Someone needs to learn to Thai their shoes...

From http://www.dentonrc.com/

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A customer of a local Thai eatery apparently couldn't wait to place her lunch order when she drove her car into the dining area.
Andaman Thai Restaurant, in the 500 block of South Elm Street, had its first guest Sunday around noon when a compact car smashed through the faux brick and glass storefront, according to a witness.
About a third of the car was in the restaurant, displacing tables and chairs before coming to a stop, the witness said.
The driver told a server at the restaurant that her shoelace had become tangled with the accelerator.
The cost of repairing the damages is unknown, but workers had to turn away customers Sunday as they boarded up the hole.
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I just couldn't resist the pun! For whatever reason me and one of some of my buddies at work have decided that life is more fun if you make bad jokes. I must say that D-rock is by far and away the master of these. A simple mention of Moscow or Russia begets a conversation like the following...

D-Rock: Man, that project is really Putin a lot of pressure on you.

Special K: *sigh*

D-Rock: Why are they Russian so fast to finish the project. It's not like you've been Stalin.

Special K: *sigh*

D-Rock: Man you look tired. Do you need to change the Lenin's on your bed. Seriously, I hear the beef industry is booming over there, Moscow is the capital after all. (Mas Cow...as in many cow's in Spanish).

Eventually he will try and force a Medvedev, Perestroika or Glasnost into the conversation and it falls flat.

Anyways, this is my life at work. Just thought I would share.

Note: The names were changed to protect the innocent...

Deep Fried Fair!

Today we rolled out to one of our favorite annual traditions...The Texas State Fair! Not only is it the largest fair in the US...it's the largest fair in Texas! We went last year when Kennedy was 7 months old, so she had way more fun this year! Below are some of the high (perhaps low) lites!

As you (should) know, one thing the fair is know for is it's Deep Fried food. Our first year here Bethany and I ate some deep-fried Oreo's and a deep-fried Snickers bar. The result of that adventure was neither one of us comsuming a Oreo or Snickers bar (deep-fried or not) for over 2 years. Last year's winner was "Deep-fried Coke"...basically coke syrup in batter and fried...we missed out due to not wanting to wait in line. That being said, the winner of the new food tournament this year was...Chicken Fried Bacon! Being a fan of both Chicken Fried and Bacon, I could not resist.

The Bacon

The Competitor

Official analysis: It wasn't bad at all. It tasted like a saltier crispier baconier Chicken Fried Steak. So all in all I give it 2 thumbs up. We'll see how my scale liked it tomorrow morning...

Something else I realized today is my little girl is becoming a more and more a little girl and less and less a baby every day. I took a picture of her playing in the sand at the fair last year, and again this year. My heart breaks to see how much she's grown!

These pictures of Kennedy where taken on Oct 1st 2007 and Sep 27th 2008. I love the similarities and contrasts of these two pictures. If we remember we'll try to take a similar picture every year so we can see her grow!


So all in all, we had a great day! Did Kennedy have fun? You tell me...

Beautiful

Today we went to the hospital to visit some good friends of ours and there 2 day old baby girl. She was born 4 weeks early and currently weights 4 pounds 10 ounces. It reminded me of my little girl when she was born (although at a more hefty 7 pounds 13 ounces). There are few things in life more beautiful and precious than a newborn baby. They are so small, fragile and helpless. Yet at the same point there is something beautiful about knowing that inside that little body is a life to be lived. In that moment when you first hold your child in your arms there is so much fear and worry, yet at the same point so much joy and hope. When I first held Kennedy in my arms, I remember thinking for the first time really understanding how much God really loves me. As I was holding my little girl in my arms, I realized that I loved this person more than life itself. And even though she may be unaware of it at that point I still loved her like I could never have imagined. From the moment she was born I would love her and chase her and woo her and cherish her. I also realized that God felt that way about us and even more. The love I had for my daughter pales in comparison to the love God has for us, I felt so humbled by that thought and pray that I never forget.

About 4.5 months from now Bethany and I will welcome our 2nd child into this world. Until today, it still wasn't real for whatever reason, I knew it was coming and I was excited, but I think being a dad it's hard to connect with the child in your wife's womb. Afterall, she is the one who gets to feel the movements, has the side-effects and gets to watch and feel her body change, while the man is kind of along for the ride. But after seeing that beautiful little girl today and then looking at my own beautiful little girl it all hit me. 4 months from now we get our own little one to watch grow and nurture and love. I remember wantin Kennedy to grow up so fast and every day I was excited to see her crawl, then walk, then talk etc. But I can barely remember that little tiny girl I held in my arms in March 2007. I can not wait to welcome our next child into this world and I pray that I will savor every moment of their life. I know now that although I will be excited for them to crawl, then walk, then talk, I will beg them to wait. Beg them to slow down growing up, because I know that in an instant my little girl and my little 2nd one will be moving out and starting their own life. So I will cherish each day and thank God he was gracious enough to give me my wife and children to spend them with.

I got into an argument at work today....

Over whether or not chronological order implied the passage of time from a given moment moving forward, or whether it meant an ordering of time either forward or backward, but must then be clarified as to which it was. I claimed that chronological order was from a moment going forward, and if one wanted to order going backwards they must state "reverse chronological order." They disagreed saying it wasn't implied, it was just an order. We then got into a discussion of whether time was a well-order or a total-order. It was at that point I realized that I am really really lame and just went to my desk and cried inside...

Ken's quote of the day...

Today on MSNBC at work...



They were doing a story discussing the use of toll HOV lanes during peak periods on our highways and interviewed your average Joe America. Who provided this quote:



"If you save 20 minutes a day coming and going, it adds up over time"

Now that's what I call reporting!

They say a picture is worth a thousand words....

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