Jonathan Acuff Quote

Mother Teresa, Winston Churchill, and Abraham Lincoln changed the world without social media. You can too.

Interesting article by an Aussie journo... LIMITING THE POWER OF THE WHISTLE

There are no doubt a lot of Australian rugby supporters celebrating our victory over the Springboks yesterday. There are also a number of us that are wondering how on earth we managed to pull it off against a side that dominated possession and territory and lineouts. Now, I don’t want to take anything away from the Australian victory – our boys did perform superbly but on the day the Springboks were, we have to admit, the better side. The boks, as always were magnanimous in defeat with a somewhat pragmatic approach to the result. I wonder what our boys would have said faced with the same situation of blatant incompetence by Mr Bryce Lawrence. I support Australia and always will but for those of us that believe in fair play this was a hollow victory. This was very much like fighting a worthy opponent with one arm strapped behind his back – it leaves a bad taste. There were rumours about Mr Lawrence’s impartiality before kick-off from a lot of ex pat South Africans now living in Australia but we tend to dismiss these conspiracy theories with a grin. Certainly, Mr Lawrence’s performance on the field did nothing to dispel those theories. His performance was nothing short of abysmal. He did not award the bok try because of a dubious forward pass. I have looked and looked and to me, anyway, it did not look forward. Minutes later when the boks once again breached our defences and were well on the way to scoring another try, he called them back for a forward pass. If the first call was contentious, there certainly was nothing wrong with the second one. Here, I must ask – why not use the “eye in the sky”? An impressive expensive piece of equipment that should be used for such decisions. He failed to penalise Pocock for slowing the ball down. If we had played like that against the All Blacks, they would not have been so quiet about it. – and rightly so. In the dying minutes of the game he was in full view of at least 2 high tackles by our boys that went unpunished. Any of these transgressions, if properly acted on, would have surely given the game to the Boks with their advantage over territory. To rub salt in the South African wounds, he awarded a high tackle to the Wallabies for a chest high tackle. We won, but did we really? Our sport has always been regarded as a “hooligans game played by gentlemen” – If we do not want rugby union to degenerate into a farce that soccer can become we need to make sure that our refs are of suitable calibre. They need to be trustworthy gentlemen. Mr Lawrence, I would advise against any planned holidays to South Africa for a couple of years. Chris Davis The Australian

Remember this...

Oh my goodness! I couldn't believe how distinctively clear my memories were when when I saw this pic! Memories of hours and hours of winding and untangling - all at a time when I still thought nothing in the world would ever change. Cases and cases of tapes with songs recorded off the Top 40 (and if lucky, the talking bits edited out). What was your first tape?

= numb fingertips!

Pretty Cute Jackets

Now I am absolutely, in no way, wishing cold weather on anyone - EVER!!

I hate winter more than pretty much anything else...and that's a long list too.

So, anyway...I found some pics of super-blue-miserable-days-of-darkness (a.k.a. winter) jackets that could maybe, just maaayyybbbeee, bring a little light into the dark pit of chilling to the bone.

Feel good loveliness

Flipping the coin

You are BLESSED!!!

How to tick off your bible professor

From www.jesusneedsnewpr.net

Christian George Quote

I picked the title for (my book) Sex, Sushi, and Salvation because I wanted to communicate the three basic needs of the human heart: intimacy, community, and eternity. Only the God who has given us these three hungers can perfectly satisfy them with Himself. Of course, I’m finding that most people like one of these three things in the title and it’s usually not the sushi.

Then and Now

Hanson as we remember them...



Hanson now.



Anyone else surprised that they are ALL GUYS!!!!????

Too punny

Connell Cruise: So Small - Review

If Josh Groban were one of the Jonas Brothers, he would probably look and sound a lot like new teen sensation, Connell Cruise.

Connell was first screened in SA on hit reality show, Idols, and has now moved onto the internationally accredited, iShine Southern Starz.

iShine is a hugely successful American based “tween” ministry, promoting music that focuses on the growing need for having a positive effect on today’s youth. The targeted age group is in need of some new, young, fresh pop music, and Integrity Media have opened up a platform for just this. To date, Integrity have signed a few artists to carry the project – of which Connell is one of the first.

As a musician, Connell has way too many musical qualifications to mention! His vast array includes a Grade Eight piano qualification from London’s Trinity School of Music - which is pretty much as high up in piano as you can go.

Not only has he matured professionally since Idols, but musically and vocally as well. When you watch Connell perform, you’ll find an instant connection that a very few artists manage to perfect…let alone a new comer!

The current track making its rounds, “So Small”, is a live recording from one of the shows on One Gospel, DSTV Channell 331. It is a song that elaborates simple truths in a very open and honest way – rounded off by a great performance. With a smooth voice that compliments his melodic music, you can’t help but stop and listen to the message coming through.

With an album on it’s way as well as tours and live performances, expect a new household name throughout the teen and tween market.
This comes as no surprise as Connell happens to have the most charming smile in the business!

Oh my goodness - bands please read this!!!

Yup, still...

My favourite "The Things"

Cats are always hungry, it's true

My Joburg

Flip, I love my city. There is so much that makes Joburg 'home', and I love it every day. It finds happiness in sadness, and every picture tells of a life - not just a story.

Uh...hello...

This is what Christ meant...

This is one positive story among the thousands of scary ones coming out of Egypt.


Pictured here are a group of Christians encircling/protecting a group of Muslims. They formed the circle so their Muslim friends could spend time in prayer.

I got this from a great blog I follow called 'Jesus needs new PR'. If you're fanatical about the 'rules' of religion, best you give it a miss.

Here are some other comments featured below the article: (http://www.jesusneedsnewpr.net/a-beautiful-moment-in-egypt-amongst-all-of-the-ugly-ones/

"They placed newspapers and towels on the floor so we wouldn't pray on the hot asphalt. I love Egyptian Christians and although I am Muslim, I would die defending any one of them"

"People talk all the time what would Jesus do? This is it. This is what its about. As Christians this is what we should do. We should be there when gays are being persecuted. This should be what we do instead of telling people that they are going to hell for not voting for the “christian” candidate." Bradley Richardson

"This and the photo of the human chain they made around various museums and important cultural landmarks both bring tears to my eyes." Dianna

"'Some Muslims have been guarding Coptic churches while Christians pray, and on Friday, Christians were guarding the mosques while Muslims prayed.'" Colorado Resident

Here is a video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqXfZTgOCOE

Just as the Muslims did for the Christians: http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/11365

Amen.

Christian Fail