The Week That Was

Some highlights of the last few days:
* My professor at seminary called upon a student for a question. As the questioner was about half done, the professor stops him and says, "Woah, I am sorry. I kinda dazed off there. Can you start over."
* Got to attend a Lutheran worship service Sunday morning. I took my Bible with me, and never needed it. EVERYTHING was scripted in the "bulletin" except the Pastor's sermon. It was quite weird.
* Had a play in Friday night's football game where the ball was spotted and we couldn't tell if it was a 1st down, so we called out the chains. It was an inch short on the 24 yard line going in. They punted. (They were winning 27-0 and it was early in the 2nd quarter. They won 27-7.)
* Youngest is growing like a weed. Taller than the pool table now, and is finally bumping her head on the foosball table handles. Funnier than that, she laughs when she poots.

Hope that the weather begins to change this week. It's supposed to be cooler on Thursday. I am ready for fall, and for our El Nino winter.

Time to Get Back to Blogging

So, my new "goal" is to blog about my football games, my seminary class, and my daughters on a semi-weekly basis. (Like Saturday and Tuesday or something.)

In the mean time, I have to read about 60 pages, write a 1 page "summary" on that information, type out the lyrics to 10 songs and analyze their theology, all by Thursday night because I won't be home at all on Friday afternoon and evening and have class at 9:00 preceded by a 2 hour drive.

Also, I am AMAZED at how liberals think that raising taxes is good for the economy, for people, and the environment. Check out this knucklehead from the New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/20/opinion/20friedman.html?_r=1

What a Summer!!

So, I haven't posted anything since May, and that is a shame. So much has been going on, so here is a short version:

May 31-June 6: The fam went to Rancho Mirage to stay at our 'villa'. I only got to play golf 4 times.
June: Completed 2 courses for my Masters degree. Earned an A in both courses!!
July 6-13: The fam went with the extended fam to Lake Tahoe. It was gorgeous, and I got to cross a golf course off of my "Must play at least once" list, Edgewood Tahoe. We had a blast.

Youngest has started walking (and running to some extent) and is extremely cute. Oldest is reading at what I would call a 2nd grade level. Still needs help with some comprehension, but all in all is amazing.

I report back to school Wednesday, which is early, but it has been an enjoyable, restful summer. I am actually looking forward to it. My goal is to update this "blog" more regularly in the fall. Especially in regards to my football officiating.

God bless....

Opinion as Fact

So, I read this in the article about the Space Shuttle landing at Edwards Air Force Base, about 30 miles from Lancaster. Specifically, it was talking about the repairs the crew did on the Hubble Space Telescope:

...The replacement camera and other new instruments will enable Hubble to peer deeper into the universe, to within 500 million to 600 million years of creation....

I wish people wouldn't use these types of statements when talking about the universe. they make it sound like it is a fact, when there is NO PROOF that the earth is billions of years old, just like there is no PROOF that the world is only about 6000 years old, as I believe.

Students and Turning in Assignments

So, just today, I have had more than 5 students try to turn in work that was due over 3 weeks ago, mostly because their grades are in the toilet.

Why is it that with 2 classes left, students suddenly become concerned with their grades?
Why is it that when they actually have a chance to do something about their grades, they do not, but are willing to go an extra kilometer when there is almost nothing that can be done?

These are days that I don't like being a teacher.

The Metric System

I think I might have said something about this before, but it never ceases to amaze me how poorly my students do using the metric system. Today's assignment includes some "Unit Conversion" from grams to kilograms and from cubic centimeters to cubic meters. They are clueless.

Also, they tend to struggle in general with what I call the concept of the mole. They cannot go back and forth between mass in grams and moles. (Truthfully, I think they forget that mass is grams and thus can't figure out what to do.)

As much as I love Chemistry, youwould think at least a FEW of them would find it interesting and actually learn it, right!? Right? No?? Okay.... whatever....

Easter

Today was the day that we remember the death and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. His sacrificial death on the cross, followed by the supernatural raising from the dead is the cornerstone of our Evangelical Christian faith. I praise God for sending His son to atone for my sins. I pray that I am an example to others and able to witness to anyone that I can.

It was also the final round of the Masters Golf tournament. My favorite Professional Golfer, Kenny Perry, was in contention all day. In fact, he was in control of the tourney until the last 2 holes. He hit a terrible chip shot on 17, and hit a bad second shot on 18 to finish bogey-bogey and allow for a playoff. In the playoff, he hit an amazing chip shot to make par, but on the second hole, missed the green with his approach and missed his par putt. Angel Cabrera made his par and become the 2009 Masters Champion.

Kenny Perry is one of my favorites because he makes his home right around the corner (figuratively) from my Mom and Dad. My parents are in Gallatin, TN and Perry is from Franklin, KY, just across the stateline. Its about a 25 minute drive to his course, Kenny Perry's Country Creek. A relatively straight forward golf course, but a lot of fun. I am looking forward to the next time I visit them to play KPCC again, and maybe run into Mr. Perry himself.