Published on
5/3/10. Categorized under
Life.
Never before have I considered the skill of creating balloon animals to be an art, but I think I do now.
Two days ago I went out to breakfast with some friends. As we were eating we noticed a little kid on the other side of the room playing with a balloon animal. It was a fishing pole and line with a fish on the end of the line. It looked really complex. My friends Rob and Clint wanted their own balloon creations, so they asked our waitress if she’d steer the person making them over to our table.
Check out these works of art.
Continue reading ‘Not Your Average Balloon Animals’
I have some questions about the new Facebook Like button developers are now able to add to websites. I know how to implement it, but how is it supposed to be used? Should each of my blog posts have both a Like button and a Share button?
I’m the head web developer for four websites (including my personal site) and a contributing developer for one other site. Facebook has been making a lot of work for me lately. They recently changed the way outside sites connect with its services. They announced the eventual shutdown of Facebook Connect, the existing protocol, in favor of a new JavaScript SDK that makes heavy use of the Like button through social plugins. Strangely, there isn’t a Share button social plugin that runs on the new SDK. You still have to use Facebook Connect for that feature.
But here’s the real kicker: a website cannot run Facebook Connect and the JavaScript SDK at the same time. Trust me, I’ve tried. So did the good people over at AllFacebook, and they came to the same conclusion. Developers must choose between the new Like button and the existing Share button.
Continue reading ‘Like Button Best Practices’
Published on
4/18/10. Categorized under
Ministry.
This Tuesday the FSU Navigators will have their final Nav Night of the spring semester. This will be a time to celebrate, to say farewell, but most of all to get a little crazy. Part of that craziness will have to do with the talent show, which has become an anticipated tradition in recent years. My favorite performances tend to be the musical numbers. Much to the chagrin of the performers, I’ve taken videos of many of these priceless productions and put them on the web. Behold, I bring you a sampling of my collection.
Continue reading ‘Songs in the Key of Navigators’
Writing a post about my birthday on my birthday has become a tradition. Here are links to my past birthday posts: 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, and 25.
I don’t think anyone ever imagines himself or herself being twenty-six years old. It’s not much of a birthday. I’ve been told starting when you turn twenty-five the only birthdays that matter are the ones divisible by five. I can see that being true. It’s sad to think that eight out of ten birthdays will lack a sense of grandeur from now on. Also, being twenty-five seemed a lot cooler than being twenty-four, and so far twenty-five seems a lot cooler than twenty-six as well. It’s nothing more than additional age. A year ago I still felt closer to twenty than thirty. That’s no longer true. To be fair, I don’t have any idea what it feels like to be thirty, so even saying it like that is a bit screwy. What I do know is I no longer feel a strong association with the collegiate version of myself. Furthermore, I don’t miss that guy. If given the choice, I wouldn’t go back. I have no desire to trade down.
The tone of the birthday essay I wrote a year ago is one of extreme optimism and triumph. I went back and read it today before I began writing this essay. I had keyed in on the desire to live life with purpose. I was asking myself if I was willing to rearrange my life in order to grab hold of what I wanted the most. I had formed a plan, and it was a good one. I knew what I wanted and I knew what I had to do to get it. Today I see a couple things in my hopes of a year ago that I didn’t see back then.
Continue reading ‘Turning 26′
Published on
3/22/10. Categorized under
Ministry.
Eddie Broussard was the main speaker at The Navigators 2010 Florida Collegiate Spring Conference. He gave three talks, one each day of the conference. All three were recorded and given to me to edit. It’s been nearly two months but I finally managed to carve out some time to polish them up and add them to the FSU Navigators Podcast for your listening pleasure.
Following Jesus — Eddie teaches what it means to follow and why Jesus is worthy to be followed. Included are seven words of Jesus on being His disciple.
Making Disciples — Eddie shares three foundations to lay in the lives of others, then four principles of disciple-making seen in the life of Jesus.
Making Disciples of All Nations — Eddie provides the biblical definition of the word “nation.” He continues with God’s promise, plan and picture to reach the nations.
I thought Eddie’s talks were great. I particularly appreciated the special attention he showed in his third talk to revealing the thread that runs throughout the Old Testament of God making His promises and blessings available to all the nations. If you get a chance, listen to these messages and let me know what you think in the comments.
UPDATE: I had someone ask how I got these talks online. I wrote about how and why the FSU Navigators podcast a few months back when I relaunched it. The facility we used for the conference had their own recording equipment so I didn’t have to use mine, but otherwise I used the same process.
