This is refreshing, and a good use of what was probably a difficult situation.
From Yahoo!: Would-Be Bride Throws Homeless a Party
When a would-be bride called off her wedding 12 days before the big event, she threw a party anyway — and invited the homeless.
Funny video from Adult Swim featuring a dance contest between Voltron and a “baddie.” Catchy beat. I actually think I had the bad guy action figure growing up. Can’t count how many times I’ve used that “desperation move…” 
Pardon the adult humor in the clip…
Just received word that my good friend Melanie, who I’ve known since middle school and still see on a monthly basis, is in labor! Exciting! More details will come as the new addition to her and her husband Mark’s family makes her appearance into this world.
[Update: Melanie had a 7.7lb baby girl on Monday night at 8:38pm. They named her Meaghan Sue. Congratulations!]
I recently read an article in CCM Magazine about Christian comedy. In this article, several family-friendly comedy programs and comedians were introduced. One of these programs was the Bananas Comedy Show. Now, I have Dish Network and many of these programs are on smaller stations that I, and many others, don’t get, stations such as JC-TV, INSP, I-LIFE, and FAMILYNET. I figured I was out of luck being able to watch any of the shows. However, flipping through the channels one night, I reached AngelOne and lo and behold, Bananas Comedy is on!
I watched the episode that night, but I don’t remember which comedian was on. He wasn’t all that great and I didn’t laugh all that much. I decided to start recording some of the episodes, though, and see if the other comedians struck me as funny. I’m glad I did!
There was one comedian that made me laugh so hard that I was crying and my sides were hurting. This comedian was Taylor Mason. He’s a jack-of-all-trades, doing stand-up with a mix of music, puppets and other props. Absolutely hilarious! I typically don’t watch stand-up, and I sure didn’t expect what I thought was a small-time comedy show to have anyone who was all that great, and boy was I proved wrong. I still laugh out loud about it when I think about it. I was trying to describe it to my friend Lori and I couldn’t stop laughing long enough to get anything out. Taylor Mason definitely hit my funny bone.
Unfortunately, the hard drive in my DVR crashed and I lost my recordings, so I can’t put up my favorite segment, but here is one clip taken from Taylor’s website (click “more” below).
Saw this quiz at Blogthings – The World’s Shortest Personality Test
 You are elegant, withdrawn, and brilliant. For you, comfort and calm are very important. |
Neat little website to check out when you have some spare time: storTroopers – make yourself!
Basically, you start off with a skeleton and are given skin, hair, clothes and other options that you can use to create an image of yourself or whoever you want. Good for creating avatars… If you make a storTrooper, post it in the comments (you’ll need to have the image saved on the internet somewhere to do this, though)
Lately, I’ve had several people ask me about starting a blog – how easy is it to get started, do they have be a computer nerd to have one, could *they* actually be a blogger, etc.
Well, let me say this – anyone can be a blogger, no matter your level of technical expertise (or lack thereof). The only condition for blogging is that you have your own unique voice and are willing to share it with the world, usually in written form. You don’t even need to be a great writer to have a blog – you simply need to be willing to share your interests, your likes and dislikes, your opinions and anything that comes to mind with the world around you. Your blog is as unique as you are, and should be a reflection of you. As long as you are true to yourself and your readers, and aren’t striving to be someone you’re not, you will be a great blogger.
So, you want a blog? How can I get started, you ask? Let me point you to this article at Working Smart – How to Start a Blog
Michael Hyatt, the author, outlines several steps to help get you started.
- Determine a theme.
- Select a service
- Set up your blog
- Write your first post
- Consider using an offline blogging client
- Add the bells and whistles
- Publicize your blog
- Write regularly
Read the full article for more details and specifics on these steps and you’ll be up and running in no time.
Personally, I would reduce/condense the steps to these 5:
Bells and whistles, as well as the other things I left out, will come in time, but aren’t necessary to get started or have a successful blog. Also, publicizing your blog should come naturally – you’ll want to share it with friends and family. Additionally, leaving comments on other blogs will bring traffic to yours, and trust me, the more you blog, they more you’ll read other blogs.
By far, the hardest part of blogging for most is keeping their voice. Many times, you will lose your “voice” and find that you have nothing to say. While writing regularly is important, don’t let it become a chore. You don’t want to end up hating your blog or feel like it’s another thing on your to-do list that needs to be done, that needs to be crossed off the list. The best writing comes naturally and isn’t forced. If you find yourself with nothing to say, though, try to find ways to motivate yourself to write. The easiest way to overcome writer’s block is to write through it. Find little things in your life or interesting articles on the web that are easy to post, things such as “I had a great day,” “I saw this great movie tonight” or “You’ve got to read this story.” If you don’t feel like expanding on the thought, don’t. The important thing is that you wrote something and posted it on your blog. Eventually, though, you’ll find that you can’t leave these thoughts as just one or two lines and you’ll want to expand on them. Before you know it, you’ll be posting regularly again.
Another aspect of losing your voice occurs when you lose your identity and start trying to write like other bloggers. This is a recipe for disaster. The visitors to your blog read it because they like who you are and what you have to say, not because you sound like the blogger next door. If you try to emulate one of the more popular bloggers, whether it’s to increase traffic/readership or to be “cool,” you’ll end up losing your core audience while temporarily gaining the attention of a few fickle readers. As time goes on, you won’t be able to keep up your “fake voice” because it’s not yours, it’s not natural. You’ll grow disheartened as you start losing readers, end up trying even harder to get them back, and eventually lose any motivation to write at all. Through your life as a blogger, your voice will change, but always make sure that it’s your voice and that you remain true to yourself and your loyal readers.
If you don’t already have a blog, I encourage you to take the leap and start one. It’s a great way to communicate with the world around you and you never know when your voice will be caught up by the wind in the blogosphere and lead you to somewhere you never expected.
This is too funny not to post…
Via Yahoo! – Giant Popsicle Melts, Floods NYC Park
An attempt to raise the world’s largest ice pop in a city square ended with a scene straight out of a disaster film — but much stickier.
The 25-foot-tall, 17 1/2-ton treat of frozen Snapple juice melted faster than expected Tuesday, flooding Union Square in downtown Manhattan with kiwi-strawberry-flavored fluid that sent pedestrians scurrying for higher ground.
Firefighters closed off several streets and used hoses to wash away the sugary goo. Some passers-by slipped in the puddles, but no serious injuries were reported.
Still remember you emailing me about Car-Part's website.
never flown?! that blows me away! typo in the 'caliper'. I almost wrote a post today...almost.. . Maybe this weekend...maybe
Suburba
Artist: House of Heroes
Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking
Author: Malcolm Gladwell
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