Coldest, Driest, Calmest Place on Earth Found

And they're thinking about building an observatory there.

Amazing time-lapse video of LA wildfires

Wow!

via New Advent

How to Avoid Auto-Repair Rip-Offs

Some good tips.

An online prayer garden

A nice little Flash website. The instructions from the email I received with it say:

First click on the gate door, then you can unlock the door with the key. When you enter the Garden, click on the little Lighting bug and follow instructions. Follow the bug, Open the book. When you get to the fountain click on each rock....(try to find the lighting bug to continue.) You need to click on the sticks on the riverbank and the scrolls on the table. Each page has something to click on but you will be able to figure it out.

"Dear Future Me..."

Write a letter to yourself to be sent in the future.

via abdpbt

When selling a home, good pictures are essential

An article about the importance of good photos for selling a home. Don't miss the example photos.

Incredibly creative art with used books

Whoa! More here and here.

Sleep deprivation linked to negative emotions

Interesting.

via The Wine-Dark Sea

A glimpse into the lives of the Poor Clares

How many minutes do people have to work to afford a Big Mac?

The Economist breaks it down by city.

via New Advent

Were the 1950's a safer time for children?

Some interesting data.

Top 100 Recipes of 2008

Recipe Zaar's list.

Baseball for the blind

Neat story.

"He doesn't walk through our doors; we walk through His"

Betsy of Happy on My Behalf shares a great story of how God once answered a prayer in her time of need -- on his terms. Be sure to read all three parts!

"Does God care if I'm an introvert?"

A thought-provoking post by Kaycee, who is exploring Christianity. Anyone have any good answers for her?

The critical difference between "dating" and "courtship"

Another thought-provoking post from Bethany Hudson.

One of the most breathtaking videos I've seen in a while

What happens when astronomers pointed the Hubble telescope at what they thought was empty space:



via Patrick Madrid

How banning internal emails improved one company's corporate culture

Very interesting.

Reason #1,875 to worry about the state of education in America

Harvard is launching a menswear line.

another one via abdpbt

Free Printable Lunchbox Notes

Cute idea.

via adbpbt

An inspiring ad

Featuring Lance Armstrong.

Nerd merit badges

Amusing.

Her choice, her problem

Richard Smith has a thought-provoking article over at First Things. An excerpt:

Elective abortion changes everything. Abortion absolutely prevents the birth of a child. A woman’s choice for or against abortion breaks the causal link between conception and birth. It matters little what or who caused conception or whether the male insisted on having unprotected intercourse. It is she alone who finally decides whether the child comes into the world. She is the responsible one. For the first time in history, the father and the doctor and the health-insurance actuary can point a finger at her as the person who allowed an inconvenient human being to come into the world.

Read the rest here.

A one piece life

Just now came across this older post from Holy Experience. It's great.

Stunning View of Martian Impact Crater

Beautiful picture!

Amazing football video

Showing that Drew Brees is more accurate than a world-class archer:

The saints as MVP's

Katie Rose has a great post (with some great visuals) talking about the saints as the MVP's of Christianity.

No tweets allowed

Party etiquette is changing to include rules about what can and cannot be blogged and posted on Twitter.

The Omnivore’s Delusion

Some thoughts on the modern "agri-intellectual" movement from the perspective of a farmer. An excerpt:

Lynn Niemann was a neighbor of my family's, a farmer with a vision. He began raising turkeys on a field near his house around 1956. They were, I suppose, what we would now call "free range" turkeys. Turkeys raised in a natural manner, with no roof over their heads, just gamboling around in the pasture, as God surely intended. Free to eat grasshoppers, and grass, and scratch for grubs and worms. And also free to serve as prey for weasels, who kill turkeys by slitting their necks and practicing exsanguination. Weasels were a problem, but not as much a threat as one of our typically violent early summer thunderstorms. It seems that turkeys, at least young ones, are not smart enough to come in out of the rain, and will stand outside in a downpour, with beaks open and eyes skyward, until they drown.

Read the rest here.

10 funny doormats

Amusing.

Be consistent

A cool visual comparing Coke and Pepsi logos over the years.

Why whales don't have gills

Interesting.

via Chelsea Zimmerman (Twitter)

UK government installs cameras in homes of troubled families

Wow, creepy. Also, parents take their child out of school because of cameras in the bathrooms.

Man Seeks Home for Adopted Son’s Best Friend

A sweet story involving two Kidsave children. (For those of you who don't follow my other blog, we hosted a Kidsave child this summer.)

Blog cited in judicial opinion

Times are changing when judges are citing blogs in their Court opinions!

Colors

A nice video to start your week.

How to Make Sure Your Kids Resent You and Reject Everything You Believe

Good points from Mrs. Parunak.