Water Watching and Road Running

I heard through the grapevine that it has been too long since a photo of Isabella showed up here. Who am I kidding? Nobody needs to tell me it's time for some granddaughter sightings. I'll see what I can do between now and Tuesday.

So, without further ado, let's see a sweet little picture of Isabella, taken in Ouray. (Hey, how come no one wants 'further' ado? Where does the first ado come from?)

I changed it to sepia and added a torn paper border. I also cropped it to focus only around Bella. I wanted a close-up of her face, but didn't find one I liked that is within the last 3-4 months. I'll have to fix that.


Then, I was playing with inserting one photo into another and came up with this one of Lindsay and Ben running away from the family in Ouray.

Prayer for Mother-in-law

Please pray for Kathie and family as we go to see her mother this weekend. She seems to be weakening in her fight with cancer and the doctor has modified his prognosis down to weeks or days. Of course, the Great Physician may still choose to cure her. In any case, we request prayers for doctors, for wisdom, for understanding, for His will.

Mmm, Mmm...Good

One definite good thing about my upcoming surgery. Lyndsay has offered to provide some meals. Too bad I have to wait another 10 days.

Four Weeks Without Driving??

Hey, the doc tells me I cannot drive for 4 weeks following my surgery. Wow, that's a long time. I think I'd better drive several hundred miles every day until then so it can all average out.

The surgery also means that I will delay my job search until mid-Sept with a hope of starting something in early Oct. I will keep watching for opportunities to apply for, though. Keep this search in your prayers.

I have not added anything to iTunes for over a week. At this rate, I'll never catch Susan.

The photo book is nearing completion. It looks good, if I do say so myself.

When Should You Pray?

Well, we should be in prayer constantly. However, I was actually referring to my upcoming surgery. Tuesday, Sept 4, at 2:30pm PHX time. So, I welcome any and all prayers.

Otherwise, nothing new. Still, I will trust His timing.

Ouray Photo book in final review status. iTunes song count is now 4411, although I did not work on it since Monday.

Let's Just Get It Over With

I left a voice mail for the surgeon today. Let's just go ahead and get the surgery done ASAP. I know he said there is no real hurry. It is a slow moving cancer and he is fairly certain it has not spread, but now is a good time since I do not have a job. I can stay home and complete my recovery.

Hey, readers, I did have a teacher suggest I could be her paraprofessional while they search for a full-time person. Hmm, it would pay the bills, right?

While looking through my LPs, we came across an ad campaign record put out by McDonalds back in the 70s. That was pretty funny. However, we had a copy that said we did not win, so I don't know why I still have it.

DKW, I am at 4401 songs now. Nowhere near Susan's 13K, but I'll do what I can.

Have y'all ever heard Anuna? I like their music, especially Dulaman. That is really cool. I moves back and forth between 6/8 and 7/8 (I am not sure how to annotate 6 eighth notes per measure and 7 eighth notes per measure). You can hear (and see) some of it on You Tube at http://youtube.com/watch?v=odS8Xu7ZyEA. Dulaman comes in at about 1 minute into the video. This also shows some of the songs from the PBS special that I saw the other night. They will be in concert here in PHX in Nov in Mesa.I may have to go. They also show they will be at Borders here Aug 21 at 7:30. Hmm.

I also see that you can hear the entire song on their MySpace page at http://www.myspace.com/anuna. Also check out the chords they build in Song of Oisin.

What Are You Reading?

Something I had forgotten since I was unemployed 2 years ago is that I tend to do less reading for pleasure, even though I had more time. Kathie, Ali and I all enjoy reading. I think Kyle reads some, but certainly less. I don't know about Lyndsay.

Anyway, isn't it exciting as you near the climax of a story and look forward to what you will learn in the following pages? I was in the shower this morning thinking about not doing any reading when I realized I never call the Bible something I read for pleasure. How sad for me, huh? It is not that I don't want to read the Bible, and I do enjoy reading it but it does seem to come second. Right now, if not always, it should be the place where I look forward to seeing what I can learn from the Author. Some days, I let the whole day go by and the only Scripture I read is from my Verse of the Day (VOD). That is a difficult admission, even to myself. I resolve to fix that, starting today.

Today's VOD is Luke 12:6-7 Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten by God. Indeed, the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Don't be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.

So, what are YOU reading?

No News Is Good News...I Hope

It's been a few days since I added a picture, so here is one of the group up on Engineer Pass south of Ouray on July 2.

No news today. No doctor appointment. No jobs. Well, I did sit in on a conference call about a network marketing job, but I cannot imagine myself doing that. I am still taking the Oracle CBT in case that direction works out.

Something Got Better, Something Got Worse

Saturday night, I got another US Airways lead from a former coworker. Reservations had openings for managers, and Karla was talking to some Res people. She would get me the contact info on Monday. Well, the positions are actually already filled, so I missed it by that much.

I had my eyes checked this morning. Somehow, I scratched the left lens of my glasses and it is always cloudy looking. So, I went to Nationwide and it turns out my eyes are a little better than 2 years ago. Weird, huh? The doc said that is not unusual, but I have never heard of it.

iTunes count - 4175. Oh yeah, I asked my firend Susan about her iTunes song count. Guess what it is? You can imagine I am leading to a higher number, but she said 13,000! I've got to get after it.

Happy 31st Anniversary, dear.

Come On Down, It's a New CAR!

That's right. Keith and crew got a new car this week. Well, it's new to them. Luckily, I caught a shot of it before they headed back to scenic NV. Ooo, and he got personalized plates, too.







Well, I wanted to move on to brighter topics, but then I saw what verse was displayed and thought I'd share it with you. However, it is obviously aimed at me. I think you'll agree when you read it. OK, Lord. I am listening.
Ps 119:130 The unfolding of your words gives light; it gives understanding to the simple.