The Toucan's Beak

There are many verses in the Bible that talk about pride leading to a fall. I heard this verse in church this past Sunday. It wasn’t the focus of the sermon, but it struck me as interesting and very much how I’ve always tried to consider things when going about my day at work.

Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but be willing to associate with people of low position. Do not be conceited. Romans 12:16

I love Dilbert and had to share this strip with my nerd friends.

I got this from an email today. It’s just a portion of a story, but I think it’s the most profound part of the story. It is the most interesting and correct way I have ever heard the concept of evil described.

Evil does not exist or at least it does not exist unto itself. Evil is simply the absence of God. It is just like darkness and cold, a word that man has created to describe the absence of God. God did not create evil. Evil is the result of what happens when man does not have God's love present in his heart. It's like the cold that comes when there is no heat or the darkness that comes when there is no light.

I had a thought during church this morning and I had to share it. If we ever truly understood the power of prayer, we would do it more often. We would do it more than at bed and in the morning. We would do it more than just before a meal. More than when things are going wrong and we need to ask for help.
If we truly understood, we would do it before every major project at work. We would do it before all meetings and decisions. We would go to the Lord in prayer to thank him for the simple things – sunshine, rain, kisses, hugs, laughing, pizza, and a number of other things.
If we ever truly understood the power that a simple conversation with our Lord and Savior has over our lives we would spend more than 30 minutes a day doing it and our lives would be better for.

The kids from the daycare that operates out of our church sang this morning. They sang these words - “Let us pray, Let us pray, everywhere and every way, Every moment of the day is the right time.”
Make it a priority in your life and your life will be blessed.

Just got home from the new Bond movie and it was incredible. It was not stop edge of your seat entertainment while still feeling connected to the characters. Daniel Craig has brought back the Connery era Bond only made it his own which is to say made it way better. I’m going to have to watch Casino Royale now till Quantum of Solace comes out on dvd just to tide me over.

Just caught this article about good jobs to have in a recession. I wouldn’t say it makes me feel more comfortable in life, but apparently someone smarter than me thinks my job is safe for a while. Nerds shall rule the world.

http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2008/11/12/the-best-recession-proof-jobs/

This is the coolest car control video I’ve seen. I’m slightly biased as I am a Subaru fan anyways.

Just a reminder to anyone that reads this. The new Bond film starts this weekend. Go see it. It will rock. I’ll give a report after I see it on Friday night.

I’ve never done this before but thought I’d give you a list of the sites I go to daily without fail.

http://www.winsupersite.com/Default.asp
http://www.uncrate.com/
http://slashdot.org/
http://gizmodo.com/
http://www.engadget.com/
http://www.cnet.com/
http://on10.net/

Read these sites daily and you too can be a genius like me…or something like that.