Saturday, 02 August 2008
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Has it really been nearly 3 months? Goodness...
Well, I've been meaning to blog for quite awhile now, but every time I sit down to do it I feel so overwhelmed that I just don't! So I'm not going to try to cover everything thats gone on...
I've had a good summer, crazy but good. I've been commuting for work several days a week, which entails a 1.5 hour drive each way so I haven't had as much time to do stuff... The church and Bible study I'm going to are both quite nice and I've got a lot of great friends!
While I was in Tx I got to go on a tour of one of the aero companies that is based in the DFW area and if they ever get on the ball and get me an offer I should be moving there in the next few months. It sounded like a pretty sure thing before I left, the head of one of the programs wants to hire me and he's got a lot of clout so I don't see why I wouldn't other than the Lord wanting me to stay here... We'll see what happens with that.
You may have noticed already, but I cut my hair a few weeks ago... It just got to be too difficult. I've been enjoying being nearly bald, I don't have to think about it, its really nice!
The main reason I'm blogging is because I'm getting my Bible rebound and wanted some design opinions (and ideas?)... So here we go
So, ideas and opinions anyone? I'm having it done by Preserve the Word, they have a little kiosk in the Bible College bookstore... Its a two week turn around (as opposed to 6 or 8 weeks) and its close enough that I can drive over there and look at the leather colors they currently have (since the photo's don't do a good job of representing the colors). The one nice cord bound book can from a website called Renaissance Art, they do journals and blank books and such... And how is everyone? Its been waaaaay too long, and I'm sorry!
This is my photoshoped idea... Just a simple flap that tucks inside a slot. It should stay shut fairly well if done right (I think?
) and it doesn't have any hardware to wear out.
I didn't bother putting in the open version of the flap... I think I want to move the slot closer the center of the cover and make it a little smaller so it doesn't reach all the way to the edges (My Bible is really big!)
I also liked the tie/cord thing on the top... I think it could get really annoying after awhile though, I mean, it'd have to be close to 3 feet long! If I did the tie thing it might be cool to have the leather cut so that the actual edge of the hide is the edge of the flap, like the picture on the bottom...
A simple snap would be just fine as well, I just don't want to have to deal with it breaking at some point... I figure once I get this done its going to be at least another 10-15 years if not much longer before I need to get it done again, so the hardware may not be up to the task!
Monday, 12 May 2008
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Cool astronomy pictures and other nonsense...
Well, its been over a month since I've posted anything here so I figure I should write something. I've been busy but more so I just haven't felt like blogging... And I have a lot of stuff to write about but I can't think of half of it at the moment, oh well!
A few weeks ago I stumbled across a really cool website, its the archive for an astronomy picture of the day thing done by NASA... Here are a few pics from it:
Pretty cool to think that the Lord created it all and holds it in the palm of His hand! Here is the link to the site, there are hundreds of pictures like this...************************************************************************************In other news, I have almost 14 hours of flight time and after about 80 or so landings I officially know how to land. Which means I can solo soon, next Saturday as a matter of fact (but don't tell my Mom, she's worried...) I've been having a ball and I'm looking forward to having my license so I can take people with me.
And someday I want to learn how to do this:************************************************************************************I was struck a few days ago with the realization that I really like FIOS! Mostly because of the picture below... (FIOS is fiberoptic internet for those of you who have no clue what I'm talking about...)
Yes, its a total nerd thing, but hey! 580 KB/sec is nothing to complain about! A 500 Mb in about 10 minutes is pretty spectacular...************************************************************************************I'll be commuting to work an hour each way for the next couple of weeks, so if I'm grumpy, well, now you know why! They need more guys at the other site for the moment so I'm gonna head down there and help them. Needless to say, I'm not very enthused with the idea of leaving for work at the same time and getting home 2 hours later everyday! (at least the company is paying for gas, if they weren't then I'd be in a tizzy)************************************************************************************I've been reading a book called "The Way of the Wild Heart" by John Eldridge, its really good, he goes through the stages a man goes through while growing up and he focuses on how the Lord wants to Father us in all the places that were missed in one way or another . Its been a good constructive read, I've got a great dad and a great stepdad but things still get missed... Its not an easy or quick read, thats for sure! Its also been good because its helped me refocus on the Lord, I've been having a hard time getting up in the morning to read my Bible and just as hard a time not being distracted when I get home from work. So yeah, there you have it.
I'm at the beginning of an effort to sell off a lot of the stuff I collected at the beginning of my job... Stuff that I didn't need to buy but that I wanted. I knew I shouldn't have bought it, I've lived my life up until now with the mindset that I wanted to avoid debt at all costs because it would hold me back if the Lord called me to do something. Well, I'm not in very much bad debt (from a credit stand point) but I am in debt for my truck, plus I've got a very expensive computer and a big TV (among other much littler things). Well, the mistake has been made and now I intend to correct it, its not gonna be a fun process because I'm probably going to loose money on the whole deal, but I really feel like the Lord wants me to simplify and I want to be obedient (and I'd like to simplify some as well) soooo, we'll see how it all turns out...
Alright, I've got to go study some before my flight lesson, hope everyone has a great week!
PS. I added a new song to my page... Its kinda quiet but I don't have any good sound editing software so I can't change it. Keith Green is a favorite of mine, enjoy!
Currently Reading
The Way of the Wild Heart: A Map for the Masculine Journey
By John Eldredge
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Saturday, 05 April 2008
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I don't know what to call this... (or: Ouch! I bit my tongue)
Well, here I sit wondering what to say... I guess I'll start with the tongue story... I was eating lunch on wednesday and bit my tongue, not once, but twice in the same spot! Now, I'm sure most of you haven't thought about it, but the tongue is a very important muscle, you use it to swallow, chew, and talk. Mine's been hurting so bad that it hurts to do any of those things (and coinsidentally, it sounds funny too, slurred words and all that). It's a lot better today, I just thought it was funny how much we take it for granted...
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On to other things! I'm up to 7.7 hours in my flight training, I went up this morning and did 10 landings. The last 3 were unassisted, so I'm getting pretty close to soloing! Now I just need to get over my mic fright and start talking on the radio... (and get my medical done, and take the written test)
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Along the lines of flying, I found a couple of airplanes I really like. (well, there aren't many that I don't like!) It just seems like they made them better (well, better looking at least!) back in the day... First up is the Beech Staggerwing:
And then a Cessna 195:
And last a Beech 18 or as it seems to be known the Twin Beech (I got to sit in one of these today, the owner stores it in the hanger behind my flight school... Apparently he uses it to take medical supplies down to Mexico for ministry purposes. I think I'm gonna have to meet him!)
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I've been having trouble with my new computer, and I'm blaming it entirely on vista... I'm getting ready to switch back to XP just from frustration! I use the new computer to watch DVD's (yep, its a really expensive DVD player... *rolls eyes*) and the whole computer will lock up two or three times while watching a movie. Needless to say its pretty annoying! Aaaand, today I spent about an hour just trying to log on because it was doing the exact same thing! *grumble grumble*
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Somebody ;) jogged my memory about dogs, and so just for fun, this is the kind of dog I'd like to have eventually:
Yep, thats right, a big Bernese Mountain Dog...
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With regards to putting music up on my page...**************************************************************************************- I upload music to my xanga music area
- once it has uploaded and finished processing there should be an edit option
- once on the edit screen click on the "preview audio" tab under the big speaker
- there are two sets of text there, you want the one that is titled "audio html"
- select that and copy it (control-c in windows and command-c on a mac)
- create a custom module (I use the new xanga layout system...)
- by clicking "edit theme" at the top of the page (while viewing my public preview)
- and selecting the "add modules" tab up at the top
- there is an option in there that says "Custom Module"
- select that one (and figure out where it put it...)
- and click on the edit module button (I think its the pencil but I don't remember)
- once there paste the text that you copied into the window (control-v in windows and command-v on a mac)
- save the module changes
- save the edits to the page (the save button up at the top)
- that should be all it takes (it seems like a lot but its not too bad really)
And now I've got friends over from the Bible College so I'm gonna head out! Have a blessed rest of the weekend...
Wednesday, 19 March 2008
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Flight Lesson #4 (and some pictures to boot!)
Well, I had my 4th flight lesson last night and it went really well. I'm starting to get used to the plane and how to control it. It was the first time that I was able to keep up with the plane instead of reacting to whatever it was doing. We did a little bit of everything! We covered slow flight (see pics below), power on and power off stalls, ground reference maneuvers, steep turns, and I even did a couple of landings (well mostly, I had some help but not as much as last time!
). I also found out that my CFI is a Christian, I had kind of suspected it but wasn't really sure... Its pretty cool, the Lord found me a mentor and an instructor who are believers, fun stuff! One of the main reasons my instructor got into aviation is because he wants to get involved with missionary aviation at some point. Which could be really handy if I end up going that route. Coincidentally, thats what I've been praying about... We'll see what the Lord says, there are still a lot of unanswered questions and what-if's in my mind about the whole thing (and I'm committed to working here until august sometime) but if I do end up going that route it'd be another 3-4 years of schooling/training. (it would be messy and hands on and a lot of air time, so it wouldn't be too bad ;)
Anyway, enough of that! I took my camera up and actually remembered to take pictures this time around so here they are...
This is looking at Hemet,
Hemet and one of the mountains, don't ask me which one!
This is one of the reservoirs in the area, its a good landmark!Well, thats all for now, which is good since I need to get back to work! Hope you enjoyed the pics!
rbhenderson
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- Name: Ben
- Country: United States
- Birthday: 9/20/1983
- Gender: Male
- Member Since: 6/8/2007
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