Tuesday, September 23, 2008

All this talk about numbers

Sometimes I don't pay attention to my verbage. I use the word "awesome" to describe something that is nice, and I use "horrible" to denote something that is relatively bad.

I admit I haven't really paid much attention to the words being used on Wall Street and Congress... until recently... when someone shared with me this analogy:

1 million seconds = 11 days
1 billion seconds = 32 years
1 trillion seconds = 317 centuries

If you use copy paper...
1 million sheets = 330 feet
1 billion sheets = 62 miles
1 trillion sheets = 62,000 miles
(the earth's circumference is 24,900 mi.)

My mouth is still dropping.

Sunday, September 14, 2008

Joining the Apple Cult

So I've left the PC world for the fascinating world of the Mac. The pictures below illustrate the range of my emotions since the switch (not to mention, a testament to the fun I've been having with Photo Booth -- by the way, why do people enjoy taking photos of themselves?): confused and maybe a little shy, interested, fascinated, and loving it!







Friday, September 12, 2008

He has told you, O man, what is good;
and what does the Lord require of you
but to do justice, and to love kindness,
and to walk humbly with your God?

- Micah 6:8