“It isn’t enough to turn away from a bad example; you need to turn toward a good one. Whatever is wrong or unacceptable needs to be replaced with what’s good and right.”
—Fathers.com newsletter
June 2011
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Last-minute Father's Day ideas. →
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If you think you missed Father’s Day, it’s not too late. Here are my ideas. Hope it helps!
“If I find in myself desires which nothing in this world can satisfy, the only logical explanation is that I was made for another world.”
—C.S. Lewis
“If for all practical purposes we believe that this life is our best shot at happiness, if this is as good as it gets, we will live as desperate, demanding, and eventually despairing men and women. We will place on this world a burden it was never intended to bear. We will try to find a way to sneak back into the Garden and when that fails, as it always does, our heart fails as well. If truth be told, most of us live as though this life is our only hope.”
—The Sacred Romance by John Eldredge
I just checked out Grantland.com, Bill Simmons' new website. →
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Here’s what I notice so far:
- They use a lot of footnotes. Both Simmons and Chuck Klosterman have a plethora in their first articles.
- To quote the BS Report, it’s a “free-flowing conversation”.
- It’s got an editorial, a Klosterman basketball story, and a reality show fantasy draft upon today’s 11 PM Central launch.
Check it out. They’re working the kinks out, but I like the guys working on it.
“The God of angel armies sounds like the one who would roll up his sleeves, take up sword and shield to break down gates of bronze, and cut through bars of iron to rescue me.”
—John Eldredge in Waking the Dead
My Daddy Diary in North Texas Child Magazine. →
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Not trying to be a ham, just wanted to give people a chance to read it if they didn’t see it the first time.
“We apply fight-or-flight reflexes not only to predators but to the data itself.”
—“The Last Word”, The Week, May 20, 2011
First impressions about Google Music...
- I have over 3,000 songs, so it’s taking a long time to upload them all. I have about 700 uploaded after 3 days (I haven’t been connected to it the whole time, in fairness), and it looks like it may be a week before this is through. I’m not sure if I just have a very large collection, or if Google Music is slow to upload.
- It plays similar to iTunes. When I put my music on shuffle, songs play at very good quality and feels like I’m listening to iTunes or Pandora. I am really excited about the convenience of having my iTunes account work like Pandora. (Added bonus, I think this will get around the filter at my work!)
- Google Music gives you free songs. Most of the songs Google gives you didn’t really interest me, but about 10 of the 100 or so were really good. I’ll take a few really good songs over several decent songs any day.
I don’t know what the new Apple cloud or MobileMe redux that Steve Jobs announced at the Apple keynote speech yesterday will be like until I actually use it, but so far, Google Music will be a very useful challenger.
I'm trying out Google Music Beta.
I asked for the invitation to join it, and just got the invite on Friday. I like the idea of having my music backed up somewhere and accessible from any computer.
However, do I really want to put my music files out there for Google to use? How many of these accounts could I juggle?
I am trying Google because I got the invite, but I kinda want to try Amazon too. Bigger deal, will Steve Jobs and Apple announce a cloud drive that’s free to all Apple users tomorrow?
I would like to go with Apple to keep everything integrated (Google works with the Droid only for mobile), but I also have a deep affection for Google and Amazon.
This is the kind of stuff I have to ponder after a Mavs loss.
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE INANIMATE OBJECT?
My iPhone. No contest. My dog would be 2nd.
Former Mexican President Vicente Fox is speaking at my church this morning.
Only at Gateway Church!
I am so blessed as a Christian and a social studies teacher.
My Nanny has never sat to eat until everyone has finished
This is true (almost). My nanny has never sat down to eat a meal until everyone else has at least began feeding and no longer needs assistance.
What does that have to do with anything?
It’s summer. I spend all year at school, “feeding” the children, who I believe are our future (Whitney Houston anyone?). I pace around, spooning out the mashed potatoes of knowledge and pouring on the gravy of creativity.
By summertime, I’m starving. So, tonight, I started my yearly summer ritual: take on a new creative project. So, friends, Rhomans, countrymen, I give you my Tumblr. Enjoy.
DFW Digs Dirk
This song won’t get out of my head!
