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Church Crunch has an open thread conversation going about this topic, and reading through those comments inspired this post.

Here’s what I wrote:

At first my ADOS (Attention Deficit ooooh shiny…) came out, and I was salivating more than Pavlov’s dog. But the cool effect has worn off.
I really think @TimMcDaniel nails it with his 6th point, “…this is not a device to help creatives create – but this will be perfect for presenters to present.”

The welcome center, the kidcheck stations- all great stuff, albeit very cool as well!

More on my post inspired by this convo….
~NickShoe

Many contributors see the advantage of Apple’s latest and greatest for presentation effect. Be it in a church’s welcome center or utilized as a KidCheck station, the cool factor will definitely be there.
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I found out about FullApologies.com from Vayner Media’s “19 of this Week’s Best Links”.

I wasn’t ready for it. I don’t think you’ll be either.

The site features the basic synopsis of those that have killed people due to being drunk while driving, and their video apology to (apparently) the family of those they are responsible for killing.

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I wasn’t a fan of the name when it was announced yesterday, and this may be why (even if I didn’t know it yet). For some great perspective on the iPad, check this out.
For the funny video you came to see, keep going…WARNING! PG-13 (TV14) CONTENT! If correct anatomical reference offends you, don’t watch this.

Ok- this was from 2006. (Credit to Mashable for exposing me to it.) Wow. And I thought it wouldn’t be until SNL this week that we’d see anything like this. It was suggested all over yesterday, but clearly we are behind.
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Today I Twittered this:

I don’t watch the news because people are paid to report it.

And my friend Collin asked me this:

Just out of curiosity where do you get your news?

I was going to quickly answer him, but, as the three of you that are actually reading this may already know, I’m not like that. Ask me what time it is, and I’ll tell you how to build a clock.

Collin, here is the answer to your question my friend:

OK- so this is going to sound weird outside of context. Twitter.

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Yesterday was MLKJr. Day. Did you notice?

Perhaps you did, but only when you walked to your mailbox and found nothing; or put your trash out in the morning, only to return home that evening with it not picked up; or when you went to the bank and nearly dislocated your arm trying to open the locked door. Don’t feel badly- I’m with you, the mail didn’t come yesterday for me either. So what do I, we, do in light of our “bliss”?

I’ve talked about my upbringing before (read it, it’s good). And I’d have to say that I’m still there. Every day.

Yesterday I read a post about MLK that came from a different angle. (Read that one too- so you have some context for my next sentence.)

And I think again. For, well- ever, I’ve seen MLKJr. Day as just an African American “thing”. And now I realize it’s more than just that.

Sweet. What about you?
~NickShoe

This is why music is the universal language (and laughter):

This took place at the Newark airport during the lock down after the security breech there.

Recently I traveled to The Frigid North with my family, and nothing reminds me how much I love traveling like spending more time in airports than I’d like to. (Of course I being sarcastic here; I love traveling, but road trips are better.)
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Undoubtedly you’ve seen or at least heard of the performance of “Pants On the Ground” by Gen. Larry Platt by now.

If you haven’t, please travel back in time and show Saddam Hussein the hole you were hiding in, he could have apparently used it. But I digress.

I’m not going to take up the bandwidth to include the American Idol clip if you haven’t seen it- mainly because I wanted to take it up with this:

So good. So fuh-nay. I really thought it was Neil Young at first! What about you?
~NickShoe

I and my family are in Wisconsin, The Frigid North as I call it, this week to visit her family and just take a break in general.

And we’re hear to think.
About what’s been.
About what’s now.
About what’s then.

I mentioned some time ago that there has been a shift in my life; and it’s becoming increasingly more clear that the shift was on purpose. Designed. Supposed to happen. OF and BY Abba Father.

And I pondered what was next.

I started my own business, It’s something I love. It’s been fun. It hasn’t been profitable- yet.

This week I had two meetings. And next week I have another. All great. All important. All with decisions. All DIFFERENT.

I covet your prayers with Amie and I as we talk, think, pray and decide on which one is for us.

~NickShoe

For any of you that watched the BSU win over TCU in the Fiesta Bowl- it was hopefully a great experience. For one individual that may not be the case. Chances are that you’ve heard of the BSU Cowbell Girl by now. But you probably didn’t know that she’s blind*. The sick part about this are idiots that forgot to think and started posting her picture and video everywhere. It’s shocking and sad.

So, congrats to all those that made fun of this person that has overcome undoubtedly great odds to be where they are- you are real wieners.

Now- that being said. My hope is that you would not propagate any of the You Tube video going around or the facebook fan page. That you would encourage those that are participating to stop.

My hat goes off to the young woman that played in the half-time show at the Fiesta Bowl for the Blue Thunder Marching Band.

~NickShoe

*SBNation
*BSU Photo
*Mashable