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Re: http://ourlittleapartment.blogspot.com/2009/10/cookie-monster-could-totally-be-vegan.html

micah — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 03:54:45 -0000

This is a great post.. Very informative... I can see that you put a lot of hard work on your every post that's why I think I'd come here more often. Keep it up! By the way, you can also drop by my blogs. They're about Vegetable Gardening and Composting. I'm sure you'd find my blogs helpful too.

Re: Maybe the Weird Science Boys Had It Right

micah — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 19:08:48 -0000

Im good with the boobs part...LOL.

Re: OhGizmo! » Archive » One Second Iris Scanning Webcam Closer To Market

micah — Mon, 22 May 2006 17:11:19 -0000

Iris scanning DOES add one major thing to the mix that fingerprint scanning doesn't. Iris scanners cannot be faked by use of a gummy bear. If someone uses a fingerprint scanner, someone later can get the print with a gummy bear and use it to scan in successfully.

Re: You Are Not Listening To Whispers

micah — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 10:49:36 -0000

While I agree with this post in its entireity (almost) - this sentence just rang strange for me "Treat them with respect, and sometimes the most respectful thing you can do is implement what they are asking for." That sounds like giving in to a single vocal detractor. It sounds like allowing people outside the company to drive company direction. The issue is that many companies are pulled in multiple directions by multiple forces. Its great to get feedback from users, but no matter what a company does, there will be a group of people that are supportive, and a group of people that are disappointed. Which one do you listen to? If you implement what the disappointed group wants (as suggested in the sentence above), then does the happy group become the disappointed group? Listening is fantastic. But its doesnt stop there. A company must CRITICALLY listen. A company must be able to separate the signal from the noise, and, while acknowledging all that they have been heard, only act on the feedback that truly drives a company's vision and mission forward. And, Geoff, you are correct, action is important. But what is more important is honesty and truth. I have gotten thousands of suggestions from customers, investors, and other interested parties, and while, again, I acknowledge listening to them, I indicate to each group what exactly we plan to implement, when that implementation may occur -- in essence setting proper expectations. If you tell an interested party that you are going to do something, then do it. If you are not going to do anything, tell them that too.

Re: Be Political

micah — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 19:37:33 -0000

You know I dont vote. You know why. The primary reason being that it drives me nuts that people get all "world changing" every 3.5 years. Fuck being political. Be a world changer daily. Vote with your actions every day. (and by you, I dont mean you, I mean people in general). Do good every day. Make a small difference in someone's life TODAY, everyday. There will be a million posts just like this one. All with merit, all with heartful goodness behind it. But voting wont make the world a better place. Action will. Be active, fuck the political.

Re: http://theepicbeat.com/blog/2007/05/18/112/

micah — Mon, 21 May 2007 18:25:00 -0000

no wonder my stomach hurts when i eat mentos and drink diet coke.

cute house.

Re: http://theepicbeat.com/blog/2007/05/19/113/

micah — Mon, 21 May 2007 18:29:00 -0000

it is my goal to master the tin whistle by the end of this year.

Re: http://theepicbeat.com/blog/2007/05/26/117/

micah — Sun, 27 May 2007 12:07:00 -0000

yay!
congrats!!!

Re: Get coffee here! Just don’t tell anyone.

micah — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 16:58:00 -0000

i've been there once.
went to check out some chick's photos that were up.

i'll have to see about getting some of mine put together to hang in there. more coffee houses should allow artists to display stuff. yup.

Re: Lars and the Real Girl

micah — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 01:41:00 -0000

i want to see it toooooo!!!

Re: 280 - 210 - 240

micah — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 00:48:00 -0000

you can do iiiiiiiiiiiiiiit!
:)

Re: The friend I don’t deserve

micah — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 22:31:00 -0000

so i know aaron is all "anti-blog" but he should breakdown and create one just for people who can't see his face all the time.
emily toooooo.

i miss those two.

Re: The incredible secret of good posts

micah — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 13:07:00 -0000

Thanks for the mention :)

Re: Etch-A-Scratch : All PS3 Themes

micah — Sat, 03 May 2008 18:40:37 -0000

Awesome, Mate.

Re: Dragon Ball Z 02 : All PS3 Themes

micah — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 17:18:34 -0000

is it for wii?

Re: The Roots ft. Wale, Chrisette Michele – Rising Up

micah — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 21:07:07 -0000

This is cool. its quite gogoesque. This cd is gonna be cool as long as the new bassist doesnt ruin it....

Re: Why The Long Face?

micah — Tue, 07 Mar 2006 08:43:00 -0000

Thanks for your post. I happened upon it. I wonder if the 40's are as self realizing for everyone, everywhere, across the globe. I, too, am 44 and have found an inner peace about myself. Unfortunately, I did not have that confidence in my 20's when my outsides were relatively attractive. But I like myself now, and what others think of my looks, which aren't bad, how I dress, what my opinion is, etc, gives us a new type of freedom we didn't have enjoy before. And I LIKE IT!!

Re: Poisoning Calvin’s Well

micah — Wed, 01 Jun 2005 17:25:00 -0000

Firstly, jM, edit the main post to say "Calvinism" rather than clavinism. :)

Secondly... the question of whether it was right to execute Servetus is much like asking if it was right for the Israelites to kill Amalekites. The answer is, at the time, yes.

Servetus had escaped from a Roman Catholic prison and though arrested and warned many times to cease propagating his heresy, he continued to write, publish and distribute heretical material. Under the laws of the lands in which Servetus had been in, execution was the proscribed punishment for teaching heresy.

Remember, its not as if Servetus was a hermit somewhere muttering profane obscenities under his breath, he was actively preaching falsehood. Surely in the 21st Century that we live in, under the rule of the secular-humanist system of the US and other nations the punishment seems extreme, but Servetus was condemned to die in that Roman prison, and his only escape hastened his death though under a different theocracy. Such action would be akin to a government taking action against Jim Jones or other doomsday cults prior to their slaughter, it would have been just.

Simply put, the argument against Calvinism on the basis of Servetus' execution is short-sighted, historically inaccurate, and devoid of theological content. It is the foremost of genetic fallacies used in attack against Calvinism. Though Calvin was the primary weapon against Servetus errors, his input into Servetus' punishment was minimal, and even rejected by the government of Geneva.

The argument that attempts to contrast the Servetus account with that of Vogelsangh does not take into account Servetus' previous warnings, arrests, and imprisonments as a repeat offender, nor the limitation of Calvin's sway with the Genevan government at the time. Once again, its another empty argument attempting to deny the truth of Calvinism by attacking a proponent thereof. Genetic fallacy.

Re: Poisoning Calvin’s Well

micah — Wed, 01 Jun 2005 17:32:00 -0000

Sorry, not Genetic Fallacy (A Genetic Fallacy is a line of "reasoning" in which a perceived defect in the origin of a claim or thing is taken to be evidence that discredits the claim or thing itself. It is also a line of reasoning in which the origin of a claim or thing is taken to be evidence for the claim or thing. )

But poisoning the well... ;)

Re: SBTS, Mohler & Moore: Alcohol &

micah — Wed, 28 Sep 2005 14:52:00 -0000

some Christians are very PROUD and boastful about their "freedoms." they try and make sure that others hear about or see just how "free" they are.

Certainly. I'm quite proud that my Savior has freed me from the laws of false piety created by men to enslave other men and I will most certainly try and make sure that others hear that they too can be freed from their enslavement to legalism... be it through sharing a drink, a pipe or a Pepsi.

As to Rom 14, some use this passage as if Paul was placing imbibing believers under a no-drink policy. Thus the tryanny of the weak becomes becomes the defacto law of the church. Suddenly it is wrong for the pastor or elders or even lay persons to drink alcohol, watch movies or enjoy a cigar because "someone might see them and stumble!"

Paul is specifically talking about eating meat, and elsewhere mentions meat sacrificed to idols. Now surely this principle can carry over to other liberties, but Paul was quite careful to apply the same standard in the opposite direction. Those who didn't eat were not to judge those who did.

Rarely does the Christian person who feels at liberty to drink alcohol try to force or persuade others to do likewise, in fact it is almost always the one who abstains who seeks to enforce his or her will upon the others.

In the end, Luther's little book on Christian liberty nails it:

"Or else we may meet with simple-minded and ignorant persons, weak in the faith, as the Apostle calls them, who are as yet unable to apprehend that liberty of faith, even if willing to do so. These we must spare, lest they should be offended. We must bear with their infirmity, till they shall be more fully instructed.... Thus, though we ought boldly to resist those teachers of tradition, and though the laws of the pontiffs, by which they make aggressions on the people of God, deserve sharp reproof, yet we must spare the timid crowd, who are held captive by the laws of those impious tyrants, till they are set free. Fight vigorously against the wolves, but on behalf of the sheep, not against the sheep. And this you may do by inveighing against the laws and lawgivers, and yet at the same time observing these laws with the weak, lest they be offended, until they shall themselves recognize the tyranny, and understand their own liberty"

Re: The 50 Most Influential Christians?

micah — Thu, 19 Jan 2006 04:20:00 -0000

At least Piper finished ahead of Dr. Phil.

Re: Common Eco-Myth: Wind Turbines Kill Birds

micah — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 10:31:11 -0000

This is possibly the most pethedic article i have ever read\. You people have no lives and if you care so much about this why dont you get in a plane, try being a bird, and fly threw a giant wind turbine. Hopefully you can go be with your preciousbird conterparts in your little bird heaven. Have a nice day

Re: Lexus Hybrid Sedan As Police Car

micah — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 22:10:53 -0000

The city of Madison, Mississippi has a few 2008 Chevy Impalas that are Flex Fuel cars. The chief chose the car because they handle well in traffic. They are kind of sporty look for a police car.

Re: Picture worth 1000 Words Dept: 15,000 People Per Hour

micah — Mon, 01 Jan 2007 13:07:04 -0000

People need to get over the stigma against buses as transportation for the 'poor people'. This is the only practical way for public transportation to work in places like Los Angeles. Combined with a couple light rail routes from outlying areas (Inland Empire, High desert, etc..) it would be cheap and efficient, but with our current stigma out here no one would ride them.

This isn't mentioning the sick fascination with a single person driving and SUV to work every day that is in place here too.

Re: Survey: Hummers or Hikers?

micah — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 14:39:54 -0000

I have been an outdoor enthusiast for nearly 25 years.

I love getting out of the city and into nature so much that I want to experience every bit of it that I can. I choose a modes of transportation that are a bit faster than walking or hiking. However every outing I go on, I find myself getting off my bike, dual sport enduro motorcycle, or 4x4 and taking the time to get close to nature and the beauty that God created for all humans to enjoy.

Getting lost in the scenery and absorbing the deafening silence is a special time that I can never seem to get enough.

Any responsible outdoor enthusiast knows to pack in what they pack out, but it takes more than that to be proactive. Out here in Southern California, the OHV enthusiast are faced with some of the harshest rules and regulations that the crazy left wingers could come up with. For pretty much no other reason then they dont like or appreciate the sport that keeps many economies above water. They closed down 90% of the Imperial Sand Dunes, forcing hundreds of thousands of OHV enthusiasts into several confined areas. This is extremely dangerous for this many riders to be crossing paths in a very tiny area. The fees have risen but know money has been put back into the parks or facilities. The amount of accidents has risen but there are know more 1st responders.

Thankfully the offroad industry is chalk full of organizations and volunteers that work hard to fight the liberals at the state and local levels. The offroad groups and clubs organize cleanups and raise funds to help educate those that access these areas irresponsibly.