Thanksgiving

No, this isn't a report about my trip home for the holiday, rather it is my opportunity to publicly thank God for His blessings to me. I was realizing yesterday that I hadn't had any chance to publicly thank God, (thinking specifically meeting wise) because of traveling, but right on the heels of that thought was, 'Blogger is very public. Not to mention that you need to put up a new post.' So here I am killing two birds with one stone and being thankful to be able to do it that way.

I'm Thankful for... "

A family that I love and get along and enjoy spending time with.

Safety and protection for me in my car accident last January.
The fact that no one else was involved.

I had a new car within three weeks.

Two good friends of mine that are now happily married.
The great excuse their wedding made to take a vacation in Florida.

The opportunity to go sailing on several occasions during the summer.

Motorcycles classes that enabled me to obtain my motorcycle license.
A brother who let me borrow his motorcycle and ride it all over.

Work all spring and summer long, even when my employer had to subcontract me out.
A boss who is also a dedicated Christian, cousin, and friend.

The relationship that I have with my pastor.
The way God has blessed changing churches.

The wonderful place where I'm living. It is situated nicely, the price is right, and the landlord is very agreeable.

Friendships both new and old, as well as evolving ones.
IM'ing with friends.

My blog on which I can stay in touch, write down things so I don't forget them, and just have fun.

My music and Internet Radio.

Being introduced to Glenn Beck and doubling over in laughter during 'Mor-on Trivia'.

My camera, which even though I might not use much, still brings me joy through reliving memories.

Going to Six Flags Amusement Park with friends.

An Aunt and Uncle with an open invitation to their camp on a lake.
Doing a 18o and a couple of wicked jumps on a kneeboard with my dad watching.

Good health including not being grossly overweight.

Parents who raised me with common sense, and the ability to make good choices.

And to wrap things up: friends who can make me laugh and feel all warm and fuzzy at the same time. "

There are many other things that I could put down but I need to go to bed and that is a good general overall list so until later, Good night and God Bless.

At Last!

Believe it or not, the biggest reason for my lack of posts lately has not been laziness, business, or distractions. It has been simple lack of material. I'm not the type of guy who is going to tell you all about what I made for dinner, or how the other students in my class are twisted perverts, and I'm certainly not going to share all my thoughts and feelings about my love life (doesn't that make you wonder :-) ). However just a few minutes ago I finished doing something that is blogworthy enough for me.

For several years I've heard about how scary 'The Ring' is and for years I've wondered what it was like. Yesterday I picked it up at Blockbuster and just finished watching it tonight. Watching along, watching along, in my room, alone because my landlord (i.e. condo mate) is out, expecting jump scenes or really scary build-up's; but nothing happened. Sure there were some tense, expectant moments but nothing that stretched my nerves taut till they hummed like harp strings. It was just another drama. AND THEN, BOOM!! They hit you with a great surprise twist! It was enough to make me have to pause it, get up, open my door, turn on a couple of extra lights and start thinking about when my condo buddy would be coming back. I continued to watch, saw how they wrapped it up nice and neatly and then checked out some of the extras where they threw in a great alternate ending.

Now I'm not usually a fan of scary movies (I think many of you probably know why) but this was quite a treat. I'm not sure I would recommend watching alone at night, but don't be afraid to give it a try either, simply because of what you have heard. Not knowing who all reads this, I should give the caveat that it is rated PG-13 and does deserve this rating, so it isn't for everybody. However, I liked it; it fulfilled a long term desire of mine, so I blogged about it. If I can remember whether or not it bothers me tonight, I'll let you all know.

Lots of Fun

The other day I was helping a buddy (i.e. co-worker) blow strings through pipes. We weren't doing this just for fun, there was actually a reason for it. Later in the year (who knows when) we would come back and use the strings to pull wire which we would hook all up to light up the road. Unfortunately when the pipe is initially installed it isn't always taken very good care of and all sorts of junk and debris get in. Such as the picture below.





Apparently either the end of the pipe wasn't sealed, or the joints were loose, or there was just a low spot where all the water collected in the ground. Whatever it was it made big problems for us. A minimum of eight gallons of water came pouring out of the top of the pipe and continued to pour for several seconds. Thankfully I could hear it travelling up so I wasn't near enough to get soaked (that time) Just another day at Electricians Inc.