Barb’s Blog » Archive for July 2005
Miquel vs. Playstation
My son Miquel is quite an athelete. Ever since I can remember, he could pick up, kick, smash, toss, any ball, paddle, raquet, bat, and frisbee and do it with God given natural abilities. He always looked like one of those “naturals’ you hear spoke of. He does it well and he does it all with flair. I often tease him to stick with athletics, because when it comes to electronics, this realm often disappoints … Read entire article »
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Drama to the Magical Backyard
Recently I blogged on my magical backyard and posted photos of its treasures low to the ground. I was amiss in showing one of the treasures, high in the sky. A special tree. One that always conjured up stories between my friend Lisa and I. It’s built kind of odd for a tree. It starts with one trunk, then mid way up (which is already high) it starts to split. After this rounded split, it twists … Read entire article »
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Personalizing this blog.
No one has said a thing about the new design to the blog! I thought I’d point out that I was really trying to customize it to make it more personal. Like a scrapbook of my life. I have even started to add ’snapshots’ of my baby & childhood photos and my childrens’ photos down the right column. I will continue to add more to fill out that column, so its not empty all the way down. It’s funny, when blogs started coming out, I really thought the idea was quite odd. As I look over the past blogs listed, I can see that I have really jumped in and enjoyed myself with it. I kinda like the way its going, what do YOU think? … Read entire article »
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Japanese develop ‘female’ android
This could excite a few fellas out there? Imagine a female that doesn’t talk back, she does what she’s told, she doesn’t ask questions, and heck, she doesn’t even have opinions. She can flutter her eyelashes, and she can move her hands like a human. Only thing is, she’s an android. Seems Japanese scientists have unveiled the most human-looking robot yet devised - a “female” android called Repliee Q1. She has flexible silicone for skin rather than hard … Read entire article »
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Driving in Baltimore (Maryland)
My cousing Tanya keeps sending me cute emails. This one is not only very ‘cute’ its so true! For those who are from Baltimore, still live there, have traveled there, and/or plan to travel through there in the future…. BALTIMORE ROAD RULES First, you must learn to pronounce the city name. It is Bawl-mer, or Ball-tee-more, depending on whether you live North or South of Route 40. Next, if your road map is more than a few weeks old, throw it … Read entire article »
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It’s HOT!
Have I mentioned Maryland weather in this blog before?? I think I have. We have a saying here on the east coast, “It’s not the heat, it’s the humidity!” So when the heat actually does climb, things get dangerous around here. As you can see by the chart, if its a hot 96° F out and the humidity is at 50%, the heat index, and how the temperature feels to your skin is an actual 108°F … Read entire article »
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How Wide is America?
3,304 photos. Or at least that is how Matt Frondorf would answer you. I have to admire this site and the reasoning behind it. Matt set out from the Statue of Liberty to the Golden Gate Bridge, and took a photo for each mile along the way. I wouldn’t mind doing such a thing, but I best not mention a world of it to my children, as they think I prolong even a short trip dragging my camera … Read entire article »
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Listening to while lazily working on a Sunday Afternoon…
….. I really would rather like to be in the sun by the pool, half asleep. 1. America – Tin Man.mp3 2. Andrews Sisters – Oh Johnny! Oh Johnny! Oh!.mp3 3. Aretha Franklin – Until You Come Back to Me (That’s What I’m Gonna Do).mp3 4. Bachman-Turner Overdrive – Takin’ Care of Business.mp3 5. Bachman-Turner Overdrive – You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet.mp3 6. Bad Company – Bad Company.mp3 7. Bad Company – Can’t Get Enough.mp3 8. Bad Company – Don’t Let … Read entire article »
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The Magic Backyard…
You know, one doesn’t have to travel far to look for adventure. Sometimes, the gnomes, the fairies, the mythilogical creatures of our imaginations are as close as our own backyard. Spells are cast, incantations overflowing, sprites hide behind the mushrooms as toads hop from rock to rock. Dwarfs surely tell jokes by the Indian Pipe plant. I had such a two day experience. See My photo page, some of the wonders I discovered… … Read entire article »
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Wired
In my years while in the skinning community, one of the many favorite pasttimes in the forums was to “show off your desktop” and there the skinners would should off their latest jazzed up, completely skinned and fully customized look. Often, someone being ’smart’ wouldn’t send in their skinned desktop, but they would send in a real photo of their desk top, showing either their pc tower, monitor, and other trimmings around their desks. I … Read entire article »
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
Do you like to look up to the heavens and see amazing wonders of art up there? I do. Some examples… Star Trails over Vienna ………….Moonrise Over Greece……………………………………….Planets in Alignment Some of my actual favorites though, are clouds, like these: Anyway, if these are appealing to you, I highly recommend a visit to Astronomy Picture of the Day where each day they add a new image from the heavens and beyond. A word of warning, you could spend near eternity … Read entire article »
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Noah’s Ark Rebuilt?
I haven’t seen it yet, but apparently right in Western Maryland on highway 68 near Frostburg, everyone is invited to see where they are rebuilding Noah’s Ark, according to the specifications in the Old Testament Book of Genesis. Related Links: God’s Ark Maryland Newsline … Read entire article »
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What does your name mean?
Ok, blame Laura for this one too, but it made me laugh, so it can’t be bad! BARBARA B is for Bouncy A is for Amazing R is for Rebellious B is for Bubbly A is for Artistic R is for Rebellious A is for Alert What Does Your Name Mean? dbz hentai moviedbz 10 movieclips deepthroat moviefree clip demi tease strip movie mooredenver theaters moviedirty dancing quotes moviemovie deeds dirtymovie susan porn dirtyanal double moviesdownload adult movie … Read entire article »
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What are the Keys to Your Heart?
Laura seems to find the most adorable little “tests” to take. This was mine: The Keys to Your Heart You are attracted to those who are unbridled, untrammeled, and free. In love, you feel the most alive when things are straight-forward, and you’re told that you’re loved. You’d like to your lover to think you are stylish and alluring. You would be forced to break up with someone who was emotional, moody, and difficult to please. Your ideal relationship is lasting. You want a relationship that looks to the future… one you can grow with. Your risk of cheating is zero. You care about society and morality. You would never break a commitment. You think of marriage as something precious. You’ll treasure marriage and treat it as sacred. In this moment, you think of love as commitment. Love only works … Read entire article »
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Bacteria is our friend
Not a huge fan of going to the movies, and hardly going to them at all, kind of makes when I do go, a bit of an event. This time around I decided on War of the Worlds, as the TV ads lured me to remember the days when my parents would fondly tell of the radio show that had the world in a panic. I suppose that influenced me heavily as, in fact, I … Read entire article »
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Offensive
Offensive!Here in the US, more and more its considered OFFENSIVE to have the Ten Commandments displayed, in fact its banned, and they are working to ban the Pledge of Allegiance, too. Something I remember doing each day before school. Truly there is nothing offensive about either. But if those two items are OFFENSIVE, lets look at a list that our government SUPPORTS with our tax dollars, so they mustn’t be offensive: Graphic videos demonstrating how to put a condom on and pep talks by “Planned Parenthood educators.” — sex education classes at public schools across the nation Korans distributed to aspiring terrorists at Guantanamo. — U.S. military “In the Americas, sugar meant slavery.” — Smithsonian exhibit Photo of a woman breastfeeding an infant, titled “Jesus Sucks.” — NEA-funded performance A photo of a newborn infant with its mouth open titled to suggest … Read entire article »
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Lego Church
I’ve spent hours with my son Enric playing and building things with his legos. So it was so wonderful when I received a certain email from my cousin Tanya with pics of this Lego contruction of a church… Those pics got me to wondering more about this project, so I googled it, and found this site » Lego Church Not sure where the cats fit in, but it was an enjoyable visit seeing what went into the contruction … Read entire article »
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Google Earth
This is a free download and I am having so much fun with it. I have just installed it on my computer, so I am still learning how to use it. You can search any location on the globe and google will ‘fly’ you over to see it from the sky. This is overhead where I live: There is so much more to this program, you can even tilt and rotate the view to see 3D terrain and … Read entire article »
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Wilds Fever
Our household is slowly coming down from Wild’s Fever. I am not sure that is a good thing. Many of you already know that my children, right after the wedding, went to camp. They went to “The Wilds”, as it is called, this magical and wonderful campground nestled in the mountains of Brevard, North Carolina, ( The Wilds Website) which seems to transform entire lives of the willing. The only thing I know about the Wilds is that it puts the biggest smiles on my children’s faces each time they come back from this “camping experience”. They come back usually excited, with at least a hundred stories to share, silly re-creations of what they saw, and a mild case of exhaustion. With a name like The Wilds, one could wonder, what puts this … Read entire article »
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The Questions…
…and what don’t we know? Here are the top 125 questions facing science in the next quarter century. > What Is the Universe Made Of? > What is the Biological Basis of Consciousness? > Why Do Humans Have So Few Genes? > To What Extent Are Genetic Variation and Personal Health Linked? > Can the Laws of Physics Be Unified? > How Much Can Human Life Span Be Extended? > What Controls Organ Regeneration? > How Can a Skin Cell Become a Nerve Cell? > How Does a Single Somatic Cell Become a Whole Plant? > How Does Earth’s Interior Work? > Are We Alone in the Universe? > How and Where Did Life on Earth Arise? > What Determines Species Diversity? > What Genetic Changes Made Us Uniquely Human? > How Are Memories Stored and Retrieved? > How Did Cooperative Behavior Evolve? > How Will Big Pictures … Read entire article »
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First Kiss
Do you remember your first kiss? Do you remember with who? After more than a few people expressed surprise, shock, some even horror when I mentioned that at Enric and Miranda’s wedding ceremony, that was indeed their first kiss. I can’t say I am any better than anyone else, even I teased them a tad…”On your wedding day? Are you kidding? Do you mean to tell me that you are going to have your first kiss … Read entire article »
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Get me to the Church on Time (part 4)
Wedding over, with the bride and groom heading out to the car and the crowd blowing bubbles, we were not done with our marathon yet. We had one more church we had to get “in time” to. We had to go non stop from Wisconsin to Maryland, and in a hurry. No easy feat. We made it just in time. Here is Miquel, with his friends ready for camp. It may not look like camp attire, but it’s … Read entire article »
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An old memory…
“An old memory” that was the subject line from an email from my dearest and most long time friend ever, Myrna. I couldn’t imagine what it was going to be, except perhaps, something had happened to trigger a memory of times together so many years ago. Her dad was the minister of our church in Baltimore (and later in Pasadena). Mom often taught Sunday School, Bible School, and later played the piano for services. The photo she … Read entire article »
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Our Independence Day
We had a very sweet July 4th. The weather was sunny and great, the pool water was not too cold, and my sister and her husband came (fixed the bathroom fixtures, which was very nice!) and we had a cook out; all the usual, grilled barbecue chicken, hamburgers, corn on the cob, macaroni salad, and yummy chocolate chip cookie bars for dessert. Then we decided to go to watch the fireworks with Shelby and Lisa. It … Read entire article »
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Statistic
MIT is doing some research on blogging and you can take part. If you have a blog, click on the button to the left to be counted. They ask nothing truly personal, but the more that do the survey, the more accurate is the information. … Read entire article »
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Get me to the Church on Time (part 3)
The next day was another struggle to get the the church on time for the actual wedding. We were blessed with SLEEP and a nice hotel room and soon it was off to Enric and Miranda’s wedding. I have to tell you, it was the sweetest wedding I have ever attended or have been a part of. One of the things that made it so sweet was the fact that when the preacher said the words, “You may … Read entire article »
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Get Me to the Church on Time (part 2)
Barely on time for the rehearsal dinner, we were whisked to Waukesha as the water tower so boldly let us know to the Griffiths house for a quick meeting of the family and friends and a chance to change for the rehearsal dinner and for the church afterwards. At the church we all listened carefully for our instructions for the ceremony the next day given by John Zimmer, Miranda’s once youth pastor and soon to be a missionary to … Read entire article »
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