A little puzzle for you
I feel like this sometimes: What does it mean?
Baby’s Name
Amber and I are still up in the air for a boy’s first name. I hope we land soon. We have 18 days (+/-) left to decide. The middle name is picked. A girl’s name is easy because we still have the one’s we had picked out for our first born if he were a … [Read more…]
Effects
We are cooperating with Helps International to provide special stoves to families that need them. The stoves were purchased through a variety of gifts from Canada. Two men came out to do a demo of the stove for interested families from our school and church. They put the stove together in front of us in … [Read more…]
31
I magically transformed into a 31-year-old man yesterday. It was a refreshing experience and I highly recommend it for all you 40+ year-old men (and the curious among the women). I was asked if I felt older, and the answer is yes. The distance from my teens and twenties is greater now and it takes … [Read more…]
4 Days in March
14th: Einstein’s birthday. He who joyfully marches to music rank and file, has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would surely suffice. This disgrace to civilization should be done away with at once. Heroism at command, how violently I hate all this, … [Read more…]
Tactic Resident
In Guatemala, each adult is issued an ID document from the municipality where they live. I’m not sure if they have to get a new one when they move (this doesn’t happen too frequently). So, because we are now residents of Guatemala, part of the process is getting a Cédula de Vecindad. The information contained … [Read more…]
Arcade Fire strikes again
Early 2005, my friend Kris introduced me to Arcade Fire‘s Funeral and loved the natural energy and acoustic layers they brought to the album. It became one of the biggest independent artist sales of the year. They opened for U2 in Montreal that fall (I was already in Guatemala, so there was no way I … [Read more…]
Switzerland invades Liechtenstein
This is Far out!
One Laptop Per Child
One Laptop Per Child is a project that has been in the making for 40 years. The concept involves a sophisticated, economical, durable laptop that can be placed in the hands of every child on earth. The current laptop prototype: costs $100 366 Mhz processor built-in video camera/mic/speaker 1 megapixel swivel screen flash hard drive … [Read more…]
Pee in the Potty
That’s right folks! Blaise has peed in his potty. Twice. Yesterday it happened. He let us know by saying “pee? pee?” so we stuck him on the potty and presto! The trouble though is the potty itself. It has a horn thing in the front and the pot part of it isn’t long enough for … [Read more…]