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A lack of updates.

April 24th, 2011
I’ve been magnificently busy in my current Army schooling.  It’s 8+ hours of daily classroom instruction followed by 3+ hours of nightly systems based homework and reading.  It’s intensive and highly technical.  This past weekend our family and friends threw us a baby shower in Hilton Head which understandably precluded any significant Xbox and/or blog progress–save this little excuse for an update.  I will update more frequently as (and if) the school calms down as well as on the weekends.  Look for more and new pictures in the near future as I knock the dust off my old DSLR.  Don’t give up on me; updates will follow shortly.

Augusta, GA

What’s in a name?

April 13th, 2011

“Honey?”

“Yes my dear?”

“Well, as far as what we were discussing last night.  You know.  Names for our daughter?”

“Of course!  Have you considered the options?”

“Of course I have, sweetest.  Now obviously I like Janet.”

“Of course.”

“And you adore Danielle.”

“I do!”

“So I was thinking, what if we just meet in the middle and give her an adorable hybrid.”

“Go on.”

“Our daughter’s name will be… Janelle.”

“Magnificent.  I love it!  You’re a genius!”

“I know!  Plus, when she invariably becomes a stripper she’ll fit right in with the other girls AND her name will just look beautiful in script on the side of her double-wide!”

“I love you honey.”

“And I you honey dearest.  And I you.”

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Baby Bump Update

April 3rd, 2011

These pictures are of Eva at 27 weeks—about to hit the 3rd trimester.  Crazy.

Eva at 27 weeks.

baby bump close-up

Cell Phone Shots, El Paso, TX, Eva

An Edumacation: Shia vs. Sunni

April 1st, 2011

A summary from About.com which I whittled down even further for quicker reading.  It’s not a direct copy-paste but the actual information is unchanged.

“The division between Shia and Sunni dates back to the death of the Prophet Muhammad, and the question of who was to take over the leadership of the Muslim nation. Sunni Muslims believe that the new leader should be elected from among those capable of the job. This is what was done, and the Prophet Muhammad’s close friend and advisor, Abu Bakr, became the first Caliph of the Islamic nation.

Shia Muslims believe that following Muhammad’s death, leadership should have passed directly to his cousin/son-in-law, Ali. Throughout history, Shia Muslims have not recognized the authority of elected Muslim leaders, choosing instead to follow a line of Imams which they believe have been appointed by the Prophet Muhammad or God Himself.”

Yep.  That’s it.  See?  They really are lunatics.

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