TPE Weekend Links
Welcome to week two of the links. Have feedback or a link you’d like to share? Let us know!
Cause of the week: Maybe if we all do a little bit, we can leave this place in better shape than we found it.
Still looking for a cheap, last minute Halloween costume? Check out Relevant’s suggestions here. (There are some funny ones in the comments, as well.)
You may have seen this before, but I just ran across it…this guy is crazy talented….here he is doing a truly unique cover of some Michael Jackson tunes. (Read the description.)
I’ve heard of man rooms, but never one quite like this.
If you’re a photographer and have ever had the desire to drench your camera in water…this one’s for you. (It’s at 1:35)
I didn’t intend to have Google in the links two weeks in a row…but I couldn’t resist this one. If you have a Mac, and have been waiting on Chrome, here it is. (NOTE: This is the developer’s version, but it’s pretty close to being final.)
I’m pretty baffled by this. Click to watch a social experiment on the public’s reaction to a possible child abduction.
read moreBurned Out
Things have been really tough lately. Burn-out is a phenomenon that I have never quite experienced this intensely. I have been wanting to stay in bed, and I long for the weekends. At first I thought I was going into some crazy chemical emotional place, but I noticed the pattern between how I felt and the corresponding days of the week. It is the weekend now, and I am feeling good, however, I know that I am... read moreTPE Weekend Links…
Hey everyone, welcome to a new recurring feature on The Paradigm Exchange. Every Friday, starting today, I will be updating the site with a new set of links for your clicking pleasure. These links are guaranteed to make you laugh, cry, stand in awe, or shake your head in disbelief. One thing is for sure, no one who clicks these links will remain unchanged.
So here you go….
This week’s spotlight cause: The A21 Campaign. Check it out.
A Japanese artist who writes and paints in the sky by photographing black ink with water
Google is releasing a new communication software platform. It is currently under limited preview, and yours truly has not merited an invitation.
Zach Braff is not dead. Despite what you may have heard.
And the gadget of the week award goes to…you guessed it…Apple.
On that note…the “Are you serious“ award goes to….well, Microsoft.
For those of you who, like myself, missed out on the recent U2 show at Cowboys Stadium, here’s your chance for some small percentage of redemption.
Hype or no hype, they still put out a good soundtrack. Sadly, no Rob Pattinson this time.
Oh, and by the way, if you’d like to submit a link for next week, pass it on! I’ll choose the best links and post them next week. As you can see, there is no shortage of possibilities.
read moreAs quickly as it began, it ended
The key to understanding God, is to not assume. Not assuming is very difficult for me. Like I previously said I am a bit compulsive by nature, and the only way I get any rest is to seek understanding in ALL things. So when it comes to God’s plan, I am hopelessly drawn to making judgments that are inconsistently correct and incorrect. In the matter of the youth ministry job I was contacted about, I... read morecreated? what for?
Why were we created? If the world is saturated in darkness, or shall we say evil, then why would an all encompassing God bring life into the picture only to experience death? And not just physical death, though painful, yet a death of spirit and soul? This is a conversation topic between a friend and I for many weeks now as we meet at Starbucks to discuss the existence of God, or the need for something... read moreThe Consideration and Decision: A process that is typical me
I am not one to leave large matters unsettled, I am a bit compulsive by nature. That evening we had a scheduled golf-outing with some friends and I began to talk with them about it. Not much help, but it did appease my compulsiveness. On our drive home, I had my wife pinned in the car, so I began to spew out all the positives and negatives; she added some of her own, but mostly sat there still unable to... read moreThe Initial Impact: An answer to a prayer, or something else…
It started with a prayer. As my wife and I realized that her place of work was not going to follow through on a verbal contract in which they agreed to increase her work hours and provide benefits, I started to pray. As a recent graduate from college, student loans are a large financial concern for us, as we try to gain the experience that accompanies larger paychecks. Though I have held full-time... read moreGuilt is Like Watching The Passion of the Christ While Stoned: Terrifying but Forgotten by Morning
A few weeks ago, my mother ended a phone conversation saying, “Well, maybe some day you won’t be embarrassed to be seen with your parents.” She knew this was a completely unfair statement, but was trying, one last time, to get her way. She and my father wanted to come with me to Oklahoma as I looked for a place to live. The plan was to meet with the department chair up at the school and then look at... read more
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