Our town is growning rapidly, very rapidly. I have already complained about all the construction. Now, due to more development, they are taking down the second billboard I ever designed. This is coming into town, on the eastbound side of the road. Our lease is up soon, but the land owner will not renew the contract with Lamar Outdoor anyway. I thought I'd get a quick pic before they tore it down. Sorry for the shoddy quality. I'll get a better pic later. I hope I can before they start taking it apart.
Thursday, March 29, 2007
A sign of the times
Our town is growning rapidly, very rapidly. I have already complained about all the construction. Now, due to more development, they are taking down the second billboard I ever designed. This is coming into town, on the eastbound side of the road. Our lease is up soon, but the land owner will not renew the contract with Lamar Outdoor anyway. I thought I'd get a quick pic before they tore it down. Sorry for the shoddy quality. I'll get a better pic later. I hope I can before they start taking it apart.
Home Theater Geek
I had been writing about my home theater odyssey for a while now. I actually finished sometime before Christmas, but I still need to install a wall mounted outlet in the wall behind the TV. I'll do that later this summer, probably. The last thing that may take a while, is to find a new cabinet for the audio equipment. In total I ran a couple hundred feet of cable through the walls to get everything done. 3 coax (480p HD feed), 1 video, 1 digital coax back to the receiver, 1 cable feed, and 4 12 gauge audio drops. I won't run HDMI for some time, that is until I can afford both the 
player and cable. Right now a 50 cable cost about $150. Oh, yeah. They need to settle the format war, too. It all works pretty well. I picked up a IR/RF remote from my sister (my hookup at Sears), so I can leave the audio cabinet closed (away from a two year olds hands). I took the lazy way out and just ran an RCA lead under base board to the sub woofer. All in all, it sounds pretty good. I also pick up HD, due to the fact that my TV has an HD tuner (BONUS!), so I ran the audio feed back to the receiver. That sounds great, and affords me 720i/720p/1080i. I'll call it a success, but I'll always be tweaking it.Oh, and by the way, the fireplace columns open on both sides to reveal a super geeky DVD colection!
Friday, March 23, 2007
Fun Fact:I'm now facebooked...
After much prodding from friends, I finally decided to join facebook. Problem is, I don't know where any of them are. I'm new, so if you want to facebook me, do it here: Facebook me!
Wednesday, March 14, 2007
The hole in the ground
Tuesday was a busy day. I put down insecticide, followed with the pre-emergent/fertilizer. I am trying to get a head start on the yard this year. Followed by a heavy watering. We usually have our yard sprayed, but decided that I would try to do it myself this year. Considering I haven't really been out and checked all the way around the house the past few months, I did a complete survey, just checking around, gathering up dead leaves, sticks, and branches. As I rounded the north corner of the house I stopped.
As many of you know, we lost a precious member of our family this Christmas. In a freak accident Turbo was taken from us early. But the good die young, right? Anyway, I had never buried anything before, much less a pet. I thought I had left enough dirt to make up for the air that would eventually go away and let the ground on top settle. Instead, there was a foot-and-a-half by two-foot square of sunken earth. It was kinda depressing. I subscribe to the out of sight out of mind kinda thinking. However, that doesn't change the fact that he is gone. That hole in the ground is sorta representative of the hole in our hearts left by Turbo's absence. It's healing, but it will still be there. It just needs time.
As many of you know, we lost a precious member of our family this Christmas. In a freak accident Turbo was taken from us early. But the good die young, right? Anyway, I had never buried anything before, much less a pet. I thought I had left enough dirt to make up for the air that would eventually go away and let the ground on top settle. Instead, there was a foot-and-a-half by two-foot square of sunken earth. It was kinda depressing. I subscribe to the out of sight out of mind kinda thinking. However, that doesn't change the fact that he is gone. That hole in the ground is sorta representative of the hole in our hearts left by Turbo's absence. It's healing, but it will still be there. It just needs time.
Monday, March 12, 2007
My little teacher
I figured as I grew older, that I would better understand my faith. You know, maturity, life experiences, and such. I regularly go to church, I try to keep up a bible study on my own. I read challenging books that test my mental capacity. I really do try to learn from all the materials and people around me.
But the real teacher is the one that is about waist high to me. R3. It's funny how that little heartbeat is completely dependent upon every decision that I make has taught me so much. I have never grown so fast in my understanding of the kind of love and forgiveness that our God grants us, that is until he came into our lives.
Many times, I have wondered why God would remain silent. Why would he not give me this or that. The truth is, I didn't need it. Sure I complained and moaned, but to no avail. God knew that wasn't the best thing for me. Out of ignorance and greed, I didn't see that it would have been detrimental at a later stage in life. Until after the fact. I know I'm not omnipotent, but I can see consequences of R3's action before he can. God sees my consequences, before hand, too. But on a much larger scale. R3 doesn't realize that when I make him go to bed, it's because I want him to feel refreshed in the morning. That why he can play hard. I know what it's like to have a terrible night's sleep. He doesn't. God knows why I shouldn't buy that new camera, or shiny new Mac. In our case, I think it's so that we can try to have another child. That will be revealed later.
My point is, that through a fatherly role, I have learned much about God's role as my heavenly father. A view point that I may have never seen, without two shiny light blue eyes that light up my day. Even if they are only waist high.
But the real teacher is the one that is about waist high to me. R3. It's funny how that little heartbeat is completely dependent upon every decision that I make has taught me so much. I have never grown so fast in my understanding of the kind of love and forgiveness that our God grants us, that is until he came into our lives.
Many times, I have wondered why God would remain silent. Why would he not give me this or that. The truth is, I didn't need it. Sure I complained and moaned, but to no avail. God knew that wasn't the best thing for me. Out of ignorance and greed, I didn't see that it would have been detrimental at a later stage in life. Until after the fact. I know I'm not omnipotent, but I can see consequences of R3's action before he can. God sees my consequences, before hand, too. But on a much larger scale. R3 doesn't realize that when I make him go to bed, it's because I want him to feel refreshed in the morning. That why he can play hard. I know what it's like to have a terrible night's sleep. He doesn't. God knows why I shouldn't buy that new camera, or shiny new Mac. In our case, I think it's so that we can try to have another child. That will be revealed later.
My point is, that through a fatherly role, I have learned much about God's role as my heavenly father. A view point that I may have never seen, without two shiny light blue eyes that light up my day. Even if they are only waist high.
Saturday, March 10, 2007
Fun Fact: They make blue sand.
At least he hasn't figured out how to make mud yet. Blue mud, at that...
Thursday, March 08, 2007
My Autobiography
Someday, I may write a book about all my vast accomplishments. Which I need to get started on...
Anywhoo. Below is a clip from a TV show called Talk Radio. This is probably what would happen.
Anywhoo. Below is a clip from a TV show called Talk Radio. This is probably what would happen.
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