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Daniel
Sunday, November 21, 2010
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
The man who only ate food from a can
Once upon a time there lived a man
Who would only eat food, food from a can
He never ate fresh, colorful food
Only something that matched his mood
He was the grumpiest man in the land
So all that he ate was rotten and canned
He kept his cans in a big wooden case
With grey, warn-out leather and ugly black lace
But one day came two wee little girls
with pretty pink dresses and hair full of curls
To try and cheer up the bitter old man
Who stayed home all day and ate food from a can
They knocked and knocked on the hard metal door
That made their hands all red and sore
The old grumpy man got up from his chair
And climbed down the steps, stair by stair
He opened the door, clothes full of wrinkles
And the girls said “We have cookies, cookies with sprinkles!”
The man looked at the two little girls
With pretty pink dresses and hair full of curls
And asked them why they came all that way
Just to come and ruin his day
“I was relaxing! Getting a tan! And eating some fish, right out of the can!”
The girls looked at each other a while
Then looked up at the man, with a small little smile
“Would you like a cookie? Would you like more?”
But the old man said “No!” and slammed the door
But then he wondered how a cookie would taste
And looked out the window, and there the girls raced
right back to their home, for this man was a waste!
Still he wondered if cookies crunched or crinkled
Oh how he wanted a cookie, sprinkled with sprinkles!
But for the rest of his life, the bitter old man
ate food that was gross, food from a can
Who would only eat food, food from a can
He never ate fresh, colorful food
Only something that matched his mood
He was the grumpiest man in the land
So all that he ate was rotten and canned
He kept his cans in a big wooden case
With grey, warn-out leather and ugly black lace
But one day came two wee little girls
with pretty pink dresses and hair full of curls
To try and cheer up the bitter old man
Who stayed home all day and ate food from a can
They knocked and knocked on the hard metal door
That made their hands all red and sore
The old grumpy man got up from his chair
And climbed down the steps, stair by stair
He opened the door, clothes full of wrinkles
And the girls said “We have cookies, cookies with sprinkles!”
The man looked at the two little girls
With pretty pink dresses and hair full of curls
And asked them why they came all that way
Just to come and ruin his day
“I was relaxing! Getting a tan! And eating some fish, right out of the can!”
The girls looked at each other a while
Then looked up at the man, with a small little smile
“Would you like a cookie? Would you like more?”
But the old man said “No!” and slammed the door
But then he wondered how a cookie would taste
And looked out the window, and there the girls raced
right back to their home, for this man was a waste!
Still he wondered if cookies crunched or crinkled
Oh how he wanted a cookie, sprinkled with sprinkles!
But for the rest of his life, the bitter old man
ate food that was gross, food from a can
Sunday, November 7, 2010
Hey guys. We are entering the HSLDA video commercial contest. Check out our first entry!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQMmE8kVVFQ
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Friday, October 22, 2010
Filmmaking
Sorry I haven't posted in over a month. I've been busy with school and other activities. BUT I wanted to post that me and some of my friends are starting a filmmaking group. We are debating what to call it, but so far we are thinking "Theocracy (Films, Productions, Pictures or whatever)".
We are planning on entering our first film into the San Antonio Independent Christian Film Festival (SAICFF, saicff.org), probably in the Young Filmmaker's category.
If we make any short films that can be easily submitted to YouTube, I will post them here.
We are planning on entering our first film into the San Antonio Independent Christian Film Festival (SAICFF, saicff.org), probably in the Young Filmmaker's category.
If we make any short films that can be easily submitted to YouTube, I will post them here.
Sunday, September 19, 2010
School
I am homeschooled during the week, and then on Friday I attend a Tutorial school where everyone turns in their homework from during the week. The first day, my English teacher asked us all to come up with an adjective that starts with the letter of our first name to identify ourselves. My name is Daniel, and I had to go first. Like, how many positive adjectives start with D? Demolishing, Devious, Destructive...
So now I'm known as Destructive Daniel. But tutorial has been going good, besides some football mess-ups, walking in to the wrong class and the whole destructive Daniel thing.
So now I'm known as Destructive Daniel. But tutorial has been going good, besides some football mess-ups, walking in to the wrong class and the whole destructive Daniel thing.
Friday, September 10, 2010
Black Tuesday
Alice glanced up as Samuel walked in. He shut the door rather harshly, then proceeded to the table where Alice sat. She gave him a smile, but his hardened face didn’t show any acknowledgment. He lifted a newspaper and held it beside his head. “It’s all gone, Alice”. She reached for the newspaper, which was dated October 30, 1929. Her glasses rested on a small box in the kitchen. “Care fetch my glasses?” she asked. Samuel shuffled to the kitchen. He noticed that most of his daughters' money jars were gone, probably due to Alice having to pay another bill. Reaching for Alice’s glasses, he abruptly heard a shrill cry from the dining room. He grabbed the glasses and ran back in, where he saw his wife’s face deathly white. Her hands shook, and she set the paper down. Her eyesight had been failing since she was thirty, but she had managed to read the first couple of words of the huge title stamped onto the thin paper. STOCKS COLLAPSE.
Early the next morning, Samuel walked into the small newspaper company's office he had worked for for the last three years. Jack Auldar looked up from the tall stack of papers on his desk, which appeared to have been there a long time. “Hey Sad, come on in!” Samuel’s nickname, “sad” came from his name, which was Samuel Anderson Drodstone. He hated it, although it now seemed very fitting. Auldar’s face abruptly became depressed, as if he suddenly realized something. “Mr. Drodstone”, he began. Samuel knew that when Jack called him by his last name, there was something wrong. He knew it before he had stepped foot into the office. “You have been with our paper boys' team for, uh, two years?” “Three, sir”, Samuel corrected. Jack continued, “Yes. Now, I hate to be the one to tell you this, but we can’t hold you on anymore.”
The long walk home was miserable. The same nine year-old boy who had sold him the copy of The New York Times the day before was still very busy with his huge stack of newspapers. He turned to Samuel, with a smile, but doom seemed do be etched on his face. He understood what was happening, but ironically he was benefitting from it. Drodstone walked in to his house. He heard his children’s laughs in a nearby room, and his wife was busy cleaning up the babies' room. He just couldn’t tell her he had lost his job, right after losing all of their savings. So he simply walked into his room and shut the door quietly.
In the morning, he woke up early and got dressed. His wife thought he was going to work. He slipped out the door and walked up the narrow stone sidewalk. He didn’t know where he was going, yet he knew he was going to get there. After about an hour, he remembered the town’s employment center down near the bank. But he couldn’t go in. A large crowd was gathered around the bank and the employment center. The men’s fists were waiving and papers were scattered everywhere. Almost everyone was shouting, but it was impossible to interpret. Samuel walked away. Seeing a crumpled newspaper laying on the ground, he reached for it. It was the most recent paper. His eyes jetted across the pages, finally realizing what was going on.
“In a few days, America will change.” he whispered.
Early the next morning, Samuel walked into the small newspaper company's office he had worked for for the last three years. Jack Auldar looked up from the tall stack of papers on his desk, which appeared to have been there a long time. “Hey Sad, come on in!” Samuel’s nickname, “sad” came from his name, which was Samuel Anderson Drodstone. He hated it, although it now seemed very fitting. Auldar’s face abruptly became depressed, as if he suddenly realized something. “Mr. Drodstone”, he began. Samuel knew that when Jack called him by his last name, there was something wrong. He knew it before he had stepped foot into the office. “You have been with our paper boys' team for, uh, two years?” “Three, sir”, Samuel corrected. Jack continued, “Yes. Now, I hate to be the one to tell you this, but we can’t hold you on anymore.”
The long walk home was miserable. The same nine year-old boy who had sold him the copy of The New York Times the day before was still very busy with his huge stack of newspapers. He turned to Samuel, with a smile, but doom seemed do be etched on his face. He understood what was happening, but ironically he was benefitting from it. Drodstone walked in to his house. He heard his children’s laughs in a nearby room, and his wife was busy cleaning up the babies' room. He just couldn’t tell her he had lost his job, right after losing all of their savings. So he simply walked into his room and shut the door quietly.
In the morning, he woke up early and got dressed. His wife thought he was going to work. He slipped out the door and walked up the narrow stone sidewalk. He didn’t know where he was going, yet he knew he was going to get there. After about an hour, he remembered the town’s employment center down near the bank. But he couldn’t go in. A large crowd was gathered around the bank and the employment center. The men’s fists were waiving and papers were scattered everywhere. Almost everyone was shouting, but it was impossible to interpret. Samuel walked away. Seeing a crumpled newspaper laying on the ground, he reached for it. It was the most recent paper. His eyes jetted across the pages, finally realizing what was going on.
“In a few days, America will change.” he whispered.
Monday, August 9, 2010
A way to remember
You know how they always say to tie a string on your finger to help you remember something? This idea is actually very similar to something mentioned in the bible. God actually gave us a cool way to remember his commandments! What is it? To wear a set of tassels on your clothes.
God spoke to Moses: "Speak to the People of Israel. Tell them that from now on they are to make tassels on the corners of their garments and to mark each corner tassel with a blue thread. When you look at these tassels you'll remember and keep all the commandments of God, and not get distracted by everything you feel or see that seduces you into infidelities. The tassels will signal remembrance and observance of all my commandments, to live a holy life to God. I am your God who rescued you from the land of Egypt to be your personal God. Yes, I am God, your God." - Numbers 15:37-41, The Message
By the time the Israelites left Egypt, you can imagine they were pretty influenced by the laws and gods of the Egyptians. Even when God gave them commandments, they completely forgot them. So God gave them a gift; tzitzit. This word is Hebrew, and is a bit hard to pronounce (tzee-tzeet), so I call them fringes. Think about it, the Israelites forgot the commandments God gave them. Is that a whole lot different than what we all do? When's the last time you disrespected your parents, lied, or lusted? We still need to remember God's commandments, and this is a way to do just that. The initial idea may seem a bit weird, but they are actually pretty cool, and they can come in all different colors (the bible says that at least 1 string has to be blue, which represents the word of God). I found out about them nearly 3 years ago, and I have just started my own business selling them (see my website here).
Show your faith! Look at them, remember his commandments, and do his will!
Daniel
God spoke to Moses: "Speak to the People of Israel. Tell them that from now on they are to make tassels on the corners of their garments and to mark each corner tassel with a blue thread. When you look at these tassels you'll remember and keep all the commandments of God, and not get distracted by everything you feel or see that seduces you into infidelities. The tassels will signal remembrance and observance of all my commandments, to live a holy life to God. I am your God who rescued you from the land of Egypt to be your personal God. Yes, I am God, your God." - Numbers 15:37-41, The Message
By the time the Israelites left Egypt, you can imagine they were pretty influenced by the laws and gods of the Egyptians. Even when God gave them commandments, they completely forgot them. So God gave them a gift; tzitzit. This word is Hebrew, and is a bit hard to pronounce (tzee-tzeet), so I call them fringes. Think about it, the Israelites forgot the commandments God gave them. Is that a whole lot different than what we all do? When's the last time you disrespected your parents, lied, or lusted? We still need to remember God's commandments, and this is a way to do just that. The initial idea may seem a bit weird, but they are actually pretty cool, and they can come in all different colors (the bible says that at least 1 string has to be blue, which represents the word of God). I found out about them nearly 3 years ago, and I have just started my own business selling them (see my website here).
Show your faith! Look at them, remember his commandments, and do his will!
Daniel
Book Review - The Gospel According to Disney
The Gospel According to Disney is a commentary on the animated films produced by Walt Disney, from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) to Brother Bear (2003). Here is the description.
Title: The Gospel According to Disney: Faith, Trust, and Pixie Dust
Author: Mark Pinsky
Category: Religion and Culture
Pages: 286
Mark does a remarkable job of laying out the facts about what intent Disney really has in the movies it produces. From the sorcery of Fantasia (1940) to the satanism of The Black Cauldron (1985) to the feminism of Beauty and the Beast (1991), Pinsky hits the nail on the head and presents a less-than-appealing look at the magical, self-centered message Disney tries not so hard to hide in its children's films.
My Book Rating: 4 Stars
Title: The Gospel According to Disney: Faith, Trust, and Pixie Dust
Author: Mark Pinsky
Category: Religion and Culture
Pages: 286
Mark does a remarkable job of laying out the facts about what intent Disney really has in the movies it produces. From the sorcery of Fantasia (1940) to the satanism of The Black Cauldron (1985) to the feminism of Beauty and the Beast (1991), Pinsky hits the nail on the head and presents a less-than-appealing look at the magical, self-centered message Disney tries not so hard to hide in its children's films.
My Book Rating: 4 Stars
Saturday, August 7, 2010
Game Review - Redemption CCG
I have been playing this game for about 6 years now, and I have thoroughly enjoyed it. It is very unique in that it is based upon the Bible. It is published by Cactus Game Design, Inc (see Website) and is currently the longest running trading card game except Magic: The Gathering. Here is the full game description.
Title: Redemption
Type: Collectable Card Game/Trading Card Game
For Ages: 7+
Since: 1995
Description: Redemption® is a collectible trading card game of biblical adventure. Players use Heroes to rescue Lost Souls, overcoming any Evil Characters that oppose them.
This game is divided by 12 types (Hero, Evil Character, Hero Enhancement, Evil Enhancement, Artifact, Fortress, Site, Curse, Covenant, Lost Soul, Good Dominant, Evil Dominant), 3 classes (Warrior, Weapon, Territory), 8 good brigades (White, Gold, Blue, Green, Purple, Teal, Red, Silver) and 7 evil brigades (Black, Grey, Pale Green, Gold, Crimson, Brown, Orange). Many deck archetypes are currently in use, being that strategy plays a very important role in this game. Spiritual cards include Son of God (here), Angel of the Lord (here), Blood of the Lamb (here), Redemption (here) and Grapes of Wrath (here); while historical figures also see play, such as Antiochus IV Epiphanes (here) and Emperor Nero (here). To learn more about Redemption, visit redemption.com.
My Game Rating: 4.5 Stars
Title: Redemption
Type: Collectable Card Game/Trading Card Game
For Ages: 7+
Since: 1995
Description: Redemption® is a collectible trading card game of biblical adventure. Players use Heroes to rescue Lost Souls, overcoming any Evil Characters that oppose them.
This game is divided by 12 types (Hero, Evil Character, Hero Enhancement, Evil Enhancement, Artifact, Fortress, Site, Curse, Covenant, Lost Soul, Good Dominant, Evil Dominant), 3 classes (Warrior, Weapon, Territory), 8 good brigades (White, Gold, Blue, Green, Purple, Teal, Red, Silver) and 7 evil brigades (Black, Grey, Pale Green, Gold, Crimson, Brown, Orange). Many deck archetypes are currently in use, being that strategy plays a very important role in this game. Spiritual cards include Son of God (here), Angel of the Lord (here), Blood of the Lamb (here), Redemption (here) and Grapes of Wrath (here); while historical figures also see play, such as Antiochus IV Epiphanes (here) and Emperor Nero (here). To learn more about Redemption, visit redemption.com.
My Game Rating: 4.5 Stars
Thursday, August 5, 2010
Nephilim - Genesis 6:1-4
Many theories have been tossed around as to what exactly the Nephilim were. The word "Nephilim" comes from the hebrew "npl" (נָפַל) which means "to fall", leading some to speculate that they were offspring of fallen angels who took women as wives some time before Noah's flood (Genesis 6:1-4), while others disagree, saying that angels and humans are incompatible. Giants are later mentioned when the Israelites were taking over Canaan and spies were sent out to observe the land. They came back with reports of seeing the Anakim (literally meaning the Long Necked) who made the Israelite spies appear as "grasshoppers by comparison" (Numbers 13:33). And of course, there is Goliath, who, for some reason, is the stereotypical image we see when the term "biblical giant" is mentioned. Scripture records Goliath's height to be "six cubits and a span (1 Samuel 17:4)" which, when translated into modern measurement, equals about nine feet and nine inches. Unfortunately, this is the only instance in which the exact height of a giant is recorded, although the book of Deuteronomy mentions the dimensions of a massive bed that was on display in the royal city of Rabbah (Deuteronomy 3:11), belonging to the Rephaite giant King Og.
Four other giants are mentioned during Israel's dispute with Philistia. Some have claimed that this is why David gathered five stones before battling with Goliath. It is possible they were related to Goliath, especially when Ishbi-Benob, one of the giants, was so bent on killing the King that David himself had to be saved by one of his own men (2 Samuel 21:15-17).
Another giant is mentioned later having "Six-fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot" (2 Samuel 21:20-22). One of David's men, Jonathan (not to be confused with Prince Jonathan), killed him and thus ended the giant's legacy. There have been countless tall people since then, but none have reached the heights of the Nephilim.
Thanks for reading,
Daniel
Four other giants are mentioned during Israel's dispute with Philistia. Some have claimed that this is why David gathered five stones before battling with Goliath. It is possible they were related to Goliath, especially when Ishbi-Benob, one of the giants, was so bent on killing the King that David himself had to be saved by one of his own men (2 Samuel 21:15-17).
Another giant is mentioned later having "Six-fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot" (2 Samuel 21:20-22). One of David's men, Jonathan (not to be confused with Prince Jonathan), killed him and thus ended the giant's legacy. There have been countless tall people since then, but none have reached the heights of the Nephilim.
Thanks for reading,
Daniel
Hello world!
Welcome to my personal blog. I am a teenager who enjoys playing the guitar, school and reading about God. I will also be posting some short stories I write, articles about the bible, and other random stuff.
Thanks for visiting,
Daniel
Thanks for visiting,
Daniel
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