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  • Difference between snow bubble and icy or snow smoothie and icy slush

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    After extensive research about these specialty drinks*, the definitive difference is creamer (or milk) :: snow bubble or snow smoothie = flavored drink with crushed ice plus milk or non-dairy creamer icy or icy slush = flavored drink with crushed ice (no milk or creamer) And, of course, you could all kinds of yummy goodnesses…

  • What People Can Do about the Evil of Islamic State in Iraq

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    The bad news of genocide continues in Iraq and one has to wonder Is Anyone Answering Iraqi Christians’ Cries for Help? Yes, there’s help of humanitarian aid on its way, but that will not put a stop to the threat of killings. This ugly suffering weighs heavy and it seems like we can’t do anything…

  • Does character and integrity still matter in the 21st century?

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    David Brooks unpacks a counter-culture to the pursuit of happiness, using rich words like: depth, soul, virtue, character, integrity, love, sacrifice, obedience, grace. David Brooks is a New York Times Op-Ed columnist, a journalist, and culture commentator. And thanks to Bob Buford‘s email update “Museletter,” he included (some of) his notes from Aspen Ideas Institute 2014.First, Bob shared his musings about that talks…

  • Why is there so much low quality Christian stuff?

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    Sometimes I talk with people who are serious Christ-followers and they share with me their disappointment and frustration about how Christians produce work of average (or worse) quality. The work could be in the arts (movie, media, music, song, painting, drawing, t-shirt design, posters, signs); the work could be a non-profit initiative (community service, social…

  • What is going on with the brand Platform?

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    UPDATE 7/14/2014: NSA Drops the Platform Name, via MichaelHyatt.com —– original blog post below —— Michael Hyatt’s book “Platform: Get Noticed in a Noisy World” was published in May 2012. And his landing page, Why You Need a Platform to Succeed, ranks near the top of Google searches for “platform” and the book was a New York Times…

  • Why ads now after 15 years without

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    short version: this website needs an upgrade, and that means extra monthly costs for web hosting. long version: I’ve been blogging since June 1999, having started journaling online before it was blogging. I’m an early adopter like that, love experimenting with new things that are free. I think it’s, at least in part, inspired by…

  • How to reset Prius c maintenance required light

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    Here’s how to turn off the error message on the Toyota Prius c dashboard that says: MAINTENANCE REQUIRED Reset the maintenance data (U.S.A. only) After the required maintenance is performed according to the maintenance schedule, please reset the maintenance data. To reset the data, follow the procedures described below: Vehicles without a smart key system…

  • God created you to love you

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    This simple truth touched my heart and soul profoundly recently: “God created you to love you.” I heard Pastor Rick Warren say it during a sermon a couple months ago, and it’s been simmering on the back burner of my mind. Then it gripped me one morning. Whoa. (as only Keanu Reeves can say it.)…

  • What is Boba Royal Milk Tea? At Lollicup anyways..

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    Lollicup is a franchise boba tea cafe in SoCal and a bunch of other locations nationwide and going international; formally known as Lollicup Coffee & Tea according to the corporate site. Here’s how 2 Yelp’ers describe what their Boba Royal Milk Tea is:: [Jen T] … Royal Milk Tea: Im a fan! Not as heavy as the regular milk tea,…

  • 87 podcasts subscribed to by the insanely curious

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    I’m sitting here minding my own business, actually trying to do some work, and my friend Brent Wong (@EpicBdub) asks me about what podcasts I listen to. He also asked how to get more Twitter followers, and I don’t have a good answer, other than to ask you to consider following him: use Follow @EpicBdub.…

  • Time to reboot the company business model and collaborate with the crowd

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    A new entity called Crowd Companies launched today and what an exciting new future that it’s creating! Kudos to Jeremiah Owyang for taking this bold leap of faith with courage and conviction to reboot the business model of companies and corporations. The one slide from his Le Web 13 presentation that vividly portrays this transformation…

  • Looking for more Asian American Christian voices

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    Listening to the churchm.ag podcast and this quote echoed out to me, “You don’t know your voice until you use it…” (Jon Acuff).. and with recent activities I’ve been thinking on how the perception of Asian Americans have been shaped by stereotypes perpetuated by traditional and mainstream media. (I’m tempted to call this controlled media…