Backpack

This is another handy app I ran across a few weeks ago. It is a neat organizational tool that you access from the web. I'm getting ready to sign up for a free account. I just can't get over all the apps that are available online for free!

Writely

I love finding neat little tools on the web. Wait until you see this one called Writely. It is a word processor on the web. You can collobarate with others on a document or post a blog entry and all sorts of other cool stuff. I'm trying it out on this blog entry. Click here to check it out!

Beginning of School Advice

Go to the Dallas Morning News to read this great article on parents and the education of their children. Thanks to Bookmoot for the heads-up on this fantastic article.

Bible Reading Guide

I was looking around for some type of Devotional or Bible Reading Guide to jump start my morning devotion time. This site has several different guides ranging from chronological to blended. Pretty cool!

Update: BibleGateway has some cool reading guides, too.

Religion

Ha! I'll bet that title scared you just a little bit. Actually, I just named it that after the Religion Section that comes out every Saturday in our newspaper. I always enjoy reading it because it presents different viewpoints and also has a calendar of upcoming events for the city as well as local churches. I noticed that a pastor (Marshall Davis) of a small church has written a book called "More than a Purpose" in which he disagrees with some of the assertions in the now famous book "The Purpose-Driven Life." ( I read about half of "The Purpose-Driven Life" a few years ago.) I remember that I didn't agree with everything in the book, but did find some of the thought intriguing and challenging. It would be interesting to read the new book for an opposing viewpoint. I especially found interesting the quip in the paper where the author says that "entertainment has replaced worship in the public gatherings of Christians." You can find the short blurb about the book here.
Also, on the front page of our paper was an article about confessing sins and a website where you can do so anonymously. I found that a little weird, but interesting as well. You can check out it out here.

Quote for the Day

Heard this one from my boss the other day who was talking to his daughter/assistant who stayed up too late the night before. "If you hoot with the owls, you can't soar with the eagles."

Headache Update

My extremely cool sister, Kristen aka Keeks, picked me up yesterday and took me to her chiropractor. He took some x-rays and gave me a treatment. The headache is gone. Yes! I'm going to keep going to the chiropractor to see if it will help with headaches and sinus problems. I'll keep you posted.

Leopard for Mac

Have you seen the new OS that Apple is coming out with? Meow! I want Leopard now! The Spaces feature which allows you to arrange stuff on your desktop looks really neat as does Time Machine. Coming in Spring, 2007.

Headache/Shmedache

I don't like to hear complaining, so I probably wouldn't want to read it either. If you don't want to hear me complaining, then just skip this post. I've had a headache on and off since last week. It is getting old, very old. I have had migraines since I was about 14, but these headaches seem somewhat different. They start in the back of my neck and then spread through my shoulders and back of my head. Then, the headache will get really bad on side or the other. Sometimes, in the afternoon it goes away. Unfortunately, it has been returning in the evening and I go to bed with a headache and wake up with it. I called my neurologist this morning, but haven't heard back from him yet. All I want is to be headache free! Here are some sites that I've found helpful in dealing with headaches.

• National Headache Foundation


• WebMD


• Mayo Clinic

Hello Out There

I've been begged by my readers to start posting again. (OK, OK, so there are only 3 of you actually reading this blog.) So without further ado, I present Feet on The Dashboard AKA Did Your Mother Ever Teach You Manners?I see this situation nearly daily in the summer months. The person driving has his foot out the window or the passenger has his feet planted on the dashboard or one foot hanging out the window. This irritates me to no end. Are you so tired that you must put your feet up while driving/riding in a car? Oh and I forgot to mention that the people are always barefoot. Hey, I may drive barefoot,but I DO NOT hang my feet out the window or put them on the dashboard. Disgusting! Also, I have noticed that this annoying habit is mainly practiced by women. Come on, Girls! Take your shoes off, but leave your feet on the ground! This is officially the end of my post that you readers have been dying to read. Wait, one more thing, does this habit just happen in Oklahoma or is it a nationwide trend? Now, I really am officially finished.