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Early Snow

Greg — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 12:56:24 +0000

Child 1:

It’s snowing, it’s snowing, it’s snowing!

Child 2:

I wish there was more snow.

Wiggin out

Greg — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 23:52:20 +0000

My daughter brought home Ender’s Game from the school library without me mentioning it previously. Total win.

Unfortunately the book is rather violent and filled with expletives.

Customer Service

Greg — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 02:25:28 +0000

“Church members are not customers, demanding better service from our employees. We are family gathering together to build each other and the church.” - Phillip Jensen

Demise, Rumors of

Greg — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 02:56:20 +0000

Greatly exaggerated, as someone once said.

As some of you got wind of from Camille’s facebook post, yes I did go to the hospital on Friday night and stayed there about 20hr. Xray, CT scans, blood work, and a stress test later and they say I (internally) look much better than the average for my age. Despite my best attempts to consume large quantities of Five Guys burgers (there is one open in Ithaca too!), even my cholesterol levels are good.

My stay at Shady Grove Adventist Hospital was a pleasant one. The nursing staff and doctors were all pleasant to talk to. The place was clean and fairly quiet. I have only very tiny dots on both arms from the needles, so they do a very good job drawing blood. Alas, I did not have the ability to experience the hospital food as I needed to fast the whole time due to the constant blood samples that were being drawn. I must say though, it smelled really good.

I am doing better. Doctors couldn’t find anything wrong so either the timing of the tests was too late or they are unable to pick up what my body is trying to say. I can’t complain about that even though I still have an occasional chest pain. I don’t think this was stress related (though I am under a very large amount of stress) because the symptoms don’t match my previous experiences with stress and panic. It isn’t heartburn either. I know what that feels like too. Neither of those would also explain why my lips would turn blue.

So, this is one of life’s mysteries, and my family is very glad to have me back in the house. Thank you everyone for your prayers.

Quote of the Day 20110410

Greg — Sun, 10 Apr 2011 12:35:29 +0000

“We often hear calls to “live the Gospel,” and yet, nowhere in Scripture are we called to “live the Gospel.” Instead, we are told to believe the Gospel and obey the Law, receiving God’s favor from the one and God’s guidance from the other.” -Horton

Still recruiting

Greg — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 14:50:34 +0000

In addition to all the jobs posted at OpenHire, my company is still looking to hire people, some of which would would work with me.

PHP programmers (Jr & Sr)
Data warehousing specialists
Visualization specialists
Systems analysts

Let me know if you are interested or know of someone who might be interested.

Solar Collector Mk24

Greg — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 01:16:34 +0000

A couple months ago I watched “World’s Toughest Fixes” with the kids. The particular episode involved the installation of the boilers at a solar plant in the desert. It got me thinking, I should build a solar death ray at some point. So I went over to Michael’s and picked up a bag of 24 1″ mirrors and opened up my lego box. Today, it was finally sunny enough to conduct the first test. Using a piece of paper to cover groups of mirrors, I aimed the exposed ones into my “boiler”. Once they were all aligned, the Solar Collector Mk24 was fully operational.

And it worked too! I could feel the heat when I put my hand at the focal point, but it was still a little overcast. A few moments later however, the haze cleared and I noticed one piece in the boiler starting to warp.

Next step, to build SC Mk48. Time to head to the Lego store for more parts…

Quote of the Day 20110304

Greg — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 14:22:11 +0000

“With each year, we grow less and less able to distinguish between that which is important and that which is trivial, between the lasting and the ephemeral, the vital and the frivolous, the sacred and the secular.”
-Louis Markos

Things to Remember

Greg — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 13:18:22 +0000

If you plan on replacing a kitchen floor make sure the work order specifies everything. Including whether the existing layers of vinyl should be removed. It is really annoying when the installer comes and they disagree with what you were told by the estimator, there is no documentation, and they want to charge additional $$$.

Quote of the Day

Greg — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 23:25:25 +0000

“People ask me, ‘Why pray if God is sovereign?’ I respond, ‘Why pray if He isn’t?”
- Mike Horton