Mircroblogging: Twitter As the New Frontier of Blogging
2009-05-21 18:41:00 Twitter is steadily becoming more and more popular, especially with bloggers. If you haven’t explored Twitter yet, you’re missing out on the microblogging revolution. Blogging is great, but particularly with biblioblogging, posts can tend to be lengthy and updating one’s blog can be time-consuming. Microblogging, however, provides a much simpler alternative to blogging. Sites like Twitter, ...
Friday Afternoon Theme Music - May 15
2009-05-15 20:32:00 Still sorting out the $8,000 tax credit and whether it’s allowed as a bridge loan. Information’s flying and almost all is contradictory. In the interim, some remnants of last night at Cricket Pavilion. By the time Mr. Buffett got to this song, the second of his three-song encore, the princess and I were in the van ...
Fundamentalist Profundity
2009-04-01 15:53:00 Pastor Steve Anderson is the embodiment of almost everything extreme about independent fundamental Baptists. It seems he enjoys posting his often abrasive and extreme preaching as a series of video clips on Youtube. I’ve posted a jaw-dropping clip of his before, and this one almost tops that. In it he defends the notion that Jesus actually ...
Brotherly Reconciliation: Steve Camp?s Humble Embrace of Mark Driscoll
2009-04-01 15:36:00 I get leery of blog wars. Some are unavoidable. And I’m sure I’ve contributed to some that were. A figrue who is especially polarizing in the Biblioblogosphere is Mark Driscoll. His edgy comments and modern methods make conservative evangelicals and especially fundamentalists nervous. But for all the hype that flows from Christian keyboards about him, you ...
All Hail the Talking Banana
2009-03-24 18:54:00 We’ve had a pretty significant jump in readership over the past several weeks, so I thought I’d dig into Google Analytics to try and see what the deal was. Um … okay. Not what I expected but I guess it’s harder than I imagined to resist the lure of a dancing banana. Technorati Tags: Phoenix real estate Copyright ...
Friday Afternoon Theme Music - March 20
2009-03-20 16:59:00 In honor of the NCAA basketball tournament, we bring you One Shining Moment. No, it won’t hurt my feelings if you don’t actually click through to listen to this song. I just needed something and this particular tape - of Indiana winning the title over Syracuse in 1987 - was of note because that was the ...
That?s Hebrew to Me!
2009-03-19 15:09:00 I’ve been studying Hebrew this year, and let me tell you. The phrase, “That’s Greek to me” now communicates nothing to me. Greek is far easier than Heberw. I wanted to share the new Hebrew grammar we’ve been using: A Modern Hebrew Grammar by Duane Garrett and Jason Derouchie. The book will be published in July ...
Friday Afternoon Theme Music - March 13
2009-03-13 22:08:00 How about something silly, one a remake and the other original. They Might Be Giants, kids. Saw them at After the Gold Rush as part of an hours-long acoustic concert (also featuring Michael Penn.) They were the ones who came out with electric instruments explaining, “we know this is supposed to be an acoustic concert but ...
Polls Are Still Open in Goodyear
2009-03-10 23:37:00 I’ve been asked by John Vescova, one of my colleagues and also one of the candidates for city council in Goodyear, to let everyone know the pools are still open in Goodyear for another 90 minutes or so. Well, sort of. There are no actual polls, which means turnout at the physical polls is only down ...
Miscellany Pottery and Food Chopper
2009-02-16 18:48:00 I’ve been making a little bit of pottery here and there, but not any type of production work per se. Mostly, I’m making a few forms to test fire ceramic decals. Hence, these forms have very limited ornamentation because that will come later after glazing. I pulled the handles for these mugs which proved trying ...
Super Sale at Sovereign Grace
2009-02-14 06:19:00 Before I forget myself, I need to remind everyone about the second annual super sale that Sovereign Grace Ministries is hosting. You can find details about the sale here. All their music CDs, such as Together for the Gospel Live, Valley of Vision, & Songs for the Cross Centered Life, are available for $6 All their books, ...
Sunita Blogs Movies and Miscellany
2009-01-07 18:48:00 Blog of the Day Awards for Wednesday January 7, 2009A Blog of the Day Award goes to Sunita Blogs Movies and MiscellanyTechnorati TagsBlog Award Blog Awards winner Bloggers Blogs Awards Blogging Bloggies Weblogs Weblog Award of the day Award web online nominations Internet Blog of the Day Awards Blog of the Day Award Blog of the Day BOTDA winners Weblog Award Weblog Awards blogspotBe sure to submit your nominations early.Thank you,Bill Austin
Reading, Writing and The Internet
2008-12-09 20:23:00 Recently, I was discussing how blogging and book-reading complement each other. I find I read more theological books as a result of my blogging than I might otherwise. Yet blogging does eat up time and keep me from reading as much as I’d like. It’s more than just time, however. Blogging gives me bits and ...
Christmas Gift Idea
2008-12-09 04:02:00 How would you like to support missions with one of your Christmas gift choices? My grandfather is marketing a special hand-crafted wood paddle, proceeds of which benefit the Dorcas Fund–a fund to help widows and orphans in Zambia, Africa. The paddle has an inspirational message: “Up a creek without a paddle? Seek me. ~God.“ The paddles ...
My New Favicon: What Do You Think?
2008-12-04 16:42:00 Hey everyone. Have you noticed my new favicon (the little picture to the left of my blog’s url address in your browser bar)? WordPress.com, the best free blogging service by far, now offers blog images, which double as favicons. You can upload your own image from the Settings menu (top left of the dashboard next ...
Remembering the Mayflower: Happy Thanksgiving
2008-11-27 21:29:00 I thought I’d wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving today. And I want to remind us all to remember that first Thanksgiving in Plymouth, 1621. Last year I provided my family line which goes back to John Alden on the Mayflower. If you’re interested, I scanned some articles from a really old World Book Encyclopedia set I ...
Birthdays and More
2008-10-23 00:07:00 Tuesday was our youngest daughter Rachel’s one year old birthday. It’s been a busy month as we celebrated my wife’s birthday last week, and just returned from South Dakota this Sunday. We’ve been battling sickness as well (strep, pink eye, and the cold), so it’s been a roller coaster few weeks. Sorry about the dearth of ...
Friday Afternoon Theme Music - October 17
2008-10-17 18:51:00 As promised, the Ohio Players in honor of the stock market … You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video Copyright © 2008 Phoenix Real Estate | Phoenix Homes for Sale | All Phoenix Real Estate Contact Jonathan at 602-502-9693. This Feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this ...
Warren Buffett in the New York Times
2008-10-17 16:54:00 Comes this op-ed piece from Warren Buffett, the Oracle of Omaha, the man tabbed (fairly unrealistically) by the candidates as their choice for Secretary of the Treasury. And he knows a thing or two about the stock market as well. “Be fearful when others are greedy, and be greedy when others are fearful.” Buffett, whose personal portfolio ...
Friday Afternoon Theme Music - September 19
2008-09-19 18:22:00 With hopes of a better result tomorrow night than the Sun Devils had against UNLV … You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video Copyright © 2008 Phoenix Real Estate | Phoenix Homes for Sale | All Phoenix Real Estate Contact Jonathan at 602-502-9693. This Feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you ...
No Big Surprise: The Bigfoot Was Another Hoax
2008-09-05 01:58:00 Ah, how sad. I was so hoping that the Georgia Bigfoot was the real McCoy. Instead it’s just another hoax.
I?m Famous
2008-08-23 15:47:00 I guess I’m famous. Anyone being interviewed is right? Shaun Tabbat, who also attends Bethlehem Baptist, recently interviewed me. I’ve just recently met Shaun and discovered we have many similar interests. I think you’ll enjoy this little interview. If I can get away with it, I might borrow his concept and start interviewing some of my ...
Football Hall of Famer Art Monk Boasts in the Lord
2008-08-14 20:48:00 Recently, Art Monk (along with fellow Washington Redskin Darrell Green) was inducted into the Football Hall of Fame. Instead of boasting in his achievements, however, Art Monk took the opportunity to boast in Jesus. Here is an excerpt from his Hall of Fame induction speech (HT: CJ Mahaney). …as great as this honor is, it?s ...
Bigfoot Found
2008-08-14 18:36:00 I’m not making this up! Check out this story from Fox News: Bigfoot Trackers Say They’ve Got a Body I’ve always been fascinated by the hunt for bigfoot. And I don’t buy the claim that modern science has everything figured out. We’ll have to wait for the news conference Friday, and the results from ...
Son of Hamas Leader Converts to Christianity
2008-08-13 20:12:00 Read the fascinating story of the son of a Hamas leader who converted to Christianity. FoxNews interviews him on his conversion, his thoughts about Islam and Christianity. (HT: Free From the Box) May many more Muslims come to the truth of Jesus Christ, and the freedom provided by the Cross. ...
A Little Fundamentalist Fun
2008-08-05 17:17:00 Check out a hilarious thread at Sharper Iron: “You might be a fundamentalist if…” (HT: Paleoevangelical). Some of the responses are downright funny. And as one who grew up in fundamentalism, some come too close to home. Mostly this thread has fundamentalists picking on their own quirks and oddities. Enjoy. ...
Friday Afternoon Theme Music - July 25
2008-07-25 16:57:00 After too many late-night outings, not nearly enough time with real estate blogging friends brought to life before my eyes, virtually no sleep for three days and the daunting prospect of a flight (daunting for someone who despises to fly), it’s both amazing and frightening to discover what seems absolutely funny at 7:54 a.m. This is ...
Friday Afternoon Theme Music: June 6
2008-06-06 20:01:00 This one’s for my mom, who would play this record (yes, kids, actual vinyl) when I was a kid growing up. I hadn’t heard it in many, many years until I bought a Jimmy Buffett album and a cover of the song was included. Suddenly I was back on Canteloupe Avenue in Panorama City … I’ll ...
Arizona State Softball Brings Home 1st Title
2008-06-04 06:13:00 On a warm, humid summer night in Oklahoma City (is there any other kind there?), Arizona State’s fab five clinched the school’s first-ever NCAA softball championship. This leaves the Sun Devils seven titles behind those who shall not be named in Pima County, but give the program time. Seniors Kristen Miller, Katie Burkhart, Jackie Vasquez, Mindy ...
Have $10,000 Burning a Hole In Your Pocket?
2008-05-31 23:18:00 The 2008 World Series of Poker kicked off yesterday at the poker room of the Rio All-Suites Hotel and Casino. So if you happen to have $10,000 to spare and would like to sponsor a boy and his beagle in exchange for a share of the spoils, we’ll be happy to take the trip to ...
Uh-Oh ? He?s on Memory Lane Again
2008-05-31 04:30:00 Sunset at Packard Stadium, home of Arizona State University’s baseball team. If you’re a sports fan, your life often is marked in seasons. Twenty years ago this spring I watched Mike Kelly homer off the ASU flag in left-field some 30 or so feet in the air, the ball just beginning its downward decent as the ...
Friday Afternoon Theme Music - May 30
2008-05-30 19:41:00 Have I done this one before? I don’t remember and I’m going to be lazy and not look back in the archives to see. Why would a Phoenician post this? Because I was born in Los Angeles and have been a Lakers fan my entire life, mostly to the annoyance of my wife. Since this was playing ...
Markets Work - DOJ vs. NAR redux
2008-05-28 02:43:00 I saw the following on Michael Wurzer’s FBS Blog as he analyzed the settlement between the Department of Justice and the National Association of REALTORSand had to pass it along. Is it too much of a stretch to say this is an extension of the basic premise that “markets work”? I don’t think so. I suspect the ...
Friday Afternoon Theme Music - May 23
2008-05-23 20:53:00 This one’s for my friend Ines in Miami, who today on Agent Genius asked what some of us do for fun on our blogs on Fridays. I started this feature with the Boat Drunks’ Callin’ in Gone since that was the dominant mood for the day. Since then, it’s all depended on my mood. We haven’t taken ...
Phoenix?s Bizarre Bipolar Weather
2008-05-23 18:13:00 One of the accepted realities of life here in Phoenix is once the thermometer crosses the triple-digit plateau, it doesn’t recede until October. It’s been that way since my family and I moved here from the San Fernando Valley 31 years ago (this very week, incidentally.) Which is what makes the last two days somewhat … ...
Candlestick where?!?
2008-05-18 05:11:00 Yesterday, when I was in Ramstor (yes, I know...) looking for candles, I came across a candle-holder which drew my attention. Now, here in Kyrgyzstan I generally wouldn't waste money on something as extravagant as a candle-holder. But it involved a lime green frog, and I thought it was cute enough to pick up and take a look at... Then I turned it over to check the price, and saw something which immediately made me decide to buy it, just so I could take the below photo:
Giving Back: Phoenix Children?s Hospital Fundraiser
2008-05-17 17:01:00 This coming Monday, Mike Foulds from my office - RE/MAX Desert Showcase - will be playing 100 holes of golf to raise money for Phoenix Children’s Hospital. If you’re willing and able to make a per-hole pledge of any amount … 25 cents, 50 cents, 1 dollar … please send me a quick note through the ...
Friday Afternoon Theme Music: May 16
2008-05-16 19:29:00 And another one gone and another one gone … Another one bites the dust! Hey! Gonna get you too! Another one bites the dust! You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video Copyright © 2008 Phoenix Real Estate | Phoenix Homes for Sale | All Phoenix Real Estate Blog. This Feed is for personal non-commercial use ...
Happy Mother?s Day
2008-05-11 17:10:00 Every now and then, stray thoughts wander in the corners of my mind and I can’t seem to shake them. For instance, this one’s a Father’s Day story but it still will work. Years ago, Mets announcer Ralph Kiner was broadcasting a game on Father’s Day. Kiner was known for his wide array of malaprops and ...
Working Out the Kinks - RSS Now Operational
2008-05-11 05:26:00 Sure, changing the URL to AllPhoenixRealEstate.com was a good idea. If you’re following me in a feed reader, you should be able to see us now after a brief hiatus. Just one of the multiple details that seemed to slip through the cracks when I made the change yesterday. If only I knew I was going to ...
Friday Afternoon Theme Music - May 9
2008-05-09 20:00:00 My four loyal readers tend to break into two distinct groups - the public (which includes both my mom and my wife) and other real estate agents. This first one’s for the agents in the audience, particularly my blogging peers … with all of the changes the last couple of days, nothing seems more fitting … You ...
Evolution
2008-05-08 13:15:00 It’s funny, across time, and my experiences in it, I become more and more convinced that a Man’s Personality, who he is, how he defines himself, and sees himself in the world, evolves through a series of Beatrice’s.
By: Loopy's Manifold
Because I'm waiting for some podcasts to download....
2008-05-04 19:55:00 I've been tagged by Adeline... so here goes :-)1) What was I doing 10 years ago? Early May 1998, I was studying for my final exams of my second semester as a Freshman at Sewanee. I was also preparing to move to Gainesville, FL for the summer.2) What are 5 things on my to-do list for today (not in any particular order): Um, as it's nearly midnight, let's talk about tomorrow:1. Check if the vet is open (tomorrow is a holiday) and if so, take Lucy to the vet. She has a terrifying mouth infection.2. Edit my photos from Karakol 3. Plan lessons for Tuesday4. Go to Shmel (the fast internet cafe that recently opened up near my house; where I am now)5. Buy a cheese samsa. Yum.3) Snacks I enjoy: 1. Beer cheese. (Salted/smoked string cheese)2. Chocolate. Preferably dark. Possibly flavored with brandy.3. TRISCUITS. Man do I miss them.4. Cheese samsas4) Things I would do if I were a billionaire: 1. Establish a non-profit animal rescue2. Travel to as many places as possible3. Buy a 1979 Volvo ...
Friday Afternoon Theme Music - May 2
2008-05-02 23:41:00 What do you do when you spend the morning showing homes only to learn that your clients’ favorite home already has an offer approved by the bank and just wasn’t updated in the Arizona Regional MLS? You head to the nearest Tiki Bar of course … You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube ...
Morning miscellany
2008-04-30 16:11:00 Whether it's the flow of the news, or your friendly blogger's momentarily shortened attention span, we offer up a smorgasboard of brief items for your consideration today. Fed asserts new powers. "Banks, hedge funds and other financial institutions could find their investment strategies curtailed by the Federal Reserve to reduce the risk to the economy from asset bubbles, ...
Asking a Question Just Got Easier
2008-04-28 06:06:00 … thanks to one of the two new items over in the right-hand sidebars. In the first column, under the state-mandated RE/MAX logo (and the keep-the-owner happy balloon), is a shiny new contact form. All of three fields are required though I’m quite prepared to start receiving some questions from Mickey Mouse and Seymour Butts. And in ...
Requiem for a Princess
2008-04-26 00:14:00 As of 10:30 a.m., the house is cat free. This wasn’t intentional by any stretch but rather a case of Father Time taking its toll on all of us and those with four legs all the harder and more quickly. Princess was anti-social bitchy annoying my wife’s cat. She spent four years feuding with one of ...
Website Progress Coming in Fits and Starts
2008-04-25 21:24:00 It took less time than I imagined, but the new and improved Ventana Lakes Real Estate.com is up and running on the shiny, new Wordpress 2.5 platform. Once I work out some details with Hostcentric, I’ll be doing the same to both Arrowhead Ranch Living.com and Westbrook Village Real Estate.com. Though I’m rather pleased with the new ...
Dalton?s Arizona Homes Imagineers At Work
2008-04-24 19:27:00 Okay, I stole that one from Disneyland. (And for the record, the Columbia will not be sailing today. Just take my word for it.) Ventana Lakes Real Estate.com will be down for the next several hours while I convert the website from static html to a Wordpress platform. This will mean next to to nothing to ...
Lunchtime at Westgate City Center
2008-04-21 20:46:00 The Westgate City Center in Glendale continues to grow, with additional restaurants opening along Glendale Road just to the east of Loop 101. One of the new additions is Gardunos, a chain with a handful of restaurants here in the Valley and in New Mexico. Despite my fervent believe that it’s always 5 o’clock somewhere, the ... |
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