Halo: It is all I play-o

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Rain

Go ninja go ninja GO!

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50 Things to Share

50 Things to Share
Today at 10:47am
Here's what you're supposed to do... and please don't spoil the fun... copy and paste, delete my answers, type in your answers

1. What time did you get up this morning? 6:40

2. How do you like your steak? Well, well well done
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3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema? Public Enemies

4. What is your favorite TV show? Ghost Hunters

5. What did you have for breakfast? Cinnamon roll

6. What is your middle name? Lynn

7. What is your favorite cuisine? American I guess

8. What foods do you dislike? veggies

10. Favorite dressing? Italian

11. What kind of vehicle do you drive? Chevy Cavalier

12. What are your favorite clothes? jeans

13. If you could go anywhere in the world on vacation, where would it be? Europe

14. Cup 1/2 empty or 1/2 full? Half full

15. Where would you want to retire? I am a bit far from that so I dunno yet

16. Favorite time of day? Night

17. Where were you born? Louisville, KY

18. What is your favorite sport to watch? Baseball

19. Who do you think will not tag you back? Dunno

20. Person you expect to tag you back first? Dunno

21. Pepsi or Coke? DIET coke

22. Bird watcher? nope

23. Are you a morning person or a night person? night person

24. Do you have any pets? 1 Cat

25. Any new and exciting news you'd like to share? Not right now

26. What did you want to be when you were little? Marine biologist or archaeologist

27. What is your best childhood memory? Anything with family

29. Beer or Margarita? Neither

30. Always wear your seat belt? Absolutely

31. Been in a car accident? No thank goodness

32. Favorite restaurant: Texas Roadhouse

33. Favorite Pizza Toppings? Pepperoni

34. Favorite Flower? Rose

35. Favorite ice cream? Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough

36. Favorite fast food restaurant? BK or McDs

37. How many times did you fail your driver's test? zippo

38. From whom did you get your last email? Angie

39. Which store would you choose to max out your credit card? Barnes and Noble

40. Bedtime? 10 - 12

41. Who are you most curious about their responses to this? any

42. Broccoli? um no

43. What was your favorite vacation? Disney World I think although I have enjoyed many

44. Last person you went out to dinner with? Denise and Jan

45. What are you listening to right now? TV

46. What is your favorite color? Green

47. How many tattoos do you have? 2

48. How many are you tagging for this quiz? 0

49. What time did you finish this quiz? 3:03

50. Coffee drinker? Ewww no

Unsung heros

I just read an article about a set of ironworkers that work on the Golden Gate Bridge and how they sign up for a suicide watch and when someone is on their bridge they get up and go to try and talk the person down. They often complete the job without police help because they will often get there before police. They go out because they know the bridge, know safer paths to go and aren't afraid.

I would never have thought about a job like that and what a horrible job it must be but their survival rate for the jumpers is really pretty good. The article is a great one and definately worth reading.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=%2Fchronicle%2Farchive%2F2001%2F01%2F10%2FMN160983.DTL

Holy Cow

We don't truly know all that is out there but this picture is simply amazing and much like an iceberg this is just scratching the surface.

The Cross

So today at church the minister was doing the getting ready for communion talk. He was explaining how communion worked in the church we were in. He then looked up and said "Just as the cross signifies death, the communion table signifies life and death."

I really disagree with that. I believe the cross is a sign of life. I believe I understand what he was saying, or at least alluding to but I still disagree. He did not qualify the statement by saying "At that time" which I believe would have been appropriate. The Romans did use the cross as a way to kill thieves and it was a horrible, horrible way to die. But I do not believe that the cross is any longer a sign of death. It is empty. Therefore a sign of life.

Perhaps I am overthinking this or looking more into his comment then what he meant but there could have been non-believers in that church. And to give the impression that believers wear a cross around their neck and that the cross they wear as a sign of death. No. The cross I wear is a sign of life. A sign that the cross is empty and that he is no longer there. A reminder to me that I need to share the story of that amazing love.

I do not believe that the cross is a sign of death. It is a sign of life. A life that we should be striving to be like. Because that cross reminds us that our life will also be not ended in death but in life. Life eternal.

Happy Birthday America

May the stars and stripes wave forever!!! God bless America!!!!

Global Warming Protest

Thousands arrived to protest global warming.

An Evolution in Christian Music

Christian music has made a huge change since I was a kid. When I was a kid, Carmen was huge for me. I thought he had some great songs and I still think he has great songs. But they had a very distinctive "Christian" sound. The rap wasn't REALLY rap and the hip hop was kinda....well silly.

But like many things, the genre of Christian music has evolved and grown into something that can be listened to by even non believers and enjoyed. There are so many AWESOME singers and groups out here and even my list is not close to the amount of amazing music with a great sound but here are a few that I personally enjoy.

RED - Great group. I put a video up earlier in my blog of them and they are hard, with a driving beat and a great message.

Skillet - This is a group that my brother introduced me to (thanks Paul). This group has a great sound, great guitar rifts. Another great pounding group.

Tenth Avenue North - Another group Paul introduced me to. (thanks again) This group has the sound from Daughtry, all the way to Linkin Park and back. I love all these groups.

Toby Mac - AWESOME AWESOME singer. Was once part of DC Talk (another great group). Toby has some great sounds mixing from rap to reggae and back. Definately worth listening to and purchasing.

I have included a video from the group Skillet for people to watch. The more I have heard this song the more I love it. I wake up with it stuck in my head. So get it stuck in your head now and then go buy the CD. :-) Enjoy.

It's true

This is really cool

I was reading an article today about a student at NYU that has made up an "Anti paparazzi" device that detects camera flashes and flashes a brighter LED light back at the camera, blocking out the picture in a non threatening, non aggressive way.

I think it is a great idea. If you want to read more I have included the link to the article if you wish to read more.

http://www.pdngearguide.com/gearguide/content_display/features/e3ic88ec5d829eb7e967f44dfe352868ea6

Good morning

Good morning all. Another lovely rainy day. I have a meeting at 10 (hence why I am up early) and then I am going grocery shopping. Yes yes, I know. I do lead an exciting life. Bella is already sleeping on the floor beside me after she woke me up this morning. I think she likes me to get up because then I come downstairs and she can sleep on the comfy rug downstairs.

I have Underworld: Rise of the Lycans to watch and I think I am going to try and get some writing in. Should be a great day!!! :-)

Ah well, I need to take off to go and get ready for my meeting. Have a great one all!

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