Seize the Rock 1

This past weekend our church hosted its first Seize the Rock concert, which featured Manafest and Fireflight. Here’s a breakdown of how the weekend went… Friday night – go out to eat with Manafest and our friend Mara at the Dumping House in Wellsboro (more on that later) Later Friday night – play Rock Band ...

Using Yahoo Search in TV Ads 2

Ever noticed that some companies like to tell you to, “search for us on Yahoo! and learn more…” ? That seems like a risky strategy to me, and here’s my reasons why. 1.) Why not just send the person right to your web site? If you’ve ever read Don’t Make Me Think , this will ...

Expelled

We just returned from Williamsport, where we watched Ben Stein’s new documentary, Expelled, with our friend Mara. I didn’t know too much about the movie, but I did know that it was supposedly in support of Intelligent Design, and I like Ben Stein, so I figured it would be a good time. I was definitely ...

Credit Card Scanner Mystery

Something always puzzles me about the credit card scanners at our local Wal Mart. In fact I’m not even sure if that’s the correct term for them, but for the purpose of this post, it will suffice. What always gets me is that the scanner knows when you’ve swiped a debit card, and it proceeds ...