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January 29, 2007
Kitchen Design Competition
Why do we pay attention to designers? I mean, seriously, what do they have that we don't? Ideas? I sure hope not. I am convinced that the only thing that they have that you and I do not have is name recognition.
So with that in mind I offer you
"the dan and carrie show: kitchen design competition."
For anyone who has been to our house, you know that our kitchen, while quite large, is very poorly laid out, and the countertops are painfully low. We have been doing some head scratching about what we can do to make the space more functional, but could use a little help.
Now, what, you may ask, is the prize for the winning designer? Name recognition! What better prize could you want? After all, isn't that what the "big name" designers have that you don't? Yes, you too can be famous! We will post your name all over our #1 website, and before you know it you will be fielding phone calls from all the home improvemnt/remodel shows on cable TV.
So, here is the skinny:
The rules are:
the stove and the sink stays, not in the same places, but they stay.
Dimensions are as follows:
Stove: 3' W x 2.5' D
Sink: 4' W x 2' D
Ready - GO!
your host for this episode : dan; 08:45 PM | Comments (0)
January 26, 2007
We are #1!
When you have a web site you do crazy things sometimes...
For example, yesterday I was sending an e-mail to a friend whom we have not seen in a while. Rather than try to include all the information about what has happened in our lives since we last saw him, I sent him a link to our web site. Not so crazy you say, just wait... I then thought, what would happen if you did a web search for "dan and carrie".
Who in their right mind does a web search for two very common first names and thinks that perhaps their little crappy web site will be anywhere in the first 1,000,000 results? That would be me...
In any case I did, on Google, Yahoo, and MSN... and guess what I found out?
Of the 1,590,000 results on Google: we are #1!
Of the 2,880,000 results on Yahoo: we are #1!
of the 930,706 results on MSN: we are #1!
It is really rather amazing, that with the three largest search engines we come out on top. I tried the same thing using "carrie and dan" and while we are not #1 we are on the first page of results on each of these sites.
So, what does this mean?
I have thought long and hard about the results of my "highly scientific research" and these are the conclusions that I have come to...
Either:
A: We are immensely popular and everyone in the world (or at least on the World Wide Web) wants to know us.
B: I am the only one in the world to ever use these search terms
C: The government is spying on us (I want to see the warrant!)
D: Random people who do search for "dan and carrie" are so compelled by the amazingly interesting and supurbly intellectual content of our site that they cannot help but visit it!
or
E: No one remembers our URL!
Now there may be other possible explanations for this phenomenon, but the fact of the matter is that YOU made it happen, and for whatever it means, it makes me feel good. Kind of geeky, but good. and for that I thank you.
Sincerely
DAN
your host for this episode : dan; 12:52 PM | Comments (5)
January 19, 2007
Josiah is in the hospital
You may remember that we had house guests for a month or so this past summer. Samuel, Robyn, and son Josiah were on their way to Spain we had the great privilege of hosting them here. Since late July they have been in Spain, and we heard this week that he came down with gastroenteritis last weekend, on top of a second degree burn from a pulled-down tea cup.
Josiah has been in the hospital since Tuesday the 16th, and Robyn's been putting as frequent as possible updates on her webpage. Go there to read about how you can pray most effectively for the little man. http://robyn.bowles.es
your host for this episode : carrie; 03:51 PM | Comments (1)
January 07, 2007
Hot-lanta
For Christmas my mom told me she wanted to bring me to Atlanta to see my brother and his wife, and meet my nephew. Aiden Keiren was the star of the show, without a doubt! Here's the first of a few pics taken over the last few days. This one was a self portrait, taken this morning.
Tomorrow he'll be 7 months old, and he's already over 20 pounds!
your host for this episode : carrie; 09:48 PM | Comments (2)
January 01, 2007
New Traditions
We celebrated the passing of the last year and the coming of the new last night. Old friends and new gathered at 1057 to share fondue, fire, and memories. The voices of 9 adults and 6 kids filled our house with conversation, stories, and laughter. My friend Nancy had an idea to bring candles and go around the room, giving everyone a chance to say what they're thankful for, or what their prayer for the new year might be. The candles then burned through the evening and as they melted together on the plate, so also our thankfulness and prayers melted together and found their way heavenward as well. I think this is a tradition that we will carry forward for years to come. Another friend brought a chalice, purchased from a silversmith on a recent vacation to Mexico, with an idea to bring the ritual of communion back into everyday living. We passed around a loaf of bread and then the cup of wine and remembered Christ's body broken for us and his blood shed for us. We remembered our Lord together as we shared the simplest of foods, found in one form or another around the world.
your host for this episode : carrie; 04:45 PM | Comments (0)