Band of Bloggers Audio Now Available
The audio from the “Band of Bloggers” panel discussion is now available for download here.
This Blog is Rated PG
According to the site that does the ratings:
This rating was determined based on the presence of the following words:
death (6x) hell (1x)
By including that information above, the counts for “death” and “hell” jump to 7x and 2x respectively. Actually, 8x and 3x because of that sentence. Anyway, I wonder if that bumps me up to PG-13?
Rebooting the Meta
There comes a time in everyone’s life when they realize, “Hey, I’ve really made a colossal mess of my bookmarks!”
That time came for me recently. Specifically, with regard to my del.icio.us links. If you don’t know what del.icio.us is, well, it’s a “social bookmarking” tool that lets you basically store favorites on the web. Click the link there to learn more.
Anyway, my del.icio.us links got to be quite a mess. For starters, I never used tags when I started using the service. Plus, I had a lot of stuff that I would bookmark hoping to get back to later, but never ever did. So… I decided to “reboot” my del.icio.us. Actually, what I did was export everything, wipe it all out, and add back in the wheat only, leaving the chaff behind. (Well, at least in my opinion.)
One other result of this is that I’ve now added My del.icio.us Links to the sidebar on the right. You can see my 5 most recent bookmarked items, or click the title (“My del.icio.us Links”) to view all my links. In case you’re interested in what I have found interesting on the web…
And speaking of reading I find interesting, the other addition to the right sidebar is my Google Reader Shared Items. These are basically blog posts that I’ve read recently that I find interesting. (And you can see all my shared items by clicking the More link at the bottom of the list.)
The bottom line is that whenever you visit my site, even if I haven’t posted anything, there’s probably still something new to read! Enjoy…
I’d Like to Thank…
My esteemed colleague Joanna has awarded me with the prestigious Blogger Reflection Award.
I remember the first time I heard of the Blogger Reflection Award, as though it were yesterday. Actually, more like the day after yesterday. I was sitting at my desk this morning, reading my usual blogs (see the sidebar on the right; note to self – update the sidebar). And I read the above-referenced post from Joanna, where she was awarded the Blogger Reflection Award herself. (To keep from typing that over and over, I will hereafter refer to it as the “Reflecty.”)
After gushing over the honor of being a Reflecty recipient herself (“Thanks, Ashley!”), Joanna proceeds to nominate others for this prestige, along with the “Rockin’ Girl Blogger” award which, sadly, I did not qualify for. Some sort of technicality.
Writes Joanna,
James, a coworker, has a blog that he fills with book reviews, links, and very reflective thoughts on faith. His deep thought always challenge me to examine my own heart and beliefs, and I appreciate it.
Thank you, Joanna, for this award. Part of me wonders if the award is to put pressure on me to come up with more deep thoughts. I shall certainly try to live up to the challenge. In the meantime, there’s always this.
Note: Part of receiving this award is to then pass on to others. I will therefore also be trying to come up with other reflective blog favorites to nominate.
Abraham Piper on Better Blog Reading
Read the Bible first.
It is important to read what God is saying in the morning before reading what bloggers or news reporters have to say.
And other advice on being a better blog reader here.
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