You Know You're Special When . . .
According to the policeman that showed up (a church member, no less), three trees went down in Hattiesburg during Hurricane Gustav.
One of them landed in my yard. Nice.
If anyone needs pine straw, let me know.
September 1, 2008
August 19, 2008
What a Story. . .
Never heard of this young man, but let me know if you don't cry when you watch this.
August 18, 2008
Creepy, Weird, and . . .
A friend called me this week, because we share the same favorite hymn - "Be thou My Vision."
It's a hymn that's not even known to all Christians (unfortunately). But, it's been discovered by the creators of Saw V.
I'm not going to see this movie. I don't do blood and gore. Tell me what you think of the merger of the hymn and this trailer.
August 16, 2008
A Preacher Gets a Shoe Deal . . . And It Wasn't Me.
I've always said that I wanted a shoe deal. Maybe Nike or Cole Haan. Maybe even Birkenstock. I wear a wide array of shoe brands. I figure if Kobe Bryant can sell shoes, so can I. Though my market would be a bit smaller. At first.
Looks like I won't be the trail blazer on this one.
Check out the video on Jay Bakker (yes, he's Jim and Tammy Fay's son) who got a Kenneth Cole shoe contract. http://www.kennethcole.com/content/index.jsp?page=advertising/bio2.aspx&h=550&w=898
August 14, 2008
Something Fun For Thursday
Over the past couple of months, I've really enjoyed the Pandora music player. Haven't heard about it?
It's a web-based application that'll work on your computer or iPhone. Here's what it does: you give it the name of a band or a song you like and it comes up with a list of songs/bands you like that are like that one. So, if you're a big Flock of Seagulls fan or if Cowboy Mouth really works for you, then this is definitely the site for you.
How does it do it? No idea. But it's amazing.
You can set up lots of channels. Then if a song/band comes on that you don't like in the list you just hit the thumbs down sign.
Best part? It's free. Just sign up at www.pandora.com. Tell 'em Eddie sent you.
Enjoy!
August 12, 2008
Miracle Max and This Sunday
One of my wife's favorite movies (definitely not mine!) is The Princess Bride. It is the story of True Love. This is the best scene in the whole movie, with Miracle Max, played by Billy Crystal.
Why do I offer this to you? Because you can find anything on YouTube? Partially. But really it's because it highlights what we'll be talking about this week.
August 11, 2008
A Great Olympian
More than the actual events, I like to see stories about athletes. Michael Phelps is getting all the press in swimming (and rightfully so--he's scary good), but I've been very impressed with Cullen Jones. From almost drowning at age 5 to winning a gold medal. Here he talks about the devotion of his parents and other issues.
This is one guy I'd like to meet. He's always smiling, has a great perspective on things, and seems like he'd be an awesome person to get to know.