Topic: ‘Life’

Hitler Killed Disabled Children and So Do We

A startling look at abortion by John Knight: Hitler Killed Disabled Children and So Do We

Hitler’s personal physician, Dr. Karl Brandt, created a registry of children with disabilities and a panel of doctors who would decide who should live and who should be killed. Soon it would include adults. More than 200,000 physically or cognitively disabled people would be killed between 1939 and 1945 in Germany.

This was not a single aberration in human history perpetrated by a madman — people with disabilities are frequently the first to be targeted for destruction. And when that practice becomes acceptable, it expands to include more and more people who are “considered” unworthy of life.

// September 27, 2011 - 5:32pm Faith Life

Boys Need Their Friends

This is a category I think we need to research more as a society. How masculinity is developed in society.

☄ Boys Need Their Friends at Fuller Youth Institute » Blog

// September 27, 2011 - 9:56am Life

Get Up And Move!

A recent Cornell Study has new recommendations for people who sit for a living:

Sit to do computer work. Sit using a height-adjustable, downward titling keyboard tray for the best work posture, then every 20 minutes stand for 2 minutes AND MOVE. The absolute time isn’t critical but about every 20-30 minutes take a posture break and move for a couple of minutes. Simply standing is insufficient. Movement is important to get blood circulation through the muscles. Research shows that you don’t need to do vigorous exercise (e.g. jumping jacks) to get the benefits, just walking around is sufficient. So build in a pattern of creating greater movement variety in the workplace (e.g. walk to a printer, water fountain, stand for a meeting, take the stairs, walk around the floor, park a bit further away from the building each day).

I’m taking Shawn Blanc’s advice and downloading BreakTime- an app that reminds me to get up and move!

// September 16, 2011 - 10:21am Life

Apple launches charitable matching program for employees

Successful businesses can afford to be charitable.

☄ TUAW – The Unofficial Apple Weblog

// September 8, 2011 - 2:26pm Life Tech

It’s Getting Hot in Herrre

Global Warming continues to be debated in the news and on blogs. Frankly, I’m a little disgusted about how elitists are treating desenters on the issue.

The truth is we don’t have all the information yet, certainly not enough to require us to make drastic changes that could adversly affect our struggling economy or national independence.

The question to debate isn’t, “is global warming happening?” Of course it’s happening, data proves that. A better question is: “Is man causing Global Warming, or is this part of a weather pattern that nature has been cycling through for centuries?”

And scientists are quick to point out how creatures adapt in this world, so who’s to say they won’t adapt to a warmer planet? After all, if we didn’t have Global Warming in the past, we’d still be living in an Ice Age…

// September 7, 2011 - 4:59pm Life

How About Bookending?

Brett & Kate McKay discuss Bookending your day to live a better life on The Art of Manliness Blog:

Imagine a string with a series of beads on it. The beads represent your goals, relationships, and priorities. Tip the string this way or that way, and the beads easily slide off and onto the floor. But tie a knot on each end of the string, and the beads stay put. Those knots are your morning and evening routines. They keep the priorities of your life from falling apart and thus help you progress and become a better man.

This is a goal I’d like to try to set for myself. I need more discipline. I need more simplicity. I need more effectiveness…

// September 6, 2011 - 3:00pm Life

vTownTim: My New Project

Welcome to my new project: vTownTim.

I hope for this blog to be a window to my thoughts. My thoughts are precious to me; I have many of them and I vocalize very few. My tweets on Twitter have somewhat served this function in my life over the past few years, but I often find myself needing more room than what the 140 character limit allows. So here goes.

The plan:

  • Share my thoughts on design, faith, life, and technology.
  • Link generously to blogs/sites that inspire me.
  • Keep posts short and concise.
  • Post a weekly essay which would allow me to elaborate on a single subject.

So let’s see what happens.

// September 6, 2011 - 12:00am Design Faith Life Tech