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Here's a basic map of my route over the next two weeks, in case you are interested in seeing where I will be for my vacation, and for my attendance at Exploration 2009 . Sorry Kansas and Missouri - I'm making a giant circle around you. Maybe some other road-trip.... View Larger Map
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So, I haven't blogged in forever, and all I give you is this graph? But it made me laugh out loud - I couldn't help it. Also, Graph Jam is hilarious. see more Funny Graphs
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I don't often 'play' Friday Five, but given my own current state of transition , and my own recent thoughts about "What Might Have Been," this "fork in the road" Friday Five caught my attention. Over at RevGalBlogPals , Singing Owl writes: I am at a life-changing juncture...
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I read Jeremy's post today about Google FriendConnect and am trying it out here. Note the new boxes in the sidebar. I have no idea if this will prove to be interesting or not, but I don't mind trying it for a while!
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Another meme. (I'll try to write a real post sometime this week.) Borrowed from David . What song makes you instantly think of junior high? Mr. Big, "To Be With You" What song takes you immediately back to high school? Songs from Rent , which was hugely popular when I was in high-school...
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I was tagged by Melissa to do this meme, and since I haven't been blogging about anything else.... Seven Random Rules Here are the rules: Post the rules on your blog. Write 7 random things about yourself. Tag 7 people at the end of your post. Pass on the tag. — 7 things: 1. When I was in eighth grade...
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I just read a very 'on' article in Christian Century, written by Martin B. Copenhaver, called "Handshake Ritual." Reflections on the practice of greeting the congregation at the door after worship. Excerpt: "Worship is over and I am standing in the doorway shaking hands. In front...
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This is how I found my cat, Ella, earlier tonight: Maybe she'll have some ideas for my Easter sermon.
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I got back yesterday from my week's vacation in the Caribbean on a 9 day cruise with Royal Caribbean. I had a great time. I went with my mother, brother , and his girlfriend, and we visited Haiti (sort of - because of the weather that day we couldn't get off the boat - but I was in the waters...
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I'm on vacation today - leaving for a cruise(!!!) to the Caribbean. I suspect I won't be blogging much until I return til the 13th....
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The folks over at UM Portal have a post up about choosing a United Methodist of the Year . They mention George, ***, Hillary, and John, as well as Billy Bob Thornton, but I'm not intimidated. I've decided to toss my hat into the ring. My qualifications: * I always try to add more potlucks to...
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I've mentioned before that my youngest brother, Todd , is an actor . Living with him can be - trying. I tease him all the time that his career is "pretending" for a living. Right now he has set up a mini-photo studio in the basement to work on his headshots. I constantly have to run lines...
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Since I'm not doing anything particularly productive on my vacation (I guess that's how vacation is supposed to be, but I feel like I should be doing work), I may as well play the Rev Gals Friday Five instead of striving for a more theologically-trying post. ( I replaced the RevGals pic with...
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I was doing some reading on the web the other day, trying to figure out what kind of impact Stephen Colbert is having on the polls so far, which is an interesting topic in itself. But in my searching, I came across this tool from Select Smart , which allows you to respond to your views on many topics...
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Have you seen this site ? Hilarious. I especially like "Fake Joel Osteen" and "Fake Rob Bell." (h/t to Gavin )