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• Metallica's Death Magnetic debuted at the top of the album chart with sales of 490,000 units. The album was released on a Friday and had three fewer days of sales than new releases that came out on the standard Tuesday. (Billboard.biz)

It's only fitting that Randy's Watercooler topic today is "You Tube Guilty Pleasure" because today on this day of Sept. 10th, 2008
I was sent a funny one. . .that has entertained the masses today!

Wordle is a fun little site that creatively displays a word cloud.
Let me explain a little better. . .
I did a little self-test and quickly wrote out the words that came to my mind as I sit here with my morning coffee looking at the view of downtown out my window and Whaaa Laaaa here's my Wordle!

I am, admittedly, not a learned theologian. I do not read my Bible or pray nearly as often as I would like. Too often, I default to learning "about God" instead of knowing God. There is so much "religion" that is far beyond what I can grasp.

So I just watched the movie Juno for the first time this week and I LOVED it! Can't believe it took me this long to see it! I was so smitten with the quirkiness of the film and the creative behind it. The opening title sequence was so intriguing to me I decided to dig a little deeper about this tedious art. . .

World Press Photo has announced their winning photographs with an amazing site that features photographers interviews.

Warning:
Shameless Self-Promotion Post. (But who else is going to do it?)

Photo Game : Free Association 
What Is It?
Players respond to the last photo posted by posting one that it reminds them of. For example, maybe a picture of the St. Louis Arch reminds you of the golden arches at McDonald’s.

What are the Rules?

I think a lot of us get caught up in our personal stories. We try, but our lives are so frenetic and we fail to see too far beyond ourselves. If we're lucky, we can keep up with the family, friends and other acquaintances we're keeping tabs on.

OK, so perhaps I exaggerate a tad. But BOSSY commented here yesterday! That officially makes me a BLOG MINOR ROCK STAR people!