J.E. Littlewood was a professor at Cambridge University. He published work that used mathematics to minimize miracles. In short, Littlewood’s law teaches that “a miracle is defined as an exceptional event of special significance occurring at a frequency of one in a million; during the hours in which
One of the nice things about working from home is you can spend time on your personal projects while still working. This week I started scanning pages from the journal that I kept while serving as a Mormon missionary in San Francisco, CA. I’m only 200 pages into the
Yesterday, Candace and Cole brought me to the eye doctor so I could have my first appointment in preparation of eye surgery. I’ve been considering it for a while, but was hesitant. When Cole ended up not being as expensive as we thought, we had some money available and
I had a new iMac delivered today. It has a 24″ screen. Cole is only 22″ (not counting his hair). So now, I’ll be able to edit life size photos of Cole. Fun.
This morning I was reading The 95 Theses written by Martin Luther in 1517. As I read it, I was filled with such a strong feeling of God and his dealings with his children throughout time. For those who aren’t familiar with Martin Luther, he was a monk in
James E. Faust, Second Counselor in the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, passed away this morning. From the official church newsroom: President Faust, 87, had served in the First Presidency since 1995 and as a General Authority of the Church for 35 years. A
After Cole and I get to watch the sunrise each morning, he likes to get a little breakfast from mom and then spend the morning in his swing. I love watching him swing because he has the most observant and content look on his face. I assume it’s his
At the end of every month, I write what I call a “Thought Paper.” I pick out something that has been on my mind that month and get it out on paper. I’ve been doing it for years and it has been a wonderful thinking tool. As you would
A few days ago, my grandma wrote me an email asking me how she could find my sister’s “blog.” I’m always impressed at how my grandma has been learning new technology. (Though I did smile a bit because she couldn’t just say blog. It had to be
I spent some time today looking at a group on Flickr called “The Items We Carry.” For this group, you take a picture of everything that you carry in your pockets or purse and use on a daily basis. It was really quite interesting and curiosity-quenching. If I didn’t
Of all the commandments lovingly given from our Heavenly Father, the law of tithing is among my favorite. In the Mormon Church, tithing is defined as “a commandment from the Lord to pay one tenth of one’s annual increase or income for the building of His Church on the
The longer I use the iPhone, the more I love it. Yes, love it. (Why don’t you marry it?-Because I’m already married.) A few reasons: 1) It’s built incredibly solid. At first, you carry it around like it’s a glass bubble, but the more you
My family (pictured above) just got back from a fun week in Oceanside, CA. This was Cole’s first big trip and he did great. He didn’t make a peep the whole drive there or the whole drive back. He was a little champ tagging along for a train
While we’re away on vacation, I thought I’d try something new. When I take a picture with my iPhone, it automatically gets uploaded to flickr and then lands in the sidebar of this blog. so now Grandma Susan can always know what little Cole George is up to
Are you tired of the Cole posts yet? Well, here’s another anyway. Cole is such a nice boy. Even when we lay him down to sleep he is calm and observant. Above his bed, we have a monkey mobile that we turn on to put him to sleep. Cole
For as long as I remember, I’ve been so excited to have my first son. My plan has always been to teach him baseball, guitar, prepare him for a mission and name him George. It’s tradition in my family to have the oldest son with the middle name