The Tick is on DVD
Thursday, August 31st, 2006 Posted in Movies | 1 Comment »It is my great and happy privilege to inform you that season one of The Tick is now out on DVD. Spring to action at once! Get yourself to the nearest DVD distribution center and buy that DVD! Where else can ...
Avoiding Yard Work
Wednesday, August 30th, 2006 Posted in Domicile | No Comments »For most of the summer I've been hiring a teen from the youth group to do my yard work. But this week he got a real job, or rather a few real jobs, and was too busy to do my ...
Mapping Flickr Photos
Monday, August 28th, 2006 Posted in Internet | No Comments »OK, mapping my photos in Flickr. That's pretty cool. I haven't mapped very many of them yet (seems kind of dumb to map 80% of the photos at my house), but this is definitely incentive to upload vacation pics. Way ...
Heart and Soul of Church Communication
Tuesday, August 22nd, 2006 Posted in God, Church & Stuff | No Comments »I don't talk about it much here, but I'm the "chief blogger" for Church Marketing Sucks (CMS) and the Labs Director for the the non-profit parent, the Center for Church Communication (CFCC). The former is a role I've had ...
Did the Web Kill Collecting?
Sunday, August 13th, 2006 Posted in Internet | No Comments »Prompted by my baseball card post yesterday, I'm wondering today if the Internet has killed collecting. I used to be quite the collector: Rocks, shells, baseball cards, racing cards, racing memorabilia, matchbox cars, postcards, yo-yo's. Since college I've pretty much given ...
The Baseball Card Collection in the Basement
Saturday, August 12th, 2006 Posted in Sporting | 3 Comments »Like many guys my age I have boxes and boxes of baseball cards stashed in a corner of the basement. Thanks to an exploding market that everyone my age dove into, plus the stories every dad told of grandma throwing ...
Upgrading to Movable Type 3.3
Friday, August 11th, 2006 Posted in Blogging | No Comments »I upgraded my backend blog software to Movable Type 3.3 today. My initial response is meh. When I upgraded to 3.2 I had some issues. So far I don't have any issues with the basic functionality (we'll see what happens when ...
Can a State Secede from the U.S.?
Tuesday, August 8th, 2006 Posted in Politics | 34 Comments »A friend called me rather randomally today to ask if the state of Minnesota could secede from the U.S. It was just an off the cuff example, prompted by the realization that the U.S. has "colonies" like Saipan that some ...
Newsweek Interviews Billy Graham
Tuesday, August 8th, 2006 Posted in God, Church & Stuff | 2 Comments »My former employer, Billy Graham, graces the cover of Newsweek and is the feature of a story about his declining health and thoughts toward the end of his life. It's an interesting read. Having worked for the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association ...
Seth Godin’s Advice for Authors
Monday, August 7th, 2006 Posted in Writing | No Comments »Marketing guru Seth Godin offers 19 tips for writers. My favorite bit of advice: Writing a book is a tremendous experience. It pays off intellectually. It clarifies your thinking. It builds credibility. It is a living engine of marketing and idea ...
