Archive for August, 2006

Cornhole »

How cool is cornhole? Elon offers intramural cornhole.
More than you ever wanted to know about cornhole: Cornhole.net.

The Perfect Online Calendar »

…doesn’t yet exist, as far as I can tell. Here are my criteria:
1. Available on the web, compatible with multiple browsers, with a clean & uncluttered interface.
2. Pop-up event reminders.
3. Easy import and export in standard protocals (ICS or CSV).
4. Access to viewing and updating the calendar on my Motorola Q (Windows Mobile 5, […]

Ultimate Baseball Game »

I talked baseball with a female friend of mine a few days ago. She said she didn’t like baseball in the past but then watched a lot of baseball games when her son played in high school. She only liked it then because her son was playing. But now that she’s been […]

The New Indulgences »

Back in the day it was people buying forgiveness for their sins from corrupt priests.
Now it’s people buying forgiveness for their pollution.
However we try to reduce our energy consumption, as human beings in the industrial age we still produce carbon dioxide — from driving, using electricity at home and flying on airplanes. The “carbon neutral” […]

Intentional Walks »

You may have heard about this story. Here’s what happened:
In a nine- and 10-year-old PONY league championship game in Bountiful, Utah, the Yankees lead the Red Sox by one run. The Sox are up in the bottom of the last inning, two outs, a runner on third. At the plate is the Sox’ best […]

It’s Too Easy »

On SportsCenter tonight Jeff Brantley said the Reds won’t catch the Cardinals and win the NL Central. That’s fair. There are a lot of good reasons why the Reds won’t do that, and almost as many good reasons why the Reds won’t win the Wild Card either (shaky starting pitching, improved but still […]

Church Culture »

The House Church Blog looks at American church culture:
3. This culture is mired in spiritual passivity. I walked into the “church” box building. I sat in one of several hundred seats facing forward. I faced a platform with microphones and special lights shining on the stage area. Once the “service” began there were perhaps three […]


Brian Baute is a creative Internet/New Media leader in Burlington, NC. He leads the Web Technologies department at Elon University and creates graphics & videos for Pine Ridge Church. See further details on his resume [PDF].



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