East and South side schools were mostly canceled, for only a couple inches of snow! I was wearing slippery shoes, and fell hard on my back more than once. For the snow (and my newfound back pain), I give credit to global climate change and Big Oil. Any plants that hadn’t died from the hard… Continue reading Snow Day
Author: Philip Cain
Ninja Master of the Series of Tubes, musician, audio engineer and geek. More about Philip...
You mean we don’t stop getting older?
It happened 3 months ago, but I’m just now realizing the full scope and damage of an ever-moving life and reaching 24 years. Life is short and eternity is long. To quote Pastor John Piper, “too long to regret a wasted life.” Although we have no control of it, we are…we exist, and will exist… Continue reading You mean we don’t stop getting older?
New Pantano Christian Church website
We launched the new PCC website on Saturday. I did much of the backend template/PHP work on it (other folks were doing design and content). It’s running on WordPressMU (multiuser), which is indescribably perfect for this and many other CMS needs. In the process of setting things up, I’ve had to learn PHP, WordPress functions,… Continue reading New Pantano Christian Church website
Where are the left-handed microwave ovens?
We’ve moved our microwave oven into a little corner in the kitchen recently. It makes it a little difficult to open the left-hinged door. So, I’ve been searching the Internet for alternative microwave ovens with either reversible doors (like our fridge) or a left-handed door with a right hinge. So far, nothing. Do they not… Continue reading Where are the left-handed microwave ovens?
Flash Video
It isn’t as easy as it looks. I couldn’t get that last post to work, so I deleted it. Let’s just pretend the whole thing never happened… (why did I tag this as Conspiracies?)
Ministry Tip of the Day: Don’t be cheesy
Cheesy – Of poor quality through being overdramatic, excessively emotional or clichéd a cheesy song a cheesy movie Corny – 1. Insipid or trite The duct tape and wire were a pretty corny solution. 2. Hackneyed or excessively sentimental. The movie was okay, but the love scene was really corny. When planning sermons, lessons, books… Continue reading Ministry Tip of the Day: Don’t be cheesy
Just love.
I finally listened to the Catalyst podcast episodes with Rob Bell (pastor of Mars Hill). I recently made conversation with some friends about what we consider “deep” or “profound” in reference to sermons and worship. Rob Bell, in my humble opinion, is deep. Not lofty theological, but intelligent and challenging even while stating what might… Continue reading Just love.
Don’t forget to vote!
While you’re out there rubberstamping your favorite politicians, remember this documentary: [googlevideo]http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7926958774822130737[/googlevideo] HBO SPECIAL: Hacking Democracy Skip ahead to 1:09:46 for the absolute best part: a “real-world” hack of an electronic voting machine, using only a tampered memory card.
Why I’m Not Using Ubuntu 6.10
Some people argue that upgrading Ubuntu is easy if you don’t install hacky scripts. There is a very specific reason why I’m not using the latest version of my favorite Linux distribution, Ubuntu. The 6.10 “Edgy Eft” release was announced October 26, 2006. Rather than upgrading immediately, I chose to wait at least a day… Continue reading Why I’m Not Using Ubuntu 6.10
WordPressMU
I recently discovered a new addition to the WordPress family: WordPressMU (multi-user). It is basically a single installation of WordPress, modified to allow multiple blogs per user and multiple users per blog. Translation: it is a near-perfect content management system for businesses and organizations who want a CMS instead of paying a proper webmaster. I’ll… Continue reading WordPressMU