Loving Blessings

What a great long weekend we had with Isaac. He makes us appreciate the most simple things; like learning to fold a towel, or learning to start the washing machine. Our home is truly full of love and learning.  This quote reminded me of this with ambition (learning) and love.

A man without ambition is dead. A man with ambition but no love is dead. A man with ambition and love for his blessings here on earth is ever so alive. Having been alive, it won't be so hard in the end to lie down and rest.
Pearl Bailey

Isaac Sings The Blues

Some pics from the weekend and Spring 2006. Includes baseball and pool pictures. Look at the emotion here, "Oh Babyyyyyy!!!"

Word of the Day - Namaste

I saw this word used in a written celebration of someone's life.  What an incredible word.  It is a Hindi word which is used in South Asia as a greeting.  Look at the potential meanings.  Incredible greeting to say to someone that 'I recognize that within each of us is a place where Divinity dwells, and when we are in that place, we are One.'

• The Spirit in me meets the same Spirit in you
• I greet that place where you and I are one.
• I salute the divine in you
• I salute the Light of God in you.
• I bring together my body and soul, focusing my divine potential, and bow to the same potential within you.
• I bow to the divine in you.
• I recognize that within each of us is a place where Divinity dwells, and when we are in that place, we are One.

Peace Quote of the Day and a Hubble Picture

You can no more win a war than you can win an earthquake.
Jeannette Rankin

In this stunning vista recorded with the Hubble Space Telescope's Advanced Camera for Surveys, distant galaxies form a dramatic backdrop for disrupted spiral galaxy Arp 188, the Tadpole Galaxy. The cosmic tadpole is a mere 420 million light-years distant toward the northern constellation Draco. Its eye-catching tail is about 280 thousand light-years long and features massive, bright blue star clusters.

Scientists believe that a more compact intruder galaxy crossed in front of Arp 188 - from left to right in this view - and was slung around behind the Tadpole via gravitational attraction. During the close encounter, tidal forces drew out the galaxy’s stars, gas, and dust forming the spectacular tail. The intruder galaxy itself, estimated to lie about 300 thousand light-years behind the Tadpole, can be seen through foreground spiral arms at the upper left. Like its terrestrial namesake, the Tadpole Galaxy will likely lose it tail as it grows older, the tail's star clusters forming smaller satellites of the large spiral galaxy.

Isaac's Preschool Graduation

I went to Isaac's graduation this morning, and amoung many songs, they sang the ABCs backwards.  "Now I now my ZWXs, bet you didn't expect that".  I've been learning this myself as a mental exercise but never thought Isaac would do it so easily. 
**Hopefully pictures to come, I still don't have a good digital camera so will beg for a few shots to post.

Company Values

We had a workshop the other day on company values, our main one is "Constant Care".  As indicated in this Dilbert, the implementation of the value is the difficult part.  Wondering if school districts or the Army have published value statements.

More Pics From the Baby Sitter

Leo found a new friend at the dog sitter this weekend. She got some incredible shots of them. As far as the rugby. We won the second and lost the first, a fun weekend overall with the team. Healing quickly.

I love you to the Crab Nebula and back

The Crab Nebula is the shattered remnant of a massive star that ended its life in a supernova explosion. Nearly a thousand years old, the supernova was noted in the constellation of Taurus by Chinese astronomers in the year 1054 AD.

This view of the supernova remnant obtained by the Spitzer Space Telescope shows an infrared view of this complex object. The blue-white region traces the cloud of energetic electrons trapped within the star's magnetic field, emitting so-called "synchrotron" radiation. The red features follow the well-known filamentary structures that permeate this nebula. Though they are known to contain hot gasses, their exact nature is still a mystery that astronomers are examining.

The energetic cloud of electrons is driven by a rapidly rotating neutron star, or pulsar, at its core. The nebula is about 6,500 light-years away from the Earth, and is 5 light-years across.

Comment Moderation

I had mistakenly turned on comment moderation, and called Mom asking if anybody was reading.  I should know better.  I turned it back off, and of course a free flow of conversation from all 3 of my readers.

Have a great day today.

I am always doing that which I can not do, in order that I may learn how to do it.
Pablo Picasso

Congratulations Christian

The eyes of God are everywhere.  Isn't he spectacular?

Think also about this quote in your new adventure,

It's such a part of me, I assume Everyone can see it.
Hugh Elliott

"God Don't Own A Car"

Ironically, after our admission into the mini-van club, Denise and I are despriately looking for fuel alternatives.  I heard this song on a homemade radio station (have you tried this service, Pandora, very cool).

By: Jimmy Buffett, Buzz Cason

1971

I have been out wandering

I have traveled far

One conclusion I have made

Is God don't own a car


He don't wear no fancy clothes

He'd rather take the bus

He would pay a tourist fare

So he could sit with us


He don't have no tamborine

Guitar or slide trombone

The music we make here on Earth

The words they are His own


And when we finally reach His home

And walk among the stars

He'll join our band then we'll understand

Why God don't own a car

A Bubble Mob

They had a bubble party in Vancouver!  How cool is that?!?

Una Dia Sin Inmigrantes

I liked this one the best, but here's the link to the set.

Leo Goes to the Dog Sitter

This is a pic the dog sitter took while we were off playing rugby. What a tongue!