Blue Like Jazz

I am currently reading "Blue Like Jazz" by Donald Miller. I am only about a 3rd of the way through. Today I was reading a couple of chapters and I found myself laughing out loud. This is unlike any other book I have read. Donald Miller writes in a very random manner. I really like it. He is very vulnerable, random, funny and before you know it he has you and BAM, he lands the point. Like "Velvit Elvis" by Rob Bell, this book has caused me to look deep inside and question why I act the way I do, why I think the way I do, why I say the things I say, why, why , why... It is a great journey so far. So here is a quote that really gripped my heart today...

This is in reference to His thoughts towards God before He becomes a Christ-follower. He is trying to work out his faith struggles with Christianity:
"If you don't love somebody, it gets annoying when they tell you what to do or what to feel. When you love them you get pleasure from their pleasure and it makes it easy to serve."

Have you looked at your relationship with God that way? Or do you do like I do often...see a bunch of rules and a God who is telling me that I did not do it good enough or a God who wants me to create better habits and forget about just turning my affections and heart towards a very very loving and accepting God?

So the next time you feel "beat down" by your faith and/or you only see rules and/or you feel like God is looking down on you as if you did not do good enough...I pray that you remember that quote and turn your heart towards our loving Father.

Check out Blue Like Jazz. You can get it here.

Spizerinctum

So last night...my Sooners had a little bit of a dry spell...my mom called and said..."Brian, those boys need a shot of spizerinctum." You ask, "what is this spizerinctum?" I asked myself. My mom said she heard it from my Grandpa Bill (Real great man of God).

So mom...I did a little research and WALA!!! I found some definitions of spizerinctum on the web & I found where you can actually buy SPIZ - A Balanced Liquid Food SourceFor Athletes, Dieting and Optimum Nutrition. I found it here...

Here are some main exerts...

Spizerinctum - n. energy, vigor, or vitality. Also spizerinktum, spizzerinktum, spizzerinctum, spizarinctum, pizzeringtum, spizzer inktum, etc.

A Few Citations of the word spizerinctum...

• Sen. Alexander Wiley (R) Wis.] said spizerinctum was a word coined by an old banker in his town of Chippewa Falls, Wis., to describe someone full of pep and vitality.
• Pioneer Press (Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.) (Oct. 17) “In the realm of the coined”: Spizerinctum is invisible—an essence or energy of sorts. When beer has lost its foam, soda has lost its fizz or a balloon deflates, it has lost its spizerinctum. I suppose you would say that throughout the wedding preparations and busy weekend, I was overflowing with spizerinctum, but as things are winding down now, I think it has flown the coop for a while.

So Happy New Year and may you get a shot of spizerinctum!

Million Dollar Homepage

I saw this article on relevantmagazine.com


A 21-year-old student in England has earned over a million dollars in just four months from a website that sells pixels. Alex Tew came up with an idea to sell individual pixels on his website (adeptly called milliondollarhomepage.com) to advertisers. Tew has created what has turned out to be a digital Times Square with companies paying $100 for a letter of type. Now why didn’t we think of that …

Googles Top searches of 2005

Google has posted lists of their search engine's most popular entries of 2005. Topping the list are Myspace, wikipedia and iTunes. The top Google News searches include tsunami, Hurricane Katrina, Harry Potter and at number one, Janet Jackson. Make sure you check the link out above...very interested info. Wow, what a year...

From Google....
A look back at 2005 wouldn't be complete without some lists. Here are three from us to you, representing some of the most popular searches this year on Google.

Google.com - Top Gainers of 2005
1. Myspace
2. Ares
3. Baidu
4. wikipedia
5. orkut
6. iTunes
7. Sky News
8. World of Warcraft
9. Green Day
10. Leonardo da Vinci

Google News - Top Searches in 2005
1. Janet Jackson
2. Hurricane Katrina
3. tsunami
4. xbox 360
5. Brad Pitt
6. Michael Jackson
7. American Idol
8. Britney Spears
9. Angelina Jolie
10. Harry Potter

Froogle - Top Searches in 2005
1. ipod
2. digital camera
3. mp3 player
4. ipod mini
5. psp
6. laptop
7. xbox
8. ipod shuffle
9. computer desk
10. ipod nano

OU's Holiday

Well, my boys pulled out a big win last night. This win should catipulte the sooners into the Pre-Season rankings. They handled a 10-1 Oregon last night. Their only loss was to USC. OU started a very very young freshman core. Rhett Bomar did outstanding as quarterback and the wide receivers were money. The best part though...all the Seniors playing their last game got a big win. Cough Cough...Dusty you did amazing. Big props to Clint Ingram who saved the game with an interception at :33 second left in the game. Way to go boys...can't wait till next year!

Tips & Tricks

I just found another cool thing you can do with Google. I have a tracking number from UPS for something I bought on Ebay. So I thought...why not try pastingit in my "google toolbar" and see what happens. I felt very adventurous. Well, I get this page...

Pretty cool hey? IT works with Fedex too!

What if?

Has anyone seen this promotional idea from Ikea? It is very fun! Check it out!
http://www.ikea.com/ms/en_US/PS/index_content.html
or http://www.ikea.com/ps/

Snowzilla?

With the help of his kids and neighbors, it took an Anchorage man more than a month to build what became more than just a snowman—they’ve dubbed his 16-plus-foot-tall creation “Snowzilla.” After using up all the snow in the family’s yard, they turned to neighbors’ yards and carried buckets on sleds. Click here to see the amazing picture. Peter Jackson has expressed interest in film rights to the snowman’s epic story...relevantmagazine.com

My dad with the Beatles?

A couple of days ago I posted some picks of me and my dad. Some of his co-workers got ahold of them. Here's what they did!

My First visit to IKEA

Today I went to IKEA for the first time. The reason...well, it was for Keystone. We are having 2 Christmas Eve services this year. We are also meeting at Hillwood Middle School. The service is going to be a candlelight service...SO...I can;t have flourescent light in the room for the first part of the service. So I went on a search for lamps to light the room...and WALLAAH!!! IKEA had 6ft floor lamps for $7.99 each. So I made the long trek to Frisco from Keller. When I arrived I was blown away by the size of the store. It was not huge...it was MASSIVE. I was greeted immediately and given a map and directed to where I was to go. I must have looked like a deer in headlights. I finally found the lamps, thanks to the cool arrows on the floor guiding my steps. Along the way, I came across the coolest chair. I have been looking for a good reading chair. and there it was...it was like a light shining down from heaven...BUM BUM BUM...I give you the Luna Chair. And it wasn't too expensize. I finally got to the lamps and the help was great. A manager went and got a cart to carry the 15 lamps I needed.

IKEA had incredible signage. They explained why they did what they did very clearly. Everything was so affordable...the downside...I wanted to buy many many things.