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Who Is Your Dream Half Time Act?

by Larry Hehn on February 7, 2012

I don’t usually watch football, but who can resist the Super Bowl?

Not only did I enjoy the game, but I had just as much fun following the running commentaries on Twitter. It was double the entertainment!

I was even more thankful for Twitter during the half time show. Seems like I wasn’t the only one who didn’t exactly “L-U-V” Madonna. Reading all the hilarious tweets was a welcome distraction from all the lip synching.

At one point I tweeted, “I vote that next year for the half time show we get The Knack to play a 20-minute version of My Sharona.”

That thought stuck with me.

Then when my friend Eva Marie Everson posted her vote for Garth Brooks today, I just had to find out.

Who would your dream Super Bowl half time act be?

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A Personal Introduction from Pinterest

by Larry Hehn on February 3, 2012

When it comes to technology and social media, I’m a bit of an old dog. I don’t own a cell phone or an MP3 player. I haven’t quite figured out a good reason for Google+. If I still owned a VCR, it would be flashing 12:00.

So when my friend Sundi Jo offered a guest post that would introduce readers to Pinterest, I was very pleased!

Take it away, Sundi Jo…

In case you’ve been living under a very large rock, let me catch you up to speed.

Me: Reader, meet Pinterest. Pinterest, meet the reader.

Pinterest: Nice to meet you. Allow me to introduce myself. I’m the coolest thing since sliced bread. Or homemade strawberry shortcake on a stick. Or chocolate covered peanut butter bananas. Hungry yet?

If you weren’t one of the 30+ million pinteresters to join in 2011, make this the year. Better yet, make this the day! Head over to Pinterest, request an invite and I’ll see you back here shortly. Seriously, I’ll wait.

Welcome back!

Pinterest isn’t just the place for recipes. Looking for the perfect activity to do with the kiddos? It’s your one stop shop. Get creative with gift ideas. I’ve learned things about DIY products I never knew existed. Did you know you can make your own laundry detergent? Way cool!

But let’s talk about what you can offer to others. Here are four ideas to take your Pinteresting to another level.

P.S. Guys, before you run off too quickly and think this is a “for chicks only” kinda place, you’re wrong. I promise you’ll love it too.

Showcase your photography – Photographer Diana Bogardus has committed to posting one picture every day for the next year. Her pinboard is called Project 366. She’s reaching an audience of other photography lovers who cannot only use her ideas, but provide her with other creative techniques to this art.
Start your own Project Runway - My fashion sense may not be something to write home about (While you’re reading this I’m probably walking around in my Smurfs t-shirt), but perhaps I can get a few tips here. (I’ll take those boots please.)
Time for a change around the house - Are you getting tired of the same ol’ pictures hanging on the wall collecting dust? Find some new decorating tips and make your guests think they’ve come to the wrong place next time they show up for movie night. Check out this wine rack. Who wouldn’t want one?
Be part of the bigger picture - Another thing I love about Pinterest is the ability to create groups. For example, check out this Words for Jesus pinboard. Find a photograph of your favorite Scripture and add it to the group for everyone to see. You never know what kind of connections you could make. Oh, the power of social media.

I haven’t even scratched the surface on what this virtual pinboard can offer you. From architecture to wedding planning, there’s something for everyone.

I promised whatever men were left reading that I would give them a few reasons to join. Here they are:

Vintage car collections
Tools
Outdoors
Sports

Need I say more?

Pinterest isn’t going to disappear anytime soon and for that I’m grateful. I’m becoming organized with ideas in my mind. I’ve gotten some great cooking ideas. And maybe someday soon, I’ll toss the t-shirt out and trade it for a blouse. (Probably not)

What about you? What’s your favorite part about Pinterest? Is it another time waster in your life or has it helped you in some way?

Sundi Jo is an author, speaker, and social media consultant, making her home in Branson, Missouri. You’ll either find her engulfed in the social media world, spending time with family and friends, running, hanging out in a pair of jeans, t-shirt, and flip flops, or writing for the Kingdom. You can also find her on Twitter and Facebook. To see more from Sundi Jo, be sure to visit her at www.sundijo.com.

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The Friendly Giant

by Larry Hehn on January 30, 2012

Growing up in the 1970′s in Canada, one of my favorite TV shows was The Friendly Giant. It was a staple among Canadian children’s TV programs from 1958 to 1985.

Mostly ad libbed, each show revolved around the interactions between a giant named Friendly (played by Bob Homme), and two puppets – a rooster named Rusty who lived in a book bag that hung on the wall, and an orange and purple giraffe named Jerome.

Yes, you read that correctly.

I’m not sure how they initially pitched that idea to the network, or who decided that such an unusual premise would work.

But it worked anyway.

Sometimes the most unlikely people and situations just click, and special things happen.

Who is your most unlikely or unusual friend?

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Two Tickets To…

by Larry Hehn on January 23, 2012

Have you ever had a stretch where you just feel unusually blessed?

I’ve been going through one of those lately.

Last Saturday night my employer held a party for employees and their guests, with hundreds in attendance. One of the door prizes was two round trip tickets to anywhere in North America that Air Canada flies.

I was very surprised to hear them call my name as the winner!

Right away people started asking, “Where will you go?”

And after thinking about it for a while, we’ll likely be using one of those tickets to send my wife to visit her sister in the spring, and the other to bring my daughter home for a week in the summer.

Neither one of those trips were part of our budget this year. I’m so grateful that we now have that opportunity!

Though the tickets presented all sorts of vacation possibilities for my wife and me to enjoy as a couple, we couldn’t pass up the chance to connect with family.

If you won two round trip airplane tickets to anywhere in North America, how would you use them?

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But I Call It Pruning…

by Larry Hehn on January 17, 2012

Through my late teens and early twenties, one of my favorite comedians was Barry Kennedy. These days, Barry is host of Out in the Cold on Discovery Channel in Canada - kind of a frozen version of Mike Rowe’s Dirty Jobs.

I used to watch Barry perform quite regularly at a local pub. I don’t think any one person has ever made me laugh so much. In one of his routines, he talked about how having a few beers made him say stupid stuff. But he figured that it was nature’s way of getting the dumb stuff out of his head to make room for more smart stuff.

He referred to that process as “pruning”.

Well, with a tip of the hat to Barry, and skipping the beer part, I’ve decided to empty some thoughts that have been cluttering my head into this post, with the hopes of making room for some more smart stuff down the road.

I hope you enjoy these random bits of…well, randomness.

And hey, you are welcome to do your own pruning right here. Leave some of your random thoughts in the comment section below!

A-pruning we will go…

Milk-Bone dog biscuits do not taste like meat. Yes, that’s the voice of experience talking.
Wayne Gretzky and I are exactly the same size – 6’0″, 190 lbs. I wonder if he has any clothes I can borrow.
Have you ever caught yourself wondering what Arsenio Hall is doing these days? Yeah, neither have I.
When I found out that Lady Gaga referred to her fans as her “Little Monsters”, I thought it would be cool to refer to Christian in the Rough fans as “Rough-ians”. But when I explained the idea to my wife, she looked at me like I had just hatched out of a giant plastic egg or something.
My favorite word is “phlegm”. I just like the way it’s spelled. That’s all.
It’s said that arsenic tastes like almonds. How exactly did they talk someone into making that determination?
I think most of those guys who wear knee-high socks with sandals actually know that it’s a fashion faux pas, and are just doing it for the attention.
Why does my dentist always ask me whether or not I floss? Do my bleeding gums not give it away?
If I had to choose my favorite grain, it would definitely be rice.
Notice I didn’t use a “U” in favorite. I am Canadian, but I use American spelling. Unless I’m playing Scrabble. Then I’ll tuck in an extra “U” if it means more points.
My wife rocks.

What random thoughts would you like to share?

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If you could ask God one question

by Larry Hehn on January 12, 2012

A few years ago, my wife and I had a special dinner with several friends. Prompted by a video that we watched, each person at the table was asked, “If you could ask God one question, what would it be?”

Needless to say, it took a long time to make it around the table. Each person’s question, and the time it took them to come up with it, told a great deal about their character and their life’s focus.

Some approached the question as if they had just died and were meeting God in Heaven. Others approached it as if this were an opportunity to ask a question today and apply the answer to the rest of their life.

Some asked “Why?” Some asked “How?” Some asked “What?”

Most had to think for a long time about what they would ask.

If you could ask God one question, what would it be?

While you’re thinking about it, why not take the time to ask Him now?

“Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.” – Matthew 7:7

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