Isaac's Pinata Party at the Park

Party Pictures and New Kitty Pictures

Dylan's Surgery

News from Stacie regarding Dylan's surgery this morning. I believe he had a bulb inserted to help with the draining.

I just got the call from the resident doctor and Dylan did very well in surgery today. He is back in Giraffe Pod now and is not needing air, he is still on room air at this time. He is showing signs of pain, which is normal, and they will give him medicine as needed. He should be starting feeds up again as he can tolerate them. They are thinking he should be in Giraffe for at least a day or two then can be moved back to a level two and get ready to come home.

Thanks for all the prayers.

Zen thoughts

Michael, your quote reminded me of something the Buddhists like to say. There seems to be a conflict between knowledge or scholarship and wisdom. Here are a couple of illustrations:

We are like someone immersed in water, who complains of nothing to drink.

Speech is blasphemy; Silence is deception.
Beyond both is a way up, but my mouth is not wide enough to point to it.

It is nonsense to insist that we cannot achieve enlightenment without learned and pious teachers. Because wisdom is innate, we can all enlighten ourselves.

IsaacChristianConvertable

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IsaacDaddyWesConvertable

Pictures of this weekend, we visited Denise's friend Tammy who has a son named Christian. All the boys took a ride in the convertable

The Iliad and Perhaps the Odyssey

Going further with the Peripatetic theme, Michael suggests research on the Iliad; perhaps insinuating some metaphor with his own family's travels. After some refreshing, I would consider Odysseus' travels in the Odyssey a closer resemblance.

I'm sure Christian would enjoy the battles with Lotus-Eaters, Cyclops, and Scylla (a six-headed monster). An awesome adventure indeed, I bet these monsters have never seen anything like us (especially with our new lightsabers).

Where ever the adventures take you, we can't wait to have you back home in Ithaca (Texas).

How a Pope Chooses a Name

Cardinal Ratzinger, from Germany, chooses the name Benedict XVI. This article discusses how a pope chooses a name, and the history of the name that Cardinal Ratzinger has chosen. Here's the mp3 of Father Roderick at the Vatican.

Here's a humerous blogger who registered a domain name of BenedictXVI.com before the election. He also mentions that the pope can choose any name he wants, and suggests Pope P. Diddy I.

New Word of the Day

Peripatetic : I found this word when researching more about Jack Kerouac and Michael's mention of the novel 'On the Road'. The word was used to describe his life, and his autobiographical works; although, it also describes ancient followers of greek philosopher Aristole.

Quote from Work

I received this quote from a manager at work. Very inspirational, and shows the creativity of my group.

"The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn, burn like fabulous roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars…" (Jack Kerouac)

Earth Day

Happy Earth Day! This is the logo Maersk is promoting to us, looks interesting.

Korean Food Blog Post

Look at this post showing Korean food. It looks very HOT! I guess Christian has tried it all.

Isaac's 4th Birthday

a few cute pictures from Isaac's 4th birthday, many thanks to our lovely photographer Denise.

Why Software

I've posted many times regarding the affects of software improvements on our children's lives (i.e. learning to type instead of write). Another example of software improvement, in the hospital. A great example of the possibilities.

Bill Gates says, let knowledge workers use their creativity on things that require it.

Quote of the Day

I've been busy at work recently, sorry less posts. Interesting quote on the creative process.

Inspiration is wonderful when it happens, but the writer must develop an approach for the rest of the time... The wait is simply too long.
Leonard Bernstein (1918 - 1990)

Pope John Paul II

Father Roderick has broadcast an amazing set of podcasts from Rome. During these podcasts he listens to the prayers and songs of the people in St. Peter's square, people's general reactions, and the bells mourning his death.

Pope John Paul II

Father Roderick went to Rome to capture the sounds and reactions at the vatican. This is an amazing series of podcasts: he visits St. Peter's square to hear the prayers and songs of the people to the ringing of the bells at the time of the Pope's death.

Brough'sDancers

The Brough's with some Dancer's. What a colorful group.