My Granny Marie

 

Who shares your birthday?

Me?  I got the same Bday as this guy....Weird hunh?

Happy Halloween & Happy Birthday

I've always loved Halloween. I liked the parties growing up. It was usually a combination party. I remember the basement decorated all up, the bobbing for apples, and the scary stories. "I'm the ghost of Able Mable. Put you money on the table" "Rap, Rap, Rap." The Chocolate cake with chocolate icing and a black cat drawn on it. Playing football(who knew). Raking leaves(even more so). Scary songs. Carving jack-o-lanterns. The candy. Hope everyone has a great holiday.

Try Chrome

Just tried a new web browser, Chrome.  Built by the minds who know the web oh so well at Google.  I really like the interface and so far has been sturdy as I could hope.  There are obvious issues with living in an I.E. world, but none that matter.  Yes, I was a big proponent of Firefox, but I like this one better. Why?  Not for sure.  Not just because it's new because I ran as fast as I could away from Apples browser.  I'll keep you uptodate and tell what I find.  

New Quote...

Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile.
Albert Einstein

Chips cool video--Lego Team Fortress

Quote of the Day

When all else fails,
Try something different.

Me.

Anna Montana .com

So cute..

I love my boys so much....

House sold!

A week ago today April 15, my house in KY finally sold to a nice young man. Yippee! kinda. Day late and a dollar short, but better things are around the corner..... I can't wait to tell you about it... But more to come...

Also, by "coincidence", those of you who have been to my blog a few times may have noticed my profile icon has changed. The old one was taken off photobucket just today and I had to upload a new one. I had the traveler from the movie intro because I was on a journey to discover something. The journey has come to an end and there is a new sun on the horizon.....

Congratulations to my brother, Justin who just got married this past weekend to his lovely new bride, Shae. I just came back from the wedding last night. I created a memorabilia slide show for the wedding. Thought I'd post it here for those of you who missed it.

Definition of the Day

am·biv·a·lence /æmˈbɪvələns/ Pronunciation Key
–noun
1. uncertainty or fluctuation, esp. when caused by inability to make a choice or by a simultaneous desire to say or do two opposite or conflicting things.



-- Pretty much defines my last month.....

Quote of the Day

Don't follow where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.

Quote of the Day

Not everything in life is successful, and not everything that is unsuccessful is bad.

Candle light.

Power outage! Enjoying the conversation and candle light.

Comics

Yo Joe!

I Love My Son, Ricky

I love Ricky. We are both part of the e-lite club known as middle boys. He is so thoughtful and tenderhearted, but at times can be dunder headed. Sound like anyone else you know of? (Excuse dangling preposition. It bugs me.) I still go back to the day he was born and think if they had lost him.... Sorry, but it was tramatic. It makes him dear to my heart. I saw this picture and thought I'd share him with my blog friend/s.

Frosty in the spot light

It's warm enough to enjoy the snow.

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Michaela's birthday!

Chip at Michaela's birthday!

Home at Last!

Made it home last night at about 12:30 am. We were very glad to get in the door. There's no place like home. Click. Click. Click. We didn't have much trouble getting home. Monday morning was a bit odd though. It had rained on Sunday and the temperature had dropped a few degrees Sunday night. When I went over bridges Monday morning, I could feel the car lose it's grip. When we got almost to Ashland, the interstate was closed and we were diverted onto a side road. This added a while to our journey. But we made it. Hope all is well with those out there. More to come later.

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On way home from KY

Merry Belated Christmas

Contract on My House

Yes it's true. I have a contract on my house. How great is that?!! Now I'm trying to be reserved in my joyfulness in the possible happenstance that it falls through. Close date is November 29. Wahooo.. Uuhuhmm.. Reserved, man, be reserved...

[Nov. 19, 2007]
NOT!!! What was I thinking of course not. There is no way on this planet that anything would go my way this easy. Ha-ha. Life said, Made ya look. The people's financing fell through. I'm stuck, bad. Oh well life goes on.... Anyone interested in buying a working class person's house, cheap? Didn't think so....

New Computer....

Happy birthday to me..... Ok, it's about 3 or 4 weeks afterward, but now I have my birthday present. Here's a picture...

Oh and another....
I've waited a long time for this... This machine really roars or should I say, purrs.

Thanks, Mom and Dad. Thanks, Mary.

Betty Mullins

My grandmother Betty Mullins passed away this past Saturday, October 13. Here is a slide show I created celebrating her life.

http://www.photodex.com/sharing/viewshow.html?fl=2888440&alb=0

Laura Elizabeth Fugate

baby born 9/22/2007! My new niece.

A slow Saturday...Who knew?

Just thought I'd stop a make a quick post on my blog for the 3 or 4 people who even know about it.

I'm having a slow Saturday. I've been sick since Wednesday evening with a head cold. Lots of ..um ..drainage. Post nasal drip. Oh, you know, the snots. I hung around the house quite a bit. Felt like I've been here enough to say I actually live here. Usually takes a while when you only sleep at a place.

The kids are doing fine is school. Anna doesn't seem to have any problems with 1st grade. It seems like last years work was about the same as this years. She is a smart one.

Ricky is beginning to make friends. He was the one who felt like he lost the most when we left Lexington. He had lots of friends. But initially here he didn't. He's got a good friend named Jacob that he goes over to his house a lot.

Chip has started track this year. It's something new the school is doing this year. Takes a lot of time of his and ours to go back and forth. He seam to enjoy it.

Mary likes her work still. She doesn't like the in house politics that goes with it. But then, who does???

Last week I celebrated me 1 year anniversary with CSC. BIW is going through their end of year processes which always means a lot of hand ringing for budgets and managers bringing pressure on hours. They cut every where and expect you to find you own rock to stand on.

The house is still on the market. I'll post the link to the pictures. Lots better than last time. Let's hope this ends soon.

That's all from Maine. Take care all..

Back from KY

Just made it back last night from our world wind return to Kentucky. Everyone there is there. I'd like to appologize to those 2 or 3 friends I didn't get to get by to see. You know who you are and I'm sorry. Maybe next time. I plan on returning at Christmas. Hopefully less rushed and less house fixing to do. (please let it sell before then.)

The ride home was a lot better than the one down. Driving all day is much better than driving all night....

We went today, Labor Day, to Walmart and bought the kids their back to school supplies. Wow! I'm broke now.

School starts tomorrow. Mary and I are back to work. Oh, boy.

Happy anniversary to us...

Going camping...

The whole Glantz clan ia going camping for the whole weekend to Dolly Copp. I've pulled the tent, sleeping bags, and fishing gear out of storage. Should be a great time.

Funny idea hit me last night. I was trying to figure out how to get our air matress blown up. I've asked around to see if anyone has an airpump. Nothing that fits the bill is available. I thought that just before I reached for my breathing machine. Hmm. Breathing Machine. Air pump. Hmm... Maybe...

Mary's trip to Lexington

I would like to thank all those people who went out of their way to help my wife enjoy her vacation time. She had the time of her life(except the sun burn(ouch!)). Special times like this help unite people's heart and build life long relationships. When we get to busy to enjoy life, what life do we have? I hope to make a journey myself back in the near future. Times are just bit rough right now. We shall see what we shall see.

Special thanks to...

Teresa McCullough
Bro. John Seay
and all the rest...

New technology.

Very few times in recent days have I tried something new in the world of computers and technology. I read an article and tried G.HO.ST. That is something very interesting and I wonder where it is heading. If you wanna try something new, sign up and try it. It's new and full of bugs and not really useful yet, but the possibilities are reall cool.

Rough week

Last week was really rough. What is the weather saying for March, "In Like a Lion, Out Like a Lamb". April was the other way, "In Like a Lamb, Out Like a Lion".

More..um..upleasant..um..stuff has happened in the last few weeks.

My grandmother has been very ill and in-and-out of the hospital. The doctors don't know what is wrong. Guesses is about all I'm hearing about. I love her very much. I pray she gets well soon.

My best friend, my nephew-in-law, here in Maine is "probably" moving away. He has a job opportunity in Greenville, SC. Isn't that ironic.

My house hasn't sold yet and my real estate agent in KY has given up the fight. I've not decided on what to do next. My dad is going to try a thing or two. He's the greatest.

Since my house hasn't sold, the people I've rented my house from has decided it's been long enough and has "asked" me to leave at the end of the month. They've not been the most supportive people, but I do understand wanting to get your money out of real estate. I would understand if he had sold the house to someone else. I definitely would be glad for him then, but his daughter has talked him into this so she can have the place.

I've not found a new place yet. I've talked to my nephew-in-law about his place since he will "probably" be leaving at the end of the month. Nothing definite there yet.

One good thing, Mary just got a new job at Intercoast Career Institute. It sounds like great opportunity. This will setup so that even my if house doesn't sell for a while we can get a new home.

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Anna with no training wheels

Happy Easter from us to you

Easter 2007

Goodby Tubby...

Go CATS.


Sniff. Sniff.

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More Ashlee

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Ashlee's birthday! I'm 1!

HOW SWEET IT IS

Relive it here. Watch the dagger hit Duke. Yeah Maynor from a Maine-er

To see just what a snob Coach Kcszeeisskisksisski is look at this

No SALE.

Apparently the people that wanted our house didn't get preapproved and were denied the loan.

We continue to wait for God's timing.

A Heart warming picture...

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Erin's Birthday!

I'm so proud.

Check it out!

New Cornett Family news Link

Please check the link section on the bottom right for a link to a new family blog kept up by my wonderful wife.

What was I thinking?

Found this funny picture of me threatening a painted horse in Lexington with my Maine shirt on.

Where did the global warming go?

Suddenly reality hits. Yes, it is cold here in the fridged North East. What happened to the 60's of a week ago Saturday? Did you guys stop using your aerosol hair spray or sell your SUV? Come on. I was planning on building a year round ocean beach front resort up by Mt. Washington after the glaciers fell in. Oh, well, I guess I'll stay inside and drink some delicious California Orange Juice.

My House To Be...I Pray.

Anna's Accident

Okay. Details on my daughters accident. My wife and I were sitting in our living room watching TV and the kids were in the den watching their shows on the little screen. We had taken all the Christmas decorations down, but hadn't put them away because there had been a minor icestorm the day before and there was lots a slick spots about. My oldest decided he would move the Christas tree pole. Now we have a fake Christmas tree which surpises most Main-ards. It was heavier than he expected and it fell on my daughters fore head. Right about here left eye. It's very odd to see how different people react to events in different ways. My oldest went, held my daughter, and yelled for me and my younger son ran off and hid. I was the first to arrive and panicked just a bit. This scared my wife worse than what any of my kids had done. Her head was bleeding moderately. My wife held her and I ran around getting towels to put on the wound. My niece is a nurse. She lives 6 doors down. I called her she came down and helped us dress the wound. I decided to take her to the hospital because I hated for it to scar worse than I expect it would. Anna was very brave through it all. When they gave her the local annestetic I grabbed her legs and mom grabbed her hands when she flinched. I hated that part. They sowed her up with just three stiches. After the stiches we bragged on how brave she was. She told us it didn't hurt that bad except for the part were daddy squeezed her legs too hard. Apparently I forgot to let go after she flinched and had been squeezing her the whole time. The doctor told us to come back in 5 days to have the stitches removed. She'll be fine. Really.

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Kids @ aquarium

Top Ten Junk Science Moments for 2006

Yes, I'm a science nut. I love to learn FACTS about the world around me. I don't like lies. Scientist of this day have become puppets of society. True science is a slave to facts. I like this article about science gone wrong. You really have to read it first before you read this post.


1. Some Real Inconvenient Falsehood.
Just cause he "invented" the internet doesn't make Al Snore any smarter than the other dummies that believe that garbage about "Global Warming". I just moved to Maine. If there is Global Warming, I'm all for it. Please pass the aerosol can please.

2. Board of Health or Bored of Science?
Now who is pro life and who is pro choice? I happen to like trans-fats when I can get them and it's non of your business.

3. What Hurricane Season?
I know the drive by media was frothing at the mouth for another New Orleans type tragedy. NOAA said there was only a 5% chance of a below normal hurricane season. Well, if they were so wrong about what will happen this year, how in the name of Bugs Q. Bunny do they pertend to know anything about the future or even the unrecorded past?

4. Day of Reckoning for DDT Foes?
DDT or malaria carrying mosquitoes and starvation. Hmmm. This is a hard one Montey Hall. W.H.O. do you think you are?

5. Cosmic ray study fails to penetrate lead-lined media.
I mean look what they did to Ben Grimm.

6. Stem cell fraud and futility.
This is so typical of leftists. They mask their real goal with catch phrases and spokespeople so much that the truth is meaningless. I mean I liked Michael J. Fox as that Alex Keaton kid, but then I found out he really wasn't a Republican. He only played one on TV.

7. Low-fat diet myth busted.
Once again stay out my bed room and my kitchen.

8. Woodpecker Racket.
Ok. I've been preaching this for some time. We don't know what is even on our neighbor hoods, let alone the whole planet. It really is a big place. Also, one thing I learned in High School science is that you cannot prove a universal negative. When with scientist realize their arrogance makes them even more foolish. "A fool hath said in his heart there is no God."

9. Food police indict SpongeBob Squarepants.
Now these folks better stay away from Count Chocula, Franken-berry, and Boo Berry, 'Cause they'll Snap, Crackel, Pop their neck. I think their GRRRREat. Oh brother.....

10. California’s Not-so-deadly Air.
I think these Holly wood nut jobs deserve LA. They live on a different planet than you and me. I wish they would pool their money, buy a rocket ship, and move back home.

Oh, and Merry Christmas to all. Praise the Father for his wonder gift to us through his Son, Jesus Christ who is worthy of all praise. Now that's a fact.

We're all connected....Again.

I finally got my internet up at my home. This was low on my priority list but I've finally got here. We've got the Christmas tree up. I've been working to put lights outside the house. There are 1.5 strands up. Yes, 1/2 of one isn't up. I"m gonna finish it on tomorrow. Last week seemed to fly by. Here is the weekend again. I sure need it. I'm not sleeping as well as I should. I wake up and look at the clock to see if I've over slept yet. Once at 12:oo, again at 2, and again at 4. I'll get used to the new home eventually. Speaking of which, if my house doesn't sell in KY real soon, I'll not be able to keep it. I can afford this house, but not both.

I'll keep you up to date now that I'm back connected to the information super highway.

I Baaack.

After being away 7 weeks, I am now back at my old Kentucky home. I got here a full 5 days earlier than expected. Let me give the full rundown.

When I left for Maine, I thought I wouldn't have any vacation time to come back and get my things and my family so my wife and I planned that I would come home after work on Wednesday of the Thanksgiving holiday. That would give me 3 days, not counting the holiday which I planned to spend with my family in the mountains, to pack up and leave.

Chris, my boss and nephew-in-law-in-law as he has come to term it, persuaded me to take the whole week of Thanksgiving off since we discovered I had 2 floating holidays that I had to spend before the end of the year or lose them. I also planned to use one vacation day that I would have acquired as of that week. But being the dramatist that I am, making it a surprise came to mind. I decided not to tell my wife I was coming in early. I also discovered I had forgotten that my son was in a play on the Friday night I was arriving. If I had remembered that I would have planned an earlier departure.

I never told my wife I was coming in early and she never knew despite the fact that my mother-in-law had come to KY and spent 2 weeks with her knowing when I was coming and the fact that I wanted to surprise her and despite the fact that everyone else (well almost) at our church knew. I had a friend that works at the Lexington Police Department whom I have helped several time with my previous job pick me up at the air port.

For once most things went as planned. I feared there would be a problem with flights leaving and arriving on time, but this time there was only one 15 minute delay before I left Portland. I arrived on schedule. I must have badly under estimated the time it takes to drive from Cincinnati to Lexington. I had 30 minutes to get to the play which I knew I couldn't make, but I thought an hour would be plenty of time. Despite my police officers best speed and effort it took 1 hour and 30 minutes to get to the church for the play.

The actors were out taking their bows when I tip toed in the back door. I sat and let the play run out. After the lights came back on, I wanted to surprise my wife in some flashy way. Nothing presented itself. I decided to sneak out the side door to call her and lay some ground work for a surprise. Unfortunately her cell was turned off for the play. I poked my head in the side door to see what she was doing when I saw my middle son not too far away and he saw me. He ran to me and cried and cried. This whole daddy being gone had very rough on him. While I was consoling him, my daughter showed up. She grabbed me too. I knew I had to get to my quickly before someone else broke the news before I did. On the spur of the moment, walked over and sat down next to here and said "I don't think I like the way that play ended." I've never seen such a look of surprise before. (Well, maybe when I purposed, but that is another story.) I won't forget how nice it was for everything to finally be right again.

More news on events to come.....

Anybody wanna house? Anybody?

Check the listing of this beautiful house in the Lexington, KY area. It has been the home to a special family for 7 years. It may be just what you're looking for. Take the virtual tour and see. Just disregard the cheesy music. It's sold separately.

Tour ID #: 800383
Tour Description: 1271 TRENT BLVD.
City: LEXINGTON
Beds: 3
Baths: 1
SF: 1457
Price: $119,900

Click here to view: http://www.visualtour.com/shownp.asp?t=800383&sk=13

Happy Brithday to Me

Well today's the day. The big 35. I've been looking forward to this day since, well, never. Life is flying by.

Backwards weather

Ok. Looking at this you'd think that the weather was switched around. Who says it's cold in Maine? It's colder in Kentucky today. So far all is well. I actually felt like I did some honest work today. Made a nice database design for a project. Hope it works out well.

The house. The house. Down stairs carpet gets put down tomorrow. Cabinets coming soon. Start the realestate agent on the job next week. Wohoo. Can't wait to get my family back together.

Check out this web site.

http://googlefight.com/
The winner is number of most google results returned.

Happy Birthday!

October is a busy birthday month.

Joel and Kelly(Maine) are the 3rd
Michelle's is the 10th
Lanine's is the 21st.
Mine is the 26th
Caren's is the 31st.

There's more that I'm not thinking of.

The Wheels are starting to turn

After 2 days of wondering around in the dark, I'm beginning to see a little light. I know there is a bunch more to learn, but yet I think I can make out a tree in the forest. Let's just hope the light at end of the tunnel isn't an on coming train.

First day under my belt.

Met lots of people that I'll never remember, but whom I'll get to know real well over the next X number of years. Saw our finished product in several states of completion. Real neat stuff. Couldn't take pictures. I'm not even mentioning what it is, but those who know, know. The software I will support is the project management for the who thing. Gulp! WOW! Little ole me.

I was a little sluggish today. The day started too early and I am still not over the 18 hr car trip. I'm going to bed on time tonight. This will be a short blog entry.

Looking for a house for my family to move into. Saw a new one today. It looks real nice. Kitchen is nice. Basement is nice. But I've got a few issues. Only 1 bath. Cost the same as a bigger house around the corner. I only see places for 3 bedrooms. The basement which could be used as a master bed room is too much like a kids play room. I don't think that will work. But it is all up to the boss.

Can't wait for day #2.

Arrived...

Exactly 18 hours after I left my old home in Kentucky at 5:30 am, I arrived in Maine at 11:30 PM. I'm worn out. I need to sleep. Night.

Resignation leter

Letter of resignation,

This communiqué is to place notice of my resignation of the position of Programmer Analyst III with the Kentucky State Police as of September 29, 2006, to take the position of Software Development Leader for Computer Science Corporation in Bath, ME.

I have enjoyed the opportunity I have been presented working for this agency. While KYOPS and CRASH has been my mainstay through out most of my employ, I have enjoyed the opportunity to craft software solutions the most. I thank Jeanne Clotfelter for her faith in my abilities and expecting the best from me. My relationship with John Carrico has brought about the most challenges by requiring me to look for means to accomplish goals I initially thought were unrealistic. I would like to applaud Angie Taulbee for her growth since we began working together a few months ago. I know I have the systems I have supported in able hands and hope they are better now than when I assumed the responsibilities. Also, I would like to thank Jerry Wright for being an excellent example of someone who gives 100% every day regardless of pay or position and showing respect to others in their fields. I know I’ve left out so many names some of which are Keith Hellard for laughs, Paul Galliher for complexity, Angie Douglas for reminders, Rick Cunningham for reminding me to make everyday special, Teresa Brown for spirit, Bob Holtgrave, Paul and Dave Kalan, Steve Roadcap and Ken Campbell for leaving me problems to clean up, Michelle Roberts for VBA, Vince Schmit for no spoons and for making “Your Vocation, Your Advocation”, Wes Willoughby for network support, the Command staff for.. .um… commands, and finally for Rob Miller for the opportunity.

Lastly, I somber just a bit to think of that group picture we made some years ago and scratch out those who are no longer with us. I never though I’d be the next one. Head up, hands raised, and thrilled at what’s around the bend.

Excelsior!



Chad Cornett

Programmer Analyst III

Life turned upside and shaken and stirred.

What a difference 3 months make. Lets start at the beginning.

End of June 2006.

It all started with a push of a button. This button may not have the power of the one in the White House, but my life could not have been more turned upside down. It was pressed not by the President of the United States of America, but by Bonnie . This is the daughter of the lady, Jean, my father-in-law lived with. She called my wife to tell her that Mary'sfather had fallen and taken a turn for the worse. She should come if she wanted to see him in this world. My wife, his only living relative, rushed out, took the kids and spent 2 weeks at his side. She returned around the first week in July.

3 days later we were heading back for the funeral. This was very difficult as I was the one who actually lead the funeral due to uncontrolable circumstances. We did a nice memoral video slide show that you can see here. Thanks to everyone who sent flowers and cards.

A few days before the funeral while we were franticly running around making arrangements, my wife's niece's husband, Chris Hastings, asked me to submit a resume for a position that was opening up at his work. I was busy at the time and said I would when I got around to it. Still later I was sitting at my mother-in-laws computer preparing the memorial video and the message to present when he called again to ask if I had time after the funeral to do a phone interview. "Sure, sometime later," I hurredly said getting back to scanning, croping, and color correcting old photos.

Monday. The funeral went ok. I put the chairs out at the graveside. I helped put the Video presentation. I comforted my wife. I gave the graveside speech. No complaints. I was glad I could do this for Mary. I've never felt like I was everthing for my wife as much I was that day. After the message was given at the grave side and the video was played at the reception at the church, I sat down and the tears flowed. I was strong through what I had to do and when it was done my strength was gone. I could see how I felt for just a moment. It felt good to let it out.

Tuesday, the day after the funeral, I took my family away to have some time to ourselves and relax from the stress of letting go of "Granpa Jack". They were playing in the ocean when my cellphone went off and it was Chris again. Now he was asking for me to come all the way to Bath, ME to do a face-to-face interview. I agreed. I thought it was be a great time to get away by myself drive and think. Remember, it is still legal to think and drive.

Wednesday.
I drove the 45 minutes to Bath and sat down with a lady, 2 men, and a faceless voice on a hands free phone. I didn't consider this to be a serious job interview. I lived 1100 miles from here. These folks didn't really know me and I didn't think we would connect. But I found these people were mostly transplant too. They hard working IT professionals and we had lots in common. The job needed VB experience, knowledge of SQL servers, and FTP scripting knowledge. This was right up my alley. But I still never thought it would work. I mean, when does somebody who knows what they are doing ever really get the right job compared to vice-versa? I've never been the relaxed as I was in the job interview. I guess it came across as confidence. B-D

Later.
When we arrived home, we were exhausted. I took a good long time to shake it all off. I waited to hear that someone else had received that position. But everything I kept hearing from family there is which house I should buy. I became short with them at times because I still didn't think this was real. Well after much up and downs, stops and starts, which I didn't know about, 2 months later I am packing my stuff up and heading for Maine. My family will follow by Thanksgiving, Lord willing, after the house sells or is ready to sell. I'll be working for CSC an contractor for Bath Iron Works, "lead shipyard for 10 surface ship classes produced by the U.S. Navy, more than any other U.S. shipyard."

We tried to mend some relationships that were broken before we left. Some people who are close to us feel like we leaving because of them. That is not so. If you miss the Providence in this, you aren't looking. we have houses available close to family. The company actually agreed to the dollar what I knew we had to have. I feel like I'm walking in thin air and the Lord is laying down the steps in front of me. I just have to take the next step.

I'll miss Kentucky...some. I've never been afraid of new places and new people.

‘Living fossil’ rat caught on tape

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The first pictures showing a live specimen of a rodent species once thought to have been extinct for 11 million years have been taken by a retired Florida State University professor and a Thai wildlife biologist.

They took video and still photographs of the "living fossil," which looks like a small squirrel or tree shrew, in May during an expedition to central Laos near the Thai border.

Known as Diatomyidae, scientists have nicknamed it the Laotian rock rat. The creature is not really a rat but a member of a rodent family once known only from fossils.

You know "Scientist" really need to come to grips that they don't know everything. These dinosaurs they come up with are nothing more than another cyclops monster.

Per Wikipedia

Another possible origin for the Cyclops legend is that prehistoric dwarf elephant skulls - about twice the size of a human skull were found by the Greeks on Crete. Due to the large central nasal cavity (for the trunk) in the skull, it might have been believed that this was a large, single, eye-socket. The smaller, actual, eye-sockets are on the sides and, being very shallow, hardly noticeable as such. Given the paucity of experience that the locals likely had with living elephants, they were unlikely to recognize the skull for what it actually was.

Just as they couldn't locate this rodent, searching for God through science is just about as fuitless. Except for the fact that we can see what "God hath wrought".

Rom 1:22 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,

New Internet.

How fast is your intenet? I just switched to cable internet. It's not a great as I thought. I think it may be my router. Check your speed.

In the "It's All Just An Accident" department

It takes time for everything, including what happens in the human body.

• Fingerprints form six to eight weeks before birth.
• Fingernails grow about four times faster than toenails - about .02 of an inch (0.05cm) per week.
• If a child below the age of 12 has their finger tips and nails severed above the first crease of the first joint, they can regenerate. Regeneration takes about eleven weeks. Adults do not have this ability.
• At the time of birth, the human female possesses 400,000 egg cells in both ovaries. Of these, only about 480 may ovulate during her entire reproductive life. And of these, only five per cent or so will be fertilised. On average, it takes 72 seconds for a mature egg to be pushed out of the ovary. The fertilised egg remains within the oviduct for about three days before it enters the uterus.
• In the testes of the normal human male, a thousand sperm cells are produced every second. It takes about two months to manufacture a fully mature sperm cell. After ejaculation, the sperm swim for the egg cell at the speed of 15 cm (5.91 inches) per hour. This is the equivalent of a human swimmer covering about twelve metres per second. Sperm reach the fertilisation site in about 50 minutes and remain alive for roughly two days.
• The amniotic fluid that surrounds the embryo and fetus during development is anything but a stagnant pool. While over 98 per cent of it is water, between one and two per cent is made up of substances such as fetal hair, skin cells, enzymes, urea, glucose, hormones, and lipids. It is constantly and completely replaced about every three hours.
• In the fetal brain, nerve cells develop at an average rate of more than 250,000 per minute. At birth, a child's brain contains close to a trillion nerve cells. After birth, this rate of neuron growth slows down dramatically.
• Taste buds are among the earliest sense organs to appear in the fetus. By the third trimester of pregnancy, fetal taste buds are responsive to chemicals in the amniotic fluid. The life-span of a taste bud cell is about 10.5 days.
• Twins are born, on average, 19 days earlier than singletons. Their larger combined size stretches their mother's uterine muscles, causing earlier contractions which push the twins out (there’s an old joke: A mother-to-be carrying twins doesn't give birth for 60 years! When doctors check her out with ultrasound, they find two little old men inside saying over and over to each other: "After you").
• A lactating mother produces about three pints of milk every day. Even so, if milk is not continuously removed from a mother's breasts, the ability to continue secreting milk is lost within one or two weeks. However, if the mother continues to have her breasts stimulated, milk production can continue for several years. Milk begins to flow within 30 seconds after an infant begins to suckle. During this time, nerve signals move from the breast through the spinal cord and then to the brain. The brain then secretes the hormone oxytocin. Oxytocin travels through the bloodstream back to the breasts where it causes milk to be released.
• On average, nerve regeneration takes four to six weeks.
• Gums are renewed every one to two weeks.
• Eyelashes, which are more plentiful on the upper eyelid than on the lower eyelid, are shed continuously. Each of the more than 200 hairs per eye lasts from three to five months.
• The vibrations in the air constitute sound waves. The higher the pitch, the greater the frequency or cycles per second. Adults can detect sound waves that have a frequency between about 16 and about 20,000 cycles per second. Yet they hear best at frequencies ranging from about 1,000 to 2,000 cycles per second. Children hear higher-pitched notes better than adults. After puberty, this sensitivity declines at the same time as the voice deepens. Thus, our ears are best adapted to the pitch or sound frequencies of human conversation.
• The ability of the brain to detect the location of a sound depends on the differences in the time of the arrival of the sound to the two ears. We can detect the source of a sound even if it arrives in one ear a hundredth of a second before it gets to the other.
• The body loses water through the skin (from simple diffusion) at the rate of half a litre per day. The body loses about the same amount of water each day from the lungs - in breath. A breath lasts about five seconds. Inhaling takes about two seconds, exhaling about three.

Rain rain go away

Don't ya just hate when the weather affects your mood. I know you should live above the clouds and be a thermostat not a thermometer or even a pair of thermal underwear. But this rain is really affecting me. First of the week I had a splitting head ache. This wasn't a surprise since it was raining outside. I've had to live with these most of my adult life. When there is a shift in the weather, I know of it in advance with a headache. Really annoying. I guess I need to move the Phoenix or something.
After 3 days the mental clouds began to part, but the real ones are still around. It's dark and dismal enough to put me in a real melancholy mood which affects everything else. My middle boy was supposed to go on a field trip to the zoo today. He was looking forward to this for some time. His "Nana", mom, and sister were going to go with him, but the trip was cancelled due to rain. My wife took him out to MickeyD's instead.
Singin' in the Rain? yeah right.

Tater 2

My friend Daniel's wife just gave birth to their second son, Jonathan Tyler, on this past week. Wanna see more? Just look right through here.