The Scrapbook at Firstnephi.com

Memo to Self: What to get on V-Day

2010-02-02T01:12:00.000-06:00

Winter Storm Aftermath

2010-01-31T00:59:00.004-06:00

This photo was taken just outside Columbia during the worst of the snow and ice storm which hit Maury County and much of Tennessee. --SJR

Dinner Table Drama: Gonna Party Like it's 1699

2010-01-21T21:44:00.005-06:00

"Mom, don't be so Amish."
--Andrea, upon learning Mom had difficulty changing the batteries in the digital camera

Preparing for Fil-Am Festival...

2010-01-17T00:25:00.002-06:00

For some reason, the text didn't come across when I originally sent this, but the Maury County Philippine-American organization was preparing for its January festival when this photo was taken. --SJR

But not the first time in being crabby

2009-10-27T00:56:00.001-05:00

In this first video posted from the family iPhone, Andrea has mastered the art of eating crab. --SJR

Welcome Back!

2009-10-27T00:37:00.002-05:00

With our technical problems now resolved, and a new phone ready to transmit images, it's time to update the blog again. Andrea starts things off with this pose at Walmart.

En route to BWI

2009-07-21T11:36:00.001-05:00

More to follow.

Note: Technical problems prevented me from uploading photos to the blog while I was in Baltimore. I hope to resolve those problems soon. --SJR

Off to Baltimore

2009-07-20T17:10:00.000-05:00

...for two weeks of training. The next set of photos may consist of things I have seen along the way. --SJR

View Outside my Window

2009-07-08T11:30:00.000-05:00

This was taken at my new place of employment recently.

During Father's Day

2009-06-30T19:58:00.000-05:00

Taken at the Annual International Festival in Columbia.

Double Rainbow

2009-06-02T22:34:00.000-05:00

Not sure whether my camera phone picked this up, but you should see at least one rainbow in this shot. My naked eye saw two. This happened on June 1.

Media Coverage at Courthouse

2009-05-22T13:18:00.000-05:00

I understand a woman was tried this week for second degree murder (the husband was the deceased). There was a lot of media at this event, this satellite truck being typical. --SJR

Ballet Group Portrait

2009-05-10T11:27:00.000-05:00

This is Andrea's group recital photo at Columbia Dance Academy earlier this week. --SJR

Has anyone seen this car?

2009-04-22T18:35:00.000-05:00

This vehicle was seen in front of the Maury County courthouse earlier this week. The front end appears to be a motorbike, which was then assembled to a VW Beetle!

Happy Easter

2009-04-12T09:10:00.001-05:00

--SJR

"Mule Idol" Observations

2009-03-21T23:01:00.000-05:00

"She sounded like a cat kicked over a fence." --Andrea commenting on someone singing at "Mule Idol," a local singing competition roughly modeled after American Idol

Riddle

2009-03-17T23:15:00.000-05:00

Q. How will you know when my Dad is an attorney?
A. Because he always comes home late! --Andrea

This was meant to be this blog's first entry

2009-03-01T20:18:00.003-06:00

These photos were taken prior to December 2006. I had tried to post them to the blog from my cell phone, but they never went through successfully. I'm only discovering them again this evening. As the scriptures say, "The first shall be last, and the last shall be first." (Incidentally, if you're wondering about the photo on the bottom, Andrea was trying to catch snowflakes for the first time.) --SJR

For 13 February

2009-02-13T22:28:00.000-06:00

Some photos don't need words. This is one of them.

Happy Valentine's Day, Andrea. --SJR

Unclear on the Concept, Chapter 3

2009-02-07T22:31:00.000-06:00

From the latest trip to Walmart: An unidentified half-wit leaves yogurt in the condiments aisle. Sick!

A Tale of Two ATMs

2009-01-09T16:50:00.004-06:00

At a nearby Walmart, two ATMs were sitting near each other by the customer service desk. One ATM is owned by a local bank. The other ATM is owned by Walmart itself. Now I don't have an account with this local bank, so when I insert my ATM card and request a withdrawal, said bank wants to add a $2.50 surcharge. Kinda high, if you ask me, even among banks that do this sort of thing.

So I go to Walmart's ATM. Here's the interesting thing: It sells money orders, in addition to operating purely as a cash machine. So, out of curiousity, I use the machine to buy a money order for $10, whereupon I'm assessed a 46 cent fee for the instrument, and the machine produces it on the spot. Then it asks if I want cash back from the purchase(!). I say yes, specify the amount, and the machine dutifully withdraws the funds from my checking account and dispenses it to me. The wonderful thing is there's no ATM surcharge at all, and I can turn around and redeposit the money order or use it for any other purpose.

So it's $2.50 vs. 46 cents. Seems like a no-brainer to me. Local bank, are you listening??? --SJR

Household Cleaning Tip

2008-12-29T21:57:00.001-06:00

A glue board, used to catch mice, was accidentally stuck to the floor. Glue residue remained on the floor for days, and could not be removed, despite scrubbing and the use of many solvants, including traditional floor cleaners. What to do? It turns out the only thing that would dissolve the glue was Ajax brand dish detergent. FYI. --sjr

Genius? We Think So!

2008-12-01T17:50:00.001-06:00

Andrea received an early Christmas present: Her own set of an encyclopedia. It's geared towards the upper elementary and middle school grades...but she's reading at the 4th grade level already!

Decision 2008: Projections

2008-10-19T22:39:00.003-05:00

Projections for the election are contained in the attached picture. Tentatively, I project Senator Obama to win next month's election by a fairly healthy margin, barring anything unforeseen. The delegate count: 332 to 206. --Sandy

First Movie!

2008-09-15T19:06:00.006-05:00

Quite frankly, I didn't think I could post a *video clip* straight from my Palm Treo, but it has come to pass (however brief it might be). And here's nearly another first: Andrea is singing straight from the hymnal during church. --Sandy