• Had to remove the worst combination virus/root-kit tonight from a computer. No fun but it pays. #
• Doesn't it seem strange that there are more calories in a thing of yogurt than a can of soda? #
• Short article on ideas for speeding up your site, plus a brief intro to CDN http://icio.us/4mftqc #
• Do you have a "contact us" page on your website? Thinking about updating this important page? Look no further: http://icio.us/sls3s3 #
• Spice up your web design with these examples of "almost web safe" fonts on your site – http://icio.us/2cm4u2 #
• Instead of simply applying the default Photoshop drop shadow, try tweeking it for better results: http://icio.us/oggfhj #

• My life is a journey toward a goal not an accident or cycle, so I must pursue one Purpose or risk missing it all in the end. #
• Just got back from a week long road trip. Chicago to Kentucky to North Carolina to DC and back! #

This question comes from a felt guilt or debt to God. Instead of this we should ask how is your gratitude for the grace of God affecting your life? And the goal isn’t to guilt you into doing something, but to learn to be grateful for God’s grace. And if we do that then we will act of our desire instead of requirement.

• Want to know how well Obama's plan for health care will work? Ask the 3 riches states how it's working for them so far: http://ping.fm/l14yH #
• Want to know how Obama's plan for health care will work? Ask the 3 riches statest how it's working for them so far: http://ping.fm/l14yH #
• I built a website for a startup? http://www.tech-advocate.com (my web design skills need work) #

I keep seeing these applications on Facebook that ask you to look at a picture as a way of describing who you  or your friends are. And while I have to admit that I reject basically every application, group, fan page, etc request I get (Sorry, I’m just not that interested in most of them) I do find it interesting to look at and see how people view each other.

I remember when I signed up for Facebook and a few years later LinkedIn, all of the information that they asked for. They wanted to know who I was and what I was known for. These two experiences lead us to two very important questions. What do we want to be known for and what are we actually known for?

If we were to ask our  friends to describe us what would they say? Would they simply say wonderful things about how nice we are or how kind we are? Would they say that we are funny or friendly or even a faithful friend?
Now while all of these are definitely admirable qualities and descriptions, are they really what we’re looking for?

If I think back to the Gospel stories of Jesus Christ, he was known for more than these things. What are you known for?

It’s easy to do what expected of us. We show up to work, maybe even staying late occasionally, and working hard at our job. But that’s what is expect of us.

In one of Christ’s messages, the one commonly known as “the sermon on the mount” he say we shouldn’t be worried about doing our duty. Instead he is challenging us to do what is not our duty.

Don’t do what is expected but do what is unexpected.

But I tell you, Do not resist an evil person. If someone strikes you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also.
Matthew 5:39

Do the unexpected.

• learning about z-index and css. Interesting… #
• definitely not a graphic designer…bummer. wish i was creative like that. it'd be handy right now…. #

• I've been tired all day, something about waking up at 5:30 for a 6 am meeting. crazy group has got me running and waking up early now. #
• ran another two miles this morning. I think it's starting to get easier. Time to create a new route that's longer. #
• RT @mashable: http://bit.ly/aACTA <– because it includes #moonfruit , everyone retweeting this post is eligible to win a MacBook Pro! #
• ran 3 miles today! Now I'm ready for a trip to Taco Town!!! http://bit.ly/VSXKh #
• Managed to avoid two Illinois state police speed traps on the ride home tonight. Guy in front of me didn't. Glad I wasn't going that fast. #

• Ran 2 miles this morning thanks to the encouragement of Jess & Mike. Very sore legs. #
• Night two of power play at new life is about to start! Yippee!

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• impatiently waiting for the iphone 3.0 software update. #
• Finally got my iPhone working again after about 6 hrs of work. Can't blame Apple for all of it though. VMWare caused a lot of problems. #
• Seems others are having problems with the newest version of Wordpress 2.8 and the WYSIWYG editor. Bad upgrade luck lately-iPhone 3.0 now WP #
• lightning just struck near moody and a few of our phones went off line. Not sure what the connection is but i was on the phone at the time. #
• the hail's stopped for now down by moody. Looks like there is more rough weather coming on the radar. #
• Bowling with the guys tonight. Fun times but I miss my wife #