Back from vacation. I just spent the past couple of weeks with one of my kids at various church related functions. First we went to a state talent competition, where he got a second place award in mathematics (I don't know why they consider math test taking a talent...)

Then, we spent nearly a week in Illinois, at a Bible competition:
http://nyi.nazarene.org/quiz/mainpage.htm
where he didn't do so well, but says he had a great time.
This week, the same son has some high school band work and church camp, then when he returns from camp, his band marches in the local Independence Day parade.

Well, a disappointment arose today when one of my kids discovered that the job they thought they had lined up fell through.

I don't understand why an employer can't tell an applicant why they didn't accept them. If it was a matter of someone more qualified, then at least the person can keep trying. If, however, they did something that turned them off during the interview, they can work on that problem before the next one.

Anyways, it hurts me, as dad, to know that my child was so excited about the job possibility and then it didn't work out.

Wow - what a day today is turning out to be. Yahoo announces they have raised their email limit from 4-6 meg, to 100 meg.
However, they put into place a new version of the software that requires javascript and java, which breaks access from programs like lynx and other text browsers. They also have had weird problems today with things like the email body appearing off screen, etc.

Sigh - just another painful day.

Another day, another adventure in tracking down bugs.

Too bad the software is so minimally documented...

Was thinking about music groups I really like this weekend. My tastes in music are probably different than most my age - I am a sucker for solo voice and guitar (Paige for instance). I like a lot of traditional CCM (contemporary christian music).
Musicians like Michael W. Smith, Stephen Curtis Chapman, etc. I still enjoy, as well as groups like FFH.

However, I like to listen to The W's, Five Iron Frenzy, Casting Crowns, Big Daddy Weave, etc. I haven't found much in the way of rap that I like. I do enjoy instrumental only CDs - from classical to soundtrack to contemporary. I enjoy listening to some blues and jazz occasionally.

Well, I'm sitting here trying to not break into dance, as I listen to Tree63 singing Matt Redman's Blessed be the name.
What a song - I am tearing up here ... and I'm sitting at work, banging at the computer...

Well, in the past week a friend upgraded my Tivo to a second 160 gig drive and my eldest son graduated high school.

I'm tired.

More and more I miss having summers off to just kick back.
It's a a real pain to work all year round, not getting ahead of the bills, and not getting any recreational time.

Unfortunately, I've a family who manage to spend my pay check as fast as I earn it (or faster...)

Enough complaining for today!

Wow - such a long time since my last entry. So much is going on. My oldest son is to graduate from high school in just a couple of days. I have been struggling with various projects. Too busy to write.