Archive for November, 2009
Random Theological Question
At least I think it’s a theological question.
A lot of books in the Bible are letters written by Paul.
Do you think Paul knew as he was writing these letters that they would later become scripture?
I’m quite interested to see what kind of responses I get.
Coffee Cup on the Car Roof
People maintain driving with a cellphone doesn’t distract them. I decided to see if that was true. I thought and thought about what I could do to prove it. Then it hit me. If I put something on my car roof, I could see if people notice. I decided a coffee cup was the best choice.
The reaction was good enough for me to give the cup its own Twitter feed, where I jot down what people do while driving, then Tweet a recap later. It’s hilarious because I can be driving at 65 miles per hour, and people don’t consider how a cup could still be on my roof. When I take turns in front of them, and the cup doesn’t move, they still tell me. Even at stop lights, when people get out of their cars and try to take it off, some people don’t figure out it’s not real.
Oregon may allow teachers to wear religious clothing
An Oregon legislative leader plans to introduce a bill to repeal a 1923 state law that bans teachers from wearing religious garb.
House Speaker Dave Hunt, D-Gladstone, said he will push to “allow teachers to have the same religious free exercise rights as every other Oregonian” when legislators meet in February.
Luggage Locator
Easily locate your bag from the sea of look-alike luggage. Simply press the button on your remote and the locator on your bag will light up (6 flashing LEDs!) and your prerecorded message will play for 30 seconds continuously. You’ll be able to hear it up to 45 feet away!
Christian publishing giant Zondervan pulls ‘kung fu’ book
The book, Deadly Viper Character Assassins: A Kung Fu Survival Guide for Life and Leadership, and its related curriculum included Asians in ninja garb with the words “character creep” and videos that featured “Caucasians speaking with fake Asian accents,” said the Rev. Soong-Chan Rah, an associate professor at North Park Theological Seminary in Chicago.
Church making too much noise, asked to move out
AUSTIN (KXAN) – The low-key spot at the end of a strip center off Highway 183 near North Lamar attracts big talent to Austin.
Capital City Comedy Club has plastered stand-up comedian and sitcom star D.L. Hughley’s name, of The Hughleys, across the tall marquee out front.
The night Hughley is scheduled to step on stage, the church next door, Fresh Oil Family Fellowship , has planned a protest against the comedy club in the parking lot.
“It’s called the ‘Jokes Against Jesus’ march,” said Bishop Nathan Thomas.
In September, Thomas’ church set up shop in the space next door to the comedy club. The wall located directly behind the church band and the pulpit is the same wall comics stand in front of to deliver their jokes to large audiences.
Club co-owner Margie Coyle said sound from evening church services bleed through the walls during the week.
“We thought, ‘What a great fit,’” said property manager Brett Pearson. “The space sat empty for a while.”
Pearson was under the impression the church would only be worshipping on Sunday mornings.
When he found out the seats inside the church were filled on Wednesday nights, too, – when comics take the stage – he contacted the church.
Bag of Political Randomness
- For those of you that miss Dick Cheney . . .
www.draftcheney2012.com - I be the the extreme right-wing Evangelical was just waiting to inform the world that the Obama’s have a Holiday tree and not a Christmas tree. Turns out they are out of luck.
- Obama’s Top 25 Promises: A Progress Report
Here’s a summary:
- G.O.P. Considers ‘Purity’ Resolution for Candidates
- Christian Right Playing Big Role in Challenging Establishment GOP Candidates
- Kay Bailey Hutchinson sure doesn’t sound very motivated or enthusiastic in this ad – it’s like she turned into the female version of the GOP Al Gore.
Bag of Randomness
- The Cowboys start December play soon, which means our season is now over. Giants, Chargers, Saints . . . oh my!
- A lot of people have said Vince Young doesn’t have what it takes to make it as an NFL quarterback, even after making the Pro-Bowl and being named an NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year. This year, his team hasn’t won a game until he was placed as the starting QB, and all he has done was win five straight. Last night he threw for 387 yards, no interceptions, and threw a last second game winning touchdown. For all those that still think he doesn’t have what it takes to be an NFL QB, their argument holds little water. His most amazing stat from last night . . only eight yards rushing – and people said he would only rely on his feet. He may never win a Super Bowl, but they guy is a talent, and can certainly play QB.
- I do my best to never shop on Thanksgiving or Christmas, I don’t want to give a reason for the big wigs making decisions for the front line workers in making them work those holidays.
- The Texas/TAMU rivalry seems to be less bitter since the bon fire collapse ten years ago. Not sure if that has to do with the tragedy or TAMU not being competitive in the national rankings.
- The Tiger Woods car crash story sure is interesting, mainly because of his avoidance of facing the issue. But since the vehicle he crashed was a Cadillac, I wonder if his OnStar system came on.
- Speaking of golf, WifeGeeding and I saw Justin Leonard at the Las Colinas Corner Bakery after church.
- Speaking of church, I found this book in the church library. The author probably should have chosen a different title.
- WifeGeeding is at that stage where she has to go to the bathroom about four times an hour.
- IKEA has the coolest hand dryers. Just put you hands in and slowly pull them out.
- Speaking of IKEA, WifeGeeding and I visited the store this weekend and it wasn’t as crowded as I expected. As we were making our way from the parking lot to the store, I noticed some left over sushi on the dash of a Mercedes. It was in one of those small six pack containers where it’s usually cut up for a grab-and-go. I know it wasn’t particularly hot that day, but man, I bet that would stink up a car.
- Wrecking ball hits a moving mini-van – it was probably done for a movie or commercial
- Susan Boyle is a thumb sucker?
- Computer storage data explained
- Found at the Jehovah’s Witnesses Official Web Site: Negotiating a Reasonable Bride-Price
- Just in case you ever travel back in time, here’s a nice cheat sheet to bring you fame and riches.
- 7 Lbs, 16″ Long, 4″ Diameter hotdog
- At Fatburger, you can order a Hypocrite – a veggie burger topped with crispy strips of bacon.
- Twitter, a billboard, and the local news – a bad combination
- Here’s a story that I’m really surprised didn’t get more national attention, but it could have just got lost with Thanksgiving and Black Friday. A medical student died in a Utah cave. It’s so difficult to reach his body, the family and authorities are just going to leave it there and seal the cave, entombing the body. Here’s a short article, but here’s a news video segment about it.
- I fear caves, the sea, and heights. Oh, and children singing, especially in choirs – it just creeps me out.
- In case you ever wanted to search for four things at once: googlegooglegooglegoogle.com
- The Globetrotters are out. Grrr.
Sometimes Old People Have It Lucky
Old folks often get to sound off without any backlash. And you know what, they’ve earned that right.
That came to mind as I read this Thanksgiving Letter to the Family.
Made Me Laugh
What makes me laugh is trying to figure out the crazy outcome if this was actually attempted in real life.
Good Idea
In order to show kids “how cool science can be,” President Obama announced today that he will convene an annual science fair starting next year.
The winners of national competitions in science and technology will be annually invited to the White House as a congratulatory event equal to those, the president said, that are normally reserved for sports stars.
“If you win the NCAA championship, you come to the White House. Well, if you’re a young person and you’ve produced the best experiment or design, the best hardware or software, you ought to be recognized for that achievement, too. Scientists and engineers ought to stand side by side with athletes and entertainers as role models, and here at the White House we’re going to lead by example. We’re going to show young people how cool science can be.”
Today You Smiled
Have you ever stopped someone, asked them to smile… then later thought how you may have impacted their life?
I have, and it is a great feeling. I take pictures with my camera of people at random in my town then post them here on my blog.
I give them my card which has the url and tell them to check it out in a couple of days. It is a great feeling.
I hope you can appreciate the bigger picture I’m trying to show… that the only thing separating my smile and their smile is the camera.
Two complete strangers bonding only for that given time for the sake of the others benefit.
Just think about that….
War on Christmas – Best Buy Edition
Recently found on the Best Buy Forum website, the company had to address “Happy Eid Al-Adha”.
11-23-2009 02:05 PM
Thanks for sharing your point of view regarding our recent ad, which included a wish for a “Happy Eid al-Adha”.
Best Buy’s customers and employees around the world represent a variety of faiths and denominations. We respect that diversity and choose to greet our customers and employees in ways that reflect their traditions.
We do use the word “holiday” in some of our advertising because it is meant to be inclusive to everyone. However, just as we have in the past, we will also reference specific holidays such as Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa in our weekly ads, store signage and other advertising vehicles.
We encourage our employees to interact with customers naturally and feel free to wish them a Merry Christmas if they are celebrating that holiday.
Thanks again for your feedback.
~Elizabeth
Community Supervisor
Best Buy® Corporate
Why did they have to address this issue, because of comments left here.
