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Jon asked me to post this essay written by our friend. Life as an Immigrant By Marc Brands From 1993 to 1996 I did an apprenticeship in Electronics Engineering at Siemens. In Switzerland apprenticeships are very common, students attend about 16 hours of classes... (More)

Posted by joyful on October 17, 2007, 3:59 pm
Category: General

Anti-spam tool for Web Forms

I got a couple spams through my Lime Daley contact form the last couple days, so I took another look at the script that I was using. I wrote it a year or two ago, and was my first attempt at writing an anti-spam tool that was designed to have a 0% false negative rate (ie. humans can't... (More)

Posted by jondaley on October 4, 2007, 8:36 am
Category: Internet, Reviews

Calendar History

Someone at snurgle pointed this out to me. I understand that things like this can happen, but when I type "cal 9 1752", it seems strange to see this output: September 1752 Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 1 2 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22... (More)

Posted by jondaley on August 28, 2007, 8:15 am
Category: General

Rashes and Power Failures

Jon first noticed red spots on Jonathan's tongue and soft palate while brushing his teeth. Then we noticed bug bite/pimple-like spots on his knees and then Noah's knees. Then Noah got more and more spots all around the edges of is diaper area and some on arms and legs. ... (More)

Posted by joyful on August 9, 2007, 8:36 pm
Category: Jonathan, Noah

Snowballs in June

The Carnegie Science Center has a promotion that if you bring a snowball in on the first day of summer, they give you free admission. Although this was the first year I'd heard of it, everyone else in Pittsburgh knew about it, too. We'd planned on getting there when it opened,... (More)

Posted by joyful on June 22, 2007, 7:38 am
Category: General

Beginning Puzzles, Candles, MEAT!

5/18 - Noah sucessfully put back one of his big knob puzzle pieces. In the last few days, Jonathan has been interested in lighting a candle at the table (not just for dinner, but anytime.) He can now strike a match and light the candle all by himself. (I have strongly... (More)

Posted by joyful on May 21, 2007, 3:24 pm
Category: Jonathan, Noah

Less Exciting, But Still Noteworthy

Here are the things I've written down over the last few days - and I had the foresight to take the paper out of my pocket before going sailing! 4/26 - Jonathan, playing with legos or something: "Dam it, dam it, dam it." Mommy: "Jonathan, please don't say... (More)

Posted by joyful on April 30, 2007, 11:24 am
Category: Jonathan, Noah

Noah's First Word!

I had been wondering for a few days if I was seeing correctly. But yesterday I knew for sure, and this morning only confirms it. Noah finishes what's on his tray and looks up at me expectantly. I ask, "more, please?" with signs (sometimes it's a full sentence... (More)

Posted by joyful on February 7, 2007, 8:44 am
Category: Noah

Thoughts on Marriage

A friend of John Kuhns was asked some questions about marriage and what the point of it is. This was his response: I think you are right that marriage is becoming less and less meaningful these days. People seem to think of marriage as just a very-committed relationship. When you are in a... (More)

Posted by jondaley on January 17, 2007, 9:11 pm
Category: Reviews

Long Commute

Tonight, due to the Steeler's game, the first snowfall, and regular silly commuters, my trip home took an hour and 15 minutes, resulting in an average speed of 3.5 miles an hour. The last mile and a half took 45 minutes. I even saved a half an hour by calling Heather when I got close to... (More)

Posted by jondaley on December 7, 2006, 9:07 pm
Category: Reviews

Not Forgotten

Just because we were too busy to post does not mean we did not think about Isaac this Thanksgiving. Tuesday the 21st was his 4th birthday. At women's Bible study we sang a song about the people of God, the Church, Christ's body - and one phrase reminded me of the support in... (More)

Posted by joyful on November 29, 2006, 5:16 pm
Category: Isaac

How Important is Doctrine Anyway?

I was at a small conference last weekend, which I suppose deserves another post entirely, but in summary, God used that conference to stir up and provoke me to love and seek him more. At the conference, one of the speakers (Rick Walth) talked about his experiences over the last couple years... (More)

Posted by jondaley on November 14, 2006, 6:16 am
Category: Bible

50 Days of Heaven - Days 6 and 7

On these two days, Mr. Alcorn has strayed away from at least what I know as traditional views of Heaven, though granted, I am not a particularly studied scholar on the matter. I haven't ever heard of an intermediate Heaven, which is different from the future Heaven. His definition... (More)

Posted by jondaley on November 14, 2006, 6:01 am
Category: Reviews

50 Days of Heaven - Day 4

I sort of got discouraged on days 2 and 3, where I didn't find much that was edifying. But day 4 had a couple interesting things.One was a question I have about "Eden has been trampled, torched, and savaged." I have thought Eden was doing okay. I guess maybe if the whole... (More)

Posted by jondaley on November 14, 2006, 5:15 am
Category: Reviews

Independence, Construction, Playdough

Jonathan borrowed a playdough pliers from the Kuhns and discovered that it makes nice little barrels. Since his dough is now all colors mixed up, it is brown. Lisa thought they looked like Tootsie Rolls. A few days later when he was telling another friend about the things he... (More)

Posted by joyful on November 13, 2006, 7:47 pm
Category: Jonathan