Great Billy Graham Story

I was reading some of the Billy Graham’s writings and came across this funny story I think is very insightful:

The great Swiss theologian, Dr. Karl Barth, was probably in his generation the greatest theologian in the world, and a great philosopher as well. I did not always agree with him, but he was my friend and I respected him. While he was in this country, a student at one of the seminaries said, “Dr. Barth, what is the greatest truth that ever crossed your mind?” All the seminary students were sitting on the edge of their seats to hear some great, profound, deep, complicated answer. Dr. Barth slowly raised his great shaggy gray head and looked at the student and said, “Jesus loves me, this I know, for the Bible tells me so.” Billy Graham

Ten Great Quotes

Ran into a few quotes I liked so I thought I’d post them here:

1. "What does not destroy me, makes me stronger." Friedrich Nietzsche
2. "Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance." Samuel Johnson
3. "Sweet are the uses of adversity." William Shakespear
4. "When it’s darkest, men see the stars." Ralph Waldo Emerson
5. "Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom." General George S. Patton
6. "When the well’s dry, we know the worth of water." Benjamin Franklin
7. "A certain amount of opposition is a great help to a man. Kites rise against, not with the wind." John Neal
8. "Success is going from failure to failure without a loss of enthusiasm." Unknown
9. "He knows not his own strength that hath not met adversity." Ben Jonson
10. "Life is not always a matter of holding good cards, but sometimes playing a poor hand well." Jack London

Source: Peterson, J. (2013, September 7). 10 Quotes all Entrepreneurs Should Memorize. Retrieved September 7, 2013, from LinkedIn.

Tira's First Swim

The other day we took Tira to Bear Lake in northern Utah. This is her first time swimming and she loved it. It’s finny how her bottom was floating around before she started dog paddling.

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Tira the Hunter

Tira caught two birds simultaneously the other day and last night she ran into a big bush and came out with a bird in her mouth. I made her drop it and it seemed fine. Amazing how easy it is for her to catch birds. Here's the new tally:

Birds	Bugs	Gophers	Lizards	Frogs	Moles	Squirrels	Skunks
16	Lots	3	1	Lots	2	8	1

Got my PMP License

After months of studying I finally took and passed my PMP exam and I’m an official PMP!

New Photo Galleries

I finally replaced my server-side ZenPhoto photo galleries with something easier for me. I now use jAlbum for the galleries which should allow me to not have so many issues. Let me know what you think. Enjoy.

Second 10K

I ran my second 10K at Burke Lake, VA in 52:15.

Not quite a personal best but I'm really happy with that time since I've been swamped with house work like painting and climbing around on ladders.

Run-Time Calculator

I finally got around to cleaning up and posting my Run Time Calculator. This is what I use to track my progress as I prepare for a race. It uses no macros, only formulae and a couple lookup tables. It's in the zip file and includes sample data, a blank copy, and instructions. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thanks and enjoy.

RTC.zip (594KB)

Thoughtful Response to Sandy Hook

The shooting at Sandy Hook has horrific; thank God for people like Penn Jillette who went on Wendy Williams' talk show to keep them straight and Ben Swann who provided a counterpoint for Piers Morgan's non-facts-based rant. Hopefully politicians will try to fix the root of the problem and not restrict the Second Amendment to the US Constitution. Just listen to how ignorant people are…what makes them think they should talk against guns? They use emotions rather than logic to make their cases...