Category Archives: Misc

Shoveling

Well, it finally got cold, real cold. And it snowed too. As I was coming home late from work Wednesday night, I was looking at how many houses did not have their drives shoveled. Then I pulled into my clean shoveled … Continue reading

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2009

This is a year not to waste.  Never should one waste a day, but rather use it fully, and fully for good and to the glory of God. I don’t know what will happen this year. I did not know … Continue reading

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Year End

As this year comes to an end, it has been full of highs and lows. But it has definitely wound up nicely. A college basketball game last night between Purdue and Illinois and now tonight, back to Springfield to carry … Continue reading

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MP3s

Well, I have tried to get music to play on my mp3 player. For some reason, it just doesn’t like my musical tastes. Have to still learn how to transfer songs. The good news is that the podcasts that I … Continue reading

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Books

In 2008, I read more than I ever have before. As a child, I virtually never read. Occasionally I read some historical books, typically World War II or about airplanes. But more times than not, I only read the captions … Continue reading

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Contentment

The Lord is my shepherd. He gives me everything I need. (Psalm 23, NIRV)   In six days I made the heavens and the earth. I made the oceans and everything in them. But I rested on the seventh day. … Continue reading

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Moving

When we moved, it seemed like we were the only ones who changed. That is, that we could always go home and that home would be just as we remembered it. Same friends, same places. And then you realize that … Continue reading

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Bell Leadership

Last week I spent a few days in North Carolina at UNC attending a leadership conference. Very much worth it. On the return flights, one was delayed ultimately delaying my return by 3+ hours. But overall, the conference was good. … Continue reading

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Springtime

Springtime may have finally arrived. It was a beautiful day and evening. After work my son and I went for a short bike ride around the subdivision. What a good evening we had.     Today something unexpected happened with … Continue reading

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Office

Well I did it. I finally broke down and bought Microsoft Office. After years of trying not to purchase it I finally caved. My son has to do a PowerPoint for school and the open office version was just too … Continue reading

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