Evelyn’s speech is improving and she’s starting to construct sentences and use phrases in context. They’re not long sentences, but they’re more communication than single words demanding an immediate need be met (well, at least some of the time). Therefore I am creating the Evie-ism category for this blog. I don’t have the first one to post, but just a moment ago I was running after her to tickle her and she yelled, “Away!” Which I hope is short for run away which her big sister says in the same situation.
Monthly Archives: June 2007
The Funniest Blog Post About Dieting Ever
My friend Robin just sent me this link. Given that I know a few people who are going on diets (and including my personal need to be on one for the time being) this should be amusing:
Thankful Thursday: My Church Body
I have to be super-thankful for my church body. I’ve missed three weeks in a row due to traveling and I miss many of the people there. The people I don’t miss yet I probably should make an effort to get to know better 🙂 We moved to Denver to go to Holly Hills Bible Church (HHBC) and the body there has had its ups and downs as various events have taken place, but the teaching has remained consistent and the edification is amazing.
One guy particularly has encouraged me over and over: Norm. Norm is in a wheelchair because he’s got some severe problem that has slowly caused him to lose muscle mass in his legs. He’s in constant pain (though he is on pain medication) and yet he’s always got a smile and when we talk about our lives in Christ he’s just an encouraging brother. Norm was in communications before the web and its been interesting at times to discuss his take on things having come from the print and media world before HTML.
Norm told me about going through trials and suffering in real life and about how one of the Sunday School classes he was in at HHBC encouraged him. Norm sees the trials and suffering as an opportunity to grow in his walk with Christ. Yesterday he had some surgery on one of his eyes to attach his retina (again) to his eye so that it will work correctly. He now has to sit facing down with his head for days as the retina and eye heal. What an amazing brother in Christ to endure these things with such joy.
Thanks Holly Hills, and thanks Norm!
Techno-Lust
The new Apple iPhone looks like a ‘business expense waiting to happen.’ I’ve got to test all of my code on their browser. Do I need the phone? No. Is it super cool looking and making me drool? Yes!
As an Intelligent Person You Should Read This
My buddy Trint posted an article about phishing on his normally humorous blog. If you’re an intelligent person, and I know you are because you read this blog, go read it. In case you missed it the link is http://www.surelyyourenotserious.com/blog/?p=538. Read it. If you know what phishing is already, you should tell others to read it. Love your family and friends and complete strangers and make sure they know what this is.
Squid
Last night, before eating dinner – I ate a ring of squid. Not the tentacles, those cause me some mental problems, but I did eat a ring of squid head. Sure, the head bits are more like onion rings, but I ate my first squid (calamari). Right now I predict my mother is slightly concerned, but there are other elements of my readership who are yawning wondering what took so long – and those elements are probably also sad that I didn’t eat the suction cup emblazoned tentacles.
Tough 🙂