We all love receiving recognition and this week I’ve been recognised by Mrs M at New York Renovator. She has bestowed the prestigious Arte y Pico Award upon me.
I’m particularly thrilled by this honour because it comes from a blogger I respect greatly. I have enough trouble keeping up with one blog but Mrs Mecomber maintains three excellent blogs.
The rules for passing this honor on:
1 - Pick 5 blogs that you would like to award this honor to.
2 - Each award has to have the name of the author and also a link to his or her blog to be visited by everyone.
3 - Each award winner has to show the award and put the name and link to the blog that has given her or him the award itself.
4 - Award-winner and the one who has given the prize have to show the link of “Arte y Pico” blog, so everyone will know the origin of this award.
So now I have to keep the award going and pass it on to five more blogs. Tough choice. There are so many blogs that I enjoy daily so narrowing it down to five is not easy.
Here goes.
I love it when bloggers are prepared to share part of themselves with their readers. The last year or so has been a wonderful ride with Sarah at This is what Sed Said.
Peter from Whale’s Belly has been a friend for a long time and I’m so thrilled that he’s been posting more regularly lately. He has a great ability to get me thinking and he’s not afraid to share the ups and downs of his life journey on his blog.
If you want variety in blogging, head to BigDadGib. Not only does Gib find some great material to blog about, he has quite a number of links to some interesting sites.
Dave King has just celebrated his 16th wedding anniversary. (Pauline and I will clock up 16 years in December.) Dave’s also a cyclist. On top of all that he’s a blogger at IdeaJoy.
I don’t remember how I first found Mmmm, That’s Good Coffee but I know why I keep heading back there. Rick covers a diverse range of topics and always has something interesting to say.
So there’s five. I could continue but I’ll leave it there for now. I hope you’ll spend some time checking out each of the blogs I’ve awarded.
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The photo shows Tommie Smith and John Carlos, the gold and bronze medalists in the men’s 200 metre race at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Olympic Games, taking their places on the podium for the medal ceremony barefooted and wearing civil rights badges. Both men lowered their heads and each defiantly raised a black gloved fist as the Star Spangled Banner was played. Both of them were members of the Olympic Project for Human Rights.
What isn’t as well recognised is that Peter Norman, the Australian sprinter who came second in the 200 metres race, also wore an Olympic Project for Human Rights badge at the games and on the podium to show support for the American sprinters.
Salute is a a journey back to the 1960’s and beyond, to tell the real story behind what has now become one of the most famous Olympic moments in history. The writer, producer and director for the film is Matt Norman, Peter Norman’s nephew.
As the release of this film nears and the world protests against China’s civil and human rights atrocities leading up to the 2008 Beijing Olympics, a new generation needs to see how the Olympic games has been part of World politics in the past.
“Salute” has become even more important to showcase to the World that even after 40 years since the Mexico City Olympic games in 1968 we have still learnt NOTHING.
This should be a lesson as this generation watch history repeat itself.
Salute the movie, for the first time, tells the true story of what happened in 1968 by all three athletes Tommie Smith, John Carlos and more importantly the late Peter Norman.
I had the distinct pleasure of speaking to Matt Norman about his film during my radio programme on 98.5 Sonshine FM this morning. Matt talked about his passion to see his uncle recognised for his part in that historic moment. He talked of a man who was committed to doing what was right, even though he knew it would come at a cost and that he was putting himself at risk.
If you’d like to hear more about Peter Norman’s remarkable story, click play on the audio player at the bottom of this post and hear my interview with Matt Norman.
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Apart from the obvious safety benefits, there are some real advantages with the new international travel regulations regarding taking liquids onto a flight.
We were sitting in the coffee shop at the International Airport in the early hours of this morning waiting for boarding time for the flight our son James was taking.
A lady we’d never seen before came racing over to us. I wondered why she was heading our way and then she produced four of those juice boxes that the kids love so much. She was taking them onto the flight for her young daughter and didn’t realize that they wouldn’t be allowed. Instead of dumping the unopened juices in the bin, as others were doing with their drinks, she asked us if we wanted them. I guess she couldn’t stand the thought of wasting them. “Sure”, we said. Mmm - free juice.
So there you are. If you want to collect some free beverages, just hang around near the departure gate of the International Airport. Mind you – I think the price of parking may just offset the cost savings a little.
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I’d go to bed but I need to head back into work this evening to give a youth group a tour of the radio station.
I got about two and a half to three hours sleep last night because we had to get up at 2:00 a.m. to take James to the International Airport. You have no idea how tough it was to sound happy and vibrant on the radio this morning.
James is traveling with Pauline’s mum to England and France. Not bad for a nine year old. He’ll be in Paris for the final day of the Tour de France. (Not that I’m jealous.)
Over the next few weeks he’ll see things that I’ve never even dreamed of seeing and go places that will broaden his perspective on the world.
We’re going to miss him like crazy but we’re so glad that he’s getting such an amazing opportunity.
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The weekly Christian Carnival is an opportunity for Christian blog writers to share their best posts from the previous week. The topic of the post doesn’t necessarily have to focus on Christianity but it must reflect a Christian worldview, and the writer must be Christian to qualify.
If you’re a Christian and you’ve never contributed before, or if it’s been a while since you have, how about deciding to choose something to contribute from your blog this coming week? It doesn’t have to be a masterpiece, just a post that outlines your point of view or is designed to get others thinking. Being part of the carnival could be a great way to gain a little extra traffic at your blog.
He was one of the world’s most vocal and respected atheists but after years of studying all the available evidence he’s come to a very different conclusion.
Professor Antony Garrard Newton Flew is a British philosopher who was known for several decades as a prominent atheist. In fact, he has been called the world’s most notorious atheist.
For many years, Flew debated Christians and others who believed in the existence of God saying that one should presuppose atheism until evidence of a God surfaces. He still believes in this approach but in recent years he has come to the understanding that such evidence does exist.
My regular Wednesday morning guest on 98.5 Sonshine FM is Ross Clifford who is the Principal of Morling College in New South Wales and current President of the Baptist Union of Australia. Each week we chat about a range of issues relating to spirituality and belief.
Today we discussed Flew’s book, There Is A God, and looked at what he now believes.
Antony Flew is certainly not a Christian but the book would suggest that he sees Christianity as the most compelling of the world’s religions.
I haven’t had a chance to read the book as yet but I certainly want to grab a copy. Ross says that it’s very readable and quite a revelation.
If you want to hear some more about Antony Flew and his book you can listen to our conversation by clicking play on the audio player at the bottom of this post.
So where does the evidence point for you? Whatever side of the fence you’re on, I hope you’re wise enough to ask the tough questions and see where the answers lead you.
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June 28, 2008 
We all love receiving recognition and this week I’ve been recognised by Mrs M at New York Renovator. She has bestowed the prestigious Arte y Pico Award upon me.
Posted by Rodney Olsen in Life 
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It’s one of the most powerful images of our time.
Apart from the obvious safety benefits, there are some real advantages with the new international travel regulations regarding taking liquids onto a flight.
I’m battling to stay awake.
He was one of the world’s most vocal and respected atheists but after years of studying all the available evidence he’s come to a very different conclusion.
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