Time Flies

After a winter storm delayed the start of school, things are back in full swing. I’m as busy as ever, if not busier. Some quick news on study bibles in my household. My wife is reading our NLT study bible everyday as her daily reader and enjoys it. She also is mentoring two high school girls right now. This week during their meeting they finalized a decision to read the book of Genesis. One of the girls reads the ESV and another reads the NIV. Just to see what they think of the notes, we gave the one my ESV study bible, and the other my TNIV study bible. I’m really looking forward to their thoughts on them next week when they meet again.

There’s been a few other additions to my house this week. In the absence of my Xbox 360 and our ability to stream Netflix through the TV, we ended up getting a Wii plus the Wii Fit. With all of the cold weather, snow, and ice my wife hasn’t been able to keep up with her exercise regimen. She is now back on track, and we’ve enjoyed playing some of the games on the Wii. Also, I’ve discovered Riesling and it is the first white wine I’ve ever really enjoyed. It goes great with Brie if you like cheese or wine, or in my case both.

I plan on posting in the future about the NLT, TNIV, and ESV study bibles. I’m not sure if it will be a comparison or some reviews yet, but I am gathering ideas to add to my as of yet unpublished reviews of the first two.

 

New Year New Story

Just wanted to wish everyone a happy New Year. We are currently in a three day lull between various family members visiting, with the last batch arriving tomorrow night. I return to work on Monday, and have had a not so restful break, though I did get to see most of my family. Overall it has been a good time with family, but I could have really used a mental break.

Last night I had something interesting happen. Some of you may recall that I play videogames as one of my hobbies. I usually play my Xbox 360 online with my brother, brother-in-law, or one of my wife’s cousins. Well last night my new game from Christmas, Borderlands, kept freezing up and eventually I got the Red Ring of Death. I found all of my old packaging, but after an hour long search I couldn’t find my receipt. I ended up calling Customer Support and as it turns out my Xbox 360 is covered by the three year warranty for the RROD until May of 2010. So while I am without a system for a bit, it’s not a total loss as a new one should be here by the end of January.

My wife is really mad because we were supposed to play her Christmas present today, Beetles Rock Band, and now we aren’t able to do that for some time. Also, we usually stream a lot of Netflix content via my Xbox and onto our TV, so this will disrupt that as well. Anyways, I hope this is not a harbinger of things to come for 2010. Or maybe a release from my appetite for electronics is exactly what I needed, though I would do almost anything to avoid being without.

 

Updates

I just went through my Google Reader and removed about 2/3s of the blogs I had been following. I have updated my Blogroll in the sidebar to reflect what blogs are left in my Reader now. If you are not on the list and want me to follow you again, feel free to leave a comment and I’ll add you back on.

I am thinking about renewing my blog here, however without focusing mostly on scripture. I’d like to do some shorter blog posts and cover a variety of interests… basically make my blog more like those blogs that I enjoy best: multifaceted blogs. Anyways, going to mull it over a bit longer since I’m not pressured.

Edit:
My brother has just started a WordPress blog a few minutes ago. I’ve added him to the Blogroll in case you are interested:

9 Little Bees

 

Happy Holidays

I’ve just spent an afternoon with family and have been discussing some interesting things with my brother. He has recently registered a web domain and acquire some file hosting service. He plans on doing some sort of web page for a new photography project and I’ve been encouraging him to start a WordPress blog for the purpose. If he does, I will probably begin actively blogging again, and may do so even if he does not. Anyways, as the title suggests, I have been thinking about my fellow bloggers and wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. God Bless.

 

Belated Good Bye

Just thought I should post something to let anyone who comes across my blog know that I have taken a break from blogging. I’ve been focusing on my career and family since my last posts, and I am unsure when I will blog again, if ever. Thank you to everyone that has helped me on my journey during the year and a half I spent blogging, it was very engaging and enjoyable. Perhaps we will dialogue again in the future.

For now, this is fare well.