#2 son appears to be having some asthma trouble. His behavior has changed over the past two days (WAY more whiny), his appetite is diminished, and he is becoming less energetic. We started increased nebulizer treatments this evening (xopenex every 8, pulmicort every 12), to which the early response is good. Hopefully, that will be enough to do ( Read more... )

Our (former) IT Director officially retires this Friday. Today we had a little send off for him Fresno-style (Sac is having theirs on Friday ( Read more... )

Jerry Van Groningen's funeral was today. This was the epitome of a beautiful Central California spring day: Low 70's, clear blue sky with high scattered clouds, fruit trees in bloom everywhere, clear clean air from a recent bit of wind. The service was held at The Worship Centre Church in Fowler. Their building was previously known as The ( Read more... )

A long time friend has passed away. Jerry Van Groningen, after multiple years of battling cancer, today went to go hang out with the Lord on a more permanent basis. Jerry was a gentle, thoughtful man who taught me to be prepared for life's little twists, to not depend on government to prepare for me, and how to properly clean and fire both a ( Read more... )

Let's run 'em down in no particular order:

1 - New boss (Glenn) came down this week for a visit. Spent about 2.5 hours with him of 3 scheduled (could have used closer to 9). He's a very personable chap. It became clear pretty quickly that there is far more going on than he is sharing in our department meetings. As he put it, "They're not ready ( Read more... )

This is one of the many reasons I so enjoy working with Mark. He put these quotes together today ( Read more... )

First, the story from tonight ( Read more... )

So #1 and #2 sons are playing pretend sword fighting (lightsabers, to be precise). #1 son decides he doesn't want to play anymore. #2 keeps poking #1 with his 'sword', and #1 son says "Please stop poking me in the stomach, it hurts!"

#2 son's response: "OK, then turn around and I'll get you in the back!"

;-)

New guy had his 6 week checkup today. Everything is going fine. Only concern we had to voice is that he seems to be spitting up rather large volumes shortly after feeding. Mary said as long as his weight gain is good (he checked in at 10 lbs. 4 oz. - no worries there!), and he is not projectile, it's nothing to be concerned with ( Read more... )

Doing a bit of research on all the progress toward a set of presidential candidates tonight and somehow got sidetracked to what should be a very telling documentary. Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed is a documentary starring Ben Stein on the subject of origins. Specifically, it tackles the question of why those scientists who seek answers to the ( Read more... )