Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Friday, April 24, 2009
Por fin
La iglesia ha creado su propria version de la biblia Reina Valera. La iglesia verdaderamente esta actuando como una organizacion global.
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
American beats Kenyan by a furlong
Katie and I ran the SL half marathon this weekend. Impressive, I know. Rare that someone with my waistline can make it to the fridge without stopping for rest. Unimpressive, I know. 13 miles really isn't very far for anyone that's run much at all.
What you might find more impressive though is that I beat the Kenyan that won the marathon. Non-sequiteur? (That word's probably both misspelled and misused, but in grammar I like to believe that two wrongs make a right) Not at all. As we rounded the final bend at the Gateway we heard sirens and the sudden roar of the crowd. I'm used to this, but it was new for Katie. It turns out that it wasn't for either of us. The winning marathon runner was right behind us. Don't concentrate too much on what that means for our half marathon time - we ran fast enough, thank you. What's important to visualize is that I sprinted faster than I have since high school for the last 100 yards. There was no way I was getting lapped.
I'll have you know that I beat him soundly. I don't think I qualified for anything as a result, but I can now go to my grave visualizing that Kenyan chasing me futily. (Spell check says that's not a word - what's the adverb for futile? Does this language not have such a word? Perhaps Swahili does.)
What you might find more impressive though is that I beat the Kenyan that won the marathon. Non-sequiteur? (That word's probably both misspelled and misused, but in grammar I like to believe that two wrongs make a right) Not at all. As we rounded the final bend at the Gateway we heard sirens and the sudden roar of the crowd. I'm used to this, but it was new for Katie. It turns out that it wasn't for either of us. The winning marathon runner was right behind us. Don't concentrate too much on what that means for our half marathon time - we ran fast enough, thank you. What's important to visualize is that I sprinted faster than I have since high school for the last 100 yards. There was no way I was getting lapped.
I'll have you know that I beat him soundly. I don't think I qualified for anything as a result, but I can now go to my grave visualizing that Kenyan chasing me futily. (Spell check says that's not a word - what's the adverb for futile? Does this language not have such a word? Perhaps Swahili does.)
Bright shiny objects
The best way to get me to forget the pain in my legs is to put photographers in front of me. What a clown.
Friday, April 17, 2009
Sit Down, Shut Up
From the producers of Arrested Development.
Starring Jason Bateman, Will Arnett, Kristin Chenowith, Henry Winkler
Animated
Fox
Pilot airs Sunday
I'm giddy as a school girl...
Starring Jason Bateman, Will Arnett, Kristin Chenowith, Henry Winkler
Animated
Fox
Pilot airs Sunday
I'm giddy as a school girl...
Thursday, April 16, 2009
HT: Sissel
I like it. What's not to like about a guy named Bjorn? Only Torbjorn is better. For those that don't realize it, Porter was supposed to be named Torbjorn until Katie squashed my dreams.
Chunky
Two days away from running a half marathon I should not feel like this. There may be some correlation between my chunkiness and my ice cream fetish. Nah.
Thursday, April 09, 2009
Everyone needs something to review
Cool people review movies, but I made a promise to myself 15 years ago not to watch movies worth reviewing. Besides I'm not cool.
Hip people review music. I can't even tell you the correct lyrics for songs I've sung along to since high school.
I could review board games, but you might think I'm kinda nerdy. (bump, set...)
Instead, I've decided to review something near and dear to my heart and my love handles. Ice cream. I've recently found some unbelievably good ice creams, and it's worth sharing.
First off, I live in the land of Amy's, ice cream that is literally so good I've packed it on a plane to bring some home to Katie. I'm not going to start there though.
For my maiden voyage, let me tell you about Haagen Dazs' latest line of ice creams that they call "Reserve". The most blissful ice cream I've ever pulled from a freezer case (and I've pulled a lot of ice cream, I assure you) is their Fleur de Sel Caramel ice cream. I've always been a sucker for caramel and in recent years have found the great offsetting flavor notes (sweet/salty) when you add fleur de sel (expensive salt - flower of the sea) to really good caramel. Next time I'll review Katie's favorite from this collection (no spoiler here, check back). In the meantime, go grab some of this stuff.
The best part is you only need like two bites and you're good. It seems expensive, but it goes a long way. You don't have to eat the whole pint like with Ben & Jerry (ok, maybe not everyone does that like I do).
If you really, really like it, I may just make you some homemade fleur de sel caramels and you may just die on the spot.
Hip people review music. I can't even tell you the correct lyrics for songs I've sung along to since high school.
I could review board games, but you might think I'm kinda nerdy. (bump, set...)
Instead, I've decided to review something near and dear to my heart and my love handles. Ice cream. I've recently found some unbelievably good ice creams, and it's worth sharing.
First off, I live in the land of Amy's, ice cream that is literally so good I've packed it on a plane to bring some home to Katie. I'm not going to start there though.
For my maiden voyage, let me tell you about Haagen Dazs' latest line of ice creams that they call "Reserve". The most blissful ice cream I've ever pulled from a freezer case (and I've pulled a lot of ice cream, I assure you) is their Fleur de Sel Caramel ice cream. I've always been a sucker for caramel and in recent years have found the great offsetting flavor notes (sweet/salty) when you add fleur de sel (expensive salt - flower of the sea) to really good caramel. Next time I'll review Katie's favorite from this collection (no spoiler here, check back). In the meantime, go grab some of this stuff.
The best part is you only need like two bites and you're good. It seems expensive, but it goes a long way. You don't have to eat the whole pint like with Ben & Jerry (ok, maybe not everyone does that like I do).
If you really, really like it, I may just make you some homemade fleur de sel caramels and you may just die on the spot.
Tuesday, April 07, 2009
New favorite charity
I have a new favorite charity to add to my list. Yesterday I got to hear a speech from Laura Moore, Founder and CEO of Dream House, a charity that helps give medically fragile kids a home, a family and a future. They are Georgia-based and pretty unique from similar programs I've seen before. I'd like to see them get more money and be able to help similar programs roll out elsewhere. Pretty inspirational stuff. Take a look around and donate.
21st century take on Katie's favorite sign
Maybe we can post one of these in our kitchen next.
HT: Freakonomics.
Monday, April 06, 2009
Friday, April 03, 2009
Another six months have passed
Tomorrow we'll sit in front of the TV for hours on end, without sports or cartoons. This year I have to work on Conference Sunday. Very bummed. Here's my summary from October.
Key themes:
Unity
Keeping hope in uncertain times
Serve others
Five favorite discourses:
5) Oaks, Sacrament and Sacrament Meeting
During sacrament meeting—and especially during the sacrament service—we should concentrate on worship and refrain from all other activities, especially from behavior that could interfere with the worship of others. Even a person who slips into quiet slumber does not interfere with others. Sacrament meeting is not a time for reading books or magazines. Young people, it is not a time for whispered conversations on cell phones or for texting persons at other locations. When we partake of the sacrament, we make a sacred covenant that we will always remember the Savior. How sad to see persons obviously violating that covenant in the very meeting where they are making it.
4) Monson, Finding Joy in the Journey
Both abundance and lack [of abundance] exist simultaneously in our lives, as parallel realities. It is always our conscious choice which secret garden we will tend . . . when we choose not to focus on what is missing from our lives but are grateful for the abundance that’s present—love, health, family, friends, work, the joys of nature, and personal pursuits that bring us [happiness]—the wasteland of illusion falls away and we experience heaven on earth.
~ Breathnach
3) Wirthlin, Come What May, and Love It
The Lord in His wisdom does not shield anyone from grief or sadness.
4) Christofferson, Come to Zion
I remember the story of a Vietnamese family that fled Saigon in 1975 and ended up living in a small mobile home in Provo, Utah. A young man in the refugee family became the home teaching companion to a Brother Johnson who lived nearby with his large family. The boy related the following:
"One day Brother Johnson noticed that our family had no kitchen table. He appeared the next day with an odd-looking but very functional table that fit nicely against the trailer wall across from the kitchen sink and counters. I say odd-looking because two of the table legs matched the tabletop and two did not. Also, several small wooden pegs stuck out along one edge of the worn surface.
"Soon we used this unique table daily for food preparation and for eating some quick meals. We still ate our family meals while we sat on the floor . . . in true Vietnamese fashion.
"One evening I stood inside Brother Johnson's front door as I waited for him before a home teaching appointment. There in the nearby kitchen—I was surprised to see it—was a table practically identical to the one they had given to my family. The only difference was that where our table had pegs, the Johnsons' table had holes! I then realized that, seeing our need, this charitable man had cut his kitchen table in half and had built two new legs for each half.
"It was obvious that the Johnson family could not fit around this small piece of furniture—they probably didn't fit comfortably around it when it was whole. . . .
"Throughout my life this kind act has been a powerful reminder of true giving"
1) Bednar, Pray Always
Morning and evening prayers—and all of the prayers in between—are not unrelated, discrete events; rather, they are linked together each day and across days, weeks, months, and even years.
New apostle? Claudio R.M. Costa, first Latin American apostle (from Brazil)?
Enjoy your weekend.
Katie will pass one more sad GC weekend. Next time we hope to be gathered around the TV with more family, more brunch and more boardgames late Saturday night.
Key themes:
Unity
Keeping hope in uncertain times
Serve others
Five favorite discourses:
5) Oaks, Sacrament and Sacrament Meeting
During sacrament meeting—and especially during the sacrament service—we should concentrate on worship and refrain from all other activities, especially from behavior that could interfere with the worship of others. Even a person who slips into quiet slumber does not interfere with others. Sacrament meeting is not a time for reading books or magazines. Young people, it is not a time for whispered conversations on cell phones or for texting persons at other locations. When we partake of the sacrament, we make a sacred covenant that we will always remember the Savior. How sad to see persons obviously violating that covenant in the very meeting where they are making it.
4) Monson, Finding Joy in the Journey
Both abundance and lack [of abundance] exist simultaneously in our lives, as parallel realities. It is always our conscious choice which secret garden we will tend . . . when we choose not to focus on what is missing from our lives but are grateful for the abundance that’s present—love, health, family, friends, work, the joys of nature, and personal pursuits that bring us [happiness]—the wasteland of illusion falls away and we experience heaven on earth.
~ Breathnach
3) Wirthlin, Come What May, and Love It
The Lord in His wisdom does not shield anyone from grief or sadness.
4) Christofferson, Come to Zion
I remember the story of a Vietnamese family that fled Saigon in 1975 and ended up living in a small mobile home in Provo, Utah. A young man in the refugee family became the home teaching companion to a Brother Johnson who lived nearby with his large family. The boy related the following:
"One day Brother Johnson noticed that our family had no kitchen table. He appeared the next day with an odd-looking but very functional table that fit nicely against the trailer wall across from the kitchen sink and counters. I say odd-looking because two of the table legs matched the tabletop and two did not. Also, several small wooden pegs stuck out along one edge of the worn surface.
"Soon we used this unique table daily for food preparation and for eating some quick meals. We still ate our family meals while we sat on the floor . . . in true Vietnamese fashion.
"One evening I stood inside Brother Johnson's front door as I waited for him before a home teaching appointment. There in the nearby kitchen—I was surprised to see it—was a table practically identical to the one they had given to my family. The only difference was that where our table had pegs, the Johnsons' table had holes! I then realized that, seeing our need, this charitable man had cut his kitchen table in half and had built two new legs for each half.
"It was obvious that the Johnson family could not fit around this small piece of furniture—they probably didn't fit comfortably around it when it was whole. . . .
"Throughout my life this kind act has been a powerful reminder of true giving"
1) Bednar, Pray Always
Morning and evening prayers—and all of the prayers in between—are not unrelated, discrete events; rather, they are linked together each day and across days, weeks, months, and even years.
New apostle? Claudio R.M. Costa, first Latin American apostle (from Brazil)?
Enjoy your weekend.
Katie will pass one more sad GC weekend. Next time we hope to be gathered around the TV with more family, more brunch and more boardgames late Saturday night.
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