I had an interesting experience today. It left me feeling raw. As I was looking for something on the internet, I got sidetracked with news updates on Haiti. I watched this video followed by this video. Tears were streaming down my face as the human and emotional toll of the disaster struck me – deeply – unlike before.
Later in the day (video-watching and nose-blowing behind me), I noticed this posting on Katya Andresen’s Non-Profit Marketing blog. Of course I was curious...
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As I have dug deeper into virtual relationships, I have learned that there is a growing sector of people who are seeking out these virtual relationships in place of real life. There are people who have relationships with life-sized dolls of their favorite anime character, taking it on picnics, to movies, and on romantic dates. These people share a "relationship" with a faux animated character.
As I thought more about it, I became less convinced that virtual relationships are so bad. Real relat
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It was recently reported on the Internet that a Japanese man married a computer character. The virtual bride's name is Nene Anegasaki. The groom, known online as Sal9000, is the first to officially pledge love to a video game character. He travelled to Guam for the ceremony, joined by dozen of computer game fans and officiated by a priest, though the wedding was not official or legally binding.
It might have been a joke, but it caught my attention. Virtual reality keeps expanding. We started wi
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For weeks my wife and I have been making our Christmas list and we have checked it more than twice. Our focus has been to find that perfect Christmas gift for everyone we are buying for this year. We have checked the ads and have searched online for the best deals. This has become stressful and is starting to get less enjoyable as the days go on.
So as I walked into church today, and I am sure this wasn’t a coincidence, our church began a teaching series...
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About this time of year I purpose in my mind that I will not watch another season of American Idol. But, as the show begins I somehow get drawn into the new season by the audition shows. You know those shows where they go around the United States seeking talent (for the show) and they also find many individuals who can’t sing at all which they then exploit on national TV. At times I find it humorous, but mostly I find it heartbreaking that these individuals were never told the truth about...
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