methodist musings

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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maybe i’m crazy, but check this movie out. notyourtypicalbigfootmovie.com i really want to see it.
Bigfoot Movie Update: “I’m following the success of this movie like it’s my job. My involvement in the design of the poster was little but I fell in love with the movie which you probably already know if you read […]

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…tried upgrading from windows xp to vista for about 6 hours and couldn’t get it to work. googled a LOT and read about 200 posts in 4 or 5 forums. a couple posts suggested trying a clean install, then reinstalling as an upgrade on top of the fresh install.
can anyone explain to me […]

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“Pope Benedict XVI greeted with 21-gun salute and National Anthems” is the caption reading on cnn during the pope’s speech at the white house.
national anthems…plural? did i miss something?

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this is one of those cool moments that make you smile.
Bill Buckner’s Fenway Park Comeback: “Bill Buckner’s Fenway Park Comeback”
(Via Daring Fireball.)

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over 700 posts to read since i was on last. i know what i’m doing with the next hour of my day…

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The jr. and sr. high youth annual retreat theme has been decided, and dates have been set!
postcard_savethedate.pdf

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this upcoming weekend is our senior high annual retreat (the theme is “unleashed”) being held in central illinois. it’s going to be a really, really busy week, but i’m really looking forward to the event. every year the conference holds a 3 day retreat for jr. high youth and a 3 day retreat […]

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hi everyone. i’ve been out for quite a awhile…no excuse really, i just didn’t write, and since i decided to start this blog for fun, i wasn’t going to sit down and force myself to write if i didn’t want to. i know the effect that can have on an audience, and i […]

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check out this neat little entry from ysmarko.com
kittens sing your name: “
ok, this is squarely at the intersection of cute, annoying, funny, and weird. a bank in australia made a little viral web thingy where, after you type in your name, three little kittens sing a song about you. yeah, you read that […]

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i haven’t tried this yet…but what an awesome idea! the idea comes from a blog i like by a graphic designer. see below for link.
Handwritten Font: “Fontifier”
(Via Freelance Graphic Designer in Cleveland, Ohio.)

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Great youth group idea!
10 Songs about God: “
I think this might be a new ‘meme’ of sorts. Or at least I’m going to coax my class into considering picking up the idea for their own blogs. What would be your list of 10 songs about God (hat tip to U2 sermons)? Here are ten off […]

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