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Perform a google search for “Prayers For Blowouts” recently and you wouldn’t find the actual site until the 3rd page of results. Pretty ridiculous if you ask me. Geof told me it had to do with the Wordpress Theme I was using for the site, so today I redesigned it using an official theme from WP’s website. The look is pretty similar to what I had before, you can check it out here:

Prayers For Blowouts

Tags: Prayers For Blowouts

a few quick hits for your wednesday morning…

+ My friend Jason Boyett recently posted the 14 reasons he’s voting for Obama on his blog. Here’s Part 1 and here’s Part 2. I have friends that I respect on both sides of the political debate right now, which I find fascinating. Jason’s a pretty smart guy, a Christian, and an author of fine books…if you’re in the “How could a pro-life person vote for Obama” camp, check out his thoughts and feel free to disagree.

+ Geof set me straight in the comments of my last post. TiVo and DirecTV are playing nice again. Very cool. Can I wait until late 2009 for them to unveil a new HD DVR? I think so. Though my guess is it will get delayed a bit. Still, this is good news. I’ve gotten used to DirecTV’s DVRs, but compared to the ease and smoothness of a TiVo, it’s not even close. (Speaking of Geof, He’s another Christian who’s voting for Obama…you can read some of his thoughts here and here if you like.)

+ If you or someone you know watches Jon & Kate Plus 8, you might have seen this week’s new episode where Jon and Kate take the kids to visit the Sight & Sound Theater in Strasburg, PA. The theater is about 10 minutes from our house, and is owner by one of Erica’s best friend’s parents, The Eshelmans. Erica’s friend Kristen, the blond haired girl in the episode that escorts the family through the theater, was in our wedding. So basically what I’m trying to say is I am famous.

+ One last thought about blogging. If you don’t have a blog, but you’re thinking about starting one…go for it. Will anyone read it? Yes. I’ll read it. So that’s one person. Will you have enough to write about? Yes, there’s always something to write about. Will you have the time to do it consistently? Probably not. But you make time for the things that are important to you. Many people are intimidated to blog because they feel like their opinion is not important enough. To you, I say, “listen. your opinion is extremely important. just as important as anyone else’s. So give it a shot. Start a blog. Maybe nothing will come of it. But maybe it will be a lot of fun. Maybe you’ll discover some things about yourself that you didn’t know before. You’ll never know until you give it a shot.”

Tags: Jason Boyett, Jon & Kate, TiVo

Here’s two short videos I watched today that totally inspired me to be a part of more selfless acts of giving:

Benched from Brandon McCormick on Vimeo.

and…

Buckhead Church Elementary School Shoe Hand Out

Tags: Giving

Some things around the interwebs that might grab your attention…

+ If you’re a LOST fan, check out this Google Maps link. It’s the village where the Others live. Funny how close to the beach it is in real life.

+ My buddy Jason Boyett posted a 3-minute video of 3 people dancing and singing in church. It is 170 seconds of sheer embarrassment (especially the last minute). 7 words: Choreographed, break-dancing, white people in suits.

+ A nice graphic of Obama and McCain’s proposed tax plans from the Washington Post.

+ This is still my favorite YouTube video of all time. Ever.

Tags: LOST, Weiner Poopie