I got up at 6:30 am this morning so that I could serve in what is know as a ‘calling’ in my church. I have done this for two years now. Anyone that knows me knows that I don’t get up at 6:30. Sometimes I stay up and work until 6:30, but I don’t get…
Tag: Funny
Ajax calls using jQuery in Ruby on Rails
jQuery is the hot javascript library and it is small and it is cooler than Prototype, the default library that comes with Ruby on Rails. Ergo I plugged it in and pulled out everything else. The ajax calls are very simple and look like this: $.post(“function_name”,{ key:value } ,function(data) { // do stuff with data…
Watching for Signs
I wrote this on May 11th but never got around to posting it: We took the kids to Thanksgiving Point yesterday to look at the gardens. They had a great time. Whenever we travel through the Salt Lake area it seems that my wife has a $10 coupon for JCPenny that “would just be silly…
What Makes You Yawn?
Aubrey’s teacher asked her students to draw a picture of what makes them yawn. Aubrey drew a picture of herself doing homework. I feel the same way.
People for the Ethical Treatment of Yeast (PETY)
The next time you take a bite out of that yummy loaf of bread consider where it came from. Sure, cutting down all that nasty wheat is harmless enough. After all it’s just a stupid plant. It doesn’t have feelings. However, consider the condition of yeast. Here is how yeast is brought to market: How…
Winter Was Hard on us Both
I have had colds off and on over the past few months which gave me a great excuse to ignore my bike trainer and be lazy. I had no idea just how bad it had gotten. While sitting in my office chair writing code this morning I hear a loud CRACK… and fall backwards: I’ll…
First ride on the new Madone
I brought my bike home from the shop and in spite of the fact that everyone was eating dinner by the time I got home I gave in and went for a ride. You can’t just bring it home and let it sit. Here’s the pictures.
Our First ‘Phone Call’
My daughters are in kindergarten this year. Today we got our first call from their teacher. Apparently, Aubrey pinched someone. Callie said that Aubrey realized when her teacher called and ran and hid under the bed. I guess she had to ‘pull a card’ at school which is a lot like being sentenced to 15…
Lifetime Marriage
In church today an older lady stood up and said she was grateful for her marriage of 60 years. I was impressed. I think that the divorce today tends to discourage people from believing that they can spend a lifetime with another person. It seems rare to find a couple that has been together for…
Our Tax Date
Tonight was the first time since September that I and Callie have been alone, together, outside of the house. We were able to spend 15 minutes eating a Quiznos sub in a gas station in Tremonton, UT. After that we visited our accountant (The best accountant in the world – Michael Bruce in Tremonton) and…