February 2009
23 posts
WatchThis video of under-sea creatures is astounding. If you hang on ‘till the end you’ll see how an octopus can match pattern, color, brightness and texture of its surroundings. Amazing!
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Great Way to Spend a Few Hours
Last night I saw online that there were still a few seats left for the first night of the “Phantom” touring company’s run in Denver. An hour before showtime I decided to drive downtown and buy a ticket.
The cast was great, and never stronger than when singing duets in melody and harmony. And as the title character, John Cudia gave one of the best vocal performances I’ve...
“Seventy-three percent of those questioned in a CNN/Opinion Research Corporation...”
– National Poll results, reported by CNN. [The part of a recession that fascinates me the most is the part of it that is strictly mental.]
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WatchHere is an extended-clips video of Kirsten Wilson teaching. Click here to get more info about her speaking and teaching.
“What we want is to hear about other people doing things and then judge them for...”
– Lev Grossman, on Why Facebook is for Old Fogies
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18-24 year olds make up less than 25% of Facebook...
Facebook is up past 175 million users and counting, and the stats are fascinating. Read more on How Facebook is taking over our lives (CNN).
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creative photoblog idea
Set the camera self-timer for two seconds, and then run.
HPV, smoking, etc.
Some new data is out on young adults and it’s pretty sad. About 1/3 of adults 18-29 are smokers. And worse, almost half of women 20-24 are infected with HPV, which can cause cervical cancer. That’s devastating news.
You can read the CNN.com story here.
pink
I’m so glad Magenta (pink) isn’t a color because I never liked it much anyway. See for yourself.
NY Times: Cell phones changing our metaphors for... →
netbooks cannibalizing PC sales?
Here’s an interesting article from Apple Insider about how the sale of netbooks may cannibalize PC sales. Analysts expect over 20 million netbooks to be sold in 2009 but these can’t run Windows Vista or Windows 7.
WatchMy wife Kirsten Wilson is speaking in CA this spring and is booking retreats through the summer. Visit her site to learn more about her speaking & teaching.
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flocking to the familiar
Time recently featured an article about how in the current economic crisis people are eating at family restaurants less and eating fast food more. But why is McDonald’s doing better than other fast food restaurants? The article points to business principles but I believe that it’s because it is inexpensive and familiar. They don’t just want cheap food, they want cheap comfort...
“As public relations strategies go, it is generally wise to look back at every...”
– Lee Jenkins, on A-Rod’s Crisis PR, SportsIllustrated.com
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advance from a retreat
I had an awesome opportunity this weekend to help facilitate a retreat for a small group of college students. I may post a photo or two from the experience soon.
I love retreats, but hate the name - rather than “retreating,” for me getting away for a solid chunk of time helps me re-focus and be reminded of what is important and what is extraneous. I’m so far ahead of where I...
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comfort and skills
The same tragedy can happen to two different people with two different results. Therefore, as the Church in the US walks with people through a difficult economic crisis we must not solely rest on a therapeutic model (God as comfort). We can also teach skills.
USA Today recently described how the crises is affecting families and cited a study by a Social Ecology professor at UC Irvine who found...
