Twitter and Blogging

For a while now, I’ve Tweeted (and by extension, Facebooked) my blog posts. They’ve taken the format:
Blog // Title of a Post // Address to find it

I’m uncertain if this is a good practice. Instead, I’m going to try asking a question in a Tweet that might get people to tune into the blog. I’m [...]

Merry Christmas!

Hope you are having a wonderful Christmas season! I give you, a Lego Christmas:

40 Inspirational Speeches in Two Minutes

Saw this over on Lifehacker:

As a big movie-watcher, it was interesting to see how they were all cut together.  I’ve probably seen 2/3 of the movies in there and recognized a few others.

Random Thoughts Before Bed

You may be surprised that I’m posting at all, but sometimes I just need to wind down a bit before bed, even if today was exhausting as we continue learning about being parents.  Here are few random thoughts on my mind tonight:

Hard to believe we’re actually parents.  Fun, exciting, scary, all at the same time.
We’re [...]

They Just Get It (or Free Coffee Until January 1)

Ever since I started reading Seth Godin’s blog, I’ve looked at companies differently, especially in how they market themselves.  I wrote about how Starbucks gave out free coffees if you voted.  Not a bad deal.  Of course, when I went in there to get it, they were offering the smallest size for free.  I asked [...]

Misspeled Naems

Firefox has a built in spellchecker that provides suggestions for misspelled words.  I usually ignore it for names, but I clicked one today to see what suggestions came up.  It was actually quite amusing.  I won’t disclose who it was, but they frequently read this and other church staff/member blogs. 
So here’s my question: what [...]

Gas Prices

Heard on the radio this morning that Buffalo is among the worst in the nation for gas prices.  Turns out we’re only better than two locations: Honolulu ($3.073) and Anchorage ($3.116).  Buffalo weighs in at $2.811/gallon, more than 10 cents higher than New York City even.
For reference, if you drove 12,000 miles/year and got [...]

Election Day

It’s finally here.  I went out and voted this morning.  If you’ve haven’t already done so, make sure you head out and vote.  Then stop in at Starbucks and tell them you voted and you’ll get a free coffee.  I got the Thanksgiving Blend.  Yum.
In the spirit of Election day, here’s a fun video that [...]

The Right Glass

I have this issue at home where I need the right type of glass for what I want to drink.  I don’t like drinking milk from the glass mug, but water is fine.  Cider definitely belongs in the crystal looking glass.  I like my coffee mug to have a wider top than base.  Juice has [...]

Make Your Name Into a Face

Ran across a funny web-based tool today.  It turns your name into a face.  Here’s mine.  Click through to see what you look like.  Thanks to Digital Inspiration for the find.