Going .... One on One

Bicycling Condemned on Sunday

The General Assemby of the Presbyterian Church in 1896 condemned bicycling on Sunday for enticing parishioners away from church and violating the Fourth Commandment:

The Sabbath, the Lord’s Day of rest for the body, and of worship for the soul, is especially threatened by many unscriptural innovations…Sunday bicycle pleasure riding…

Can you remember the last time you heard someone describe the bicycle as an innovation that it puts the Sabbath in jeopardy??

I cycle -- but going to give it up on Sunday’s …actually never have time to cycle on Sunday due to church going!!    

What about you?    

How Can This Be?

M&Ms or Wii

What do you prefer?  I still like M&M’s.  Not so for kids today … it seems they love playing with Nintendo devices more than junk food like M&Ms and Oreos.   

M&Ms came in third to Nintendo Wii according to Smarty Pants survey!  What is wrong with this younger generation?? 

What do you like?  

Workplace Facebook / Twitter Ban

In a recent study commissioned by Robert Half Technology, an IT staffing company, 54 percent of U.S. companies say they’ve banned workers from using social networking sites like Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and MySpace, while on the job.

Nucleus Research said the survey found that “some” employees use the social networking site as much as two hours a day at work.

I would say more but I have to get offline  …. the boss is coming!

Whatever ....

Do you get annoyed when someone tells you ..."I'm like, Whatever ..."  If so you aren't alone as the word "whatever" is the most annoying word by far to nearly half Americans.    

Don't tell me "you know" because that ranked second in the recent Marish poll.  "Anyway" (ranked fourth) "it is what it is" (ranked third) whether you like it or not!  

I going to have to change my vocabulary .... whatever!!     

         

Get Your Email Answered

If you are like me you get tons of email ... don't you love a forward .... so how can you assure you get your email answered?  Chris Brogan posted a good blog on it.  (Click here for full article) 

1.    Brevity.

2.    Connectivity.

3.    Skip the flattery.

4.    Make it mutually beneficial

5.    Make every email about resolving to a close.

6.    Give the right lead time.

7.    Equip a trust agent. 

Excuses Not to Start - What's Yours?

Twitter Banned from Red Raiders

Texas Tech Red Raider head football coach Mike Leach has banned his team from using Twitter.  Read entire story here - 

Social Networking

Press Conference

Finally after some disparaging comments Louie Giglio has started tweeting.  His “press release” is worth a watch.