I’m just going out on this limb… I’m a fan, but far from an expert. It just makes it more fun to follow when you have something on the line… so I’ll throw out some predictions. Feel free to leave your predictions in the comments. Here’s my predictions for the last game of the group [...]
Archive for June, 2010
1 Comment Scott Pagel on Jun 22nd 2010
First, a Philip Yancey story. Back in about 1998, I was working as the network administrator at Christ In Youth in Joplin, Missouri, USA. Back in the day, CIY held an event called National Youth Leader’s Convention (NYLC). My desk was located in the area of the office that also housed the department responsible for [...]
No Comments Scott Pagel on Jun 12th 2010
Growing up next to a major US Air Force base, our community heard the US Military songs regularly. Of course, we most often heard the Air Force song, but we were also treated to performances of select groups such as Tops In Blue and I particularly remember their renditions of these meaningful songs and their [...]
No Comments Scott Pagel on Jun 11th 2010
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“What Little I Know About Man…”
Regarding this report that scientists have created the first synthetic cell… Tony Woodlief at Sand in the Gears writes: there is something dangerous about science unmoored from an acknowledgment of creation’s mystery, and anchored instead to an abiding trust in man’s reason read the whole thing at Sand in the Gears » Re-creation a couple [...]
No Comments Scott Pagel on Jun 10th 2010
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Huskers and the Big 10 or Big 12
I’m deeply interested in the recent talk of Big 10 expansion and especially the involvement of my home state’s biggest university, the University of Nebraska. Everyone all over the sports internets is weighing in on what might happen. Many of them are more qualified than I to speak on what is going on (or is [...]
No Comments Scott Pagel on Jun 9th 2010
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Or… learn how to properly use a hammer.
I *love* Lifehacker.com but this is maybe the silliest thing I’ve ever seen on there. Either you can go out and buy boatloads of corks… OR… learn to swing a hammer. Although I should disclose that hammering into the concrete in Taiwan is quite the hammering challenge and… yes… I’ve bent nails. Use a Cork [...]
No Comments Scott Pagel on Jun 9th 2010
We sometimes feel like immigrants when we journey back to our homeland. It is had to put into words. Sara at Musings of a Missionary put up a nice list (24 items) in a post called “You know you’re in reverse culture shock when” and I’ll put a few things from her list here, but [...]
No Comments Scott Pagel on Jun 8th 2010
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Remembering D-Day, 66 years ago
I know the day is passed… but I just found this photo essay from The Big Picture today. Of the 42 photos, many are classics and WWII buffs will have seen them, but many/most of the photos were new to me… including this one which captures the scope of the invasion: Click the image above [...]
No Comments Scott Pagel on Jun 8th 2010
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A Memorial Day Activity in Taipei
We’ll have to stop by this place sometime. Click the link for the full story. Morgan at The Everett Family in Asia: Memorial Day in Taipei We wanted to do something to commemorate and teach the boys about Memorial Day this year, so we started checking around to see if there were any World War [...]
1 Comment Scott Pagel on Jun 7th 2010
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Oil Spill Bigger Than Taiwan
Although it is a world away from Taiwan… this puts the size of the spill in perspective for those of us in Taiwan. One of the times the word “epic” can probably be used accurately… Click the image to go to www.ifitwasmyhome.com and enter your location. H/T: Michael at Muddy Waters (although it isn’t posted [...]
No Comments Scott Pagel on Jun 3rd 2010
