Some cool maps

Check out these two cool maps at the blog "strange maps." One is a fictional map of the "island" on "Lost." The other is a satellite picture of North and South Korea; what a difference! The site is worth visiting in general.

Blog Hopes

I found a piece of paper floating around the house that had written on it everything I want to be able to do in a blog. I'm going to jot down my notes here, then throw out the piece of paper. A "plus" sign says I can do it; a "minus" says, as far as I know, I don't have that ability now.

• Post notes by multiple authors +


• screen comments +


• post documents, like .pdf files, syllabi, etc. and have them password protected -


• control background, like pictures and fonts -


• have archives +


• classify posts +


• link to other sites in sidebars +


• have a "see more" option -

We came pretty close with blogger here, but we're not quite there. For now, though, this is teaching me the basics just fine, and it's free!

What I Hope to Write

Since I am new to this blogging thing, I want to begin with some ideas of things I hope to write about over the next few weeks and months. Ya'll need to please be patient with me as I learn how all this works. Here are some ideas I hope to cover soon:
-Beginning a new school year (especially for you freshmen)
-Succeeding in OT Survey
-Some thoughts on the dangers of pornography
-Reflections on my summer
-Thoughts about all the new things happening at CIU
-Since I am reading _The Dangerous Book for Boys_, I thought to myself, "What would a book called _The Dangerous Book for Christians_ look like?" Perhaps I will begin a series of posts exploring some ideas.