Big E: Eight-Year-Old Skateboard Phenom

If you haven't heard of Big E yet, just wait. You will.

They may call Evan Doherty 'Big E,' but he's a pint-sized tike. Only eight years old. But he has amazing talent. Jaw-dropping talent.

The video below was shot and edited by my colleague, Jon Haiduk. If you want to see more, check out Big E on YouTube.

 

New Girl Cyber Watch Party

I rarely get excited about television shows. And never have I been so inspired by one that I've created a video (or two) about it.

Until now.

It's shameful, I know. My brother, whose motto is "Kill Your TV" would be disappointed. Luckily, he lives in the boonies and his Internet connection is dicey, so he has yet to see the following YouTube videos, which unabashedly proclaim my excitement for FOX's new show "New Girl."

Go ahead, watch:






Now if you're among those who are as excited as me about Zooey Deschanel coming to FOX and are interested in the above mentioned cyber watch party (on Google+), let me know. Preferably on my Facebook page, but leaving a comment here is fine too.

As mentioned in one of the videos, only TEN people can be in a Google+ Hangout, which is where people (with an invite) can gather for video chats and where my "New Girl" cyber watch party will take place.

So, fellow Snarkies, are you IN? If so, leave a comment on my FB page, and I'll randomly select nine other people to join me. From there, I'll send a Google+ Hangout invite and at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 20, the party is ON!

Cyber Watch Party Rules
Besides having a Google+ account, those in the watch party must abide by the following:

1.) Must wear pajamas
2.) Must not be creepy
3.) Must have a junk-food related snack

Allow me to say it again, I'M SO EXCITED!!! I'll post those randomly selected for the watch party Tuesday morning on my FB page. :)

And together we can go milk our cows ... with our buckets. 

Web Cam 101 for Seniors -- YouTube Sensation

Let me just say, I love these guys!

Esther and Bruce Huffman of Oregon recently bought a new computer and were trying to figure things out. Unbeknownst to them, they recorded three minutes of trial-by-fire hilarity.

When their granddaughter discovered the video, she posted it on YouTube. And it's a must-see! It's simple, but sweet. I promise you'll laugh, if not smile. :)

What's it really matter?

Santa Rosa Beach, Florida, 2011

Ever wonder if your life matters?

Like, you do all this stuff day in and day out for others, but it's rarely, if ever, noticed. Your talents, hard work and loyalty to your job and/or your family are taken for granted. You're under appreciated.

So why bother?

Recently home from an amazing vacation with my husband, I found myself wishing I didn't have to return to reality. Vacations have this effect on people, I realize that. But the time spent with my husband traveling, exploring, creating new memories away from the every-day stress of the 9-to-5 was more than refreshing. It was liberating, and it gave me some perspective on what really matters.

Pensacola Beach, 2011

He matters.

My family matters.

And I matter. To them.

But I couldn't just run away with my husband and never return to work (believe me, I thought about it).

One might think having a job at a television station would be a pretty cool gig to return to, but a job's a job. And if you want a paycheck, you're obligated to return.

I've never liked obligations.

Ever.

So what if I get to be on TV? Who cares how many people have liked my Facebook page? Who cares how many people have watched my latest video or read the stories I've written for our website?

Who cares?!?

I struggled with this over the last two days.

Why am I working so hard? What am I trying to prove? Who's noticing? Who cares?

What's it REALLY matter?

And then I heard a song on the radio.

God's timing is perfect. On my way home from work with these thoughts in my head, I heard Steven Curtis Chapman's new song Do Everything, and I got my answer.

No matter what we do or where we work, so long as we are doing it for God's glory, our jobs, our days, our lives have meaning. We matter.

When we take the attention off ourselves and put it on God, everything comes into focus.



We are to live for an audience of one--God. When we do, our lives are more likely to have a positive effect on others. And why not make a positive difference?

We were all created for a reason, and even if we don't know what that reason is, we can trust that when we live to glorify God, the answer will come.

So I will continue to Facebook and create wacky videos and find stories I think are interesting and post them online. After all, it's kind of my job. And it's fun.

But it's so much more enjoyable when I do it for God's approval and not yours.

xo

Tribute to Clarkie's Snarky Army

I have a Facebook page. Some people like it. This is for them.

I asked my groupies what nickname they wanted me to call them. They came up with about 35 suggestions and ended up voting on Clarkie's Snarky Army. Some of the other suggestions I wrote into a song.

That's right, a song.

Now I may not be a musician, but I can play one online! Love it or hate it, I did it, and I'll do it again. :)