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Apr

2009

Wasting time deleting email

It seems like whenever I am on a plane and disconnected from the cloud all I can do is delete email. I become absorbed in the idea that once my computer reconnects with the precious Internet it will fire off a frenzy syncronization, ridding my email server of wasteful emails.

Oh the things we do when we are bored. Two rows up and to the left a kid has an old superman DVD playing. What I wouldn’t give to have that DVD right now, so I could hear the corny 1950s dialog.

In a related story dealing with my time wasting: The Wall Street Journal morning report podcast really sucks. Way to many smart ass cliches. It is kind of like watching Utah’s FOX 13 news at nine. At least you can laugh at FOX 13’s poor visual productions and mistakes.

I am bored. I need Mandy and the kids right now. I miss you guys.

Apr

2009

Flying to Detroit

I am in the airport shuttle, on my way to a 7 am flight to the motor city. The shuttle is full of middle aged salesman, going out on that client visit. The moon, which just went down, was a striking orange, revealing even at night the filth in the sky.

Mar

2009

Spring at Last

It is finally time for the world to come back to life. Every time I walk outside I want to stay outside and become one with nature. I am a true naturalist.

Mar

2009

The sickness continues

I still feel sick. It is not fun. All i want to do is take a plunger to my digestive tract.

Mar

2009

Sick Video Podcast

I feel strange tonight, so I thought I would share some video of myself.

Mar

2009

Life continues – Random Paul Thoughts

I have been very fortunate to have had many good days lately.

The economy sucks, but I am still employed (thank goodness). The world feels like it is crashing down, but my home is safe and full of love (thank goodness again).

Yesterday little Miles laughed a very clear laugh– he is growing up quickly — almost two and a half months old.

Obama is President, and he appears to be trying very bold things. The budget that he proposes is targeted directly at the middle class and poor individuals. Imagine a government that is subserviant to the special interest of the majority — Obama just might bring this. Let’s pray.

I have been playing with twitter: http://twitter.com/ximz. It took me a while to figure out how it was useful (I must be getting old at age 25), but I think I can use it. The more I use it the more I find that it gives me a real time sense of what people are thinking, something that blogs just are too slow to do. It is amazing that today things that are one day old are very stale.

As ususal I am too connected, and I would love some time on a train away from high speed internet, work, or home. Mandy: Let’s take a train ride.

Jan

2009

Snuggie

I would have to say that the snuggie is the finest product I have ever purchased.

Dec

2008

Family Update

Miles is feeling a lot better. Today he began bottle feeding at the ICU. I will be dropping by this evening for his second bottle feeding.

Mandy got sick this morning. We are both now at her doctor’s office where she is getting the IV treatment along with some heavy duty antibiotics.

If all goes well on both fronts we may be a whole family at home by the end of the week 🙂 .

Nov

2008

Great Expectations

I am posting another video from the Paul Dayton Video Vault. This was a “book report” that a couple friends and I did for an 8th grade project. It is missing the final scene (I may find it later).

Nov

2008

Jesus don’t want me

From the Paul Dayton archives: Paul Dayton and Jake Waters in dresses singing a Jesus hymn.

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