Thursday, June 21, 2007

10 Years at GBCBB

Here is a video that was shown at my 10th anniversary celebration last sunday. I will blog more about it later.

Google.org RechargeIT: Plug-in Hybrids

I find this a very interesting video. I like the idea of a plug-in car with a real motor.

Monday, June 18, 2007

Stong Fathers, Strong Daughter Review

Another book I recently finished was Strong Fathers, Strong Daughter by Meg Meeker, M.D. A powerful book uses research and personal experience to build a case for dads to be involved in their daughter’s lives. She offers “10 secrets every father should know”. Here are the ten secrets:
1. You are the most important man in her life
2. She needs a hero
3. You are her first love
4. Teach her humility
5. Protect her, defend her (and use a shotgun if necessary)
6. Pragmatism and Grit: two of your greatest assets
7. Be the man you want her to marry
8. Teach her who God is
9. Teach her to fight
10. Keep her connected

I enjoyed this book, even though all the statistics are sobering. The basic premise is “Dad be involved and love your daughters!” Every dad with a daughter should read it. You may not agree with everything, but you should read it.

SexGod Review

Last month I finished the new book by Rob Bell. (Full disclosure, I like Rob Bell and I listen to his sermons every week on iTunes.) It is called SexGod. I thought it was wonderful. I enjoy this writing style and he never fails to provoke new thoughts and insights. Chapter 6 was my favorite. It is a chapter I will encourage couples to read when I do premarital counseling. Here is a good quote:

But sex is not the search for something that’s missing. It’s the expression of something that’s been found. It’s designed to be the overflow, the culmination of something that a man and a woman have found in each other. It’s a celebration of this living, breathing thing that’s happening between the two of them. (p. 123)

I also enjoy the endnotes. Do not skip them. They are worth reading.

I am a little nerdy

Shawn and Jim helped me find this site. It is a little biased towards computers. It if was included more science fictions, I would have had a higher score. I am more a Sc-Fi geek, then a math/computer nerd.


I am nerdier than 69% of all people. Are you a nerd? Click here to find out!

Wednesday, June 13, 2007

Bunny Movie Parodies

Here is a great website called Angry Alien which creates 30 second parodies of popular movies. However, the stars of the parodies are bunnies. It you would like to waste an hour and watch some very funny parodies of popular movies, visit Angry Alien. Be sure and check back often, since they are always adding more movies.

Caution, the site does parody all movies including rated R.

Monday, June 11, 2007

I passed!

I PASSED. Thank you to everyone that prayed for me. I passed my last comprehensive exam, so I am officially a PhD candidate and can start my dissertation. Thank you for your prayers and support.

Here is a rough title for my dissertation – “The Measurement of Leadership Sternness in a Leader.” I will be creating and validating an inventory to measure the sternness of a leader.

I will blog more about it as I go along.

Saturday, June 2, 2007

Star Wars part II

The video on my last link was disconnected. Here is the link to Starwars.com, you can see the new video there. Plus you can make your own star wars movie with a mashup program.