(this might be a little too geeky for some of you, sorry. It just seems like everyone and their mom is getting a twitter account, like it’s the next facebook or something, so I figured it was time for me to chime in with a little rant)
I am not impressed with Twitter. When I heard about the concept, it seemed interesting. This was my understanding. Basically it was a social network of individual mini-blogs. Everyone was limited to keeping their blog post to just 140 characters and the focus was …

Here’s an open discussion thread for you…
The other day I saw this image and posted it on my Tumblelog, with the comment “Not sure how to take this”.

Anyways, it ended up being extremely popular amongst the tumblr crowd with a lot of people reposting it and linking to it and “liking” it (a tumblr thing).
My question is: Why?
Why do you think so many people found this image worth sharing?

If only it were this easy:

A staggering 40% of Filipinos live in abject poverty. That’s more than 30 million people; almost half the population of the UK. Many of them live in shanty towns in the cities, hoping for a better life, so work in places like the charcoal fields to earn some money. They often get to keep little of what they make as the local mafia demand a cut of the profits.
The Charcoal Children of Manila

ABC News has learned that on Monday officials of the Obama administration called …

MLK Day seems to be one of the few National holiday’s I find myself appreciating. In our country, in modern times, I think Dr. King is one of the few examples of what the church should look like in this day and age.

I think I’m still intending to keep Thursday’s pretty low key. I can only pull off one or two thoughtful content post a week I’m realizing. Anyways, I’m going to repost a couple images that were big hits on my other blog, On The Journey (you can still subscribe there if you want).
I’d love to hear your thoughts on them…

The greatest story ever sold is a fantasy covered in blood.
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AFRICA in Perspective (Victim of Contentism)
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We’re NOT #1!

I was going to have this thoughtful send off post before I take a break while we usher in 2009, but then I didn’t. I spent too much time trying to figure out how to add some features to my blog (anyone find a good ‘comment via email’ plugin for wordpress let me know). One of my goals for next year is to be more engaged in the dialog that happens in the comments on my posts, but I need an easier way to do that, which is what I’m …

I hope folks are enjoying the random Thursday posts. This is a collection of stuff from my random blog, On the Journey. I’ve put it in the sidebar (look toward the bottom of the right sidebar here on the blog). So, this will probably be the last random post like this. I might still include some pictures, but my hope is you check it out on the sidebar or subscribe to it.
Also, I added, just as a test, a What Should I Blog About? Widget on the side bar. If …