thoughts

so yesterday i was thinking about my blog... or lack there of. i leaned over to ang and said, "i think i'm going to put an end to this blog thing." as i sit and read other blogs of my family and friends i realize, i like other their blogs. i like that i get to read their thoughts and or catch up on the latest of whats going on in their life.

from the start i never knew what to do with my blog. i don't even journal that much. but the more i thought about blogging and journaling, the more i realized i need it. it is through journaling that my thought are realigned with God's. i've noticed in the last few months that the more i keep stuff in my own head the more distorted my htoughts get. mark cryderman gave a sermon and said it best, "no more stinkin thinkin."

plus, journaling is a discipline. and since ang and i are not in karate anymore, because of finances, i am needing some more discipline. all this to hopefully say, im back.

the list

here are a few of the important guys in my life. no particular order. just wanted to say thanks.

dad

glenn teal

mark cryderman

jesse hunter

steve gerali

alex teal

dan chance

tom chance

ivan weatherby

etc....

the list could go on but i wanted to highlight a few. thanks again for all you have invested in me. i hope and pray that i have and will continue to invest all i can back.

to all the other guys reading this, what does your list look like? could there be a few more or a few less? we all need someone cheering us on in life. please share your list and give credit where it is due.

break through

so i did it... i broke the streak of not running. i realize that the marathon from two years ago still had its power on me but i defeated it today. i went for a run, and to my surprise it felt good. it was only 2.5 miles but i did it in good time and i didn't hurt anything. i'll be back up to 26.2 miles in no time.

water cube

i found my new favorite work of art. they call it the water cube. this new aquatic center for the 2008 olympics is a masterpiece. the honeycomb building covers 17 acres without the need for a central support beam. amazing! the middle of each honeycomb is a thin plastic pillow filled with air that ways 1% less than glass, insulates better than glass... and the list goes on.

who, what, when, where, and why????

what do you think is going on here?

illusions

(don't look too close to the screen) stare at the little dot and eventually the haze disappears.

i stumbled across these weird illusions the other day and that i’d share them with you. when i look at these i feel like my eyes are playing tricks on me. no wonder we all have problems seeing things from another point of view.

where's jrod?

so you all have probably stop checking this blog since i have been absent for so long. i have no excuse. i am just not a natural blogger. recently i have come to the conclusion that this blog may be the way that i stay in touch with some family and friends. so i will do my best to keep it up and have fun while doing it.

"cheers my friend"