Prayers for Nevin

Please add Nevin to your prayers tonight. He is a young man who works with my sister in an ice cream shop. He was severely injured while at work and lost the majority of his arm. Please pray for him and his family. Also the store is family-owned, and they could use the prayers as well. Finally, the majority of the staff is young college and high school students who are now coping with this traumatic experience. I'm sure they could use the prayers as well. Thank you to all for your support and prayers. God bless.

Vacation Drinking

You know vacation is starting off right if Mom is ordering an extra shot to add to her margarita. Go Mom! :-) Dad and I just had beer.

Growing Family

Oh my, the family has grown by one more! She's half Chihuahua and half Boston Terrier. We're not 100% on a name yet, but I'll be sure to post it when we do. Oh, and Kodiak is enjoying switching roles between big brother and boyfriend. :-)

America's Problems

Just a thought...have you traveled abroad? If so, did you speak the native language of every country you went to?

Or what about a foreign exchange? You lived there for a while, and you probably picked up the language a bit being submerged in it. But, did you speak it all the time?

Or better yet, ever move to another country for a while? Maybe you had some friends or family visit you while you were there. I'm guess while taking them out to pick up some groceries or seeing the sights you spoke your native language.

There is a problem in the United States. Scratch that...there are a lot of problems. One of them is not what language people are talking. Another non-problem, the traditional cultural and/or religious garb people are wearing. Now, while I respect the freedom of speech we Americans wear on our sleeve, I don't understand the need to put people down for stupid reasons. Focus on fixing the real problems and not creating petty ones.

I'm sure you have thoughts to share. What are they?

Note: I got the info for this post from a forwarded email from a family member. Yes, it did hit a nerve; but this is not a personal attack on any individuals including that family member. We all have opinions, and they often differ. This is just one, but I know we agree on many others. :)

I love Target! :-)

Chicago Trip

Susan and I ran into the city the other night to pick up her toy. While we were there I took a few shots of Michigan Avenue. Man, I love this city. It's crazy, but I'm thinking of leaving it. Think they'll miss me? First shot is of the Wrigley building with the sunset hitting it.

New artwork by the Tribune building. Of course it's a bull!

Sidewalk decor...

And, the Nokia Flagship Store!

Uniforms

There is only so much personalizing you can do to a uniform. Jay here decided to demonstrate how you can spice up the current t-shirt apparel. I definately think it is a more feminine approach, but still not quite my style. What do you think?

Susan's New Toy

Well, while I've gotten 2 toys on that long awaited Christmas list, I'm still waiting on one. In fact Susan got her hands on an N800 Internet Tablet before me! Here's a pic of it. I can't complain too much. I've got my paws on the best convergence device available, the N95. I also got the headset I was waiting on, but it has strings attached. Not literally, but apparently they're not our headsets. They "belong" to the company. No worries though, I love the ones I already have...if I could just find them. :-)

Well, I just wanted to show off Susan's toy. I'm at work updating the software on it now. That seems to be the only time I can play with it. She loves it, and is on it all the time! What's your favorite gizmo to play with?

Cruisin' the Mall

You never get to see this. The mall was cleaning they're floors, so we had to stay late and cover the EC. While working on it, security came by and moved a display vehicle. They had to be up to 15 mph at one point. Too bad I didn't have the video going instead!

Traffic Jam

Yesterday this stopped up traffic for close to a mile. It looked as they were having troubles figuring out what to do. The rig is upright while the trailer is behind it in the photo on its side. The problem is that they're still connected. The metal just twisted. Don't worry; I was only 10 minutes late. And, it made a good story for Mike who was sitting at work bored.