December 2009
61 posts
u17tw: In answer to the guy who asked: "What's the... →
What's the Bible all about?
Ever wanted to know what the bible is about? It tells the story of God’s plan to rescue and restore the world. Here are the main sections:
Creation by Word Genesis 1 and 2 The Fall Genesis 3 First Revelation of Redemption Genesis 4–11 Abraham Our Father Genesis 12–50 Exodus: Our Pattern of Redemption Exodus 1–15 New Life: Gift and Task Exodus 16–40; Leviticus The Temptation in...
u17tw: "Pigs on the run close down motorway"... →
u17tw: simplynoise.com makes simple backgorund... →
u17tw: Final day of Christmas hols over. Tomorrow... →
Jose James
I’ve been playing Jose James pretty much constantly this year. He has such a great voice and writes beautiful jazzy, funky songs. Here are two favourites:
Jose James w/ Soil and “Pimp Sessions - Park Bench People (Live)
Jose James - The Dreamer (Live)
u17tw: Kim back to work for a few days (Boo!) So... →
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-12-27) →
Kanye West (4)
Manchester Orchestra (3)
Jay-Z (2)
Weezer (2)
VV Brown (1)
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u17tw: My beautiful wife making mini cranberry... →
u17tw: Happy Christmas everyone, &, as Ive been... →
How do I know China wrecked the Copenhagen... →
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-12-20) →
Sufjan Stevens (31)
Yeah Yeah Yeahs (2)
Bloc Party (2)
SOIL & “PIMP” Sessions (1)
The Wombats (1)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
u17tw: Final bit of cleaning then I think the flat... →
Four Songs From Two Great UK Soul Singers On Jools...
(Above: V V Brown - Crying Blood)
(Above: ROX - Breakfast In Bed)
(Above: ROX - My Baby Left Me)
The Manchester Orchestra - The Only One
A...
“However, although we understand the complaints, it doesn’t necessarily mean...”
– Sage advice to anyone who spends time creating anything.
Series 14: where we’re at « Transmission – BBC Top Gear
The Atlantic Online | December 2009 | Did... →
Chris-tocentric.com » Blog Archive » Sharing... →
Wrapping pressies and watching my first proper Christmas film of the year - Muppet Christmas Carol of course!
The Roots & Guests - Every Jimmy Fallon Show... →
All the Way Live have this great collection ready to watch / download. Its an early Christmas pressie!
WatchWhat English Sounds Like to Foreigners
Boing Boing says:
In this remarkable and fully rockin’ video, an Italian singer performs a rock piece whose lyrics are gibberish intended to sound like English. Entitled “What English Sounds Like to Foreigners,” the video is meant to illustrate which English phonemes and syllables carry into the foreign ear, but I tell you what, it sounded...
Interesting photo gallery: @time ‘s person of the year covers 1927 - 2009 http://www.time.com/time/interactive/0,31813,1681791,00.html
I am lazar focused! PowerPoints and Christmas talks tackled left, right, & centre and housework is being whipped through. I am a machine!
Back home after a great St. Columba’s youth Christmas dinner. Cooked turkey etc for 25 - it was pretty tasty if I do say so myself!
Many thanks to Gav Diane Pamela Faye Eilidh Dan & Sue. It’s fantastic to have such a stunningly great group of leaders!!
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-12-13) →
Dirty Projectors (5)
The Hood Internet (3)
VV Brown (2)
The Dead Weather (1)
Shuttle (1)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Q: When exactly was Jesus born? A: Don’t really know. Fuller explanation here: http://tomw.tumblr.com/post/283302993/when-was-jesus-born
Watch The Swell Season - Low Rising http://bit.ly/8vM6v8
photos of the year ( from @time ) http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1946595_2010901,00.html
When Was Jesus Born?
Interesting wee piece from the Mars Hill (Seattle) Blog
There is simply no clarity regarding the timing of Jesus’ birth.
The Scriptures do not speak directly to the issue, but the presence of flocks in the field has caused many to question the traditional December date of Christmas. This is because grazing in the field seemingly indicates a milder climate than that of winter, although there...
Day off after a great weekend a v. sucuessful surprise party for @louiskinsey. soon off to pick mom up then sainsburys - w00t!
church on the high st... →
Jonny says:
St lukes church in walthamstow has has been looking for ways to get involved in the community rather than get the community involved in the church. one that came up was the start of a farmers market on sunday. the market was looking for a manager so tony took the role. so as a vicar he works at the farmers market every sunday instead of leading worship in the church building!...
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RT @aberdeencity: Aberdeen is bookies’ favourite for white Christmas. Bookmakers are giving odds of just 11-4 for Christmas snow. http:/ …
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Why did they kill Jesus? →
Good article explaining how Jesus’ claim to be the Son of God was the primary reason for his trial and death.
RT @PeterRollins: RT @realrobbell: Charming at first, and then quite disturbing: http://twitpic.com/sklq8
RT @youngamerican: TRUE FACT: In the 1960s, CBS briefly claimed Mr. Ed as “educational programming” on the grounds that it taught childr …
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-12-6) →
Yeah Yeah Yeahs (15)
The Gaslight Anthem (10)
Dirty Projectors (3)
Biffy Clyro (2)
BBC Radio 1 (1)
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Ive got 14 Google Wave invites - anybody want one? (leave a facebook comment or DM me)
Good day sorting out Christmas: cards purchased & nearly all presents bought. I’m knackered however…
“Austen wrote more than 3,000 letters, many to her sister Cassandra. They...”
– What Would Jane Austen Have Twittered?
(via kottke.org)
The Noughtie List: the 2000s in Review... →
A collection of lists and articles that summarize the past ten years.
Lists including music, books, films, sport, tech and lots more. Ones that caught my eye include:
20 Best British Albums Spinner
10 Best Short-Story Collections A.V. Club
Best Comics A.V. Club
Best Of Gadgets Techland
Top 100 Sneakers complex.com