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If all goes well, these pieces of birch plywood are going to become tap dance practice pads for my kids.
Friends sometimes tell me they wish they had my faith. When this happens, I gently point out that they do: they just put it in other things. Faith isn’t an extra app that some people have. It’s our core OS.
Notebooks is about to get several major upgrades. According to Screen Time, it competes with Brave for my most used app. I still agree with what I wrote almost a year ago. And these upgrades are going to make it even better. Yay!
We had a great time a few days ago at the Winterhaven Festival of Lights. It was put on for charity this year by these amazing Tucsonans for the 70th time!
Read Ultralearning by Scott H. Young. It’s a great book for anyone wanting to improve their ability to learn.
Last Saturday I went to Cello Christmas 2019 hosted by super-teacher Mary Beth Tyndall. About 40 cellists playing Christmas tunes, a scroll decorating contest, and lots of smiles.
John Calvin: music is “a gift of God”
“…among the other things which are appropriate to recreate man and give him desire, music is either the first or on the the chief ones, and we must deem it to be a gift of God intended for this use.”
From a letter he wrote about worship.
I read Music, Singing, and Emotions: Exploring the Connections in Themelios. What a great essay.
Someone should write a Christmas carol based on Rev 21:16 and call it Angles from the Realms of Glory.
👎 Social Network + Like Button - Moderation = Incentive to Game the System. @manton explains in Purchasing Fake Likes.
Among other helpful points, @mwerickson writes:
Unlike generalized “waiting for the world to turn” or “waiting for a miracle,” waiting on the Lord is based upon what we know of who God is – His character – and what God does – His activity.
🦃 My daughter loves to choreograph, my son has a lot of energy, and we’re all thankful for the turkey. Happy Thanksgiving!
📚 Looking forward to reading @manton’s forthcoming book, Indie Microblogging.
🎨 Nice! This easy to use tool can tell you if certain color combos meet web accessibility standards or not. And when they don’t, it suggests close alternates that can pass the test.
