It seems like a little thing, I guess.
Like many folks in the workforce, I have a LinkedIn profile. I don’t post much on there, but I enjoy the networking opportunities and professional insights it provides.
Still, I felt fake. Continue reading “I Felt Fake”
I thought I had it all figured out.
I researched. I read reviews. I read more reviews.
I wanted a small tablet. The iPad Mini had just been introduced, and I already had a first gen Kindle Fire for work. But I thought there might be a better way. So my research pointed me to the first gen Nexus 7. I found a good deal on one and I bought it.
I came to love that thing. It became a vital part of my work flow.
Then it started to slow down. Continue reading “Why Cheap Electronics Cost More”
I have been married to Jamy for ten years today.
If you had asked me eleven years ago if I was about to meet the love of my life, I couldn’t have imagined how good things were about to get.
Love you, Babe! I thank God for you.
This post originally appeared in The Loop, newsletter of Lexington Baptist Temple.
Why do we sing? Why do we lift our voices in praise and adoration? When you stop and think about it, it’s a strange concept – talking with pitch and duration.
Sure, some instruments have strings. Some you hit with a stick. Some use air from the musician’s lungs and the vibration of their lips. But the voice is very special. Personal.
And it’s the only instrument God Himself made. Continue reading “Why Do We Sing?”
Yesterday, the United States experienced a change in leadership, as a number of seats in the Senate and House of Representatives were gained by the Republican party, giving them control of the Congress. The election is seen by many as a mandate for the country to change directions, countering the leadership of Obama.
So, will the country change directions?
Maybe. But it’s not a done deal.
I think that this country has made huge mistakes in the past couple of Presidential elections, to be sure. But electing a conservative President in 2016 will not necessarily fix it all. I’m dubious that any one person in power is the answer to a country’s woes.
Same holds true for Congress. It is entirely possible that the shift in power will lead to a 180-degree turn for the US. And yet, as I said, it’s not a done deal.
Ultimately, through the President, the current Congress, the courts, and the media, this nation continues to reject God at every turn. Only one of those variables changed last night. And who knows what course the new Congress will take? Will it roll back abortion? Embrace true marriage? Recognize and support Israel? Protect speech and religion? Steward our resources?
We’ll see. Don’t stop praying.
“My hope is built on nothing less…”
It’s been a while since I’ve spent time on a keyboard that doesn’t plug in.
I have been writing #NoCamo for quite some time now. And though I primarily write for my own enjoyment and invite you to read along, I would like to ask…
What would you like to read on #NoCamo?
That’s right. It’s the opportunity for you, loyal reader, to request topics or to ask a question. So fire away on my Contact page.
Thanks in advance!
As a blogger, I know that I at least LIKE to write. Some of it’s good; some isn’t. That’s part of the growing as a writer, right?
But the thought of putting together a book’s worth of material seems daunting to say the least.
I have the basic framework for a book already. I have topic. I’ve done some research here and there. Done some reading on my subject. But is the fact that I haven’t really done a lot of writing just procrastination?
The way I see it, there are three things required to write a book. You may have heard these somewhere before…
1. Time. Obviously, it takes a lot of time. But it not only requires a time investment: that time has to be given up somewhere. Family. Job. Church. All take time. Is there room for more time to be spent on this?
2. Talent. As I mentioned, I believe I can write. But I’ve never tried anything like this. I guess, if you’ve never written a book before, you can’t really know what it takes.
3. Treasure. There will undoubtedly be some financial investment at some point in the process. Since this is completely new to me, I can only rely on what I’ve read. Self-publishing seems like the way to go with a first effort. I have contacted a publisher of physical books, but the prices seem out of reach. Publishing a Kindle Single or something of that nature seems feasible, but will it be a product anyone will want? And is that even the point?
So many questions.
Anybody else catch 24: Live Another Day?
(How’s that for the intro line to a post about tablet blogging?)
I love 24. Always have. And for many reasons. But this isn’t really a fan post, so let me get to the point.
There was a scene early on in the series where Chloe met up with her hacker group at their HQ. I noticed that one of the hackers, aside from having an awesome accent, also used a very large tablet as his primary computer.
Then, a couple of days ago, I read a news article about Tim Cook. Apparently, he does 80 to 90% of his work on an iPad, and thinks the rest of us should do the same.
As I mentioned in my last post, I am shaking up my writing by inputting my next few posts on my Nexus 7.
I’ve been meaning to do something like this for a while. For one thing, I like my Nexus. While I primarily use it for content consumption, I know it is a capable tool for other things.
But the primary reason I am doing this experiment, as it were, is that I believe mobiles and tablets are only going to become more of a mainstay of our lives, and there are some skills I need to improve.
Namely, touchscreen typing.
Remember when you first tried to type? Maybe it was a typewriter. Perhaps it was a computer. In any event, no one faces the keyboard for the first time and finds it easy. Remembering the home row of keys and gaining the muscle memory necessary to effectively type at a decent speed takes a lot of time and effort.
Aside from thumb typing on our phones, I don’t think there are many folks trying to learn to effectively type on a tablet.
Granted, there are plenty of good Bluetooth keyboards out there. But isn’t that kinda cheating? I mean, I have MacBook Air in the next room. Why am I taking the time to practice a completely new form of typing?
Because technology, business, and even society is heading in this direction.
Though they have recently rebounded, PC sales have plummeted of late. iPads, Tabs, Nexuses (or whatever the plural of Nexus is) will continue to increase their share of the computing market, so improving the way we interface with these devices will also be increasingly relevant.
Ever thought about this? Anybody else learning to type all over again?
I won’t make excuses for the haphazard frequency of posting lately. It’s a reality, but I quite simply haven’t taken the time to write. Well, I’ve written some things, but nothing ready to publish.
What I thought I’d do is shake up my processes. I think, for the next few posts, I will create, edit, and post them completely from my Nexus 7. Continue reading “Tablet Blogging”
Not a Camouflaged Soul 