tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-267619462024-03-12T22:21:18.101-07:00Half a Truth is Better than No PoliticsC.D. Clementshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01225767353928506275noreply@blogger.comBlogger87125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26761946.post-6380158774341586402012-02-06T09:42:00.000-08:002012-02-06T10:54:21.194-08:00On Water<div>This post is a small info piece for some folks I'd like to corral into a brief trip this spring.<div><br /></div><div>Info:</div><div>- Proposed Dates June 15 -18</div><div>- Lower Madawaska River (<a href="http://maps.google.ca/maps/ms?msid=216619801309969583666.0004b84f10ae1edeb4664&msa=0&ll=45.038597,-76.577454&spn=0.829693,2.113495">Link to Madawaska on Google Maps</a>)</div><div>- About four hours from Toronto</div><div>- Well travelled river; many accesses.</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>a.</span></span> 46 Km</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>b. </span>About 12 sets of runnable rapids</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>c.</span> Great location for easy fun in white water </div><div>- One massive lookout (small hike)</div><div>- Cost per person: About $170</div><div><span style="white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>a.</span> Transportation</div><div><span style="white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>b.</span> Rental canoes</div><div><span style="white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>c.</span> Shuttle to Put In location</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>d. </span></span>Food</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>e. (We can outfit ourselves beyond canoes)</div><div><br /></div><div>Some photos from past trips on this same river:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></div><div><br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUYNANmZ67FDDSnwFqua3laKP-piSdkIt7uzm1u0AjDSptWwUd5rSwiYPgTdwUyYy_FhOMW65pq4KaXc4QK5Zzps9fIuzfEpI_PNBvamWWl2TzcOBr7BRw_RVtO-9YiAlgkY7VNg/s320/Dawn.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5706083394531025234" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); text-decoration: underline; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 236px; " /><span style="text-align: right; white-space: pre; "><div style="text-align: right;"> - Paddling at Dawn<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span> <span class="Apple-tab-span"> </span><span class="Apple-tab-span"> </span></div></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj1fdcGBFrRAj7M3WDDSyK-9BowScSr5BMiHyae0At5ZtLyYI0RhFB2DNMKaKMPja_BkLlCYb90NdLzFX1Il6XL4shiVbIcOrv-0FYk2TObUk_KoFd5QDCqe04jud-tGtHYuvDFw/s1600/Tent.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj1fdcGBFrRAj7M3WDDSyK-9BowScSr5BMiHyae0At5ZtLyYI0RhFB2DNMKaKMPja_BkLlCYb90NdLzFX1Il6XL4shiVbIcOrv-0FYk2TObUk_KoFd5QDCqe04jud-tGtHYuvDFw/s320/Tent.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5706083576092537346" /></a><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: right; white-space: pre; "> </span><span style="text-align: right; white-space: pre; ">- Morning Day 3</span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><br /></span></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZEu1EsqF7cvRLnmxfsMyfYRdnmImxrl-WSo4FxzQO_inFcFDmTwFyRz8K7vs555pcsTU9NEkJYnOEJIiLWzQ58I_gJBII5kHXGvM6kuNATaWdUENa_DsnqV0PtkIMO_07fTfv-A/s1600/Rapid.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZEu1EsqF7cvRLnmxfsMyfYRdnmImxrl-WSo4FxzQO_inFcFDmTwFyRz8K7vs555pcsTU9NEkJYnOEJIiLWzQ58I_gJBII5kHXGvM6kuNATaWdUENa_DsnqV0PtkIMO_07fTfv-A/s320/Rapid.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5706083530537277746" /></a><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span style="text-align: right; "></span>- Catching A Wave<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghKHHtC3Xfbb5B4Q3bEOhv0EbFJ6iXYEYJjm1-Lk3ek7i2plOtFo4GA3fo09kVqpqWQA3YHHl7Ab-uwiDFSAg-ZrHyC0ju0nnAawIlhRUhCLRPwPZOTKx2NWbaSgoRJzdaB9Mb0Q/s1600/Lookout.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghKHHtC3Xfbb5B4Q3bEOhv0EbFJ6iXYEYJjm1-Lk3ek7i2plOtFo4GA3fo09kVqpqWQA3YHHl7Ab-uwiDFSAg-ZrHyC0ju0nnAawIlhRUhCLRPwPZOTKx2NWbaSgoRJzdaB9Mb0Q/s320/Lookout.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5706083476553345906" /></a><span style="text-align: right; white-space: pre; "><div style="text-align: right;">- Side Hike + View<span style="text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span> </span></div></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;">- C. D. Clements</div><div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div> </div></div></div>C.D. Clementshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01225767353928506275noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26761946.post-70798851841896937852012-01-31T12:44:00.000-08:002012-01-31T16:42:20.031-08:00On Nouwen<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg81dVm1HuhhHvs3pO3aYjZTIHdrVn5VJt_kFfupB3vOeEW5uxgcUZHHipinFtexjp-lxCs9ASIRIFMrLitqwlMRqumrd9HxwrUbTxupqxgPkACv8ll1rTZicmVmKw4QeMUsAPXOg/s1600/Here-and-Now.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 220px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg81dVm1HuhhHvs3pO3aYjZTIHdrVn5VJt_kFfupB3vOeEW5uxgcUZHHipinFtexjp-lxCs9ASIRIFMrLitqwlMRqumrd9HxwrUbTxupqxgPkACv8ll1rTZicmVmKw4QeMUsAPXOg/s320/Here-and-Now.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703902348736805410" /></a><br /><div><br /></div>Breaking news: <div><br /></div><div>My professor tells me I had a good idea in class last night! Typically I try to add to the conversation, but I have a sneaking suspicion my classmates (all fourth year PhD candidates) endure me politely. </div><div><br /></div><div>"Nouwen seems to view the goal of the Christian life as communion with God and relates to our attention and inattention to God. Nouwen’s understanding of being Godly is downward mobility and cruciformity, Philippians 2."*</div><div><br /></div><div>Not my words, but mostly my idea. Score.</div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right;">-C.D. Clements</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">*<span style="text-align: left; ">As opposed to godliness as sinning less / becoming more holy.</span></p></div>C.D. Clementshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01225767353928506275noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26761946.post-54785220715136187122011-10-21T09:01:00.000-07:002011-10-21T09:20:42.676-07:00On Road Closures<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSUdCuWE7CdOJ1M1OPQUaD_lRP6kuC2lE3kBjUqfM9poIxxbpmbep-btSrebcA2f-EFtkZqJqf1fz-Y9mYHQT3jBhP6WLfQEsFuHwcnTPIInuwiBw4DfTz52lJerWI_T9DEHu3ZA/s1600/road+closed.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSUdCuWE7CdOJ1M1OPQUaD_lRP6kuC2lE3kBjUqfM9poIxxbpmbep-btSrebcA2f-EFtkZqJqf1fz-Y9mYHQT3jBhP6WLfQEsFuHwcnTPIInuwiBw4DfTz52lJerWI_T9DEHu3ZA/s320/road+closed.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665980604390754114" /></a><br />The road in front of the church is common route for folks to bypass the the traffic on the more major routes through town. While the portion of the road immediately in front of the church is open, the road past the church is being dug up for water main repair. <div><br /></div><div>The construction workers have put up very visible signs to indicate there is construction and that the road beyond the church is closed. </div><div><br /></div><div>From my desk, I look out onto the road mid-way between the "road closed" sign, and the construction. It is actually, the precise point at which a driver realizes that the sign they just drove pass was indeed accurate and the road beyond the church is impassable due to large trenches and construction vehicles.</div><div><br /></div><div>This has been the situation for about 2 months now, and not a day goes by where a good number of drivers who believe they are the exception have a 'teachable moment' and are forced to turn around and retreat. </div><div><br /></div><div>This action all goes down right outside my window. </div><div><br /></div><div>I write this post as a small pack of BMW's admit defeat and are considering how to turn three cars around in one driveway. </div><div><br /></div><div>Funny. </div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;">Peace,</div><div style="text-align: right;">-C.D. Clements</div>C.D. Clementshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01225767353928506275noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26761946.post-3393221684771552692011-08-07T09:16:00.000-07:002011-08-09T13:57:21.976-07:00On public speaking<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg39a1qwDoacRGukQmtjZspJWVuW2LOZsTVWtM_RVAjDKmMHAzK6LLy1fesngPi932bpC-N7K1OACMazeWGXLGIO9ZcU6qwlmi_qsaPAVh3zflyTyTidUitdAXsPv5f73AhNG1BQ/s1600/talk.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg39a1qwDoacRGukQmtjZspJWVuW2LOZsTVWtM_RVAjDKmMHAzK6LLy1fesngPi932bpC-N7K1OACMazeWGXLGIO9ZcU6qwlmi_qsaPAVh3zflyTyTidUitdAXsPv5f73AhNG1BQ/s320/talk.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638150424558201010" /></a>
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<br /></div>I am developing a new theory on public speaking. <div>
<br /></div><div>I hypothesize that the better someone becomes at public speaking, the less people feel the need to encourage this individual after an incident of public speaking. </div><div>
<br /></div><div>In short: the less people tell you how well you did, the better your presentation actually was. </div><div>
<br /></div><div>According to my new theory, I feel today's sermon went medium well. </div><div>Nice.</div><div>
<br /></div><div style="text-align: right;">Peace,</div><div style="text-align: right;">-C.D. Clements</div>C.D. Clementshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01225767353928506275noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26761946.post-60877656990990778032011-06-17T13:49:00.001-07:002011-06-17T13:52:57.806-07:00On Bank Service<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjf6XOKnLirGg9Tc6ibb8rUm72Ml9RuGWgp6BpN5aZEolBNA-KMyS2MC5dmQV527aV9sb82gMDuKe5hSILBzaaK02bH2-I-o0XlXiZ8at3lkuF2K2_YMGqcvMorL5XbbSRzPTMng/s1600/Green-Chair.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 168px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjf6XOKnLirGg9Tc6ibb8rUm72Ml9RuGWgp6BpN5aZEolBNA-KMyS2MC5dmQV527aV9sb82gMDuKe5hSILBzaaK02bH2-I-o0XlXiZ8at3lkuF2K2_YMGqcvMorL5XbbSRzPTMng/s200/Green-Chair.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619293696730242770" /></a><p class="MsoNormal">Today I was at TD to submit some funds from our youth’s 30 Hour Famine event. There was a good amount of paper work, as well as much small change, and so I was with the teller for about 20 min doing deposit-type stuff.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">This gave me time to notice that more than half of clients were asked if they had any weekend plans. </p><p class="MsoNormal">When he initially asked about my upcoming weekend, I had thought my teller had a keen interest in my life . [Oh boy!] </p><p class="MsoNormal">Then I discovered I was nothing but a means toward a happy manager and a good customer relations grade. [Oh boy…]</p> <p class="MsoNormal">What a roller coaster of emotion.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="right" style="text-align:right">-C.D. Clements</p>C.D. Clementshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01225767353928506275noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26761946.post-87666068586843005972011-06-10T12:02:00.000-07:002011-06-10T12:06:41.636-07:00On workSometimes I waste time at work and will probably need to stay late to get it all done. <div><br /></div><div><a href="http://somuchepicwin.com/">http://somuchepicwin.com/</a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://grooveshark.com/s/Billy+Comes+Home/3IdFEp?src=5">http://grooveshark.com/s/Billy+Comes+Home/3IdFEp?src=5</a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;">-C.D. Clements</div>C.D. Clementshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01225767353928506275noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26761946.post-28807195613774918892011-04-01T21:12:00.001-07:002011-04-01T21:26:08.552-07:00On Stoners<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq51HlkxLlFY5YPq9JDjhqf_9WoTvBcVWPc__LkBF0hqlFmM9ZOAFP7yapXgzXmz_BjLDQu5FLSMLEcZkmof-yp5ia3Ctcwij2UNGapZm2g6CZbZzCWyE9YwJjKu1fisbF-_dAow/s1600/Wall.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 132px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq51HlkxLlFY5YPq9JDjhqf_9WoTvBcVWPc__LkBF0hqlFmM9ZOAFP7yapXgzXmz_BjLDQu5FLSMLEcZkmof-yp5ia3Ctcwij2UNGapZm2g6CZbZzCWyE9YwJjKu1fisbF-_dAow/s200/Wall.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590837086486651730" /></a><div style="text-align: justify;">Three apartments down from me live a bunch of stoners. And they have a patio. When Nyssa and I had first moved in for the summer, they could often be heard out on the patio until the morning hours yelling about stuff and carrying on about Pink Floyd and how stoned they once got. (No word of a lie; I know it seems stereotypical, but it is true)</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">It seems they take a winter sabbatical starting in November (presumably to brush up on lesser known Floyd albums) but with the warmer spring temperatures, I noticed them today back on the porch. </div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">My senior pastors tells me I should make friends with them and tell them about Jesus. I think Jesus would draw the line at 12:00am shouting. </div><div><br /></div><div>Anyway, all this to say... wish me luck this summer. </div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;">Peace,</div><div style="text-align: right;">-C.D. Clements</div>C.D. Clementshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01225767353928506275noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26761946.post-19559486072301934342011-03-09T07:55:00.000-08:002011-03-09T08:26:51.440-08:00On good advice<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipTzv6eHW7CxnoKg0Iedigr8VNhTY-ALOg9JrSVlBTTyr5JI_uJe_gN5ROE1tpIAZUWMsAeWtcpTlsd-IGsNa1YCbCOp3dKi-jELYK4VRnO_IaKHuO5CnjqqwpNjrEviX-FvHMww/s1600/1279599_13140278.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 216px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipTzv6eHW7CxnoKg0Iedigr8VNhTY-ALOg9JrSVlBTTyr5JI_uJe_gN5ROE1tpIAZUWMsAeWtcpTlsd-IGsNa1YCbCOp3dKi-jELYK4VRnO_IaKHuO5CnjqqwpNjrEviX-FvHMww/s320/1279599_13140278.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582117128572908658" /></a><br />In small towns or communities, remember not to talk about others in public places. Even if it is mostly business. <div><br /></div><div>Although my most recent experience of this rule is not as bad as the time I made fun of the women's volleyball team while they were at the adjacent table. </div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;">Peace,</div><div style="text-align: right;">-C. D. Clements</div>C.D. Clementshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01225767353928506275noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26761946.post-36880815081558080612011-02-09T09:30:00.001-08:002011-02-09T10:35:01.054-08:00On FIGHT CLAP<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRSqV6oArh6RRdwOYrb3EdQhvfEuWN7qAsHmxXVLm5aF36244sz-w93YkfXtFg1tZB5isbJ8byTeX0DMRCT2UlQpBZ-_Qv2yIHPqekvPr1OIDa5akHLogbXE2FOODd0J6n3DUxMQ/s1600/clapping001.jpg"><blockquote></blockquote><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 209px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRSqV6oArh6RRdwOYrb3EdQhvfEuWN7qAsHmxXVLm5aF36244sz-w93YkfXtFg1tZB5isbJ8byTeX0DMRCT2UlQpBZ-_Qv2yIHPqekvPr1OIDa5akHLogbXE2FOODd0J6n3DUxMQ/s320/clapping001.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571743660000699106" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">I have recently become aware of a new underground movement amongst Tyndale Alumni [between class of 2004 - 2006]. It is called FIGHT CLAP. In careful research, I have discovered the following references and descriptions to FIGHT CLAP:</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; "><blockquote style="text-align: justify; "></blockquote><blockquote><blockquote style="text-align: justify; ">Here at FIGHT CLAP we may not have it all figured out. We may not have it all together. We may not even know what ‘it’ is. But this is a safe place to explore FIGHT CLAP. It’s a safe place to get to know FIGHT CLAP. It’s a safe place to come at things from the side, to figure out things as you go along. And the beauty of it is in the way we’re trying to do this together. Well, sometimes it’s beautiful. Other times? Not so much. But it’s always real. And we like that .</blockquote><blockquote style="text-align: justify; ">FIGHT CLAP represents over 320 nonprofit providers of long-term care and housing services for 65,000 elderly residents across Pennsylvania. FIGHT CLAP is committed to helping its members provide quality care efficiently and effectively for the individuals and families they serve. In an age of impersonal care, FIGHT CLAP members put people before profits.</blockquote><blockquote style="text-align: justify; ">In the criminal justice system, clapping based offences are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as FIGHT CLAP. These are their stories.</blockquote><blockquote style="text-align: justify; ">These are the voyages of the starship FIGHT CLAP. It's continuing mission, to FIGHT strange new CLAPs. To seek out new FIGHTS and new CLAPS. To FIGHT CLAP where no one has FIGHT CLAPPED before.</blockquote><blockquote style="text-align: justify; ">When I find myself in times of trouble, FIGHT CLAP comes to me, speaking words of wisdom, let it be. And in my hour of darkness FIGHT CLAP is right in front of me, speaking words of wisdom, let it be.</blockquote></blockquote><blockquote style="text-align: justify; "></blockquote></span></div><div><blockquote></blockquote>Yours in uncovering the real truth behind FIGHT CLAP,</div><div style="text-align: right;">-C.D. Clements</div>C.D. Clementshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01225767353928506275noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26761946.post-5712069805882757722011-01-03T10:38:00.000-08:002011-01-03T12:21:25.867-08:00On Offices /size<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>My friend <a href="http://patmanthepat.blogspot.com/">Pat</a> has a new job and a new office. He reports having a bigger office than mine. I'll not repeat the saying about sizes and functions. But I will challenge Pat to beat the ministry potential of this office layout:<div><div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqmy3QbBtL39jGJujniafAJ2UJ31QGzPfV9rK6KiaHTo2VCzRg0oV2GZtCpB0P_UNqW4Pcjau2l0C5Uho9ZD2oSch83rIl3El9jMQJhAvHNAYL57d8LkJE4y5kDyH3V3fsfN3FfQ/s400/Office.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 250px; height: 400px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558035196883913442" /></div><div style="text-align: right;">-C.D. Clements</div></div></div>C.D. Clementshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01225767353928506275noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26761946.post-54704418427438200772010-12-01T17:28:00.000-08:002010-12-02T06:02:51.015-08:00On Spam<div style="text-align: justify;">My recent post which compares Fergus & Toronto was met with much enthusiasm from the spamming community. (Thank you all... you do flatter too much.)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>However I'd like to point out an unhelpful misunderstanding in one of my supportive spammer's comments. </div><div><br /></div><div>Ray is quoted as:</div><div><br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqXr9X92Hk7I1hx92Ns2eaPFsBkJJHiuDvlQ0yH75KI_4PKFMOa8HVdaB3b_3XOI6ZEzhK1enrjZn5oBPyzG3zyebGM_0BT6sw6CM97uVXDUuG4Bw9IYUO-ijGnfwppZOHdNM_Qg/s400/13.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 318px; height: 162px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545899280022609874" /></div><div><br /></div><div>It should be pointed out that the bible (which witnesses to Jesus) is a book. And we would not have the bible, let alone the bible in English, if it were not for Christian scholars. </div><div><br /></div><div>I feel this is one good reason, among many, why we shouldn't act rashly to discard smart people & their books.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;">-C.D. Clements</div>C.D. Clementshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01225767353928506275noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26761946.post-73981335892004685422010-11-19T10:40:00.000-08:002010-11-19T11:29:29.121-08:00On Youth Ministry & Theology<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>On Thursday afternoons there is a group of students from the church who gather for scripture study and dinner together. We have been moving our way through Romans, which is quite a book for a youth study. (!)<div><br /></div><div>One gem I discovered within the last two months is to incorporate a paragraph or two from an "accessible" writer within the study. This gives students the a fresh voice which is neither Romans, nor myself; two voices which seem to tire out their thought processes. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>Apart from the usual suspects such as C.S. Lewis, two authors which write in a way that the students understand and resonate with are Wayne Grudem & Richard J. Mouw. (Note: I work in a reformed church) In particular, the students love Mouw's Calvinism in the Las Vegas Airport. </div><div><br /></div><div>Turns out I do too. </div><div><br /></div><div>That's all for now!</div><div style="text-align: right;">-C.D. Clements</div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3TkGkj6wpz-Fhu6sGAlvKNT7_Fg_qxgBpxw9WSlb4f5-ptz_mG1uw3lHuSriLdFr9KLhUXBkfFuLmi2y4eHGG_uCgLXhL14uISoNhORF_QAnTAfqTfMJrfqWl5Hd91dO5sPsELA/s320/mouw.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541344383731255810" /><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div>C.D. Clementshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01225767353928506275noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26761946.post-11154848483270829722010-08-30T15:49:00.000-07:002010-08-30T16:22:02.504-07:0010 ways in which Fergus and Toronto differ from each other<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisJG-67L-SHNpKvqjfDkhYH4ieJwkcw78e2DrwFnry4huBWqgvbEensqCy3FWjyh_dPb3lnLl8dtu5TzvmSRPlMRM-0Iwby8YQbSmvLyCaQhVH7U897BQu2zjo7L-IcatJ5wlAxA/s1600/Fergus_Ontario_St_Andrew_St_E.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisJG-67L-SHNpKvqjfDkhYH4ieJwkcw78e2DrwFnry4huBWqgvbEensqCy3FWjyh_dPb3lnLl8dtu5TzvmSRPlMRM-0Iwby8YQbSmvLyCaQhVH7U897BQu2zjo7L-IcatJ5wlAxA/s320/Fergus_Ontario_St_Andrew_St_E.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511345822464319842" /></a><br />Nyssa and I have moved to Fergus Ontario three weeks ago. Here are the 10 most notable ways in which Fergus and Toronto differ from each other. <div><br /></div><div>1. Toronto has very few youth jobs which pay a living wage.</div><div>2. Fergus has no bike racks anywhere.</div><div>3. But in Fergus people don't steal bikes so it doesn't seem to be a problem.</div><div>4. Toronto has many well stocked Blockbuster outlets</div><div>5. Fergus has an independent rental outlet which will let you exchange, and also refund the difference, if you've accidentally rented a blu-ray. </div><div>6. In Toronto people will try to run you down in their cars if you bike on the roads</div><div>7. In Fergus they will run you down in trucks</div><div>8. In Toronto you never see people you know</div><div>9. In Fergus you can not get anything done in town without a 10min conversation.</div><div>10. Fergus has the Elora Gorge. But you can go on Saturday and visit everyone from Toronto.</div><div><br /></div><div>Thats all for now,</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"> - C.D. Clements.</div>C.D. Clementshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01225767353928506275noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26761946.post-89401403037143261682010-08-20T12:30:00.000-07:002010-08-20T12:51:37.398-07:00On Summer Reading<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This summer I have had a personal goal of reading more and playing video games less. If any of you are in the same boat, here are two brilliant suggestions; from one gamer to another.</div><p style="text-align: justify;margin-bottom: 0cm; "><br /></p><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5_8BDn32QksMYSCjf4Dppk3f_NYOZoBrrhDTt8L_DkwHNABbMl94_tJnOtlyydxhua1ABxsLInmp2IUPJGNjINed4_jvBMOvp64rZasZ6C5WeyVoGvj-g-Wp-2zJBRv_rgQ1tVw/s320/thebeach.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 270px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507579721640957602" /><p style="text-align: justify;margin-bottom: 0cm; "><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;margin-bottom: 0cm; ">Alex Garland, <i>The Beach</i>: It is like Lord of the Flies, except we are not in grade 10, and it is not compulsory reading. Also it is about a select group of backpackers who are trying to re-create Eden [Wow!]. You may have seen the movie, but as with many movies, the book was way better. <i>The Beach</i> weighs in at 439 pages, and is very engaging the whole way through.</p><p style="text-align: justify;margin-bottom: 0cm; "><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;margin-bottom: 0cm; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk6N0H64IyqRusuhPDuU5RxXJ4oIr2zs9smwjt7Cic_lMBb_nNGLozK0Hv0r-73CGsQ5GQ9Zva9TmfbaVzgYiZRR-GfHU32EfQOflM_F3JkLZhL_pQ4Ehqt11Gs1v1p0lRa4ummQ/s320/theRoad.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507579907154206450" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 193px; height: 320px; " /></p><div><br /></div><p style="text-align: justify;margin-bottom: 0cm; ">Cormac McCarthy, <i>The Road</i>: Father & son survival in a post-apocalyptic America. Also a movie, but I haven't seen it yet. Some people say this is the most important fiction or non-fiction in the past 25 years. I can't come down on one side of the debate, or the other (in that I'm not well informed), but the statement certainly reveals the quality of writing in this novel. The Road weighs in at 256 pages, but you will likely read the ending at least twice.</p> <p style="text-align: right;margin-bottom: 0cm; ">Yours in switching up addictions,</p> <p style="text-align: right;margin-bottom: 0cm; ">-C.D. Clements.</p>C.D. Clementshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01225767353928506275noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26761946.post-10732736383772280152010-07-27T10:00:00.000-07:002010-07-27T10:02:53.258-07:00On the value of being concise.<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Hope my previous post was not too long. </div><div style="text-align: center;">I found this image shortly after I posted on Matthew 5. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Jokes!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-ODg2sNLs-It4bUP77_j4YLDV6o0fDxeP1SeQXS5ikWj8bHv7K7anu0o2_H3Hkuru6dtZ4b2nXOruDkGwDNgdJq6NMxiDCj_G9ptVzT_t0Jxbm7vv0mriIvjv8kCgG0z2_VGGdw/s200/tldr_pope.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 117px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498632412417191810" /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;">-C.D. Clements</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>C.D. Clementshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01225767353928506275noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26761946.post-60760017196978788932010-07-27T09:13:00.000-07:002010-07-27T10:06:29.428-07:00On Matthew 5<div style="text-align: justify;">I've come across a way of reading of the Beatitudes which I've not put together before. Simply, Matthew 5:2-12 is a picture of what New Creation will be when the Kingdom of God appears in fullness. Jesus relates a present point of tension and its outcome in New Creation.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Case studies:</div><div style="text-align: justify;">V. 4 <i>Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. </i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> - In New Creation those who have had cause to mourn previously will be entirely comforted. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Or</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">V.8 <i>Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. </i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> - Those who are pure [made righteous in Christ] will see God when the Kingdom comes in fullness. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">However, these verses are not limited to a future hope. (Note the present tense 'are'!) Scripture tells us that the Kingdom of God is appearing even now. As we act as the body of Christ on earth, we can expect to see these verses being realized as New Creation happens in our lives, and the lives of those around us. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Granted there is some mystery about why the Kingdom does not come in fullness a.s.a.p. I'll leave that for a later time; more can be said, but we all know nobody reads long blog posts.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;">-C.D. Clements</div>C.D. Clementshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01225767353928506275noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26761946.post-45203370937761921542010-06-27T15:07:00.000-07:002010-06-27T15:51:40.389-07:00On worth while things.<div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCHVWCGlffwOLNgWhT3-1PbDL5cK9r6Bg4KihW2XtzL0C_z61nARiRpt2rUGpGir90RCY5i2eJVgdHitzosl-CYjgQYB26s1JwH3QOwMm5NmSGirZCenrvHsydMioXZCrwAkoe6w/s1600/rss.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 140px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCHVWCGlffwOLNgWhT3-1PbDL5cK9r6Bg4KihW2XtzL0C_z61nARiRpt2rUGpGir90RCY5i2eJVgdHitzosl-CYjgQYB26s1JwH3QOwMm5NmSGirZCenrvHsydMioXZCrwAkoe6w/s200/rss.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487585918633756050" /></a><div style="text-align: justify;">A short while after my previous post I attended a conference where the speakers made fun of different social media, including blogs. At one point an image was shown of a trendy young person typing on a mac; the caption read: "I have nothing to say, and I say it often".</div><div><br /></div><div>Nothing to say?... I suppose we have been found out. </div><div>Although I feel the trendy mac part does not apply in my case.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Regardless, let me post this link to a modern creed which I think is brilliant. I am strongly considering adapting it into curriculum format for use in my new church. Let it not be thought that this post has "nothing to say". (Even if its significance is outsourced)</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.crcna.org/site_uploads/uploads/resources/beliefs/Our%20World%20Belongs%20to%20God%20(2008%20version).pdf">Our World Belongs to God: A Contemporary Testimony</a>. </div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: right;">-C.D. Clements</div></div>C.D. Clementshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01225767353928506275noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26761946.post-52164744404115239382010-04-05T17:12:00.001-07:002010-04-05T17:20:30.426-07:00On Being ReformedI recently decided that I am totally digging being Christian Reformed. I've never been Dutch, but I am now way reformed. We probably have the best tag line of all time:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">"All of life, in relation to God"<br /></div><br />Also, I just spent the past 30 minutes <a href="http://www.crcna.org/pages/positions.cfm">reading about our different positions</a> on various issues. Not convinced? I don't believe you.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjURU3I2aJDypPKKpdKOXs8bw2SfyN-uRryY4jzBL8iBA6b03WIdscq5kzOCyoujhItgCc5yGHXu-KYob92tG-42lLDqe80IjVyGLUw_LEv7KxNQga5Yyt0nHmI87LJe8YGAt-5-w/s1600/crxx_ChristRefChurch_logo_black.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjURU3I2aJDypPKKpdKOXs8bw2SfyN-uRryY4jzBL8iBA6b03WIdscq5kzOCyoujhItgCc5yGHXu-KYob92tG-42lLDqe80IjVyGLUw_LEv7KxNQga5Yyt0nHmI87LJe8YGAt-5-w/s200/crxx_ChristRefChurch_logo_black.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456812185538680882" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: right;">-C.D. Clements<br /></div>C.D. Clementshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01225767353928506275noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26761946.post-43893229054451751462010-04-04T04:11:00.001-07:002010-04-05T17:11:53.080-07:00On switching it up.This used to be a stupid post, and now it is nothing.<br /><div style="text-align: right;">-C.D. Clements<br /></div>C.D. Clementshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01225767353928506275noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26761946.post-90668012031950109672010-02-22T14:40:00.000-08:002010-02-22T15:03:55.135-08:00On Phish & the Olymipcs | Reposed from Phish.net<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTixmuuTQWM8PmkUD-QUZr_EbqS1kElGOoRfspunHBkIZ1BglMS0eebH6Cv-OIfRWRMR2SSs70KLU1DfaraliEF14W6tO1KTas2k6X1SR-2YdMp842AlUhM6xWTgMTC-q3LKr10Q/s1600-h/chrisonskate.jpg"><br /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"> Just a few fun facts [phun phacts] about Phish on network/stadium playlists during the Olympics.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"></span><blockquote><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Ocelot</span> was played during trials for the ski jump on 12/26/09.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">First Tube</span> was used in the bump to a commercial about the upcoming bobsled competition on 2/20/10.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Tweezer Reprise</span> (a good 3 minutes worth!) was the background music for the Ono speedskating segment late on 2/20/10.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Kill Devil Falls</span> (the version from Joy) was played over the PA at the Canada vs. USA men's hockey game 2/21/10, with about 15 seconds left in the first period. They played about 20 seconds of the chorus before the puck was dropped again.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Axilla (Part II)</span> (from Hoist) was played with about 8 minutes left in the second period at the same game.<br /></blockquote><br /><div style="text-align: center;">***<br /></div><br />On another note loosely related to the Olympics; Skate skis are the new Downhill skis. Maximum fun + no lift ticket. Snow is becoming plentiful up Uxbridge way.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqARg2i4GQ7nlCHGJVmcHnNQAv67wSwK5JKTwzPpNi_fGhFPEuwpDMrTOdu__htekXGdnLXEEU-mLSyjehTLOmPv6wUQdGQXCTl6OjX9Sr3tqd4WSoxGAfGyxMSf38TuMMXGT5DA/s1600-h/chrisonskate.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 114px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqARg2i4GQ7nlCHGJVmcHnNQAv67wSwK5JKTwzPpNi_fGhFPEuwpDMrTOdu__htekXGdnLXEEU-mLSyjehTLOmPv6wUQdGQXCTl6OjX9Sr3tqd4WSoxGAfGyxMSf38TuMMXGT5DA/s320/chrisonskate.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441206261938317106" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: right;">-C.D. Clements<br /></div></div>C.D. Clementshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01225767353928506275noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26761946.post-42783896015374124402010-02-11T16:08:00.000-08:002010-02-11T18:44:22.576-08:00An appeal to competitors<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3z_RNHgwkSn3AXjXQxXRdU605jsZ5SDhaRTwQdOi36EKv433f6auELpmHKM1ulSOy9lW7gdEObP2y6MEKrqR21-U4Oph2usRg093Ooc9RQv8n_ycGQ7Vi10Lv2sUpcZHABTZVdQ/s1600-h/3_xmoto_01.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 241px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3z_RNHgwkSn3AXjXQxXRdU605jsZ5SDhaRTwQdOi36EKv433f6auELpmHKM1ulSOy9lW7gdEObP2y6MEKrqR21-U4Oph2usRg093Ooc9RQv8n_ycGQ7Vi10Lv2sUpcZHABTZVdQ/s320/3_xmoto_01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437143639714170898" border="0" /></a>
<br /> <meta equiv="CONTENT-TYPE" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"> <title></title> <meta name="GENERATOR" content="OpenOffice.org 3.1 (Linux)"> <style type="text/css"> <!-- @page { margin: 0.79in } P { margin-bottom: 0.08in } A:link { so-language: zxx } --> </style> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;">During time wasting activities over the past few years, I have defaulted to one game in particular: X Moto. Found natively in Linux, it is also available for Windows, Mac, and a few other OS's. A first impression might lead you to believe X Moto is mostly a nerdy game, but recent events in the Tyndale Maintenance office have confirmed what I have always suspected: X Moto has the potential of a cult hit.</p>
<br /><div style="text-align: justify;">X Moto is a 2D motor-bike side scroller, but with 2000 plus user generated levels, a very healthy degree of difficulty, and a wildly impressive statistic system, it leaves any competition far behind. I wish to invite you [the reader] into this game, and if you would dare, into the fiercely competitive world of Tyndale Maintenance's X Moto competition. </div><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnBn85prI7pli8WGaVxbz7SGpjAlYURgDGOC9qj_JuCyip1kEqS3mzx2QyawjOn0vrUSc67geP9l-DUJXwoG9dg1iea3-dO9WkU_befswG4OXoJ-T65PBXhO5yl4MqiYfeDjzSOg/s1600-h/X-Moto_-_Avova_2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnBn85prI7pli8WGaVxbz7SGpjAlYURgDGOC9qj_JuCyip1kEqS3mzx2QyawjOn0vrUSc67geP9l-DUJXwoG9dg1iea3-dO9WkU_befswG4OXoJ-T65PBXhO5yl4MqiYfeDjzSOg/s200/X-Moto_-_Avova_2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437143765173596194" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Walk through on how to get X Moto running on your computer:</p>
<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">A) Download latest version at</span> <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://xmoto.tuxfamily.org/">http://xmoto.tuxfamily.org/</a> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">B) Install the game.</span> Be sure to:</p> <ul><ul><li><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Enable web access [Options tab > WWW tab > Enable WWW access]</p> </li><li><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Click “Check WWW” at the bottom of the page.</p> <ul><li><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Allow to download high scores, new levels</p> </li></ul> </li></ul></ul> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">C) Play the game.</span> You can select level various difficulties with the "difficulty stars" and the “Quick Start” feature on the main page. Or play through a map pack in the Levels tab.</p>
<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">D) Go back to </span><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://xmoto.tuxfamily.org/">http://xmoto.tuxfamily.org/</a><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://xmoto.tuxfamily.org/"> </a><span style="font-weight: bold;">and </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">register your username</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">. </span><ul><ul><li><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Note the links bar on the main page</p> </li><li><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Select the “Log In” link</p> </li><li><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Create a new player account</p> </li><li><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Enter in your profile name from the game (case sensitive), give an email & password. </p> </li></ul></ul> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">E)</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Synchronize your game account to your web account</span></p> <ul><ul><li><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Options tab > WWW tab > enter your password</p> </li><li><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Then, Options tab > Database tab > select the Synchronize button</p> </li></ul></ul> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">F) </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Find the Tyndale “room” and share your high scores & level replays.</span></p> <ul><ul><li><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">On the Web:</p> <ul><li><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Log in</p> </li><li><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Select the Private Rooms link</p> </li><li><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Find Tyndale in the pull down menu</p> </li><li><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Enter your profile name</p> </li><li><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Enter the room's password (which is “tyndale”. Note the small case “t”)</p> </li><li><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Select Change of Room</p> </li></ul> </li><li><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">In Game:</p> <ul><li><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Options tab > Reference Room tab > Update Room Button > Tyndale (type into the filter)</p> </li><li><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Select the room</p> </li><li><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Be sure to upload your high scores (button on right of screen)</p></li></ul></li></ul></ul> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">This may seem complicated, but worthwhile. See if you can beat Nathan's score on “Toxic Waste.”</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;">Enjoy!
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<br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;" align="RIGHT">-C.D. Clements</p> C.D. Clementshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01225767353928506275noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26761946.post-74098492921128928322010-01-23T19:41:00.000-08:002010-01-23T20:12:00.700-08:00On SnowI received some new cross-country skis for Christmas, but did not receive any snow. In fact, the weather-man is calling for a high of 9 degrees tomorrow. So it looks like my skis will have to remain in the closet until global warming ends.<br /><br />With all the time I've spend not skiing, I've found time to replace the bearings & grease in my bicycle hubs. It is not every year your bike is entitled to a mid-winter tune up.<br /><br />Perhaps next Christmas I'll ask for a sombrero & beach umbrella.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOgZ4U6phrW7Vw3f9XSdrl1HzIUpGZubwnsqs1TGlopZSMwhrYjgCJa3ajiARm2ATb892Fei09bHkNW1MRUgo76rZwzVbOk6M0hgr9ntAoqtetu9enwLsfQ5G7koE1k4HUZDMdCQ/s1600-h/closet.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOgZ4U6phrW7Vw3f9XSdrl1HzIUpGZubwnsqs1TGlopZSMwhrYjgCJa3ajiARm2ATb892Fei09bHkNW1MRUgo76rZwzVbOk6M0hgr9ntAoqtetu9enwLsfQ5G7koE1k4HUZDMdCQ/s320/closet.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430150342804646290" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: right;">-C.D. Clements<br /></div>C.D. Clementshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01225767353928506275noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26761946.post-87518930995534851552010-01-13T14:31:00.000-08:002010-01-13T14:47:26.621-08:00UpdateI found out today that my previous post referres to Uganda's recent revision of their anti-homosexuality bill. The Catholic church is seeking to distance itself from the bill, which contains wild/crazy policies such as life imprisonment or the death sentence.<br /><br />I also listened in on <span style="font-style: italic;">The Current</span> today, which sought to connect the newly revised bill to American evangelicals. As the program closed, it did not seem like Anna Maria Tremonti was happy the the position either of her guests took.<br /><br />Links:<br /><a href="http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2010/01/08/uganda-law-death-penalty.html">Uganda Bill as reported by the <span style="font-style: italic;">CBC</span>.</a><br /><a href="http://www.cbc.ca/thecurrent/2010/201001/20100113.html">Commentary on American evangelical involvement, from <span style="font-style: italic;">The Current</span>.</a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: right;">-C.D. Clements<br /></div><strong></strong>C.D. Clementshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01225767353928506275noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26761946.post-14403726125348610172010-01-10T12:13:00.000-08:002010-01-10T19:01:21.219-08:00On funny news briefingsThe other day I was driving to work and heard on the BBC world news that the Catholic church was to be taking [quote:] rear-guard actions against homosexual lobbyists. Oops!<br /><br />I couldn't find this story online; but neither did I search thoroughly.C.D. Clementshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01225767353928506275noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26761946.post-81712142332200317212009-12-16T13:52:00.000-08:002009-12-16T14:25:51.793-08:00On Hipsters & HatersWhen ever you like something, your joy increases when you share it with others. Here are two items I would like to share with you.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiacpqIpZgzfzBozmdN3OKOQ9coJJTgV_BkExmBbGCTC-CblEiyorxbzefnQxakCsfJ4hrpyOmXGInT4BajCG4GTMNej97HN82CZ9sJn3-VNwgMXFIhPs9Y3N8RWf2oPDP9hrFe1g/s1600-h/Webb.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiacpqIpZgzfzBozmdN3OKOQ9coJJTgV_BkExmBbGCTC-CblEiyorxbzefnQxakCsfJ4hrpyOmXGInT4BajCG4GTMNej97HN82CZ9sJn3-VNwgMXFIhPs9Y3N8RWf2oPDP9hrFe1g/s200/Webb.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415960582410733026" border="0" /></a>A) <a href="http://www.derekwebb.com/">Derek Webb's most recent:</a> a clever twist from what he normally releases. I feel like a real hipster listening to all these drum & bass inspired tracks. It also has a controversial track only available online! (Great marketing ploy?) Regardless, put on your coolest Kensington market purchases, and enjoy Webb's new electric edge.<br /><br />B) <a href="http://www.fuckyouphish.com/">This site is very funny</a><a href="http://www.fuckyouphish.com/">.</a> A rare look through the eyes of an individual who doesn't like Phish. (Is that even possible?) I'll concede a few points this fellow makes; but only to say they are endearing "flaws". Mind the language if it bothers you.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEEwXvoirgC_ay38R9RC8VNwBUZT-mq6qJQ4oI8JuybWN5a5so_n5XsY0IB7ZDrACiBf08jQIEGIp8KQQNdJbvRFRZlScBirHJGUOkuN9gn8pUMZM87cNkPBolXhJQSiMB0Mageg/s1600-h/Phish.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 167px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEEwXvoirgC_ay38R9RC8VNwBUZT-mq6qJQ4oI8JuybWN5a5so_n5XsY0IB7ZDrACiBf08jQIEGIp8KQQNdJbvRFRZlScBirHJGUOkuN9gn8pUMZM87cNkPBolXhJQSiMB0Mageg/s200/Phish.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415962128188250226" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: right;">-C.D. Clements<br /><br /><div style="text-align: right;">P.s. C) <a href="http://cdclements.blogspot.com/2009/11/on-meeting-with-mentors.html">Jesus</a>. Bonus Link! He is also worth looking into.<br /></div></div>C.D. Clementshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01225767353928506275noreply@blogger.com1