August 2010

Tuesday’s Top 10: Reasons Costco Gets Away With Charging Me To Shop There

by Shawn August 31, 2010

Did you ever try to sell lemonade when you were a kid? You know, set up one of those little tables along the street, bribe your mom into making a big batch of lemonade and maybe some cookies? Then your first customer pulls their car up along the sidewalk and gets out.  Just as they’re [...]

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Democracy: An American Christian’s Prop?

by Shawn August 30, 2010

prop: a support placed beneath or against something to keep it from shaking or falling As a Christian I love living in America.  Mostly because it makes being a Christian really easy.  For example, I don’t actually have to go out and help the poor or feed the hungry or visit the folks in prison [...]

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Friday Is For Smiling

by Shawn August 27, 2010

When you wake up in the morning in August and the house is chilly, and you have to put on a sweatshirt and hot coffee finally makes sense, you know it’s a good day to smile. But if your smiler still needs a kickstart, check out these oldies but goodies: And finally, the original “Truth [...]

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5 1/2 Random Thoughts on a Thursday Morning

by Shawn August 26, 2010

Sorry House Studio…actually Thursday mornings are for the random… 1 – If you think can play ping pong like Donkey Kong, check out yesterday’s post about the upcoming ping pong championship in Gap, PA 2 – Either a store is very smart or it’s customers are very dumb (or the place is just amazing), when [...]

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From Addis Ababa to Lancaster…via ping pong?

by Shawn August 25, 2010

Right now, somewhere in Ethiopia, I have a niece or a nephew. She hasn’t been born yet, probably still about three months from exiting the womb. Her mother might not even know that she’s going to give her up for adoption.  But in about 90 days her mom will give birth, then leave the child [...]

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Tuesday’s Top 10: Best Things That Happen In a Day

by Shawn August 24, 2010

Some days are better than others.  Some days I wake up early, feel motivated, breakfast routines for four children go well, and I’m showered and out of the house and writing by 8:30…other mornings, not so much.  These are 10 things that tend to make for a good day: 1) My wife and I roll [...]

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What Story Are You Living?

by Shawn August 23, 2010

If someone made a movie about your life, what would the plot be like? Would there be a plot, or would it just be a never ending succession of dull days? What’s the major conflict in your story? Is the main character (you) fighting to get through, or has that person given in to living [...]

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