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Quotable Quote ... Martin Luther King Jr.

All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence.

Happy Labor Day!

HT: Associated Content

New Year's Eve Links

As the last hours of 2007 fly by, here are some New Year's themed links:

• Status quo bias: Mark Batterson has a couple of great posts: One on challenging the status quo in the new year, and another about how to set resolutions or goals for 2009.
• Presidential reading habits: Karl Rove talks about his friendly reading competition wih a certain famous person, and reveals some of his reading habits in the process. (HT: Execupundit)
• Really? A new survey shows that men are more likely to follow through on resolutions.
• Leap second: An extra second gets added to the clock this New Year's Eve.
• New Year's Cheese: Some wacky things get ceremoniously dropped around the U.S. on New Year's Eve.
• Staying home? Interesting Pile has a list of TV marathons running New Year's Eve & Day.
• For tomorrow: A motivational speech below to get you started on your resolutions. (HT: Corey Mann)

What should we celebrate this Christmas?

"All this week much of the world has been focused on one event – Christmas. It only makes sense. Two thousand years later, Christmas can still stop traffic. It is the most significant event in the history of mankind.

"And it should be the greatest celebration, the greatest party, we have all year."

Read more of Rick Warren's article HERE.

O Holy Night

One my all time favorite Christmas carols is “O Holy Night.” I look forward to the soloist singing it at church on Christmas eve. I was thinking about it again this year, and discovered the most stunning and disruptive line…

Read more of John Eldredge's post HERE.

More Fun on the Fourth

More holiday links on this 4th of July...

• Going retro: Corey Mann has the Schoolhouse Rocks video about the 4th of July.
• Our spiritual heritage: Mark Batterson at Evotional.com talks about the 56 signers.
• Our spiritual heritage II: Mark Beeson with some great quotes from the founding fathers.
• All rise and sing: Execupundit points us to video of Ray Charles performing "America the Beautiful."
• Patriotic passion: An historian who pretty much knows everything there is to know about the Fourth.

Happy Fourth!

Hope you're having a great Independence Day weekend! Here are some holiday links if you get bored:

• History.com has a treasure trove of links about the history of the holiday.
• TV Squad wants you to celebrate the 4th by watching TV. They have the highlights on the TV schedule.
• PBS has a microsite on their show A Capitol Fourth, with lots of history and fun.
• Interesting Pile has an extensive listing of TV marathons for the holiday weekend.
• If you have DirecTV, check out Songs of Praise for America, continually running on channel 103 on the 4th.
• Youve got to watch Lanny Donoho (below) at North Point a few years ago with his hilarious tribute to Independence Day (HT: What If?):

QuickLinks: Memorial Day

Interesting random links today related to Memorial Day:

• Interesting Pile has a pretty definitive list of TV marathons for today.
• Check out mental_floss's 10 things to remember about Memorial Day. (HT: Interesting Pile)
• What makes Frank Woodruff Buckles stand out among all the other veterans on this Memorial Day?
• Check out a list of Memorial Day activities in the greater Atlanta area today, courtesy MyFox Atlanta.
• And a summer tradition in the ATL, the Stone Mountain Laser Show, has gotten a bit of a revamp on its 25th anniversary.

Have a great holiday!

Have a Happy & Safe Memorial Day Weekend!

Interesting links on Memorial Day weekend and the unofficial start of summer:

• Check out the History Channel's online site on Memorial Day.
• The AJC has a short quiz on Memorial Day (I got 7 out of 10 right).
• USA Today has a 2008 summer reading calendar.
• Cultural Offering has a summer reading list for children. (HT: Execupundit)
• Looking for things to do to celebrate the holiday weekend in the Atlanta area? The AJC has the list.
• Finally, check out this tribute to Memorial Day:

He is risen!

Have a blessed Good Friday

Don't ever forget the price He paid for you.