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random thoughts, ideas and chaosa mystery BUZZ in our community – badecono.me
Last night I went to dinner at one of my favorite local restaurants, Andrea's. The owner, who has referred to me as 'the bad economy lady', said a lot of people have been asking about BADecono.me. So what is BADecono.me, you ask? It was our Easter marketing...
have your cake and eat it too.
In efforts to save money for our church and still have a nice celebration for our staff's birthdays, Lori, our director of getting stuff done and keeping everyone organized, said she would make birthday cakes. She then proceeded to ask everyone on staff what type of...
are you a font junkie?
I am. Clearly. You know you're a font junkie when you see type on a print piece or on someone's computer and you know the name of the fonts AND at least 2 similar ones as well. I have over 1000 fonts on my machine and I download new ones at least once a month. One...
groovy! a VW bug for the stage!
I so hope this is still available! Imagine this... a 70's style series with this painted Peter Max style. Waiting to hear back to see if it's still available. I love stage props!!! What else would you guys do for 70's stage props? (besides dressing up your pastor...
creative element: trust
We moved into our church building about 2.5 years ago. The building was a company called PC Dynamics, and they made computer chips for large equipment. As we were renovating the building, there was a lot of vinyl tile being scrapped up off the floors so we could...
what can you do with a box of crayons?
Grab a box of crayons. What? You don't have a box of crayons? Then get some at a restaurant or dig through your kids stuff. You know they're always digging through yours. I learned recently that Peter Max started his career with a trunk full of crayons. He didn't...
How to Be an Explorer of the World
This book is really great! It makes you see the world around you in a whole new way! I frequently hear, "I'm not creative at all" or "Where do you get all your ideas?" or "I don't have an artistic bone in my body." Well, this book is the answer. You ARE creative....
bigger than yourself
Laura Hairston, a most talented singer is releasing her first CD entitled BIGGER THAN YOURSELF. Upcoming CD Release... 6:00 PM, May 31, 2009 @ Preston Trail Community Church, Frisco, TX All proceeds go to the kids of Casa Hogar Elim Orphanage. I had the privilege of...
church flickr
Flickr is a great way to keep a database of church photos, and cheap! There is a free account available, so you can try it without a financial commitment. When you're ready to take the plunge, $25 a year gets you unlimited space. Here's the reasons I like flickr:...
yes, it’s a sculpture.
Two years ago, our worship leader Rod had an awesome idea to have a bunch of old TV's on stage for a series called Expose'. The cool thing about Rod is that he would have an idea, but he presented just the basic form of it so the people designing it started with...
JESUS is everywhere
Wow. I have thousands of stories from just 5 days. Where to start... Not only did we spend a lot of time at Casa Hogar Elim, many of us wandered out into the surrounding areas. We went into "las colonias", the local neighborhoods surrounding CHE, the middle school,...
is it possible to make a peep look masculine?
Our church building was originally a computer chip manufacturing facility, which gives us a nice industrial decor, but very limited parking. In our efforts to get a lot of people in for Easter, we asked our regular attenders to come on Saturday night. Our most cool...
are you expressing yourself or propagandistically supporting financial insanity?
About two months ago, I got a really cool pair of shoes from a friend's teenage daughter. She said she was not wearing them anymore, so I took them home with me. The shoes were awesome, great colors and artwork! As soon as I got home, I put them on and went outside...
jHOA
Well, there goes the neighborhood... I guess by the photo, it is obvious that I live in a neighborhood with no homeowner's association. My front door was a blah shade of hunter green, blending in with all the other doors in the area. I suppose it could have been...
the great pumpkin
They say the older women get, the bigger their underwear get. I'm not sure who 'they' is, but I'm quite sure 'they' spent too much time at grandma's house or looking at the Sears catalog. So what's my obsession with panties lately? Well, for starters, we're using a...
is it coffee or an investment?
Anyone that knows me well, knows that I cannot live without my latte machine. It's a Pasquini machine, basically a smaller version of the ones in the trendy coffee shops. This is a pricey machine, but after doing a cost analysis on how much I was spending at...
proverbs
I have this ritual... every time I go to a chinese place to eat, I get two fortune cookies. One before my meal and one for the road. So on this day, my cookie was empty. No fortune. I've been collecting these little pieces of paper that start a thought process....
While you were sleeping…
Coconut Grove is a popular nightspot in Miami, especially on a Saturday night. This is going to be a great evening I thought as I was driving home from work. I knew I would be driving, the Diet Coke plan would be best tonight. Finally, tonight was my first night...
WHAT!??!!? how is having no marketing money a GOOD thing?
The most simple answer is that you have to be more creative. Anyone with a large budget can throw money at a marketing campaign. Now, I'm not saying that anyone that has a lot of money to spend is doing it unwisely. What I am saying, is that you have to be a lot...
Dirt Championship
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