The Blog of Todd Green

I went out today without my XM radio and found myself tuning into talk radio. Is it just me or does Rush Limbaugh get more irritating every time that I listen to him. Maybe it was just today, maybe it was just my state of mind, but I lasted all of about 2 minutes with Rush today. Maybe I just need a break from unnecessary conflict. Maybe I need to chill, but then again I was not the one ranting about the Republicans in the Senate abandoning Tom Delay in his hour of need.

Note to self: Tomorrow bring the XM.

posted by Todd @ 9:06 PM

Even though I have not had a writing bug lately - a lot has happened in the past couple of months. My father-in-law is very sick, in fact he is in the hospital right now. I felt it necessary to come to be with the family. Cancer is so brutal. http://www.mesotheliomaweb.org/treat.htm

posted by Todd @ 10:53 PM

I am at my in-laws to minister in their church this weekend. My father-in-law is still recovering from pretty serious surgery a little over a month ago. He is hardly able to get to service let alone minister.

On a bummer note; I am missing Cassidy's christmas presentation at church this weekend. I am sure she will do a great job - we are having someone videotape the event so I can view it later. Cassidy is also singing at the adult Christmas program next week. It's like she is the hardest working gal in show business. The funny thing is she is doing things now that I would have never have dreamed of doing when I was her age. I am very proud of her.

posted by Todd @ 9:28 PM

The Cousins 

posted by Todd @ 3:18 PM

It is the 40th anniversary of the Charlie Brown Christmas Special...

Interesting article here...
http://www.factmonster.com/spot/cbrown1.html

posted by Todd @ 10:13 PM

I was rummaging through my garage the other day when I came across a box of computer programming material from college: C++ and Visual Basic. In that nearly forgotten box of text books and programming projects was nearly one year of my life. As I thumbed through the pages it dawned on me that no matter how much technology mastery I attain - I will never learn as much as I want to. There will always be another set of skills that I want to learn.

I have spent this past year engrossed in Adobe CS and CS2 - I am proficient to the point that I would feel absolutely confident on putting the skills on my resume (if needed). As usual, not wanting to rest on what I have learned I am now immersed in trying to figure out CSS in web page design. I am sure once I get a handle on that I will want to get more proficient in digital illustration.

My point is this; it is always something. There will always be something else to learn, something else to figure out, another challenge to conquer.

The tragedy of some people's lives is they refuse to be challenged (on any level). They refuse to expose themselves to anything that would cause them to think, to grow, to learn. What a shame.

posted by Todd @ 9:36 PM

I'm back. Just in time for the holidays.
In November, I was sidelined by emergency surgery - I have pretty much recovered just in time for a lovely bought with the flu.

Enough 'bout that.

The holidays are always so busy - but generally always so much fun (especially with the kids).

Today the church gave us a housewarming party for our new home. The house was packed with people. Everyone said how much they liked the house. It was good to entertain.

posted by Todd @ 9:13 PM

I took a trip to West Virginia for business. It was a good and fast trip. I cannot go back there without getting somewhat nostalgic. I am trying to reconnect with my roots. I am trying to learn as much as I can about the area where I was born and raised. I stopped at a local bookstore and picked up a couple of historical books about the area.

I guess I am feeling an obligation to pass on something of significance to my children. I think that a legacy is not something to take for granted. It was on this trip that I came up with the idea that I need to take my oldest daughter (at least - if not even the entire family) on two trips.

The first trip will be a spiritual heritage trip / family heritage trip, where we will drive to the river valley and visit spiritual "monuments" in my life. We will also visit family sites and historical sites. It is a trip to get her focused on the past.

The second trip will be a trip to expand her view of the world. I would love to take her to London or Africa but that is just not possible right now, We will go to the most international city we kind find within a days drive: New York City. She can learn that our world is a mish-mosh of cultures, people and experiences.

The trips will be designed to help her touch the past and view the future. I can't wait.

posted by Todd @ 5:30 PM