A good article

This article came across on email and I thought is was very insightful. So many people like to frame the president as an uneducated, illmannered cowboy from Texas. If only they would take the time, they would find that he is a much different man than what they would belive. It’s written by Karl Rove, the presidents former senior advisor.

http://sec.online.wsj.com/article/SB123025595706634689.html

New Year and such

Happy 2009! It’s kinda hard to believe that is 2009. I remember when I was younger thinking how funny some of the year names sounded. I guess they aren’t really all that silly sounding now. Regardless, time does seem to fly even faster. Things are finally starting to slow down, or so it seems. Christmas was alot of fun, we spent most of Christmas Eve with the family. I got mostly clothing and a few other small things, even a really large lunch box.

Winter Camp just ended yesterday, I really enjoyed it. We had four different speakers, and all the messages were first rate. The last day we were there we go 8 inches of fresh snow, that made the drive home lots of fun.

 I have some plans for my blog for the new year, hopefully I’ll be able to unveil them soon.

A Study in… Busy

Ha, yeah, so I’ve been busy lately, plus I was just too lazy to post. So after a short sebatical, I am back! Yeah, that is a picture of a set of steps that were built for our Church cantata, or “Christmas play with a biblical message” for you people in Alaska! Anyway we were going to a first centuryish look, so I poured gasoline on them and lit them up. They turned out pretty good, and structurally sound, I think.  Christmas is almost here and things are starting to get even more busy. I do however plan on posting a little more often than once every two weeks, LoL.

rAndOm

This is just a random picture I took at work a couple days ago. We loaded the truck down just a little too much with wood. We had 50 2×4’s, one 12ft 6×6 and other assorted pressure treated wood as well as pressure treated 16ft 2×10’s sticking out the back and making the whole truck bounce with every bump in the road. I’m happy to report we made it out alive and safe.

Tag Revisited

So, I ran out of things to post, so I’ve decided to revisit the unimportant tag. 

6 unimporant, or little know facts about me

1. I like breakfast, alot in fact

2. History was my favorite subject in school

3. I hate tomatoes and beets… I just do

4. Mustangs are my favorite cars… So that probably wasn’t very little known

5. I really like big cities, enough to live in one for a while

6. Donuts are awesome, and I would like to meet whoever invented them

 

And that’s all folks

Obsession

“The only thing necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing” (Edmund Burke 1729-1779)

http://www.obsessionthemovie.com

Ramblings

Artemis Fowl

Yes, yes, I know Tobi has already posted about this, but I haven’t. During my recent trip to Alaska I was lead(by Tobi) to the author Eoin Colfer. He writes books for kids, some of which are dumb, but his Artemis Fowl series is pretty good. I have yet to read that latest book in the series, but it will only be a matter of time. 

Barnes and Noble

I have started to frequent Barnes and Noble weekly. It’s nice to go somewhere to read and study. Unfortunately our’s doesn’t have a really cool fireplace. I heard a rumor that they are building another B&N nearby, so hopefully they make it nicer.

Fall

It’s finally starting to get cold at night, so I can now take my air conditioner out of the window. I’m really ready to lose the heat during the day too. I would much rather have to add layers than sweat. 

Work

Work has been ok lately. We’ve been working on the Boss’ addition for several weeks in a row, but are now starting to pick up some fall landscaping jobs. So I’m happy for thesmall change of pace.

That’s about it though. Our Bible Conference is coming soon, so things are gonna get even busier. I’m hoping Jordan will post pictures of his hunting trip on Tobi’s blog… HINT. Anyhow that was really boring but I had to post something.

And Life Drags On…

Around 2 and half weeks have passed since my wonderful vacation ended. All seems to have settled back into the daily grind. Bible Institute started again, populating yet another night of my week. All the fun of the trip has faded into plain old life. Depression battles to set in, and sleep doesn’t seem to help anymore. Ok, so it really isn’t all that bad. Hey, fall is on the way. The mornings are now crisp with the hint of fall. And with fall comes Pumpkin Spice Lattes, apple cider, and slight cold. Fall is definitely my favorite season. It provides the perfect opportunity for us Paions to don a whole new line of clothing, shedding the boring t-shirts of the summer, and once again take pride in the beauty of our state as the leaves begin to change. So while things are slow and boring, fall is on it’s way. So I shall chin-up, and think of what is to come… Oh, I also get to bring a little Alaskan fashion to PA to…

So that is pretty much what my jacket looks like. It was a good friend to me in Alaska…

Home Again

Late monday evening found us at the airport waiting to be picked up. We made it home about 1:00 in the morning on Tuesday. Considering my body was telling me that is was only 9:00, I really wasn’t tired. So Tuesday was a great time zone adjustment day… It really wasn’t that bad. On an interesting side note I skipped church last night! Don’t worry I had a good reason… Noah was preaching! No but seriously I got some metal fragments in my left eye while at work and had to make a run to the ER to have them removed. And it is true, I do miss the Humphrey tribe. Life just isn’t the same without Bek there to worry about something, and without Jordan there to do something dangerous or stupid with. And I even miss Mr. Jockels constantly telling me that I don’t know how to play the PS3. But life must move on. Anyway I thought I would share pictures of my recently purchase Nalgene, complete with a iFish Alaska and OR stickers

Sorry about the hand in the pictures, I couldn’t find a suitable backdrop so I just used my closet. Oh, I got a new top on the old “Rustang” whilst I was in Alaska, pictures to come soon…

Happy Memorial Day

Hey everyone, first I do want to dispel any myths about my being on vacation, I am NOT still on vacation, and besides that it wasn’t really a vacation in the first place. Anyway, I do still plan on posting on this lame blog of mine, things have just been really busy lately. I started a new job on Saturday, and it promises to keep me even busier than I have been. So anyway I hope every one is having a wonderful Memorial Day…