I spent most of today working on my condo - installing three 4" pot lights in the valence over the counter in my kitchen. Last week I took these 3 cupboards down, and needed something in it's place so it looked right (like it was meant to be.) It is normally a challenge to run wiring in an already existing structure, and today was no different. But with the Lord's help I managed with good success (unless you are counting the time it took.) However, I didn't get the electric done for the furnace / fireplace / heat pump, as I was hoping.

Also today, I had the opportunity to fix some drywall in one of my neighbor's apartment. She (and elderly widow) slipped and pulled on the curtain, which in turn pulled the curtain rod out of the wall. So it's a privilege to have the tools and ability to fix it for her, which will take about 5 min out of my next 3 days. And this is good, as I'm sure the word will get around that I can fix things. And am willing to do so, as it gives good in-roads with the neighbors.

After many long hours, we finally launched our new website at goodseed.com. Jim did most of the work, but I was able to help out a little. It’s a place for bible study, articles (like biblical meaning of numbers), and even the 11 hour DVD series that you can watch as an on line evangelism course.
So, head on over and check it out!

Well, I got up early to catch the start of the coeur d alene ironman race today - the first time in the 3 years I’ve been here. Sure was interesting. I was amazed at how loudly they play their music, however.
At 6:20 AM the ‘pros’ start, and they get 40 min in the water before the rest of the athletes join in. Basically on their second lap the rest join in behind them. If you don’t know the stats, 2060 people line up to swim 2.4 miles, ride 112, and run 26.2. Before when people asked me if I competed, I said the course wasn’t long enough. But now, however, I think a better answer might be “I don’t swim.” You would be amazed at how many times people ask me that, I guess because of my bike-riding. I’ve never done more than 80 miles. Let alone the swim and run.
Once they started on their bikes, I thought that was a good idea, so I want for a ride in Cataldo again. Only did 33 miles, however. Came home, took a nap, and watched the rest on TV to finish out the my exercise program for the day.

Just a quick / brief update. Today I finished updating the new website by creating all the SEO links in the site. While it’s not hard work, it is necessary, and a little tedious. We hope to launch next week, but one can never foresee all the problems that could arise. That’s just our goal at this point. 

Well, Friday was Car d’Lane Cruise, which I didn’t go. Instead I stayed home and got my books up to date, which was a good thing as I needed to catch up. Saturday, instead of the Show and Shine, I started working at my condo (finishing sanding the master bedroom) but left that to hook up Tom’s outdoor lighting. Basically just ran another circuit out to an outdoor plug. And Sunday was so nice, I had to get out and go for a ride this afternoon. So I went down to Higgins Point again, this time, in 56:57. Sure has been nice last couple of days - which I’m very thankful!

Been working on SEO (Search Engine Optimization) for GoodSeed - see attached worksheet. While this doesn’t look like too much, it does represent a lot of time and research!

Also, after work, I took my first ride around Hayden lake. 1hr, 50min, 36seconds from stop sign to stop sign. 35 miles overall (2:20). Great ride, but tough.

Here are the 10 plagues noted in the Bible, as taken from Exodus:

1. the Nile was turned to blood
2. Frogs
3. Gnats
4. Flies
5. Death of the Cattle
6. Festering Boils
7. Hail - damaging all the crops
8. Locusts
9. Darkness, so thick it could be felt
10. Death of the Firstborn son.

For more information, and explanations of the reason for this, check out a place to read full books online - a Bible overview called The Stranger on the Road to Emmaus. Download and read the PDF free of charge!

I took my folks to see the Grand Coulee Dam in Grand Coulee, Washington. I’ve been to this before, but never had the chance to take the dam tour. So I have some dam pictures from there to share with you all. Also, are photos of the world’s largest waterfall - but it’s now dry. In it’s prime, it was 3.5 miles wide, and 400 feet high. (Niagra is only a mile wide, and 165 feet high, if I have my figures correct.)
The dam tour was great, 40 minutes long, on the hour. I just don’t know if they are open all week long. But definitely worth the trip if you are in the area.

The first day of driving back from Colorado, stopping in Dinosaur National Park.

Today was Matthew’s graduation, and here’s some shots from that!

Here’s some photos from our trip to the Denver Botanical Gardens. Ok, so the first and the last few are not. The meat packing plant is Doug’s, and he makes corned beef.

I thought I would type up some of the projects I have a hand in. Some projects I have more involvement than others, but this is on my board:

1. Web Related
• SEO links - assign and apply
• Create Lamb 101 PDF Forms
• 301 redirect list
• Domain Consolidation
• eBooks to get: Turkish, Luxembourgish Lamb, German Stranger
2. Lamb Translations
• Simplified Chinese
• Traditional Chinese
• Russian
• Alti?
• Myanmar
• Malawi
3. Lamb PowerPoint
• Finalize files for publication
4. The Lamb - Just the Story
• Spanish
• German
• Portuguese
5. DVD Reprint
• Organize files for reprint
• Waiting on new STR cover
6. Last Days Conference Videos
• Edit 4 (40) min videos
• Closed Captioning / Subtitles
• Author DVD's (4 individual, or all on one)
7. Stranger Interactive DVD / Book
• Organize files for print
• Proof-read DVD
• Waiting on new STR cover
• Portuguese version - waiting on files
8. iTunes
• Create account / post our videos / audiobooks
9. Amazon Kindle
• Format books in HTML for Kindle eBook reader
10. Office stuff
• Organize Warehouse
• Archive old projects (1 tb of data...)

Here’s the Post Falls, at the bottom of the Coeur d’Alene lake. I’ve not seen the water this high before, in fact last time I was here all of the side gates were closed.

This past week I watched a show on PBS - Secrets of the Dead - Sinking Atlantis. While it was interesting, at the time I was watching I must confess it didn't seem overly important. However, as things progressed, it was discovered that a tsunami was responsible for destroying much of the island of Crete and the surrounding area (and a volcano responsible for the tsunami.) While I believe it's important to study and learn about this, to help prepare for the next, what was more interesting to me was the light that the Greek navy was parked in a cove - The Gulf of Corinth - see the map. What this possibly meant, was the navy fleets of the surrounding countries were destroyed in the tsunami, except for the Greek navy. This gave them a very strategic advantage over their neighbors, and enabled them to conquer with speed. In Daniel, this is stated of the Greek empire:

Daniel 7:6 "After this I kept looking, and behold, another one, like a leopard, which had on its back four wings of a bird; the beast also had four heads, and dominion was given to it." A kingdom that would conquer with great speed.

One problem with this relating to Alexander the Great, is that their dating of the volcano (and resulting tsunami) was around 1600 BC, where Alexander the Great was around 350 BC. However, I don't believe that carbon dating is the most exact.

So, all in all, it was interesting to me to hear these historians explain how a great tsunami was responsible for making it possible for the Greeks to conquer. There is obviously a lot that could be studied about this, but might be an interesting place to start.

Well, today I left work early, hopped on my bike and rode from Cataldo to Mullan and back. About 60 some miles. Ran out of water twice (boil water ban in the area because of the high water.) It was a little extreme for the first major ride of the year, but seemed to survive ok.