
I watched on Wednesday as former televangelist Ted Haggard sat across from Oprah Winfrey and came clean about his life, his sexuality, his marriage, and his upcoming documentary, The Trials of Ted Haggard, which airs tonight on HBO.
The Transparency of Heathens and Pastors
Posted January 29, 2009 by thompsonlandCategories: church, media
How I Became a Spammer :(
Posted January 27, 2009 by thompsonlandCategories: media, random
I’ll begin with a shout-out: to everyone who got an invitation from me to join Friendster today, I apologize. Some people immediately placed me in their Spam folder.
RIP, John Updike (1932-2009)
Posted January 27, 2009 by thompsonlandCategories: Writing, media
According to the Associated Press, Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist John Updike was found dead Tuesday at the age of 76.
Write Your Own Obama Inauguration Speech
Posted January 17, 2009 by thompsonlandCategories: random
Remember MadLibs? Remember sitting around laughing at your friends’ or your own ridiculous words in otherwise perfectly normal essays or stories? Well, thanks to the Inauguration Speech Generator from Atom.com, you can help write an inauguration speech for Obama. In the spirit of MadLibs fun, you can see the limitless possibilities of the English language.
Barack Obama’s Inauguration Speech
My fellow Americans, today is a grateful day. You have shown the world that “hope” is not just another word for “shoe”, and that “change” is not only something we can believe in again, but something we can actually jog.Today we celebrate, but let there be no mistake – America faces righteous and boring challenges like never before. Our economy is painful. Americans can barely afford their mortgages, let alone have enough money left over for magazines. Our healthcare system is green. If your leg is sick and you don’t have insurance, you might as well call a custodian. And America’s image overseas is tarnished like a rock tree. But running together we can right this ship, and set a course for Montana.
Finally, I must thank my bright family, my beautiful campaign volunteers, but most of all, I want to thank Clint Eastwood for making this historic occasion possible. Of course, I must also thank you, President Bush, for years of attacking the American people. Without your freezing efforts, none of this would have been possible.
Test-Blogging from Ping.fm
Posted January 8, 2009 by thompsonlandCategories: Uncategorized
Please excuse all these test-posts
today. Once they are all tested, I will have a great system in place.
Testing from Ping.fm
Posted January 8, 2009 by thompsonlandCategories: Uncategorized
Testing from Ping.fm
Why Your Resolution Will Fail in 2009
Posted January 2, 2009 by thompsonlandCategories: personal achievment
Now that I have your attention…
Top Posts of 2008
Posted December 31, 2008 by thompsonlandCategories: Top Posts
I was going back through my top 10 posts of 2008 according to stats. Here they are, earliest to greatest:
Yes, I Do Update my Facebook Status Too Much: A Twitter Shout-Out
Posted December 30, 2008 by thompsonlandCategories: media
[NOTE to Twitter users: If you use Twitter, this blog will seem pointless. It's only for those not accustomed to the joy of Tweets.]
Airports: The Ultimate "Community" Metaphor
Posted December 23, 2008 by thompsonlandCategories: church, life
I love to travel! In fact, since I was a kid, I’ve loved going to new places. To this day, I enjoy car rides. I’ve always loved flying. Sailboats, cruise ships, helicopters, and trains have long fascinated me. I love the idea of going somewhere else. Maybe it’s a sort of unsettledness or restlessness I’ve always seemed to have, and maybe it’s just the idea of opening my mind to something new.



