Missed Blog Posts

I haven't been blogging much lately, but I have had plenty of ideas and situations that have come my way that would have normally been blog worthy.  Since I have been too busy working to blog, I thought that I could still do a post of potential posts... titles and short descriptions...

1.  Doggy ER
While clipping my dog's nails, I must have clipped into a bad nail or something.  I am positive that I didn't clip it too short, but it started bleeding a little bit.  I couldn't get it to stop, so after three hours of bandaging, home remedies and styptic pencils, I rushed him off to the vet.  Actually, when I opened one of the bandages, couldn't find the nail, and had blood squirt over 6 inches away from the dog's foot... I knew it was time to take the dog to a professional.  That, and I almost passed out twice from the sight of the squirting blood.  I also almost passed out at the first home remedy.  I found on several sites that flour can be used to help stop the flow, but what I ended up with was a baggie full of blood soaked flour.  It was like some sort of sick blood batter.

2.  Grand Central + Gizmo + old Linksys Vonage Router = free phone
I might come back later and do a full post on this one, but here is the short version:  Grand Central is a free service that gives you a phone number that will ring all of your phones.  Gizmo Project is a free service similar to Skype, only it uses an SIP Phone number (which is similar to what vonage uses).  I used to use Vonage, so I had a wireless Linksys router with two phone ports.  Once I unlocked the router so that I could input the Gizmo settings for the phone ports, I plugged in my phone and *presto* free phone.

3.  feverish
I was running a fever last Monday and Tuesday.  I came home early on Monday missed the whole day Tuesday.  It was rather uneventful, but would normally have warranted a blog...

4. 33,480
I was working on a job a couple of Fridays ago, delivering to a second floor apartment.  I had already done an office move that morning, and was going to help this over the road driver on his job.  We had to shuttle the stuff (take the stuff off of the big truck, put it on a little truck, drive the little truck to the apartment because the big truck couldn't get into the parking lot), so it was like double the work.  Here is the kicker:  After all of the stuff was off of the big truck, and onto the little truck, the driver and his help left.  That's right, he left us.  I couldn't believe it.  So, at five o,clock on a Friday night, me and 1 guy began toting things up to the upstairs.  Needless to say, it took a long time.

The title of the post?  My phone has a built in pedometer (step counter), and that is the number of steps I took that day.




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Well, there were a few other things that I wanted to write about as well, like books I have been reading and things I have been learning, but I am actually running out of blogging motivation already...

Matts are great!

Paul never fails to bring something interesting to the table.  Most of the time it is some deep intellectual, theological thoughts...  But sometimes it is just... interesting.



[ht: Paul]


I don't even know what to say. I just wish I had more money and more time.

I'm Sorry

I am sorry that I haven't blogged lately (for those very few readers who frequent this blog).

I have been working quite a bit lately, and sitting down at the computer just hasn't been something that I have made time for.  In fact, I haven't even been checking my e-mail but once a week.

I have to be honest, it feels good to be away from this thing.  I have to spend so much time on it during the school year that these few months that I have to be away from it I really enjoy.

Finished a book

Just finished a book.

I have been using Daily Lit, and I just finished my first book through them. It was surprisingly easy. The book was "Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz" by L. Frank Baum. It wasn't the story that you would remember, it is a different one of his books.

The Big "G"

The Big "G" has been replaced!

I don't know if anyone else has noticed this, but the little favicon for Google has been replaced with a different G.

Here is the old "G"

Here is the new "g"

What does this change mean?

I have no idea.

more reading

I am trying out a site called Daily Lit.

Basically you request installments of a book to be sent to your e-mail inbox on a regular basis. You can set the frequency of the installments, and if you get through one quickly and have some extra time, simply request the next portion.

They have several free books. And if you know me at all, then you know the free part really drew me in. They have newer books with a price tag, but I haven't tried that aspect yet. You can even gift a book to someone, so I gifted my wife Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen. Hope she wants a full inbox.

[HT: (a new blog I am reading and enjoying) @edu]

Forced (but good) Reading

I am required to read several books in the process of my ACSI Certification. I am already certified by the state, but I am also pursuing this certification for the school where I am currently teaching. The process requires a "course" on Philosophy of Education. You have to read some books, and write a paper.

The first book that I am tackling is called Love Your God With All Your Mind, by J. P. Moreland. The subtitle is "The Role of Reason in the Life of the Soul". I wasn't really looking forward to reading this book, but it has grabbed my attention already. I don't have any author quotes to post yet, but I do have an interesting quote which the author uses at the beginning of one of the chapters. I find it interesting because it is a quote from a Gallup Poll on the topic of Religion:

"We are having a revival of feelings but not of the knowledge of God. The church today is more guided by feelings than by convictions. We value enthusiasm more than informed commitment."

The interestingness of this quote is heightened by the source of the quote... at least for me. The real question is whether or not I agree. I do. I believe that there are way too many who are more led by their feelings on topics that by their convictions. And the few convictions that they do have are rooted in the most recent book that they read or what their pastor was recently speaking on... and those convictions are not set in stone. There are very few who dig for truth, and even fewer who dig in the right places.

Anyway, I am sure I will have more thoughts on this as I continue to read.