I was looking through some old crap on my computer and I came across this ‘Public Service Announcement’ that I created freshman year.

Ah yes, HALO 1, with it’s primitive local networking, realistically powerful grenades, and that freaking pistol with a scope. Those indeed were the days. Evidently this was also before I became enlightened to the truth that Comic Sans is an absolute no-no.

Another fun photo shoot with good friends Cisco & Abra. They picked a great location in Hardin Valley. As always, Lacey was a great assistant.

I asked him if he would come up with a few options, and he said, ‘No, I will solve your problem for you and you will pay me. You don’t have to use the solution. If you want options go talk to other people.’

By helping people form these connections, we hope to rewire the way people spread and consume information. We think the world’s information infrastructure should resemble the social graph — a network built from the bottom up or peer-to-peer, rather than the monolithic, top-down structure that has existed to date. We also believe that giving people control over what they share is a fundamental principle of this rewiring.

I think the term peer-to-peer was misused here. I think I know what Mark is trying to say, but let’s keep this straight, Facebook owns every bit of content that is shared on their site. They are the master gatekeeper of information in being passed around on the site. It is not a decentralized social network. It is owned.

Would you invest in the massive social network?

Please don’t speculate about a an individual’s eternal destiny, especially from the pulpit. Thanks.

Supporting Documents: 1 2 3

I bet you’ve never seen such gangsta salt ‘n peppa shakers. Lacey and I made these for our Christmas pottery tradition this year. What do you think?

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I wonder if the article will change again tomorrow?

Welcome to the world, Charlie.

“I bet if I made twice what I’m making now, that would be enough.”

I’m pretty good at lying to myself. I often imagine scenarios in which I think I would be made satisfied, complete, whole. Last night’s discussion was primarily about figments.

In discussing figments with some other guys, it was pretty crazy to realize how often I’m guilty of believing in these lies. Even if I don’t openly admit it, I do take comfort in figments. Some of them are fairly easy to identify, but most of these are pretty tricky little lies. I think they’re tricky because they mimic the truth so well.

Just as a counterfeiter tries really hard to make what looks like real money , I think the enemy tries really hard to give us false securities that feel right. The struggle is rejecting falsehood without also rejecting the truth that it is based on. The man who completely avoids the pursuit of a woman because he knows he’ll never be ‘made whole’ by her is just as as lost as the one who consistently bounces from one woman to the next, looking for the mythical perfection. The person who places too much value on their physical well-being is just as confused as the person who neglects their health. It’s easier for me to use third person here, but rest assured, I’m guilty as hell.

So the questions that I’ve been pondering are these:

• How do we reject figments and live in the truth?
• Is it always bad to dream about what might be?
• What is the appropriate mental attitude towards the unknown future?
• Are there elements of my faith that are figments? How do I balance faith/figments?