you’ve got to check out this. it’s a google maps display of the lunar landings which start back on july 20, 1969.
enjoy.
okay apple haters this one is for you
the ipod flea – click here to view the movie
i found this on doug pagitt’s blog and thought it was quite funny.
don’t panic
i figured i would give y’all an update on my arm. as you probably know i received a typhoid shot earlier today to get myself ready for our annual youth mission trip to nicaragua. for some reason the typhoid shot is always painful and earlier today was no exception – it hurt. the question now is does it still hurt?
the answer is – yes it does still hurt.
ouch
i’m not a wimp about shots or anything but i received my bi-annual typhoid shot for going to nicaragua and my arm is killing me. this has to consistently be the most painful shot i have ever gotten.
critique
i love good comments from people. i really enjoy it when people brag about something i have done or said. it makes my day or night we someone says that what i have lead has been amazing.
of course, i don’t usually grow much from these positive comments that i love to hear. actually, i usually grow the most form negative comments. for me the negative comments usually point the clearest to my weaknesses. in some ways the negative comments are closer to honest critique than any of the positive comments i have ever received.
according to wikipedia criticism is:
the activity of judgement or interpretation … the process of offering valid and well-reasoned opinions about the work of others in a friendly manner rather than an oppositional one.
i need people to “reason” about what i am doing so that it’s weaknesses can be pointed out and i can work on improving those areas. that’s why i joined the weekly group at flickr. weekly is a place where you can post one picture a week and then people offer their criticism concerning your photo. i want to improve as a photographer and the weekly group is helping with that. i love it. the positive comments are good but truthfully i usually learn allot more from the negative comments.
i feel the same is true in ministry. the positive feedback is nice but the negative statements (when we sort through all the person crap that often accompanies them) do the best job of pointing out our areas for improvement. i don’t absorb all that is said with a negative comment because often there is a bunch of personal bitterness connected with some of those statements. yet more often than not there is a nugget of truth to be found within the criticism. that’s what i want to discover. i want to find that small granule of truth and learn from it.
alan, the assistant youth minister, and i are about to start critiquing each other’s messages. hopefully we can lovingly point out each other’s strengths and weaknesses and improve because of it. i hope it works because i know that i need it.
firefox is amazing
over the past few weeks i have found a new reason to love firefox. that new reason is called grease monkey. grease monkey is an extension to firefox that allows people to write and use scripts that improve how the browser works on various websites.
for example, i use one that makes it possible for me to get the link code to a specific image without having to go through several other pages, another that highlights which discussion threads i have been posting in and which ones have been updated, and finally another that automatically uses google maps to geotag my images.
if you look around i’m sure you will find some computer genius you has written a scrip to make surfing your favorite site easier. i love this.
a million pieces take a long time to put together.
the family and i had a “willy wonka” day today. first we went to see “charlie and the chocolate factory” today and then we watched the dvd of the original movie.
i sad to say that i found the remake disappointing. actually it would have been a decent movie if i had never seen the original. yet that’s the problem with remaking a classic – it’s very difficult to match it let alone top it. “charlie and the chocolate factory does neither. it’s a good and funny movie but the original was a great movie.
johnny depp is a freak as willy wonka. i understand why some people have compared his portrayal of willy wonka with a candy making michael jackson. i wish tim burton has left the original movie alone and done a sequel or something.
global dominators photo pool
i’ve created a photo pool for the houston global encounter week. if you belong to flickr and went with us to houston then you are welcome to add your pictures.
otherwise, just enjoy viewing what everyone adds to the mix.
you can view it here
we’re back
we’re back from houston. the church we worked with in houston was (and is) incredible. of course, it is now good to be home.
back home
i’m finally back home (actually i got back earlier today). i have eaten, taken a nap, watched the final disc of “24” season 3, and now i am watching “equilibrium“. i still need to process my thoughts concerning the mission trip i just experienced. i did have the chance, along with alan, to talk with one of the leaders of the organization and express my worries concerning it. she seemed to receive it well.
overall the trip did once again confirm that i love my youth. they are simply the greatest youth in the world.