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Spring & Summer 2015 Mix “Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end” wrote Seneca the Younger (also featured in the song, “Closing Time” by Semisonic– the quote, not Seneca). These are seasons of ends and beginnings. Over the past couple
As I prepare to leave my home of the past three years, I thought I would look back and reflect on all the places that have had an impact on me and the memories I’ve built. I will greatly miss
I found this journal entry on a random flash drive… On September 29, 2009 around 11:45 PM, I reflected on my past and wondered about the future. It’s funny, sad, and fascinating to see what I thought about then– and
Satire. A necessary “evil” that is actually a medicine for the ills of society and humanity. Here are a few pieces that can balance out our madness with a little lunacy: satirical journalism, prank article guides, and de-affirmational books. Satire– def. the use of
I first heard Ross King’s music at camp in 2002. Some of the staff listened to his albums and a few of his songs made it into the camp videos. So after repeated viewings of my camp tape (back when VHS was
1. Preach the gospel to the buck 2. Have it pray the sinner’s prayer 3. Tell the buck it needs to buck its sinful ways 4. Give it a copy of the NIV (New International Venison) 5. Take it to the
Hey there friends! I get the fun job of creating curriculum, handouts, flyers, documents, and resources for the kids, parents, families, and volunteers in Greenhouse Ministries at Poplar Creek Church. Some are so specific they may have no place beyond
Are You a Perry, Michael, Leslie or Liz? Take this quiz I made to see what type of manager you are! How do you deal with problems? How do you lead people? Which NBC comedy character are you the most
“When Alexander saw the breadth of his domain, he wept for there were no more worlds to conquer” Plutarch While this quote is probably false, weep no more, for while you can’t conquer the world, you can explore the world
The Random Update from Evan Weppler at Baylor University, Fall and Winter 2007. Oh, those were the days. Eight years ago this month, I graduated from high school. After a summer at camp, I said goodbye to Cypress and moved
Hey friends, guess what? Including this post, over the past few years I have posted TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY updates, poems, songs, essays, videos, devotionals, ideas, reviews, stories, dreams, and more at EvanWeppler.com. And boy, has it been an adventure.
It’s always interesting to see what you can find on the world wide web. Here are a few tools, places, and sites I’ve found on my travels. Spritzlet So, I do believe that reading is an enjoyable experience. Discovering a
This is not a post about the hair of the band, Journey. If so, I would probably start with an image like this. Or this. Or this. Nope, that’s not the purpose of this post. Though it would be glorious
Found this list floating around my Google Drive. I had typed up these thoughts (probably at 3 am) the night after the last day of Day Camp 2012. It was a rough summer, a good summer, a bittersweet time. I
As I’ve been working hard on my final project for Wheaton, I have made many a playlist. Many, many a playlist. Playlists to get me energized, playlists to keep me awake as I pull an all nighter, playlists to pace
I don’t have OCD. But I do like things a specific way and if there is any point of deviation I will FREAK OUT! Not really. But kind of. Do you have any of those quirks, things that you love
It’s amazing what you can find on YouTube. What channels do you enjoy? What types of videos do you tend to watch? Cats? Gamers? Music Videos? 10 Hour Loops of Patrick from Spongebob saying “I Love You”? (Because that totally
Over the past few months I’ve picked up a few fun gadgets either as gifts or from finding deals online and at resale shops. Hope you find something to enjoy– check out the products on this Amazon list. HTC ReCamera-
Enjoy these various sites, videos and tech from my random travels around the world wide web! Games Check out http://ncase.me/door/ and play a quick game– shouldn’t take you more than 2 minutes (unless you’ve never used the arrow keys on your keyboard
Over the years, we’ve had computers, external hard drives, flash drives, thumb drives, CDs, DVDs, CD-Rs, CD-RWs, Mini-CDs, memory cards, SD cards, MicroSD cards, 3.5 Floppy Disks, Floppy Disks, and more… and now, of course, we have “The Cloud”– or
I love camp movies. And I hate camp movies. No, I don’t mean “camp” as in “an aesthetic sensibility that regards something as appealing or humorous because of its ridiculousness to the viewer” as Wikipedia puts it (though I do enjoy
I created these a few years, combining the “aww” of babies and the “awesome” of motivational quotes. Some are funny, some are serious, and some are just awe inspiring. And some are just stupid. More at http://motivationalbabies.blogspot.com.
Welp, it’s time for Part 2. A typical house has four walls, a ceiling and at least one floor, a yard or two and some storage. Within that space, anything can happen if you let yourself dream. What would you