Entries from November 2007

November 30, 2007

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Sixty-three is the number of to-do list tasks/e-mails/phone calls I dealt with today.
With that exhaustive day I am done for the week. I hope to have a few new things to announce come Monday. That’s called a teaser in the ad biz.
Everyone have a great weekend.

November 30, 2007

On why I’ll never win the lottery

Beyond the fact that I don’t really play the lottery, I don’t think I’ll ever suddenly come into any huge amounts of cash. Steven Furtick has a great post today about seeking security outside of God’s security and how he’ll never let us get too comfortable.
I think if I ever came into lottery-amounts of cash, [...]

November 30, 2007

Coke roast

My house smells right now like a simmering Coke roast and it is glorious. If they could bottle this smell and sell it, I’d buy the first case. Coke roast is, from what I understand, a roast marinated in all sorts of great things, including a whole lot of Coca-Cola.
Special thanks to one of the [...]

November 29, 2007

The death of something great

For 13 issues I worked alongside one of the most talented groups of people I’ve ever met. Each month we produced The Business Journal and created something we could all be proud of. I say produced, because we were informed today that the December issue we just shipped out would be the last. Apparently ad [...]

November 29, 2007

Unintentionally funny

Gmail runs text ads alongside your e-mails as you read them. They are usually context sensitive, so if you are reading an e-mail about gardening, you’ll see ads for gardening stuff.
To show you what kind of day I had, I was reading an e-mail I had sent and it had ads along the side that [...]

November 28, 2007

You think your church is portable?

This video is amazing. The music gets a little over-the-top but the quality of the work is stunning.
Even you have to watch this one, Mom.
Note: My mom usually ignores the videos I post, but she’ll like this one. Promise.
Via Coudal.

November 28, 2007

Pulse

Yesterday I found a new web-app called Pulse. It is a very cool and very free tool for tracking cash flow in your business. It ties in with Basecamp, which I use for project management.
For the bargain price of free, it’s worth looking into. I’ve been very impressed with the user-interface so far. It’s very [...]

November 28, 2007

The next iPod?

The new Amazon Kindle is a very interesting device that reminds me a lot of the original iPod.
The first reactions have been similar to the first iPod’s. “Who will use it?” “It’s too expensive.” And just as the iPod wasn’t the first mp3 player, the Kindle isn’t the first eBook reader. Like the iPod, it [...]

November 27, 2007

Following your congregation instead of God

This is worth reading for anyone in ministry.

November 27, 2007

To Microsoft users

I’ll use this post as in informal poll. If you use Microsoft Windows, please post a comment below.
Do you really love Windows? I’m just curious. Most Microsoft defenders/Apple haters do so because they are so invested in Microsoft systems they can’t imagine anything else. I’ve come across very few, though, that actually love using Windows.
Even [...]

November 27, 2007

Smoke signals to Microsoft

I currently find myself the owner to two Xbox 360 systems. While this would seem an enviable position, it turns out you can only play one at a time.  So, I’ve lined up a happy buyer for my extra system. The only problem, I need to get a cable from Microsoft to transfer the data [...]

November 23, 2007

Thanksgiving wrap-up

While watching The Incredibles, I realized Mr. Incredible is based on my dad.
My brother bought Becca the best birthday present ever. Turns out it was really for me. I’ll post pictures when I have time.
There is no better place on this Earth than my parents’ house. I was toeing the line of burning out after [...]

November 22, 2007

Turkey Day

This Thanksgiving I’m thankful for all you guys, my lovely and talented readership.
We’re here at my parents house enjoying some badly needed relaxation time. The Cowboys are about to kick off and demolish the Jets so I gotta go. I hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving.

November 21, 2007

Black Friday

What is the amount of money that would cause you to wake up in time to make it to a 4AM sale? That’s what “Black Friday” is all about, isn’t it? Money?
Honestly, I haven’t seen anything out there discounted enough to make me fight those crowds. I don’t care how much money you stand to [...]

November 20, 2007

Field Notes MIA

Well, it took a while, but I finally lost my first Field Notes notebook. Even though the front inside cover indicates there is no “hansom reward” for it’s return, know that there is. I miss the little guy. He’s half full of phone numbers, notes from the field and the initial plans for my world [...]