Links-R-Us, Vol. 23

Welcome to another Link-Friday.  Having Link-Friday on a Friday would be a pretty novel idea if you ask me.  Ok, not really.  But, for anyone who has followed my blog for any length of time, you already know that the day doesn’t matter – as long as there are links, its Friday.  So, to avoid subjecting you to any further ramblings about the real definition of “Friday,” here are your links!

Our first link is left over from the election.  I know, I know…  You thought that you were finished hearing about the election.  Well, some people got together and tried to make it so every state would have the same representation and value in elections by re-aligning the country to reflect states by population.  That’s right…  Let’s redefine our nation so every state has equal pull in the next election to eliminate three states having the ability to disproportionately influence the success or failure of a candidate.  The idea is novel and gimmicky and really has a snowballs chance in Hades of ever happening, but for those who follow politics it’s a fun little thing to look at.  Enjoy.

Heroes, Part 2

Ten years ago last month one of my childhood heroes died.  I haven’t seen any articles in the press about it which I guess is rather consistent with today’s media.  You would, however, think that this particular person would have at least had created some type of “In Memory of” piece about him based on the number of lives he touched.  The man I’m referring to is Mister Rogers.

Links-R-Us, Vol. 22

Welcome to another Link-Friday post.  It’s been a horrendously long time since last I posted anything (thanks a lot lingering cold that makes me sooooo exhausted…) so I thought I would get back into the swing of things with a few links…  Oh, yeah…  Seeing how the voting thing seemed to be a HUGE failure I’ve abandoned it until such time as one of you wonderful readers wants to reinstitute the process.  With that being said, enjoy the following links…

First up we have an article that has pulled at my heart strings since I read the first version of it last night.  Suffice it to say I think it is one of the most beautiful, though tragic, things I have read as of late.  It’s the story of a four year old girl who helped to save her younger sister from a car accident that killed their mother.  I hope and pray that my children would take care of each other like this if the need would ever arise.  Quite an amazing little girl…

Links-R-Us, Vol. 21

Welcome to another Link-Friday.  And, as seems to be custom as of late, nobody voted on last Link-Friday posts so we are just gonna have to rule that a tie.  So we now have ten links in the running for best link of the year.  With that being said, here are this week’s offerings.

Our first link is to a Star Trek infographic.  This infographic shows all the TV shows, movies, etc. related to the Star Trek franchise.  It seems to be well done and pretty informative.  I was a little surprised to find out that there were new Star Trek television shows airing for 18 years straight.  Wow.  That is pretty impressive.

Links-R-Us, Vol. 20

Once again I find that Link-Friday has snuck up on us.  And, ironically enough, it has chosen to fall on Friday.  I’d like to take this time to thank everyone who voted in last week’s Link-Friday competition.  Your winning link for last week was...  None!  Nobody voted.  Who knew?  Maybe we’re just getting off to a slow start.  Or, maybe the links were too boring.  Or, maybe this is really a silly idea on my part.  Unfortunately, I really don’t have an answer for which of the above it is.  So…  We’ll try it again this week to see if there are any takers…  Thanks in advance for giving it a shot.

Here is lots of info from great people about talking to your children about tragedy.  Sure this information came out in response to the Newtown shootings, but it is relevant to all tragedies.  Our thoughts and prayers continue to go out to all effected by this tragedy.

Links-R-Us, Vol. 19

Welcome to another addition of Link-Friday.  Ok, so this one comes at you on a Monday.  Hopefully it will bring a few smiles to your faces – we could use more of that in this world…  I’m also doing something a bit different with this edition to see if you like it and if it is worth doing.  I was thinking that maybe I should have you vote in the comments below as to which link is your favorite.  Then, once every now and then, I could do a battle of the weekly winners to see which link “reigns supreme” (gotta throw in a little Iron Chef there).  And so, without further ado, here are this week’s contenders:

Our first link is a commercial for a new cable station in England – Sky Movies 007 HD.  This commercial includes car chase scenes involving every James Bond actor to date.  Oh, and the plug is pushing their channel that plays nothing but Bond 24 / 7.  Yup, you heard me:  Bond all the time.  How lucky can the English be?

Newtown, CT

As a parent, my heart aches for those that are and will be affected by the senseless and horrific violence that occurred today in Newtown, CT. at Sandy Hook Elementary School.

I won’t lie – I haven’t read a single story about what has occurred.  I read the headlines with the quotes of how many beautiful children have had their lives cut short so tragically and intentionally stayed away.  I have a seriously hard time dealing with things such as this as my mind flashes to the “what ifs:”

• What if it was my child / children?
• What if it wasn’t them but they were the ones who survived?
• What if I something else happens and I never get to hug or hold my little ones again?
• What if, what if, what if…

I don’t have answers to any of those questions, but they will paralyze me if I dwell here too long.  So, I will avoid the news until such time as I will be able to actually sit down and work thru each of these questions – until I can bawl my eyes out from the pain – until I can hug and hold my children in safety once again tonight.

But until then I will pray.  I will pray that these children and their families are comforted by our Savior Jesus Christ today and always.  I will pray that my children come home safe to me once again.  And I will pray for one more chance to do things right for them.

So tonight, hug and hold your little ones and other loved ones a little closer and pray for those who can’t.