methodist musings

I’m sitting here at Living Springs Camp. I came in last night to help run a senior high late nite/climbing camp that has 10 youth. It’s a good group so far, but it’s not quite like marked. The table by the door isn’t covered in laptops, very little is scheduled, and we’re […]

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it’s been over a month since i last posted here. that’s a crazy long time. guess i’ve just lost track. i’ve been really busy with church camp and photography, so sorry for the long gap in time. i’ll try to get some up in the next few days.
this week i’m doing […]

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it’s amazing what you find when reading people’s postings…
Mom: Well Ty, I was thinking and if you want to take some of your graduation money and have your big drinking party I guess that’s ok.
Son: What?
Mom: Well you told me that you didn’t want to have your graduation party at the church […]

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i found this on a friend’s facebook wall today, and i just had to share it with my readers
He’s Just Being Miley

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where does an 8 year old get this much talent??

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summarized statements from the pew research foundation’s report on teens and writing/electronic communication.
1. even though teens are heavily embedded in a tech-rich world, they do not believe that communication over the internet or text messaging is writing.
2. the impact of technology on writing is hardly a frivolous issue because most believe that good […]

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that’s what jeff elven said anyway…and i found it pretty clever, the fan of puns that i am.
i had gotten to the softball fields last night to umpire a game (summer softball for the asa via the bloomington-normal girl’s softball association), put on my plate gear, and had run the official coaches meeting. we […]

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hey hey! the new info is up! check outthe website to get schedule, dates, hotels, and travel information.
fyi…the renaissance hotel (if you’re going to the nashville nywc) is attached to the conference center and the hilton downtown is just across the street.

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i got this email today from one of my printing houses for photography called candid color systems
the subject line read”We are under a tornado warning and taking cover-Will be back on the phones shortly”
only a truly dedicated company would take the time to send an email to say they won’t be able to answer the […]

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walking into best buy today to look at camera bags, i found a new layout for the store (no big surprise there), but what shocked me was the promininent black box stick up out of the ground. i mean a BIG box, like 30′ long by 12′ high; then i noticed the white apples […]

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the general conference of the united methodist church will begin in the next few days. a post by paul black, director of communications for the illinois great rivers conference, of which i am a part, is an encouraging piece which i encourage you to read. in case you aren’t one to read the […]

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what an amazing idea!
Topless meetings for team focus?: “
When it’s hard to stay focused, try going ‘topless’ to meetings - San Jose Mercury News
Our good pals over at Adaptive Path have been experimenting with banning laptops and other communication devices in meetings (something I’ve supported in the past). From today’s Mercury News:

Frustrated by distracted workers […]

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