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Boycott

After the 7/26/07 post over at MyBlogCanBeatUpYourBlog I am asking anyone that might come across this post to NEVER go over there.

In fact, I have also petitioned the US Government to impose sanctions on MyBlogCanBeatUpYourBlog.

Thanks and have a great day.
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Horak

Erin is not cool...

My Favorite Sermon (Ever)

Marshillchurch.org

Splish Splash

It finally stopped raining long enough for K to fill up the ole plastic pool for Ab's...does it look like she was having fun?

Friendly Reminder...

If "if's" and "but's" were candy and nuts, we'd all weigh 300 pounds...

Facebook

I was reading a Fast Company article about the 22 year-old behind Facebook and thought I'd check it out.

It's pretty sweet. You can catch up with peeps you went to high school and/or college with as well as your current hommies. You can also upload photos and tag your friends in them.

It's a nice little social networking site...and they run the whole thing using MySQL.

I hope I got this right...

So I'm trying to send an email to one of my senators...how's this for anti-spam validation?

Silly Google

I told one of my buddies at work about the new (and free) Google 411. He showed me something pretty funny on Google Maps in return.





Thanks JMJ.

The Fast or The Office?

I debated whether or not to post this due to Matthew 6:16-18...

16"And when you fast, do not look gloomy like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces that their fasting may be seen by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. 17But when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face, 18that your fasting may not be seen by others but by your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you."

But, that being said, I am a depraved and flawed human.

The wife and I have given up the TV for 6 weeks in an effort to draw closer to God and each other. But the first thought that went through my head was, "I'm going to miss The Office!" What an idiot. Would I rather spend my time watching a made up television show about a bunch of worker bees at a paper company or pressing into God to know Him and enjoy Him?

Am I worshiping, the Creator or the things He created for us to enjoy?

What is my focus, the goals I have set for myself or constantly pressing into God?

Just a few random scattered thoughts.

What do YOU do???

Sometimes Dilbert just hits the nail on the head...

So Cool I HAVE to Post

So it's been like 4 years (maybe a little less than that) since I've put anything out here...but this was just TOO INSANE to just sit on.

The wife and I have joined a new church and are looking for a home group. I received the following email in my Gmail account today.






It might be hard to read on the image above, so here is the text of the email:

"Home group is tomorrow evening at 7:00 PM. This home group meets every other Wednesday. It is at the home of XXXXXXXXXXXXX. Their address is 123 XXXXXX Place in Highland Village. Their's is the first home on the left."


Would you like to add this to your Google Calendar? Would you like for us to map this for you on Google Maps? There is some filter parsing out all this information. WOW!!! "...and it keeps getting awesomer".

| What a Mess |

| Evidence of Global Warming |

| PrestonWorld |

I love Prestonwood baptist Church:

NUFF SAID...

| Growing Up |

Man, it's hard to believe our little girl is already 8 months old...she'll be asking for lunch money before too long.

| Blue Grass? |

So last night was guys night out. The Bela Fleck and the Flecktones were amazing! I will discuss there set in my next post (or will I?). The opening act took the stage and my jaw dropped.

Rhonda Vincent and the Rage is a blue grass group full of talent. Picture this, 3 stage mics shared by 5 players:

• The front woman / mandolin picker
• The banjo strummer
• The up-right bass slapper
• The fiddle fiddler
• The acoustic guitar mistro

Each one would move toward their shared mic for solos/highlights within each song. The really interesting thing about the show was watching this process. Each mic stand was straight up (no boom) which means they were set at a pretty low height (each person would 'hunch' over to sing). Also, the sound was not processed, so each note, vocal harmony, and riff was just hanging out there naked for the hall to hear.

Anywho, I'm not very good a painting pictures. Go check out their live album Ragin' Live. My favorite two tracks are 'Driving Nails' and 'I've Forgotten You'.

I let K listen to a few tracks today and she goes, 'this is country!!!' (it should also be noted that she requests ketchup when we go to Bob's) :P

| Bela Fleck and the Flecktones |

Well, I'm getting pretty stoked. I'm going to see Bela Fleck and the Flecktones tonight with a few of my buddies at Bass Hall. I'm excited about this for two reasons.

1. I have never been to Bass Hall (and I hear it's amazing).
2. I have never seen the Flecktones headline a show.

From Wikipedia.org:

Béla Fleck and the Flecktones is a primarily instrumental group that draws equally on bluegrass, fusion and jazz band, sometimes dubbed "blue-bop." The band formed in 1988, initially to perform once on the PBS series Lonesome Pine Specials. The Flecktones have toured extensively since then, often playing over 200 concerts per year.

Frontman Béla Fleck plays acoustic and electric banjos, mixing a bluegrass and folk sound into a modern improvisational style. Fleck has received Grammy nominations for jazz, bluegrass, pop, spoken word and country.

Brothers Victor Wooten and Roy "Future Man" Wooten form the rhythm section. Victor Wooten is widely lauded in jazz circles for his sometimes hyperkinetic slap and pop technique on bass guitar. Future Man plays percussion using the one and only Synthaxe Drumitar, a MIDI controller shaped like a guitar.

Membership in The Flecktones is little changed since the band released its eponymous first album.

Harmonica and keyboards player Howard Levy appeared on the Flecktones' first three albums. After Levy's departure, Fleck and the Wooten Brothers regrouped on the album Three Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, the title a reference to the 1975 movie One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest based on Ken Kesey's novel. Saxophonist Jeff Coffin joined the band beginning with the album Left Of Cool.

The band has won several Grammy awards.

Each of the current members of the quartet has released at least one solo album.

| HD is Here |

So we finally got Direct TV HD installed on Saturday...

WOW!!! Texas losing to LSU didn't hurt as bad in HD :D It looks amazing. One of my friends recommended getting an off air antenna to pick up WFAA in HD since it does not come across the dish yet. So I went ahead and splurged.

This leads me to the installation technician.

Could they send a more apathethetic, in a hurry, sloppy, installer? (Hint: The answer is NO)

The guy brought is son (a teenager) with him to help out. After he installed the new dish on the roof do you think he put silicone around the bolts (like the last guy did)? Is that not part of the install now? Do I have to get on a ladder and do it myself?

Then, he gets everything setup and begins his very brief tutorial. We get to WFAA and the off air antenna says, 'searching for signal'...now wait a minute, this is the only reason I purchased the additional antenna.

'Oh yeah,' he says 'you live too far north to get that channel. You can purchase an amplifier from Radio Shack and that should boost the signal enough for you to get it.'

So, Sunday I go outside to begin yard work and there is junk the guy left after he was 'finished' laying all over the yard.

Needless to say, Direct TV will be receiving a phone call from me on my commute home. Their customer service has always been great. But this contractor/installer was horrid.

MAN, STUART SCOTT'S EYE LOOKS REALLY BAD IN HD :P