Southern (California) Hospitality
You know they’re a good friend when you can invite yourself to dinner at their home with less than an hour’s notice. And to get to do this two nights in a row was quite the treat (and very helpful...
Monthly Archive: July 2006
on national television
On a last-minute business trip here in Los Angeles. Last night, ventured over to Hollywood, standing in line for well over an hour, to be a part of (my first time) the studio audience for Jimmy Kimmel Live! Got free...
I prefer restaurants with local flavor
My wife Rachelle made me blog this. I’m not going to turn this blog into a foodie one, though I do subscribe via Bloglines to DCFoodies.com (loved his write up on Joe’s Noodle House), Tyler Cowen’s Ethnic Dining Guide, and...
how to get rid of stress instantly
Stressed? This concise tip to get rid of stress in up to 85% of situations is courtesy of Bobb Biehl’s QuickWisdom: As high as 85% of the stress we feel in life is caused by: INDECISION or LACK OF CONTROL...
comparing Rick Warren to Bill Clinton
I’m delighted to see Rick Warren getting the spotlight and handling it adeptly, recently being featured in Newsweek as 1 of 15 who make America great [ht: jollyblogger, who blogs at a brisk and verbose pace, and now deconstructs Pastor...
evolution of social networking
Back when the 6 degrees of separation from Kevin Bacon was the big deal, SixDegrees.com launched as (one of) the first social networking websites. Friendster was going to be the revolutionary next big web app (now patented), then Orkut (Google’s...
Redeemer is ‘emergent’?
Would you believe that Tim Keller of Redeemer gets asked the question, “Is Redeemer Church ‘Emergent’?” Maybe the question was inspired by Crossroads’ post from December 2005 that Redeemer “looks like an emergent-type church”? In addition to this video interview...
emergent book emerging
From the hot-off-the-presses Leadership Network Advance email newsletter: Baker Books and Emergent Village Announce Series Baker Publishing Group (Baker Books) and Emergent Village, a nonprofit network of church leaders, have announced a new series of books with the first title...