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I was trying to update my blog and a few others to WP 2.5.1 this morning. But one of them wasn’t working correctly. Still exactly not sure what the problem with it is, but I’ve got the techies working on it  now.

But in doing so, I was cleaning up some things as well. And I ended up deleting my stats program. Like sent it to the far reaches of the internet to where I’m not sure it can be recovered. Ouch.

Sometimes I get excited about the things I can learn and do online. I am soooooooooo far behind a lot of people I know when it comes to what they can do with technology. But then again, I know plenty of people who still don’t even realize what a blog is (much less twitter) or have an email address.

Technology can be a beautiful thing. Just gotta make sure you’re using it for redeemed purposes!

[[ Come and follow me www.twitter.com/statedog ]]

LOOOONG ago I signed up for something called Twitter. I was reading about it on some blogs I visited. I checked back and the first time I ever used Twitter was on March 24 of 2007! Wow.

But basically Twitter is what I’d describe a cross between instant messaging and blogging. You can post quick updates no more than 140 characters to let people know, what you are doing! Because that’s the question you answer, “What are you doing?”

At first I was like, “Who cares?” and in the very beginning it almost seems pointless, but the trick is starting to follow people and have people follow you. [“Following” means you’re keeping up with someone’s tweets (messages they send by way of Twitter)] The video below explains it pretty well.

I started following people I “know of” through blogs and such. But once I had people I actually knew doing it, it got even more fun! So I have people who’s blogs I read like Brody Harper. He’s at the GMA’s right now and I know what’s going on backstage pretty often because of his Twitter. But then again I know Pat Ward personally, so I can keep up with his goings on too.

Is it overkill? Dunno, it’s up to you. It probably won’t seem cool right at first. But the more you do it, the more you find your people to follow, and the more you interact, the greater the experience.

Are there privacy issues? Of course, as there is with everything. Twitter was even on CSI. Watch this clip:

So, follow me on Twitter :: www.twitter.com/statedog. Sign up. Then search your address books for people you know who are already on Twitter!

Brody brings up a good point about nearly 40 times in the Bible we are instructed to “build up” each other in some way or another. A friend of mine used to like to use the word edify a lot. But either way we, as believers and followers of Christ are implored to build each other up, to encourage, to lift, to spur them on to excellence. So here are a few build ups:

Emily Witt: Has given a couple of years (at least) of her life to go to Columbia down in South America to teach school. The crazy thing is that she didn’t take any Spanish classes in high school or college. But she’s following her heart (owned by Jesus) into making an impact in the children’s lives down there. So pray for her that she shares Jesus’ love both in and out of her classroom each day.

Scott Harrison: The guy was a night club producer or promoter in NYC, then realized he was being called to something much more meaningful and through a series of events came to start Charity:Water and is building numerous wells in Africa, bringing clean water to people who have never had it in their life. The Wife and I actually gave some water as Christmas gifts this year. He has huge goals for the impact that clean water can and will make on those communities. Pray that God is directing each of his decisions.

Drew McNeil: Is a good friend who is working with Campus Crusade for Christ over in Italy. he’s been back there for the last few months, but this is his 3rd trip there. It’s been really cool to see a passion for the lost of Italy grow in Drew. I wouldn’t be surprised if he ends up marring a Roman or something. Please pray for Drew that he is used by God to take the gospel of Christ into some pretty dark places there in Italy through relationships and conversations.

So go share a little love towards these people. Or at the least pray at least once today for each of them. Oh, and go give Brody a little love too.

You know what a palindrome is, right? A word, phrase, verse, or sentence that reads the same backward or forward.

Watch below. Weird Al has mastered the English Language.

I just upgraded to WordPress 2.2.

I think that’s supposed to make me post more often and some really, really interesting things.

Like Phil Collins said, “I can feel it coming in the air tonight.”

Last night I was going over somethings on the internet and came across some really, really old stuff. Some of my blog when I first started it back in 2003.  I was like, “Wow, four years almost.” Of course I’ve had my times to take off here and there. But it was good to go back and re-read a lot of that old stuff. Makes me wish I’d blogged more way back then so I could get a glimps of exactly what I was thinking and doing.

Also makes me wish I could recapture  some of that. I didn’t type w/ a perceived “it has to be this way so whoever will like it”. I just typed. But for some reason, I think I’ve inadvertently allowed that to happen. Like I think it’s gotta be impressive or impactful. But it doesn’t. It’s just gotta be me.

I also used to be at a different domain name. And for whatever reasons….that old domain name calls back to me sometimes. And I can’t help but think of what it might be like to move things back to statedog.com. Any value in that? Either one that is better? Or is it just ‘pick a place and make it your home!”?