Site Re-Design: A Slow Process

I've spent the past hour with Flickr and looking at my GoDaddy host File Manager. This site might go through some outages in the next few weeks for bear with me.

In no way is http://pastorpainter.wordpress.com/ the way the "pastorpainter dot com" site is going to look, but it's close.

I'm advising everyone who visits to check there as well for the time being. There is a post up about Pippa.

Cheers, D+

Here Comes Trouble: Blog Trouble

OK don't panic just yet... see below:

http://pastorpainter.wordpress.com/

Apple UK

This one is for Spacemonkey!

Super Smash Bros Brawl Japanese Intro

My kids can't wait for this! Seriously they can not wait.

Funny and True

I bet the pen is $3000

Not Right: Shouldn't this be Tuna?

Thanks for the link Gizmodo

Happy 50th Birthday Lego

thanks Boing Boing

For MacBook Air H8trs

For all those whining about how too thin the "Air" is and how few port are in the machine... frankly my criticism is the price more than the ports or power.

Lets face it, one thing Apple does is set the standard. They are always ahead of technology, function and form. I am overjoyed at both my iMac and my IPod Touch, the latter being more like a PDA/Micro-Computer. I won't get an Air, but thats price, but in the future, Car-Willing :-) , I'll get a MacBook, by that time it will be thiner and with that awesome trackpad.

This Picture just makes me laugh and laugh.

Epiphany 3 (Sermon Update)

Bulletin: Epiphany%203%20A%20January%2029%202008.pdf

Sermon: Epiph3A2008.WMA

The Car

What fun, owning a vehicle.

Yes I love my little red car, but it seems that it does not love me so much. Yesterday Sherry went to drive Liam to school, given his ongoing recovery from the pneumonia, when she called to say the car was dead. Dead it was. It didn't appear to be the battery but "multiple misfiring" particularly from the 4th cylinder. After getting the plugs and wires replaced, the fuel line filter replaced and an oil change I feel that my walet needs to be replaced... though I must say the car felt like a million dollars, it was smooth and handled better that it had for months. Oh ya did I mention the rattling from the windshield? Yes after getting a ding, the lower windshield cracked about 2' across quite low to the dash... it's rattling now.

$360 later... and we found ourselves waking up to a call from Andrew, who had spent the night at the United Church Youth Group all night movie night, asking for a lift home for himself and all his friends.

/sigh

So what happens, yes the car wouldn't start... like nothing, like not a sound, like not even like a click, like nothing.

Well needless to say I don't "like" my car very much today. Ben, our local mechanic was gracious to come over on a Saturday morning and see what was going on. What fun.

Nice, but still Look at that Hat?

I'd be more worried that I would get confused and put the computer on my head. OH, what is it, you ask? Well it is a cure for Alzheimers.

Snow and The Arrogant Dog

Yes lots of snow, Tempest seems to be enjoying it with Liam, but Guinness seems to prefer laying back on the table as if at some Ancient Greek feast. I do believe after asking him to leave the table top he stuck his tongue out at me.

DeEvolution... Pen-Knife

What can I say but, "I think I'll use my hands"

... And I Love My Burgers Too

gizmodo!

Cod Help Us

Let's not forget the documentary "Cod Help Us" a story of the fishery moratorium of 2003. For those who haven't seen the film here it is, and yes I do figure in some of it; I still cry. Two of those younger men, both brothers, Chris and Randy, have since passed from this life, both expressed their worry about having to move from home.

God Bless "the Coast"

http://citizen.nfb.ca/cod-help-us-0

Apple Site is Down (update)

Now if this sign was for Windows, all would be nervous or mad, but with Apple this sign warms the cockles of many a heart. Why? Well it indicates new stuff. Everyone loves new Apple stuff. Some have speculated that it might be a Canadian iPhone. I have a contract with the Parish and so my "Q" belongs to the church, but I must say even though I don't need another cell, it is tempting. Funny, is that Canada still doesn't have the phone when almost everyone else has it. The type of cell technology is GMS... as I recall and that requires a "sim"... which looks like a SD card. For us in Aliant-land they don't have that technology. So the only option to have a Canadian iPhone is Rogers, and frankly they suck. yes, you read that right and they do!!!

The other problem in Canada is our cell phone data plans are so very expensive that it makes having a "smart-phone" (it has a mini-keyboard, goes online, you can get your e-mails and surf the net) not too smart. It's $20 for 4 Megs... yes that's Megs not Gigs!!!! OMG we are so far behind the States and worse Korea who has great speeds. Our main problem with cell phone providers are that there are too many monopolies and we end up paying the price. I hope when the iPhone shows up in Canada, a data plan will be affordable to a majority of people and not just the business sector.

WELL... it's back up and the only update is a Pink Nano... celebrate Valentine's Day with Pink ... and possibly support the Breast Cancer Society will at it. Sorry Canuks, no iPhone... those data plans must be the impediment :-( they are just too pricey to make the iPhone actually functional. Stupid Rogers, stupid monopolies.

Liam-Be'am is Ill :-(

Liam has pneumonia, please keep him in your prayers. Though he is able to go to school... still the coughing is really horrible.

HD DVD? Don't (digitalbits.com Update Graph)

I'm not a Sony fanboy, I liked the PS1 and the PS2, but I never was a Betamax fan, nor a fan of Trinitron, nor even for their many freaky closed system proprietary cameras and flash memory. Sony is notorious for being solitary and expensive, some might even say self absorbed. Well unfortunately they have won a victory early this 2008; their PS3, which was too expensive and floundered had one selling point the Blue ray Disc Player and that format has won out.

HD DVD, a Toshiba development, had promise, and with many problems with the price of the PS3 and the contracts with studios, it seemed that Blue ray might lose out. But alas at this year's Computer Electronics Show (CES) some studios abandoned HD DVD and bang this "format war" was over. Booom. Done.

So if you own an HD DVD drive, well I'm sorry. I don't own an HD TV and won't until next Christmas. Early adopters often get shafted and with something so expensive waiting is always the better option.

Personally I don't see the point of buying DVD's or any media that spins. They damage and they will be obsolete soon as optical media will be replaced in the next 5-7 years with solid state drives that will be able to hold media well and not scratch or spin and skip. Even then, why buy movies? Why not just rent? I can see owning a music collection, but I can't see the same for movies. I have a few movies on my computer, Monty Python stuff... I've watched them once.

Anyway you might be interested in this topic and well, my judgment is don't get any HD DVD equipment, get Blue ray... or just wait until the next movie distribution comes along, that will be more stable and long lasting, trust me.

For more educated info go here.

iTeach

... Maybe even iProclaim, either way, this program is a very clever way to market a course on Ephesians with a very contemporary and positive modern icon.

I found this gem after a sarcastic report on gizmodo.

You might want to check out the PDF program at the Highland Meadows Christian Church website.

*I have not checked the theology of this site and so I can't endorse it, but innovation is always good to check out.

Epiphany 2 (Update)

Bulletin: Epiphany2AJanuary202008.pdf

Sermons (each slightly different in focus)... lol ooops I'm a year to late with one, sorry hehe.
Centreville:Epiphany2A2007c.WMA
Florenceville:WS_30038.WMA

GoBible

Interesting concept. Though you can download the Bible in MP3 format, this devise lets you search by word etc, neat. GoBible

Intelligent Community of the Year Award

Our beloved, city-next-door, Fredericton, has been short listed for the Intelligent Community of the Year Award. Why? Because they provide residents with free WiFi access.

Why do I want a laptop? Blame Fredericton. Why do I have an iPod Touch, which servers remarkably well as a portable computer, blame Fredericton. Why might I continue to live in New Brunswick? Blame Fredericton. This little thing called the internet is like having a library and post office around. Whether I am in the Mall or downtown at a cafe... more than likely Luna Pizza... or when rich the Blue Door... I can gather information, get my news, get my e-mail and open Google Documents up. Soon, God-Willing, I will be able to blog from Fredericton.

Why so important? Because the office is portable, people today ... are, well, portable... and Fredericton understands that you can't rely on others to "open" their WiFi.

I think they are brilliant and well deserve some acknowledgment of their innovation and forethought. Well done Fredericton!

Read it here


PS other "Big Communities" catch up! It makes a difference. Internet Connectivity is here to stay.

Wii Love the Queen

... and apparently the Queen loves Wii. There is something very cool about this story. Check this out.

Happy Third PastorPainter dotcom

I had been planning a celebration of this site for the past few weeks and even on Wednesday I was beginning to fool around with the way the site looked in order to reveal something yesterday and I became so busy I forgot all about it.

Well it is our 3rd Anniversary here on the web and I must say it's been a joy, chore and a blessing. 22844 site loads is nice for a small website and I am overjoyed that some find this helpful both spiritually and techilly... new word I'm sure ;-)

The coming months will see a change as I prepare for the latest changes in webtools. Especially given the iPod Touch / iPhone and the impact that that is having not only on website creation but also on blogging tools. My hope is to be able to blog on the road with my Touch. If i can do that I can save myself $1800 as that is really the reason I would get a laptop this year.

I have very serious questions to ask...

1) How often to you use the archives?

and

2) What changes would you like to see, or have seen already?

iPhone / iPod Touch Icon

If you have an iPhone or an iPod Touch you may move the Pastorpainter site icon, or "webclip," onto your homepage. Just Use Safari go to this website and press the "+" sign in the middle of the bottom of the page and select add to homepage.

If you want to make a Webclip do the following in photoshop, photostudio, gimp or any other image editor. Then I vectorized it here http://vectormagic.stanford.edu/ saved the file as a png file and named it as shown below.

* Create a 57x57 PNG.
* Name it "apple-touch-icon.png"
* Throw it in the root folder of your website. (Not the root of your server, the root of your web documents.)

and here it is:

Melt that Snow Away! Ouch

Vlog-Jan16 2008

OK so here's my take on my iPod Touch $20 update.... and if it's worth it.

I forgot to show how the icons jiggle when you hold them to change their positions, cool and works but not too important.

Air is Bad for Regular Laptops

yes, the plus size, and even regular size, notebook computers are feeling, well... feeling... just watch:

Air Case

Yes that's right only $300 for the case LMAO, hahahahaha that is funny!

But wait, I may need a Mortgage....

Ummmm ok now about the environment, taking care of it will cost you the price of a small used car.

Select your MacBook Air.


* Intel Core 2 Duo processor
* 2GB memory
* 80GB 4200-rpm PATA hard drive1
* Built-in 802.11n Wi-Fi2 and Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR

Ships: 2-3 weeks
Free Shipping
$1,899.00

OR...

* Intel Core 2 Duo processor
* 2GB memory
* 64GB solid-state hard drive1
* Built-in 802.11n Wi-Fi2 and Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR

Ships: 2-3 weeks
Free Shipping
$3,248.0

never the less, I dream

Good Stewards?

On page 285 of the BAS Ash Wednesday service one of our penitent petitions reads: "For our waste and pollution of your creation, and our lack of concern for those who come after us." Well if you want to be a sensitive eco-friendly Christian hold on to your Apple socks cause:

"... It’s got an Aluminum case, and a mercury-free and arsenic-free glass display. The circuit boards are BFR free and PVC free. The packaging has 56% less volume than the regular MacBook." Jason Chen, Gizmodo

The MacBook Air

OK so to all who love me start a dp Apple fund 'cause I like, I lika alot :-)

So Much New Stuff So Little $ [updated]

OMG it's True a MacBook Air


oops a presentation glitch from Flickr, but trust me you can play your photos on this devise on your TV.








Lam & Chen had the best and fastest reporting on the Event, thanks Gizmodo.com . All pictures copyrighted and belong to Gizmodo.



Ooo I get this for free with my iPod Touch :-) NO I FREEKIN DONT!!!!! It turns out that I have to pay $20 for it. BLAH!!!!! I would use it for what? The map? well if I'm in Fredericton I know where I am. Mail? No cause i used web based mail, g-mail. Stocks? I might need that soon cause I need money to buy the mac so maybe an investment here or there LOL stocks, for me that will be the day. The other stuff is forgettable... ho hum. I do like the Apple TV, and have for a while. No more retails, no more $6.00 star choice rentals, I'll probably just rent to my Mac, but unfortunately in Canada we have to wait for rentals.

Careful What You Download

MacWorld 2008

Stevie-boy, the fearless, and if all reports are right the arrogant, leader of Apple gives his "Keynote" address today. Why so important? Well one personal and one not so personal reason.

1) Steve Jobs may very well be arrogant but to produce the quality and ascetically pleasing electronic gadgets that Apple creates requires some gusto.

Millions around the world look forward to this event mainly because Steve always announces something. And with Apple on a roll with the iPhone, Macs and iPods, Apple is poised to take a big bite out of Microsoft.

This year the big announcement may be an ultra-thin / portable Laptop, similar to the MacBook, but with styling similar to the new aluminum iMacs. Many have speculated that it may just be something larger yet similar to the iPod Touch / iPhone in a laptop style with touch responses.

One thing Apple is good for is keeping a secret and hyping up their audience, to such an extent that the general public also begins to listen and take note.

2) Last year, after years of craving a Mac, I got one, as many of you know, i would never go back to Windows now. Honestly Apple produces some fine products and their software just works. Spend a day with an Apple and you will not go back.

And this is my reason for paying attention today, as a "Switcher" I care about their products and since I am looking for a laptop replacement within the year, this announcement may help in my decision making.

One thing is for sure, laptops may bottom out at around $300, but I wont budge, for my mac will work when I spend my $1500, the nameless cheappie wont for long and it's OS is flawed.

Think of it people, I have had my Mac for 6 months, downloaded many things off the internet, opened all attachments with no anti virus, no spyware software, and every time I plug something into my machine I don't need software, it just knows what it is. Imagine, just turning on your computer and 30 seconds later you're doing what you intended...

the motto today is "there's something in the air" lets see what that means.

Baptism of the Lord

Bulletin & Readings: BaptismLordAJanuary122008.pdf

Sermon: WS_30036.WMA

Alternate sermon from the earlier service in Glassville: WS_30035.WMA




CHRISTMAS a retrospective of sermons:
Christmas Eve 2007: WS_30033.WMA
Christmas Day 2007:WS_30034.WMA

O The Good Ol' Hockey Game ...

On behalf of the Anglican Parish of Wicklow, Wilmot, Peel and Aberdeen, I would like to thank the entire Anglican Parish of Woodstock for their support and initiative in making this Hockey event possible. Sandra, Lorna and many many others lead the way with planning, cooking and the logistics, securing the use of great facilities as the Hartland Arena and the New Hartland High School. In our parish I express particular thanks to Margaret and Cathy and all those who came out and supported our team, especially our Roman Catholic brothers and sisters who came out and helped in building our numbers so this event could happen.

It was a wonderful afternoon and evening as the below pictures will show. All involved had a great time as we took up the challenge from Woodstock and met for fellowship and a good game, and indeed we did have a good game.

I pray that next year we will host this event, did I hear someone say basketball? In that case I might be able to play, but hockey and my ankles have not spoken in over a quarter of a century... and my boys are not keen on the national pastime. Cameron though is interested in economics, which will become apparent below.

Enjoy the many many photos:








Our 4th goal celebration

The final score... one point for each of our parish congregations

A good natured game with wonderful sportsmanship

The "Guests" won this year, can we make it two in a row when we're home?

What a team, but I do see a number of "Roman Ringers"? Couldn't be ;-) Blessings guys!

The happy locker room

Keaton, a very proud parishioner.

Archdeacon Williams, always a great MC.

A great crowd came back to the New Hartland High School to indulge in fellowship, fun and lots of food provided by the Anglican Parish of Woodstock.

The presentation of the Trophy, it seems that the Reverend Father had plans to run it back to St. Gertrude's for safe keeping.

Our winning goalie, Jack, along side his priest, who didn't play but took the glory just the same.

Fr. Bill Brennan, Priest in the Roman Catholic Parish of Woodstock, was a wonderful speaker and member of the "Flying Fathers" a group of fund raising Roman priests. He was engaging and ... generous (see below).

Fr. Bill offers $20 for any child to recite his story... yup that's my boy taking money from the priest!

Fr. Bill, myself and Fr. Walter with the "Saunders Stewardship Trophy" named after Sandra the initiator of this wonderful inter-parish event.

Careful What You Ask For

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Written in Blood?

As you can see I am fascinated by the bazaar on this "Net" of ours. The above is scary and oddly intriguing at the same time... brought to you this time by gizmodo.

USA: The Right to Bear Eggs

oh you laughingsquid.com

Holiday Pictures: Tardy Moi

You turn 43 and you get forgetful, sorry ppl I thought I had posted these. Basically here are some photos of Dec 25 through to Jan 9th, in our home these are the 15 days of Holidays: Christmas, New Years (with Haggis), Guinness' Birthday, Liam's Birthday and my birthday.

Ummm, Can We Say, Heretical?

Debate: http://www.religion-online.org/showbook.asp?title=523

Outsourcing: Business to Church Model?

LOL I wonder if the Church thinks in this way about it's ministry? I also wonder if we don't have something to learn from this especially with so many priests, pastors and ministers of all calls suffering from burnout and going on stress leave.

Anyway check out the IT humour site http://www.doubtsourcing.com/

OMG: .. And the Stupid Award goes to

doh! A Little too Late ... A Flu Detector

12 Kinds Too!

The Webby Web

An interesting Vlog on The Web by the commenter, Howard Rheingold.

*after an afternoon nap, I'm pooped, but no pains

:-/

Weather Within

No longer under the weather the weather is within and it ain't pleased. Maybe it's a category 4 Hurricane, at least that's the way it feels.

Yesterday afternoon it hit landfall. After 2 days of just feeling dead tired and sick, it reached what it effectively was going to do all along, sideline me with a good dose of gastro-flu. No details, but I can tell you that I hate, hate, missing Church but Sherry made the right call by encouraging me to ask the Lay Readers to cover me. If yesterday was the running day, today was the ache and pain day. I have had so much pain in my tummy and head I thought both would explode at one. Then my chest started hurting, stress of course. Anyway...

I'm feeling terrible still. I checked mail today and laid down and that was enough. I'm up again, but I need to lay down again. BLAH! And on the Birthday-Eve. Forty-Three... not as poetic as forty-four so no big deal that I'm sick for it. I guess my candles will need to float on the broth.

Blessings and be back in the Swing soon.

Under the Weather

I've got some bug, no energy, sore throat, coughing and some other stuff. But I moan... look at this site. I bet they never moaned about being ill, cause they got over it... in a big way. http://www.markstoryphotography.com/