Short Thanksgiving Break

While much of the world doesn't officially celebrate Thanksgiving the way many Americans do, I encourage everyone (regardless of where you live) to take a moment to reflect on good things in life for the next couple of weeks. There are two reasons I advocate this:

1) It's a healthy thing to do. We get so caught up in judgement of ourselves and others that it's important to search our lives (whatever our current state of mind) and look for something positive to consider. Share that good thing with someone else. Make a positive difference in someone's life... even if it's your own.

2) I'll be offline for the rest of November. I know it's a selfish thing, but there it is. I am thankful for everyone who takes the time to read these rambling blogs. Connection via virtual avenues of communication is a relatively new phenomenon and we all benefit when the activity is two-way. This blog has been blessed with all kinds of readers and posters and I'm humbled when anyone takes to time to thoughtfully read or post.

I'll miss you for a couple of weeks, but look forward to coming back and talking again very soon! Challenge me and I'll do the same. Hopefully we'll both learn something. I can't wait!

...and if you're bored while I'm out, check out the sites listed on the right of this page. There are some wonderful blogs out there just waiting for you to get involved!

See you in early December!!!!

The Year of Living Biblically

I read the Onion. We get it here for free, so I can't help but pick it up since it's funnier than the other local papers and has all the movie, club, and book reviews I could want each week. This time around, they reviewed the new book The Year of Living Biblically by A. J. Jacobs which received high marks. Essentially, it's a book about an agnostic man's experience when he tries to come to terms with his Jewish heritage by reading the entire Bible (both Testaments) and living by every life suggestion, rule, and law simultaneously for an entire year.

I couldn't pass up the opportunity to voyeuristically experience his very personal experiment. I've only finished a few short chapters and it's already very cool. I'll post more here as I keep reading, but here's a link so you can find out more if you're interested:

Hardcover Book @ Amazon

Trade As One

This is awesome in the truest sense of the word...

Trade As One.

I'm getting all my Christmas gifts through these wonderful people. If you're going to buy things for people, why not help out those who need your help and benefit directly from the purchases your make?

Like I said: Awesome.

Lars and the Real Girl

Run, don't walk, to the closest theater showing this magnificent film and see it today! For those with interest in finding out more, drop by the Lars and the Real Girl website (Flash intenstive & sound).

It's amazing. Don't worry... it's only rated PG-13. :D

Here's a trailer: