Feeling A Little Down

I’m going through some things in my life right now.
I found the perfect song lyrics/music to describe a little of what’s going on.
I hope that Amy Grant is okay with posting her lyrics on-line. If not, I will remove on request.

 

ALL I EVER HAVE TO BE

When the weight of all my dreams
Is resting heavy on my head
And the thoughtful words of help and hope
Have all been nicely said
But I’m still hurting, wondering if I’ll ever be the one
I think I am
I think I am.

Then you gently re-remind me
That You’ve made me from the first
And the more I try to be the best
The more I get the worst.
And I realize the good in me
is only there because of who You are
who You are.

And all I ever have to be is what
You’ve made me
Any more or less would be a step out of Your plan
As you daily recreate me help me always keep in mind
That I only have to do what I can find
And all I ever have to be
All I have to be
All I ever have to be is what You’ve made me

When I read the lyrics from that song, my mood is lift a little because it takes the pressure and responsibility off of me and put s it on God.  Sometimes this makes me feel worse because I was raised to take responsibility for my own life and minimize reliance on others (which is total opposite of what God wants).

What I see in my life, at age 42, is almost insurmountable obstacles.  There are people I truly love that are in opposition to what needs to happen and be accomplish.  If there are any born again believers of Jesus Christ that still read this blog, I ask that you pray that God would show me the way and path I am to take.  I am a complete stopping point and directionless.  I also need peace, patience, and joy too.  Thanks in advance.

Work awaits and I need to get back to it.

-T-

Literary Frustration

I am sorry this that this is my first blog post of the year and it is a frustration that I needed to vent.

Why is it, when people self-publish to the web, they don’t take the time and include the date the article/blog/entry/whatever was created?

This is becoming increasingly frustrating when doing research. That is one reason I like blog sites like wordpress, myopera, blogger.com, etc. They automically will post the time and date after the article is published. If I repost something, or update the information, I try to post the original’s publication date in the body of the article.

Maybe I’m just being too picky, but I’ve gone through schooling that drilled into us the importance of punctuation, grammer, and completeness of our work. Not only for effective communication, but also as a reflection of our education.

Yes I make mistakes, but I’ve seen a huge increase in bad (as in spelling, not content per se) literature. So if you see errors in my postings, let me know. If you post articles, double check your work. It will cut down on a lot of frustration.

Merry Christmas

To all my friends and family: Merry Christmas!

Netscape Navigator – The end of an Era

I Just read that on March 1st of this year that Netscape Navigator is no more.  

Netscape Navigator was one of the first browsers I ever used.  It may have even be the first, but I also remember using a browser named mosaic, so I am not sure which browser was first.  It was a very good browser until Internet Explorer came along and was so far ahead at the time that i switched (until Firefox came out).  I did try Opera when it was still banner ad driven if you didn’t pay for it.

Now I use multiple browsers. I have the five major ones: IE8, Opera 9.61, Firefox 3.1B1, Chrome B2, Safari 3.02.  I have tried, and liked Flock 2b3, but just couldn’t stand putting another browser on the computer.  So what is the best one?  I haven’t a clue.  I bounce around between all.  Right now I’m writing this blog with Google Chrome, I usually read my RSS feeds with Opera, Safari rarely use but enjoy the speed. IE8, it’s there to test the new builds.  There is no clear cut winner yet.

I will not really miss Netscape Navigator too much. From a sentimental perspective, though, It will retain a spot in my memory and maybe someday I will think about it some more.  

R.I.P. Netscape Navigator.

For the official announcement, click this: Link

Fringe Flight 627 vs Lost Flight 815

It dawned on my, last Thursday, that there is a numberical coincedence with the shows Lost and Fringe. That coincedence is the number 111.  How is  111 significant?  That is what makes Flight 627 the same as Flight 815 numerically.

You’re probably scratching your head and saying “I don’t get it”.  Then again, you may already figured it out.

Here’s how I arrived at my conclusions:

Take Flight 627 and reverse the digits so it becomes Flight 726
Next, take the digets 111 and use them to minupulate 726.
To do this add 1 to 7 and you get 8
Next subtract 1 from 2 and you get 1
Finally subtract 1 from 6 and you get 5

See it now? Flight 627 = Flight 815

Hope you had fun with this.  There are numerous other similarities I could look into, but I will leave them for a future post.

New Page Template

I hope you all like the new blog template I’m using from WordPress.
It took a while, but I finally found the one with the color scheme that I enjoy the most.

Kids are back in school, and the holiday approaches.  Nothing serious planned but to relax.

I plan on another blog this week about upcoming events so stay tuned.

-T

My Statement of Faith

I don’t know if I’ve ever publicly stated my beliefs in God in a venue such as this or any of the new media formats (aka Twitter).  I’m not even sure if I’ve volunteered the information.  When asked what I’ve thought on various issues, I’ve always stated what I thought/know about the issue at hand and was able to back it up with scripture if asked.

So now is the time to do so:

• I believe in one God.
• I believe He sent His only son Jesus.
• Jesus was born on this planet to take upon Himself my (and anyone else who wants him to) sins
• This was done in payment for the debt I owed to God (past, present, and future)
• After His death, 3 days, Jesus was raised from the dead.
• After a short period of time, Jesus went to Heaven and sits next to God to intercede on my behalf.
• When Jesus arrived in Heaven, his sent the Holy Spirit to comfort me and not leave me powerless.
• If I don’t die first, there will be a rapture and I will be with Jesus forever.
• If I do die, then I will “sleep” for a little while. After that, then I will be with Jesus forever

It’s not any easy task, but it’s worth all the problems and efforts. Life for ever and with Jesus.

If you have any questions, please feel free to ask.

Okay, So the Linux hiatus was short

Decided to give Linux another try.
I think part of my frustration is with the current system I’m using at home.
Since the new Kernal release, I have been experiencing all sorts of graphics issues

KStars  -> Astronomy Packages can’t be installed due to 10 pixels wide install box.
Blender -> Starts up and in full screen locks up computer.
Chromium -> Appears to launch and then I’m back at the desktop
Stellarium  -> Everything works; control buttons are blank.

I have a couple of options here.

Install Window version with Wine.
Give up on Linux (again), tuck tail and run back to XP
Attempt to install and run Virtual Box.  Best of both worlds?

In all honesty, the computer industry, IMHO, is in a chaotic mess. Linux distros are running rampent. Windows, any flavor, is getting old with the patches, lockups and lameness. The only shining beacon right now is Apple and they are overpriced.  I just want to come home, fire up a game and play without worrying about what OS I’m running or why.  Think it was better back in the C64 days before the age of GUI.

Current frustration with Linux (besides the above stated apps) is lack of knowledge I have. Yes, it’s my problem and I’m working on it but not fast enough for my liking.  I did an update before heading for Canton this weekend and when I turned on my computer I was shocked. My Gnome installation had somehow transformed into KDE3.  How did I do that?  Sort of like KDE3, but I would have loved to be in the loop when my OS does something.

That’s my update for today. If you have any way of helping me fix my issues drop me a note. I am running PCLINUXOS 2008 Gnome on a Compaq Presario 4268 with 256 MB Dram, Athlon 600Mhz and a GeForce 2 graphics card if that helps.

Linux Hiatus

Tonight I will be working on shifting my computing platform back over to XP.  I have been playing around with Linux for almost a year now (Ubuntu, Kubuntu (3&4), Suse, PCLinuxOS 2007) and have seen no practicle use in switching to it 100%, yet.  I’m sure, if history is any indication, I’ll be back in about a year.

There are just too many things I still do in Windows that are still very slow and frustrating in Linux.  This time around, however, I noticed that things are improving.   I am still frustrated with application installation and also with interacting with other machines on my home network.

Applications are getting better.  What is Open Source on XP can now be found as Open Source on Linux.  However, things like Genealogy, Games, and Financial Apps are still pitifully absent.  Give me Quicken (or Money), Family Tree Maker (or My Heritage), and tons of popular games on a P3 and I’ll switch back.    I’ve tried the Open Source versions and they just aren’t there. A nice touch would be Gtalk or Trillian for Linux.

So, until later, take care Linux!

No Job in Kentucky

Received a job rejection letter from NKARS.  I was really hoping to be working for them, but I guess at this time it is not to be.  Maybe down the road a position in the IT department will open.  I am disappointed, though.