So, this is the coolest thing I've seen in a while. Twice a year the waters of the Atlantic Ocean roll up the Amazon River, in Brazil, generating the longest wave on the planet. This phenomenon, known as the Pororoca, is a surfers dream: the never-ending wave. This statement, however, would make me think twice about surfing the Pororoca: "Surfers have only recently realized the extreme challenge of surfing the “Pororoca”, despite the fact of the large risks involved; ship waste and wreckage, poisonous snakes, to name just a few."
Check out this video of some pretty crazy dudes catching this amazing wave.
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Tuesday, March 13, 2007
Tuesday, March 06, 2007
What's that behind the cloud?
Nice day at church? It's a good thing that the gates of hell shall not prevail against us!
Sunday, February 25, 2007
Life with Autism
Just wanted to post this again. It tells the story of our son, Pierce, and his battle with Autism.
Click here to view the video.
Click here to view the video.
Thursday, February 22, 2007
Spears Shown Grace
Good stuff from Craig Ferguson, host of CBS's Late Night with Craig Ferguson. It's very refreshing to see a comedian show some restraint. Britany Spears is an easy target, and it's unfortunate that so many will choose this time of obvious struggle as an opportunity to tee off on the pop star. Koudos to Ferguson for handling Spears' struggles with grace.
Watch Ferguson's monologue here.
Pistol Pete
One of my hero's in life is "Pistol" Pete Maravich. The Pistol was a phenomal basketball player, and his ability to manipulate a basketball is legendary. He was way ahead of his time, and many of the highlight reels we see today have trickled down from Pete Maravich's creativity and style. In many ways, Pete brought the one-on-one style of play that became prominent in the Michael Jordan years to basketball.
Pete is college basketball's all time leading scorer, averaging a staggering 44.2 pts per game, without the 3-point line (He played for LSU, of course!). He was a five-time All Star in the NBA, and averaged 24.2 pts per game in his 10 year career (15th all time). Most of his career was spent with the New Orleans Jazz, who later became the Utah Jazz (Jazz makes a lot more sense in New Orleans, doesn't it?).
On January 5, 1988, while playing a pickup basketball game at the Church of the Nazarene in Pasadena, California, with a group that included Focus on the Family head James Dobson (Maravich was scheduled to appear on Dobson's radio show later that day), he collapsed and died of a heart attack at the age of only 40. An autopsy revealed that his death was due to a previously undiagnosed congenital heart defect; he had been born with only one coronary artery instead of the normal two (he had no left coronary artery, a very rare condition).
"He'll be remembered always", former LSU head basketball coach Dale Brown said on hearing the news of Maravich's death. "When we see some tousled-haired kid with drooping socks standing on some semi-darkened court or in a yard after everyone else has gone home, he will be shooting a basketball, and we will remember Pete."
Years before his death Maravich told a Pennsylvania reporter, "I don't want to play 10 years [in the NBA] and then die of a heart attack when I'm 40."
Here's the ultimate Pistol Pete highlight. Enjoy one of the greatest of all time!!
Pete is college basketball's all time leading scorer, averaging a staggering 44.2 pts per game, without the 3-point line (He played for LSU, of course!). He was a five-time All Star in the NBA, and averaged 24.2 pts per game in his 10 year career (15th all time). Most of his career was spent with the New Orleans Jazz, who later became the Utah Jazz (Jazz makes a lot more sense in New Orleans, doesn't it?).
On January 5, 1988, while playing a pickup basketball game at the Church of the Nazarene in Pasadena, California, with a group that included Focus on the Family head James Dobson (Maravich was scheduled to appear on Dobson's radio show later that day), he collapsed and died of a heart attack at the age of only 40. An autopsy revealed that his death was due to a previously undiagnosed congenital heart defect; he had been born with only one coronary artery instead of the normal two (he had no left coronary artery, a very rare condition).
"He'll be remembered always", former LSU head basketball coach Dale Brown said on hearing the news of Maravich's death. "When we see some tousled-haired kid with drooping socks standing on some semi-darkened court or in a yard after everyone else has gone home, he will be shooting a basketball, and we will remember Pete."
Years before his death Maravich told a Pennsylvania reporter, "I don't want to play 10 years [in the NBA] and then die of a heart attack when I'm 40."
Here's the ultimate Pistol Pete highlight. Enjoy one of the greatest of all time!!
Wednesday, February 21, 2007
Fusion 2007
I went to the Fusion Conference in Orlando last weekend, and it was a really good experience. I've worked with Fusion from the get-go as a creative consultant, and it's always very cool to see some of the things we've brainstormed about for months around boardroom tables come to life at the actual conference. One such creative element was a series of videos based on the life of Nehemiah, but brought to life around the events of Hurricane Katrina. The videos were top notch, the interactive elements involved were inspiring, and the heartbeat of the conference came through loud and clear. Very cool.
Fusion is coming to Irving Bible Church in September, and here's a video that will give you an idea of what this thing is all about. Enjoy!
Fusion is coming to Irving Bible Church in September, and here's a video that will give you an idea of what this thing is all about. Enjoy!
Blender Lantern
From the folks at "Will it Blend?" comes this fun demonstration of what happens when you put glow sticks in a blender.
Car of the Future?
Foldable? Stackable? Electric? If this thing works, parking will become much more pleasant.
Read story here.
Tuesday, February 20, 2007
The World is Changing...
When I read this article I was reminded of the opening line of The Lord of the Rings Trilogy: "The World is Changing..."
There are some serious implications for the church, education, government and just about every other aspect of society if this article is correct (which I don't doubt that it is).
Read more here about the recent report of a Census Bureau survey found that married-couple households in the U.S. are now outnumbered. A hair more than half — 50.3 percent — of households are headed by unmarried people, and 31.7 percent of American children are being raised in unmarried homes.
There are some serious implications for the church, education, government and just about every other aspect of society if this article is correct (which I don't doubt that it is).
Read more here about the recent report of a Census Bureau survey found that married-couple households in the U.S. are now outnumbered. A hair more than half — 50.3 percent — of households are headed by unmarried people, and 31.7 percent of American children are being raised in unmarried homes.
Monday, February 19, 2007
Office Bloopers
If you are, as I am, a fan of The Office, here's a fun assortment of bloopers from the show. Man, it really doesn't matter what Dwight says, I laugh the minute that guy's face hits the screen. Enjoy!!
Mom's who eat fish have smarter kids.
Children of mothers who ate more fish and other seafood while pregnant are smarter and have better developmental skills than kids of women who ate less or none, researchers said on Thursday in findings they called surprising.
Read story here.
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