Lesson: When creating weblinks, I advise using multiple operating systems and multiple browsers to check the link so that everyone gets to where they need to go on the web.
Those of you who've tried to take the survey have been frustrated. My deepest apologies. If your page doesn't load, please go to...
http://web.mac.com/wmwsdg/
Once there, click on "Fastest Strongs"
Thanks.
Thursday, August 17, 2006
Could you please help me?
Will you please help me choosechoose the cover to a new book I'm working on? (If you help me, I'll send you a free book!)
Nelson Reference wants to change the way we discover, use, and buy books that help us understand and apply the Bible. A concordance is one of the most popular tools.
A concordance helps you find a particular verse in the Bible when you know one or more of the words in the verse. Concordances have often been big, bulky, and contain fine print. Sometimes, they even hinder you doing what you bought the concordance for--finding what you're looking for in the Bible.
We will be releasing a new concordance in March 2007. It will be the fastest paper-based Bible search ever.
We've taken more than 200 of the most searched for words in the Bible and increased their fontsize.
For EVERY word in the Bible, we've highlighted the most searched for uses.
We hope it will revolutionize concordances.
Look over the following covers and let me know what you think.
Could you loan me five minutes to take a short survey?
If you're willing, please tell your friends about this survey, too. The more the merrier. I especially need women to respond.
Thanks.
Here's the link. The Fastest Strong's Survey
Nelson Reference wants to change the way we discover, use, and buy books that help us understand and apply the Bible. A concordance is one of the most popular tools.
A concordance helps you find a particular verse in the Bible when you know one or more of the words in the verse. Concordances have often been big, bulky, and contain fine print. Sometimes, they even hinder you doing what you bought the concordance for--finding what you're looking for in the Bible.
We will be releasing a new concordance in March 2007. It will be the fastest paper-based Bible search ever.
We've taken more than 200 of the most searched for words in the Bible and increased their fontsize.
For EVERY word in the Bible, we've highlighted the most searched for uses.
We hope it will revolutionize concordances.
Look over the following covers and let me know what you think.
Could you loan me five minutes to take a short survey?
If you're willing, please tell your friends about this survey, too. The more the merrier. I especially need women to respond.
Thanks.
Here's the link. The Fastest Strong's Survey
Thursday, August 10, 2006
The Good Locker Room Guy
Blogger's Note:I read this article on a plane in March. Yet, many days, the phrase "good locker room guy" comes to mind. I believe that Barnabas, "the son of encouragement", was the first good locker room guy. I think we need more. I'm trying to be one.
Good Guys Don't Always Finish Last
March 20, 2006
by Sean Deveney
Wait, who's that -- No. 16 in Dodger blue? The guy walking like Captain Ahab? Yes, it's catcher Pat Borders, that Pat Borders, World Series MVP. From 14 years ago. Borders is 42 and has played a whopping 295 games since 1996, which puts him even with Queen Elizabeth, a U.S. Congressman and portable heaters in Riyadh based on hours worked in the past decade.
There are a few words to explain Borders' presence on a major league payroll, and they're not All-Star catcher. They are good locker room guy.
Not to go William Safire on you, but a quick search reveals use of the phrase good locker room guy dates back to Boswell (that's Washington Post columnist Thomas, not the 18th century's James). He used its baseball cousin, good clubhouse guy, in 1990 to describe outfielder Dwight Evans, and the meaning was clear: Evans, skills diminished at 39, had value as a veteran example for impressionable young players.
The good locker room guy now is a fixture. Players from Alaa Abdelnaby to Jeff Zgonina have worn the GLG label. Golfer Jay Haas, who plays a sport in which lockers are used mostly for pencil storage, once was called a GLG. The description fit Norman Hand like a La'Roi Glover. Derek Fisher and Lindsey Hunter are GLGs, though, obviously, they shouldn't be in the same locker room as Steve Trout and Rob Deer.
Troubled slugger Barry Bonds attempted to reshape himself as a GLG this spring by playing Paula Abdul in a too-tight dress and too-small wig. But ask any of today's GLGs and they'll say Bonds' act was a drag. "I don't care what the problem is in the locker room," says Bucks GLG Joe Smith, "wearing a dress is not the answer."
In looking for the answers to what makes a successful GLG, though, one thing becomes clear: We need more GLGs, not just in sports but the world. The hunch here is that if we plopped a couple of good locker room guys into the Middle East, the whole region would be having a laugh over falafel and shawarma within weeks.
The lessons of GLGs aren't so highfalutin' -- they apply to everyday life. Think how much nicer the office would be tomorrow if you took Bulls GLG Eric Piatkowski's advice and brought in doughnuts. Or emulated Pete Carroll and organized bowling outings when things got tense. Locker room rules fit the office.
However, beware if you have a home office, as evidenced by the following conversation:
My wife: You left the toilet seat up again.
Me: Hmm. Let's bowl!
My wife: &%$#!
If you'd like to be a better locker room guy, the Do's and Don'ts are simple.
Do: Be bawdy. According to Borders, sports is a macho world, so "you've got to rip on your teammates."
Don't: Be that bawdy. "You'd have to tone down the vulgarities," Borders says. "What is said in the clubhouse wouldn't translate to a 9-to-5 office."
Do: Motivate. "There are days where people just don't want to go to work," Smith says. "But you have to just talk to the person, try to get them into a positive mind-set and motivate them a little."
Don't: Annoy. Waving a towel and chanting while Rick from accounting is finishing expense reports is a bad idea. "You don't want to overdo it," Smith says.
Do: Have experience. "A good locker room guy is old," says Cliff Robinson, 39. You mean experienced, Cliff. "I'm not as old as Cliff, but I have 10 years on most of my teammates," Piatkowski says. "Experience means you can advise younger guys about things."
Don't: Compromise your dignity. "There are some guys who command respect because of how they carry themselves," Borders says. "Dave Winfield was a big man and very smart. When he said something, everyone listened."
Do: Put on a positive face. "When you put strangers together for long stretches, there will be negatives," Smith says. "If you're a good locker room guy, you steer people away from those and focus on the fact that we're trying to get the same job done."
Don't: Put on a dress. Under any circumstances.
You can find this article at:
http://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=73924
Good Guys Don't Always Finish Last
March 20, 2006
by Sean Deveney
Wait, who's that -- No. 16 in Dodger blue? The guy walking like Captain Ahab? Yes, it's catcher Pat Borders, that Pat Borders, World Series MVP. From 14 years ago. Borders is 42 and has played a whopping 295 games since 1996, which puts him even with Queen Elizabeth, a U.S. Congressman and portable heaters in Riyadh based on hours worked in the past decade.
There are a few words to explain Borders' presence on a major league payroll, and they're not All-Star catcher. They are good locker room guy.
Not to go William Safire on you, but a quick search reveals use of the phrase good locker room guy dates back to Boswell (that's Washington Post columnist Thomas, not the 18th century's James). He used its baseball cousin, good clubhouse guy, in 1990 to describe outfielder Dwight Evans, and the meaning was clear: Evans, skills diminished at 39, had value as a veteran example for impressionable young players.
The good locker room guy now is a fixture. Players from Alaa Abdelnaby to Jeff Zgonina have worn the GLG label. Golfer Jay Haas, who plays a sport in which lockers are used mostly for pencil storage, once was called a GLG. The description fit Norman Hand like a La'Roi Glover. Derek Fisher and Lindsey Hunter are GLGs, though, obviously, they shouldn't be in the same locker room as Steve Trout and Rob Deer.
Troubled slugger Barry Bonds attempted to reshape himself as a GLG this spring by playing Paula Abdul in a too-tight dress and too-small wig. But ask any of today's GLGs and they'll say Bonds' act was a drag. "I don't care what the problem is in the locker room," says Bucks GLG Joe Smith, "wearing a dress is not the answer."
In looking for the answers to what makes a successful GLG, though, one thing becomes clear: We need more GLGs, not just in sports but the world. The hunch here is that if we plopped a couple of good locker room guys into the Middle East, the whole region would be having a laugh over falafel and shawarma within weeks.
The lessons of GLGs aren't so highfalutin' -- they apply to everyday life. Think how much nicer the office would be tomorrow if you took Bulls GLG Eric Piatkowski's advice and brought in doughnuts. Or emulated Pete Carroll and organized bowling outings when things got tense. Locker room rules fit the office.
However, beware if you have a home office, as evidenced by the following conversation:
My wife: You left the toilet seat up again.
Me: Hmm. Let's bowl!
My wife: &%$#!
If you'd like to be a better locker room guy, the Do's and Don'ts are simple.
Do: Be bawdy. According to Borders, sports is a macho world, so "you've got to rip on your teammates."
Don't: Be that bawdy. "You'd have to tone down the vulgarities," Borders says. "What is said in the clubhouse wouldn't translate to a 9-to-5 office."
Do: Motivate. "There are days where people just don't want to go to work," Smith says. "But you have to just talk to the person, try to get them into a positive mind-set and motivate them a little."
Don't: Annoy. Waving a towel and chanting while Rick from accounting is finishing expense reports is a bad idea. "You don't want to overdo it," Smith says.
Do: Have experience. "A good locker room guy is old," says Cliff Robinson, 39. You mean experienced, Cliff. "I'm not as old as Cliff, but I have 10 years on most of my teammates," Piatkowski says. "Experience means you can advise younger guys about things."
Don't: Compromise your dignity. "There are some guys who command respect because of how they carry themselves," Borders says. "Dave Winfield was a big man and very smart. When he said something, everyone listened."
Do: Put on a positive face. "When you put strangers together for long stretches, there will be negatives," Smith says. "If you're a good locker room guy, you steer people away from those and focus on the fact that we're trying to get the same job done."
Don't: Put on a dress. Under any circumstances.
You can find this article at:
http://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=73924
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