Posts from October 2008

Observation

Who is the bigger wimp when sick?

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image of medicine and thermometerI am up and awake this morning at 3:00 a.m. because of this awful headcold. My nose and face is raw from using these cheap hotel Kleenexes that are made of some by-product of wood and sandpaper. I have the typical sinus headache and I can feel the deep chest cough coming around the corner. So after finishing a wonderful book by Pastor John Piper, This Momentary Marriage, I picked up my MacBook Pro and found this article online at the WCCO website:

Good Question: Who’s A Bigger Wimp When Sick?

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General

The loud talkers aways find me

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What do these things have in common?
  • A soft seat
  • A steaming cup of hot coffee
  • A good book and a great magazine
  • Free wifi and my Dell Mini 9

All these things were in place for me to enjoy a quiet and fine evening at the Starbucks on Century. I have been looking forward to this all day and now finally the time has arrived.

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image of capitol building in Bismarck ND
General, Travel

Great sites in out of the way places

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I love the Fall. The cooler weather and the beautiful colors make me want to spend as much time outside as I possibly can. Bismarck is a great place to be this time of the year. Taking a walk around the Capitol mall shortly before sunset, I snapped this picture with my iPhone of the Capitol building with the sun reflecting off the west side.
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Economy, Observation

Who is to blame?

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I read this linked article by Joel Belz in the October 18, 2008 issue of World Magazine while eating supper by myself at a restaurant in Alexandria. Belz offers some food for thought about just exactly who is responsible for our current financial mess:

“Remember the old saw about being careful when you point a finger at someone else—because you’ve still got at least three fingers pointing back at yourself?

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Blogging, Reviews

Happy with WordPress

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I am impressed with WordPress 2.6 blogging software. The number of great plugins and tools available make it obvious why the platform is so popular amount bloggers. I am looking forward to the release of version 2.7 though I don’t know much about it yet. I like the editor Mars Edit and the Firefox extension ScribeFire.
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Reviews

Cool WordPress plugin for Bible verse references in blog

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I just discovered a cool plugin for WordPress that the Desiring God blog is using. It is RefTagger by Logos. The plugin allows you to provide instant Bible content for any Scripture references you list on your website. For instance, if I reference the verse Romans 8:28 in my writing, you will see a link that opens a small window quoting the verse, all by simply hovering your mouse cursor over the reference.
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