phone seek and find

If someone were to ask me: “You are stranded on a island and can only bring 3 of your most treasured possessions. What would you bring?”
Well, assuming there were electricity and Internet access on the island, I would say 1) Bible, 2) computer and 3) phone. (Since it’s kind of a preposterous exercise anyway, this [...]

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Little Red Riding Hood as infographics

I couldn’t help but be delighted with this video. Humor and precision and creativity… very well done. FlowingData sure finds great stuff!

This video was created by a very creative graphic designer!
Today I spent quite a bit of time working on different design projects. Our church has never had a professional designer, and part of the [...]

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Wennberg Concert Festival 2009

Yesterday our family went to watch our daughter perform at the Mondavi Center. All the Davis school orchestras were there and it was utterly impressive!
It was my second time at Mondavi Center and we got there really early so I spent some time photographing the facility.
Daniel and I hung out in the lobby a while [...]

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rapping flight attendant: reflections on strengths

I just saw this on Twitter from two people I follow, each one posting a different video…which was interesting! Here’s the news report:

Or if you want the full version of the rap:

I love it when people put their creativity to work and make it fun for everyone!
I’m a big fan of StrengthsFinders. This video is [...]

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Thoughts on jargon

As I was sitting here doing income taxes, I overheard my husband and son conversing during a video game.
Albert: Oh no! He broke my judo outfit! Now I will get death sentenced! How do I win this?
Daniel: You nullify sleep.
Albert: I wonder if he can vampire suck me.
Daniel: Height prime numbers is good.
Albert: If I [...]

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Crisis of Credit

I’m not much of a numbers or finance person. This current financial state of our economy has always baffled me, and getting bits and pieces from various sources has not been particularly helpful.
Today I ran across a great video that explains how things like this happen. (And another reason I like the video is because [...]

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More sermon series

It’s been a while since I have posted some design projects. Here are some of the sermon slides I’ve done in the past couple of months:

And now today started a new series leading up to Easter:

It’s been fun trying creative techniques and approaches!

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How to know you need a vacation

I’ve been working really long hours lately due to many deadline-driven projects all in a row (Last week was 73.5 hours, and that wasn’t counting the ones I forgot to keep track of). So this weekend my husband and I took a long weekend away to Mendocino/Fort Bragg area.
This vacation was long needed. I can [...]

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