I’ve gained one more digit in binary today. It’ll be another 32 years before I get another and it took 16 to get this one. The fact that 2 X 2 X 2 X 2 X 2 = 32 makes 32 a better number than 30 (or 31 for that matter). Interesting note on a … [Read more…]
Comedy is always depends on context. In Spanish, the sound of the “B” and the “V” is indistinguishable and the “H” is silent. “Heber” can be pronounced “Ever.” Heber happens to be one of our friends here in Guatemala. The double entendre in this case is “I’m blogging more than Heber/ever!” This brings me to … [Read more…]
Amber tagged me. She’s my wife. I must obey. 1 – I’ve always been north of the equator2 – I’ve never been pooped on my a seagull3 – I’ve never pooped on a seagull4 – {ditto 2 & 3 for pigeons}5 – I’ve learned to count to ten in nine languages, but I’ve forgotten all … [Read more…]
Blaise’s stuffed toy duck used to say a prayer when you squeezed it’s foot. The voice is a scary child’s voice, half whispering. Sometimes in English. Sometimes in French. Amber washed the duck. Now, when you squeeze it’s foot, nothing happens. But every now and again, the duck comes alive and just starts praying. On … [Read more…]
Graph paper. Writing paper. Note Pads. Blank music paper. Flipchart tablets. Drawing paper. Thick paper. Thin paper. Construction paper. Recycled paper. . . I’m a sucker. I see it for sale. I don’t necessarily have an immediate use for it. I buy it. Like the twelve 50-sheet legal pads that I bought this morning.
We were invited to attend the graduation ceremonies of the Colegio Blaise Pascal as one of our church members / students was graduating from computer studies. We attended, dutifully. I don’t even remember having desire to attend anyone’s graduation. Ever. Not even my two grads. It was LOUD. Really LOUD. We couldn’t even shout at … [Read more…]
On Tuesday, Amber discovered that there was mold forming on our car rug. There was no question that our car smelled musty, but mold is another issue for me. So we gutted the entire car to get the rug out for a scrubbing and drying. It took quite a while, but I think it was … [Read more…]
I prescribed amoxicilan to a boy yesterday and robaxacet to a woman today. I produced a video report for a donor to a building project two days ago. I translated a church service last Saturday from Spanish to English. I chauffeured some people to Guatemala City last weekend. I fixed a couple errors on the … [Read more…]
International Blogger’s Day for Burma
Well, I got my share of hammertime today. First thing this morning, I borrowed some powertools and bought some materials then built a stand and headtrap for milking the goats. I filmed the whole thing to use in my upcoming documentary For What it’s Worth, Milk a Goat. Then I remembered that our showerhead (aka … [Read more…]