I spent the last two days parsing about 1000 pages of text for incorrect answers to quizzes. It sucked really badly, and I was perplexed as to why the instructor didn’t check to make sure the changes he made worked before making them to all the quizzes in all his classes. Something I was always told in school, “check your work.”
Barley’s Knee Surgery
Barley’s second round of surgery (torn ACL this time) went very well, and he’s recovering happily. Of course, he’s probably still got hope that he’ll be running by Wednesday.
I’ve put pictures up in the gallery. They show his last weekend playing at Hagg Lake, His x-ray’s (and his strong hips!), and his first weekend of recovery.
ABV calculator
Now I’ve created an ABV/ABW calculator in PHP. It was more complex, as I wanted to include different methods and measurements. It seems to work just dandy. Let me know if something odd pops up.
First PHP application
I just completed my first PHP application. I’m pretty stoked because it was like a school assignment in that I had to learn stuff, but it was something I wanted to do, so there was no due date, but I was excited about doing it.
It took a while to find the right background information, and then a couple tips from friends helped as well. Feel free to try it out.
God’s Government
While I was making my sandwhich, someone knocked at the door. I answered it while restraining Barley and holding a butter knife covered with cream cheese and mustard. A man and lady about my age, dressed nicely asked if i would read a passage from Matthew 24.
And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come
Then the man asked if I had thought about what God’s Government should be doing regarding this passage. Whose government?!? Doing? I was confused, Barley wanted desparately to lick them, and there was now dog hair stuck to the mustard on my knife.
The wanted to read me some more, but I was making lunch. I thanked them for sharing and said goodbye. I wish they had mentioned who God’s Government was. I wonder how they interperate the lines before the one they read:
5 For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.
6 And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.
7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.
Up Yours Bush
green curry
My vision is now returning after Michelle’s first foray into Green Curry. It was so good that is was pan-galactic. I think maybe she erred on the curry paste measurements. Whose to say that’s bad?
Sure, laugh now
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His hips are fine
Today we had an appointment with Barley’s surgeon. We’ve been waiting to do surgery on his second hip since the first surgery, and figured it was finally time. Oddly enough, his hips look great, and because of the exercise he’s been getting, his thigh muscles help hold his “bad” hip in place. His front leg, which had been developing some arthritis, hasn’t degerated like we’d expected it. The surprise was that he’s got a partially torn ACL.
So, all the parts of him we expected to be bad are fine, and his knee just needs some “adjusting.” This is mostly good news because the surgery is much less expensive than a hip replacement, and is somewhat easier than his previous surgery. Michelle and I are breathing easier, and Barley’s as happy as can be, cause he got to see all his friends at the surgeon.
De-Thatchered
“And I would be the last person to deny any person the right to freedom of speech and the right to protest against matters which support his beliefs,” said the judge.
“But the way you acted to knock the head off a valuable statue of a politician who left power over 10 years ago and whose party is no longer the party of government, was very much the wrong way.”
I wish I had read this Monday. This is a good story to start a week with.