Happy Birthday Charles Darwin! 200 years. There was an interesting discussion on NPR last night and again this morning about religion and Darwin. He struggled with the religion question and delayed releasing his findings until he was sure of the science. They suggester perhaps he was concerned for the ridicule he (and his wife) would [...]
After a harrowing battle with Bug over picking up his toys before going to bed tonight which involved two timeouts and multiple threats this is what he cried as he went up to bed with mom:
“I want to be good! I wish I could be good every night like Monkey! It’s so hard for me!”
If [...]
Hike the Organ Needle - hopefully with friends April 10-11
Fathers and Sons campout - May 16
Carrie Tingley Foundation Mud Volleyball Tournament - June 13, 2009
Baylor Pass Trail Run - November
Tonight on NPR they were talking about program to reform terrorists. The individual they were talking to said essentially that if someone is totally committed to Jihad there is nothing that can be done to change them. This is totally against everything I believe. People can change there ways. It may not be easy and [...]
This morning on NPR I heard a piece of one of the Big 3 Auto Execs testimonies in front of congress. He told congress that they need 25 billion dollars because there was no way they could have predicted the current economic situation. While I agree with this statement, I would offer up the [...]
Today was the primary program in church today. For those not familiar with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, once a year the children age 3 to 11 deliver a sermon of song and short messages. It’s amazing the Gospel truths these little children can deliver. Today they told us all [...]
I’m riding the bus this morning. It is always an interesting ride. First they are supposed to provide Wifi but I can always connect to the network,bit I can never access the Internet. I even have tried supplying my own Dns and I still can’t get out. It turns pit also that of is cry [...]
Maybe I said this already but nobody really reads this blog anyway so I can repeat myself if it makes me feel better.
We have a debt driven economy and that is the fundamental problem with the economy. Years ago a business would save money for hard times, they would draw from their savings during [...]
I was out in the garden cleaning up the strawberry patch today. I replanted the shoots, cultivated and fertilized and as it turns out I have a surplus of shoots, even after expanding my patch to 3 rows from two. If anybody wants strawberries for their garden I have about 30 or 40 [...]
RRRR, Ahoy! blog readers. It be talk like a pirate day. Curious how a day can become Talk like a pirate day. It doesn’t take an act of congress. Check out this article on wikipedia. If you need to searrrrrrch something today try using Google Pirate.
If you were going to make your own day, what [...]
