Like I was saying....
I came across this yesterday. I don’t think that a talk or sermon has to have a video clip just to make it “cool” or relevant. And I’ve seen instances where I thought a speaker just threw one in to have one…that it might have been a better message without it completely.
But I came across one yesterday that I want to use sometime. It’s deep. It’s powerful. And if you watch it, be careful. It can wreck you for the next few minutes. But it’s awesome.
Tell me what you think.
A: YES!
I’m a movie guy. I like to watch a lot of movies. And now I’ve gotten into a few tv shows that I’m having to play catchup because I missed them when they first came on television (like 24 and Prison Break). So DVD’s are awesome.
I remember when I had a friend first subscribe to Netflix. He said it was pretty neat w/ a decent turn around time. But I still was living in Amory and would just go to the local Movie Gallery.
But after moving to Clinton where we have a Blockbuster, I decided to give them a try with the “online rental” system. In comparing them to NetFlix, Blockbuster would let you rent three out at a time like Netflix but at a $3 less (14.99 vs. $17.99)…but, you also got two coupons a month to be able to rent free movies from the store. Slam dunk, right?
So we go w/ Blockbuster Online. It seems to work pretty well. Sometimes a movie would get delayed or something. And right after Blockbuster had lots and lots of commercials on during the Super Bowl a year ago, movies would sometimes be labeled Short or Long Wait. But they soon added distribution centers and it seemed to even out and be fairly quick again.
While Netflix kept their prices the same, Blockbuster raised theirs to match those of Netflix. But the two free rentals a month still tipped the balance towards Blockbuster. But then Blockbuster reduced that to only ONE free movie a week. That made me start to look over the fence at Netflix. But then Blockbuster pulled, what for me, is the clincher.
Before, after watching a movie, I would have to send it back in the envelope in order for them to process the return. And then they’d send out the next movie in my queue. So from the time I placed it in the mail box to when I’d get a new one it would be about four days, sometimes five. BUT….now I can drive it to my local Blockbuster, grab a new movie off the shelf, exchange it for FREE…and once they scan the returned movie there in store the distribution center goes ahead and sends me the new one.
It boils down to this. Instead of me waiting about four or five days for a new movie. I can get one that day, and then get another one in the mail in about two or three days. How is that not a perfect system?
Now some people will complain that the system is flawed because the whole point of online movie rentals is so you don’t have to worry w/ going in the stores. But I drive by Blockbuster pretty much every day when I’m out in town. It’s not an inconvenience at all. Others will say that Blockbuster’s selection doesn’t have the foreign and independent films that Netflix does. Maybe not, but I’ve never gone searching for one that I couldn’t find. Never. So I guess I’m not indie enough for some people.
So…hands down, Blockbuster Online is a much better deal for me and my family. Netflix isn’t bad…but not as good. Jason, on the other hand, feels strongly about the Blockbuster/Netflix dilemma and believes Netflix is the better option. But I think his whole opinion is skewed by his “in store” sign-up experience. Give him a read and see what you think.
This morning we headed up to the church for the Easter Egg Hunt. But this one was unique. All the little kids were bundled up in coats and toboggans. It was stinking cold! My two year old did quite well, but my 5 year old hardly got any because she wanted to finish coloring and writing her name on her picture before going outside.
So we walked over next to where the two year old was, and she gave her big sister some of her eggs. Even the Golden Egg she found. I doubt we see that happen any more in the years to come (the golden egg part.)
But as cold as it is right now (highs in the 50’s, lows in the 30’s) compared to the 80+ we’d been feeling, it should be interesting tomorrow at church for Easter Sunday. The day that so many females have that special, cute, perfect dress to wear. The dress that is almost always a “warm weather” dress.
So will all these women/girls be tough and wear it tomorrow and be cold, or postpone it til next weekend. As if Al Gore needed something else to be wrong about!
Appetizer
When you travel, which mode of transportation do you prefer?
With friends or interesting people. That’s more imporant that the mode.
Soup
Have you ever met a blogging friend in person?
Not someone I met first on a blog, no.
Salad
When was the last time you were really, really tired?
I think Monday I got a headache, came home from work and really needed a nap.
Main Course
If you could have dinner with any one fictional character from a book or movie, who would it be?
Jack Ryan? Frodo? John Rambo? William Wallace? Lots to choose from…
Dessert
Fill in the blank: One day, I hope to see _______________.
My scrapbook filled with photos and memories from my world travels.
Just realized that most of the past few entries have been about basketball. There has been other stuff besides basketball going on of course, but now that basketball is over (we lost on a 3pt shot at the buzzer) we should move on to other things.
Here are some things to look forward to: LOST, youth ministry, U6 Soccer, books, websites, summer, outside, church, dogs, costa rica, shoes, networking, sleep, home school, discipline, and maybe a few other things.
But, too much basketball? Never. But now we move on to seeing MSU Baseball under achieve.
Sunday afternoon I was working with something on the computer. My five year old was putting away somethings and happened to drop a whole lot of cards everywhere on the floor. Made a little mess, but not one that was troublesome. But she asked me, “Dad, can you give me some help?”
I replied that I couldn’t at the moment, but that she could pick those up pretty easily w/o my help.
In a curt voice she said, “God loves a cheerful giver!”. When questioned on what she meant, she said, “The Bible says that God loves a cheerful giver, so you should give me a hand here!”
I smiled…and I helped her.
I guess Mississippi State style means NIT style this year. I will take it. I would have liked more than the NIT, but realistically….preseason hopes was for a good NIT showing. So far so good, right?
But in 20 minutes the game comes on ESPN2. For some reason the Women’s NCAA Tourney gets to play on ESPN. Will more people really watch that over the men’s NIT Final Four? Either way, I’m glad that we’re still playing and still getting some publicity. The incoming freshmen for next year are already wrapped up. So I don’t know that this would help us tremendously recruiting wise unless we’re talking about current Juniors.
I’ll be watching to night’s game w/ my girls. The Wife is going to be at a Bible study. But here’s to hoping that we win tonight and get to play Thursday night.
I took one of those breaks. Jeremy reminded me of it.
The last post was about making the NIT and the excitement and anti-hype that surrounds it. But since then MSU has one three straight home games to march into New York City and MSG. Again, there’s always that question as to whether you’d like to go deep in the NIT or be ousted first round of the NCAA Tournament. But I think our team, at this point, might be better for the deep run in the NIT. Plus, I really think we have a legitimate shot at winning it.
But there’s no guaranteed benefit of winning the NIT. Just ask South Carolina (sorry, Rick). They won the whole thing the last two years. So after winning the NIT championship in 05, they don’t make the Big Dance in 06 so they win the NIT again. And then in 07 they not only fail to make the Big Dance…but the Little Dance either.
I was actually able to go to the last game in the Hump against Florida State. It was the first game I’d been to there in a really long time. It brought back great memories. And that place feels so good to be in. My only regret is that I didn’t buy a hotdog there. Next time for sure!
But our team is young. And learning. And developing. And (most likely) all coming back. Good times should be both here AND ahead.
Yes, after talking big about our win on Friday I guess I should have come back and posted about our loss to Arkansas. We were just worn out from the day before it seemed. No excuses, really.
But the loss kept us from advancing in the SEC Tourney and essentially kept us out of the NCAA tourney. But we are the #1 seed in the North Division of the NIT. Yeah…Woo Hoo! The NIT is never your goal. But not many Bulldog fans had huge expectations of us making the NCAA tourney for sure. We all wanted it, yes. But as a huge expectation? No.
So now we have home court advantage in the NIT. And if we hold serve then we make it all the way to Madison Square Garden. And if we win we can shout, “We’re #65 in the nation, BABY!”
[tags]nit, mississippi state, basketball, tournament, bracket[/tags]
I just saw one of the best basketball games I’ve seen in a while. MSU took on Kentucky. Got up, then behind big, then back up big, then behind w/ the loss staring them in the face…then a HUGE shot to force overtime. And then some more good luck to pull it out in the final seconds. Literally the final 3 seconds.
Our team had lost 6 games this year when the margin was 5 points or less. But today we were able to mature and win one…by two. A team that starts 3 sophomores, one junior and one senior. And the first three off the bench are freshmen.
We needed today’s win. But we need at least one more…probably two. We now get to play the winner of the Vandy/Arkansas game. From an RPI standpoint…we want Vandy. But either way, we just need the win.
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