A Picture of the Past

Do you remember back 20 years or so ago? Do you remember taking pictures back then? Well, I was just thinking about where cameras were and how far they've come in my lifetime.
Remember the little box camera with the four-sided flash cube? Or, what about the more advanced flash bar that gave, what, 8 flashes?
How about those compact flat cameras taking 110 film? The negative was so small it's a wonder we ever got decent photos from those cameras...
Then SLRs- Point and Shoots. Now everyone could take decent pictures. Then they grew smaller and smaller. Seems like these things were everywhere.
Enter Digital Photography!
Take a camera look and feel we already know and make it digital. And smaller. And lighter. Add video. Then sound. Now, I can take a picture at a family event, upload it to the web from my phone and have people see our pictures while we're still at the party! Simply amazing...
Oh, and just for fun, I have an audio recording of our family rendition of "The Twelve Days of Christmas" that'll make you cry. No, it isn't the warm memories of family times and loved ones now gone... I guess you'd have to hear it for yourself!!!

Block Party Play List

Here's a Play List from our famous (or infamous!) Annual Cul De Sac party...

(Click to listen)

Block Party Music "3 a.m. " - Matchbox Twenty "Back 2 Good" - Matchbox Twenty "Paradise City" - Guns N' Roses "She Will Be Loved (Acoustic)" - Maroon 5 "Can't Help Falling In Love" - UB40 "Every Breath You Take" - The Police "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" - The Police "When I Come Around" - Green Day "Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life)" - Green Day "Surrender" - Cheap Trick "Blue (Da Ba Dee)" - Eiffel 65 "Every Morning" - Sugar Ray "Blister In The Sun" - Violent Femmes "Do It Again" - Steely Dan "Hey Nineteen" - Steely Dan "Rikki Don't Lose That Number" - Steely Dan "It's My Life" - No Doubt "Underneath It All " - No Doubt "Hey Baby" - No Doubt "Tubthumping" - Chumbawamba "Love Song" - 311 "Amber" - 311 "Down" - Something Corporate "If You C Jordan" - Something Corporate "Learn To Fly" - Foo Fighters "I Will Buy You A New Life" - Everclear "Everything To Everyone" - Everclear "Short Skirt/Long Jacket" - Cake "I Will Survive" - Cake "Strange Condition" - Pete Yorn "Adrienne" - The Calling "One Headlight" - The Wallflowers "Three Marlenas" - The Wallflowers "Everything Falls Apart" - Dog's Eye View "Lightning Crashes" - Live "It's The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)" - R.E.M. "Man On The Moon" - R.E.M. "What's The Frequency, Kenneth?" - R.E.M. "Sweetest Thing (The Single Mix)" - U2 "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" - U2 "Fly Like an Eagle" - Steve Miller Band "Abracadabra" - Steve Miller Band "Smooth" - Santana "Mr. Jones" - Counting Crows "Unwell" - Matchbox 20 "Your Body Is A Wonderland" - John Mayer "Soak Up The Sun" - Sheryl Crow "Clocks" - Coldplay "Livin' La Vida Loca" - Ricky Martin "Johnny B. Goode" - The Grateful Dead "I've Got The World On A String" - Frank Sinatra "Loser" - Beck "Santeria" - Sublime "Walkin' On The Sun" - Smash Mouth "All Star" - Smash Mouth "Can't Get Enough Of You Baby" - Smash Mouth "Inside Out" - Eve 6 "Superman" - Bush "Vasoline" - Stone Temple Pilots "Turn It On" - The Flaming Lips "Is This Love" - Bob Marley "Bizarre Love Triangle" - New Order "Blue Monday" - New Order "Move Any Mountain '91" - The Shamen "The Impression That I Get" - The Mighty Mighty Bosstones "The Freshmen" - The Verve Pipe "Rosealia" - Better Than Ezra "Good" - Better Than Ezra "Semi-Charmed Life" - Third Eye Blind "All For You" - Sister Hazel "Only Wanna Be With You" - Hootie & The Blowfish "Hannah Jane" - Hootie & The Blowfish "Let Her Cry" - Hootie & The Blowfish "All I Want" - Toad the Wet Sprocket "Run-Around" - Blues Traveler "Margaritaville" - Jimmy Buffett "Cheeseburger In Paradise" - Jimmy Buffett "Brown Eyed Girl" - Jimmy Buffett "One Particular Harbour" - Jimmy Buffett "Changes In Latitudes, Changes In Attitudes" - Jimmy Buffett "How Bizarre" - OMC "Here Without You" - 3 Doors Down "Flood" - Jars Of Clay

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CCM Disk 1

CCM Disk 1: "Here's a collection of Christian Contemporary Music I've really enjoyed. You may like to check some of them out as well...

1. Awesome God - Rich Mullins
2. Show Me The Way - Styx
3. They'll Know We Are Christians - Carolyn Arends
4. If I Stand - Rich Mullins
5. Thy Word - Amy Grant
6. Flood - Jars Of Clay
7. Away From You - The Supertones
8. Father Thy Will Be Done - Carolyn Arends
9. Love Song For A Savior - Jars Of Clay
10. Go Light Your World - Kathy Troccoli
11. All About Love - Steven Curtis Chapman
12. Like A Child - Jars Of Clay
13. Lord Reign In Me - Benton Brown
14. I Will Choose Christ - Kathy Troccoli
15. Breathe - Michael W. Smith
16. Grace Like Rain - Todd Agnew
17. Who Am I - Casting Crowns

Man, that's cool!

If you know me, you know that I get all geeked out on tech. There's one really useful, cool web site I saw that I'm buying into. Check out:

http://Flickr.com/photos/jeppedy

Flickr is a photo site. At its core, it allows me post photos for others to view. More than that, I can help organize the pics so you can find what you are looking for. I can attach keywords or "tags" that you can search for. For example, if you go and click "santa" and see every pic with Santa in it. Or, you can use multiple terms like "Christmas" and "Nathan" and "Grandpa". Nice, huh?

Another fun tool is Pandora:

http://pandora.com

It gives you recommendations on music based on your preferences. It uses a concept called the Music Genome. They look at a ton of different characteristics to help find music similar to what you already said you like. Then, it streams that music to you on your browser!

I know, I know... You aren't as geeky as I am. That's okay, but check these sites out anyway. You'll love it!!