http://mindshatter.com/jordan Life was one. Fri, 31 Oct 2008 03:04:18 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en If there's one great thing about Florida, it's the weather this time of year. Do I wish that the drop in temperature continued and it got colder through the winter? Yes. But this time of the year it's 40's in the morning and night and mid-60's in the daytime. It's ... http://mindshatter.com/jordan/2008/10/30/falling-in-love/ Republican presidential candidate John McCain made a campaign stop in Sarasota today.  Sarasota county is a huge republican stronghold in Florida and has not elected a democratic president since F.D.R in 1944.  This year, however, it is considered as being "up for grabs".  There were about 3,000 people in Robarts ... http://mindshatter.com/jordan/2008/10/23/john-mccain-at-robarts-arena/ http://mindshatter.com/jordan/2008/10/23/listening/ Here are a few things I've read over the last several weeks: Go Put Your Strengths to Work by Marcus Buckingham I highly recommend this book.  It challenges the age-old idea that the way we will succeed in life is to thrust our energies into our weaknesses in order to improve them.  ... http://mindshatter.com/jordan/2008/10/21/intake-reading/ I vividly remember one year on pastor appreciation my dad's staff set up our fellowship hall with various booths about him.  Not like a Mike Museum or anything like that.  These booths were really more about enhancing or exaggerating certain quirks he had.  One of them was a giant board ... http://mindshatter.com/jordan/2008/10/20/i-am-my-fathers-son/ That's right.  Today I was pulling into our condo complex I saw a small slithering object.  Most would not have even seen it, but since I am constantly on the look out for Jake I immediately noticed the movement. I slammed on my brakes, hung up the phone (I was talking ... http://mindshatter.com/jordan/2008/10/14/speedy-the-snake/ For those of you who have been avid jordanrippy.com followers, you know that Kristin and I can't seem to get away from reptiles and amphibians.  To get the proper back story I strongly recommend that you read the Frog Blog, Leapin' Lizards, and Our Frog Has a Friend.  After a ... http://mindshatter.com/jordan/2008/10/09/for-goodness-snakes/ [vimeo w=400 h=225]http://www.vimeo.com/1900859[/vimeo] Also check out my other videos on my Vimeo Channel. http://mindshatter.com/jordan/2008/10/06/poo-story/ [vimeo w=400 h=225]http://www.vimeo.com/1719202[/vimeo] http://mindshatter.com/jordan/2008/09/12/public-apology/ Illegal U-Turn - $140.00 Taking time to snap a camera phone picture for your blog - priceless http://mindshatter.com/jordan/2008/08/07/u-turn-u-pay/