tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-211836232024-03-23T15:15:16.262-03:00Life in a small town..."Three o'clock is always too late or too early for anything you want to do." ~SartreJonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12535926709647868297noreply@blogger.comBlogger74125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21183623.post-86410883912563962352010-05-21T09:26:00.004-03:002010-05-21T09:34:15.335-03:00By their own projected losses, the recording industry is more profitable than anyone. Ever. Combined.Is it just me or did editorial comics get better with the advent of the Internet?Click here for a humourous AND informative (humo-formative?) look at the topic.Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12535926709647868297noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21183623.post-54131593365693449072010-04-23T11:06:00.010-03:002010-05-21T09:00:58.101-03:00They're not making this any easier...(click image for full size)So, every now and then in a dark hour of weakness I consider actually joining Facebook. I know, I know, crazy, eh? I guess it's something to do with staying in touch with some of the people we will be leaving behind in June. Noble, but the crack-team at Facebook Inc. (or whatever they call themselves) keep coming up with reasons to keep my information as far from their Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12535926709647868297noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21183623.post-29962852888481661862009-12-19T22:12:00.006-04:002009-12-19T22:39:25.997-04:00Got something for ya...Hey, remember that secondary blog I started way back when, put in some decent posts, and then pretty much abandoned? Yeah? Well, now the abandonment is official (I'll leave it up unattended for posterity... for now).Well, if you took the time to read the post on the other end of that link (did you? be honest) you may have noticed that I have started up a kind of multi-author youth ministry blog/Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12535926709647868297noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21183623.post-37587334776131926402009-11-30T23:42:00.001-04:002009-11-30T23:43:48.425-04:00Simply Glorious:Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12535926709647868297noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21183623.post-91209591439004620762009-08-06T20:42:00.001-03:002009-08-06T20:44:09.863-03:00Project Natale, eat your heart out!Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12535926709647868297noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21183623.post-41453927390373676952009-03-02T14:44:00.002-04:002009-03-02T14:53:46.923-04:00Something to think about...Hey all,It's midday and the lil'uns are napping. Opa L is here and we're enjoying the delightful weather (remember the Montreal icestorm back in the 90s?).A while back I heard about a small-time independant documentary called "Prince of Peace, God of War." John Campea (of the Movie Blog) made it in response to his own questions of the divided opinions of pacifism and justified war within Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12535926709647868297noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21183623.post-78255446938353952512009-02-14T21:44:00.003-04:002009-02-14T22:06:32.165-04:00I miss my little family...Just a quick note while I'm at the Ski Rally. Fran is a brave mommy and is taking care of Finnan and Anna all by herself for the weekend. And, I miss them so much!Well, here's the latest set of pictures. Click on the pic to see the whole album.Finn & Anna tooHere's a video back from January 23rd when Finn first met his sister:And here's another from the following day:Alright folks... I've gotJonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12535926709647868297noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21183623.post-42721289352605127662009-01-23T13:41:00.005-04:002009-01-23T13:49:46.123-04:00And the answer is...Well, I thought about recording a video and kinda jerking your chain for a while about whether we had a boy or a girl... well, I wont do that after all (mainly, because the microphone levels are a little off).At 8:38 AM (AST) Anna was born... that's right, a little girl! 8lbs 12.5oz (around half a pound bigger than Finn was). Everything went great. It was oddly relaxed and mellow in comparison toJonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12535926709647868297noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21183623.post-76953872464427666122009-01-22T22:36:00.005-04:002009-01-22T23:03:55.576-04:006am...Here we go again. At 6:00 AM (AST) we are scheduled for a caesarian section. In other words, it's time to meet baby #2. I'll be sure to post some info and photos when I can. Anyone care to take bets? Is it a boy or a girl? So far, only the medical staff knows...Let's examine the evidence, shall we? On two regular visits to the OB/GYN Fran was put on a heart rate monitor because the heart rate wasJonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12535926709647868297noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21183623.post-5860552623264078092009-01-10T09:03:00.002-04:002009-01-10T09:06:21.640-04:00This'll work...Well, maybe Japanese potty training videos will help get us off diapers. If only I could remember the "wee wee" rhyme in Japanese... that must be our issue...I take no responsibility for the translation, though this is better than some other versions I found.Enjoy,~JonJonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12535926709647868297noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21183623.post-20675366977116592042009-01-01T01:11:00.002-04:002009-01-01T10:06:44.917-04:00Happy New Year!Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12535926709647868297noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21183623.post-34234901568710335782008-12-02T15:10:00.003-04:002008-12-02T15:15:12.610-04:00Holy Shoot!!!Ah, I don't know if you all get the breadth of this problem, but wow... I'm usually pretty confident in Internet security, but this flaw was so low level that security became a moot point. Let's hope they fix this permanently.You can read the article on Wired.com here:http://www.wired.com/techbiz/people/magazine/16-12/ff_kaminskyAgain, Holy Shoot!!!~JonJonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12535926709647868297noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21183623.post-50472834594405442652008-11-12T10:04:00.003-04:002008-11-12T10:07:24.625-04:00Catch 22...(from XKCD.com)Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12535926709647868297noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21183623.post-54339325563684490982008-09-19T16:38:00.003-03:002008-09-19T16:40:41.422-03:00Happy Talk Like A Pirate Day!No, seriously: http://www.talklikeapirate.com/piratehome.htmlHey, this counts as a blog post... it must be September again.~JonJonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12535926709647868297noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21183623.post-12245812014810104252008-04-16T23:17:00.004-03:002008-04-17T00:08:08.236-03:00"I'm hungry. I haven't eaten since later this afternoon."Name the movie (without cheating) and you get 50 bonus style points.Man... I just want to talk about the movie I just watched but then you'll know the answer! Oh well... when you figure it out, rent it!Speaking of movies/films (sometimes I'm a stickler for saying "film" and sometimes it really is a "movie"... all in all, they're just "videos" though) we recently joined Zip.ca. Basically, it's a Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12535926709647868297noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21183623.post-91313097732379636582008-03-24T17:46:00.001-03:002008-03-24T17:48:21.773-03:00*cough *coughI'm not feeling so great these days... got a persistent and heavy cold. Anyway, here's a fine snippet of news for all'y'all:Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12535926709647868297noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21183623.post-17583166409677775892008-03-04T00:40:00.003-04:002008-03-04T00:52:19.160-04:00I just installed them...I don't usually post about tech stuff. Not because I'm not interested in it but because I don't think most of the folks who read my blog are (though, at least two of you are).Anyway, I came across this little article on Engadget and found it kind of funny. For a few months in Calgary I installed HDTV/Home Theatre stuff (thanks Stafford) and not a few cables would have been Monster brand. I know Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12535926709647868297noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21183623.post-73726625637188411302008-02-20T17:30:00.001-04:002008-02-20T17:36:30.008-04:00Found it!Ok, for those of you who missed the clip of Stephen Colbert interviewing Philip Zimbardo, I found it again. Make sure to watch it before Viacom orders Videosift to "cease & desist" too.Worse comes to worse, go google colbert, lucifer effect, sunday school.via videosift.comAlso, if you're looking for something good to read, check the Amazon.ca widget in the sidebar of this blog.~JonJonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12535926709647868297noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21183623.post-79113609183531807442008-02-12T11:06:00.002-04:002008-02-17T15:35:29.182-04:00*UPDATED* It's overWell, I've made it through the ski rally. Now I just need to get back to normalcy.The video below was on the Colbert Report last night. It is pure genius. I had heard about the "Lucifer Effect" on CBC radio before. The best, though, is watching Colbert slowly shift from his tongue-in-cheek shtick to theologically rocking this guy. Just goes to show that even though you're very smart doesn't mean Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12535926709647868297noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21183623.post-63643846305592732312008-02-07T02:17:00.000-04:002008-02-07T02:21:18.720-04:00I'm a little exhausted.The following film is creepy, informative, creepy, funny, creepy, classic, and creepy. If you've got a spare 15 minutes, enjoy. Right? Right!Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12535926709647868297noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21183623.post-12119552533274639972007-12-19T10:43:00.000-04:002007-12-19T10:47:26.189-04:00Christmas Dance!Don't worry, it's supposed to start out black and fade in. On dial-up and would rather download it? Click here.Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12535926709647868297noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21183623.post-59051092384731394002007-11-21T21:03:00.000-04:002007-11-21T21:17:37.964-04:00If life goes passing you by...Don't cryIf you breaking the rulesMaking your movesPaying your duesChasing the cool...Ever heard of Non-Newtonian fluid? You can make it with cornstarch & water. When stress/force is applied, well:Anyway, just thought I should let all you wonderful readers of this blog that I have started up a second blog over at WordPress.com. It's firsttothepews.wordpress.com and, well, it's more directed and Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12535926709647868297noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21183623.post-59875168798228944372007-10-26T16:34:00.000-03:002007-10-26T16:42:47.067-03:00Hullo from PEI!That's right, I'm blogging from PEI! Though, it may not be as amazing as the simple fact that I'm blogging. Oh well.Here's a little video that a guy named "Diggy" took when they came over for Sunday dinner back in early summer. That's his voice doing the narration and saying "who's daddy's boy," etc. Anyway, I'm at the Atlantic Canada Nazarene pastor's and spouse's retreat, hence being on the Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12535926709647868297noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21183623.post-45203226303889549382007-09-30T16:19:00.000-03:002007-09-30T16:32:04.198-03:00Needa... new DNS!!!Hello. Welcome to this once thriving blogspace of old. I have been wanting to write something here for the past few months, and yet, nothing... It comes down to two things. The first is that I have been unbelievably, irrevocably, painstakingly, mind-numbingly, (and several more potent yet ambiguous adjectives) busy. Summer is supposed to have room to relax, right? Apparently not. Between Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12535926709647868297noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21183623.post-71440233263083834212007-06-17T22:40:00.000-03:002007-06-17T22:48:27.839-03:00If you fall asleep in Africa......a cheetah will eat you.I would just like to take this oportunity to draw a line in the sand and say, "hey, I'm probably not going to join facebook." There. I said it. If you want to spy on me and think to yourself "I would never actually write, email, call, or even talk to Jon, but we shared some kind of local proximity once so I should totally add him on facebook," it's probably not going to Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12535926709647868297noreply@blogger.com9