40 Inspirational Speeches in 2 Minutes

Here's a video that's edited together 40 inspirational speeches into about 2 minutes.  Watch, and be inspired!

Words of Wisdom for Thursday, Dec 18th

It is easier to accelerate when driving down a hill than when driving up a hill.

Wish List 2008 - Netbook Edition

This wish list & buying guide is meant to help you in trying to decide what to get me for my birthday, Christmas, or any other occasion, assuming you want to get me something. However, if you choose decide to "go it on your own" and give me something more "creative" that would probably be okay, too.

This list is divided into three sections. Be sure to check back often is I will be updating this blog post through the remainder of 2008.

update 11/28 - added web links and more books
update 12/14 - struck an item someone got me, and added some movies and music CDs
update 12/16 - struck some more items
update 12/21 - struck another item 
update 12/23 - struck another item 
update 12/25 - struck more items 

Stuff I Always Like Receiving

In a hurry and just want to dash into a store and quickly grab something I would like? Then this is the list for you, baby! These are in no particular order.

• any kinds of nuts (except peanuts... they're not really nuts)
• summer sausage, box of crackers (e.g. Townhouse), and some hard cheese (e.g. sharp cheddar)
• my wife's homemade sausage lasagna with pepperoni
• big bag of M&M's, preferrably mint chocolate
• big bag of Reese's Pieces
• chocolate chip cookies, more soft than crisp... walnuts make them better
• large chocolate milkshake from McD's (no substitutes as theirs are really the best... seriously)
• gift cards: Barnes & Noble, Best Buy, pretty much any restaurant (so I can take my wife out on a date) 
• peppermint scented jar candle
  
• go to Wok In/Wok Out
  

Stuff I Want

• Dilbert books
• Positive Attitude
• Try Rebooting Yourself
• Cubes and Punishment
• What Would Wally Do?
• This Is The Part Where You Pretend To Add Value
• movies on DVD
• The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (three-disc Collector's Edition)
• Kung Fu Panda two-pack (second disc: Secrets of the Furious Five)... widescreen edition
  
• Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (two-disc Special Edition)
• The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (two-disc Deluxe Edition)
• Cars (widescreen edition) 
• The Simpsons Movie (widescreen edition)
  
• Dilbert - The Complete Series 
  
• music CDs
• Loreena McKennitt: Nights from the Alhambra (2 CD + DVD edition), An Ancient Muse
• Enya: And Winter Came
  
• Michael W. Smith: It's a Wonderful Christmas
• Josh Groban : Noel
  
• Sarah Brightman: A Winter Symphony
  
• Mannheim Steamroller: Christmasville, Fresh Aire 8 DVD
  
• books
• The Children of Húrin by J.R.R. Tolkien
  
• Liberal Fascism by Jonah Goldberg
• The Apologetics Study Bible: Understand Why You Believe
  
• The Lamb and the Fuhrer by Ravi Zacharias
• New Birth or Rebirth by Ravi Zacharias
• Sense and Sensuality by Ravi Zacharias
  
• video games
• PS2: 24 The Game (for this, shop around as some stores may be selling it at heavy discount)
  
• big ticket items
• Sony PlayStation 3 system
  

Be sure to check back often, as I will update this blog post through the rest of 2008

Matt Dancing Around the World

Your friends have told you about it.  You saw a report on the news about it.  You have even dreamed about it.  (Okay, maybe not that part.)  It was even a NASA astronomy picture of the day.  But you've never actually watched the world-famous "Matt dancing" video.

Well, here's you chance.  Enjoy!



And in HD:

new definition of racism

Racist—n.,adj. 1. Any person who performs any act, holds any belief or makes any statement that negatively reflects upon or adversely affects Barack Obama or his policies, positions, interests, conduct, associates, or holiness. 2. Any act, belief or statement that negatively reflects upon or adversely affects Barack Obama or his policies, positions, interests, conduct, associates, or holiness. Synonyms: conservative; Republican; red state; rural; churchgoer; gun owner.

from The Corner at National Review Online