The Bible and stuff

1. Excellent and interesting article about why everyone should read the Bible, cover to cover. I'm going to pick up his book, sounds funny and informative.
http://www.slate.com/id/2212616/

2. Our first batch of winter visitors have gone home. I can feel a difference in the library. A smidgen less busy.

3. I walked to work at 6am. The sun wasn't up but it was too hot. This doesn't bode well.

4. The Book Expo of America will be in New York City till 2012. I'm a little disappointed because it was originally scheduled in Washington DC 2010 (I could stay with my brother) and Las Vegas 2011 ( I could drive there.)

5. I've been made the cub master for my son's Tiger Cub. From what I gather it is a ceremonial position. Once a month I hand out belt loops and badges. I ask people to give a watermelon applause. That sort of thing.

Mermaid Tails, Old Power Stations, Hitchens and Totten

1. Weta, who did the special effects for Lord of the Rings, is a great company. Pixar great. This is a quick read but absolutely worth it.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/4839818/Disabled-woman-given-mermaid-tail-to-help-her-swim.html

2. Cool pictures of old power stations. The one in Sweden is top notch. http://www.darkroastedblend.com/2009/02/epic-abandoned-substations-and-power.html

3. Christopher Hitchens, Michael Totten and Johnathan Foreman got attacked in Libya. Michael Totten's write-up is superb.
http://www.michaeltotten.com/archives/2009/02/christopher-hit.php

Bollywood Beatles Number

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5ky5ClIjL8 This reminds me of church dances.

Neat house for sale on ebay

17,000 square foot house built into a cave for sale on ebay.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330306913609

Life Plans

1. We have three student loans. We've now paid off the first loan of 9,000. We plan to have the rest paid off by the end of 2010. Then we will live abroad again. I kind of want to live in a third world country but Melissa doesn't. We're in the middle of negotiations. But we'd both like another experience in a foreign country.

2. This is a list of the things I'm excited for this year.

a) Our fourth child. We are waiting till he or she is born to find out the gender.
b) I will be going to New York City for the first time to attend Book Expo of America (for the second time)
c) We plan on at least one Southern California vacation.
d) Our 10th anniversary.
e) A full year of doing a film series. I'm hoping to do an all day Halloween film festival.
f) The brand new main library opens in May.

3. This may not be my favorite year ever, (it would be hard to top the year in Wales) but it's shaping up to be a good one.

25 things about Wm. Shakespeare

Good Heavens did this make me laugh. Warning, some blue language. http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.ListAll&friendID=401633472

Eli

Yesterday while I washed dishes, Eli wrapped himself in white paper and came up to me and told me he was an angel with a message. That I would soon be in Heaven.
"But I'd miss Eli,"I said.
"Don't worry," he said, "He's already here."
"Oh," I said, not sure how to respond. "I'll be glad to see him again."
Then he said, "Well, now we're in Heaven."
"It's beautiful," I said.
Then after a long pause he said, "It's about time for mom to remarry. Don't you think?"