130.7 MPH on a mountain bike....Dang

Video.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYrd5qwzPrA



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in preparation for the office season four premiere, be sure to catch up by reading creeds blog at www.creedthoughts.gov.www\creedthoughts

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tv premieres this week

so far have watched:
chuck - enjoyed it a lot
heroes - left with more questions than answers, normal
journeyman - good, we'll see if it stays on the dvr
the unit - great, again
my name is earl - anticipating, hopefully it will bring back the funny
the office - can't wait, it will be awesome

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travel expenses

i am working on travel expenses for next summer's mission trip with the methodist habitat in the bahamas. i contact AAA today to see if they could help. they said the best way was to call the airlines directly and to start with delta because they had good group rates. after talking with them on the phone, the cost appeared to be the same i could order online for everyone individually. the group rate was the same as the individual rate... i don't understand that. she also said that they would not accept tax exempt status and that we need to file those expenses later. i will be checking with american airlines next. we'll see.

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7 Tips for Resolving Conflicts Quickly and Peacefully

Everyone has to deal with difficult people, whether they are argumentative, abusive, stubborn, or combative. The question is, how can you assert your own rights without creating an unnecessary incident?

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3:10 to yuma starring dallas roberts, reviewed

just went an watched 3:10 to yuma. we decided to go see this film while watching the preview. about half way through i realized, "oh my gosh, that's dallas roberts!" my wife said, "who?" "dallas," i said. now don't get me wrong, i have not seen or talked to dallas for about 16 years, since my sister's wedding i guess. hmm... when i was just a young tyke our families were great friends while we lived in sarasota and they have kept in touch regularly since. in fact, my father still keeps in touch with his father on a regular basis.

he and my sister were the same age. when i was in jr high and high school i skated for about eight years. i fondly remember my first ride on a skateboard was down the hill in front of the robert's home. dallas' brother had a skateboard and showed me how to ride it, while we were visiting.

anyways, dallas, if you ever see this - excellent film and excellent work! this truly was a great western film. both russell crowe and christian bale gave great performances. this reminded me of older westerns exploring the inner good of a man. go see this film.

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nice.

for the star wars open source community.

Chick-fil-A Giving Away Free Chicken Sandwich and a Free Coke

Get yours today, by filling out there survey. Do it quick. Don't know how long it lasts.

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Amazing Slalom on Rollerblades

impressive. fluid. beautiful.

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an old dog, new tricks

over the past two months we have discovered that our dog loves to play Frisbee. he's always liked it, but now is in love with it. he always been able to catch the ball, but never the Frisbee. he would run after it and sometimes bring it back. most of the time not actually to you.

somewhat out of the blue in august he began catching the Frisbee and bringing it right to my feet. i would throw it and he would bring it back, nudging it with his nose. it was like he was saying, "come on, already. put it in the air." he has also begun jumping in the air to pull it down. and his best catch would rival any Frisbee dog of any time. i had tossed the Frisbee into the air and as he ran across the back yard, he jumped with his body contorted, missing the catch, he tipped it up, and as soon as his paws hit the ground he jumped again, catching the Frisbee. he gets so excited about catching it.

when he misses, he kicks at it with his paws until it flips over so he can pick it up. he's a boxer. short snout. underbite. you get the picture. his paws get filthy. somehow, he fills the Frisbee with dirt, when he picks it up it goes all over his face. he's just dirty. yet he returns ready to try again.

i want to live like this. i want to live in such a way that even when i am covered in the dirt of my mistakes that i seek, with excitement, the opportunity to get it right. knowing that there is a god who is excited to watch it all happen and is eager to help and assist and is ready to celebrate with the successes.

we currently are using earthlink. it's been a great service and i have used them for about 5 years now. normally problem free. above you see my speed test results when everything is working fine. however, after about 30 minutes or so, my connection dies. it simply dies. i can reset the modem and bring it back up. i can force our router to pull a new ip address and it comes back up.

this all started after the lightning storm that happened about 4 weeks ago now. if you remember there were (according to news reports) over 17,000 lightning strikes in that one day across the state. so we first replaced our modem, now it's very inconsistent.

we have tech support coming out today to check the lines. hopefully we will be back up and running, soon.

An open letter to iPhone owners from Steve Jobs

Amazing! Amazing! Amazing!We have decided to offer every iPhone customer who purchased an iPhone from either Apple or AT&T, and who is not receiving a rebate or any other consideration, a $100 store credit towards the purchase of any product at an Apple Retail Store or the Apple Online Store.

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NBC leaving iTunes makes no since

if you haven't heard already. NBC will no longer be providing it's shows through itunes for $1.99 an episode. which ok, i understand paying for the digital copy of. but i think NBC is wrong to go into another realm to sell their episodes for more money with more extensive digital rights or which Mac users will not even be able to purchase their shows for. i would expect them to lose sales by doing this and as a result people will likely turn back to bit torrent to get their shows.

anyways, if you would like to read into this further, here's a great article from iLounge discussing this issue in detail.

dealing with telemarketers

searches that led here

got this idea from josh griffin. simply a list of searches that led to this site. here we go.


1. turn yourself into a transformer
2. "bryant johnson"
3. "glue boys"
4. 30th anniversary lego starwars
5. create yourself as a simpsons character for myspace
6. funraiser pumpkins
7. how do you make your photos into a simpsons character?
8. lego star wars 20 anniversary
9. lost marbles design group
10. make urself into a transformer character
11. nice cake
12. outpouring 2006 first united methodist church melbourne
13. photos of new lego star wars 30 th aniversery
14. tony nolan
15. xbox 360 failure blog

cruise photos

check them out here. and here are a few of my favorites.

Reviewed: Demos from the Marketplace

here are a few demos on xbox live's marketplace that are worth checking out. there's no fluff in these, just what i thought and a "try it" or a "buy it."

beautiful katamari - for all audiences. easy and simple to pick up and play. full game might be difficult to master. push your katamari (a big ball) around and pick up stuff within a specified amount of time. the bigger it gets the better you've done. the camera was difficult to control and was at times looking the wrong direction. might be corrected by the release. depending on the price point, just try it.

bio shock -definitely geared for an adult audience. simply put amazing. graphics are great. storytelling drew me in quickly. a lot of first person shooters are just replicas of each other in a new setting. this game sets a new standard that others will have a hard time replicating. it goes above and beyond all others. easy to recommend. buy it. it will be in my hands as soon as i get done with forza 2.

call of duty 4 - coming soon. expecting my token for the beta today. we'll see.

medal of honor: airborne - good game. new concept. you are an airborne soldier you can drop in anywhere on the map when it begins. there are safe zones to aim for. the level starts where ever you land. really cool concept. the AI appears to be pretty smart. they move around. they hide. fight smart in the game. however, it is still set in wolrd war II. how many of these games can we possibly play? great idea and twist on the gameplay, but i think the demo will hold me over just fine. just try it.

skate - skate has been promising a new gameplay mechanic that makes this skateboarding game more realistic. the demo is good be learning the controls was not simple. i think the good thing about a game is the learning curve. for me a good game, you can jump into and enjoy as you learn. this one wasn't doing it for me. the sterring controls were really touchy. the kick controls slow to respond. however, i did like the way the ollies worked with the right thumbstick. it might take some getting used to. try it and if you like it buy it. it is refreshing to see against the tony hawk series.

stranglehold - again for adult audiences. this demo took me by surprise. no article or review had sold me on it and i almost passed on the demo. for some reason i downloaded it anyway. i was blown away. fully destructive and interactive environments. you can use just about anything on the screen in gameplay. there were some really cool "bullet time" gaming sequences. as you jump the action goes into slow-mo which makes for some really fun gameplay. if you haven't already, give this demo a shot. it will take you by suprise. then when it arrives on shelves, buy it.

Which Transformer Are You?

For centuries, two races of robotic aliens - the Autobots and the Decepticons - have waged a war, with the fate of the universe at stake. Now it ’s your turn to engage in this epic battle. Will you Protect or Destroy? Take the quiz and see how you do.

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outpouring '07 worship

the glorious unseen led us in worship and it was great. here's a couple of vids from the worship time. they truly led us into a deep state of worship. we were reminded that we were there to give of ourselves back to God. if you want to see more, chem them out here.

book 4 complete: a journey through hogwarts

i began reading the harry potter series this summer. after some encouragement from friends and my wife, on june 25th of 2007 i began reading through the series. this week i completed book four, the goblet of fire.

for me, i have never been a big reader. i will read if i am interested but have never been into reading novels. it has always felt like work to me. these books have set me on a journey. i can't put the book down until it is done. it draws me. captures my attention. i feel as though i know and understand every piece of architecture and design. it is relaxing and easy to read. i don't find my mind wondering. and when i do put it down, i am planning for when i will have time to read again.

now, i am off to begin working on book 5...