Aug 24
Every Sunday,
September 13 – October 25
10:30 am
Milestone Church
3325 W. Battlefield
Springfield, MO
@ Carver Middle School
Aug 10
Misuse of the English language seems rampant these days. I’m not referring to simply the use of slang…but rather to the common overuse, misuse, and misunderstanding of English in general. I stumbled upon this radio broadcast on my trip back to Missouri from Iowa. Patricia O’Conner is an expert on English. Give this a listen:
The Exchange with Ben Kieffer, guest: word maven Patricia O’Conner
English misuse and some of the really ridiculous slang even inspires comedians. Check out this sketch from Mad TV. There is a bit of profanity…just FYI.
Aug 02
For all those people who take for granted Facebook, Tweets, texting, and even e-mail…here is a recent viral video that should act as a reality-check for everyone:
Personally, I think it is because most people commoditize relationships while spreading time and affections too thin, that makes them unhappy.
Jul 08
I was listening to All Things Considered on NPR today and heard this gem linked below. Listen to the audio, which is in this case more entertaining than the text.
A Shorter Route to Communication
by Mark Allen
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=106397694
My favorite line in it:
“It is probably because he’s very into the one-sentence social networking sites, Facebook and Twitter, which he uses constantly because speed and brevity are more important than facts, words, or information.“
Jul 07
K…this was too good to go un-re-posted. Yeah…un-re-posted…got that?
Just watch it.
Jul 05
This is truly tasteless, and simultaneously suggests that your porn viewing is okay if you use IE8. Can’t believe that they would think this is a decent promotion for their products. Watch it before Microsoft’s lawyers pull it from YouTube…if you dare…
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