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Category: Ideas

  • PC Program

    So I was doing my normal morning search of the happenings and going ons in the world.  I was checking news and updates, and somehow I came across an article about netbooks.  Netbooks are $300ish little laptops with limited capabilities, but alot of value for the money. Anyway, it led…

  • Really Bad Powerpoint

    I am working on a presentation for a speaking engagement for this weekend.  I’m a big fan of Seth Godin and his ideas.  He’s pretty particular about presentations – being a marketer and all.  He has on his blog a post called “really bad powerpoint”  Do a search for it…

  • The Opposite of Love

    I was listening to a sermon this week, and the preacher said that the opposite of love is not hate.  The opposite of love is fear.  Well, for those that are followers of Jesus – the opposite of love is fear. 1 John 4:18 says – There is no fear…

  • A Psalm for Zach

    A few years ago, a professor of mine would write Psalms.  The dictionary defines a Psalm as a sacred song or hymn.  There are a few of them that are pretty brutal – so they would  be fight songs.  My professor just described them as the thoughts of men directed…

  • Facebook and Outlook

    There was a time when I would feel guilty that Facebook was open on my computer at work.  There was a time when Facebook was mainly for fun and play. These days, it’s just as much a professional communication tool as my Outlook.  I actually have both open at the…

  • Public is the New Private

    Sharing everything is now the norm.  I posted once about a lady on the phone – having a pretty private conversation out in the open – at least her end of it was private – well, it should have been private.  But with more and more opportunities to tell more…

  • Personal Digital Players

    On my recent trip to Hawaii, the airline that we were on had Personal Digital Players for rent – 15 bucks for the flight.  My brother ended up renting one of those and he said that the movies on this thing wasn’t that great.  On a trip back to the…

  • The Price of an iPhone

    If you buy the cheapest iPhone right now – it is only 49 bucks for a refurbished 8 gig iPhone.  The cheapest individual plan is 40 bucks a month.  The data plan is 30 bucks a month – making the montly bill 70 bucks – that’s without text messaging.  That’s…

  • Mimetic Theory

    Ever heard of it?  Yeah, neither have I until I read it in a book this past weekend. It’s a theory put forth by Rene Girard.  He basically says that humans desire mimetically.  Basically, you desire the same things that other people have; that you borrow their desires.  There’s more…

  • Identity and Places

    I just came home from Hawaii.  I love going home and seeing things and places that have so much significance for me – places where I experienced my first “you name it” or places that have shaped my identity.  There are some places that I go to where there used…

  • Song Meaning Websites

    Have you ever checked them out?  They’re pretty interesting – websites set up to allow individuals to post what they think is the meaning of particular songs.  It’s just an organized way for anyone to randomly put their own meanings to songs that they did not write.  I found it…

  • Something to Aim For

    Interesting Idea: Yesterday, while at Borders, I picked up the book Nudge.  I’m going to buy it when I’m done with the book that I’m currently reading, but as I scanned the book ever so quickly-I read a passage that had me laughing and pondering for most of the day.…