis-matched flip flops 05.07.07

  A while back, I was over at Fond of the Beach reading about This and That where she was showing off her new headband and sharing her feelings about flip flops. Admiring her headband photo I said warned you can have too many flip flops if you’re not careful. Take my wife and our [...]

• Spiritual Dehydration 02.07.07

  I’ve lived in some form of a desert since I was 4 years old. The Mojave, Sonoran, and San Diego Deserts. I guess that’s why R. Sherman’s post on Spiritual Dehydration stuck a chord with me.
  I’ve always found it telling that when God wants to instruct His people, He sends them into some [...]

• 50 signs you’re a blogaholic 15.06.07

  My wife thinks I blog too much. Actually, she thinks I love the computer more than I love her (not true honey). So when I read Jonathan Deamer’s 50 signs you’re a blogaholic I knew I had a problem. I didn’t want to steal his content outright so here are some of [...]

• Online Mii editors 31.05.07

  I found a new online Mii charater creator that seems a lot closer to the Nintendo Wii editor you actually use. Just a first effort my me to create a Mii character at MiiEditor.com and I already see it as an improvement over the current online Mii creator everyone uses. It’s currently in [...]

• Warning by Jenny Joseph 22.05.07

  My mother and grand-mother (same side) are both members of a not-so-secret society known as the Red Hat Society (aka Red-Hatters) It’s basically a social group of women (55+ years old) that get together and plan events, trips, parties, etc. As is their custom, they typically dress up in red hats and purple [...]

• The Japanese have too much free time 03.05.07

  Based on these finds (and others we’ve all seen before) it is clear that the Japanese have far too much free time on their hands. From sterile looking masks to banana bunkers, Compact Impact is adding to the clutter that is our collective junk drawer.
  The very sterile looking white gauze mask inspired us to [...]

• Someone left the cake out in the rain 01.05.07

  “MacArthur Park” is an epic song written by Jimmy Webb and first performed by Richard Harris on his album A Tramp Shining in 1968. The seminal recording topped the music charts in Europe and peaked at number two on the U.S. charts. The song is named after MacArthur Park, a park in Los Angeles, California.
  It [...]

• Addicted to Binder Clips 24.04.07

  That’s what the hand written note I found on my desk one day said. I kept that note for a very long time. I didn’t know who left it or why but it was verry appropriate and true. You see, I am addicted to binder clips. I use them all the [...]

• Mistaken Friendship 18.04.07

  How do you act when you see someone you know but can’t remember where or how you know them?
  I have to tell you about a recent encounter I had at the Grossmont Barnes and Noble. Actually, this happened before Christmas but I never got around to posting it. But it’s funny [...]

• Hot Flashes 08.04.07

  We’ve been asked to photograph the wedding of some good friends in a few weeks. The challenge for us has been that the wedding is scheduled for dusk - which means low-light photography. To photograph in low-light you need either a faster f-stop or added light. of course, a faster lens still [...]

• Who Feed’s you? 04.04.07

  According to Feedburner, I have 23 subscribers. Some with Bloglines, some with Google and some with various other Feed Aggregators. I know one or two of you but not all 23 of you. So please take a moment and leave a comment saying who you are, link to your website and what [...]

• More Upgrading 24.03.07

  I’m about to upgrade my Wordpress and Gallery2 installs so you may see some wonky-ness today.
  I’m upgrading to WordPress version 2.1.2 and Gallery 2.2
  If you are upgrading Wordpress, make sure to deactivate your plugins and switch to the default theme.
  Gallery 2.2 (Double Double) is now available for download! In what has been close to [...]

• Get LinkedIn 19.03.07

  I am LinkedIn. Are you? I while back, I was invited to get LinkedIn. After some consideration, I linked in and quickly invited others to join as well. The responses were general possitive - that is, most people joined right away. Some did not and that’s, ok. You’re now [...]

• How the Irish Saved Civilization 15.03.07

  Here’s another book for those wishing to celebrate their Irish Heritage
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  A surprisingly easy read, How the Irish Saved Civilization reveals God’s grace in human history by demonstrating how even in the midst of the Dark Ages, His Holy Word was preserved and even flourished.

• Sheep and Goats and Kaleo Church 14.03.07

  Matthew Lickona, who currently writes the Sheep and Goats column for the San Diego Reader, recently came and reviewed Kaleo Church in San Diego. It could of gone a lot of ways, but Lickona focused on the experience one may have visiting Kaleo, particularly the sermon and the centrality of the gospel and grace: [...]

• Unbox on Tivo 14.03.07

  What is Amazon Unbox?
  Amazon Unbox is a video download store that has thousands of high quality TV shows, movies and more for you to purchase or rent. You can view these downloadable videos on your PC, your Portable Media Player, or your TiVo DVR. In addition, Amazon Unbox stores a copy of all purchased videos [...]

• Why do we Blog? 25.02.07

  I’ve noticed a lot of people talking about their motivation for blogging.
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  A while back Wendy blogged about what she hopes to do with her blogs. Actually, it’s a series of posts that tell the whole story but she leads off with a good question.
  Is [...]

• Baby’s got a brand new bag 20.02.07

  It’s more of a backpack than a bag but I don’t want the facts to get in the way of my musical omage.

  So with the recent addition of a 50mm Prime lens and a 70-300mm zoom lens, the old camera bag wasn’t going to cut it anymore. It just wasn’t quite big enough. [...]

• Extended Live Archive 16.02.07

  This is the Extended Live Archives which allows you to sort by date or category. To see ALL posts in chronological order visit the Clean Archives

  Read more… or Read more right here… »

  [...]

• Happy Valentine’s Day 15.02.07

  This is the latest addition to Julia’s equipment list…

  Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM Lens
  Featuring the latest 3-stop Image Stabilizer for outstanding camera shake reduction, the new EF 70-300mm f4-5.6 IS USM zoom lens also features super responsive autofocus. Replacing the popular EF 75-300mm f4-5.6 IS USM, the world’s first interchangeable lens with Image Stabilizer [...]

• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 06.02.07

  It’s official! Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the seventh and final book in J.K. Rowling’s magical Harry Potter series, will be released on July 21, 2007. In the February 1 announcement from the book’s publisher, Lisa Holton, President of Scholastic Children’s Books, said, “We are thrilled to announce the publication date of the seventh [...]

• Blocked by SonicWALL 05.02.07

  A while back I was trying to visit a commenter’s site only to discover she was blocked by SonicWALL for p0rnography. I eventually got around to visiting her site and have not found the p0rnography (not that I’m looking). So I did a bit of poking around and discovered that you can find [...]

• WPG2 2.01 for Wordpress 2.1 04.02.07

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  We finally got the update to the WPG2 plugin that makes it compatible with Wordpress 2.1. After testing it on one site, I was able to update all my Gallery2 sites. So if you want to integrate your Gallery2 install with your Wordpress 2.1 [...]

• Spam equals status 31.01.07

  This is why spammers suck and Akismet rocks! First, getting spam on your wordpress blog is a good sign. It means you’re showing up in the search engines and you look popular enough to spead their message. The bad news of course is that you’re getting lots of spam. Akismet is [...]

• Children of the Atom 30.01.07

  The name “Children of the Atom” is also often used in connection with the X-Men.
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  Children Of The Atom is the 1953 science fiction novel by Wilmar H. Shiras (originally published by Gnome Press), which has been credited — though never officially confirmed — with providing the inspiration [...]

• Casting Call 25.01.07

  Prego of Rustbelt Ramblings has decided who would best play him in the Movie version of his life. Not to be out done, I thought I’d share with you, my loyal reader (not a typo) just who should play me in the story of my life.

  First, we need to have the young [...]

• Wordpress 2.1 Ella 23.01.07

  Wordpress 2.1 is out and unfortunately, I have to wait for the WPG2 plugin to release it’s update before upgrading this site (among others) but I was able to upgrade the Burrito and Socks website and so far everything looks good. Of course, I did start the process on the site with the least [...]

• Office Space Printer 17.01.07

  I’m watching you. You, who come and visit my site. I know what you want. You search the web for your heart’s desire and after wasting bandwidth on those other guys, you finally find your way here, with me, where you belong.
  But you can’t always find what you want but I’m here [...]

• Word of God - word for word 16.01.07

  As I began reading through the bible this year, I realized the importance of having the right tools available to help me understand what scripture is saying and the signifacance of each and every word. Unfortunately, I’m not much of a theologian so my skills and resources are kind of limited. No matter, [...]

• Upgrade wordpress - upgrade again 15.01.07

  I recently upgraded my wordpress files to the latest version (2.0.6) only to discover that there is yet another version released (2.0.7). Luckily, the upgrade path from 2.0.5 is relatively easy and from 2.0.6 to 2.0.7 it is even easier but still…
  The farther out of date you get, the more files you have to [...]

• Year in review 09.01.07

  The first line from the first post for each month of last year, as suggested by Becky68
  January: Thanks to RaJ for this one. You scored as Neo, the “One”.
  Feburary: I saw this movie last Friday (1-27-06) after having my first San Diego Tommy’s burger. And I must say that this a [...]

• Am I Pretty 29.12.06

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  I’ve been think about the look and feel of my site lately. Wondering if it’s old and dated, boring and dull or just too much stuff to find your way around. I’ve played with other layouts at other sites like PhotoJulia.com and IversonInteriors.com but those [...]

• Christmas Music 25.12.06

  Christmas music is a serious matter. A good Christmas song can last the ages - so can a bad one (see Star Wars Christmas). One of my favorite albums is Edge of Christmas which includes Fairytale Of New York by The Pogues plus songs by The Cocteau Twins, The Payolas and Kate Bush among others. [...]

• Gift Bag vs Wrapping Paper 21.12.06

  The issue of Gift Bas vs. Wrapping paper came up over at Michele’s today (and over lunch at work).
  According to the BBC: For most of us, it’s a Christmas afterthought. But to a growing number the wrapping of a Christmas present is every bit as important as the gift inside, and messy wrapping [...]

• 3 rules for buying gifts for women 20.12.06

  My good friend (and co-worker) Mike recently shared his 3 rules for buying women gifts. Now this is sage advise that every man should follow when looking to purchase something special for someone special.
  Rule #1
  If you’re in a store and you feel comfortable - leave!
  The idea here is you aren’t shopping for yourself, your [...]

• Rudolph the Anti-Gospel Reindeer 18.12.06

  With the holidays coming upon us, I am reminded of the classic Christian debate regarding our traditions of Christmas.
  It’s pretty safe to say that many people who celebrate Christmas (in the U.S.) are celebrating a secular holiday vs. celebrating the birth of our Lord and Savior. But with that comes the question about how [...]

• We have adjusted your subscription 17.12.06

  It’s been two weeks since my big surprise. So a couple of weeks ago people started asking me “how’s the new TV treating you?” to which I had a few responses but mostly i just said it was nice and how my old one was starting to show it’s age. They also would [...]

• Hungry? Get Feed 13.12.06

  I received a comment on a recent post which I felt compelled* to share
  RaJ: Fries = food (sort of) = feed = reminds me: yours seems broken, at least when used for a Firefox live bookmark.
  Me: Re: feed - I know. I’m working on it.
  Re: food - BK=”sort of” McD/Taco Bell = [...]

• Iverson Interiors 05.12.06

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  I recently launched a new site for Iverson Interiors. It was going to be one of thos fancy Flash-based sites but I quickly realized that the I didn’t want to buy the software needed nor invest the time necessary to learn Flash and develope a cool [...]

• I Love My Job 03.12.06

  more specifically, my company’s Christmas Party
  specifically, door prizes
  specifically the fact that I won the big prize
  (vs last year where I won a bar set*)
  Specifically… THIS!

  Read more… or Read more right here… »

  The totally redesigned VIZIO [...]

• Prayer for Persephannie 01.12.06

  Hello prayer chain warriors, A gal that I used to work with sent this e-mail to everyone at my work and I would like to ask that everyone would be praying for this family. God Bless, PhotoJulia
  Hi everyone. Late last night I received some very sad news…..my roommate Deborah was in a horrible car [...]

• U2Charist 01.12.06

  So, I just heard about this but apparently many Episcopal churches have been having what is commonly know as a U2Charist (U2 + Eucharist) and like many of you my first thought was… “What the heck is a Eucharist?” Basic answer - it’s communion. But for those not familiar with Communion, that’s the [...]

• Hollow-Thank-Christmas 28.11.06

  I was over at Michele’s and the discussion turned to whether or not the Christmas “ho-thing” has started too early. At issue were such things as Christmas newsletters and wearing santa hats to work to the usual in-store displays. A common rant I’m sure, but one I rarely engage in since it’s always been [...]

• Happy Birthday Archshrk! 26.11.06

  Well it’s been another year and I’ve survived it (sort of). This year me and Mrs. archshrk (aka PhotoJulia) went to Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California. Of course, I still think of it as just Disneyland (vs. Disneyworld) but I’m old school.

  Now I probably never mentioned how we went there last [...]

• Baby’s got a brand new camera 01.11.06

  So a few weeks ago, I treated my wife, PhotoJulia, to a new camera - the Canon Rebel XT. Features include…
  8.0-megapixel CMOS sensor captures enough detail for photo-quality 16 x 22-inch prints
  Canon’s EF-S 18-55mm, f3.5-5.6 zoom lens
  DIGIC II Image Processor provides fast, accurate image processing; captures images at a rate of up to 3 [...]

• RaJ’s test for comment spambots 21.10.06

  Recently, Raj posted about his experience with crafty spambots who leave comments on your posts in hopes of getting more traffic to their wesites. Historically, these comments have been pretty generic with such comments as “free online casino” and “hot asian models” much like you’d find in your inbox, so it wasn’t too difficult [...]

• Old Friends, New Friends, Blogfriends 15.10.06

  I’ve added some people to my blogroll recently and wanted to introduce them properly. But before I get to the new people, I wanted to let you know that our old friend Honestyrain is back to blogging. (She’s not old, she’s just not new) Witty, silly, Grey’s Anatomy obsessed as ever, she seems [...]

• Vote yes on Prop 1D 09.10.06

  The one in which archshrk gets political…
  I work for an architectural firm who’s primary work is in the Education and Healthcare markets. So it’s typically a good idea for me to vote yes on any California proposition that provides money for school and hospital construction. That being said, I hope you’ll vote yes [...]

• Photo Julia is back 05.10.06

  Just wanted to give you a heads up on Photo Julia’s new site, photojulia.com. After the upgrade troubles, I moved PhotoJulia’s Gallery images to her own website. This was in part due to the fact that the gallery was lost during the upgrade process and that the previous webhost forced a migration. [...]

• 5000 Years Of Middle East History In 90 Seconds 04.10.06

  Who has controlled the Middle East over the course of history? Pretty much everyone. Egyptians, Turks, Jews, Romans, Arabs, Greeks, Persians, Europeans…the list goes on. Who will control the Middle East today? That is a much bigger question.

• Blogger and Trackbacks 30.09.06

  Blogger does not currently support Trackback. If you’re interested in this feature, though, you might want to check out backlinks.
  However, HALOSCAN does, so if you use blogger and want to see who’s linking back to your articles, install Haloscan for comments. or better yet, switch to Wordpress.
  I wrote a little introduction to trackbacks early on [...]

• My Dear Child 27.09.06

  You may not know me, but I know everything about you. (Psalm 139:1) I know when you sit down and when you rise up. (Psalm 139:2) I am familiar with all your ways. (Psalm 139:3) Even the very hairs on your head are numbered. (Matthew 10:29-30) For you were made in my image. (Genesis 1:27) [...]

• The Daily Show- Even Stepvhen: Islam vs. Christianity 26.09.06

  I found this over at The Anchoress and just had to share it with all of you.
  Reader Benjamin writes: Mostly to say that this is pretty much how the story of Elijah and the prophets of Baal is supposed to have been settled, via a pray-off. So there is nothing inherently unbiblical it seems, nor [...]

• Arrrrg! I be a pitiful Swashbuckler 19.09.06

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  T’is National Talk Like a Pirate Day and I’s barely spoken a lick of the ‘ol pirate tongue. Today be th’ tide ye be supposed t’ talk like a seafarin’ hearty and I’s been speakin’ like a landlubber all day! damn me professional work place.
  Speaking of [...]

• A Slice of Heaven 14.09.06

  A man and his dog were walking along a road. The man was enjoying the scenery, when it suddenly occurred to him that he was dead.
  He remembered dying, and that the dog walking beside him had been dead for years. He wondered where the road was leading them.
  After a while, they came to [...]

• Big Fish in the Cyber Ocean 12.09.06

  Certified Backlinks.Site Class:Are you a Big Fish?

  I spend way too much time doing quizes. I’m really trying to cut back but some are just more interesting than others. Take this ranking quiz. You enter your site’s address and it ranks you based on backlinks to your site. The more links, the [...]

• Personal Jesus (firefly) 11.09.06

  If the video below is not available, please go to the bradcpu.com and check it out. Also, you can easily view the videos at bradcpu.imeem.com.

  So there’s this whole phenomonon of firefly music videos I didn’t know about. Now they all aren’t winners but depending on your taste in music, some are pretty descent. [...]

• Kaleo launches TWO new sites 08.09.06

  Kaleo Church in San Diego launches two new sites.
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  The first is Kaleo at SDSU.

  Kaleo SDSU officially kicked off Sunday, September 3rd at 7pm. We will be meeting at Faith Presbyterian Church, just a short distance from the campus at 5075 Campanile Dr, San Diego, CA 92115. Though [...]

• New Page - Crabapple.cc 05.09.06

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• How Much Is My Blog Worth? 05.09.06

  My blog is worth $10,726.26.How much is your blog worth?

  Thanks to RadioactiveJam and Tetherd Cow Ahead for this latest measure of my self esteem.

• Breaching Sharks Rule! 02.09.06

  Among the most spectacular of White Shark behaviors observed at Seal Island is the breach, in which a several hundred- to several thousand-kilogram animal explodes from the sea in an awesome display of power and acrobatic prowess.
  So this is how I understand this phenomina. The “beach” at Seal Island is very shallow for some [...]

• Unaltered Star Wars Available NOW! 01.09.06

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  I was just at Costco and picked up all three of the original, unaltered Star Wars (episodes IV, V and VI). Each has two discs and includes the original theatrical release (1977, 1980 and 1983) along with the Digital Remastered Version (who cares). Now the [...]

• Sold my soul to the company store 31.08.06

  Here at archshrk.com we strive to sucker attract visitors with the highest quality content in hopes they will pay our way through life by clicking on our banner ads, link ads, and crafty product placement. In an effort to further our riches (currently holding around $30 over the past two years) we have launched [...]

• Grandma Paula 30.08.06

  * WPG2 CANNOT LOCATE GALLERY2 ITEM ID 381 *Julia’s grandma went into the hospital last Tuesday to have surgery on her legs and possibly her heart due to clogged arteries which is causing her major pain and discomfort. Anyways, the doctor got 1/2 way through the surgery and he said he couldn’t continue or else [...]

• Architects Associates 29.08.06

  There are certain truths within my chosen field of architecture that every client, employee and courier learns. One of which is that big fancy firms are full of themselves. The other is that they (the BFF’s), universities, and design magazines don’t see this.
  Welcome to Architects Associates. If you are looking for the [...]

• iBegin Toronto Donation Drive 28.08.06

  iBegin Toronto is having a donation drive. For every review or picture added until October 15, 50 cents will be donated to The Assaulted Women’s Helpline.
  We want to raise $10,000 - please help make it happen. -iBegin
  iBegin is a local site that helps you find restaurants, hotels, and more. It’s beauty lies in the fact [...]

• Dell Notebook Battery Recall 15.08.06

  Dell has identified a potential issue associated with certain batteries sold with Dell LatitudeTM , InspironTM , XPSTM and Dell Precision Mobile WorkstationTM notebook computers. In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and other regulatory agencies, Dell is voluntarily recalling certain Dell-branded batteries with cells manufactured by Sony and offering free [...]

• Spam Libs 14.08.06

  Today, I realized how spammers write those weird emails… Spam Libs. Like the classic Mad Libs but for spammers.
  Mad Libs consist of a book that has a short story on each page, but with many of the key words are replaced with blanks using different parts of speech such as a noun, verb, adjective, [...]

• DJ Format: We Know Something 05.08.06

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  Jurassic 5 - We Know Something (You Don’t Know) Lyrics
  We know something you don’t know
  And if we don’t shed and we don’t grow
  Unibomb will set the whole world on fire
  [Chali 2na]
  We make you feel the heat
  This lyric liquid my gills secretes
  Ill speaks, spills and leaks
  Till it feels [...]

• The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins 03.08.06

  “The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins” is a song composed by Charles R. Grean and performed by Leonard Nimoy, telling the story of Bilbo Baggins and his adventures in J.R.R. Tolkien’s novel The Hobbit. The recording originally appeared on The Two Sides of Leonard Nimoy (Dot Records Cat. DLP 25835, 1968), the second of Nimoy’s [...]