Squirrel Steals the Show

You’d be forgiven for thinking that the photo here is somehow enhanced with Photoshop, but apparently it was all ‘as it happened’.  According to reports the couple were posing with the automatic timer function set.  As they were counting down, the squirrel appeared and, being fascinated with the sounds of the camera focusing came in for a closer look.  As is apparent he timed his look very well and…..right on cue.

Here’s the original story.

Here’s a humorous follow up from the Daily Telegraph.

My Blog is Back To Normal

Just had to share this picture from my stats chart here in WordPress.  The days following Michael Jackson’s death my blog was overwhelmed with more than the usual traffic thanks to a post on Michael I did back in April about him selling of his items in Neverland – nothing about his death at all.

I usually average just over 110 hits a day (not huge I know) but I did get a little excited when I started watching the stats literally go off the chart.  My best day was 61, 719 hits.  Here’s the proof;

The lesson here: Posting on celebrities while they are alive pays off when they die.  Morbid, but true.

Maria’s Big House of Hope

Steven Curtis Chapman and his wife Mary Beth have spearheaded another project for orphans in China.  Named Maria’s Big House of Hope the facility exists to provide medical attention, including surgeries.  It is hoped that this medical attention will facilitate a greater chance of the child being adopted into loving and waiting families.  The House is named after the Chapman’s daughter Maria who passed away last year. 

For the Chapman’s this has been an incredible journey, and following them as they rebuild their lives, I am amazed to see their strength grow as they choose to continue living each day through His strength.  For more information you can see the official press release at Vining Media Relations and a story on the project published by Christianity Today.

Information on the Chapman’s adoption ministry can be found at ShowHope

Tags: Steven Curtis Chapman, Mary Beth Chapman, Maria, Maria’s Big House of Hope, Adoption, China, Orphan

Destiny Church to build Destiny City

Let’s pray for Destiny Church and Brian Tamaki as he is walking down a dangerous path.  This has Waco (not wacko – think David Koresh) all over it.  Let’s pray that the spirit of manipulation and deception is broken and that the blinders on the eyes of his followers are lifted.  Let’s pray that God would soveriengly protect His church.

Destiny Church is planning to create a holy city for its followers in the heart of South Auckland.
He is urging church members to sell up their homes around the country and move to his promised land – a suggestion that is not being welcomed by everyone.
He is planning to sell Destiny headquarters at Mt Wellington and create a ‘Destiny City’. He has already secured a plot of land to build it on in the middle of South Auckland.
Tamaki told his parishioners the city will hold a church to seat 5000, maraes, medical centres and schools, so his parishioners never have to leave.
“Every child of every member of this church will never go to a state school again,” says Tamaki.
Destiny has 10 churches and over 7000 members throughout New Zealand.
Tamaki wants all of them to sell their homes and move to his holy nation where he can protect them.

Full story here

New Mac Ads; Apple strikes back

Great stuff – Apple just launched their new range of PC v Mac ads and I love em.  Bean counter seems so apt.

Latest and greatest to air include; Bean Counter, V Word, Off the Air and Throne.

See them here.

Tags: appleads, PC v Mac,

You can tell by the way I resuscitate I’m a Bee Gees fan

"Stayin’ Alive" might be more true to its name than the Bee Gees ever could have guessed: At 103 beats per minute, the old disco song has almost the perfect rhythm to help jump-start a stopped heart.

In a small but intriguing study from the University of Illinois medical school, doctors and students maintained close to the ideal number of chest compressions doing CPR while listening to the catchy, sung-in-falsetto tune from the 1977 movie "Saturday Night Fever."

For the full article click here

HT: Boing Boing

Tags: resuscitate, CPR, John Travolta, Bee Gees, Staying Alive, Saturday Night Fever

(The Lack of) Blogging of Late

Not sure why I need to write this, but perhaps it’s simply a way to say to those who read or at least stop by that I am still here, and occasionally do think about this blog and the lack of writing and attention that it has received of late.

I do like blogging, but time and material just seem to be something that are lacking at the moment.  Perhaps it boils down to the time to look for material.  I don’t know.

I hope to get back into it sometime soon – with some meaningful words of meandering wisdom; but when that might happen I’m just not sure.

Here’s a Hint

Here’s a hint to the lovely mother I saw at the shops today.

When your four year old child has been screaming in the supermarket for the last ten minutes, with no sign of relenting, make a decision.

Either say to your friend who is with you – ‘can you get the few items by yourself, I’m taking Johnny to the car’ or say to your friend, “Let’s go, I’ll come back later.”

Don’t put up with it - and don’t let others around you have to put up with it either.

Forgiving and Forgetting

Those who say they will forgive but can’t forget, simply bury the hatchet but leave the handle out for immediate use.

- Dwight L Moody -

300 Reasons to Love WordPress.com

This morning I woke up and checked in on the WordPress.com newsfeed and read the following;

"…everyone’s free upload space has been increased 60x from 50mb to 3,000mb. To get the same amount of space at our nearest competitor, Typepad, you’d pay at least $300 a year. Blogger only gives you 1GB. We’re doing the same thing for free."

Now that’s some serious space right there.  3 Gig of space for nothing. Nada. Zip.  Thanks WordPress.  Now I have to try to fill up the 2995mb I have free.  But, it’s another reason I’ll recommend WordPress to people I know.

Tags: wordpress.com, space, storage