Just Visiting this Planet

Employed by God to encourage each other

mickaroony@gmail.com (Mark D Taylor) — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:03:00 +0000

Charles Spurgeon wrote:

God employs his people to encourage one another.

We should be glad that God usually works for man by man. It forms a bond of brotherhood, and being mutually dependent on one another, we are fused more completely into one family.

Brethren, take the text as God's message to you. Aim to comfort the sorrowful, and to animate the desponding.

Speak a word in season to him that is weary, and encourage those who are fearful to go on their way with gladness.

God encourages you by his promises; Christ encourages you as he points to the heaven he has won for you, and the Spirit encourages you as he works in you to will and to do of His own will and pleasure.

Trying out Glue

mickaroony@gmail.com (Mark D Taylor) — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:25:00 +0000

Glue is an app and website that aggregates status updates and posts to several places (like FB, Twitter, blogs) at the same time. Let’s see.

Ah, coffee

mickaroony@gmail.com (Mark D Taylor) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:55:00 +0000

Windows 7 video test

mickaroony@gmail.com (Mark D Taylor) — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 15:56:00 +0000

Again, the content is not that important, but there is some film here from 1980 or 1982, with some video effects added. This is just a test to compare how easy it is to edit and upload video in Windows 7, compared to software built into the Flip video camera.

Back to the Future

mickaroony@gmail.com (Mark D Taylor) — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:41:00 +0000

Rose, getting all confused with a Super 8 movie projector. We managed to find one that is bran new, in its box for more than 20 years at least. Tomorrow night we will have an old fashioned cine evening with Julie, Ed, and Ashleigh. Then I really must get these old films transferred to something digital!

Ways Obama is using social media

mickaroony@gmail.com (Mark D Taylor) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:57:00 +0000

EasyJet to Berlin

mickaroony@gmail.com (Mark D Taylor) — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 10:07:00 +0000

Been thinking about doing a two trip with Rose, to go to a Christmas Market. Berlin sounds good to me! I have long wanted to visit there.

in reference to: easyJet.com – book cheap flights, hotels, car hire for low cost travel (view on Google Sidewiki)

Who can find us?

mickaroony@gmail.com (Mark D Taylor) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:03:00 +0000

Who can find Mark and Rose in this picture. The photo is circa 1974, and taken at Resthaven Youth Camp, just outside of Harare. My what memories of things come back with pics like these.

FouNASA Video on NASA iPhone app

mickaroony@gmail.com (Mark D Taylor) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:01:00 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/v/V8c-DctLxLo?f=user_uploads&app=youtube_gdata

Learn about the global cooperation to build the International Space Station, or ISS.

Use a simple scale model to demonstrate the amazing mathematical relationship between the Earth and moon to see how the low-Earth orbit of ISS compares.

Shuttle waves goodbye

mickaroony@gmail.com (Mark D Taylor) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 18:23:00 +0000

The Way Home
http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery/image_feature_1433.html

Backdropped by a blue and white Earth, this image taken by the Expedition 20 crew shows Endeavour shortly after the shuttle and station began their post-undocking... For credit and copyright guidance, please visit image webpage.

http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery/image_feature_1433.html

There's that 666 again

mickaroony@gmail.com (Mark D Taylor) — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 12:29:00 +0000

Just noticed that my inbox for work email today reached 666! Hmmm ...

You might have to double click the picture and zoom in a bit to see it.

If you printed the Interweb

mickaroony@gmail.com (Mark D Taylor) — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 22:51:00 +0000

Publish Post

Source: http://www.cartridgesave.co.uk/news/if-you-printed-the-internet/

Operation Wanya Totsi

mickaroony@gmail.com (Mark D Taylor) — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 22:30:00 +0000

Soccer City stadium in Johannesburg, the venue for the opening game and the final of the World Cup.

Photograph: Siphiwe Sibeko/Reuters

South Africa sets out hardline crime policy

When it was announced that South Africa would become the first African nation to host the World Cup Finals, some prophets of doom in the press grumbled that its sky-high crime rate would make it an unsuitable location to host such a big event.

Fans, particularly those travelling in family groups, would be frightened off by South Africa's deadly reputation, they said. Well, as the finals approach, it is becoming clear that the group that should be most frightened isn't the fans - it's the criminals. With admirable straightforwardness, South Africa's deputy minister for police has announced that there will be a shoot-to-kill policy for armed criminals.

The name of the security operation for the World Cup Finals? Operation Wanya Tsotsi, which translates as "You will soil your pants, criminal." He said, "We say we are going toe to toe, tooth for tooth, nail for nail with the criminals. Street by street , corner to corner, we will find you."

We like. The minister for police has given the operation his backing, saying, "We are tired of waving nice documents like the constitution and the human rights charter in criminals' faces... We are going to meet these thugs head on, and if it means we kill when we shoot, then so be it."

South Africa's parliament will consider amendments to the law allowing the police to take a much tougher line on violent crime within the next few weeks.

The Guardian reports that currently police are only allowed to shoot to kill if their lives or the lives of bystanders are threatened. Civil liberties groups fret that the new proposals could mean a return to "apartheid era policing", when police could shoot fleeing criminals in the back. South Africa's top cop made his pledge as six armed thugs were killed by police during the robbery of a cash van in Pretoria Permalink

AbR 2009

mickaroony@gmail.com (Mark D Taylor) — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 19:53:00 +0000

A snapshot of the Africa by Radio executive who were all at the first ever AbR Continental Convention held in Johannesburg, earlier this month. The next one should be held in Accra, Ghana, if plans work out.

Imagine this sign in South Africa

mickaroony@gmail.com (Mark D Taylor) — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 08:32:00 +0000

Joburg meetup

mickaroony@gmail.com (Mark D Taylor) — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 20:24:00 +0000

12h30 Clearwater Mall, Mugg & Bean on Thursday 24 Sep Rose and Mark
will be there. Pitch up and have some coffee and cake with us if you
can.

Calling friends in Joeys. If the prawns from District 9 have not got
you, and you are free, why not get down or up or across to Clearwater
Mall and catch up with us on Thursday.

We will need to leave around 3:30 for the airport.

Hope to see you if it us possible.

Men are from Mars ...

mickaroony@gmail.com (Mark D Taylor) — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 13:51:00 +0000

So what are you supposed to do with the reason you went there in the first place?

mickaroony@gmail.com (Mark D Taylor) — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 13:13:00 +0000

Seen in Worthing hospital today

Herbie spotted in Worthing

mickaroony@gmail.com (Mark D Taylor) — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 17:24:00 +0000

I snapped this photo of a sad looking Herbie, AKA the love bug. He had broken down on Worthing's Broadwater Road, near our Feba offices. I am not sure, but I think one of the people standing nearby was actually crying. I hope old Herb is alright and that he will get better soon.

That Kramer! Classic clip

mickaroony@gmail.com (Mark D Taylor) — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 20:52:00 +0000

Edinburgh Tattoo 2009

mickaroony@gmail.com (Mark D Taylor) — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 07:18:00 +0000

mickaroony@gmail.com (Mark D Taylor) — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 07:13:00 +0000

There are some places I cannot take Rose

mickaroony@gmail.com (Mark D Taylor) — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 15:04:00 +0000

Toy Museum, Callander

mickaroony@gmail.com (Mark D Taylor) — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 14:56:00 +0000

My next three audio books

mickaroony@gmail.com (Mark D Taylor) — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 22:11:00 +0000