A Note to my Subconscious

I had to tell my subconscious who's the boss...

Virus hoax chart makes grim reading

ZDNet UK | Virus hoax chart makes grim reading

"Computer users are still fooled by false virus alerts persuading them to delete harmless - but sometimes vital - files, and then forward the hoaxes to their friends."

Find out more information about virus hoaxes from the folks at anti-virus firm Sophos.

Foxtrot

Foxtrot is good today. I can totally relate.

That's Fresh!

QuotesBlog just made the list of Fresh Blogs on Blogger.com

101 Things to Do before you die

Have you ever thought your journal was getting a little too mundane and would like to do something that you feel is worth writing about? I know I do sometimes. The folks at Discovery offer 101 ideas for you to become the "intrepid hero of your own life story."

Ain't too Proud to Beg

I am seriously considering doing something like what is being talked about in this Fox News article from Mike Straka, entitled "There's Strength in Numbers Against Creditors." Now all I need to do is figure out how to set up a PayPal account...

Mom's Journal

Last night my Mom was sharing some stories of the things that happened when she was growing up. They were so funny! I told her that she should write that stuff down in her journal. Then Jennie came up with a possibly better idea: I should just tape-record Mom telling her stories and then transcribe them for her. Now that's an idea. I wonder if "crazymaggiemay.blogspot.com" is taken...

Maybe I should become a family historian. I wonder how I could make a living at that.

Growth spurt

Keisha grew a whole inch over the last three months! She's now a little over 46 inches tall. At this rate, she'll be 4 feet tall by her 6-year old birthday in July. I guess it's not wonder, then, that she's grown out of the pink earmolds to her hearing aids. The new ear molds are blue, and she should get them tomorrow when Nana takes her to her speech therapy appointment at Children's Medical Center. We feel blessed because Keisha's Audiologist and Speech Therapist are one and the same person. We like to call her "Miss Joanne." Well, that's what we've taught Keisha to call her. Joanne is the only person in the Audiology department who can do both.

Remember Underoos?

When I was a kid, these were hot. You got to have underwear with the design of your favorite superheroes on them. My favorites were Superman, Spiderman, and the Incredible Hulk. My wife Jennie says she always wanted to have Wonder Woman underoos when she was a kid.

I guess there's not much anything else like them to give you that "superhero" feeling.

Happy New Year!

Today is New Year's Day 2003. Here's how my day went:

I stayed up until 3 AM listening to the TV while doing some work on the computer. I've been redesigning the layout for this blog. In December 2002 I had decorated it with green and red - the colors of Christmas, but with the new year, I needed to change the colors and the layout.

I woke up late today, naturally, at about 11:30 AM. Before heading to bed I took my Anafranil, so I wasn't surprised when I fell asleep later today.

This afternoon I read a devotional from my Men's Devotional Bible about God and my work. The Bible says in Genesis that God created... and he saw that what he had made was good. Hence to work is very godly and good, since God is good. And just as God enjoyed his work, I can enjoy my work. Also, there is a consistent expectation in the Scriptures that we work. Nehemiah was a great example of someone with a great work ethic. In addition, the apostle Paul and his companions were fine examples of diligence. Paul even urges us not to be idle but rather to work.

Also this afternon I was sitting at the dining room table, having finished two slices of leftover sausage pizza and a glass of water. I've begun reading a book I received for Christmas entitled Leaving a Trace by Alexandra Johnson. Actually, I'm currently reading several books. I'm more than halfway through with a book about overcoming self-injury called Cutting. I'm also reading R.A. Salvatore's book Attack of the Clones, which is the novelization of the second Star Wars episode. In addition, I've begun reading a book called The Memory Bible, but I forget the author's name (LOL!). Finally, I've started reading through a book containing journals from Rachel Scott, one of the students killed at Columbine High School in April 1999 for her faith.

So, I have some reading to keep me busy.

I've also gotten a pocket-size notebook to put quotations in when I'm not near a computer. I then plan to add them to my QuotesBlog.

Okay then, Day 1 of 2003 is almost over. Onto Day 2.

December 2004 Update: Added AllConsuming.net links for the books.