May 2008
30 posts
“The man who never reads will never be read; he who never quotes will never be quoted. He who will not use the thoughts of other men’s brains, proves that he has no brains of his own.” -Charles Spurgeon, Sermon: *Paul, His Cloak And His Books*
“A California man has been indicted for an inventive scheme that allegedly...”
– Man Allegedly Bilks E-trade, Schwab of $50,000 by Collecting Lots of Free ‘Micro-Deposits’ | Threat Level from Wired.com
It’s kind of like Office Space…or Superman 3
“In 2003, Samir captivated America by playfully breezing past boys and girls in...”
– ESPN - Spelling bee icon Samir Patel moves on to next challenges - ESPN
Brings back memories of the Summer of Disillusionment - the summer after graduating from UNC, when a house full of enemployed guys spent countless hours playing Halo until our eyes bled and watching copious amounts of...
I listened to one Sigur Ros song in college that...
“If you’ve ever had a secret yen to hear Mike Krzyzewski chew you out for...”
– newsobserver.com | ACC Now - Duke experience, yours for $10,000
I just threw up in my mouth a little
Wise Words
Just finished Shadow of the Almighty. Powerful words from martyred missionary Jim Elliot:
“He is no fool who gives that which he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose.”
“Before talking about the types of bumper stickers that white people like, it’s...”
– #100 Bumper Stickers « Stuff White People Like
What a fantastic weekend
I took off Friday and got an early start to the weekend. What a perfect mix of fun, getting stuff done, and relaxing. Things I/we did: 18 at Hope Valley, Dinner with friends at Mellow Mush, Bulls game, all the laundry, workout (x3), the pile of ironing, date at PF Changs, read the Sunday paper, vacuumed both cars, plowed through 8 episodes of 24, gave the bathroom a much needed cleaning, and in...
New Feature: Video Comments
Greetings-
I know this blog has a small (but loyal!) following of readers…mostly friends from all over. Wanted to let you know about a new feature - if you desire to leave a comment, you’ll now have the option to leave a video comment. For all of you with those fancy MacBooks, this is a great way to show your face and really get your point across. I’m not expecting tons of...
“We make God small sometimes. We don’t mean to. I mean in our heads we know...”
– Stuff Christians Like: #212. Shrinking God.
This is good “stuff”.
It’s a more serious than usual SCL post, but not a bit less enjoyable. Blue Like Jazz-esque, and thought-provoking.
“GodTube, one of the fast growing Christian online video sharing and social...”
– Hoping For Ungodly Returns: Christian Video Sharing Site GodTube Gets $30 Million Funding | paidContent.org
“Guitar Hero was the 9th video game produced by Harmonix, 10 years after founding...”
– Don Dodge on The Next Big Thing: Guitar Hero a 10 year overnight success
“The three-time All-American, in an exclusive interview with ESPN.com, revealed...”
– ESPN - Tennessee’s Lofton quietly faced and beat cancer - Men’s College Basketball
