18 October 2008
17 October 2008
14 October 2008
Title Slide
Josh earned some major cool points today.
Every month I prepare the financial power point presentation for our CFO to present to the executive committee. Additionally, I also prepare the monthly financial package that gets distributed to the ministry. Since our fiscal year just ended, we all (Josh, I, and others) have been involved in preparing the “big” fiscal year end presentation that our CFO will be giving key members of the executive staff and the board of directors at their off-site meeting in Wyoming next week. Although I frequently provide numbers (sometimes daily when doing our daily cash summary) that are seen by the executive committee, this is “way cooler”.
We always use a picture Josh has taken in the monthly presentation, but this time Josh was able to include some extra pictures. Here’s the photo that will be shown at next week’s board of directors meeting on the FY09 Budget title slide:
Every month I prepare the financial power point presentation for our CFO to present to the executive committee. Additionally, I also prepare the monthly financial package that gets distributed to the ministry. Since our fiscal year just ended, we all (Josh, I, and others) have been involved in preparing the “big” fiscal year end presentation that our CFO will be giving key members of the executive staff and the board of directors at their off-site meeting in Wyoming next week. Although I frequently provide numbers (sometimes daily when doing our daily cash summary) that are seen by the executive committee, this is “way cooler”.
We always use a picture Josh has taken in the monthly presentation, but this time Josh was able to include some extra pictures. Here’s the photo that will be shown at next week’s board of directors meeting on the FY09 Budget title slide:
10 October 2008
A Finished Basement!
It's finally complete! I know, it's been done for a few days but I just didn't get around to posting this until tonight. Thanks to those of you who asked about it.
This project went really well, all things considered. We're very excited we now have a place to hang out and relax. Although our house was about 2,000 square feet before the project, the layout of the house didn't allow us much space. You may read that and laugh, but it's really true. Our main living room wasn't exactly spacious. All this to say that the basement in this house was meant to be finished.
The smaller room will be Julia's (and future child) playroom for now. All the toys and dollhouses will be kept there. As they grow older, we will probably turn it into a workout area. Across from the playroom is a full bath and two closets for storage. We have additional storage under the stairs, and the main room will be used for working out and watching television, relaxing, hanging out, etc.
The project took a little over a month to complete. We'd like to thank Matt and Chris from Craftsman Basement Finish Company for their great work, responsiveness, and all-around professionalism from start to finish. They did a great job in matching the rest of our house.
I hope you enjoy the slide show. I intentionally placed a picture of the unfinished basement directly before the same shot finished. The before and after view is amazing. I hope you watch the entire video - there's a surprise photo at the end!
Music by David Crowder Band (Neverending)
This project went really well, all things considered. We're very excited we now have a place to hang out and relax. Although our house was about 2,000 square feet before the project, the layout of the house didn't allow us much space. You may read that and laugh, but it's really true. Our main living room wasn't exactly spacious. All this to say that the basement in this house was meant to be finished.
The smaller room will be Julia's (and future child) playroom for now. All the toys and dollhouses will be kept there. As they grow older, we will probably turn it into a workout area. Across from the playroom is a full bath and two closets for storage. We have additional storage under the stairs, and the main room will be used for working out and watching television, relaxing, hanging out, etc.
The project took a little over a month to complete. We'd like to thank Matt and Chris from Craftsman Basement Finish Company for their great work, responsiveness, and all-around professionalism from start to finish. They did a great job in matching the rest of our house.
I hope you enjoy the slide show. I intentionally placed a picture of the unfinished basement directly before the same shot finished. The before and after view is amazing. I hope you watch the entire video - there's a surprise photo at the end!
Music by David Crowder Band (Neverending)
07 October 2008
06 October 2008
R.M.S. Titanic Hotspur
I don’t even know where to begin with this one… I’ve been so busy with other, more important things, that I really haven’t bothered to give it much thought. I’ve been watching some of the games or listening to them on the BBC, but since the first few games of the season I can’t be bothered with this disaster of a club.
Over a year ago, after 2 straight 5th place finished in the league, I decided to pick Tottenham as my team. They were the up and coming team, and after bringing in a top manager and better players things were at least supposed to stay the same, if not get better. Since then it’s been an utter disaster (save the Carling Cup run last January/February). I won’t give you all the details, but all you need to know is that after 7 games this year we’ve only scored 4 goals. We’re in very last place in the league and the only team not yet to win a game. Spurs are off to their worst start since the Titanic sank in 1912 (96 years). The comparison between Spurs and the Titanic are almost too ironic to be funny.
On top off all that, it’s not like they are playing well and losing. I can’t even watch the games anymore because the quality makes it unwatchable. I’ve resorted to taping the games that are on, finding out the score, and then deciding if I want to watch it or, more likely, save myself the frustration, boredom, and 2 hours of my life.
I think most everyone has agreed that this season is already over. I hope we get our act together soon so that at the end of the year we’re not locked in a relegation battle.
Over a year ago, after 2 straight 5th place finished in the league, I decided to pick Tottenham as my team. They were the up and coming team, and after bringing in a top manager and better players things were at least supposed to stay the same, if not get better. Since then it’s been an utter disaster (save the Carling Cup run last January/February). I won’t give you all the details, but all you need to know is that after 7 games this year we’ve only scored 4 goals. We’re in very last place in the league and the only team not yet to win a game. Spurs are off to their worst start since the Titanic sank in 1912 (96 years). The comparison between Spurs and the Titanic are almost too ironic to be funny.
On top off all that, it’s not like they are playing well and losing. I can’t even watch the games anymore because the quality makes it unwatchable. I’ve resorted to taping the games that are on, finding out the score, and then deciding if I want to watch it or, more likely, save myself the frustration, boredom, and 2 hours of my life.
I think most everyone has agreed that this season is already over. I hope we get our act together soon so that at the end of the year we’re not locked in a relegation battle.
05 October 2008
Canadia
For those of you who don't know, Michelle has decided to get her Master degree at Regent College in Vancouver, British Columbia. She is planning on starting this January.
Speaking from my own experience, Vancouver is a gorgeous place. It's only a few hour drive down I-5 to get to Seattle too. With her permission, I am sharing with you a video she made of her upcoming adventure. As you can see, she's always been very talented and very funny. We wish her all the best and know she'll do great!
Speaking from my own experience, Vancouver is a gorgeous place. It's only a few hour drive down I-5 to get to Seattle too. With her permission, I am sharing with you a video she made of her upcoming adventure. As you can see, she's always been very talented and very funny. We wish her all the best and know she'll do great!
02 October 2008
30 September 2008
Top Crash Locations
For some inexplicable reason I was surfing around the Colorado Springs Police Department website tonight.
I found the statistics they had on their site interesting (under the stats, facts, and graphs menu). I was able to look up a map of our neighborhood's crime activity by week, as well as a myriad of other information about the city of Colorado Springs. For those of you who are the big picture type, as I am, you can rest assured that you live in a relatively safe place. Compared to other cities of comparable population in the United States, Colorado Springs has roughly half the national average of crimes and half the national average of violent crimes. Add to the fact that the majority of crime happens near and around the downtown area, we're all probably pretty safe. I guess this is demonstrated by the fact that elementary and middle school kids in our neighborhood are still able to walk to school every morning by themselves.
For those of you who won't bother to visit their site, I thought you'd at least be interested in this information. Below are the 2007 top locations for automobile crashes. By my count, over half (6) are in my neck of the woods!
RANK
STREET INTERSECTIONS
1 BRIARGATE PY/N POWERS BL
2 N POWERS BL/N UNION BL
3 S ACADEMY BL/S CHELTON RD
4 HY-83/N ACADEMY BL
5 NEW CENTER PT/S CAREFREE CR
6 AUSTIN BLUFFS PY/RANGEWOOD DR
7 E WOODMEN RD/N UNION BL
8 N POWERS BL/OLD RANCH RD
9 E BIJOU ST/N ACADEMY BL
10 HY-83/N POWERS BL
I found the statistics they had on their site interesting (under the stats, facts, and graphs menu). I was able to look up a map of our neighborhood's crime activity by week, as well as a myriad of other information about the city of Colorado Springs. For those of you who are the big picture type, as I am, you can rest assured that you live in a relatively safe place. Compared to other cities of comparable population in the United States, Colorado Springs has roughly half the national average of crimes and half the national average of violent crimes. Add to the fact that the majority of crime happens near and around the downtown area, we're all probably pretty safe. I guess this is demonstrated by the fact that elementary and middle school kids in our neighborhood are still able to walk to school every morning by themselves.
For those of you who won't bother to visit their site, I thought you'd at least be interested in this information. Below are the 2007 top locations for automobile crashes. By my count, over half (6) are in my neck of the woods!
RANK
STREET INTERSECTIONS
1 BRIARGATE PY/N POWERS BL
2 N POWERS BL/N UNION BL
3 S ACADEMY BL/S CHELTON RD
4 HY-83/N ACADEMY BL
5 NEW CENTER PT/S CAREFREE CR
6 AUSTIN BLUFFS PY/RANGEWOOD DR
7 E WOODMEN RD/N UNION BL
8 N POWERS BL/OLD RANCH RD
9 E BIJOU ST/N ACADEMY BL
10 HY-83/N POWERS BL
29 September 2008
Hello Doggie, Hello Kiddie?
To follow up on my previous post, Julia at least uses the phrase "hi kitty" towards other animals and people. While at the library for story time this morning, she kept saying "hi kitty" to the golden retriever and the other kids that were in her "class". OK, maybe she doesn't know that "kitty" refers to the feline species. At least she's using it as a sort of greeting or at the very least a reference to other 4-legged creatures that crawl, drool, and poop indiscriminately. You can understand why she hasn't yet differentiated between the two.
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