CITRT & Events
For all things Church IT related, check out CITRT.org
Events Ahead:
- July 17, 2008, 10:30 PM: Church IT Podcast (proposed new schedule, not yet confirmed)
- Way ahead - Oct 8-11, 2008: Fall 2008 Church IT Roundtable, Charleston SC
Misc
July 03, 2008
July 01, 2008
2008: Halfway Done
It's July 1 already, which means 2008 is already halfway over! 183 days down, 183 remain. Wasn't it just Christmas a few days ago?
June 29, 2008
Wordle
Just for fun...
Create an artistic word cloud from any text. http://wordle.net/
June 28, 2008
Simple vs. Easy
There are a lot of things in life that are SOOO simple. Why is it that so many simple things are NOT easy?
- Simple: Reading an hour a day
- Simple: Prayer and Bible Study for 30 minutes day
- Simple: Listen to people when they are talking to me
- Simple: Turn off the computer, TV, whatever, to focus on people
- Simple: Post to my blog 3 or more times a week
- Simple: Keep big blocks of empty time on my calendar
- Simple: Handle everything in my mailbox every day (get it to zero)
- Simple: Maintain a prioritized list of projects so we can focus on the most important things first
I'm sure you could add a lot more to the "simple" list. Now...how many of these are easy?
Want to add to the complexity: Which of these things are compelling?
June 15, 2008
Vacation is Over
Trisha and I are back from our "brief" 1800 mile trip. We made a very brief stop in Berea Kentucky to look at the college there, then spent a day in Dayton looking at various exhibits at Carillon park plus the Air Force museum. Then over to Peoria to meet up with Jason Lee and his team and to attend the Central IL Roundtable. Friday we visited Springfield and saw a good bit of the Lincoln exhibits there, then down to Nashville overnight, and finally back home by Saturday night. Whew! Great trip, lots of good memories, but next time, we'll put more time on the schedule for each of these stops. Dayton and Springfield are each suitable for multi-day visits! (Probably Peoria too, but that's now what we were there for)
It was a good trip, but I'm glad to be back home.
June 10, 2008
Heading for Peoria
Today starts the drive to Peoria, via a rather random route. Thursday is Central IL Church IT Roundtable. I'm excited for the chance to be there!
June 09, 2008
Not Your Old Stodgy Perimeter!
My, this is not quite what you think of if you think Perimeter is a conservative, traditional, church. You might be surprised!
Subject: Struggling with an addiction...?
Try to guess what it is..
Video (it's only 1 minute, 39 seconds, and worth it)
June 07, 2008
What Can You NOT Live Without?
My wife was listening to some radio program a few days ago where people were answering the question: "If the economy goes sour, what is it that you absolutely can't live without?" People were giving answers like manicures, and double lattes, and spa treatments, and Jet Ski outings and such. Oh my...are we really that spoiled of a society?
Of course, *I* would only mention reasonable things. Beyond food, clothing, and shelter, my first two thoughts are:
1. Air Conditioning
2. Internet connectivity
Then I had another thought. If I didn't have air conditioning and Internet (and implied, electricity and a computer) who would I be? I know this, I wouldn't be any fun to be around!
What's on your "can't live without it" list?
May 29, 2008
Biggest Loser 2: The Target
The weight isn't the problem, it's the distribution. This is the enemy to be defeated!
May 24, 2008
It isn't Vacation Until...
I'm not sure what made me think of this "family rule," except maybe having a Cracker Barrel breakfast yesterday and thinking ahead toward vacation next month. For the past several years, we've had an unwritten rule about vacations, and it's simply this.
It's not a vacation until we've had a breakfast at Cracker Barrel.
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