Mike Askew

Feb 062010
A Dozen Do-nots: Pooting in Public

Science reports to us that we all produce, on average, about 1.5 liters of gas per day.  Again, on average,  these products of digestion leave the body in 14 discrete events per day.  If we never had to leave our homes, we could simply expel this gas without worry.
However, we are social creatures who interact [...]

Feb 052010
Laughing & Learning - Making Brainy Babies

Exposing kids to opportunities to learn never starts too early.  A company named Brainy Baby has been committed providing these opportunities through video for over 10 years now.  Brainy Baby’s series of educational DVDs starts with material suitable for a 9 month old, spanning all the way up to 5 years of age.
Each DVD is [...]

Feb 012010
Jesus, Meditation and Visual Aids - Part 1

When I show up in the mornings to spend some time with God, many times I jump straight to what is important to me – petitioning for my needs. Recently at a training retreat, I was encouraged to change this up a bit. The suggestion was to enter my time seeking God by meditating on [...]

Jan 312010
Sola Cheesia Pizza - A John Calvin Original

While reading about the Five Solas of the Reformation, I began wondering what John Calvin might pursue if he got an entrepreneural itch in his mid 30’s.  My guess was that he would open a pizzeria and name it Reformation Pizza. 

Jan 242010
RGB Ants - Free IPhone Wallpaper

This wallpaper project was an experiment in combining a couple  of different filter techniques in PhotoShop Elements 6.0. The goal was to take a grayscale image of an ant and spice it up with some color and shine. I could have taken the boring route and  just replaced the grayscale with monochromatic red, green or [...]

Jan 192010
iPhone Wallpaper - Exploring Ants

This wallpaper is the fruits of some exploration of creating reflections in PhotoShop.  I wanted to see if I could create  the effect of ants walking on the reflective surface of the iPhone screen.  The approach to this was very straightforward.  Once you have the ant image you like you next copy it, mirror it [...]

Jan 172010
iPhone Wallpaper - Cracked Screen

About a month ago, I dropped my iPhone 3G while getting out of my car. You would know that this would happen the week that my protective case had broken and had not been replaced yet. And, of course, it landed screen down on asphalt. The result -  a cracked screen and a sour mood. [...]

Jan 172010
iPhone Wallpaper - Peanut Butter and Jelly

I get a loads of comfort from eating a PB&J Sandwich when  I am tired and stressed. Just looking at creamy Peanut Butter and shiny purple jelly  globbed together on white bread cheers me up.
So, I made a quick wallpaper of a PB&J sandwich to put on my iPhone.  Now, I can be comforted anywhere [...]

Jan 132010
Five Ways to Help Kids Explore Their Creativity - Part 2

In Five Ways To Help Kids Explore Their Creativity – Part 1 I shared five items to which I have exposed my sons to help them bring out their creative nature.  Below are five more activities that have helped them reach further into creative expression.
Tinker Toys
Just like K’nex, Tinker toys let young minds build endless [...]

Jan 092010
Five Ways To Help Kids Explore Their Creativity - Part 1

I have been assigned a great job in life – navigating three sons to adulthood. These wild, smelly rascals are now 14, 12 and 9 years old. Part of preparing them to go out into the world is teaching them how to explore the inventor in them. When each of them got to about year [...]

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