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Tax dollars helping 1/2 millionaires buy food

2012-03-07T10:33:00.003-05:00

Out of Debt

2012-03-06T10:57:00.000-05:00

Dave Ramsey's website listed 29 ways to leap out of debt the other day. Read them here and then list in the comments which ones you are already doing and the ones you are going to start doing.

I (we, my wife and I) am doing: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 (in a nice way), 8, 9, (10 - we have no car debt) 11, 12, 13, 14 (six years and counting), 15 (almost every day), 16, 16 1/2 (still investing :), 18 (and now am debt free except the house), 19, 20, 24, 26 ;), 28.

I will be doing 29 soon. The others don't really apply to me or I don't need to do them at this point in my life. There is one thing that I would consider if it did not scare me to death, was cheap or free, and if Bethany would let me and I knew I would jump. See video below:

You Already Lost

2012-03-02T08:11:00.001-05:00

Man Made Cloud in Chapel

2012-03-01T09:09:00.000-05:00

HORN - A white cloud in a white chapel. Just a moment and then it disappeared. Artist Berndnaut Smilde announced on Thursday clouds in the Hoorn Lady Chapel, for a fascinated public. Bell 17 hours the first cloud floats through the chapel. Shortly before has Smilde spraying the room with plants considerably blurred. With a touch he lets some smoke escape. The water binds to the smoke. Magically, the cumulus cloud is almost perfect. Joe is excited Neefjes. 'This is sensational. I do not often get the shivers, but I do now.''

I used Google Translate to translate the video description from Dutch to English. I have no idea what they are saying in the video but you get to see a guy make a cloud in a chapel using smoke and some kind of spray.

From: Here - which is in Dutch.

Kung Fu Bear

2012-02-29T09:44:00.001-05:00

Have you seen the Kung Fu Bear yet?

From NBC-2

"Free" Gas Soon!

2012-02-29T08:17:00.000-05:00

From Manteresting

Snoring Hummingbird

2012-02-28T14:45:00.000-05:00

That'll Cheer You Up

2012-02-28T13:49:00.003-05:00

Isn't that Manteresting?
From: here

Disappointed Cat

2012-02-27T09:09:00.001-05:00

From Lee Grupsmith on Google+

Good Morning

2012-02-24T08:30:00.001-05:00

From This Google+ User

Generation (financial) Change

2012-02-23T11:30:00.000-05:00

Solvency in Our Time

2012-02-23T09:01:00.001-05:00

Nerdneck - Joe and Buzz

2012-02-21T09:16:00.000-05:00

6 yr old Letter to the President

2012-02-20T14:30:00.000-05:00

@Marthas_Place (Director of exceptional guest experience for the Dave Ramsey Show) had this photo on her yfrog:

Real-Time WWII Tweets

2012-02-16T09:29:00.000-05:00

OMG Facts.

This Twitter account is "Livetweeting the 2nd World War, as it happens on this date & time in 1940, & for six years to come." They have a new Tweet every couple of hours.

@RealTimeWWII
215,423 Followers
1,852 Tweets thus far:

Free Constitution 101

2012-02-15T14:01:00.000-05:00

"Hillsdale College has launched a NEW major national campaign to educate millions of citizens about the meaning and history of the U.S. Constitution as an online course, "Constitution 101", and you should sign up!"

Click to sign up

Did I mention it is free?

What's for Lunch

2012-02-15T10:55:00.000-05:00

Could you imagine if you decided what your own child was going to eat for lunch and the school lunch monitor person said that he/she could not eat that because it wasn't healthy enough? Well, you don't have to imagine because it happened! (see story here)

What's next? Telling you the parent that your children

Have to wear a seat belt
Have to stay in a car seat until they weigh X even though they are X years old
Can't play tag at school
Can't say that they won a game because that means somebody lost
Can't fail
Can't have their laptop (that you bought) shot up by your .45

John Piper Inspired Music

2012-02-14T14:09:00.000-05:00

There are a list of 12 John Piper inspired songs on the Desiring God website which were originally listed on the Challies website. I put the ones I could find on Spotify in a playlist (HERE)
It is a Collaborative playlist, so if you know of others, please add them.
Below is a great John Piper song and video that is not on Spotify.

Happy Valentine's Day

2012-02-14T08:00:00.000-05:00

From SomeEcards.com

Jon McNaughton - One Nation Under God

2012-02-09T08:57:00.000-05:00

From the video's description:

"One Nation Under God."
This simple phrase, added to the pledge of allegiance over 50 years ago has been the source of unbelievable debate and heated controversy. Likewise, the phrase 'In God We Trust' on our currency has been targeted and continues to be attacked as improper and politically incorrect. Lawsuits have been filed and legal minds employed to ascertain whether such statements violate the concept of 'separation of church and state'.
As this debate continues, some so called experts have implied or concluded that our Founding Fathers and Patriots were not religious. These secular champions, in an effort to further their own causes, have even painted these great men and women from our history as being devoid of religious passions or even a belief in God. This is a part of their strategy to remove any discussion of God from the public forum.
These men and women were passionately religious and saw the hand of God all around them. To God they gave Thanks for His Hand in the founding of this great nation. To Him, according to their own testimony they turned for wisdom and strength when life and liberty hung in the balance. Certainly the debate on separation of church and state will continue. But no one can dispute how our Founding Fathers and Patriots felt about God. The record is clear!
'One Nation Under God' is Jon McNaughton's witness and reminder that those who went before us knew from whence their blessings came!
To read more about the story behind this painting, please click on this link:http://sethadamsmith.com/2010/06/13/one-nation-under-god/
To view the details of this artwork, click on the link below:http://mcnaughtonart.com/artwork/view_zoom/?artpiece_id=353
Original Edit by Bryan IllguthCinematography by Rod Meldrum

Rabbit is pro sheep dog

2012-01-31T08:30:00.001-05:00

Newt Schrute or Dwight Gingrich

2012-01-27T08:24:00.001-05:00

Doug Wilson Talks About SOPA

2012-01-25T10:49:00.001-05:00

Ask Doug: from CananWired.com
Ask Doug: What is your take on SOPA? from Canon Wired on Vimeo.

Steven Tyler National Anthem

2012-01-23T07:57:00.000-05:00

Wikipedia Black Out

2012-01-17T08:11:00.000-05:00

Wikipedia is going to be closed tomorrow (Wednesday) for 24 hours to protest legislation being considered by Congress about anti-piracy laws. Not sure where we will get the most accurate information available online from on Wednesday now. I'm a little worried.