Monthly Archives: February 2008

A weekend of running around

Tonight we are going to our friends, Lester and Ester’s house for dinner with Grandpa Milo and Grandma Sarah. Tomorrow, Lorena goes to a baby shower while the rest of us will take Kelly to a piano recital. We were … Continue reading

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Oregonians cause bad weather

Grandpa Milo and Grandma Sarah arrived here from Oregon yesterday. I went to the airport to pick up them after work. It is great to finally have them here in our new house. They arrived just a little before the … Continue reading

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An interesting small business story

Some of you might know that I have some ownership in a small wood products company in Idaho named Quality Corners. The downturn in the housing industry hit us pretty hard. We lost a big chunk of business when one … Continue reading

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Correcting papers in Mexican

I am starting to get really busy at work again. It will probably be like this for the next few weeks. We have a big deadline coming up and I want to get my part of the work complete so … Continue reading

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A date with Lorena and eating Korean barbeque

We had quite an eventful weekend. On Friday night, we had a wonderful birthday dinner for one of Kelly’s friends and her family at Red Robin. Lorena and I split one of their wonderful Whiskey River Barbecue burgers, but it … Continue reading

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Air-Powered Car – 1000-Mile Range – 96 mph

Woo hoo! This is what Christian and I have been waiting for! This could change a LOT of things. It even goes 96 mph! Air-Powered Car Coming to U.S. in 2009 to 2010 – Zero Pollution Motors – 1000-Mile Range

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Geekdom defined

I am really quite proud of Christian for of his ability to hang on to his watch. Over the last three years, Christian has worn out two watches. Based on the genetics he inherited, that is a near miracle. I … Continue reading

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Heavy day at work

Sorry for not posting sooner.  It is a very busy day today, so I will wait until tomorrow to post a picture I have really been dying to post.

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Dinner with our Guatemalan friends

Here is a picture we had at dinner on Sunday.  Black beans, white rice, tacos de barbacoa with fresh salsa and good friends–it does not get much better than that.

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A working three-day weekend

We got President’s Day off yesterday. I stayed home to work on some projects and got to watch the kids do their homeschool, something I rarely get to do. It was amazing. I think they might have procrastinated a little … Continue reading

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Pictures (as per JoAnn’s request)

Thanks for the push on this one, JoAnn!  Here are a couple of pictures inside our new house.  The fist one is of he kitchen. The kitchen Across from the kitchen ( in the direction everyone is looking), but in … Continue reading

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Checking car speeds in front of the house

This post is about another project.  We have too many now, but this one is pretty cool, peripherally related to some other stuff we are already doing, and maybe could even bring some new visitors to our KamVu website.  When … Continue reading

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Permanent link to Bryan and Ken’s Weight Loss Death match graphic

Here it is.  There is a link to it in the “Pages” section of the left-most column of this blog, too.

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Lorena and the Farmer’s Market

Lorena has been thinking about starting a little business for a long time.  She has come up with an idea that not only sounds like a lot of fun, but is close to the Holly Springs Public Library.  They have … Continue reading

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Weight loss death match (w/Bryan)

*Note: I have the blue color because I now live in the east.Bryan gets red, not because he lives in the west, but because he is a redneck.

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Western visitors in February and March

We are getting lots of visitors in the next little while.  Last night, Grandpa Milo called to tell us he and Grandma Sarah are coming here from Oregon at the end of the month.  Dale and Karen, the parents of … Continue reading

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Dinner with friends

We had a good friend and her three girls over for dinner yesterday.  When I was taking the salmon off the grill, I dumped about a third of it onto the ground.  Fortunately, no one went hungry because we had … Continue reading

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2000 hits per month – woo-hoo!

I have really enjoyed writing this blog.  It dawned on me that I am starting into my fourth year now of blogging five times per week.  A little less than a year ago, I put a hit counter on the … Continue reading

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New kids in the neighborhood (and a note to Blienbaby)

There were four or five neighborhood kids at the house when I got home yesterday afternoon after work.  All the kids were younger than Kelly and Christian, but everyone seemed to be having a great time.  Kelly was sitting on … Continue reading

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Workout

There is a small exercise room in the office complex where I work.  I worked out there today at lunchtime.  It was my first workout in a long time, so I took it slow.  I needed to take it slow.  … Continue reading

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