http://www.derrickoliver.com Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:38:06 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en There are countless simple pleasures offered by this life that too often go forgotten when I compose lists of things I love. One of these beauties is the activity of skipping rocks. This past weekend found me and several close friends camping at a local lake, where hours were spent ... http://www.derrickoliver.com/2008/11/19/simple-pleasure-88-skipping-rocks/ What you see above is a screenshot of a recent email I received confirming my purchase of a pair of running shoes through the wonderful prodeal program at REI. Thanks to prodeals I'm able to order things that cost, oh say, $110, and pay $43.50 for them. It's great. And why ... http://www.derrickoliver.com/2008/11/17/the-unthinkable/ Several months ago I was given the great and humbling opportunity of becoming one of the people who leads the music for the middle schoolers at my beloved church. I gladly took advantage of this chance to serve the body, especially in light of the fact that it was something ... http://www.derrickoliver.com/2008/11/12/who-knew-everyone-but-me/ I was looking through the past two or three weeks worth of my photos in Bridge, and thought a pictorial update was in order. A brief description will follow each shot. Enjoy. Scott and I were driving to Stephenville, TX a couple weeks ago, talking about things that we love: things ... http://www.derrickoliver.com/2008/11/10/pictorial-update-autumn/ November 4th, 2008 was of little concern to me this year. Not long after both parties had chosen their representatives and the campaigning for the election began, I'd resolved that I could not, in good conscience, vote for either of the two major party candidates. I couldn't not vote, though. ... http://www.derrickoliver.com/2008/11/07/post-election-day-election-day-post/ We here at online diary for the masses would like to be the first to tell you that Senator Barack Obama will henceforth be referred to as President Obama. Sure, as of the time of this post's publication the official results aren't in yet, but if we waited for those to ... http://www.derrickoliver.com/2008/11/04/obama-08-obama-08/ Facebook etiquette, lesson five. Adding applications is one of the primary ways people customize their facebook profiles. There are thousands and thousands of different applications from which users can choose. No problem exists in simply adding an application or two to your profile, however it is imperative that applications be added ... http://www.derrickoliver.com/2008/10/31/facebook-etiquette-applications/ Facebook etiquette, lesson four. Messaging is facebook's version of email. No one can see the messages you write except the recipient... unless you fail to properly reply to the very well-known "I'm-getting-married-and-I-need-your-address" or "I-dropped-my-phone-in-the-toilet-again-and-I-need-your-number" messages -- possibly the most common of all broken facebook etiquette actions. Not only is this unwritten facebook ... http://www.derrickoliver.com/2008/10/30/facebook-etiquette-messaging/ Facebook etiquette, lesson three. Chatting, like wall posting, is relatively easy to avoid botching up. As is the theme in nearly all facebook faux pas, chat misconduct most often occurs in the boy/girl relationships. Because facebook chatting is arguably the least personal of all forms of communication, guys typically take full advantage ... http://www.derrickoliver.com/2008/10/29/facebook-etiquette-chatting/ Facebook etiquette class, session two. Friend adding may seem like a topic that needs no addressing, but that couldn't be further from true, as it is abused on a regular basis. There are, of course, times when it is absolutely acceptable to add a friend. For example, a co-worker may have recently ... http://www.derrickoliver.com/2008/10/28/facebook-etiquette-friend-adding/