I got smart and figured out how to use the Google tracker thingie to see how many people have me on their Google reader. It’s 10 people. To those 10, I would say first of all; thank you for believing in me as a blogger, and second, go read Ruthie’s interview. She answered and it’s swell.
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Ruthie answered
Thursday, April 2nd, 2009Justin’s very mysterious blog
Thursday, March 26th, 2009How have I been missing this? Go to Justin’s blog, he’s prolific in this Age Of My Friend’s Dying Blogs and he pumping out good stuff on current events, politics and religion — my favorite subjects!
I’d like to point out that themysteriousblog.com was my idea. You’re welcome Justin.
I’ll bet though, that my blog gets more hits than yours now. Hah! Revenge is slow but sweet.
You knew this was coming
Sunday, March 22nd, 2009Friends and neighbors, the hour is now. It’s the 22nd which means that you have only three days left to obey your conscience and write me an Activated article on How To Get Stuff Done.
It’s time to have faith in God in you, to follow the spirit, to embrace the fresh new mindset that you are the one for this job. Maybe you could even write an article on how you pushed past the obstacles to write the article itself. I see potential there.
Thank you to the few and the faithful that have sent in something — I appreciate you exceedingly.
If you need further motivation, I’ll point you here.
So the details are as follows, again:
I need a short, Activated’ish length article written on any one or a combination of the following topics
Getting Things Done
• Teamworking
• Encouraging others
• Getting rid of clutter
• Not giving up
• Bringing the Lord into our planning
• Those who depend on the Lord will succeed
Deadline: March 25th
Send to: jkvern@yahoo.com
Thank you in advance for the gift of your words.
Nope, nope.
Thursday, March 19th, 2009Nope. I’m not digging my previous plan of how to get rid of my quotes. I don’t like the idea of eventually having 40 posts of nothing but quotes. I will think of a different plan. It may involve a widget of some kind. But here’s one last one for the road:
“Anarchy can take a hum-drum weekend and turn it into something unforgettable.” — Jon Stewart
Google desktop quote offload #3
Wednesday, March 18th, 2009I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ. ~ Mahatma Gandhi
Getting rid of my Google notes quotes #1 (or GROMGNQ)
Thursday, March 12th, 2009It’s a sign of my changing view of life and the internet that I now feel delinquent when I don’t post. I used to feel smug when I went for weeks without posting, and now I feel guilty. I’m not sure if it’s good or bad, but anyhoo…
First of all, read the latest link in my Delicious feeds “The coming evangelical collapse”. It’s very interesting. Do you think it’s a true prediction?
Secondly, I’ve developed in my brain a systematic way to get rid of my massive collection of Google notes quotes that has been lingering in my sidebar for almost a year now. I add all kinds of stuff to it; quotes from books, Family literature, funny stuff, facts etc. etc.
I need a way to achieve it and clear it out because it’s getting to be quite a lot. So my genius plan is this; I’ll post one every couple of days and viola, I get more content/get the stuff archived/clear if off my sidebar. THREE birds with one stone. Booyah!
Hope you enjoy. Have a great day.
P.S. Write me my Activated article. Just do it. Go do it. Right now. Please?
P.P.S. Oh yeah, here’s my first quote:
“If you’re angry with a loved one, hug that person. And mean it. You may not want to hug–which is all the more reason to do so. It’s hard to stay angry when someone shows they love you, and that’s precisely what happens when we hug each other.”–Walter Anderson
Glad game #5: Got over salt and gum
Monday, February 23rd, 2009It’s a small thing, but I’m thankful for it. Through an act of will and the grace of God I determined last year that I would not salt every single bite of food multiple times. It was getting so bad that I was starting to put salt on my toast. I salted my pancakes once and that’s when I decided that enough was enough. I now give my friend the salt shaker one or two (fine, four or five) quick shakes at the beginning of mealtime (the happy time) and then walk away. It hasn’t come right out and thanked me, but I feel like my blood pressure is grateful for this change.
Same goes for gum. I was going through a pack a day and it was draining my funds at a slow but unpleasant rate. I stopped. I don’t really chew gum now. It’s a blessing.
By this time next year I hope to be free of sugar in my coffee, and my eventual ten year plan is to be free of caffeine altogether. I read somewhere that’s it’s bad for you, but it will probably take at least ten years for this head knowledge to morph into an actual conviction.