POTW :: 08.04.07 :: Big Sis, Big Love

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These are some pictures of my niece and nephew that I uploaded yesterday (see more). It is so wonderful to see how much they love one another at such an early age (no staging of the photos here). My wife and I are so blessed to have such wonderful parents and siblings. Sitting back and looking at these pictures make me mindful of everyday gifts that I so often take for granted.

Speaking of siblings, my brother’s birthday is right around the corner, and this year I thought I’d get him something a little different. So yeah, I created a blog for him. He recently started the nurse anesthesia program at Samford University, and he made it know to me that he was looking for a way to facilitate discussion while providing a forum for others to interact. So while there is no content on his blog yet, give him a visit. He could use some hits.

Something terribly bad happened recently. Really bad. I have two external hard drives for backup: one for photos and the other for my laptop files. Somehow the external hard drive got bumped/dropped while spinning, and the hard drive is no longer being recognized by my computer. This summer I was in the process of making multiple back-ups for my photos/files, but due to the excessive amount of work in June, I was left with very little extra space. Therefore, I was forced to place all my photos prior to May 2007 on the external hard drive (some 200,000+ photos – 160GB). Anyway, at this point I cannot access these photos. My only option is data recovery at this point. Ever done that before? Yeah, try $1500.00. Ouch. It seems that I cannot avoid technical breakdowns (my last laptop was stolen at church; this one broken down for four months last winter). I am still waiting to hear word on the diagnostic test to figure out what to do.

On a positive note, my wife and I watched The Bourne Ultimatum last night and absolutely loved it. The Bourne trilogy has to be the best series of movies I have seen in a long time (if not ever). Man it was good. Nolan wanted me to tell you he enjoyed it too. I did make the observation to Dusti that every movie preview was centered on violence, killing, terrorism, and war. I found that telling of our times.

School is starting back in just over a week, and I plan on sharing some of my blog plans for the remainder of the year sometime soon. While I will not be blogging less, I will not be able to interact as much as I would like in the comments due to greater demands on my time. I do appreciate the conversation and feedback, and while I may not be able to respond to everything in the future, your thoughts and contribution to the discussion is really appreciated.

Coram Deo.