Chip Bennett Chip Good news for my Bengals fan friends/fam: No Roethlisberger tomorrow night. Dixon starting QB for Steelers vs. Ravens. /via @Adam_Schefter..
Chip Bennett Good news for my Bengals fan friends/fam: No Roethlisberger tomorrow [...] 
Chip Bennett Dear Twitter: I don’t care about your "Retweet" feature. I don’t want to see tweets of people I don’t follow appearing in my timeline. #fail [chip_bennett].
Chip Bennett Chip Dear Twitter: [...] Quietly, Adult Stem Cells (ASCs) continue to make more advances in therapeutic treatments, thanks to the recent breakthrough with induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs), in which differentiated human skin, adipose (fat), or other cells are induced into reverting into a pluripotent state that essentially mimics embryonic pluripotent stem cells. These [...]
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Chip Bennett Read ‘em and weep: 61MB of proof that global warming is junk science, a hoax, and a conspiracy [bit.ly] /via @GatewayPundit [chip_bennett].
Chip Bennett Chip Read ‘em and weep: 61MB [...] It would appear that Heather Ellis wasn’t so confident of her innocence after all, after seeing the evidence presented at trial. While the jury was deliberating, Heather Ellis took a plea deal: (cb.net rss)
The prosecution agreed to drop two felony counts of assault on a law enforcement officer [...]
Chip Bennett Rep Cleaver (D-MO) pushes res. for "Complaint Free Wednesday". Up next, replacing all complaints with "Two Minute Hate" [bit.ly] [chip_bennett].
Chip Bennett Chip Rep Cleaver (D-MO) pushes res. for "Complaint Free [...]
Chip Bennett Happy Birthday to by wonderful, amazing, Godly, smart, beautiful bride! I love you, baby! [chip_bennett].
Chip Bennett Chip Happy Birthday to by wonderful, amazing, Godly, smart, beautiful bride! I love you, baby!.
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Chip Bennett Faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see. I admit my faith; intellectually honest atheists will do likewise [chip_bennett].
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Chip Bennett Today, Veterans Day, we honor our vets past and present. God bless you for your service and your sacrifice, esp my father and brother-in-law [chip_bennett].
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Chip Bennett Upgrade from Kubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron to 9.10 Karmic Koala went flawlessly! [chip_bennett].
Chip Bennett Chip Upgrade from Kubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron to 9.10 Karmic Koala went flawlessly!.
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In which I prove that George Soros wasted his money on his Media Matters attempts at smearing Rush Limbaugh. (cb.net rss)
The most recent Limbaugh-is-racist meme circumnavigating the blogosphere is a list of alleged “racist” quotes by Rush Limbaugh. Many liberal websites, such as Little Green Footballs and [...]
Chip Bennett Chip Just in case I haven’t mentioned it recently or often enough: I love my wife!.
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The Tennessean profiles the Conservative Bible Project (CBP), founded by Andy Schafly (H/T: Lucianne). The self-described purpose of the CBP is to rectify three sources of Biblical translation errors. To wit: (cb.net rss)
lack of precision in the original language, such as terms underdeveloped to convey new [...]In the wake of his false-quote and slander-induced lynching and subsequent drop from a bid to group bid to purchase the St. Louis Rams, Rush Limbaugh wrote an op-ed piece for the WSJ, in which he called out the hypocritical race-baiting of his attackers – primarily Al Sharpton and [...]
HR3200 – Reading The Bill: Hostility Toward SMBs That Self-Insure (cb.net rss)
I’m really getting sick of supporters of ObamaCare admonishing those who oppose it to read the bill. So, I’m working on a series in which I do just that, framing my opposition to the bill by referencing the [...]
I’m really getting sick of supporters of ObamaCare admonishing those who oppose it to read the bill. So, I’m starting a series in which I do just that, framing my opposition to the bill by referencing the actual wording of [...]
Chip Bennett Chip corporare network and internet down = dead in the water. going to be a long morning..
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Chip Bennett Chip Russ Carnahan, we’re coming for you in 2010. Your bussed-in ACORN/union thugs and sham "townhalls" can’t save you from your own cowardice and incompetence..
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Chip Bennett Chip Doesn’t like applications that do things (like post to his wall) without his explicit permission. Just because he answers a poll question doesn’t mean he gives the Polls application free reign. Learn to write well-behaved applications, devs..
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[...] Previously, I wrote about the arrest of Henry Louis Gates, Jr. At the time that I wrote that post, I was unaware of the absolute fabrications of and lies about the events surrounding his arrest, first by Gates’ lawyer, and later by Gates himself. (cb.net rss)
This [...]
I’ve not commented yet on the Gates race-baiting story, and I’ve also not done a good fisking in a long time, so I thought I’d kill two birds with one stone by taking on Andrew Sullivan’s alleged attempt at impartiality regarding the story. (cb.net rss)
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Chip Bennett: Chip nabbed the Facebook username "chipbennett."
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The Colts addressed several needs, and did so without reaching and without giving away the farm in up-trades. The Colts added a viable #2 RB to replace Dom Rhodes, two big run-stuffing DTs, a project CB to add depth, a project slot receiver/potential kick returner, a value-pick late-round QB, a [...]
With the 222nd overall pick in the 2009 NFL Draft, the Indianapolis Colts take: (cb.net rss)
Pat McAfee, K, West Virginia
Pat McAfee, K, West Virginia
(HT: 6′1″ / WT: 221lbs / 40: 5.0)
(Note: The Colts traded their 2010 6th Round [...]
With the 201st overall pick in the 2009 NFL Draft, the Indianapolis Colts take: (cb.net rss)
Curtis Painter, QB, Purdue
Curtis Painter, QB, Purdue
(HT: 6′3″ / WT: 225lbs / 40: 4.87)
Analysis:
Painter has excellent size and a live arm to make [...]
With the 127th overall pick in the 2009 NFL Draft, the Indianapolis Colts take: (cb.net rss)
Austin Collie, WR, BYU
Austin Collie, WR, BYU
(HT: 6′1″ / WT: 200 / 40: 4.63)
Analysis:
Collie runs precise routes and consistently creates separation coming out [...]
With the 92nd overall pick in the 2009 NFL Draft, the Indianapolis Colts take: (cb.net rss)
Jerraud Powers, CB, Auburn
Jerraud Powers, CB, Auburn
(HT: 5′9″ / WT: 188lbs / 40: 4.49)
Analysis:
Powers does a good job staying low in his backpedal [...]
With the 56th overall pick in the 2009 NFL Draft, the Indianapolis Colts take: (cb.net rss)
Fili Moala, DT, USC
Fili Moala, DT, USC
(HT: 6′4″ / WT: 305 / 40: 5.16)
Note: The Colts traded their 61st pick in the second round along with [...]
With the 27th overall pick in the 2009 NFL Draft, the Indianapolis Colts take: (cb.net rss)
Donald Brown, RB, UConn
Donald Brown, RB, UConn
(HT: 5′10″ / WT: 210lbs / 40: 4.51s)
Analysis:
There’s a fine line between patience and hesitation for running [...]
I know I’m a few days late in responding to this story, but it has taken me a while to put my response together. (cb.net rss)
Mere weeks after the MIAC terrorism report came to light (and was subsequently rescinded due to public outrage), The Liberty Papers and [...]
Under intense pressure of citizen outrage, the Missouri State Highway Patrol has rescinded the MIAC report that linked the threat of domestic terrorism to the modern militia movement, conservative political beliefs, and (right-wing) third-party political candidates. (cb.net rss)
From the KC Star report:
The Missouri Highway Patrol this [...]
Scary; truly scary. (cb.net rss)
Via Gateway Pundit (with h/t to American Thinker), the Missouri Information Analysis Center - part of the Missouri State Police - has compiled a report ostensibly intended “to help Missouri law enforcement agencies identify militia members or domestic terrorists”. According to [...]
These statements should be an impeachable offense - or at the very least, subject to Congressional censure: (cb.net rss)
Via Lucianne and Michelle Malkin, Nancy Pelosi tells a partially illegal-immigrant comprised crowd that enforcement of US immigration laws is “un-American”:
“Who in this country would not want to [...]
Apparently, our education system has been dumbed-down sufficiently that the entire concept of our country’s founding as a federation of sovereign states is becoming lost. (cb.net rss)
Via Lucianne, the Colorado House passed legislation that would award the state’s electoral-college votes not to the state’s popular-vote winner, but [...]
It’s coming: the Hitler Obama Youth program. (cb.net rss)
Via Lucianne, the US House Education and Labor Committee moved the GIVE Act legislation, that would, in addition to expanding AmeriCorps, create a “Congressional Commission on Civil Service” [emphasis added]:
The bipartisan commission will be tasked with exploring a number [...]
Via Lucianne, our disaster-in-the-making President and Commander In Chief Obama is floating a plan that would make military service members pay for their service-related injuries with private insurance. (cb.net rss)
As the Lucianne thread commenters have pointed out, Obama wants the government to pay for universal health care [...]
Genesis 26:17-27:46 ◊ Matthew 9:1-17 ◊ Psalm 10:16-18 ◊ Proverbs 3:9-10 (cb.net rss)
God’s Promises - Psalms/Proverbs:9 Honor the LORD with your wealth,
with the firstfruits of all your crops;
10 then your barns will be filled to overflowing,
and your vats will brim over with new wine.
Genesis 24:52-26:16 ◊ Matthew 8:18-34 ◊ Psalm 10:1-15 ◊ Proverbs 3:7-8 (cb.net rss)
God’s Promises - Psalms/Proverbs: 7 Do not be wise in your own eyes;
fear the LORD and shun evil.
8 This will bring health to your body
and nourishment to your bones.
Genesis 23:1-24:51 ◊ Matthew 8:1-17 ◊ Psalm 9:13-20 ◊ Proverbs 3:1-6 (cb.net rss)
God’s Promises - Psalms/Proverbs:But the needy will not always be forgotten,
nor the hope of the afflicted ever perish.
God promises to meet our needs, and never to abandon us [...]
Genesis 20:1-22:24 ◊ Matthew 7:15-29 ◊ Psalm 9:1-12 ◊ Proverbs 2:16-22 (cb.net rss)
God’s Promises - OT:15 The angel of the LORD called to Abraham from heaven a second time 16 and said, “I swear by myself, declares the LORD, that because you have done this and have [...]
Genesis 18:16-19:38 ◊ Matthew 6:25-7:14 ◊ Psalm 8:1-9 ◊ Proverbs 2:6-15 (cb.net rss)
God’s Promises - NT:But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.
7 “Ask and it will be given to [...]
Genesis 16:1-18:15 ◊ Matthew 6:1-24 ◊ Psalm 7:1-17 ◊ Proverbs 2:1-5 (cb.net rss)
God’s Promises - OT:9 Then the angel of the LORD told her, “Go back to your mistress and submit to her.” 10 The angel added, “I will so increase your descendants that they will be [...]
Genesis 13:5-15:21 ◊ Matthew 5:1-26 ◊ Psalm 6:1-10 ◊ Proverbs 1:29-33 (cb.net rss)
God’s Promises - OT:14 The LORD said to Abram after Lot had parted from him, “Lift up your eyes from where you are and look north and south, east and west. 15 All the land [...]
Genesis 11:1-13:4 ◊ Matthew 5:1-26 ◊ Psalm 5:1-12 ◊ Proverbs 1:24-28 (cb.net rss)
God’s Promises - OT:
2 “I will make you into a great nation
and I will bless you;
I will make your name great,
and you will be a blessing.
3 I will [...]
Genesis 8:1-10:32 ◊ Matthew 4:12-25 ◊ Psalm 4:1-8 ◊ Proverbs 1:20-23 (cb.net rss)
God’s Promises - OT:21 The LORD smelled the pleasing aroma and said in his heart: “Never again will I curse the ground because of man, even though every inclination of his heart is evil from [...]
Genesis 5:1-7:24 ◊ Matthew 3:7-4:11 ◊ Psalm 3:1-8 ◊ Proverbs 1:10-19 (cb.net rss)
One Year Bible BlogThe One Year Bible Blog´s comments for today, which asks:
Are you memorizing Scripture on a regular basis? Are you bringing Scripture to mind when faced with temptation or sadness or whatever [...]
Genesis 3:1-4:26 ◊ Matthew 2:13-3:6 ◊ Psalm 2:1-12 ◊ Proverbs 1:7-9 (cb.net rss)
God’s Promises - OT:And I will put enmity
between you and the woman,
and between your offspring and hers;
he will crush your head,
and you will strike his heel.
God [...]
Genesis 1:1-2:25 ◊ Matthew 1:1-2:12 ◊ Psalm 1:1-6 ◊ Proverbs 1:1-6 (cb.net rss)
God’s Promises - OT:16 And the LORD God commanded the man, “You are free to eat from any tree in the garden; 17 but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of [...]
While Al Gore was in Europe, predicting that “the entire North Polarized cap will disappear in 5 years” due to global warming, the southern California desert was getting blanketed in snow. (cb.net rss)
Global-warming induced snow storm in southern [...]
Just a quick note to let everyone know that Karen’s WebNursery is now online. We should have birth announcements and pictures in the mail to everyone in about two weeks. (cb.net rss)
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…and by “fish” I mean, of course, all of the conservative voters McCain reeled in by naming Palin as his Veep. (cb.net rss)
When asked by George Stephanopoulos, McCain refused to say whether he would support Sarah Palin if she ran for president:
“Listen I have the greatest appreciation for [...]
The Vatican recently issued a statement on bioethical issues, entitled Dignitas Personae (The Dignity of the Person), which serves as the authoritative ruling for the Catholic Church in condemning, among other things, embryo-destructive stem-cell research and human cloning. (cb.net rss)
The foundational tenet for the ruling is, as [...]
The latest version of WordPress, 2.7, was released earlier this week. The release, code/nick-named “Coltrane”, brings several major back-end improvements: (cb.net rss)
Lorelle lists several reasons to upgrade immediately. Ryan Boren discusses the release, including what features were moved to the 2.8 (or later) blueprint. [...]
I mentioned previously that Karen looks just like Lily did when she was born, except for their hair. Well, let me show you just how much alike they really look: (cb.net rss)
Can you tell which one is Lily, and which [...]
This morning, at 8:09, we welcomed into the world Karen Elizabeth Bennett: (cb.net rss)
Karen Elizabeth Bennett (Karen 00 Months Flickr set)
Photo © Chip Bennett
She was born via c-section at 8:09am; she weighed [...]
My normal route home from work takes me right by the airport. It’s not unusual to see planes taking off or landing. (cb.net rss)
However, it is quite unusual to see the following aircraft a mere 50-100 feet off the ground, on an approach:
Air Force [...]
The WordPress Development blog announced today’s release of WordPress 2.6. Lots of (mostly incremental) changes; see the following video: (cb.net rss)
Download WordPress 2.6 today.
Also, be sure to let me know if anything seems broken here after the upgrade.
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In my previous post, I detailed how to use OpenSync, MultiSync, and KitchenSync to synchronize Google Calendar with KDE-PIM. (cb.net rss)
The reason that I do not use this method to synchronize KDE-PIM with my Google Calendar is three-fold:
As a follow-up to my previous post, I was asked a question regarding how to synchronize KDE-PIM with Google Calendar using OpenSync. This post will explain how to use the Google Calendar plugin for OpenSync. In my next post, I will explain what I believe to be a better way [...]
We recently switched our mobile carrier, from Sprint to AT&T. That change meant new phones, and at my wife’s insistence that I get something other than the boring, basic phones I had always used, I got a BlackBerry Curve. (cb.net rss)
I have mainly used my PDA (an iPaq [...]
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Roaster’s Description:
The roaster rates this blend as Dark Roasted, Smoky Characteristic, Medium-Bodied, and describes it as follows:
On the Fraijanes (pronounced free-haan-ays) Plateau, east of Guatemala City, this smoky, spicy, sweet varietal flourishes in the deep rich volcanic soil of the [...]
Wordpress 2.5.1 has been released. This version is a security and bug-fix release. (cb.net rss)
Version 2.5.1 of WordPress is now available. It includes a number of bug fixes, performance enhancements, and one very important security fix. We recommend everyone update immediately, particularly if your blog has open registration. [...]
In what will be a relief to Colts fans, the Indy Star is reporting that Dwight Freeney is now beginning running drills, and expects to be ready to play by opening day. Hearing of his progress is great news, because while Bob Sanders may be the soul of the [...]
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals yesterday reversed a lower court’s decision that laptop searches by border agents are a violation of the Fourth Amendment. From the WSJ law blog: (cb.net rss)
The backstory: In July of 2005, Michael Arnold, who was 43 at the time, was [...]
Indianapolis Colts’ second-string RB Kenton Keith was arrested outside of an Indianapolis bar early yesterday morning [emphasis added]: (cb.net rss)
Police officers and security guards were attempting to clear the parking lot after the club closed when they noticed that Keith, 27, 6700 block of Echo Lane, and other [...]
So I’m not crazy. I woke up a little after 4:30 this morning, with the sensation that the house was rocking. I jumped out of bed to investigate, but found all well and normal. (cb.net rss)
Turns out it was a 5.2-magnitude earthquake.
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The Supreme Court, in a 7-2 decision in Baze v. Rees, confirmed that lethal injection does not violate the 8th Amendment as cruel and unusual punishment. (cb.net rss)
As relieved as I am to note that SCOTUS has not lost all common sense (it does not take a Constitutional [...]
I finally had a chance to finish Gary Taubes’ book Good Calories, Bad Calories, and all I can really say is, “Wow!”
Taubes’ 600-page book is the culmination of five years of work researching a century worth of epidemiological and clinical research into the carbohydrate and fat hypotheses regarding physiology, [...]
Scott Spoonauer of LaptopMag seems to be spending quite a bit of time trying to insinuate that Linux has missed its opportunity for widespread adoption. For example:
Obama’s recent insults of America’s heartland were so egregious, even the St. Louis Post-Dispatch made mention of his remarks [emphasis added]:
The Huffington Post Web site reported Friday that Obama, speaking of some Pennsylvanians’ economic anxieties, told supporters at the San Francisco fundraiser: “You go into these small towns in [...]
We will definitely not be using this hospital:
State public health officials say two babies were accidentally switched at a southern Illinois hospital, with one of the infants sent home with the wrong family.
Officials say the mistake happened in March at Heartland Regional Medical Center in Marion and involved two [...]
The bone-headed lawyers for Universal Music Group (UMG) are now claiming that throwing away a promotional CD is a form of unauthorized distribution, and is therefore a copyright violation, and thus illegal. UMG makes this ridiculous claim in a lawsuit filed against an eBay seller for selling promotional CDs [...]
Consider two recent bits of news from Microsoft:
What do these mean? Two things: Microsoft recognizes that Vista has not been well-received in the market, and Microsoft recognizes an emerging [...]
Poor Hillary. Not only does she have to face two men in her bid for the Democratic presidential nomination, but she has to do so while also taking time to do her hair (emphasis added):
While listing her credentials to be president, Clinton also said people vote for different reasons, [...]
This news would have really excited me a while ago: Condi Rice is apparently making a play to be named as McCain’s VP.
As it is, she had better re-think her views on some issues before I could even hope to support her on the ticket.
(H/T: LGF)
The ’sphere [...]
Lily is going to be a big sister!
The digital indicator says “Pregnant,” and yes, we are - as this test (and two others, just for good measure) confirmed today!
Photo © Chip Bennett, all rights reserved.
We quite literally just found out today, and are incredibly [...]
At this weekend’s church service, the pastor started a new series on stress relief. This week’s message was titled “Breathing Room” and focused on identifying, establishing, and maintaining healthy boundaries in our relationships. The message borrowed heavily from Cloud and Townsend’s Boundaries series, including some video messages available on [...]
We have been looking for quite some time, to find a church home suitable for Stephanie, Lily, and me - somewhere that we can get involved in the church ministries, outreaches, and service as well as somewhere that can meet our needs: worship service with which we can relate and [...]
Sorry for the infrequent posting, but things have been really busy here.
My most recent project is the basement. When we moved in, I had basically everything that we didn’t know what to do with, put into the basement workshop/storage room. So, now that we’ve got the main level and upstairs [...]
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