• Excellent Online Bible Study Tools

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    There are a ton of online tools that can help you with Bible study. I tend to just use a few, so I thought I’d share them here. A few great tools are better than a bunch of okay tools. Feel free to add links to your favorite quality tools as well in the...

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    Quick Hits | Sunday, August 12, 2012

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    This weekend, much like last weekend, was a celebration of relationships. The highlights of my weekend featured time with my friends and family. I mean, come on, how can I top this? On Friday night after work I did my regular Graham’s hitch to socialize and dance and shed the tension of the work...

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    Real Hardcore Office Parkour

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    That. Just. Happened. Well, two years ago.

    This is what happens when your boss is out of the office, you just watched the intro of an Office episode that was similar, and Ben comes around with his camera.

    Ben’s brother, Tim Lolli, accidentally fell into the film. He was a good sport, and a quick read to develop his character. We were also fortunate to have William Winkler make a cameo appearance near the denouement to up the dramatic intensity of the storyline.

    Another quality production by Ben Lolli.

    No furniture or computers were harmed irreparably in the making of this film.

    Link: The Original. Just flat out inspirational.

     

    Quick Hits | Thursday, August 9, 2012

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    Today was a pretty good day: I made some progress at work on creating a generic form generator that can update any table tied to a selected database, including setting some parameters on form fields and placing some checks on numerical fields. This little app can change how quickly building a backend administration area...

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    SOTD: “Forgiven Not Forgotten” by The Corrs

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    It was nearly 15 years ago that, one evening, I sat in one of the local Flying Star coffee shops visiting with my Aunt Sharon when this song came on in the background music stream. I remember hearing bits of the lyrics and the driving drum bed and was so distracted I excused myself momentarily to find out who this group was. So began my affection for the music of these four Irish siblings.

    So much talent in one family, as showcased here in this video, which was the second single released off of their debut album of the same. The Corrs have had massive success in Britain, Ireland and Australia while experiencing mediocre reception in the U.S. Still, their music has sold over 40 million albums worldwide since 1995.

    Great musicians. Great lyricists. Great music.

    Quick Hits | Wednesday, August 8, 2011

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    For whatever reason, I was so wasted last night.  I was in bed by 9:30 PM (which is early for me) and I slept fairly solidly until 7:00 this morning.  I’ve been dealing with sleepiness between 2 and 3 each day this week, even though I drink coffee in the morning and eat a...

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    Write For Real

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    About two months ago, Anne Lamott tweeted a line of advice for writers that has stayed on my mind ever since.  She said “Write as if your parents are dead.” I’ve thought for a while about what that statement implied there. She is saying to write as if your parents will never read what...

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    Quick Hits | Monday, August 6, 2012

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    After a great weekend away with my brother and his gals in Colorado, it was kind of hard to go back to work this morning.  It probably didn’t help that I didn’t get last night’s post finished until 1:30 AM.  That’ll take you out a bit in the morning.  I do remember having two...

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    A Memorable Birthday Weekend

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    "Sons of the Dirt" Cover: Flying the Coop

    I had a pretty special weekend this weekend, which started on Thursday afternoon. My closest friend of some 25 or so years, Chris, took me to lunch at Chipotle as a special treat- to celebrate my birthday.  Both he and I had not eaten yet at the Albuquerque location since it opened last year...

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    Quick Hits | Tuesday, August 1, 2012

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    After working full days on Saturday and Sunday, work has slowed down a little, allowing me a chance to pause and think a bit about life as another birthday approaches and breezes by on the road of life.  Time moves so quickly.  My friend Chris reminded me on Sunday night that, on that day,...

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    Quick Hits | Sunday, July 29, 2012

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    It’s been a long short weekend. Between yesterday and today, about 15 hours of it was spent at the office, coding, trying to get a web project ready for presentation to a state agency tomorrow morning. It’s been a little stressful, but the site is a good demonstration of what we can do in...

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    Quick Hits | Wednesday, July 25, 2012

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    I didn’t sleep well last night, but I got up early and spent some time in the Word.  I realize daily how important that time is with God, and yet for some reason, I don’t give it enough weight in my life. Well, I read in Numbers 5 and 6, and was touched by...

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