Project Caden

at 04/11/08 11:44AM
Tomorrow I'm going on a run put together by a group of friends to raise money for two year-old Caden Ledbetter.

On July 26, 2007 his family discovered that a knot on Caden's head was thought to be a bone tumor. After further testing, he was diagnosed with Stage 4 Neuroblastoma. Tumors were located in his left adrenal gland, abdomen, liver spine, sternum, bone marrow, and two in his skull.

His family is now responsible for an $18K deductible and $45,000 for Caden's stem cell transplant, which was deemed an "Out of Network" procedure by their insurance company.

So I'm asking for your help - to raise money to cover his medical expenses and Neuroblastoma Research. Even if it's just a little bit, because a collection of little bits can be a huge thing.

To donate:
  • Click the button below, it will take you to the Discovery! donation site.
  • When you get to the site, select "Discovery Life" from the "I am paying for" dropdown.
  • Put "Caden" in the "Memo/Trainee name" blank.
Donate for Caden
To learn more, visit ProjectCaden.com. Thanks so much for your help.
  • buddabignbald
    Awesome. I didn't know you were on here.
    by buddabignbald at 04/17/08 2:26PM

Tim Keller speaking at Google

at 04/04/08 2:23PM

I think Keller is one of the most important thought leaders on theology and culture today. He recently released a book (I'm about 50 pages into it) on the same topic as this talk: "The Reason for God."

While the book is written to address common questions and points of skepticism toward Christianity, he begins with an important point to Christians as well:


"Believers should acknowledge and wrestle with doubts - - not only their own but their friends' and neighbors'. It is no longer sufficient to hold beliefs just because you inherited them. Only if you struggle long and hard with objections to your faith will you be able to provide grounds for your beliefs to skeptics, including yourself, that are plausible rather than ridiculous or offensive. And...such a process will lead you, even after you come to a position of strong faith, to respect and understand those who doubt."

For a wealth of Keller essays and resources, check out Steve McCoy's blog.

(video via buzzard blog)

"ouch."

at 03/16/08 11:19PM
I'm sorry, but this little Brit and his tiny demon brother are adorable.



  • alex
    Brent, that was indeed bloody adorable. Cheers!
    by alex at 03/17/08 10:15AM
  • caty
    AHAHAHAHAHA! That was great!
    by caty at 03/21/08 8:56PM
  • shawn
    Thanks! I hope to have a few more by the end of the year too :)
    by shawn at 03/29/08 9:00PM

What's the dumbest thing that happened to you last week?

at 03/09/08 3:50PM
Mine was one of the following:

* I tried to do the worm and nearly carpet-burned my chin.

* I missed my mouth when drinking coffee and poured it straight onto my belly.

* I told someone with a baby girl that "he is completely adorable," (this is not the first time this has happened).
  • caty
    YES!!! You're back!
    by caty at 03/09/08 9:33PM
  • caty
    AND... I'm moving to Chicago, USA.
    by caty at 03/09/08 9:47PM
  • bubbly_princess
    Hello!I know you don't know who I am but,I noticed you said that you lived in Dallas on Sam Garza's page.I'm friends with his wife.My family and I just moved to Rowlett Feb.22nd and we are very new to the Dallas area.I was wondering if you could possibly help me out some. Do you know of any congregations closer to Rowlett? My name is Jenn, btw.
    by bubbly_princess at 03/10/08 1:11AM
  • bubbly_princess
    Thanks for friend add:)
    by bubbly_princess at 03/10/08 1:48AM
  • chaz
    So glad you are back.
    by chaz at 03/10/08 10:02AM
  • brent
    hi bubbly. i actually go to church way up in Flower Mound. The few churches I'm aware of in the Rowlett/Garland are (and I've never attended, just heard of them) are: The church of Christ at 2828 Campbell Road, Centerville Road Church of Christ, Heritage Church, and Rowlett Church of Christ. Hope that helps!
    by brent at 03/10/08 11:13AM
  • sam_edu
    Sup brent!
    I was in richardson this weekend. I didn't really have great internet so I didn't get your comment until I got home.
    Hope all is well for you over there.
    by sam_edu at 03/10/08 9:42PM
  • jenn
    so you post about every two years...but this time, you posted three times in one day? Impressive, young padwan.
    by jenn at 03/10/08 10:23PM
  • lboogie1403
    whats going on!?
    by lboogie1403 at 03/11/08 12:21AM
  • brent
    jenn - this is what i do. holla. lboogz - right this second? im in an airport in nashville. a singer from "sugar land" just came over the speaker and said "welcome yall!"
    by brent at 03/12/08 7:04PM

Ode to Auto-Tune

at 03/09/08 3:19PM
Back in the day, if you couldn't sing on pitch you probably wouldn't make it as a professional vocalist. But that was then. Today we live in a future of Poop-Freeze, the Hollywood Cookie Diet, and Auto-Tune.

Since 1997, Auto-Tune has been correcting pitch so musicians no longer have to. The side effect is a vaguely (or less vaguely, depending on the artist) robotic vocal sound (think K-Ci and JoJo's "All My Life," or Cher's "Believe").

Audio engineering blog Hometracked published a list of 10 great examples of Auto-Tune abuse in pop songs, including:
  • Uncle Kracker - Follow Me
  • Maroon 5 - She Will Be Loved
  • Rascal Flatts - Life is a Highway
Below is my take, set to some light music, on the issue of Auto-Tune. I hope you enjoy it:


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