All Sorts of Stuff

 

 

Happy Thursday!

 

Well... I have finally seen "Star Trek" 2009 -- last Saturday. And, at the moment, I'm listening to the soundtrack for "Star Trek 2009." I had forgotten how much I miss that series. Saw the movie on Saturday and was quite contented with it. They took the characters from the original 1966 series, alternate timeline a little bit, and really kicked up the energy level for the new potential fans. It was very nicely done with little tidbits hidden EVERYWHERE throughout the movie for the longtime fans. The Karl Urban playing Doctor "Bones" McCoy sounds EXACTLY like DeForest Kelly playing the role. Zoe Saldana's face is just as beautiful as Michelle Nichols playing Uhura... So many little things like that... it was fun.

 

And... added bonus... I'm beginning to get my nieces addicted. Audrey think that Zachary Quinto playing Spock is hot, while Melanie thinks that Simon Pegg as Scotty is cute as a button and then some. They both think that Chris Pine as James Tiberius Kirk is an ornamental young man.

 

:-) I am even playing with Klingon again. Imagine my amusement when I ran across http://www.google.com/advanced_search?hl=xx-klingon  and  http://www.simonandschuster.com/w/klingonApps/content.html

 

I also entered Nuance's "I Speak Dragon" Contest. If I understand the rules correctly, first place is three years of Dragon NaturallySpeaking updates AND an Amazon Kindle 2. NICE. My effort is probably the worst video ever created .Subject: I Speak Dragon... in My Personal Realm http://community.nuance.com/groups/ispeakdragon-personally/forum/p/323/775.aspx#775

 

    :-)

 

My birthday was a week ago, one nieces birthday was yesterday, another nieces birthday is tomorrow. That doesn't BEGIN to list the birthdays and other celebrations for the month.

 

I will talk to you later...

 

 

 

73 de Lisa S. KE5RSA
ICQ-27424429 IM-lthrncnfssns Yahoo!-WorthyWoman
http://twitter.com/ConfessionalGal
My "I Speak Dragon" entry:
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jncBoUS4sw8
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Date: Thursday, May(V) 28th(XXVIII),2009(MMIX)
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    Caput imperat, non pedes: The head   
           rules, not the feet.          
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Trala! It's May!

From the age of 10, 1 of my favorite musicals was "Camelot."

 

Okay... so part of it was a fascination even then with men in tights. I had serious and severe crushes on Robin Hood, the entire King Arthur cluster of characters, and Ivanhoe. And it was several years before I even discovered "The Lord of the Rings" Trilogy...

 

One of the songs that I really liked was "The Lusty Month of May." It was just such a fun ditty, and it reflected my delight in upcoming birthdays (my own, my mother's, a couple of Aunts', several friends'...)

 

Once I learned what "lusty" meant, it kind of changed my joy in the song... especially once I figured out that lust is what brought down Guenevere, Lancelot, and King Arthur. Some side effects are just so hard to deal with...

 

Still... especially since two of my nieces and even more friends have birthdays within May, I keep on reverting to my original understanding of the song. I just can't help humming to myself,
It's May! It's May!
The month of "yes you may,"
The time for ev'ry frivolous whim,
Proper or "im."

73 de Lisa S. KE5RSA
ICQ-27424429 IM-lthrncnfssns Yahoo!-WorthyWoman
http://twitter.com/ConfessionalGal
My site -- http://www.worthywomanpage.com
Writing Blog: http://worthywoman.livejournal.com/
Health Blog: http://blssdndcnt.blogspot.com/
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Date: Friday, May(V) 15th(XV),2009(MMIX)
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  Martin Heidegger - "The possible ranks 
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:-) an Excellent Evening of Music Last Night

Happy Wednesday!

 

I'm a little bit chesty again today, but it's understandable. All of the pollen categories are ridiculously high. Other than that, I feel pretty good.

 

And... (lalalala!) Today is the second-best day of the week! Bible study tonight. We are still working our way through Walther's "Proper Distinction between Law and Gospel." While you can read it online here http://lutherantheology.com/uploads/works/walther/LG/  , you will probably want this version http://preview.tinyurl.com/cltfzw here. Reading CFW Walther lectures to seminarians is not exactly like reading Twitter updates! Of course, in the group... we have the benefit of not only comparing the lecturers to Scripture, we also wrestle with it together instead of in private.

 

But... back to my intended discussion!

 

My youngest niece and nephew go to Trinity Klein's school, where their family goes to church. Last night was their band concert, and we went. I kind of wasn't in the mood, it was a last minute thing. Rather... it was briefly mentioned one day, and we realized that YESTERDAY was the day to go.

 

Mother and I were really glad that we went. Melanie came to help us get ready so it wasn't an extra struggle on Mother. (Thank you again, Melanie!)

 

 

73 de Lisa S. KE5RSA
ICQ-27424429 IM-lthrncnfssns Yahoo!-WorthyWoman
http://twitter.com/ConfessionalGal
My site -- http://www.worthywomanpage.com
Writing Blog: http://worthywoman.livejournal.com/
Health Blog: http://blssdndcnt.blogspot.com/
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Date: May 6th,2009
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   Any sufficiently advanced technology  
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Happy Monday

Happy first Monday in May!

 

I feel like I'm not quite up to par... a very mild kidney or bladder type irritation. Still, I seem to be breathing well. I guess I can't complain at that. :-)

73 de Lisa S. KE5RSA
ICQ-27424429 IM-lthrncnfssns Yahoo!-WorthyWoman
http://twitter.com/ConfessionalGal
My site -- http://www.worthywomanpage.com
Writing Blog: http://worthywoman.livejournal.com/
Health Blog: http://blssdndcnt.blogspot.com/
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Date: Monday, May 4th,2009
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   Don Marquis - "Procrastination is the  
    art of keeping up with yesterday."   
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The Runaround Is Done ;-)

Happy Friday!

 

Well... Mother and I are back home. I got my Port-A-Cath flushed at Houston Northwest Medical Center. We stopped at a health food store for some Super Blue Stuff http://www.bluespringwellness.com/painrelief_superbluestuffotc  . We stopped by the Goodwill store to see if there was anything we wanted. We stopped By Target for some prescriptions.

 

So far, my breathing is okay in spite of the pollen and humidity. :-) It is a good day.

 

Since I'm behind stuff, I need to run. Catch you in a little while...

 

 

73 de Lisa S. KE5RSA
ICQ-27424429 IM-lthrncnfssns Yahoo!-WorthyWoman
http://twitter.com/ConfessionalGal
My site -- http://www.worthywomanpage.com
Writing Blog: http://worthywoman.livejournal.com/
Health Blog: http://blssdndcnt.blogspot.com/
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Date: Friday, April 24th,2009
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   It's only after we've lost everything  
    that we're free to do anything.  --   
              Chuck Palahniuk             
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Slapping Myself for Not Reading The Small Print

Happy Tuesday!

 

It is still a beautiful day, but I can definitely feel that the humidity is up. Pollen too, judging by my sinuses. Oh well, it is also a beautiful day in my mind.

 

I'm just a little bit irritated with myself for not carefully reading the small print on something I ordered.

 

When I went to my Muscular Dystrophy appointment, I told them that I probably needed to be evaluated because I'm coming to the upper limits of being able to use the mouse to control the computer so I can actually use Dragon NaturallySpeaking. Well... I've been evaluated by an occupational therapist. He suggested that I start looking at pages like  http://www.enablemart.com/Catalog/Head-Eye-Controlled-Input;jsessionid=0a0106431f43ea7385a6716f4afea815866b52fcfa57.e3eSc3eMbxuPe34Pa38Ta38QbNz0    (... as if I wasn't already!) ;-)

 

It's like I've always said, "If there is a 4 foot branch laying in your yard after a storm, it's garbage. You pay serious money to get it off your property. Remove the bark, polish that same 4 foot branch up, and call it 'a medically necessary walking aide"; and you can charge $850."

 

Those glorified nice run from $450-$10,000.

 

So... I went to TigerDirect.com and ordered the Adesso SmartCat 4 Button USB Touchpad for $60. I have always had good luck with TigerDirect and have always been able to return the order on the few times that it wasn't a good match.

 

I'm so mad at myself for not reading the small print! For anyone else, this would have been a pretty good tool. It's just not Lisa-accessible, and I can't return it.

 

:: sigh :: You would think I would have learned better by now, but apparently not.

 

So... I will just have to go on with my day with beautiful thoughts in my mind.

 

 

73 de Lisa S. KE5RSA
ICQ-27424429 IM-lthrncnfssns Yahoo!-WorthyWoman
http://twitter.com/ConfessionalGal
My site -- http://www.worthywomanpage.com
Writing Blog: http://worthywoman.livejournal.com/
Health Blog: http://blssdndcnt.blogspot.com/
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Date: Tuesday, April 21st,2009
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    So, heretical harmony and brotherly   
      blasphemy are better than iron     
    sharpening iron, huh? Just how does   
    one earnestly contend for the faith   
   without debate, Ed – sit in a circle,  
    hold hands and hum? -- Paul Procter   
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Happy Beautiful Monday :-) I have to admit that I like it that way. :-)

On Friday and Saturday, we were dodging thunderstorms and tornadoes watches. Today is so pretty that it almost is not legal in Texas! :-) I have to admit that I like it that way. :-)

 

The humidity is lower and some of the pollen has been washed out of the air -- that means that my breathing is better today. :-) I have to admit that I like it that way. :-)

 

I'm accomplishing some things:
o - Install Adesso Glidepoint mouse on my computer. (It does not work on my computer. It probably WILL work on the laptop.)
o - Text Kathy a rose, giving her an example so she can send one to her daughter
o - reading more in "Discourses in Matthew"
o -  Asked about making accessibility changes to the church building http://www.joniandfriends.org/accessibility_checklist.php  (Some of the information is useful in all church settings, some of it only applies to places like mega-churches.
o - Find out about tomatoes for Kathy
o - Celebrate with Melanie about meeting DC
o - Reorganize which things to do first, hoping to accomplish more

 

Well... it is time for me to get back to work on my writing, etc.

 

 

73 de Lisa S. KE5RSA
ICQ-27424429 IM-lthrncnfssns Yahoo!-WorthyWoman
http://twitter.com/ConfessionalGal
My site -- http://www.worthywomanpage.com
Writing Blog: http://worthywoman.livejournal.com/
Health Blog: http://blssdndcnt.blogspot.com/
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Date: Monday, April(IV) 20th(XX),2009(MMIX)
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    An expert is a man who has made all   
   the mistakes which can be made, in a  
 narrow field.~~ Niels Bohr (1885 - 1962)
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