DISQUS

The problem is that it doesn't just stop at honouring and recognizing; it also elevates people. To me, this is dangerous. To me, this is why scandals like the Healer hoax have such a far-reaching effect - the person gets elevated and praised instead of God being magnified and praised.

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...and this is why I just can't stand the "worship" industry; giving awards out to some people for magnifying God better than others.

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"You too can use Photoshop to convincingly put pictures of cats in silly situations."

CommentLuv wins it for me.

No video, but here goes.


Knock Knock

Who's there?

Death

Death wh.......

I use it for pretty much anything that requires a note or a reminder or a list or just something I'll need to reference later. For example, if I'm in a meeting without my laptop, I use Evernote on my iPhone to make notes. When I'm done with the meeting, they are already sync'd with my laptop and desktop.

Also, I have a permanent note - 'Shopping List'. When I remember I need something, I make a note. When I'm at the store, I pull that note up on the phone.

Great for offline blogging too - write, save, sync, and then I can post from any computer next time I'm online.

Bookmarks, links, screenshots etc.

Many many other ways.

I have multiple notebooks and I use the 'Tags' function extensively.

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I did not watch this and would not watch this because spiders are freaky and disgusting and can paralyze me just be being within my field of vision. No venom needed. BUT, this is exactly what the blogosphere exists for in my opinion. Sheer brilliance.

Although...Black Widow? In your back yard? Really? I would be on the phone to pest control quicker than than Steve Irwin could say "you're a feisty little fellow". That's one nasty and dangerous arachnid.

What happened to my comment? It was long and lengthy and informative and the most I've written in the blogosphere all week. Hmph!

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Dude, I'm insanely jealous. I wish I could be there! I was raised on a healthy diet of jazz, blues, swing, and military bands (spot the odd one out), so I'm heavily in to a lot of the first three.

Traditionally, I love the old timers - John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker, Count Basie, Ella Fitzgerald, Nina Simone etc.

I also like some traditional Latin jazz, like Stan Getz, Dizzy Gillespie, Joao Gilberto.

I'm not such a huge fan of modern jazz or improv/freestyle jazz, but I do like some David Sanborn, Pat Methany, Fourplay, Yellow Jackets and Cedric Simon.

Swing is a no brainer; Frank, Sammy and Dean are the kings, and I'll dig some Harry Connick Jr often, as well as some other names from the big band era; Glen Miller definitely, Buddy Greco, Mel Torme, Oeggy Lee, Bobby Darin, Nancy Wilson etc.

And then blues. I'll dig pretty much any good blues, from the big names like BB King, John Lee Hooker, Howlin' Wolf, through modern day blues players like John Mayer and Derek Trucks.

One thing I REALLY like, and seems to be lesser known on this side of the Atlantic, is 'French Touch' jazz (sometimes known as Jazztronica). It's essentially the fusing of live jazz musicians with beats and loops and deep house sounds. St. Germain are the kings of this (check out their albums 'Boulevard' and 'Tourist'), but there are plenty of excellent artists out there; The Streetlife Originals, Solaris Heights, Trio De Janeiro, Ludovic Navarre etc. Also check the 'Paris Under A Groove' collection and the 'St Germain Des Pres Cafe' collection (not related to the other St. Germain.

Enjoy the weekend!

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Me. @englishguy

No, seriously, I think @kurtjohnston is a great follow.

I'm 3 days late to the party, but what the heck...there's my set list...

Someone launch the ROFLCopter. This is too funny.

I'll not being able to get together with you guys. I'm too busy faking a dislocated knee and writing a song about my physical therapist to bother with you gullible lot.

Sorry...bad taste...I say we all hit The Yard House is Riverside. Get Kirkpatrick there as well.

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Dude, that's hilarious. But seriously, I totally agree. The intention of the law is good. The execution is as lame as can be.

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Precisely. I didn't post on the issue yesterday deliberately because of the hysteria surrounding the issue and also just to give myself some time to process it all, but essentially I agree with what you just said. I posted my more elaborate thoughts a few minutes ago...

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Rhonda and I have been married for 4 1/2 years. I married way way up. She's the hottest chick on the planet.

Since you so cruelly laughed at my Drivers License debacle and the unfortunate nature of my "Is he stoned and drunk?" picture, I vote for number 2.

Oh....apology accepted...although I agree with your first comment. Freakin' hilarious.

I was about to break the good news to you that you actually have 41.3% of your readership using IE, but I see someone already did that. So I won't say anything along those lines whatsoever.

I'm a hybrid user - FF and Safari.

I have a real hard time with the phrase "God showed up". I don't think God does show up, since he's everywhere all of the time. Saying He showed up indicates an absence of Him in the first place. I think a better phrase is "We finally tuned in to His presence".

When he/she tries to "rally the crowd" like we're at a rock concert and he/she is the rock star..

Or when he/she doesn't get that just because a person isn't raising their hands or dancing or singing or clapping or "pumping their fists" doesn't mean that they are not worshiping and doesn't mean that God isn't working on them.

Glad you could come to game with me bro and really glad you enjoyed it. We'll definitely need to do it again. By the way, the return Chivas game (where Chivas are the home team) is on August 14th. My season tickets don't cover that game since it's a Chivas home game, but I'll be going for sure.

This is definitely a touchy subject and one that I think has merit on either side of the argument.

First of all, I applaud the young lady for preserving life in the face of her hurtful ordeal. To keep the baby must have been a difficult decision in itself.

As for 'concealing the truth'. The way I see it is this; I am certain that there are details of heaven and hell that God has chosen not to reveal to us in this life, either because the magnificence of heaven's glory us too much for us to comprehend, or the savage torture of hell that we've been spared from is too terrifying for our minds to deal with. To me, this is part of God's mercy; we know enough and we know what we need to know to make an informed decision, but there are things we don't need to know and probably shouldn't know while we are bound by our human limitations.

Is there a parallel with this chain of though that can be drawn with the decision this young lady has to face? What good would it do to tell her daughter that she was the product of rape? Should she be given the whole truth, or just enough for her to be informed but not damaged?

I don't have an answer, and I don't think anyone can have a definitive answer to this. Tough question. Great blog post.

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"Real Men Piss Standing Up"

www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDxcyqeRc-4

I turn 30 this month too. Can I get a present a day as well?

I'm in for the rugby. By the way, that's USA Sevens, not Stevens :o)

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