I've been getting a lot of positive feedback on our current message series, 'Friends on Facebook.' If you don't attend True North, we've been talking about how our online interactions and behaviors are changing how we think and act in real life. The NY Times has been publishing some great stuff on this topic lately. Here's another article REALLY worth reading if you suspect your internet activity might be compulsive. How are you doing with this? Are you justifying the amount of time you spend online? Are you telling yourself (and others) things like "I can quit any time." ? Read on. And ...
I've been doing a little ruminating on the life and death of Steve Jobs and it's only just now occurring to me how much this guy's work has impacted my life. Driving to work today, I listened to a podcast - a word added to our lexicon to describe spoken word content placed on iTunes to be downloaded to and played back on iPods. My iPhone is like an appendage to me. It keeps my contacts, my calendar and innumerable other apps and digital helpers. And when I write a sermon or an email, or a blog post like this ...
I recall an instance from several years ago while Jen and I were still living in our first home. I was in my kitchen and I heard a loud 'bang' followed by what appeared to be flashes of light seen through the front window. It was daytime so I knew it had to be a significant light source. I walked out of my house and saw a full size tractor-trailor about 4 doors down from me. The roof of the container had snagged an electrical wire which had snapped and now lay beneath the truck, sparking on the ...
I was woken up this morning at around 4:15 by the sound of my daughter gently crying as she entering my bedroom. She’s basically been in the pool non-stop since school got out and her dedication has yielded a painful case of swimmer’s ear. A couple of children’s Tylenol and a quick prayer got her settled back down, but I had an unusually hard time falling back asleep. It could have been that I was thirsty, or that my back was sore, or that I was hot and feeling angry at myself for not pushing my wife harder on ...
Yeah boyyyeee… A new look for The Right Thing for '09.
And I've added a new typelist on the right. In addition to the last 10 books I've read, movies I've seen and albums I've listened to, there's a typlelist with real-time updates from my Twitter feed so all you non-tweeters out there can get all the goods in one place.
Bwam!!! Post-Christmas Booyah.
Peace.
Hey Gang,
I recently did a series of messages called iMarriage, and I got a lot of positive feedback on them. You can listen to them here if you're interested (scroll down for iMarriage messages).
Anyway, in response, a friend of mine sent me a picture that in his humble opinion, demonstrates the difference between the genders.
I thought it was worth passing on.
Enjoy!
No way. Not when the word 'Wolverine' is in the title.
Consider this your early notice of the Right Thing on film. May 1st.
Hey Gang,
Sorry for the long hiatus. Life has indeed been crazy, but no excuses. Long silences are bad form.
Apologies. Mea culpa. My bad.
So, I have much to write about, but first, the promised explanation of what it means to get Rick Rolled.
Some of you were watching a nondescript musical number during the Thanksgiving Day parade when Rick Astley appeared out of nowhere and started singing 'Never Gonna Give You Up,' which was his one hit from the 80's.
At which point you either cracked up laughing, or just looked slightly puzzled and wondered why everyone else was.
Well, my dear unsuspecting viewer, you just got Rick Rolled. And in my humble opinion, it's the funniest and most culturally relevant thing that's ever happened in the parade.
Rick Rolling is basically an internet phenomenon that involves a bait-and-switch. You do a google search on something innocuous, like antique cars or poker strategy, and instead of the promised page, you end up with a face full of this goodness:
For example, a couple months ago I put up a couple posts on the Muppet Show, asking people about their favorite skits.
While looking for mine, I came across this little bit of goodness:
So, that's what it means to get Rick Rolled. That's why everyone was laughing it up on Thanksgiving Day, and that's why I want to shake the hand of the produced who gave that idea the green-light and Rick Rolled America.
It was the essence of the Right Thing.
You ever been Rick Rolled?