OK, before we get started, I’ll wait here while you go watch this. G’head, it’s OK; just don’t get distracted by videos of babies biting kids’ fingers, or mimes. I’ll wait here. *finger tapping; random whistling* Yeah, that was pretty awesome alright, seeing a whale rescued from a fishing net. My aunt in Albuquerque sent… Continue reading A Tale of Two Nets
Q. Are we living in the End Times? A. Yes.
Jim Denison was our guest preacher yesterday. His message centered on the End Times, and he opened it with the question and answer that comprise the title of this post. Simply put, when Jesus Christ conquered death and the grave 2,000 years ago, He fulfilled all the Messianic prophecies. Every. Last. One. Of. Them. (Yeah,… Continue reading Q. Are we living in the End Times? A. Yes.
The photographer’s equivalent of “Hey, watch this!”
Ever heard of the “Canon Hack Development Kit (CHDK)”? If you have, I bow before your superior geekiness. I had never heard of it until I decided to research how I might be able to use my Canon PowerShot S95 to shoot in time-lapse mode. Out of the box, this otherwise highly competent point-and-shoot (P&S)… Continue reading The photographer’s equivalent of “Hey, watch this!”
Making a Stop Action Video
Note: After I posted this, I realized that what I’m referring to as a “stop action” video is more correctly called a “time lapse” video. Pardon my lazy usage of terminology; I’m still learning this newfangled moving pictures thang and I’m not yet convinced it’s not just a fad. I tested the stop action feature… Continue reading Making a Stop Action Video
What will they think of next?
So, we’re driving south on “A” Street and I notice that a crew is pulling a pump from a water well at the northeast corner of the intersection with Solomon Lane. Me: “I didn’t even know they had a water well there.” Debbie: “Yeah, it’s underground.” Me: *staring at her* Me: You know I’m totally… Continue reading What will they think of next?
Rocking the Boat
Twisted Sifter’s Friday Shirk Report is a guilty pleasure, a weekly compilation of 20 amusing (usually) images, 10 fascinating (usually) articles, and 5 interesting (usually) videos. The following caught my eye in this week’s report. I’ve never spent much time considering how new ships are launched, beyond the traditional smashing of the champagne bottle against… Continue reading Rocking the Boat
QR Tattoos: Get inked, get linked
Ran across this video (via Neatorama) of a guy getting a tattoo of a QR code that links to a website. Note that YouTube apparently believes that a video of someone getting a tattoo is too intense for general consumption. Also, some skeptics are doubting the veracity of this process. Whatever. That’s not the point,… Continue reading QR Tattoos: Get inked, get linked
Concealed Handgun License Renewal
Around the same time that Janie was qualifying for her Concealed Handgun License (CHL), Debbie and I were taking the renewal class. Texas CHLs are generally good for five years, but through a quirk in the scheduling and the way our birthdays fell, we got only about 4½. So we found ourselves at Gaylene Stansberry’s… Continue reading Concealed Handgun License Renewal
Bicycling 22 miles in 11 minutes
The post title is a little provocative but not technically inaccurate. See, MLB gave me one of these for my birthday and I finally figured out how to work it well enough to wear it on our tandem ride today through north Midland this morning. While the actual footage of the 22 mile jaunt is… Continue reading Bicycling 22 miles in 11 minutes
Happy Independence Day
“Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled hipster masses yearning to breathe free…”