The IT Crowd

Ok, I found this awesome, funny, British comedy. It's called the IT Crowd. The characters totally remind me of people I know... If you enjoy the Office, or comedy in general, it's a great watch. Check it out!

The Dark Lands

I've been working on my novel for almost 3 years now. It's nearly complete. I am getting nervous though. Being my first book, I'm not entirely sure of the best way to get it published. I know that there are some books out there to help first time authors find agents or get published (I'm hoping for some for Father's Day tomorrow) and I will read them. If anyone reading this has any advice, I would welcome it. Also, if you know any agents or publishers who work with the sci-fi/horror genre, let me know... :)

Intelligent Mistakes: How to Incorporate Stupidity Into Your

A fun article about AI. It shows lessons the author learned while developing a snooker game and applies these lessons to a chess and shooter game. Great for beginner and expert AI programmers or even those just interested in AI.

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Ugly consoles...

I didn't write this, but it's pretty funny...
http://pointlessbanter.net/2009/01/15/10-of-the-ugliest-game-consoles-of-all-time/

The Cost of Discipleship (Paul Washer)

Another sermon by Paul Washer with a mention of Cracker Barrel at the end. :) This one is a little more dry than the first one I posted, but just as powerful.

Paul Washer: Man's Two Problems

This is another video by Paul Washer. It's all audio with a still image and in this one he does not quote scripture as much, but this is an awesome short message. Look for more Paul Washer videos soon, I imagine I'll be posting them a lot.

Paul Washer - Shocking Message (full length)

There are no words to add. His are true, Biblical, and convicting. He is a true prophet of God. (He does not tell the future, I use the word in its original meaning, he speaks God's message.)

Watching a Movie For Someone Else...

Ok, I saw this comic (it's a great series) and it totally reminded me of C and myself. I'm ALWAYS saying she "has" to watch this or that... Like I'm starting her on 24, I avoided it for years and just started watching it the other week, and I know she'd love it... anyway, here it is...

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Doctors cannot have freedom!

***Warning, you are approaching sarcasm. If you are allergic to sarcasm or do not understand it, please leave immediately. Thank you.***

The stupidity of people to think that a Dr. should be allowed to choose what he or she does or doesn't do is absurd. To think that people would want to allow a Dr. to choose whether or not they wish to help a patient in a certain way is crazy. Let me back up, there is a bill in Congress that would allow a Dr. to not prescribe birth control because it can induce the death of an unborn baby.

Pshaw!

What do these doctors think they are? How could they get the idea that they can hold beliefs and act on them? I'm sorry, but if a doctor doesn't want to do stuff that they think is "immoral" then they should go find another profession. Heck, next thing you know, they'll let doctors not use leeches if they want, or not do blood letting, lobotomies, or shock therapy.

What's next? We need to stand up and say to our Congress, "Enough is enough." We need to have all hospitals become government run and then doctors would be employees of the state. The government does an excellent job with retirement, roads, etc, so why not let them take care of our bodies as well? Then we can force these bastard doctors, who think they have any right to deny a woman from killing her baby if she wants to, to do what the public wants them to do. Power to the vocal minority!!!

***End sarcasm***

Weekend Project: Make a Fireball Shooter

All I can say to this, is that I know what project I want to do with the kids for science next week... :)

The Church of Oprah Exposed

I've seen another video about this type of stuff before, but this one is really good. I remember in the early 90's watching Oprah with my Mom on our couch and seeing the entire episode that they showed a clip of where Oprah says, "There can't possibly be only one way to God." The truths intertwined with the lies in her ministry are amazing. Only the father of lies could lead off with such an amazing mix and twist of truth and falsehoods.

Why make it entirely a lie? Why do we have to go to the extremes that cults do? We don't, have the lies be subtle and slid in there to sound like tolerance and peace. That's how to snare something. Like when you hunt with traps. You don't go and get the biggest, nastiest, most gruesome trap. Even if it would be more effective in the trapping, it will not catch as many and the important part is not the deadliness of the snare, but the attractiveness that will bring more to the snare to be caught. They'll still gnaw their own legs off and be dinner.

I recommend that if you think Oprah is anything other than a false prophet, an anti-christ (not THE Anti-Christ, but someone who deceives people away from Christ) then watch this video...

The Bare Necessities

This must be where I learned to love to eat ants. Whatever happened to great movies that taught lessons? Stuff like being happy with what you have and not wanting more than you really need.  Man, this is a great movie, reminds me of my grandpa.

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I am so ashamed...

I have watched a Uwe Boll film. I didn't know it was one, but I watched it. The film is In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale.  I am not ashamed for watching a movie created by such a hack of a director. The one director who has done more to harm video game movies than any single man alive. I am ashamed because... I liked it. It was a well done movie. I could see the twists and most of the story coming from a mile away, but it was still done well. This is, by no means, some movie I am recommending to many people. It is a swords and sorcery fantasy movie. But if you like those types of movies, this is a good one...

I am ashamed...

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Chad Robison...

One of my old friends (I still consider him one) had a crazy idea and just put it into action. He's always been like that. He gets a crazy idea and just does it. So, I want to share his idea, it's called 52 weeks. He's writing a song every week, for a year. The first one is up and I hope you'll go download it, cause it's really good.  I'm sure he'll have some that aren't as good... well, he's sure, but I have faith that this will be a good thing.  Anyway, the site is 52 Weeks and you should go check it. 

Each song will only be available each week, so no going back if you miss this one. And "Just a Little Bit of You" is not one you should miss.

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Firefly Beginning

So, this is just the intro, but if you haven't watched this show and you like entertaining TV, westerns, or sci-fi, you'll love it. Check it out free on www.hulu.com or buy the DVDs, or borrow mine.

Here Come the Drums - Doctor Who Video

Ok, I know I said no more posting YouTube Videos, but I was just viewing some old Dr. Who videos (during lunch) and ran across this. It may be one of my favorite episodes, especially this part and this song. So I figured I'd link it and let everyone know about it. Watch Dr. Who!!!! It's awesome. One of the top 3 shows on TV, probably above Lost and Heroes for me... may be number 1... Anyway, check out the video, the song is energizing.

I do not like Hillary Clinton

I do, however, defend her on the difficulties given to her by the media. Especially recently. She made a statement about how long past Democratic Primaries have run and referenced the assassination of Kennedy. While some consider this at the least a misstep, I would say, why? She in no way inferred that Kennedy was allegorically linked to Obama during her response. In fact, the prior and post comments didn't seem to mention him at all. But some think that this "slip up," if it is one, is a big deal.

She's apologized for it, though she probably didn't need to, and any logical person with all the facts would see that she didn't mean any harm, but unfortunately that's not who's playing it on TV everyday. No. Instead we have what Orson Wells called "The Thought Police."

Ok, maybe that's a little harsh; they don't read anyone's thoughts and subject them to a penalty because of it. Instead, they take what they said, pull what they want out of it, shape it to seem like what they want it to seem like, then present it to the masses, most of whom do not have the patience, time, intelligence, attention, or something (distracted by the kids as you half-listen to the news) to discern whether or not their deductions or insinuations are correct.

No, we blindly and naively listen to this drivel and accept it as pure fact. When you start thinking about it, how much of the news is even fact? How do you know? I mean, I believe there was an Earthquake in China, I believe that many died and were injured, and I believe the news told the truth, but I don't know. It's not a proven fact to me. I didn't see it, feel it, hear from those who did, or even see video of it happening (not that such stuff doesn't exist). But, while that is unlikely to be something the news would make up, what about the war?

Is everything they propose about the war true? Do so many soldiers die? How many Iraqis die? What are the circumstances of those deaths (soldiers and civilians)? Do we know that John McCain really had enough votes to be the Republican Candidate? I didn't count the ballots, nor did anyone I know, or trust.

Anyway, I'm not proposing that the earthquake didn't happen, or McCain didn't win (though I'd still like to see it...), or that so many soldiers are not really dying. I'm proposing that we just be more skeptical when we watch what these strangers bring into our home(they are strangers, unless you know them in person, and even then, the news is often written by someone else, so they're just reading it off the tele-prompter; do you know the one who writes it? or reports it from Reuters or wherever?).

If some Joe Schmoe came down the street, suit and tie, and told you that your house was on fire, would you believe him? What if he told you stuff everyday and some of it was true, and some wasn't?

My Great-Grandmother...

My mom sent me this video and I've watched it a few times. Seeing my Great-Grandmother singing in bed, like this... Well, I can feel it... but there are no words for it.

Short story... with a good lesson...

This is not original, but something a colleague of mine, Jeff, experienced.

He was in Caribbean with a few of his buddies. They were on a business trip but had a day or two off, so on one of those days, they decided to go fishing in the Mediterranean. Asking at the hotel front desk about a good boat, they heard about Captain Luke. He owned his own boat and fishing tour company. They called and made arrangements to leave early in the morning.

The trip was wonderful. The fisherman had everything they needed, lunch was provided, the cost was low, and they all caught some great fish (some of which became lunch). The days passed and they couldn't stop thinking about the trip. However, they saw Captain Luke often, sleeping on a bench outside a bar, drinking in town with the locals, strolling down the boardwalk, laying on the beach. He never seemed to be working.

Well, Jeff's friend, Tom, was a little put off by this. "This man could be making a lot of money. He seems so lazy!" By the end of the trip, Tom had enough. He'd seen the boat docked in the harbor the entire time they were there and knew Captain Luke had not been working, so he approached him.

"Captain Luke, why are you so lazy? My friends and I could fly you up to New York, we could take what you have here and market it throughout the east and west coast, maybe the world. This franchise could make us all a fortune. Why don't you come to New York with us?"

"Well, Tom, I'm not too worried about money. Why would I want to do that?"

"Well, Captain, so you can make a whole bunch of money, so when you're older you can retire, not worry about money, move to the Caribbean, fish when you want, drink, and lay out on the beach."

So far it's been 3 days...

I'm starting my fourth day of posting... and praying when my phone reminds me. It's been going well. I highly recommend it. I mean, we spend so much on these technologies, why not use them to improve our lives in the best way possible? Improving our relationship with God.