tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-112827552024-02-28T14:24:01.737-07:00Day to DayIn the Worlds; Church, Education, Business, and Technologybepotterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00084396203223279530noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11282755.post-53547054345955507732023-01-02T07:50:00.001-07:002023-01-02T07:50:32.103-07:00(From March 24, 2017 but forgot to publish) What do you know. I am back and I am bad...at being consistent and available.<br />
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Plagiarism is on my mind. Why have a plagiraism checker if there is no benchmark for what is appropriate use of reference material, including things I published before. I want the papers I see to contain original ideas supported by research and experience, not a list of what other people think. This is hard work which is the point. Especially in the first courses, it is good to develop a habit of critical thinking and sharing my ideas in a safe environment without worrying that I will lose money or time without a good return benefit.bepotterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00084396203223279530noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11282755.post-51225052112598619142023-01-02T07:47:00.003-07:002023-01-02T07:47:42.992-07:00<p> I cannot believe it has been more than five years since I last posted. What do you think is a good number of times to post each day, week, month, and year?</p>bepotterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00084396203223279530noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11282755.post-62240570445414071512017-03-24T22:09:00.002-06:002017-03-24T22:10:46.775-06:00Back At ItIf you ever do any statistical analysis of bloggers, you know that many blogs only have one post, the first, last, and lonely.<br />
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I did a little better than that, but not much.<br />
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Here we go again. It may be once a decade, possibly more.bepotterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00084396203223279530noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11282755.post-85028659665128814682009-08-04T11:44:00.000-06:002009-08-04T11:46:33.361-06:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkquwUisb6kALPOHiHYAyafkurnrN6D5OAZsQpa7R2550jdInrMbPMOEpzz6ZaHglKN2V9mRPdp6jDdwng3fyrY-QRhQv7veaOXygqUORSR4UONAvdAWJpluyaZcSxPWtkfGMniQ/s1600-h/Flying_Bluebird_Royalty_Free_Clipart_Picture_081012-115913-407048.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 95px; height: 100px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkquwUisb6kALPOHiHYAyafkurnrN6D5OAZsQpa7R2550jdInrMbPMOEpzz6ZaHglKN2V9mRPdp6jDdwng3fyrY-QRhQv7veaOXygqUORSR4UONAvdAWJpluyaZcSxPWtkfGMniQ/s320/Flying_Bluebird_Royalty_Free_Clipart_Picture_081012-115913-407048.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366166287325656866" /></a>Hello, today I am further developing my new company, xplr.me<div><br /></div><div>Watch for more</div>bepotterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00084396203223279530noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11282755.post-52413380648604255292008-05-04T21:48:00.004-06:002008-05-04T23:02:46.887-06:00Good or Bad, The Matrix<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Choices seem good or bad in relation to what is not. We discussed in Sunday School today choices between good and good, bad and bad, good and bad (the usual thought) and, in a proper two by two matrix, there should be one more type of choice. Is it "no choice" or something else?</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">We also discussed about the PC(USA), what is next and "revival" was suggested. What does that mean? </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">According to The New Oxford Dictionary: Revival, noun - </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="def" style="font-weight: normal; "><span apple_mouseover_highlight="1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">an</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span><span apple_mouseover_highlight="1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">improvement</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span><span apple_mouseover_highlight="1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">in</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> the condition or strength of something </span></span></span><span priority="2" class="ex" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="lbl" style="font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">: </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">a revival in the fortunes of the party </span></span></span><span priority="2" class="ex" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="lbl" style="font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">| </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">an economic revival.</span></span></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Baskerville;"><span abs="1" class="sense" style="display: block; "><span priority="2" class="specUse" style="display: block; text-indent: 0px; "><span class="MS" style="display: block; "><span class="lbl" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">• </span></span></span><span class="def" style="font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">an </span></span><span apple_mouseover_highlight="1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">instance</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> of something becoming popular, active, or important again </span></span></span><span priority="2" class="ex" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="lbl" style="font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">: </span></span></span><span apple_mouseover_highlight="1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">cross-country</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span><span apple_mouseover_highlight="1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">skiing</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> is enjoying a revival.</span></span></span></span><span class="MS" style="display: block; "><span class="lbl" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">• </span></span></span><span class="def" style="font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">a new production of an old play or similar work.</span></span></span></span><span class="MS" style="display: block; "><span class="lbl" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">• </span></span></span><span class="def" style="font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">a reawakening of religious fervor, esp. by means of a series of </span></span><span apple_mouseover_highlight="1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">evangelistic</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> meetings </span></span></span><span priority="2" class="ex" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="lbl" style="font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">: </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">the revivals of the nineteenth century </span></span></span><span priority="2" class="exGrp"><span class="lbl"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">| </span></span></span><span priority="2" class="ex" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">a wave of religious revival.</span></span></span></span></span><span class="MS" style="display: block; "><span class="lbl" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">• </span></span></span><span class="def" style="font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">such a meeting or series of meetings </span></span></span><span priority="2" class="ex" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="lbl" style="font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">: </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">an usher for the revival had the job of helping the sick who went up to seek healing.</span></span></span></span><span class="MS" style="display: block; "><span class="lbl" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">• </span></span></span><span class="def" style="font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">a restoration to bodily or mental vigor, to life or consciousness, or to sporting </span></span><span apple_mouseover_highlight="1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">success</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span><span priority="2" class="ex" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="lbl" style="font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">: </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">the thunder and lightning affected his revival in the third round.</span></span></span></span><span class="MS" style="display: block; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></span><span class="MS" style="display: block; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">How can we do this? Should we? </span></span></span><span class="MS" style="display: block; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span><span class="MS" style="display: block; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">McClaren and Compolo's "Adventures in Missing the Point," in the "Worship" chapter, warns against addiction to infatuation, leading to seeking "The Feeling" and missing maturity. I like the concept and know I seek "The Feeling," always looking for the new. All I do is look for the new, I don't appreciate the old at all. I lack maturity or desire for maturity, being responsible and doing the boring (my perception) work of the same old thing.</span></span></span><span class="MS" style="display: block; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span><span class="MS" style="display: block; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">I am talking so much about spiritual things lately, all the meetings and readings I guess. I hope more business, technology and my world topics, something interesting, come up soon.</span></span></span><span class="MS" style="display: block; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span>bepotterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00084396203223279530noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11282755.post-21699586976141436492008-05-03T22:44:00.002-06:002008-05-04T23:05:00.205-06:00Rid the Muck<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">Among my old books is Annie Dillard’s “Holy the Firm,” the most tightly packed prose I can remember reading. One sentence can last hours or more, rolling in my mind. I read the first part and buzzed.</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">To write blogs with power and brevity, read the book, it is very short, and craft sentences like that. For me it takes four or five passes to rid the muck.</span></span></span></p>bepotterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00084396203223279530noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11282755.post-19571964787976822472008-05-02T22:35:00.002-06:002008-05-04T23:05:39.223-06:00The Next Post<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">I missed posting yesterday because I never got to an Internet connection. Here is what I noticed around me.</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">I am always more worried about looking the Christian saint than doing what I want. Is this better or worse?</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">I love having deep and active conflict in relationships and organizations, it is a sign of health. It becomes toxic if civility and respect are missing. This goes along with the uniformity and united discussion.</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">The PC(USA) moderator Reverend Joan Gray preached tonight about the problems of waiting for enough or having the money in the bank before doing what God has planned for us. This suits me fine but good stewardship is also a consideration. She advocates a season of prayer and discernment to ensure good stewardship. If time is a constraint, can intensity serve for reaching good discernment? This works in business organizations when vision, which I stress as the most important thing, is seen as needed more than, or instead of, sound financial planning. Is this better or worse?</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">At the Nampa Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast yesterday I listened to the 150 kids singing in the Kiwanis RAD choir. I felt an empty place in my heart as l listened, missing all I missed of that in the past, but I only knew I had an empty place as I felt it fill with joy of what was happening in front of me. It was great. </span></span></span></p>bepotterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00084396203223279530noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11282755.post-90800722908202830522008-04-27T23:10:00.003-06:002008-05-04T23:06:06.975-06:00United or Uniform<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Reverend Phil Butin preached at the Boise Presbytery meeting yesterday about forming community by being uniform or by being united. I liked the united option much better.</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">He likened being united to climbing Mt. Everest and being tied together in the dangerous parts for safety. He didn't mention this would result in a bigger disaster if the danger was big enough, since we would all fall down, but I liked the image anyway.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Monte from Boone Church mentioned to Reverend Butin the lack of business acumen in seminary graduates. Ron Tincher mentioned other administrative skills lacking.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">I may be able to help.</span></div>bepotterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00084396203223279530noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11282755.post-43831526676783484452008-04-26T07:41:00.003-06:002008-05-04T23:06:31.401-06:00Presbytery Today<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Presbytery meeting today. Much to discuss and much to learn. How are we handling this new PC(USA) government?</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Then on to Idaho Samplers.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">More later.</span></div>bepotterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00084396203223279530noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11282755.post-91714709049826441832008-04-24T10:04:00.003-06:002008-05-04T23:06:54.055-06:00Three Years Later<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Welcome me back to blogging. This time I am here to stay. Starting May 1, 2008 I will post every day. We will see if it is interesting or blah, blah, blog.</span>bepotterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00084396203223279530noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11282755.post-1110170390566693262005-03-06T21:39:00.001-07:002008-05-04T23:07:15.898-06:00First Day<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">I never know how to start. This is the hardes part.</span>bepotterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00084396203223279530noreply@blogger.com0