http://www.schester.com Random musings from the life Thu, 28 Aug 2008 06:48:51 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en-us Today was long. I could argue I worked 12 hours straight and my feet would attest to that. I really like being able to come home and take off my shoes and I didn't have that opportunity really today. The ribbon cutting and open house went well, I'll have to ... http://www.schester.com/2008/08/27/long-day/ Today was pretty crazy. I managed to mis-order a piece for a system that needed to go out today. Fortunately I was able to drive up to Anaheim to get a piece to make it all work. I do really like the fact that we live in a place where ... http://www.schester.com/2008/08/26/anaheim-plus-lunchtime-equals/ Work was pretty busy today and I didn't make it over to the Dowden's tonight. I called Diana on my way home and left her a message which she didn't get until 8:30 at which point Lauren was already here. I enjoyed catching up on some blog reading and made ... http://www.schester.com/2008/08/25/busy-monday/ I second your thoughts Hilarye. It is bad enough to get stuck between two large men on a flight in the middle seat. Can you imagine if they were both talking on the phone the whole time, or if the whole flight was? I imagine that just text messaging would ... http://www.schester.com/2008/08/25/dotting-the-map-%c2%bb-cell-phone-usage-on-commercial-airlines-banned-for-good-for-now/ President Mattson was released today. It was a very emotional Sunday. When I first got to church I found his office open and empty. He had taken down all the art and the oversized comfy chairs were gone. The place was just dreary and it matched how I was feeling. ... http://www.schester.com/2008/08/24/president-mattson-released/ Maybe before people decide to advertise on electronic screens they should inquire as to what is powering them. I mean, why pay to advertise how horrible windows is? We already know it crashes constantly - is it really necessary to advertise that at the gas station? Insist that your advertising ... http://www.schester.com/2008/08/23/quiet-day-of-chores/ Hilarye says you can do Disneyland in one day! That's probably true if you set your mind to it and are willing to spend a long day. I like to just go occasionally for shorter periods of time so as not to run myself into the ground. Dotting the Map » ... http://www.schester.com/2008/08/23/dotting-the-map-%c2%bb-how-to-do-disneyland-in-a-day/ Today seemed pretty crazy at work. I'm still just falling farther behind on my email, although I am taking care of the important things, I hope. My desk is starting to get a bit cleaner though so that is a good thing seeing as how I need to get things ... http://www.schester.com/2008/08/21/chicken-enchiladas/ So it turns out that some Verizon newbie decided to just unplug my fiber the other day and that's why it wasn't working. The repair guy had it fixed in seconds and then mentioned that there were some other houses out as well. This guy had unplugged about five of ... http://www.schester.com/2008/08/20/unplugged-my-fiber/ As I have received multiple requests for this recipe, I figure I'd better post it for everyone else who was too shy to ask! Dot's Blondies are a mom's secret weapon | The San Diego Union-Tribune Dot's Blondies With Chocolate Chips Makes 2 dozen 2 sticks unsalted butter (plus more for greasing the pan) 1 ... http://www.schester.com/2008/08/20/dots-blondies/ This funky looking huge thing just went rolling up the street with a semi pushing it as well as pulling it! It had 4-5 police cars escorting it and some truck driving in front making sure the path was clear high enough for it as well. I didn't get a ... http://www.schester.com/2008/08/19/winnings-and-weird-things/ Today seemed like a long day at work. I miss doing Tara's job, it is so much more fun than my own. I did start to get my desk cleaned up a bit, which was good and am starting to catch up on my email. It was just a boring ... http://www.schester.com/2008/08/18/a-laundry-end-to-a-boring-work-day/ President Smith talked today about how we don't need to be perfect, we just need to have our life in order. I have the exact quote downstairs, I'm just not going down to get it now. Zach had earlier pointed out that the church isn't a retirement community for saints, ... http://www.schester.com/2008/08/17/president-mattson-is-being-released/ The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints just released a full statement on the marriage proposition (Proposition 8) which aims to amend the Constitution of the State of California to define marriage as between a man and a woman. I don't have much to say on the matter other than ... http://www.schester.com/2008/08/15/the-divine-institution-of-marriage/ Not much to report today. Things were pretty quiet in the office. I've been talking about blogging for work for a while and I think I am going to actually get started. I wrote my first post today although it was more of a note and less of a post, ... http://www.schester.com/2008/08/14/quiet-all-around/