On the way home from work yesterday I heard the wind whistling around the driver side window of the car. I decided to raise and lower the window (it's power) to see if that would stop the wind noise. I heard a disconcerting clunk-clunk-click as it closed. The window was coming off of the track or something. Since the forcast has been rain, and I drove through rain earlier that day, and I could see dark rain clouds ahead, I left well enough alone - it was still whistling, but at least it closed again.
I called from the road and made an appointment to drop off the car at the dealer. Did that this morning. The car is gettting fixed.
Then last night I was laying on the couch and Jen says, "What is that on your leg?" It was a rash! I thought that nothing was wrong and that there wasn't anything to worry about. However, this morning my lower torso was covered with little red dots as well as my upper arms! I did some research and it seems that I have hives of some sort. About an hour ago I took some benadryl to try and reverse the trend. So far the only effect that I can feel is wooziness. I fact, I think that I need to post this and get to some rest - I may fall asleep in my keyboard.
Jen has been resting since she had a bout of some stomach thing early Wednesday morning. I think that I'll join her:)
WH
6.10.2005
6.08.2005
What's your theological worldview?
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What did you think? Comment your results.
WH
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6.06.2005
Back From Vacation
Well, we are back home, unpacked, and settled in for a regular week. The double-edged sword - loving vacation and loving getting back home to your own bed, routine, and, in our case a very happy dog!
The reality check was getting home and having to scoop up the piles of dog shit - two weeks worth - and cutting the grass. Ah, yard work.
We're relaxing tonight, watching basketball and the Brave's game. I will pack during the commercials and get ready to work three days straight in Charleston. That way I can get back here on Thursday evening and have the usual three day weekend.
I have been re-reading parts of "Searching for God Knows What" by Don Miller. The last three chapters should be required reading every 6 months for all people who have a relationship with God. Powerful stuff. If I told you what it said it would take the fun out of it for you:)
WH
The reality check was getting home and having to scoop up the piles of dog shit - two weeks worth - and cutting the grass. Ah, yard work.
We're relaxing tonight, watching basketball and the Brave's game. I will pack during the commercials and get ready to work three days straight in Charleston. That way I can get back here on Thursday evening and have the usual three day weekend.
I have been re-reading parts of "Searching for God Knows What" by Don Miller. The last three chapters should be required reading every 6 months for all people who have a relationship with God. Powerful stuff. If I told you what it said it would take the fun out of it for you:)
WH
Dad and I at The Phillies Game
Great game. Phils won 7-6 and the seats were perfect. We were in the shade the entire game and the temp went up to 90. The hot dogs and beer were the best, as they always are at baseball games. We were both tired but happy at the chance to so something together. I love my Dad.
WH
6.04.2005
Pats and Genos Cheese Steaks
As I mentioned in the earlier blog from today, the Home of The Original Cheese Steak, are actually "homes." They are both seen in this picture. To make things really interesting Jessie and I got steaks at Pat's and Jen got her's from Geno's and came and sat at PAT'S. I thought that there would be a riot but all was calm. The instructions at Pat's when you order remind me of the soup Nazi from Seinfeld:
"How to order a Steak"
by I. M. Hungry
Step 1. Specify if you want your steak with (wit) or without (wit-out) onions. {if you're not a rookie this should come naturally}
Step 2. Specify Plain, Cheez Whiz, Provolone, American Cheese or a Pizza Steak. {we have lettuce and tomatoes / { if we have to read your mind it's 50 cents extra}
Step 3. Have your money ready. {do all of your borrowing in line}
Step 4. Practice all of the above while waiting in line. {if you make a mistake, don't panic, just go to the back of the line and start over}
Oh, and that is BLUE SKY that is in the background. The day ended with a beautiful starry sky. We are all tired and ready for a well earned sleep. Off to the Phillie's game with my Dad tomorrow. Should be a great day.
WH
The "Explore Your Roots" Tour
They say that "there's no place like home." Here I am standing in front of the house that I spent most of my early years in (I moved when I was 12). The house seems so much smaller than when I was younger. There are lots of good memories and stories galore surrounding this place and neighborhood. My Mom enjoyed talking about some of the more embarassing moments - parents use this for some sort of payback for all of the ways that you embarassed them.
WH
Off To The City of Brotherly Love!
Had breakfast with the 'rents this AM and back to the hotel to get Jen and Jessie. We are off to the City. We'll start the tour with a visit to my old stomping grounds and then into the bowels of Phila - South Street, Liberty Bell, maybe Penn's Landing. I will be getting a cheese steak for lunch and starting an entire riot as to which place - Pat's or Geno's has the best steak sandwiches. They are literally within line of sight of each other, and each claims to be the Home of the Original Phila Cheese Steak! Their fans are as ardent as any Eagles fan and will fight to the death to defend their loyal "cooker of the shredded cow." In reality I don't know that you could taste the difference in a blindfolded test.
Oh, and it's STILL RAINING! We are going anyway (screw the rain)and hoping that the weather breaks by the late afternoon so we can see the sun. Ugh!
Back with pictures later tonight...
WH
Oh, and it's STILL RAINING! We are going anyway (screw the rain)and hoping that the weather breaks by the late afternoon so we can see the sun. Ugh!
Back with pictures later tonight...
WH
6.02.2005
Ok, We're Here
Quick update. We are here in NJ and the sun did come out I swear! I didn't take a picture and the clouds returned this evening. OH, and here's a shock - it's supposed to fucking RAIN tomorrow. I'm not bitter at all...noooooooooo.
Anyway, the flight was uneventful and I have to say that internet check-in rocks. We got to Atlanta, parked, got the bus to curb-side check-in, went through security - all as easy as pie. The lines at the check-in were HUGE and we passed right on by! Other than the two guys seated behind us trying to "outbrag" each other - thank God for my iPod to drown them out - the flight was smooth.
Once at the airport we shuttled to the rental car place and they didn't have the car so, shucks and damn, they upgraded us to the next level car - a Grand Marquis - now that's the shit!! We could fit the luggage and Jen and Jessie in the truck, that's a New Jersey car, plenty of room for bodies in the trunk:)
After checking in at the hotel we met my parents for dinner and are now back at the hotel getting ready for bed after day of travel.
Hopefully, I'll have some pictures to post tomorrow or the next day.
Family is fun...
WH
Anyway, the flight was uneventful and I have to say that internet check-in rocks. We got to Atlanta, parked, got the bus to curb-side check-in, went through security - all as easy as pie. The lines at the check-in were HUGE and we passed right on by! Other than the two guys seated behind us trying to "outbrag" each other - thank God for my iPod to drown them out - the flight was smooth.
Once at the airport we shuttled to the rental car place and they didn't have the car so, shucks and damn, they upgraded us to the next level car - a Grand Marquis - now that's the shit!! We could fit the luggage and Jen and Jessie in the truck, that's a New Jersey car, plenty of room for bodies in the trunk:)
After checking in at the hotel we met my parents for dinner and are now back at the hotel getting ready for bed after day of travel.
Hopefully, I'll have some pictures to post tomorrow or the next day.
Family is fun...
WH
OK, It's Officially Wet Enough From The Rain
This morning, after letting the dog out for her AM wizz, I hear an uproar in the back yard. The last time I experienced this type of alert, our psycho-neurotic dog, Cinnamon (A whole, entire 'nother story), was very excited that she had discovered Possum. SO excited in fact that she was carrying it around in her mouth and tossing it in the air with glee (I rescued the little mammal and tossed it over the fence).
Well with her barking and panting and bouncing all around, I just had to go out and see what the commotion was about. I expected to see a snake, or possum, or cricket (I did mention psycho-neurotic, right?). Today it was a frog! Not a little tree frog, or even a toad - which we see frequently - but a BIG FAT FROG.
Actually it was bigger than normal since I guess that one of the froggie's defense tactics is to puff himself up real big - so big and puffed up that his already short and stumpy fog legs were sticking out to the four corners of his body, none of them touching the ground, and he was rocking back and forth. As my wife would say, "Sad!" So I threw him over the fence, just like the possum. Only too late did I realize that I should have taken a picture to show the size of this booger (I did go outside later and try and find him to take a picture, but alas, he had moved on - traumatized but deflated).
The whole point!? We do not live in the swamp, or the deep woods, or near a lake or a pond. We live in the city of Aiken. The fact that it is wet enough to garner a frog in our backyard is enough for me to cry, "Uncle!" Oh, and it's been raining all night. It has stopped this AM but is overcast and they are calling for, you guessed it, RAIN!
Shit. So anyway, we are on our way North to Philly, PA today. If the sun is out, I'll take a picture and show you that it does actually exist.
OK, there is a plus side to all of this rain - the yard looks greener than it has all year:) I just can't cut the stuff.
WH
Well with her barking and panting and bouncing all around, I just had to go out and see what the commotion was about. I expected to see a snake, or possum, or cricket (I did mention psycho-neurotic, right?). Today it was a frog! Not a little tree frog, or even a toad - which we see frequently - but a BIG FAT FROG.
Actually it was bigger than normal since I guess that one of the froggie's defense tactics is to puff himself up real big - so big and puffed up that his already short and stumpy fog legs were sticking out to the four corners of his body, none of them touching the ground, and he was rocking back and forth. As my wife would say, "Sad!" So I threw him over the fence, just like the possum. Only too late did I realize that I should have taken a picture to show the size of this booger (I did go outside later and try and find him to take a picture, but alas, he had moved on - traumatized but deflated).
The whole point!? We do not live in the swamp, or the deep woods, or near a lake or a pond. We live in the city of Aiken. The fact that it is wet enough to garner a frog in our backyard is enough for me to cry, "Uncle!" Oh, and it's been raining all night. It has stopped this AM but is overcast and they are calling for, you guessed it, RAIN!
Shit. So anyway, we are on our way North to Philly, PA today. If the sun is out, I'll take a picture and show you that it does actually exist.
OK, there is a plus side to all of this rain - the yard looks greener than it has all year:) I just can't cut the stuff.
WH
6.01.2005
Go. Go. Go. GO!
So starts the traditional chant before a vacation or trip that doesn't involve work. Jen will call and say, "Go!" and I'll say "Go!" It's silly and stupid for sure BUT it is something that we do. And Lord knows that YOU don't do silly shit like that. NO not you:)
Oh, an aside. I have been using "Blog This!" to post to this blog for two years and now it is possessed! Every time I hit the RETURN to start a paragraph the little imp posts what I am writing and DOESN'T just start a new paragraph. Just happened in fact when I tried to start this paragraph. So I have to log in to the main blog account and edit the post that is one paragraph long. In fact, in this case, I had to delete one post, since I hit RETURN twice and had two incomplete posts. I have no reason why the thing does this now BUT it is aggravating.
Back to the subject at hand. We are taking a trip! Off to NJ. Weather isn't cooperating however. The Northeast US has suffered a very wet and cold spring - like high 60's, low 40's, rain 4 out of 5 days spring. Not totally what you expect. My dad and I have a baseball game to attend on Sunday and the weather BETTER be good for that one. Baseball in the rain SUCKS, not because of the rain, but because of the RAIN DELAYS. If it rains hard enough they will SUSPEND play and wait - fans wait in the rain. Not these fans by God. Anyway, as you can see there is some angst about the trip. Not to mention the BAGGAGE demands. OH, I know that I mentioned that Jen, my wife, and Jessie, my 16yr old, are going to. Do you know how many clothes that involves with only ONE type of season to dress for? Here we are back at the weather discussion, sorry. BUT there are TWO seasons going on here. My back is already objecting. I don't know if the rental car will hold the bags or not but I'll let you know.
Shit, the weather is still the subject here in SC. Today it is rainy and cloudy. Yesterday it was rainy and cloudy. The day before it was rainy and cloudy. See a pattern? Now look, this is the SOUTH not the Northwest, or England for god's sake. NO wonder those folks are crabby or depressed or addicted to coffee and tea or whatever. This is not typical Southern weather and I want my normal weather back! There I feel better. Oops. Time to get to work. Folks are coming into the office. Is it 3 pm yet?
Go. Go. Go. GO!
WH
Oh, an aside. I have been using "Blog This!" to post to this blog for two years and now it is possessed! Every time I hit the RETURN to start a paragraph the little imp posts what I am writing and DOESN'T just start a new paragraph. Just happened in fact when I tried to start this paragraph. So I have to log in to the main blog account and edit the post that is one paragraph long. In fact, in this case, I had to delete one post, since I hit RETURN twice and had two incomplete posts. I have no reason why the thing does this now BUT it is aggravating.
Back to the subject at hand. We are taking a trip! Off to NJ. Weather isn't cooperating however. The Northeast US has suffered a very wet and cold spring - like high 60's, low 40's, rain 4 out of 5 days spring. Not totally what you expect. My dad and I have a baseball game to attend on Sunday and the weather BETTER be good for that one. Baseball in the rain SUCKS, not because of the rain, but because of the RAIN DELAYS. If it rains hard enough they will SUSPEND play and wait - fans wait in the rain. Not these fans by God. Anyway, as you can see there is some angst about the trip. Not to mention the BAGGAGE demands. OH, I know that I mentioned that Jen, my wife, and Jessie, my 16yr old, are going to. Do you know how many clothes that involves with only ONE type of season to dress for? Here we are back at the weather discussion, sorry. BUT there are TWO seasons going on here. My back is already objecting. I don't know if the rental car will hold the bags or not but I'll let you know.
Shit, the weather is still the subject here in SC. Today it is rainy and cloudy. Yesterday it was rainy and cloudy. The day before it was rainy and cloudy. See a pattern? Now look, this is the SOUTH not the Northwest, or England for god's sake. NO wonder those folks are crabby or depressed or addicted to coffee and tea or whatever. This is not typical Southern weather and I want my normal weather back! There I feel better. Oops. Time to get to work. Folks are coming into the office. Is it 3 pm yet?
Go. Go. Go. GO!
WH
5.29.2005
Jason relaxing
Jason relaxing
Originally uploaded by Macmania Pete.
One of the favorite things Jason loves, is what any 18 yr old loves, is FOOD!
The ritual when he comes back for a visit is for Jen to make Fettucini Alfredo and Poppy Seed Chicken. I usually grill steaks or chicken and we sit around the table and talk. It's good to have him visit.
Jason and Jessie
I told you that I would try and get some pictures in from the weekend. Here are Jason and Jessie. These are kids that make a Dad proud and humble. They actually are the best kids that I know or have ever met. My heart breaks for parents who work hard, love their kids, parent wisely , and still have the heartbreak of kids who make bad choices and end up with consequences that hurt. I won't say that I don't deserve good kids, but I will say that I am EXTREMELY thankful for the kids I have, and the privlege of being their Dad. I love my kids.
5.27.2005
It's A Good Weekend!
The weekend started out in excellent fashion last night with Jessie, my 16 old daughter, playing on her softball team for the Rec League Championship. Some history. This is the team that has been playing together for the past two years. The first year they just got the living shit kicked out of them almost every game. They were young, inexperienced, and basic fodder for the other teams. Last year was a bit better. THIS YEAR they kicked ass.
For the first time in Rec League, a girls team went undefeated in the regular season and in the playoffs. That's called "taking your licks" and then taking names. They deserved it. These girls help each other out, don't critcize each other stick together like no other group the coach has seen. Anyway, as usual, I forgot the camera. Jen forgot the camera. And we have no pictures. Poo. Some other, more on the ball, parent will probably have pictures for the entire team. Duh!
Next good thing. Jason is home from Camp LeJeune, NC! For those of you who don't know he is a Marine. He called last night and I went to Columbia this morning to pick him up. Got a ride with a guy who has a girlfriend in Columbia. He doesn't have to be back until 1800 on Tuesday (that's 6 pm). So he gets to stay home for 2 extra days more than we thought. Cool. And yes, I will try and remember to take some pictures and post them here over the weekend. He looks good and likes the job that he is doing in LIght Armored Recon. It will be a good weekend.
And the real shit is that I get Monday off, work Tuesday and Wednesday, then fly to Phila with Jen and Jessie to visit The City of Brotherly Love - who, by the way just celebrated the 20th anniversary of dropping a bomb down the chimney of Move Headquarters - Here is a blog link which has inof and some discussionPhilly Blog. 61 homes burned, 11 people killed and $42 Million dollars later - Brotherly Love?!? Anyhoo, I get to see the Rents and take my Dad to a Phillies game on Sunday. The weather has been very sucky there - rainy and cold - so I hope that the weekend holds out for the game!
I will be able to blog there if the same hotel has the wireless access that it had two years ago. Hope you have a great Memorial Day weekend.
WH
For the first time in Rec League, a girls team went undefeated in the regular season and in the playoffs. That's called "taking your licks" and then taking names. They deserved it. These girls help each other out, don't critcize each other stick together like no other group the coach has seen. Anyway, as usual, I forgot the camera. Jen forgot the camera. And we have no pictures. Poo. Some other, more on the ball, parent will probably have pictures for the entire team. Duh!
Next good thing. Jason is home from Camp LeJeune, NC! For those of you who don't know he is a Marine. He called last night and I went to Columbia this morning to pick him up. Got a ride with a guy who has a girlfriend in Columbia. He doesn't have to be back until 1800 on Tuesday (that's 6 pm). So he gets to stay home for 2 extra days more than we thought. Cool. And yes, I will try and remember to take some pictures and post them here over the weekend. He looks good and likes the job that he is doing in LIght Armored Recon. It will be a good weekend.
And the real shit is that I get Monday off, work Tuesday and Wednesday, then fly to Phila with Jen and Jessie to visit The City of Brotherly Love - who, by the way just celebrated the 20th anniversary of dropping a bomb down the chimney of Move Headquarters - Here is a blog link which has inof and some discussionPhilly Blog. 61 homes burned, 11 people killed and $42 Million dollars later - Brotherly Love?!? Anyhoo, I get to see the Rents and take my Dad to a Phillies game on Sunday. The weather has been very sucky there - rainy and cold - so I hope that the weekend holds out for the game!
I will be able to blog there if the same hotel has the wireless access that it had two years ago. Hope you have a great Memorial Day weekend.
WH
5.23.2005
Ready for the weekend already
Heard from Jason today. He is coming home this weekend for about 48 hours. I'm glad that he's coming home. Sad that it's for such a short period of time. It's fitting that he comes home for Memorial Day as a Marine. There's a parade Saturday in downtown Aiken. We may go.
I will find out tomorrow if we have off on Monday - that is the back office at work. We are usually off because the banks are closed, Post Office is closed, insurance companies are closed, blah, blah, blah. Doesn't give us much to do. If I do get off that means that I will work Tuesday and Wednesday and Jen, Jessie, and I fly off to Phila on Thursday morning. I am looking forward to seeing my Mom and Dad as well as travel. It will be fun to travel with Jen and Jessie.
I've ordered my stuff for camping and hope to get in a few weekend trips before the trip to Washington State in August. I've looked at some trails in North Carolina that are hopeful. 15 to 20 miles with a loop. Maybe I can get some pictures and post them via Flickr.
Time to go to bed.
WH
I will find out tomorrow if we have off on Monday - that is the back office at work. We are usually off because the banks are closed, Post Office is closed, insurance companies are closed, blah, blah, blah. Doesn't give us much to do. If I do get off that means that I will work Tuesday and Wednesday and Jen, Jessie, and I fly off to Phila on Thursday morning. I am looking forward to seeing my Mom and Dad as well as travel. It will be fun to travel with Jen and Jessie.
I've ordered my stuff for camping and hope to get in a few weekend trips before the trip to Washington State in August. I've looked at some trails in North Carolina that are hopeful. 15 to 20 miles with a loop. Maybe I can get some pictures and post them via Flickr.
Time to go to bed.
WH
5.21.2005
Star Wars
Jen and I went out tonight and saw the new Star Wars movie. In my opinion, the best of the first three "prequels" to the original Star Wars that came out in 1977.
However, the real reason that I was motivated to write about the movie was the 2 year old who was next to us in the sold out theater. Ok, before you say, "why did you sit near a baby?", I have to say that we took our seats BEFORE Mom and child returned from where ever they were. And to be fair the kid was pretty good for a 2 1/2 hour movie, so my rant is really about the parent(s).
This poor kid just sat on Mom's lap almost the entire time - he did kick the seat in front of him a few times, and slap the seat too. But the most disturbing part was at the end of the movie when (don't read this if you want the surprise) Darth Vadar has just finished fighting with Obe Wan - I say finished since he has just had both of his legs cut off at the knees, and one arm disintegrated by the lava that he was laying upon. He was also on fire, screaming, as his flesh burned off of his face and body. Why in the hell would anyone bring a child that young to a movie like this, let alone sit there and not get a freaking clue as this scene played out and take your kid out of the movie? It was evident that the child was disturbed by the scene as he stared transfixed at the screaming amputee and then started whining and buried his face in his Mom's shoulder.
Anyway, it bothered me. 'nuff said.
Wh
However, the real reason that I was motivated to write about the movie was the 2 year old who was next to us in the sold out theater. Ok, before you say, "why did you sit near a baby?", I have to say that we took our seats BEFORE Mom and child returned from where ever they were. And to be fair the kid was pretty good for a 2 1/2 hour movie, so my rant is really about the parent(s).
This poor kid just sat on Mom's lap almost the entire time - he did kick the seat in front of him a few times, and slap the seat too. But the most disturbing part was at the end of the movie when (don't read this if you want the surprise) Darth Vadar has just finished fighting with Obe Wan - I say finished since he has just had both of his legs cut off at the knees, and one arm disintegrated by the lava that he was laying upon. He was also on fire, screaming, as his flesh burned off of his face and body. Why in the hell would anyone bring a child that young to a movie like this, let alone sit there and not get a freaking clue as this scene played out and take your kid out of the movie? It was evident that the child was disturbed by the scene as he stared transfixed at the screaming amputee and then started whining and buried his face in his Mom's shoulder.
Anyway, it bothered me. 'nuff said.
Wh
5.19.2005
World View - What's Yours?
I saw this quiz in a blog that I have a RSS feed to and was interested. I took the test and here are the results:
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I like that I am a Cultural Creative. Let me know what you found out about your world view.
WH
 | You scored as Cultural Creative. Cultural Creatives are probably the newest group to enter this realm. You are a modern thinker who tends to shy away from organized religion but still feels as if there is something greater than ourselves. You are very spiritual, even if you are not religious. Life has a meaning outside of the rational.
What is Your World View? (corrected...hopefully) created with QuizFarm.com |
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I like that I am a Cultural Creative. Let me know what you found out about your world view.
WH
5.18.2005
The Thirst That We Have...
First things first - Tiger has already had one update. 10.4.1 was released two days ago and seems to address some of the major problems that were present. The networking at work went flawlessly. I have negotiated 4 different access points with no difficulty - my iBook has remembered all of the WEP passwords without issue.
I still love Spotlight (I keep forgetting to use it when searching for items) but am disappointed that Entourage isn't supported. Hopefully there will be an update that will allow indexing of all of my mail in Entourage like there is in Mail. That would be helpful.
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Wednesday evenings I have been attending a small study group here in Charleston. We are talking about and trying to practice the presence of God. There is a thirst for the infinite in all of us. Some of us stay so busy that it is hard to get a sense of our need, yet, if we will get quiet for a short period of time we will realize that our best day and experience leaves us wanting more. The spirit desires connection with the infinite - spirit to spirit
Paul seems to communicate this in the following passage from The Message: Eph. 3:14 - 19 "My response is to get down on my knees before the Father, this magnificent Father who parcels out all heaven and earth. I ask him to strengthen you by his Spirit—not a brute strength but a glorious inner strength—that Christ will live in you as you open the door and invite him in. And I ask him that with both feet planted firmly on love, you’ll be able to take in with all Christians the extravagant dimensions of Christ’s love. Reach out and experience the breadth! Test its length! Plumb the depths! Rise to the heights! Live full lives, full in the fullness of God."
How can you experience the "extravagant dimensions of Christ's love" ? My guess is that it is a spiritual thing. I also believe that if you seek for that love - deeply and genuinely - you will find it. God knowable? He must be. At least that is our hope and desire. Mere experience in the realm of the 5 senses leaves us disappointed at times - think about it. When you go after what you believe will be the ultimate and it lets you down where do you turn?
I want to find my rest in the Infinite. Matt. 11:29 "“Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and YOU WILL FIND REST FOR YOUR SOULS."
WH
I still love Spotlight (I keep forgetting to use it when searching for items) but am disappointed that Entourage isn't supported. Hopefully there will be an update that will allow indexing of all of my mail in Entourage like there is in Mail. That would be helpful.
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Wednesday evenings I have been attending a small study group here in Charleston. We are talking about and trying to practice the presence of God. There is a thirst for the infinite in all of us. Some of us stay so busy that it is hard to get a sense of our need, yet, if we will get quiet for a short period of time we will realize that our best day and experience leaves us wanting more. The spirit desires connection with the infinite - spirit to spirit
Paul seems to communicate this in the following passage from The Message: Eph. 3:14 - 19 "My response is to get down on my knees before the Father, this magnificent Father who parcels out all heaven and earth. I ask him to strengthen you by his Spirit—not a brute strength but a glorious inner strength—that Christ will live in you as you open the door and invite him in. And I ask him that with both feet planted firmly on love, you’ll be able to take in with all Christians the extravagant dimensions of Christ’s love. Reach out and experience the breadth! Test its length! Plumb the depths! Rise to the heights! Live full lives, full in the fullness of God."
How can you experience the "extravagant dimensions of Christ's love" ? My guess is that it is a spiritual thing. I also believe that if you seek for that love - deeply and genuinely - you will find it. God knowable? He must be. At least that is our hope and desire. Mere experience in the realm of the 5 senses leaves us disappointed at times - think about it. When you go after what you believe will be the ultimate and it lets you down where do you turn?
I want to find my rest in the Infinite. Matt. 11:29 "“Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and YOU WILL FIND REST FOR YOUR SOULS."
WH
5.15.2005
Weekend Update...
Well, a great weekend at home.
Tiger is stable and running smoothly on both iBooks. No kernel panics. No crashes. No applications that have been problems. Pretty impressive for a major release. Tomorrow I'll be networking with Windows Server 2003, negotiating firewalls, VPN tunnels, and file sharing with thin clients, workstations, and fat client Acer Tablet PC's. That will be the real test for the release a far as I am concerned. I'll report later:)
Jessie is on her way back from a trip to West Virginia with her boyfriend to stay with his dad and step-mom. She will be in tonight and ready for school tomorrow. She has a few weeks left and school will be all over!! Then we'll travel to Philly to visit my parents and see the city. Fun!!
I am having a great time with my new Bible software, Accordance. It is deep and wide. I have installed the Greek NT modules as well as The Message and The Amplified Bible. The Scriptures are amazing and opening them again in a study and discovery method is exciting to me. It has helped me on the Friday night survey class.
Last night was a blast with a group of folks from church celebrating Karen Carter's college graduation with karaoke in The Valley. This was so much fun and Jen was in her element singing and celebrating. And, no. I didn't sing. I'm still too chicken.
So Jen and I are watching Survivor and bringing the weekend to a close. I hope that yours was a good one surrounded by those who love you and getting some relaxation.
WH
Tiger is stable and running smoothly on both iBooks. No kernel panics. No crashes. No applications that have been problems. Pretty impressive for a major release. Tomorrow I'll be networking with Windows Server 2003, negotiating firewalls, VPN tunnels, and file sharing with thin clients, workstations, and fat client Acer Tablet PC's. That will be the real test for the release a far as I am concerned. I'll report later:)
Jessie is on her way back from a trip to West Virginia with her boyfriend to stay with his dad and step-mom. She will be in tonight and ready for school tomorrow. She has a few weeks left and school will be all over!! Then we'll travel to Philly to visit my parents and see the city. Fun!!
I am having a great time with my new Bible software, Accordance. It is deep and wide. I have installed the Greek NT modules as well as The Message and The Amplified Bible. The Scriptures are amazing and opening them again in a study and discovery method is exciting to me. It has helped me on the Friday night survey class.
Last night was a blast with a group of folks from church celebrating Karen Carter's college graduation with karaoke in The Valley. This was so much fun and Jen was in her element singing and celebrating. And, no. I didn't sing. I'm still too chicken.
So Jen and I are watching Survivor and bringing the weekend to a close. I hope that yours was a good one surrounded by those who love you and getting some relaxation.
WH
5.13.2005
Hang On To Your Butts
Ok. Ok. I admit it. I am a geek when it comes to my computers. I couldn't resist the temptation. I woke up this morning and installed Tiger - the newest Apple operating system - on my everyday, totally dependent upon, if anything goes wrong my ass is in a sling, iBook laptop computer.
And.............CRASH!!! No, just kidding. Everything seems pretty stable after a few hours. I want to take it on a test drive over the weekend and see how it works when I am going through the normal paces of my day. I took all of the precautions and fixed permissions, backed up, installed (update install vs. archive or clean install) OS10.4, and away I went. If things go FUBAR, I can reinstall over the weekend and back up from my back up.
First impressions:
1. Spotlight ROCKS. You can check out what it's about here Spotlight
2. The Dashboard Widgets are cool and I may use some of them.
3. Things seem a bit "snappier" on my 800mhz, iBook. Pretty good programming if you ask me.
4. So far, all of my applications work as expected. I use Word, Excel, Entourage, Safari, Powerpoint, QuickBooks, and MYOB extensively. They seem to be OK.
So, I will give a report back this weekend regarding how the day-to-day stuff on the computer goes. Still no install on our family iMac - too risky. Update 10.4.1 should be out in a few weeks, if not sooner.
WH
And.............CRASH!!! No, just kidding. Everything seems pretty stable after a few hours. I want to take it on a test drive over the weekend and see how it works when I am going through the normal paces of my day. I took all of the precautions and fixed permissions, backed up, installed (update install vs. archive or clean install) OS10.4, and away I went. If things go FUBAR, I can reinstall over the weekend and back up from my back up.
First impressions:
1. Spotlight ROCKS. You can check out what it's about here Spotlight
2. The Dashboard Widgets are cool and I may use some of them.
3. Things seem a bit "snappier" on my 800mhz, iBook. Pretty good programming if you ask me.
4. So far, all of my applications work as expected. I use Word, Excel, Entourage, Safari, Powerpoint, QuickBooks, and MYOB extensively. They seem to be OK.
So, I will give a report back this weekend regarding how the day-to-day stuff on the computer goes. Still no install on our family iMac - too risky. Update 10.4.1 should be out in a few weeks, if not sooner.
WH
5.12.2005
Relieved Frustration!
I was all set to talk to my friend last night but there were circumstances out of my control which interfered - truth be told, I was glad - who looks forward to potentially catastrophic interactions? Yet I am frustrated as there will be no opportunity to address the issue before next week, as I head back home tonight after work - 10 pm - and we will both be busy until then, and too tired to talk that late.
So, I get a needed and appreciated break for the next few days. I will get to handle this next week.
I am excited about getting to sit down and talk with a friend who I haven't hung around with for what seems like 10 years - it's probably been 3 or 4. Friday evening we are going to get together before I have to go teach class. Jonathan has always been great fun and a great friend. I met him, hmmm, over 12 years ago. He was pretty confused and hurting. God's Kingdom broke in on him and he has grown so much. He is a fantastic musician and artist - great gifts. I feel good about catching up.
Saturday night we are going out with friends to do Kareoke at a local Mexican restaurant. How do I get talked into this stuff? Not really. I'm looking forward to relaxing and watching people sing - well, ok, sort of sing. I still don't have enough scrotal fortitude to get up and sing - well, sort of sing:)
WH
So, I get a needed and appreciated break for the next few days. I will get to handle this next week.
I am excited about getting to sit down and talk with a friend who I haven't hung around with for what seems like 10 years - it's probably been 3 or 4. Friday evening we are going to get together before I have to go teach class. Jonathan has always been great fun and a great friend. I met him, hmmm, over 12 years ago. He was pretty confused and hurting. God's Kingdom broke in on him and he has grown so much. He is a fantastic musician and artist - great gifts. I feel good about catching up.
Saturday night we are going out with friends to do Kareoke at a local Mexican restaurant. How do I get talked into this stuff? Not really. I'm looking forward to relaxing and watching people sing - well, ok, sort of sing. I still don't have enough scrotal fortitude to get up and sing - well, sort of sing:)
WH
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