Weather

This topic is one we seem to have in common with everyone all over the world. Granted, the weather might vary greatly from one part of the world to another, but it is still either too hot, too cold, too wet or too dry.

Over the weekend and on Monday it was too hot and too dry. Yesterday wasn't bad and then today was just plain too cold, too wet and too windy. It's odd how we can get a 30+ degree temperature swing in less than 24 hours. Just goes to show that for all of the amazing things we've been able to come up with as humans, can't even come close to the power of nature.

This time of year we have a lot of snow melt and run-off and as a result, rivers are higher and faster than any other time of the year and can be quite dangerous at times. It seems as if a distant relative may have drowned in such conditions over the weekend. The theory is he tried to pull up his anchor, fell in and was swept away. It seems the conditions were so bad, they didn't want to send in divers to look for the body. That's saying something when it is too risky for experienced divers.

Camping is one of the favorite activities in Utah and Memorial day is the unofficial kicking of the camping season, but this is probably one of the most dangerous times to go up into the hills, particularly if you're going to be near any of the rivers and have young children.

Okay, I guess that's enough rambling for now. I'll try to post more later on when I have something to talk about.

Spring work

This weekend I did a lot of spring time work. I love spring, things are warming up, plants are coming into bloom, the world is full of life.
Unfortunately, I have allergies, so often times the very things that I find so much joy in looking at can also cause me some discomfort and cost me some sleep.
Yesterday I mowed the lawn, tilled the garden and replaced a sprinkler head. Last night I didn't sleep very well, kept sneezing and had to get up several times to blow my nose. I finally went downstairs and watched some TV for a bit. Typically there isn't much on at 1:30 in the morning, but luckily there was an America's Funniest Videos special, featuring clips about animals which I've also found to be the most entertaining. I don't know, there's just something about a kangaroo kicking a man in the crotch that just cracks me up. Anyway, I woke up with a headache and I'm a little tired today.

Today of course is Mother's day. I saw my mother this morning and wished her a happy Mother's day. I also gave my wife breakfast in bed and, since she isn't my mother, my kids gave her some clothing as a Mother's day gift. A little later I'll go to church and sing with the choir in honer of this special day.

I also got to speak with my little brother, who is currently serving a mission in Germany. Missionaries are only allowed to speak with their families on two days, Christmas and Mother's day. So it was a rare opportunity. He'll be back before next Christmas.

Later today, I'll stop by my grandmother's place and wish her a happy Mother's day as well. Not everyone is lucky enough to have such great family and to live within a short drive of most of them.

Last weekend

Well, last Friday, I (along with half the population of the United States it would seem) went with my wife and some friends to see Iron Man. It was a very good movie, better than I had expected and quite a bit more than the poor super hero knockoff movies that are little more than a fancy custom with lots of special effects. I enjoyed the character development, plot, humor and of course the action and special effects. I would recommend it to anybody.

Saturday I had a baptism, triplets (two boys and one girl), plus one other boy. The one was a little late showing up, so we didn't get started until about 15 minutes after we should have and then the thing ran a little long anyway, so it ended up taking almost twice as long as some others, but it ended up going okay.

Other than some yardwork, that was pretty much my weekend. Two of the other projects that I've been working recently are all but wrapped up and I need to do some bids on some new projects, but it's good to keep busy. Much better than the alternative.

The other movies that I'm really looking forward to are Prince Caspian as well both the new Batman and new Hulk movies, which hopefully will be pretty good. It would be extra nice if one of them can rival Iron Man, but that might be asking a bit much, especially of a sequel.

A new month

I can't believe it's been over two weeks since my last post, but then, things have been kind of hectic lately.
Work is going well, plenty to keep me busy there and I've got a few different projects that I'm jumping between, involving different languages.
Last Friday and over the weekend I was writing in PHP, then on Monday it was C#, Tuesday I shifted to JSP and then yesterday I was back on C# again. It can get confusing switching between languages like that, but I think it makes for a better developer if one learns to code in at least two different languages.

Today will likely be mostly C#, although I may end up needing to do some Java as well, depending on test results from one of the projects that I'm working.

This Saturday I'll be baptising triplets, first time I've ever done that and might be the last too.