No Country for Old Men

28
  December, 2007 by jeremyscheller

I saw No Country for Old Men last night. We actually went to see something much more light-hearted, but Juno was sold out. 

This movie was gruesome, violent, intriguing, non-redemptive, horrible to watch, very well-made, and left me with that sick pit in the stomach feeling when I left the theater. It was such a complete story, and yet left you feeling so unresolved.  

 
I can’t recommend it. I don’t hate it. But it made me think so much and feel so fatalistic that I can’t ever see it again.

Do you ever feel like time is running out?

Like this world is going to be gone in an instant? 

Like technology is moving so fast that every part of our lives will soon be automated?

Like there really isn’t much hope for generations to come?

Like we shouldn’t even be bringing kids into this world?

Like we’re taking ourselves out?

Like we all need a whole lot of Jesus right now and can’t wait for tomorrow?

That’s what No Country for Old Men did to me.

Pleasant huh?
 

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Jesus, I would come to your party!

25
  December, 2007 by jeremyscheller

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MafI0h8P4tw&rel=1]


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14 for the price of 1…My experiment with $38 Prescription Glasses

24
  December, 2007 by jeremyscheller

I’ve only been wearing glasses for a little over a year. My first glasses, I went all out. They were over $500 and we’re broken in a month when my boy ran over them with my office chair. I’ve been keeping them together with various methods of super glue and oversized screws.

Too cheap to even think about buying another $500 I have been trying to find a place online that I could trust and that I could get a great deal…

Then I saw this post from 43 Folders.Needless, to say, the thought of $40 prescription glasses intrigued me.So I tied it. After a trip to my eye doctor, I took my prescription specs home and ordered away…I waited about 2 weeks for them to ship, than a another week an half to arrive from Hong Kong in a great little package with green packing paper wrapped up tight.

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What do you think?I love em.

They cost me a total of $38. 29 for the frames and lenses, $9 to ship.The prescription is right on. The look is sweet…Dont’ you agree?

At this point, I highly recommend at least trying the online glass joint.it.

Here’s were I got the new glasses:http://www.optical4less.com/


The Best Part:1 can get 14 pairs for the same price as one of my original.


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Anti-Kant Campaign

21
  December, 2007 by jeremyscheller

As a Kierkegaard fan, I can totally appreciate this.Anti-Kant

thanks to Amber Mac


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Bridge Builders

21
  December, 2007 by jeremyscheller

BB4K

Bridge Builders for Kids asked Redwire to create a new new brochure to assist them as they match caring adults with children of prisoners for mentoring relationships.
 
We’re excited to see this one go to print. 

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just off the press…

21
  December, 2007 by jeremyscheller

Redwire is just now completing this site for David Billingsley.

David Billingsley 

I’m excited for David to start using this site as a promo piece and blog to keep his student’s families up to date.  


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Links

21
  December, 2007 by jeremyscheller

Haven’t done links in a while. Here’s a few: 

Menu Calendar Clock

MenuCalClock

On a mac? This is a sweet little app that drops  a mini-iCal Calendar in the menu bar.




Twit.tv

If you’re a nerd like me, you should listen to Leo and his TWIT Conglomerates. This Week in Tech is tangential romp through the world of all things current in tech. I particularly like their MacBreak Weekly Show.



Gladwell.com

Malcolm Gladwell has recently started blogging again. If you’ve read Blink or the Tipping Point, you know this guy reports on connections that most of us can’t see. He has a unique perspective, he’s an amazing story teller, and he brings new clarity to things we already thought were clear. Check him out…. 


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btw…

13
  December, 2007 by jeremyscheller

one day soon, maybe over my vacation, I’m going to redesign this blog and make it hot. I can’t stand looking at it anymore… 


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hmm…

13
  December, 2007 by jeremyscheller

so I read this post from shawn and… 

Here’s the deal:

Invention is something from nothing.

Innovation is something new from something previous.

Renovation is returning something to the way it was.  

In the end, it’s all just buzz words. Jesus left us with a job to do. Make discples of all nations, love God, love your neighbor as yourself

The real question is, was there movement from the message?Did people respond in the way you wanted?If not, you may have to do one of the above. 


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If this works, I’m going to save a lot of money this year…

13
  December, 2007 by jeremyscheller

I go through keyboards like, well, I go through a lot of keyboards. My 3 year old loves to play in my office. I can’t stop him. He’s crafty. He’s smart. He renames all the files on my desktop by banging on the keyboard.He also manages to pour juice on the keyboard more than you can imagine.Who knew that keyboards are dishwasher safe

I’m going to try it with one of the dead keyboards in my closet. 

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The Unadulterated Truth

11
  December, 2007 by jeremyscheller

 

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6ylxWcwkUM&rel=1]

 

Sometimes they do a better job of getting the message across than we do… 


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Lots and lots of good lovin’!

11
  December, 2007 by jeremyscheller

I opted out because we had too many people signed up, but the Love Minneapolis was incredible.

Plymouth Christian Youth Center was overrun by 50+ volunteers to help 1,000 North Minneapolis kids buy presents for their families. The kids paid a dollar to buy 5 gifts. Love Minneapolis volunteers were tour guides on their shopping experience.  

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When asked what Love Minneapolis is, one volunteer simply said,

It’s just what we’re supposed to do. 



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Just to reiterate…

10
  December, 2007 by jeremyscheller

These came to the office today. Poppies

They are way more beautiful in person than on the website. 

You can get your own here.


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Photos from Southeast Asia

2
  December, 2007 by jeremyscheller

My GodSister-in-Law Kati was in Southeast Asia. I didn’t know she was so crafty with a camera. Check out the photos

 


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