My trackball, which I’ve been using instead of a mouse for several years now thanks to a push from my friend Dave O’Hara and my chiropractor bill started to go on the fritz this week.  It wouldn’t click correctly and sometimes would register a double click (a few times causing me frustration).  I ordered one to come from Amazon to replace this broken device.  This afternoon it seemed toast.  It wouldn’t click, it would just make clicking sounds but fail to actually send the correct signal.

In desperation as the replacement hadn’t arrived I cracked it open and blew it out with a compressed air can.  After replacing the batteries this thing is humming along and working like new.  Except I still have a new one on order.  Anyone looking for a trackball? :)

[as per my wife's instructions this is not an announcement]

I am so excited I can’t tell you how excited I am.  But I CAN tell you that we’re having another baby (gender unknown) and its pretty darn awesome.  Just have to let you know.

Names that will cheese off people who think we should name the baby other names, or who think it should be kept a secret:

Girl: Charlotte Rose Peterman – nickname: Charlie, though Unkle Kurt has said he’ll call her Lotty.

Boy: Eric Matthew Peterman – nickname: Eric, though Unkle Kurt has said he’ll call him Eric.

We’re excited and hope you’ll celebrate with us!

Lime Time

Originally uploaded by RandyPeterman.

A phun photo I took this morning when inspired by a lime slice Jessica had cut. The light under it was actually heating it up filling the room with awesomeness in odors.

Uncle Ben, in the first of the 2000’s Spiderman franchise, tells a young Peter Parker, “With great power comes great responsibility.”  Watching King Corn (website) tonight over Netflix’s instant watching service was sobering.  It isn’t the most entertaining movie you will ever watch.  Comparing it to Spiderman might be cruel because one is for fantasy and fun and the other is for education and presenting reality in a film format.  Despite my stating that it isn’t ‘fun’ to watch, you should watch it because the contents of the film are disturbing.

If you think that government spending is out of hand: watch this film.

If you think that Americans are nutritionally screwed up and need to eat better: watch this film.

If you think that you’ve got everything together and your life is all roses: watch this film.

I am allergic to corn grain and corn syrup, though corn oil does seem to be OK in moderation, and so for me corn is just not a great item to eat.  After watching how corn syrup is made, I’m pretty sure I wouldn’t want to eat corn syrup even if I were able to eat it.  I’m convicted, once again, that I should be careful what I put into this body, but don’t take my word for it.  Watch this film, read Michael Pollard’s book “In Defense of Food” – and see where you land.  I bet it isn’t in a field of corn, or in line at McDonalds.

I should have taken a picture.  It would have lasted longer.  However, I had a great time with a brother in the Lord, Jeremy, this morning.  We talked about a lot of stuff, but I can’t tell you about it because what happens in Starbucks, stays in Starbucks.  More blogging will be coming soon.  I’m stoked about that.