GPSed Track "Track #6"

View my new track "Track #6" started in United States, Maryland, Prince Frederick.

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Samsung Omnia i910 Official Verizon GPS Unlock

The article at http://www.gearlog.com/2009/07/verizon_unlocks_gps_on_samsung.php refers to the Samsung official upgrade that unlocks the GPS on the Samsung Omnia i910 phone.

Here is the link to the upgrade: http://ars.samsung.com/customer/usa/jsp/faqs/faqs_view.jsp?SITE_ID=22&PG_ID=557&PROD_SUB_ID=561&PROD_ID=1360&AT_ID=157996

God's Words Never Cease: The Bible, the Book of Mormon, and Continuing Revelation

hello again

ok, it's been awhile since I've updated anything on this blog. This blog was my first one and since then I've started blogs on techncal aspects of my laptop model, the politics, and most recently Toastmasters.

This blog I intended to continue primarily for posting information about my son James on his mission. I have failed to keep up with that. Probably nobody is even looking at this site anyway. As I said before, this blog, as well as my others, have always been about me; about helping me organize my thoughts, feelings, and ideas for later referrence. It just turns out that it also is an easy way to simply refer others to particular posts where I've already expressed my ideas and/or discovered information about specific issues and topics. So, if anyone has checked her previously for updates about James' mission; I apologize. I'm busy like everyone else and things drop off the table from time to time. My intention now is to renew a concerted effort to post information here about things that don't pertain to my other blogs. This includes but is not limited to updates on James while serving his mission and religious topics which will naturally be from my perspective as a member of the the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Things of a more personal nature and/or that I don't want to share immediately with the world will be recorded in my private journal at http://www.myldsjournal.com for passing on to my posterity; perhaps published in print at some time in the future. There may be overlap and/or cross posting between my blogger/blogspt blogs in part, but I'll attempt to avoid this; and rather referrence the article with a hyper link.

In addition, I also started blogging at allamericanblogger.com awhile ago but have not posted anything in a very long while. This goes with my personality of stretching myself too thin and stacking up too much on my plate. I always have the best of intentions but not a realistic vision of the limitations of the time space continuom.

Just one more note on my view of the utility and usefulness of this blog format/forum. Primarily I have found that it is a good brainstorming medium; to put stuff down quickly from thought to paper, or digital memory, rather in this case. So, proper punctuation, spelling, and grammer will more often than not, not be followed as it obstructs from the free flow of information from the brain. If you ever had creative writing in college, than you can relate to the practice of brainstorm writing as the first thing you do,; the starting point for literary works. This is the same.

I also have gotten involved with facebook for sharing information. I'd like to figure out a way to stream my posts, messages, links, notes; basically everything that I do on facebook, to a blog; or rather someplace that I can easily go through them all and select what I can reuse;harvest, in articles and posts here and elsewhere. So much happens, so fast on facebook and life in general that it can be, often, mind boggling and frustrating to the mind; to exhaustion and overload. I've found that I need to back away every now and then. Even just not get onto the computer or even look at my email that gets sent to my cell/mobile phone. Oh to be living the simple life without all of these technological wonders at our fingertips.

I watched a movie "Knowing" with Nicholas Cage starring last night. I hadn;t watched a movie in quite some time since it is a massive drain of time, but last night was one of those times where/when I just needed a break; some mindless drivel. Not to think too much; not to write. TO just gel and watch. It was ok, not pure entertainment. Not sure what the main message was. Could have been about determinism. It came up in the movie. Nicolas' Cage character was a professor at MIT and on one scene he discusses the two opposing views of earth and its place in the univers: determinism (Creationism) and/or randomness; that it all just happens by chance. In the end he is converted to determinism and rejoins with his diparted father for many years who is a pastor. There is a tragic ending, but also what could be looked at as a greater good ending.

Ok, I'm not doing movie reviews here. ANyway its what flowed. So, since its the Sabbath today I wanted to stay on mor spiritual matters, and that is what I'll do.

James got broke bike and egged

Well, we got the picture here from James the other day. He's still having bike problems. He seems pretty healthy though.

We just chatted with him for his half our of email time on his Prep. day. Cheryl asked him if he got the new pants that she sent and he said "yes", but that they got covered with egg when someone threw eggs at him. Cheryl and I would like to get a piece of that person, but I;m sure that James exhibeted the patience of Job and the love of Christ.

James' Contact Info - Elder Shewell

To all my family and friends who want to contact James while he is on his mission, here is his address:

Elder James Shewell
3700 Churn Creek Rd. #2
Redding, CA 96002

He has an email address, but only has 30 minutes per week to use the computer. So, we decided to not give it out. He can barely keep up with emailing his mother. In the three weeks that he's had access to email, I haven't even gotten one reply. Cheryl has monopolized his limited amount of email time.

So, please feel free to send him snail mail. He appreciates all forms: letters, post cards, and packages.

I may start providing a weekly summary here on this blog of news that we hear from him. But, I'm a little hesitant, as I'm afraid y'all may send less mail to him, if I do.

Also, as I know how hard it is to find the extra time to send snail mail, as opposed to email, I will, as a courtesy, print and mail any email messages sent to James to: elder at shewell dot org. Of course, please understand that by so doing, I will be able to see your messages. I will not intentionally read your messages to him, but just through the handling process, it will be before my eyes, and I may inadvertently catch something. That's the only disclaimer. Oh, if a large number of messages start coming in, I may combine them together when mailing, to save on postage.

If you mail him a letter and have the extra time and money, it helps him if you provide a stamped pre-addressed envelope to reply back to you with.

The latest news on James is that he is doing very well. He went through a bit of a slump a couple weeks out in the field, but now seems to be upbeat and gung ho.

His address will change from time to time as he gets transferred, so chack back periodically, to make sure you have the latest address.

I think there is an option somewhere on this blog to subscribe to posts, if you want to be notified when I post updates. Of course, you may also get posts not related to James, but these days I do most of my posting at comfortablecomplacency.blogspot.com. (If you're interested it's political action related stuff; conservative and maybe a bit libertarian with a bit of a mormon perspective. I do get a little crude from time to time, but it's out of shear passion.)

Ok, I'm out.

Have a great weekend!