It’s called In-Out, and it’s a windows application that works with a web server to monitor in-out status, just like those in-out boards in offices (the ones everyone forgets to use).

Happy 2007 to all my visitors!

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~Jason

Fiction: If you fall into quicksand, you’ll be sucked under and die.
Fact: You’ll only sink up to your waist.

Fiction: Sitting too close to the TV will ruin your eyes.
Fact: It causes fatigue but no permanent damage.

Fiction: Earth’s rotation causes bathtubs, sinks, and toilets to drain clockwise in the northern hemisphere, counterclockwise in the southern hemisphere.
Fact: They can go either way in either hemisphere. The shape of the basin and the direction of the incoming flow overwhelm the minuscule effect of planetary spin.

Fiction: Benjamin Franklin’s kite was struck by lightning.
Fact: The kite picked up electricity from the air, causing an arc between Franklin’s hand and a key tied to his end of the string.

Fiction: A penny dropped from the top of a skyscraper can kill someone.
Fact: It could never pick up enough velocity to kill, just to bang you up a little.

Fiction: Swimming after you eat will cause cramps and lead to drowning.
Fact: There is a very slight risk of cramps, but only for vigorous swimmers.

Fiction: A drunken teenager can tip over a sleeping cow.
Fact: It would take several semisober people and a paralyzed cow. Anyway, cows sleep lying down.

Fiction: There’s a dark side of the moon.
Fact: The entire lunar surface receives sunlight during the moon’s monthly orbit around Earth.

Fiction: Swallowed chewing gum takes seven years to digest.
Fact: Gum is not digested. It passes through the gastro-intestinal system, usually within 24 hours.

~Jason

Then near the end of the third and final period, the Bulldogs tied it up, making for stressful and exciting competition. Then, when the period was over, it went to a shoot-out.

Back and forth they went, with the fans screaming at the top of their lungs for the dogs, and boo-ing with all their might when the visitors were up. Great drama! Three shots for each team, up and down, back and forth, and still a tie!!

After that was over, it was single shots for each team— and our dogs finally won. We went home sleepy but satisfied. Great game.

Seth did really well to stay awake for the whole thing too! We went with our neighbour John, across the street, because his son Lucas was scheduled to skate around the ice with other Tim Hortons hockey player tykes after the first period.

They were so cute in their little hockey pads and leaning heavy on their sticks. Lots of fun.

~Jason

It’s an interesting series— each of the four messages covers a time when the angels tell various people not to fear. We all know about the shepherds, when they heard “Fear not, for I bring you glad tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people!” But Zacharias, Mary, and Joseph were also told to “Fear Not” when angels appeared to them.

Lane will be exploring the different reasons these people had to fear, and the things we tend to fear, and answer these fears with the Good News of God’s grace.

~Jason

I’m all full of angst right now. You’ll probably laugh, because for the average person, this would be no big deal at best. But I’ve recently found myself in a terrible dilemna— at least it has been frustrating and annoying to me— and I’m hoping someone out there can direct me.

I’ve been using Pocket PCs and palm PCs since the E10 and E11 by Casio years ago. I’ve had about five or six different ones, and the most recent was the Ipaq 6300 series with the camera, cell phone, blue tooth, and wireless integrated. It was given to me by a very wonderful and generous person. The screen had been cracked, so I ordered a new one, and repaired the LCD myself.

I’ve hated this Pocket PC (sorry Gary!!). It’s been the worst of all of them— slow, fickle, and fragile, and gives me unexplained hard resets right when I need it to be there. This morning I noticed the screen was cracked again, with black ink oozing down the left side under the glass. I’m kind of sad because I used it as my portable brain— it’s my cell phone, my Bible, my novel library, my calendar, email, contacts, note taker, voice recorder, and GPS unit rolled into one device.

So it’s time to decide what’s next for me. Do I even want to stay with Pocket PCs, or is it time to just give these ppc jobs to a fancy cell phone? Or to a pad of paper?

This is where you come in. I hope you can help me! What is the right device for me?

• I don’t care about size.
• I want blue tooth to use it with my GPS, OR it must have integrated GPS
• I want to be able to stick SD cards in it for maps/books/etc to increase memory space.
• I want to be able to read the bible, and/or ebooks on the thing
• I would like it to double as my cell phone
• I would like it to have decent power consumption so it can go at least two days without recharging, even if I’ve been surfing the web or geocaching.
• I would like it to have a decent processor speed so I can run Skype
• I don’t need those silly thumb keyboards at the bottom.
• AFFORDABLE… Ie: USED?

Does such a beast exist? Can you direct me? Any help you can give would be so appreciated. This is one time when I’m desperate for a few comments.

Thanks!
~Jason

Walking in Memphis - Marc Cohn
Bad Day - Daniel Powter
Groovy Kind of Love - Phil Collins
You and Me - Jason Silver
Sometimes When we Touch - Dan Hill
The Way it Is - Bruce Hornsby
I Could Not Ask for More - Edwin McCain
Monica - Jason Silver
Fields of Gold - Sting
How to Save a Life - The Fray
Bye Bye Love - Jason Silver

BREAK

Until the Train Comes - Jason Silver
Can’t Stop Loving You - Phil Collins
Danny Boy
What a Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong
Clocks - Coldplay
Superman - Five for Fighting
Sentimental Journey
End of the Innocence - Don Henley
Bottled Inside - Jason Silver
Your Song - Elton John

BREAK

Chariot’s of Fire - Vangelis
Imagine - John Lennon
Another Day in Paradise - Phil Collins
Let’s Keep Looking - Jason Silver
Drops of Jupiter - Train
I’m Sorry - Jason Silver
I Guess That’s Why They Call it the Blues - Elton John
It’s Over Now - Jason Silver
Desperado - Eagles
Hope Has Taken Me - Jason Silver
Piano Man - Billy Joel
The Freshman - Verve Pipe
King of the Road - Roger Miller
There’s Da Door - Jason Silver

I’ll also try to do some requests, so if you come and want me to play something in particular, just ask.

~Jason