No Country for Old Men

I saw No Country for Old Men last night. We actually went to see something much more light-hearted, but Juno was sold out. 

This movie was gruesome, violent, intriguing, non-redemptive, horrible to watch, very well-made, and left me with that sick pit in the stomach feeling when I left the theater. It was such a complete story, and yet left you feeling so unresolved.  

 

I can’t recommend it. I don’t hate it. But it made me think so much and feel so fatalistic that I can’t ever see it again.

Do you ever feel like time is running out?

Like this world is going to be gone in an instant? 

Like technology is moving so fast that every part of our lives will soon be automated?

Like there really isn’t much hope for generations to come?

Like we shouldn’t even be bringing kids into this world?

Like we’re taking ourselves out?

Like we all need a whole lot of Jesus right now and can’t wait for tomorrow?

That’s what No Country for Old Men did to me.

Pleasant huh?

 

Jesus, I would come to your party!

14 for the price of 1…My experiment with $38 Prescription Glasses

I’ve only been wearing glasses for a little over a year. My first glasses, I went all out. They were over $500 and we’re broken in a month when my boy ran over them with my office chair. I’ve been keeping them together with various methods of super glue and oversized screws.

Too cheap to even think about buying another $500 I have been trying to find a place online that I could trust and that I could get a great deal…

Then I saw this post from 43 Folders.Needless, to say, the thought of $40 prescription glasses intrigued me.So I tied it. After a trip to my eye doctor, I took my prescription specs home and ordered away…I waited about 2 weeks for them to ship, than a another week an half to arrive from Hong Kong in a great little package with green packing paper wrapped up tight.

What do you think?I love em.

They cost me a total of $38. 29 for the frames and lenses, $9 to ship.The prescription is right on. The look is sweet…Dont’ you agree?

At this point, I highly recommend at least trying the online glass joint.it.

Here’s were I got the new glasses:http://www.optical4less.com/

The Best Part:1 can get 14 pairs for the same price as one of my original.

Anti-Kant Campaign

As a Kierkegaard fan, I can totally appreciate this.

thanks to Amber Mac…

Bridge Builders

Bridge Builders for Kids asked Redwire to create a new new brochure to assist them as they match caring adults with children of prisoners for mentoring relationships.

 

We’re excited to see this one go to print. 

just off the press…

Redwire is just now completing this site for David Billingsley.

 

I’m excited for David to start using this site as a promo piece and blog to keep his student’s families up to date.  

Links

Haven’t done links in a while. Here’s a few: 

Menu Calendar Clock

On a mac? This is a sweet little app that drops  a mini-iCal Calendar in the menu bar.

Twit.tv

If you’re a nerd like me, you should listen to Leo and his TWIT Conglomerates. This Week in Tech is tangential romp through the world of all things current in tech. I particularly like their MacBreak Weekly Show.

Gladwell.com

Malcolm Gladwell has recently started blogging again. If you’ve read Blink or the Tipping Point, you know this guy reports on connections that most of us can’t see. He has a unique perspective, he’s an amazing story teller, and he brings new clarity to things we already thought were clear. Check him out…. 

btw…

one day soon, maybe over my vacation, I’m going to redesign this blog and make it hot. I can’t stand looking at it anymore… 

hmm…

so I read this post from shawn and… 

Here’s the deal:

Invention is something from nothing.

Innovation is something new from something previous.

Renovation is returning something to the way it was.  

In the end, it’s all just buzz words. Jesus left us with a job to do. Make discples of all nations, love God, love your neighbor as yourself

The real question is, was there movement from the message?Did people respond in the way you wanted?If not, you may have to do one of the above. 

If this works, I’m going to save a lot of money this year…

I go through keyboards like, well, I go through a lot of keyboards. My 3 year old loves to play in my office. I can’t stop him. He’s crafty. He’s smart. He renames all the files on my desktop by banging on the keyboard.He also manages to pour juice on the keyboard more than you can imagine.Who knew that keyboards are dishwasher safe. 

I’m going to try it with one of the dead keyboards in my closet. 

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