Miquel vs. Playstation

July 30, 2005 at 9:30 pm · Filed under Personal

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 him.

The computer world has not been kind to him. He is the one that will likely spend a long time typing an email, only to have the connection drop when hitting send. He is the one who tries download something and then it never works. On the few occasions he gets to the puter to chat with friends, more often than not, things
have always gone WRONG. So often he just screams in frustration, “Computers don’t like me! I don’t like them!”

Now, he DOES like Playstation. He loves all the sports, racing, and shooting games. Like any young man his age, this is high entertainment. Quite possibly he doens’t get to play as often as he likes, but when he does, he seems to do so with all his being. I can hear him shouting to the screen and moving the paddles with quickness and finesse.

Recent days, some of his games weren’t playing right, and finally it gave up all together. No CD’s or DVD’s would play either. Repairs, he told me, ran around $90 at this one place he knew.

Ninety dollars is quite a stretch for me, and led me to look for alternatives. First, I googled playstation repair and checked for places in our state. That didn’t go to well. The same google search though, led me to a forum that discussed Playstation 2 repairs, and fellows boasting how easy it was. One even offered to do it for $30, if we shipped it to California, he promised a 2-7 day return. Next, was yet another forum, where a person invited everyone to his yahoo chat, and he said he was able to often help people in a chat online. As I am reading all these things, I am getting a feeling of empowerment, that possibly, we don’t need a $90 playstation repair. So I went to Amazon. Surely they have a book on the subject! They did. For $25, even a “dummy” could repair playstation problems. As I read through the recommendations of the book, one person said. “Even though it was a very good book, don’t buy it, its just TOO easy to fix it yourself” and this person added that there were many sites on the web that could offer self - help.

That was all I needed to search for sites (with photos) with step by step instructions on how to repair Playstations. Once I found what I considered an adequate site to help Miquel fix his game, I printed it, and handed him the pages, nicely stapled, and announced, “We don’t need to pay $90, you can do it yourself.” His first reaction was like,”Now what is my mama getting me into? Doesn’t she know my history with electronics?”

Not long after handing him the instructions however, did we all collect the tools he would need and he got started. Miquel was diligent and persistant. Opening the system up was for most of us, a scary process.(The game opened up is pictured here on this blog) I felt a little more bold than he did, however, having opened up my PC to clean it and such. Seemed like a simular exercise to me. He worked till he couldn’t anymore into the night. The next day, today, however, he achieved success. After adjusting the lens, about 100 attempts to get it right, he got every Playstation and DVD to work. We both thought and said the same thing, “you
watch, the moment we close this baby up, put all the screws back in, and close the lid, it won’t work.” And we had to nod in agreement, after all, with Miquel’s track record, it seemed highly possible.

Well, we were nearly right. Only ONE out of the whole bunch of games didn’t work. BUT the rest DID work. However, unfortunately, it was the ONE game he had WANTED to play! I consoled him with going to Blockbuster to at least rent a different game, which pleased him. As we went to the shop to rent the game, I said to him, and feeling all the geek I seem to be becoming to be, I climbed into the car , “You know…you can still tweak the settings on that lens, you can get that game to work…”

I suppose my voice faded, as Miquel had had enough of electronics talk for now, but he seemed at least slightly satisfied, he may have lost a battle, but he definately hadn’t lost the war!

* Edit: That night Miquel got the game he wanted to work, to actually function! 100% success!

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Drama to the Magical Backyard

July 28, 2005 at 6:17 pm · Filed under Personal

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 back to looking like one trunk again. Lisa and I always thought it looked like a marvelous place to climb, look out, make a treehouse for. It had to be a magical tree…

Last night a fierce storm blew through. (Have I mentioned Maryland weather?) Lightning hit our special tree.

The break and the large limb that fell:

Lisa got hit twice, not only the tree, another fell on her car hood.

*Sigh*

Maryland weather!

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Personalizing this blog.

July 28, 2005 at 12:32 pm · Filed under Personal

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?

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Japanese develop ‘female’ android

July 28, 2005 at 11:00 am · Filed under News Items

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 plastic, and a number of sensors and motors to allow her to turn and react in a human-like manner.

More on the story HERE

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Driving in Baltimore (Maryland)

July 27, 2005 at 1:34 pm · Filed under General

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 out and
buy a new one. If you live near Howard County and your map is one day
old, it is already obsolete.

Forget the traffic rules you learned elsewhere. Baltimore has its own
version of traffic rules…”Hold on and pray.” There is no such thing
as a dangerous high-speed chase in Baltimore. We all drive like that.

All directions start with ‘the beltway’…which has no beginning and no
end.

The morning rush hour is from 5 a.m. to 11 a.m. The evening rush hour
is from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. Friday’s rush hour starts Thursday morning.

If you actually stop at a yellow light, you will be rear-ended, cussed
out and possibly shot.

When you are the first one on the starting line at a light, count to
five when the light turns green before moving ahead to avoid crashing
with all five of the drivers running the red light in cross traffic.
(However, if you don’t go as soon as it turns green, you will get the
horn.)

Construction on 1-97 is a way of life and a permanent form of
entertainment. Interesting that it’s call ‘an Interstate’, but runs
only from the Beltway to Annapolis. Opening in 1992, it has been torn
up and under construction ever since. (Does Former Governor Glendening
have any relatives who build highways?)

All unexplained sights are explained by the phrase, “Oh we’re in
GLIMBURNIE! (Glen Burnie.)”

If someone actually has their turn signal on, it is probably a factory
defect.

Car horns are actually “Road Rage” indicators.

All old ladies with blue hair in Buicks have the right of way. Period.

All roads mysteriously change their names as you cross intersections.

If asking directions in Ellicott City or Columbia, you must understand
that
streets are called things like mews, landings, terraces, or just aren’t
called
anything at all. If you stop to ask directions in Brooklyn…well,
don’t.

A trip across town (north to south) will take a minimum of four hours,
although the tunnel does have, on occasion, more than one lane open, but
never on holiday weekends.

The minimum acceptable speed on the Beltway is 85. Anything less is
considered downright sissy. The Beltway is our daily version of NASCAR.

If you drive to a football game, pay the $75.00 to park in the Ravens
Lot. Parking elsewhere could cost up to $7500 for damages, towing fees,
parking tickets, etc.

If some guy with a flag tries to get you to park in his yard during
Preakness, run over him. It’s probably not his yard anyway.

WELCOME TO BAWLMER, HON!

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It’s HOT!

July 26, 2005 at 3:30 pm · Filed under General

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 !

Well, today I knew it was hot, and made the decision to go shopping because it was too horrible to do much else. I didn’t realize how blistering the temperatures was, until we got out of the car, and this awful smell hit our nostrils, and Laura said, “What’s that smell?”
The smell was the sun heating the parking lot. Miquel said, “Thats the smell of tar!”

Later as we were putting our groceries away in the car, and quickly doing so, I noticed my shoes were actually STICKING to the asphalt!

It’s hot!

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How Wide is America?

July 25, 2005 at 1:40 pm · Filed under General

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 out all the time.

In any event, see this very interesting site HERE

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Listening to while lazily working on a Sunday Afternoon…

July 24, 2005 at 3:20 pm · Filed under General

….. 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 Me Down (4:20)
9. Bad Company - Movin’ On.mp3
10. Bad Company - Ready for Love (5:02)
11. Bad Company - Rock Steady.mp3
12. Bad Company - Seagull.mp3
13. Bad Company - The Way I Choose.mp3
14. Barry White - Can’t Get Enough of Your Love, Babe.mp3
15. Billy Preston - Nothing from Nothing.mp3
16. Blue Magic - Sideshow.mp3
17. Bobby Womack - Lookin’ for a Love.mp3
18. Bonnie Sommerville - Winding Road.mp3
19. Braveheart - A Gift of Thistle.mp3
20. Calle, - Dana Teboe - Gloria Estefan - Conga.mp3
21. Carey Brothers - Blue Eyes.mp3
22. Carl Carlton - Everlasting Love.mp3
23. Carly Simon - Haven’t Got Time for the Pain.mp3
24. Carly Simon - James Taylor - Mockingbird.mp3
25. Cee Lo - Lauryn Hill - Santana - Do You Like the Way.mp3
26. Chevelle - The Clincher.mp3
27. Chevelle - Vitamin R.mp3
28. Clay Ostwald - Ed Calle - Gloria Estefan - Anything for You.mp3
29. Gloria Estefan — Get on Your Feet.mp3
30. Gloria Estefan - Here We Are.mp3
31. Dave Matthews / Santana - Love of My Life (5:47)
32. David Bowie - Under Pressure (with Queen).mp3
33. DC Talk - Consume Me.mp3
34. Defranco Family - Heartbeat (It’s A Love Beat).mp3
35. defranco family - abra-ca-dabra.mp3
36. Dido - Can’t Breathe.mp3
37. Eagle-Eye Cherry - Santana - Wishing It Was.mp3
38. Elton John - Amoreena.mp3
39. Elton John - Bad Side of the Moon.mp3
40. Elton John - Ballad of a Well-Known Gun (4:59)
41. Elton John - Burn Down the Mission.mp3
42. Elton John - Burn Down the Mission/My Baby Left Me/Get Back (18:27)
43. Elton John - Can I Put You On (6:10)
44. Elton John - Come Down in Time (3:25)
45. Elton John - Country Comfort (5:06)
46. Elton John - Honky Tonk Women (4:07)
47. Elton John - Into the Old Man’s Shoes.mp3
48. Elton John - Love Song.mp3
49. Elton John - Madman Across the Water [Original Version].mp3
50. Elton John - My Father’s Gun (6:20)
51. Elton John - Sixty Years On.mp3
52. Elton John - Son of Your Father (3:48)
53. Elton John - Take Me to the Pilot.mp3
54. Elton John - Talking Old Soldiers.mp3
55. Elton John - Where to Now St. Peter-.mp3
56. Eric Clapton - Santana - The Calling.mp3
57. Evanescence - Missing.mp3
58. Everlast - Santana - Put Your Lights On.mp3
59. Garden State - 1 - Orange Sky.MP3
60. George McCrae - Rock Your Baby.mp3
61. Gladys Knight & the Pips - I’ve Got to Use My Imagination.mp3
62. Gloria Estefan - 1,2,3 [Remix].mp3
63. Gloria Estefan - Always Tomorrow.mp3
64. Gloria Estefan - Can’t Stay Away from You.mp3
65. Gloria Estefan - Christmas Through Your Eyes.mp3
66. Gloria Estefan - Coming Out of the Dark.mp3
67. Gloria Estefan - Don’t Wanna Lose You.mp3
68. Gloria Estefan - Go Away.mp3
69. Gloria Estefan - I See Your Smile.mp3
70. Gloria Estefan - Rhythm Is Gonna Get You.mp3
71. Gloria Estefan - Words Get in the Way.mp3
72. Golden Earring - Radar Love.mp3
73. Gordon Lightfoot - Sundown.mp3
74. Grand Funk Railroad - Shinin’ On.mp3
75. Herb Albert & The Tijuana Brass - Bittersweet Samba.mp3
76. Herb Albert - Rise.mp3
77. Iron & Wine - Each Coming Night.mp3
78. Iron & Wine -Sunset Soon Forgotten.mp3
79. Iron & Wine-Our Endless Numbered Days-06-Love and Some Verses.mp3
80. Iron and Wine - Dearest Forsaken.mp3
81. Iron And Wine - Promising Light.mp3
82. Iron And Wine - Sea And The Rhythm.mp3
83. Iron And Wine - Faded From The Winter.mp3
84. Iron And Wine - Weary Memory.mp3
85. Jimmy Barnes - Do or Die.mp3
86. Jimmy Barnes - Driving Wheels.mp3
87. Jimmy Barnes - I Wanna Get Started with You.mp3
88. Jimmy Barnes - I’m Still on Your Side.mp3
89. Jimmy Barnes - Last Frontier.mp3
90. Jimmy Barnes - Lessons in Love.mp3
91. Jimmy Barnes - Seven Days.mp3
92. Jimmy Barnes - Too Much Ain’t Enough Love.mp3
93. Jimmy Barnes - Waitin’ for the Heartache.mp3
94. Jimmy Barnes - Walk On.mp3
95. Joe Cocker - Black-Eyed Blues.mp3
96. Joe Cocker - Cry Me a River.mp3
97. Joe Cocker - Darling Be Home Soon (4:44)
98. Joe Cocker - Delta Lady (2:52)
99. Joe Cocker - Feelin’ Alright (4:13)
100. Joe Cocker - High Time We Went (4:29)
101. Joe Cocker - I Think It’s Going to Rain Today.mp3
102. Joe Cocker - The Jealous Kind.mp3
103. Joe Cocker - The Letter (4:17)
104. Joe Cocker - With a Little Help from My Friends.mp3
105. Joe Cocker - Woman to Woman.mp3
106. Joe Cocker - You Are So Beautiful (2:43)
107. Joe Satriani - Flying In A Blue Dream (5:22)
108. Joe Satriani - Top Gun Theme (4:10)
109. Joe Satriani & Enigma - Dolphin’s Tears (2:53)
110. Joe Satriani & Steve Vai - Formula 1 (3:01)
111. Joe Satriani - (2:04)
112. Joe Satriani - Always With Me (3:22)
113. Joe Satriani - Bamboo (5:45)
114. Joe Satriani - Beethoven’s 5th (3:24)
115. Joe Satriani - Hill Of The Skull (1:48)
116. Joe Satriani - I Believe (5:54)
117. Joe Satriani - Is There Love In Space.mp3
118. Joe Satriani - Lords of Karma (4:47)
119. Joe Satriani - Midnight (1:42)
120. Joe Satriani - Satch Boogie (3:13)
121. Joe Satriani - Speed Of Light (5:14)
122. Joe Satriani - Summer Song (5:01)
123. Joe Satriani - Tears In The Rain (1:58)
124. Joe Satriani - Up in Flames (4:33)
125. Kool & the Gang - Jungle Boogie.mp3
126. Maná - Santana - Corazon Espinado.mp3
127. Paula Abdul - Cold Hearted Snake.mp3
128. Remy Zero - Fair.mp3
129. Richard Clayderman & Henry Mancini - Nadia’s theme (Young and the Restless).mp3
130. Rick Derringer - Rock & Roll, Hoochie Koo.mp3
131. Rob Thomas - Santana - Smooth.mp3
132. Roberto Carolos -Lady Laura.mp3
133. Santana - (Da Le) Yalleo (5:53)
134. Santana - Africa Bamba.mp3
135. Santana - El Farol.mp3
136. Santana - Maria, Maria.mp3
137. Santana - Migra.mp3
138. Santana - Primavera.mp3
139. Savage Garden - A Thousand Words.mp3
140. Savage Garden - Break Me Shake Me.mp3
141. Savage Garden - Carry on Dancing.mp3
142. Savage Garden - I Knew I Loved You.mp3
143. Savage Garden - I Want You.mp3
144. Savage Garden - Promises.mp3
145. Savage Garden - Santa Monica.mp3
146. Savage Garden - Tears of Pearls.mp3
147. Savage Garden - To the Moon & Back.mp3
148. Savage Garden - Truly Madly Deeply.mp3
149. Savage Garden - Universe.mp3
150. Savage Garden - Violet.mp3
151. smokey robinson - I’m The One You Need.mp3
152. Smokey Robinson -I’ve Made Love To You A Thousand Times.mp3
153. Steve Miller - The Joker.mp3
154. Steve Vai - Tender Surrender.mp3
155. Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, Jimmy Page, Led Zeppelin - Jimy Hendrix Blues Tribute (4:54)
156. Such Great Heights - Such Great Heights.mp3
157. Switchfoot - You.mp3
158. The Foundations - Build Me Up Buttercup.mp3
159. The Jackson 5 - Dancing Machine.mp3
160. The Postal Service - Such Great Heights.mp3
161. Van Halen - Finish What Ya Started (4:24)
162. yellowcard- only one.mp3

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The Magic Backyard…

July 19, 2005 at 5:21 pm · Filed under General

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…

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Wired

July 17, 2005 at 2:59 pm · Filed under Personal

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 have once or twice (after straightening my desk) done the same.

I wonder how many would show the desk BOTTOM?

I have often complained how wires just make my life miserable. Today, the UPS for my pc was going a little nuts, and so, I dared go BELOW for a look. It is a literal jungle down there, and not for the faint of heart.

I thought perhaps there was a battery overload, and perhaps I should run a check, unplugging items to see if that helped my battery. After looking awhile, it was hopeless, I didn’t know what plug went with which item.

It’s scary down there…

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Astronomy Picture of the Day

July 16, 2005 at 10:09 am · Filed under General

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 there!

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Noah’s Ark Rebuilt?

July 16, 2005 at 8:42 am · Filed under General

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

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What does your name mean?

July 15, 2005 at 10:05 am · Filed under General

Ok, blame Laura for this one too, but it made me laugh, so it can’t be bad!

 

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What are the Keys to Your Heart?

July 15, 2005 at 9:44 am · Filed under Personal

Laura seems to find the most adorable little “tests” to take.

This was mine:

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Bacteria is our friend

July 15, 2005 at 8:56 am · Filed under General

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 am not a huge Tom Cruise fan either. His recent appearance on the Oprah show didn’t do a thing to sway me, but then again, it could be chalked up to that I am not one of those celebrity crazy people.

My take on the movie? Well I can’t say I came out of the movie theater thrilled and it was less than expected. The young girl who played the daughter did very well, and the rest was very Independence Day-like minus Will Smith.

My daughter, aged 11 and her friends thought it was wonderful, so perhaps you can’t go by me.

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Offensive

July 14, 2005 at 11:17 am · Filed under General

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:

 

I must be really
confused about what is offensive…

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Lego Church

July 11, 2005 at 6:57 pm · Filed under General

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 of that lego Church.

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Google Earth

July 10, 2005 at 5:57 pm · Filed under Personal

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 buildings, as well as add your own annotations. Get it free here » http://earth.google.com/

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Wilds Fever

July 10, 2005 at 10:43 am · Filed under Personal

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 glow of elation, sparkle of new life, and bright smiles of joy onto the faces onto the faces of what has sometimes become my gloomy and bickering children?

Here are some repeated words that I can get while they try to relate sensibly to me:

Fourth Falls
Rec Room
Hiking (Why don’t they want to hike with me?)
First Falls
Second Falls
Inspiration Point
The Lake
The Climbing Wall
Stairs, Stairs, Stairs, and more Stairs
The Lodge
The Pier
Boat Paddling
Big Water Slide
Target Practice
Big Ball (not for the faint of heart, I’ve heard)
Venture Valley
Basketball
Giant Swing
Frisbee Golf (?)
Water Trolley
Land Trolley
Tubing
Human Foosball
Ping Pong
Cafe called Cool Beans

But along with all that, and if there isn’t enough, also heard is:

Focus on God
God and I Time
Spiritual Messages (This year my children’s favorite was “The Rapture” and “The Crucifixion”
Music of praises to God (Laura came home singing a previously unknown song, “Holy Holy” like she was an angel from heaven.
Devotions
Bible Verses
Memory Work

This year’s theme was called “The Days of Knights” and they had a medieval theme with it; Miquel got to practice and recite his Monty Python and have a wonderful silly time. Miquel came back part Jeff Foxworthy Redneck, and part Holy Grail.

Laura and Miquel both had a wonderful experience.

It’s a nice “fever”, I hope it hangs around.

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The Questions…

July 9, 2005 at 6:11 pm · Filed under News Items

…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 Emerge from a Sea of Biological Data?
> How Far Can We Push Chemical Self-Assembly?
> What Are the Limits of Conventional Computing?
> Can We Selectively Shut Off Immune Responses?
> Do Deeper Principles Underlie Quantum Uncertainty and Nonlocality?
> Is an Effective HIV Vaccine Feasible?
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