I have an amazing wife, two boys that are an absolute blast, a great job, and our community is constantly challenging us to be less and let Jesus be more. My time is valuable to me and so I don’t have excessive amounts of time for blogging. What you see is hopefully what you get. This is my life and thoughts in a snapshot. Enjoy. Tumblr (3.0; @chrisotts)http://chrisotts.tumblr.com/<iframe width="400" height="242" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/ysE2VlyvdnI?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>it’s not too late you know. do you really have all your christmas shopping done? I didn’t think so.  so go ahead and buy that extra gift and change a life in the process.</p>http://chrisotts.tumblr.com/post/284892397http://chrisotts.tumblr.com/post/284892397Tue, 15 Dec 2009 11:57:18 -0600<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kuhtbw5nWd1qzg5a3o1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>(via <a href="http://negativeions.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">negativeions</a>)</p>http://chrisotts.tumblr.com/post/278999047http://chrisotts.tumblr.com/post/278999047Fri, 11 Dec 2009 08:55:22 -0600<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ku9dp1rmB61qzso7yo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Yummy! Christie made my mom’s shrimp gumbo for dinner.</p>http://chrisotts.tumblr.com/post/272474506http://chrisotts.tumblr.com/post/272474506Sun, 06 Dec 2009 19:33:59 -0600<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/7776479" width="400" height="300" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/>http://chrisotts.tumblr.com/post/254670072http://chrisotts.tumblr.com/post/254670072Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:33:17 -0600<iframe width="540px" height="300px" id="dpWidget" src="http://www.thedoorpost.com/embed/?film=f4c8eb3428593e8520ed12a17c3ca863"></iframe><br/><br/><p>cool video with music by Balmorhea.  i really posted this because Balmorhea is freaking awesome</p>http://chrisotts.tumblr.com/post/205267134http://chrisotts.tumblr.com/post/205267134Mon, 05 Oct 2009 14:49:45 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kr1ygeYXeT1qzzsr0o1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://wordmeup.tumblr.com/post/205195237/nacho-librito" target="_blank">wordmeup</a>:</p> <blockquote>Nacho Librito</blockquote> <blockquote>amazing!!! Thanks Ben for sharing this with the world</blockquote>http://chrisotts.tumblr.com/post/205265947http://chrisotts.tumblr.com/post/205265947Mon, 05 Oct 2009 14:47:53 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kqt1dpPDu01qzso7yo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>And this is what happens when you forget to take the green cookies out of the oven</p>http://chrisotts.tumblr.com/post/201225359http://chrisotts.tumblr.com/post/201225359Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:05:45 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kqt1bo8tvh1qzso7yo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>But those green cookies still tasted good</p>http://chrisotts.tumblr.com/post/201224563http://chrisotts.tumblr.com/post/201224563Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:04:33 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kqt1ageNNH1qzso7yo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>This is what happens when mix up the green food coloring & the vanilla bottles</p>http://chrisotts.tumblr.com/post/201224039http://chrisotts.tumblr.com/post/201224039Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:03:48 -0500<object width="400" height="358"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://www.theonion.com/content/themes/common/assets/onn_embed/embedded_player.swf?image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theonion.com%2Fcontent%2Ffiles%2Fimages%2FCYCLICAL_OBAMA_article.jpg&videoid=97382&title=White%20House%20Reveals%20Obama%20Is%20Bipolar%2C%20Has%20Entered%20Depressive%20Phase" /><param name="wmode" value="transparent" /><embed src="http://www.theonion.com/content/themes/common/assets/onn_embed/embedded_player.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" wmode="transparent" width="400" height="358" flashvars="image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theonion.com%2Fcontent%2Ffiles%2Fimages%2FCYCLICAL_OBAMA_article.jpg&videoid=97382&title=White%20House%20Reveals%20Obama%20Is%20Bipolar%2C%20Has%20Entered%20Depressive%20Phase"></embed></object><br/><br/>http://chrisotts.tumblr.com/post/196800611http://chrisotts.tumblr.com/post/196800611Fri, 25 Sep 2009 14:14:31 -0500<object width="400" height="358"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://www.theonion.com/content/themes/common/assets/onn_embed/embedded_player.swf?image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theonion.com%2Fcontent%2Ffiles%2Fimages%2FPREEMPTIVE_CLINTON_ARTICLE_9_14_09.jpg&videoid=97956&title=U.S.%20Condemned%20For%20Pre-Emptive%20Use%20Of%20Hillary%20Clinton%20Against%20Pakistan" /><param name="wmode" value="transparent" /><embed src="http://www.theonion.com/content/themes/common/assets/onn_embed/embedded_player.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" wmode="transparent" width="400" height="358" flashvars="image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theonion.com%2Fcontent%2Ffiles%2Fimages%2FPREEMPTIVE_CLINTON_ARTICLE_9_14_09.jpg&videoid=97956&title=U.S.%20Condemned%20For%20Pre-Emptive%20Use%20Of%20Hillary%20Clinton%20Against%20Pakistan"></embed></object><br/><br/>http://chrisotts.tumblr.com/post/196796044http://chrisotts.tumblr.com/post/196796044Fri, 25 Sep 2009 14:06:10 -0500<a href="http://gizmodo.com/5365299/courier-first-details-of-microsofts-secret-tablet?skyline=true&s=i">I can see myself using this for work...and play</a>http://chrisotts.tumblr.com/post/195255496http://chrisotts.tumblr.com/post/195255496Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:20:56 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kqd1ngEptL1qzkyq6o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>only a few people will understand this but…doesn’t this remind you of me as millennium man?</p>http://chrisotts.tumblr.com/post/194413388http://chrisotts.tumblr.com/post/194413388Tue, 22 Sep 2009 15:58:26 -0500<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/jNVPalNZD_I?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>cool video found at wordmeup’s tumblr</p> <p><a href="http://wordmeup.tumblr.com/post/191051459/16-moments-via-radi0lab" target="_blank">wordmeup</a>:</p> <blockquote>16: Moments (via <a href="http://youtube.com/user/Radi0Lab" target="_blank">Radi0Lab</a>)</blockquote>http://chrisotts.tumblr.com/post/193450464http://chrisotts.tumblr.com/post/193450464Mon, 21 Sep 2009 11:43:08 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/2TjwP21R8r2pjbd5jibaFCGSo1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p>(via <a href="http://karlahoney.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">karlahoney</a>)</p>http://chrisotts.tumblr.com/post/163001802http://chrisotts.tumblr.com/post/163001802Fri, 14 Aug 2009 14:43:42 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/Jve2Md0prqwhcrxvOp3h0HlJo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>My son is awesome. In mommy’s sunglasses & daddy’s hat.</p>http://chrisotts.tumblr.com/post/158780873http://chrisotts.tumblr.com/post/158780873Sat, 08 Aug 2009 17:46:42 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/mNWarCzOvqrkdyapwVkEn0Hco1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://itchycosmicpocket.tumblr.com/post/156360762" target="_blank">itchycosmicpocket</a>:</p> <blockquote>:))</blockquote>http://chrisotts.tumblr.com/post/156866599http://chrisotts.tumblr.com/post/156866599Wed, 05 Aug 2009 22:16:55 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/Hn4CZClkqqqkkmouugNTF25Co1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://carlovely.tumblr.com/post/155821205/bacon-flavored-lip-balm" target="_blank">carlovely</a>:</p> <blockquote><a href="http://www.amazon.com/J-Bacon-Flavored-4-5-Gram-Sticks/dp/B00247ASKY/?tag=like-20" target="_blank">bacon flavored lip balm</a></blockquote>http://chrisotts.tumblr.com/post/156634826http://chrisotts.tumblr.com/post/156634826Wed, 05 Aug 2009 15:47:46 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/KjUVkDR4Wqqcwgt2fyd6hYpdo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://nolamaniac.tumblr.com/post/155837691/elevator" target="_blank">nolamaniac</a>:</p> <blockquote>elevator.</blockquote>http://chrisotts.tumblr.com/post/156634306http://chrisotts.tumblr.com/post/156634306Wed, 05 Aug 2009 15:46:47 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/Jve2Md0prqrpd97ogC0o7kcYo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I love working from Colorado. When you already enjoy your job and then add this as your view it is amazing.</p>http://chrisotts.tumblr.com/post/156421073http://chrisotts.tumblr.com/post/156421073Wed, 05 Aug 2009 09:32:11 -0500