Alas, poor MySpace, I knew him, Horatio… (Come on, it’s from Hamlet)

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Ok, see if you can guess what these three things have in common (man, I haven’t played TriBond in forever!!):

• One Million Dollars
• A Third Hand
• A MySpace Account

Give up? The commonality that links these three seemingly unrelated things together is… I don’t have any of them!

I certainly don’t have a million dollars or a third hand, but as of today (or sometime within the next 48 hours, according to my confirmation email), I no longer have a MySpace account. Now, I know, some of you might be thinking, “BUT WHY???” So, for your reading pleasure, I’ve compiled a short list of reasons that we should all perhaps delete our accounts from that seemingly innocent “place for friends”:

1. I really haven’t gotten a worthwhile, life altering, point-of-view changing comment on my MySpace page since… forever
2. Since I’m married (and it said so on my profile), you’d think that MySpace would know that and stop showing my ads for meeting “Singles in the Orlando Area.”
3. Adding to #2, I really think that if MySpace were truly a “place for friends,” then the girls in the advertisements would have a LOT more clothing on. I don’t have any friends that dress like that.
4. As far as meeting “friends,” when was the last time you ever heard of someone meeting someone else from MySpace and that being a good thing? (I’ve personally never met anyone from MySpace, but my guess is that you’ve got a 50/50 shot of it turning out to be Chris Hansen or someone from Perverted Justice)
5. I’m pretty sure that the average MySpace user is somewhere between the age of 12 and 12 1/2 years old (although on their profile, it is listed as 99 years old from Albequerque, NM) and I no longer find myself in that demographic (thank goodness, because I can no longer afford that much Strydex).
6. It just seems that I’ve got a better chance of connecting with old friends (which is really the point, isn’t it?) on Facebook or even, God forbid, on the phone (do people still use those?).

So world, consider this my “Hanging up of the MySpace towel.” It is over. Finished. Fin (but not the kind that dolphins have).

Behold the wonder that is Zeke Boldman

Under Life By Josh Boldman

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So world, I know it has been quite some time since you and I spoke, but it is time to break the silence once again. Now, what monumental occasion has brought us to this point? Is it world peace? No. Is it global warming? Not quite. Is it the 2008 presidential election? Hardly!

You see, my very own child, my firstborn, my spawn has (being 3 months of age) has started this very morning rolling on his side. Check it out…

And what’s even more amazing is that we fully expect him to be rolling all the way over in a matter of days (which of course puts him on track to be alkony by next week and saying 10 syllable words by August 12th). I will share more later as time allows.

Good day, world.

Ouch, that really hurts

Under Life By Josh Boldman

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Ok, so if you’ve noticed on my Blogroll on the right side of this page, I’ve added a new site called Stuff Christians Like. It’s basically a “let’s laugh at ourselves” type site that takes an often hilarious introspective look at those things that we Christians do that can, more often than not, come across as completely rediculous. One of those things just so happens to be taking a popular secular song and “Jesus-ifying” it and then performing it at a youth group function. If you’re perhaps confused, here is a clip from YouTube that illustrates my point…

I know, I know. It’s embarrassing, but at least we can laugh at ourselves. Anyway, I definitely suggest you check out the site. Be forewarned, there are times that it may seem irreverent, but from what I can tell, it’s done with a light heart. Enjoy.