When Canon and I got Super Mario Bros. 2, it was just about the most exciting thing in the world. We were limited on Nintendo time back then, half-an-hour a day (I don’t remember if that was half-an-hour each or half-an-hour total…either way, thanks Mom, it probably saved us from becoming more of video game [...]
Archive for the ‘Family’ Category
Old Nintendo Games
Posted in Family, Games, tagged nes, nostalgia, super mario bros on September 21, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Alanna’s First Dream
Posted in Family, tagged dreams, ice cream, my little ponies on June 23, 2009 | 3 Comments »
When Alanna wakes up in the morning, I usually ask her if she had good dreams. She says yes, but I have never been sure if she really knew what I was talking about. However, a couple of mornings ago, she woke up really excited. She ran out to tell me, “Daddy, I had a [...]
Enduring Luxury
Posted in Family, tagged entitlement, luxury, prosperity, thrift on May 26, 2009 | 1 Comment »
We had a speaker in our class last week who talked about how our sense of entitlement to luxuries is what will destroy this country’s economy. That is also a common theme in General Conference. President Monson, in 2006, taught, “avoid the philosophy that yesterday’s luxuries have become today’s necessities”.
On the other hand, many parents, [...]
The 25% Rule
Posted in Family, tagged marriage, money, relationships on April 30, 2009 | 13 Comments »
Perhaps the wisest thing that Newt Gingrich ever said (in speaking of the Republican party) was,
[W]e have to get used to fighting ourselves at times and we have to recognize that we are in the business of conflict management. We are not in the business of conflict resolution. You only resolve conflicts by kicking people [...]
Oregon Laverty Family Updates
Posted in Announcement, Family, tagged moving, update on April 2, 2009 | 7 Comments »
We’ve moved to Keizer. It’s been quite a process. Still plenty to unpack, but things are settling back to normal, which is nice. It feels good.
Heather has another month or so to go, and then we’ll have a new little one. We’d be counting down the days, but we don’t really know which day we’re [...]
Pick Any Two
Posted in Family, tagged computers, good fast cheap, presentations on March 12, 2009 | 3 Comments »
When I was programming at Livermore, Brett introduced me to the 2/3 Computer Quality Principle, which says:
Good, fast, or cheap. Pick any two.
Thinking on that, I’ve come up with the 2/3 Presentation Parallel–the result of having sat through innumerable lectures at church, school, and work. It says:
Accurate, effective, or eloquent. Pick any two.
Life Phases
Posted in Family on January 17, 2009 | 2 Comments »
It’s always bothered me that adults sign their kids up for dance classes, but rarely take dance classes themselves. It seemed like the message was, “Having fun is important when you’re a kid, but not when you’re a grown-up”, which I disagree with. However, I can see now how perhaps the way of things works [...]
Offended
Posted in Church, Family, Friends, Musings, tagged offended, offense, pop psychology, relationships on November 23, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I’ve got a new theory on being offended. Maybe it’s really not so much about being upset as it is about finding an excuse to not have to put effort into a relationship.
Being a friend, or even a church acquaintance, takes a certain amount of time commitment to maintain the relationship. Sometimes we find that [...]
The Halloween Scripture
Posted in Church, Family, Musings, Nature, tagged halloween, i love my kids, isaiah, stake conference on October 27, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Life keeps clipping right along, and I’m doing my best to keep up with it. Jeremy came up to visit last weekend. That was a fun change of pace. He brought Daniel up, so Alanna and Asher got to have a new friend for a few days. There was much playing of Magic, with the [...]
