In The Age Of The Internet

Here is a poem I randomly started to write as a status on Facebook, but decided to post in a blog instead.

In the age of the Internet, news travels fast and five seconds later it is old
In the age of the Internet, people will believe anything
In the age of the Internet, people will have their nutty convoluted views and opinions affirmed
In the age of the Internet, there are ways to get things without paying for it
In the age of the Internet, jokes and sarcasm are not easily picked up by people as they are too dense
In the age of the Internet, the stupidest shit becomes popular
In the age of the Internet, people will start rumors on social networking sites because they seemingly have nothing to do
In the age of the Internet, people act differently than they do offline
In the age of the Internet, people think it's a big deal to hide their identity when you can easily be found
In the age of the Internet, people act like they know everything and don't like to be proven wrong
In the age of the Internet, people post statuses on Facebook saying they are bored yet they are on the Internet
In the age of the Internet, people say they support charities and causes, but in actuality, they don't do anything to prove that
In the age of the Internet, we have crafted a language specifically for use online because we've become too lazy to type complete words
In the age of the Internet, people like to label people without knowing them even if it is true
In the age of the Internet, things have changed for the good and for the bad

Song of the Day #28 - Andrea Bocelli

Here is one of my favourite traditional Christmas carols.  Andrea Bocelli is very good.  This version is so damn good.  It is in Italian.

"Angels We Have Heard on High" by Andrea Bocelli
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Reflections On Sunday

Looking back on this past Sunday, I can say that there was a lot of emotions.  There was sadness, joy, thanks, praise, and love to name some.  It was just a great time to reflect on what Brandon and Jessica have done for the church.  The impact they had on the community will never be forgotten.  You could feel the spirit of the Lord moving throughout the service, the way the music way played, the gathering around Brandon and Jessica praying for them.

There were tears shed, thanks were given, and it was just a great to sit back and reflect.  Sure there will be a void now, but at the same time, I know that College Park Covenant Church will be alright!  The groundwork that Brandon and Jessica have done will continue to go on.  We have great ministries within the church that were started when Brandon was here.  I've noticed that a lot of new people and families (a lot of young families especially) have started coming to the church and they have connected with the church through Brandon.

Overall, Sunday was a great celebration, a great sendoff, and more of a "see you later" rather than goodbye to the Shurr family.  They will be missed and we all thank them for their selfless work at College Park Covenant Church!

Song of the Day #27 - Johnathon Coulton - Two Versions

This song of the day is my new song obsession.  It's from "Portal" a great video game.  I like both the original featuring classically trained soprano Ellen McClain from the game and the new version recorded by Johnathon Coulton featuring Sara Quin of Tegan and Sara for Coulton's 2011 album Artificial Heart.  I shouldn't forget Dorit Chrysler.  She plays the theremin.  Coulton was approached by Valve to write a song for a video game which was "Portal."  Being a fan of the "Half-Life" series (which is an amazing video game series), Coulton jumped on the opportunity.  This is what Coulton came up with.

"Still Alive" by Johnathon Coulton featuring Ellen McClain
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"Still Alive" by Johnathon Coulton featuring Sara Quin and Dorit Chrysler
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Bluegrass Goodbye to the Shurr Family

Sunday is Brandon's final day.  His family and himself are moving back to Indiana to plant a church in his wife, Jessica's, hometown of Bloomington.  I am playing in worship and it will be awesome.  It is a bluegrass themed worship where we take old hymns like "I'll Fly Away," "Softly and Tenderly Jesus," "Amazing Grace," and others and put a bluegrass spin on them. I am playing the kick and snare.  I will also sing.  I am just so pumped.  It will be a great time to celebrate Brandon and his family and all that they have done for the church.

We will have another practice on Friday evening.  It will be awesome.  I feel the spirit of the Lord when I am playing.  I've never felt it this strong when playing music.  We will do a quick run through on Sunday morning.

I thank the Brandon for all he has done for the church.  Please keep them in your prayers as they plant a church in Bloomington and get settled.  The Shurr Family will be missed.

Song of the Day #26 - Foo Fighters

This song is my current song obsession.  This is the band's current hit.  The lyrics, especially the chorus, are amazing.  I've been listening it to a lot.  Enjoy!

"These Days" by Foo Fighters
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Pittsburgh Steelers Fans Are Delusional...

In different leagues in different sports, there is always a team that is a legendary team above other teams for a variety of reasons. For example, in the NHL there is Montreal Canadians. They've been overall the most successful team winning the most Stanley Cups. So, I was on the Green Bay Twitter page the other day and their background says "13 time World Champions."  I asked why Pittsburgh Steelers fans always throw it in your face about winning six Super Bowls and why it said "13 time World Champions" on their Twitter background.  I found out that it was before the NFC and AFC were formed that Green Bay won a lot of them.

I looked up the history of the NFL and found it was founded in 1920.  Of course the NFL wasn't known as the NFL until 1922.  I also looked up the history of the Green Packers and they were established in 1919, but they didn't become apart of the NFL until 1921.

With a slight history lesson out of the way, the Pittsburgh Steelers fan like to rub people's noses in the fact that their team won six Super Bowls.  Great, you won six NFL Championships.  Is that supposed to be impressive?  They are only the fourth best team of all-time in the NFL.  Even the Chicago Bears and New York Giants have won more NFL Championships then the Steelers have.  But I guess they don't like to bring that up because it shows they are not all the fans brag them up to be.  Another history making fact about the Green Bay Packers is that they won the very FIRST Super Bowl in 1966.  Also they are the only team to make three straight NFL Championship game appearances and did it twice I might add.

The Pittsburgh Steelers fans are too delusional for their own good.  They won't give props to the other teams that are deserved.  They think their team the best and every other team blows.  Granted, fans other teams think that way, but Steelers refuse to believe, even in a terrible season, that their is that their team is bad.  On the off chance they do come to terms with the fact that their team is terrible they will bandwagon another team until their team is good again.

I've noticed that Steelers fans are like Edmonton Oiler and Edmonton Eskimo fans.  Majority of them are nothing but egotistical douche bag asshole that like to throw things in your face.  They are quick to point out stuff about other teams, but not so quick to admit things about their own team.  If you can't even poke fun at your own team, than who are you to rip on another team?  Sure we all do it, but I do it in good fun.  I know when my team blows and don't care either way because I am a fan regardless.  Unlike the Steelers fans, they are too delusional to know what humility and know what being humble is.  Oh well, I guess they like believing in their own bullshit and like having tunnel vision.  But that's a Steelers fan for you.