Enjoyable Movie

We just finished watching Rudy. That was really amazing. It was good to see that he persevered in spite of all the obstacles at first from siblings, parents, classmates, etc. Then people started to expect that he would always get to the point he dreamed about. So when he finally started to think all was lost and there was no hope, the people who expected him to keep going helped him get back his hope and this pushed him the rest of the way.

It really speaks to all the people out there who have a dream and if they persist--even if they do not have the help Rudy had--they will get there (even though help will come if they recognize it). It is the Jack Rabbit Factor. It is Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill.
I know, it took me long enough to see it. =)

Blue's Clues

I was just notified by my little knight that if I would watch more Blue's Clues then "I could do anything, that I want to do." Of course, this great piece of wisdom came right after finishing an episode with Steve.

The Lost Wooden Spoon Picture

I finally found a way to get pictures off of the camera without the cable. So here is the wooden spoon. I have worked on it since and will have to take another picture. =)

Apple iPod Touch

At work, in our IT department we have been using the 3rd generation of Apple's iPod Touch. We all absolutely love having our email and calendaring right in our pockets while helping people around the campus. It makes it incredibly easy to set up a meeting or change a meeting, which update immediately on the "Outlook" server so those sharing your calendar can see the new information.

It allows you to gather all your email from any account and show it in one list as well or just show a particular email's Inbox. I can have an automated report run which gives me statistics concerning the number of pages we have scanned into our document imaging system in CSV format. I can also open Word and Excel files sent via email. I also love reading the PDF files I can download or the one's I create myself.

While traveling I appreciate listening to audio books, podcasts, and music. It is an excellent tool. Now, we will be getting the new 4th generation iPod Touch and I am excited because it has a HD photo/video camera. I should be able to grab more impromptu photos and videos.

Makeup

The littlest angel in our family came out of her parent's bathroom with her hand over her mouth.
"Why are you covering your mouth?"
"I don't want it. I don't want it. I washed it off."
She didn't want anyone to see the red smeary lipstick she had been trying on and couldn't really get off. And now she realized she might get caught unless she could hide it. (This funny episode happened a while ago, however, I am not able to locate a picture!)

Customer Service?

Our passenger side turn signal fell off on one of our trips. I made a call to a Toyota dealership to see how much a new turn signal assembly light would cost. "I am sorry but our parts department is closed." "So you cannot look up the information for me?" "No." He wasn't even trying to be helpful. He didn't even apologize for the inconvenience. I felt that it was silly for a business to not be able to have this information available for their customers. So I went online and found the part I needed myself at Amazon's site and I made a purchase. Should be here Wednesday or Thursday.


I ended up bypassing them altogether. I think I am good at customer service and served myself. :) So There!

Another Wooden Spoon

I have been working on another wooden spoon for quite some time now. Here and there I have been finding time to shave a little more off of it. I started it shortly after the one I posted back in December/January time frame. So I have only carved on it while on trips or camp outs, and even though at times I have taken it with me places I was not able to get to it. This is an early picture of it back in February I believe. I will have an updated picture from September later on to show.