Why Tuesday Testimony needs to come back

Hey.

You know, when I go shopping for something, I like to read the reviews for a product. I bought a new laptop over the summer last year and I spent months looking at different brands, features, prices, and all of that. This is just smart shopping.

However, I relied heavily on user reviews. I looked at what (hopefully) real people had to say about the product in real life situations and applications. It’s amazing how powerful the word of mouth is.

Companies are willing to give out their products for free or at a steep discount because they believe in their brand. But also, they are hoping you love it so much you’ll come back looking for more. But yet, even MORE than that, they want you to tell your friends.

See, you’re someone your friends would trust. Ideally. So, if you say this shampoo is the best, it will factor in on their decision process. Sure, they may not get the same shampoo, but that brand is in the discussion. That’s exactly what the company wants.

So, when we share testimonies of hog good God is, it gives people a chance to see the “brand” of God and His awesome works. His healing. Provision. Protection.

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Daily Good Stuff is coming back next week!

Yeah, you read the title of the post. You know what time it is. It’s Daily Good Stuff time! The darling of this blog is making a comeback. In order to be sure I could handle this, I set up an easy posting pacing. Each day, I schedule a few of these posts. At the rate I am going, I will have posts scheduled for March in the middle of February. There is a specific number of posts I plan on making each day. It’s a magic number.

I am cutting back on Dante’s Opinion. No longer a daily fighter at this time. It is going back to its weekly roots.

Ah yes, I am still trying to get Tuesday Testimony back up. I don’t think I will have enough for a weekly run. So, likely, this featured post will show up whenever. This is a strong performer for the site so f it. It’s coming back. It’s important.

This provides me with various styles of posting. Dante’s Opinion posts are the most random though. Who knows what questions are sent to me or what I run into? But I am going to attempt to find questions that fit the mold of this blog’s theme.

So…that’s the deal, kids. You excited? I thought about a new theme for the site. But, nothing seems to make me smile. Do I need a new look? Let me know! Thanks for reading and let’s hope this doesn’t fall apart.

Dante’s Opinion: Are my boobs too big?

Welp, I guess it had to happen at some point. Someone wants to know the story of their boob size. Haven’t we been here before? Haven’t we all either asked or been asked this?

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First of all, you are a pretty lady. But HOLY MOTHER OF A CAT’S GRANDFATHER THOSE ARE SOME BIG BOOBS! Look, whether real or not (and I won’t assume; I’m scared of backlash) those are big. You know what?

Things your boobs are bigger than:

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Dante’s Opinion: Is it my Fault my Co-worker was Embarrassed?

It’s baaaaaaaack!

In case you are new to this series, Dante’s Opinion is me answering questions given to me or stuff I find on sites like Yahoo Answers. These are not stories based off of my personal experiences.

Here’s today’s…question:

I was hanging out last week with a friend of mine, who also happens to be my co-worker, and I got a text from another co-worker out of the blue. I didn’t give him my number, but it is on Facebook , so I’m guessing he got it from there. I don’t know him too well, but I’m guessing he wanted to be my friend or something, because he acknowledged that texting me out of the blue was random, but wanted to know if I’d be interested in hanging out some time.

I showed this text to my friend (who is also of course this guy’s co-worker) and we had a pretty good laugh at it. I didn’t reply to it.

So I’m guessing my friend must have mentioned it to this guy (he apparently laughed right to his face for sending me this message). I didn’t know this until I approached him about something and he replied: “Please don’t talk to me unless it has to do with work. If you don’t want to be my friend, fine, but there was no reason to embarrass me. Like I said, don’t talk to me unless it has to do with work, but ideally I’ll never hear from you again.”

So I didn’t give him my number, he found it and helped himself to it. Did I do anything wrong or rude here? If anything I sort of feel like my friend was the rude one for laughing in the guy’s face…

Well, well, well. This has a lot of stuff in here. I want to hit on some things you said:

  • I showed this text to my friend (who is also of course this guy’s co-worker) and we had a pretty good laugh at it.
  • I didn’t reply to it.
  • So I didn’t give him my number, he found it and helped himself to it.
  • Did I do anything wrong or rude here?
  • If anything I sort of feel like my friend was the rude one for laughing in the guy’s face…

Hey…I’m about to tear you up.

Concerning your first point, why would you laugh about this? What is so funny about a guy wanting to hangout? Is he some sort of weirdo with a history of being odd? I don’t understand why you had to go there.

Your second point. You didn’t reply to it. Lord have mercy; this is your co-worker. You just avoiding this? He won’t track you down? You wasn’t man enough to decline (choosing instead to laugh at him)?

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Christians Need to Take Responsibility for Their Foolishness

Oh just great. Another rant.

This rant is almost what a chapter in my book was. The chapter “Do Your Part”.

I want to tell you something. It’s really important. I plan on being a doctor. Oh yes! I want to be a doctor of medicine. Oh but I don’t plan on getting any form of education. I’LL JUST PRAY ABOUT IT. I’ll fill in applications everywhere.

Huh…weird…nobody wants to hire me. Strange. I guess that wasn’t God’s plan.

I guess that wasn’t God’s plan.

You’re kidding, right?

Tell me you’re joking. You’ve got to be. This is…my Lord…this is a problem.

So, what you’re telling me is that you DECIDING not to get a degree for a job that, at MINIMUM requires a degree, and the inevitable rejection for employment is the result of something not being God’s plan?

What a terrible attempt at a backhanded compliment.

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The Future of Dante’s Optimism

As you know, (well, I talked about it often) 2016 was a crappy year all around. Family, school, church; just crap. Actually, work is doing great so that’s something but the year is just a loss. I’m ending in the red.

As I looked back on the year I, of course, was reflecting on this blog recently and whether I should bring back Daily Good Stuff. My biggest concern was if I could produce that amount of content daily like I did before. I also struggled with what the actual content would be.

As I contemplated these things, I decided to in fact, bring back Daily Good Stuff. Here’s why:

In this world of content creation, it’s very important to have a signature style. For us bloggers, it’s very critical. What I have realized is that DGS was my thing. There’s a reason the blog exploded when they were posting and then gradually slowed once it stopped. There’s a reason why 60% of my top views this year are from those posts from years ago, with another 20% being humor based as DGS was.

And so, I feel it’s a good idea to bring it back because, in a way, it’s bringing me back.

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