A Poll

I'm just curious to see how many people check my blog. So post a comment with your name please if you regularly check here. I'm thinking about clicking the monetize button, but I think it will worth it only if a fair amount of people are reading. Thanks

some pictures

here are some pictures I've taken over the last little while with my cell phone.

Hey, buddy, you looking for some toilet flush valves?

'Cause I know a guy who can get you a great deal.

Its sunny and warm! Yay!

sten said if i keep up the running then i might be able to fit into the swimsuit she bought me.

My legs are a little stiff from the run we did yesterday but its inspiring to think that the weather is getting nicer and school will be ending soon. Kri

Yay some more

This morning kay slept for quite a while, we're starting to think that maybe he's getting in the habit of sleeping for quite a while, and that's good

update on sleeping baby

well it turns out that the reason Kay slept so well those nights is that he was sick as a dog! He had a cold that turned into an ear infection, so after sleeping all night for a couple of nights, he shrieked from 1 am to 7 am! We have him on antibiotics, which I think is helping him, but has given him the runs. He went through like 8 poopy diapers today. so we gave him some yogurt. When we run out of the pink goop, he'll get better.

yay

Kay slept from Midnight to 645 this morning! Hurray! Hopefully its the beginning of a new trend that will last a long time, or at least until finals are over.

cute pictures

Another Spiritual thought

So today, I was listening to Sean Hannity for a little bit, and I don't know what he was doing, but he had called a guy who didn't know what his show was, and was asking the guy questions and ended up trying to prove that the guy was a Marxist, and then, I assume prove him wrong. That got me thinking about extremes in political ideologies. According to modern definitions in political parlance, a conservative is someone who believes that the government should stay out of my business and keep away the terrorists, and a liberal believes that the government has a responsibility to ensure everyone's well-being. They seem to be opposite points of view.
In church, we are taught to prepare for disasters and be self-sufficient, and to take care of the poor. Another case of seemingly different viewpoints. Why would God ask us to really work hard on taking care of ourselves, and then just give away some of our well earned stuff to people who don't have jobs?
Because God loves all His children, and because he wants us to learn how to use our judgment. He instills in us a sense of hard work and a sense of accomplishment for taking care of our families and relying on our own efforts. But he also commands us to give to the poor, because He knows that when you are fighting to find food to feed your kids for the day, and can't think straight because you yourself haven't eaten in a while, then its pretty hard to think about anything else. So make someone else's day a little easier, donate to the food bank. (And give food that you yourself would enjoy eating. Its obvious that most of the food there is from the reject bin.) Even when you meet homeless people on the street, use your judgment for each situation. You don't always have to just say no and keep walking, like I do, you can look at the situation and decide if they really so just need a little relief until they can improve their situation. (My beautiful wife does this.)
In conclusion, the higher law of the gospel recognizes that there are more than just 2 ways of looking at the world, and that we, as humans, need to use our judgment for the greater good.

A-Ha!

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/elections/2009/04/02/myth-percent-guns-mexico-fraction-number-claimed/