My New Neighbor

This is my new neighbor. Forrest Benson Tyner. He was born June 13, 2008. He and I "hung out" yesterday for a few minutes. He's really cool. Doesn't talk much yet but he's a good a listener!!!

...and his mom looks really great too!!!

Cool Shot

This is from Dr. Tackett's blog Truth Observed. There's a link to his blog in the right column.

He caught a bumble bee taking a sip in the humming bird feeder. I just thought this was a great shot and wanted to share.

Dude,

I have a Dell Computer and a couple of weeks ago while I was working dilligently I rested my hand on the keyboard. When I moved my hand again, somehow my nail had gotten under the ENTER key and it snapped right off. I had all the parts and could get it back together but it was wobbly and wouldn't stay.

After a couple of weeks of this frustration because I hit the enter key a lot, I decided to see what Dell could do about it. Tuesday night while at gymnastics practice, I did an online chat with a Dell techie, his name was Luis. I explained to Luis what had happened and he said he would send me a new keyboard. He said it would come Tuesday. I was so excited.

Low and behold on Wednesday, the very next day, before noon, voila! a box from Dell appears at work and there is my new keyboard. Wow, that's impressive customer service and delivery. Less than 24 hours after I notified them of my need, they deliver.

I took the new keyboard to Justin who works next door for Applied Solutions. Guess what? He fixed my ENTER key. No new keyboard needed. So I have an extra keyboard just in case an obsure key I never use wants to come off.

Another funny part of this story. Hannah told me that on Thursday, after getting the messages off the answering machine at work, there were two messages from Dell that they were having problems with my order and that I wouldn't get my replacement part as originally scheduled. Well, yeah, I know that and I don't really need it either, I've got Justin. Sometimes I wonder about large corporations.

Can't wait for this one to come out

This is by Susan Wise Bauer. She has a blog at http://susanwisebauer.com/blog/?p=179

where you can read about book publishing and other aspects of the life of a college professor/homeschool mom/writer.

I don't think her maiden name is a coincidence.

Blog on Intelligent Design

Check out Dr. McGowan's (that's MD, not PhD) blog on intelligent design. There's some good stuff in there.

http://www.aproundtable.org/blog/index2.cfm?AUTHOR_ID=1

Bumper Sticker I saw at lunch today

Come the rapture, we will have the planet to ourselves.

Quote for the day

History is written by the victors. - Winston Churchill

True, but what happens when the victors are evil?

I thought this was so funny...

Kung Fu Guinea Pig

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Co8maEPe0J0

Favorite Things

Below I have listed 10 of my favorite things.

Color: Blue
Flower: Daisy
Season: Fall
Scent: Ocean
Food: Italian
Beverage: Water
Children's Book: The Cricket in Times Square
Place for vacation: Carribean
Sport to watch: Football
Movie: The Hunt for Red October

Now, post yours in a comment.

David's New Website

David, the trainer, you know, the guy that pulled a bus. He has another webiste and is starting exercise classes in Hendersonville. The website is:

www.realstrengthbootcamp.com

No More Excuses...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obdd31Q9PqA

Yesterday, I started back taking the Fit -n- Fun exercise classes at High Flight Gym. I was dreading it because I had not done this class in several weeks due to hurting my shoulder, a head cold, and the gym being closed for a week. The 'WOD' (workout of the day) was a good one for me to get back in on. It included crunches, dips, and running. Of course, I had left my running shoes at home so I did suicide runs in the gym while the others ran their lap outside. There were four rounds of this with decreasing reps each round but a lap is a lap. I'm not too sore today, yet... I usually get more sore after about 24 hours so I'm trying to take the Arnica Montana and Ibuprophen to keep the pain down. Hopefully, I will have some time later today to do a work out at home which will help with the level of soreness tomorrow.

If you are interested and live in the area, the Fit -n- Fun classes are a modified cross-fit class. This is a high intensity workout that is different every day so you never get bored. There are classes at 8:00 am each day and the evening classes are at 5:30 or 6:30 depending on the day. Come join me!!!

www.highflightgym.com

Piggie Wisdom

Charlotte says,
"I'll have some carrots please!"

Charlotte also says,
"It's a great day to be alive."

Charlotte's favorite TV show is Wonder Pets.