Yesterday, I was handed a piece of computer hardware with the statement "this doesn't work. Can you find out whats wrong?"
"No problem!", says I.
Plug it in, turn it on...nope, don't work.
Boss says to me when I tell her I need a replacement, "NO! I'VE USED THAT! THERE'S NO WAY IT'S BROKEN! I DO NOT ACCEPT THAT IT IS BROKEN!"
She doesnt *accept* that it is broken? What does accepting have to do with anything? Either its broke, or it aint...
So, for about a year, I had been struggling with what food kept hurting my stomach. It seemed like I couldnt go a day without some form of stomach trouble. Gas, heartburn, reflux, etc...Well, about 8 months ago, I identified it. Milk. Suddenly my body developed a problem with Milk. That vexed me. I was terribly vexed.
Well, I've been experimenting for a while with what types of milk products I can eat. Some cheeses are okay, as long as they are made from goat cheese. So, cheddar is out, jack is out, ice cream is out, and regular milk is out. SUCKS!
Well, saturday afternoon, I said to myself, "THE HECK WITH MY STOMACH! I WANT SOME CEREAL!".
So, I went to the store, got some Life, Honey Bunches of Oats, and headed to the milk section. I was about to curse my body for a good few days, but I decided that I'd see what they had in the 'not-quite-milk-milk' section. Lo and behold, they have a product called Lactaid. All the benefits of milk, without the searing stomach pain.
So I try it. Half a glass at first, to see if its gross. It tastes kid of like the milk thats left at the bottom of a bowl of Frosted Flakes. MMM.
So I have a small bowl. Wait two hours...Does it hurt yet? No.
HECK YEAH! I'm having another...BIGGER bowl...Wait two hours...does it hurt? NO!
Sunday rolls around, does it hurt? NO! I'M HAVING MORE!!!
I almost finished a half-gallon of milk this weekend...and I dont hurt!!!
Mucho thanks to the science gods...
I've been reading a lot about this movie. Both sides. Good and Bad.
I wonder if these people even REALLY know what they're talking about at all.
There are writers blasting Mel Gibson for not agreeing with the Roman Catholic Church's doctrine, then siting his father's insanity as a defense.
So, Mel doesn't necessarily agree with the Catholic church. Fine. 60% of their doctrine is extrabiblical anyway. Despite the fact that they say they are based in the Bible. Whatever.
Then there are the articles propagating the idea that the Jews are bad because the Jews killing Christ. Mel Gibson is not Jewish. However, he made the point not to appear in this film except once. The hands that actually do the nailing...Those belong to Mel.
He is speaking a point there. Its not about this people-group or that; the point is that we all killed Christ. His death was to cover the sin of ALL people. And His death was at the hands of ALL people.
I wish people would freaking look into and understand the things they are blathering on about instead of creating controversy using information that has no basis in anything.
Drives me crazy.
So, there's been a lot going on. I know nobody reads this blog, but I'll elaborate anyway...
Dani and I have bought a home. 3br, 2ba, good lot. It belonged to a fella in our church. He had cancer I guess and died a few months ago. The realtor handling the sale is a friend of ours, so we got to put in an offer BEFORE it was listed in MLS. That made the buying process quick and painless-ish.
The youth group is doing well. The small groups are growing. I'm teaching sunday mornings now. Thats fun.
Haven't climbed for a long time. Kind of got lazy after they let Brent go from the work. Then, once you get out of a habit, you just kind of forget about it. It kind of saddens me, but I'm still lazy.
We're trying to get situated in our new home, but its hard. The unpacking is slowgoing. Also, it is becoming evident, upon every sharp sound, that there are at least 20 dogs living withing 100 yards of us. Gets annoying when there are sirens or someone sneezes.
My sister got married on January 17, 2004. Nice wedding. Good people. It was strange. They interrupted their own ceremony to honor some people that have been good examples to them, and who have encouraged them, and Dani&I were called up on stage. Dani cried. I laughed. Then cried. My baby sister is married. Sheesh...
The last two weeks or so have been strange. I suddenly started losing weight. Like 14lbs in 2 weeks. I dont know whats going on and the doc says I'm fine. We'll see. I'd like to get down to a manageable weight. That would be good.
My dad was diagnosed with Cancer in October. That was really rough. I've never been too close to nim, but I was very sad and anxious. After several months of Radiation, he was given a tentative clean bill of health. Thats good. Exciting.
Anyhow...thats it in a nutshell...
I can picture in my mind a world without war, and a world without hate. And I can picture us attacking that world, because they'd never expect it.
months ago...
"Hey, we're going to run out of space for database backups! I need drives"
"no you don't"
"yes i do"
"nope, you're wrong! watch!"
days ago...
"Hey, we're out of space for database backups."
"why didn't you foresee this?"
"..."
ah well...at least i have a job...
