Amazing how things change and stay the same… And lo, I’ve heard the request for more pictures of the boy. I’m working on a function to batch process a bunch of files at once, thus making my life a lot easier when it comes to posting them on the web. Once the function gets written, …
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A response from Steve Henton
A response from Steve Henton Steve, the pastor who married Laureen and I, was kind enough to respond to my comments on the Disciples Heritage post. He posted his thoughts in a comment, and I wanted to bring them forth and hopefully respond. I have nothing but respect for Steve, so please consider this a …
The kinda stuff that’s been on my mind
What’s been on my mind lately Well, it’s money. Pure and simply put, Laureen and I are deeply in debt, much deeper than I’ve ever been before, and I hate it. I’ve often wondered why I worry about money so much. Laureen has a much different view about money, and she seems to be OK …
A few things that have been on my mind
A few things that have been on my mind One of these days, Credant will hire me. One of these days, we’ll get the home equity loan. Everything seems to be “one of these days” for me right now. I feel so frustrated trying to start anything because I’m never sure if it’s going to …
No, I haven’t fallen off the face of the earth
No, I haven’t fallen off the face of the earth Just awfully tired these days. I’m chairman of FCC Richardson this year. This normally wouldn’t mean much, but this year is tough. There’s so much to do, and not enough time to do everything. This morning I went over to fix the church secretary’s PC, …
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New Year’s Eve Party
As many of you know, tomorrow is the 31st of December. This day is a day for remembrance, for celebration of the year’s accomplishments, and for quiet comtemplation about what will happen next year…. Ah, forget that. If it’s New Year’s Eve, that means there’s chili at the Joneses! This year is going to be …
Our Christmas
Our Christmas Well, it’s been not exactly fun at the Jones’ household over Christmas this year. Several factors contributed to it, but here’s the brief rundown: 1. Lack of Christmas traditions. Laureen and I discovered that pretty much every Christmas had been spent somewhere else. We barely have the tree up, and the ornaments that …
updates
updates I’ve been working a lot on the OEDILF lately. Jacob’s getting big. Wow. Life’s pretty good. Right now, I’m just really busy and don’t have time to do more of an in-depth explanation of things. Short version: We’re applying for a home equity loan. Joy. I’m becoming chairman of the church next year. Joy. …
Random musings
Random musings Wonderful article : How Not To Dress For Work Jacob: cut both teeth, finally. He likes hopping. A lot. We’re going to Varekai tonight. Whee! Life’s pretty good. Thanksgiving: while I love my family, having 22 people in the same house can be cramping. Maybe I’ll feel different about it later, but I …
Some updates
Some updates Jacob: doing fine. Got his flu booster shot. Big boy. Laureen: doing fine. Starting to work out on a more regular basis. Computer: Larry came, hooked his multimeter up to it, said, “It works,” and put it back together in working order. Sigh. Picture flood coming soon once I figure out a few …