All Things Supercinski

Annalise is showing off some of her sweet gifts from Aunt Flo-nessa (the same one who gave Josiah a leash–that was never used in public, but still provides much entertainment at home.)

I’m enjoying having girly stuff! If I just had more time to sew…

Sir Spotsky, a resident of Bryan/College Station for 3 years, passed August 2nd, 2008. Spotsky was preceded in death by bowlmates Byte and Giga. Spotsky led a full and at times tumultuous life, beating the odds and outliving his bowl mates and the dire predictions of two pet store clerks.

Sir Spotsky’s latter years were spent imprisoned in solitary confinement after the unexplained death of his one time bowlmate, Giga, whose death was ruled an icthocide by the authorities. The rehabilitation efforts of his wardens seemed to have produce a glimmer of change in his attitude in recent months. Alas, the fruits of those efforts and his positive response will not be seen.

For anyone interested, Josiah was not adversely affected, despite his parents’ attempts at using the occasion as a life lesson. All he could say was ‘fish got died’ and ‘bye fish’.

You will find Sir Spotsky’s burial plot here, if you would like to visit and pay respects.

These are some links for August 19th through August 20th. Enjoy!

• Beijing’s Olympic Village Wins LEED Gold Status - Other green features of the development include use of solar photovoltaic power and solar thermal to provide lighting and hot water for the community. Drought-resistant native plants make up more than 90 percent of the landscaping, and irrigation systems in the complex use collected rainwater. Parks and green open space reduce stormwater runoff throughout the development, and vegetated green roofs on more than 60 percent of the rooftops also capture runoff from storms.
• Did Big Plastic Pay Off The FDA??? -
• The Thirsty Theologian: The Cost of “Readability” -
• The Thirsty Theologian: Dumbing Down the Bible -
• The Thirsty Theologian: They could have said it that way . . . -

We have been watching the Olympics… on television.

What’s that you say? The Supercinski’s don’t have a television? Not exactly…

We were generously given a TV-DVD player by the Culpeppers at their wedding. They were paring down their stuff, and I really needed a tv to show videos on during my Bradley classes. After my weekend in Austin and getting to watch the Olympics, I was itching to watch more, and my sweet husband made it work in just ten minutes.

Here he is holding the antenna he made (I am amazed):

That didn’t last very long. The final antenna result:

And the picture… can’t you see the Chinese gymnast doing her bar routine? It isn’t this fuzzy, but it is definitely no HDTV, that’s for sure.

I was able to get away last weekend with some of my dear girlfriends from college days. I had a wonderful time catching up in person with these sweet ladies I don’t get to see very often. I appreciated the break and the one-on-one time with Annalise that seems rare these days.

This is Lacy, Erin, Kelly, Myself and Vanessa. Annalise and Lacy’s daughter didn’t make it into the group shot.

I had such a great time, but the best part of my weekend happened when Josiah and Thomas got home from church. While Josiah was eating his lunch, he said, “Siah so, so, SO happy Momma come home!”