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Kids are almost out School

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I remember being younger and looking forward to school being out. Now that I have my own children I want their summers to be more productive than mine were. So It’s time to set some goals. This year with my work situation being a bit more flexible I think I am going to try to get my kids to study for the first 3 or 4 hours everyday. I am not sure how they are going to take that, but we are going to try. I need to find out from my kids what they want to accomplish, if anything, this summer.

I am also going to setup an exercise schedule, which I believe will also help them. Now that I am 40 I realize what a difference it would have made in my life if I would have become a better runner at an early age.

Big Ok Hail

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Big Hail, That’s what hit Oklahoma city last week. Here are a couple of videos. The first one you should turn the sound down. plus the camera work is pretty lame. Pool Video – Warning turn down sound
The second one is shot better and much better commentary. Better Commentary Some could argue this is part of the signs of the times.
About a year ago we had had some pretty big hail that hit Austin. I talked to a couple of people that helped fix roof damage. It is definitely an opportunity. So I started to talk to a couple of people to see if we can help with marketing and operations for some of the roofing companies. Like everything else it is going to be some work. I am just now testing the waters to find out how real the opportunity is. I should know in a week or two.

Isn't hope a funny thing

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Hope I think keeps most of the world running. I get up every morning with hope in my heart. Maybe sleeping is a way to recharge some of that hope. at the end of the day sometimes I feel I am running pretty low on hope. Then I sleep and some of it is restored. However, it’s a bad day when I run out of hope before that day is through. I think Victor Frankl explained it best in his book “Man’s search for meaning” In the concentration camps in WWII the prisoners used cigarettes as money. When prisoners in the concentration camps started smoking their cigarretts that indicated they had nothing left to live for. In that extreme circumstance giving up hope meant they would probably die. Victor Frankl being a psychiatrist would try to help people find that hope.

Sometimes I feel like smoking my metaphorical cigarettes. I am sure many people do. Luckily I don’t live in those extreme conditions and usually can find my meaning before I die.

I look around at many people and wonder if they are smoking their cigarettes. I wish I new how to help.

Sprint HTC Evo 4g phone comes out in a couple of weeks

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I have been a sprint customer for 5 or 6 years now. I started with Nextel and switched to Sprint when I needed to add my family to a plan. For several years Sprint has had the best deal for the person with a smart phone. After the iPhone came out I thought about switching. But realized it was going to cost me double for what I was paying at Sprint I decided to stay. Now with my Android Phone I am feeling like I have more than the iPhone can offer for technical features.

I am excited about this new phone. Because it blows the iPhone out of the water on Technical features. With the HD Video and 8 mp camera.

When I get my phone I will probably do mostly video blogging.

I am trying to get into the video blogging more. I just don’t feel as comfortable as I need to with being on camera. We will see what happens.

Rainy Days

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This weekend we were supposed to go camping with the church for the Aaronic Priesthood commemoration campout. But as has been common this year it rained. The boys weren’t too happy. But I am glad we weren’t out there in the rain. It would have been a pretty miserable time for me.

Sometimes I just feel old and tired. Only a few years ago I would have been up to the challenge. I have been swimming a bit lately and I am disappointed in my lack of speed and endurance during workouts. I would try to loose some weight but the low blood sugar just makes me irritable and tired. Something I can’t afford at this time in my life. I get up and move on.

Sometimes I wish life would get a bit easier and it would stop raining. However, I am without much hope of that. I believe life is too be difficult, as much of my life has proved this too me. I hope some how this will be different in Heaven and the next life. However, the pain and suffering seems to be what makes us grow here and I often wonder if the next life will be the same. I live under the fear that giving up will only make things harder in this life and maybe in the next. Not a very hopeful out look but once again I get up and move on.

I am hoping it will be as it says in the song “Come Come Ye Saints” … Happy day all is well … ”

I guess I have to hope for something.