Links to Your World, Tuesday May 10

A 40-year old man made a vow after 9/11 to remain unshaved until Bin Laden was brought to justice. He’s now 50 and clean-shaven. (story)


Two new “Q” words for Scrabble: QIN and FIQH. I’ll have to remember that when I play “Words with Friends.”


"A lady asked if this was the end of Smithville. I told her, 'You don't understand Smithville. We're not going anywhere. This is our home. And faith is the vehicle in which we travel.'" (Time magazine reports on the abiding faith of Southern towns ransacked by late-April tornados.)


New York Times: “Helping with disaster relief is not just aid, it's a calling for Southern Baptist teams.” (Yes, the New York Times)


Japanese Lab Develops E-Kissing Device. Um…Okay….


“It wasn't until the twentieth century that most people took a bath, washed their underwear, flushed a toilet, saw their own reflection in a mirror, or stopped dying at atrocious rates every time they gave birth to a child.” (kottke.org)


A grocery bill that’s under $20 a month? That’s Extreme Couponing. In addition, this family has donated $100,000 worth of stuff to food banks in the last quarter. (video)


The best of the Situation Room LOL pics.


The world’s oldest newlyweds, the 91 year old bride married her man on his 100^th birthday.


Camel Stuffed with Lamb which has Been Stuffed with Chickens which has Been Stuffed with Fish or Eggs. Mmmm…. Where can I get this in Austin?


In a recent study, participants who saw God as compassionate were more likely to cheat on a test than those who believed in an angry, punitive God (LA Times)


How Rembrandt Reinvented Jesus


Michelangelo’s “The Hand of God”, made out of 12,090 Rubik’s Cubes


I have no strong opinion of Ron Paul as a presidential candidate, but he is one of our most articulate politicians when it comes to explaining the pro-life position.


One suburban dweller found The Eye of Sauron shining through the front door of his suburban home:



Posts at “Get Anchored” since last Tuesday:

Obama—I mean, Osama—uh…

The “Aunt Edna Objection” to Hell

“We end up having to use the very symbols and rituals whose meanings we have rejected” 

Winning Ways: Love is the Thing 

“A God I never would have discovered without my affliction”