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Engage

TimMc — Fri, 22 May 2009 19:29:57 +0000

“Don’t fail to do something just because you can’t do everything.” -Bob Pierce, founder of World Vision What are you doing to positively impact your community or the world around you? I encourage you to find a way to give back… The following link is to the Purposeful Africa blog. I encourage you to go there and [...]

Ridiculous Product Warning Labels

TimMc — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 21:02:54 +0000

I thought this was an entertaining article from Fox News today. Personally, my favorite was the Children’s Dimetapp warning, “be careful when driving a motor vehicle.” Most of these warnings are absolutely ludicrous. The article lists only a few examples, so I thought it might be fun to come up with some additional ones that [...]

The Ol’ Spellchecker Strikes Again

TimMc — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 21:40:30 +0000

This past Saturday I received a letter from a prominent university in Spokane, WA. The letter, on official university letterhead, detailed a piano sale from their music department. The letter was fine…until the very last sentence. At that point, they blew it. Credit cads? Sigh… This is the problem with relying on a spellchecker. The word ‘cads’ [...]

Go!

TimMc — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 19:32:26 +0000

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” - Mark Twain This is one of my favorite quotes from Mark [...]

500 Million Jobs?

TimMc — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 19:36:49 +0000

Recently, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi suggested that five hundred million people in the United States are losing their jobs every month in order to emotionally pitch the stimulus bill. Those are some astounding numbers, considering that there are only three hundred three million Americans. Of course, she meant to say five hundred thousand per month. [...]

Getting Back in the Gym and Charlie Horses…

TimMc — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 19:12:34 +0000

Since recently joining a gym and jumping back into the healthy routine of working out, I thought looking up and sharing the etymology of the phrase “Charlie Horse” would be interesting. A charlie horse is usually a reference for a cramp or pulled muscle. Its origins have been traced to being a baseball term, or at [...]

Content is King

TimMc — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 19:28:38 +0000

It’s an adage that is used over and over again these days. But, the truth of the statement hasn’t changed one bit…Content is King. Here’s an article I wrote a year ago about web design and content creation. Check it out. It’s a good read and the message of the article is still extremely relevant to [...]

One of My Favorite Christmas Programs

TimMc — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 01:46:49 +0000

Growing up in the days without cable or satellite TV, I always looked forward to special programs on television around the holidays. One of my favorite programs was always “A Charlie Brown Christmas.” As I’ve grown older, this is by far one of my favorite scenes from that program. I hope you have a Merry Christmas!

Insightful Article from Chuck Colson

TimMc — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 19:39:24 +0000

I read this article today written by Chuck Colson and found it very appropriate for the state of our nation today. Mr. Colson certainly writes from experience and is passionate about his beliefs. I appreciate the way he has seized the opportunity to share the love of Christ and the hope he has in Him. [...]

I Can’t Wait!

TimMc — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 23:01:01 +0000

I’m already tired of it getting dark at 4pm!!!