Deal of the Day

Just ordered a shirt from Thomas Pink. I decided to go with the double cuff because it was $160 cheaper than the button cuff. (See below). Also, Charles Tyrwhitt is having a sale. I bought a few shirts from them also, but they were more expensive.

Chanting

Tonight I'm studying for a corporate tax exam, which is on Thursday. I would love to give you a brief overview of what we are covering, but I don't have time. Anyway, sometimes when you are studying it helps to chant. By that I mean, quickly shout cliche buzzwords in a strict, rigid fashion. You have to do it fast and with emphasis. Like this...

goals! deliverables! productivity! incentives! deadlines! focus! stamina! objectives!

It's very therapeutic.

La Blogotheque

Gaspar Claus & Pedro Soler | Alegria | Live at La Gaité Lyrique from La Blogotheque on Vimeo.

* La Blogothèque never fails to impress me. Vincent Moon's Take Away Shows's are incredible; the cinematography fits their music very well. Actually a lot of indie groups get exposure here, and usually if La Blogothèque does a take away show it means you can expect to see that band on All Music Considered within a month or so. That's my take. Enjoy. 



Gaspar Claus & Pedro Soler | Petenera | Live at La Gaité Lyrique from La Blogotheque on Vimeo.

sometimes i study

How lovely is Thy dwelling place

  

How blessed are those men indeed!
	Trusting in Thee they are made strong;
	Highways to Zion in their hearts,
	The way they care not, rough or long.

Ministry Excerpt: Have I been built?

As saved ones, we all admit that once we were clay but that we have become stones because of the Lord’s salvation. However, it is not enough simply to be stones; we still need to be built. No doubt, we are living stones, but a question remains: “Have we been built?” This is a serious question. If we have been built, then we, as stones, cannot be independent. Instead, we need to be dealt with and joined together with other stones.

Brothers and sisters, we must ask ourselves, “Have I been built? Am I connected with others? Am I in coordination with others? Or am I a stone, independent and isolated?” 

Brothers and sisters, in these last days God intends to recover this matter. God wants to recover not only the ground and the testimony of the church but also the building of the church. Whoever receives grace and mercy will bow his head and say, “Lord, have mercy on me, and have mercy also on my brothers and sisters. Build in us.”

On this earth who is not toiling or burdened?

No introduction is necessary for these two paragraphs, except to say that I realized today how much I have been toiling this week. So many frustrating situations beckon us daily to heed those simple words, "Come to me..." These lines of ministry come from The God-man Living,  by Witness Lee. This is surely the highest exposition of the gospels I have ever read. Anyway, I'll be in a coffee shop for maybe the next 6 hours, studying for an IFRS exam and writing a memo for a tax research class.  This is just a quick study-sabbatical. Anyway, here's the quote...

Who can tell me what this represents?

Get the answer, just around the corner...

going concern

buttermilk, cake flour, blueberry, pancakes. incredulous. somebody pinch me. this is a dream. i'm in breakfast heaven...

then suddenly, i read a comment from this precocious accounting student who wants to correct my financial statement from weeks ago. mr. chan, it seems you do have a point. here's his comment, posted just today:

I believe your breakfast is not being faithfully represented. It seems that you've expensed all of the costs in this one breakfast period. However, the griddle can be depreciated over its useful life of breakfasts. 

we affirm the previous comment and will capitalize the griddle expenditure to be depreciated over it's useful life. the $60 breakfast was actually a $35 breakfast.

- the staff at d&d would like to thank our loyal readers for their scrutiny and care

Oratorical Fireworks

I have to be honest, when they were first looking for a graduation speaker to represent the Class of 2003, they asked the smartest, most intelligent person that the University had to offer, one who had Rhodes Scholar Potential written all over him....and he turned them down.

So then they decided to ask the best looking, most attractive person in the student body who would be the poster boy for the University of Georgia with a gleaming smile and gorgeous face....and he turned them down as well.

Finally they just decided to ask the best all around student, one who could entertain a crowd of well over 30,000 people with his oratorical fireworks and irresistible charm....and I realized that if I were to turn them down 3 times in a row.....that would be pretty rude!

Introductory remarks of Garrett Gravesen

UGA Commencement Address, 2003


recycled post from 02/23/2008