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Welcome!

I'm sad that I wasn't a part of this forum when it was really active. But I plan to keep posting!!

Sometimes when they do the ALS challenge, the challenging person says, "You have 24 hours". So it could just be a, "I've been away, but..." because it had been more than 24 hours. It could be fun to play a game called, "Finish Emma's sentence"... I'VE BEEN AWAY, BUT... I'VE BEEN AWAY, BUT...things haven't changed. I'VE BEEN AWAY, BUT...now I'm back! I'VE BEEN AWAY, BUT...there's #noah place like home. etc, etc...

An impact wrench (for removing the lugnuts on my car tires).

Agreed, it was a clever response!! I was friends with someone that passed away from ALS just this past week.. It's a terrible disease.

"Everything is Awesome" song from the Lego movie. I can't get that song out of my head.

I am using Chrome version 36.something and everything is fine for me.

Emma has mentioned various times on Twitter how much she likes Nutella. I personally don't like the taste of it...but anyone that's addicted to it might want to stock up! The link to the story is below: http://www.wrcbtv.com/story/26324959/nut-price-spikes-stoke-nutella-shortage-fears

So sad. Thoughts and prayers for his family.

Really cool!

I made this from my Noah dvd. I thought it was funny. I should have said Noah, Don't Dream it's over. Trying to catch the deluge in a paper cup.

This is the End This is the movie where Emma Watson plays a character that thinks she’s going through a Zombie apocalypse. She is not one of the main characters, but in her role she gets to attack people with an axe because she thinks she’s going to be sexual assaulted. So…other than the importance of running away from a person yielding an axe, what can we learn from this movie? Look, I know this is a comedy that basically pokes fun at end times beliefs…and I personally didn't like it and don’t want to see it again. But if you peel away all of the terrible language, sexual re

I mainly think that the snapchat part is creepy - sharing private pictures. At least with facebook/twitter, when a person posts a pic, they filter it somewhat because they know that all their friends/followers can see it. But with snapchat, since people think that it's "private" and "temporary"...they are more likely to use it for, let's just say devious purposes...I deleted my instagram account once people started sending me pics via snapchat. I'm just not comfortable with it. As far as Emma is concerned, if she wants an instagram account that's fine...that way people that are interes

I think Instagram is creepy. I deleted my instagram account about a year ago when they added snap chat.

There are some companies that are managing to pay their employees at least a basic wage that make fairly affordable products. Element Electronics makes Televisions in the United States. They are fairly competitive in price with other major brands. I've heard that Sears Guardsman tires are actually Cooper tires made in the U.S. re-branded for Sears...and they are very affordable automobile tires. (This might not be true...it might be just a sales line...but that's what I've been told). Both of these brands are rather affordable, and they must be paying their workers at least U.S. mini

http://www.christianitytoday.com/women/2014/june/fair-trade-in-unfair-world.html?paging=off It's not the same "Fair Trade" company that Emma promotes...but it talks about the same basic concept. It even mentions the tragedy about a year ago in Bangladesh. For me personally, I feel somewhat convicted by this...because I normally try to buy the cheapest things possible to save money. However, I know this probably ends up supporting these terrible working conditions. I've looked at things like the People Tree website...but there weren't many things in stock in my size. Plus there is some

I like Five Guys. About three years age me and Julie (my wife) were in a Five Guys n Hampton, VA when we were on vacation. I started choking on a fry and a guy I didn't know got behind me to give me the heimlick...but I kinda threw it up before he started...at first I was embarrassed because everyone was looking at me. Then I thanked the guy for being ready to help...anyway, their food is really good (as long as you don't inhale it).

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While We Were Young This movie hasn’t even happened yet. But I read through some of Ling’s post of the novel. In the part that I read, there is this 75 year old lady using self-deprecating humor to explain old age. She’s reminiscing about the past and things she could have done differently. What can we learn from this? I think we’re often tempted to glamorize our own pasts. Looking back, we remember the good times, but we often forget about the struggles and work that took place when those memories were made. Through our own internal editing, we develop a view of the past tha

I went to a meeting in Baltimore last week and someone smashed out one of my car windows and took my gps. However, I'm thankful that I'm OK...the GPS wasn't worth much (I got it on ebay for $25)...AND the theif left my inline skates in the car. Plus, I found someone that replaced my window for a very reasonable price. Everything worked out.

Eight Twenty Eight is a book coming out on...you guessed it...08/28/14. It's the story of a girl named Larissa that married a guy named Ian. Ian had brain damage due to a car accident. His girlfriend at the time continued the relationship and decided to marry him. They've been married now for three years. There is a video embedded on the publisher's website highlighting their wedding and some of the struggles they've faced...I'll put the link below. (The video is also on youtube...but it seems like their links always change, so I just liked to the book's site). It's worth watching!

I've never read "Washed by Blood". I'll have to look it up. Thanks!

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"Mere Christianity" by C. S. Lewis is a great book. It actually started out as a series of radio broadcasts that were eventually compiled into a book. It's basically a nuts and bolts presentation of Christianity.

Independent study is HARD! I finished my undergrad degree on campus...But I did the last 6 credits of my first Masters online, plus I took one modular...which is basically like a class in a week with a pre-class assignments and a post class final. I finished my entire second Masters online while working full time for an insurance company. It's hard because you're tired when you get home from work & you have a lot more busy work in online classes IMO. I didn't go to Brown but I imagine the experience is similar. I can't even imagine how hard it was for Emma to finish school while makin