Mon - Sep 15, 2008 : 08:18 am
tired
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Dew Tour 2008
PoeticIntensity
Two days ago, after I got done with the Salt Flats, Steve and I went over to something which previously I had never even heard of before. It's called the "Dew Tour".
The event is in Salt Lake City and runs for 4 days during which the best skaters and bikers in the country come and compete.
I was only there for maybe 4 hours, but...
Current Events / Fun / Miscellaneous
Sun - Sep 14, 2008 : 11:15 pm
tired
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Quicktip: Kdenlive Text
PoeticIntensity
(how-to)
I'm probably going to re-write this later, but I just wanted to jot down quickly how to do text with Kdenlive.
It's really quite easy to set it up. You just click on "Project->Create Text Clip", and proceed to create your clip.
My problem was this: What if I don't want the text on its own page, but rather have it show...
Kdenlive / Linux / Video
Sun - Sep 14, 2008 : 07:54 pm
excited
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Salt Flats 2008!!
PoeticIntensity
Oh, man... I haven't had a day like yesterday in quite some time. Possibly years.
My day started at 6:00AM with about 4 hours of sleep in me. Ah well... Caffeine has its purpose, right?
We started out thinking there would be 4-6 cars out there on the salt with us, but it ended up being just Steve and me. As it tu...
Cars / Fun
Wed - Sep 10, 2008 : 11:39 am
okay
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Ads on ILMJ
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(announcement)
I just wanted to let you all know I'm experimenting with putting ads on ILoveMyJournal. I've been paying a bit too much to host the various sites I put up, so I'm seeing if I can re-coup any of it through ads.
If you want to get rid of the ads, simply log in. As soon as you log in, all ads should disappear.
I'm not 100% sure if I'm ...
I Love My Journal
Tue - Sep 09, 2008 : 02:14 pm
happy
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Evolution / Exchange Howto
PoeticIntensity
I just spent the last 5 hours trying to get Evolution to connect to our corporate Exchange server. I finally figured it out, and I can now interoperate 100% with calendars, contacts, meetings, and email from our Exchange server.
Due to the wide array of configuration options in Exchange, doing a step-by-step how-to would be, for the most p...
Computers / Gentoo / Linux / Microsoft
Sat - Sep 06, 2008 : 09:32 pm
tired
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Project : LDS-Quotes.com
PoeticIntensity
Although I use the Internet and Linux to make a living, there's still a bunch I have to learn. One of those things happens to be the most popular ad affiliate program in the world.
Last week, I was doing a bit of research, and found that I could be making a bit of money using google adsense. Enough to get rich? Heavens no, but ...
Lds / Programming
Wed - Sep 03, 2008 : 01:27 pm
sick
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Mustang GT vs Neon SRT-4
PoeticIntensity
So a little more than a year ago, I took my mustang out for the first time on the Salt Flats. I had a blast out there with my good friend Steve.
On the way home, Steve had some problems with salt lining his rims, causing some tire imbalance, so we got off the freeway, I showed him what the problem was, and as I was getting back on th...
Cars / Fun
Tue - Sep 02, 2008 : 08:08 pm
happy
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"Finding" Joy
PoeticIntensity
Earlier this evening, it was absolutely beautfiul outside, and for some reason, I wasn't drained of energy from the daily grind, so I decided to take my wife and my kids out to the park nearby.
While I was pushing Collin and Luci on the swings, I realized how wonderful playing with kids can be. Of course, this wasn't the first time I reali...
Children / Life / Parenting
Tue - Sep 02, 2008 : 04:59 pm
sick
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Mosiah : 8
PoeticIntensity
Very interesting that they took the time to tell us that Ammon not only rehearsed what King Benjamin said to the Nephites, but that he then explained it to them that they might understand it. Not sure why that struck me this time, but it did. (verse 3)
According to verse 13, a man who can look into and see (and translate), is a seer. ...
Book Of Mormon / Lds / Personal / Spiritual
Fri - Aug 29, 2008 : 08:55 pm
okay
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Fun Updating With Gentoo
PoeticIntensity
I just thought I'd jot down an experience which may be of some benefit to others, even if only to provide a few laughs.
About 3 years ago, I built my brother a computer and he was just as sick of Microsoft as I was, so I told him about Linux. He wanted it, so I installed gentoo on his box for him. I updated it probably 2 or 3 ti...
Computers / Gentoo / Linux
Sun - Jun 23, 2013 : 12:23 am
content
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G+ Public Hangouts
PoeticIntensity
So, with the new G+ hangout update, all of my Chrome extensions quit working ("My Hangouts", "Hangout Canopy", etc...), and I was wondering how in the heck to find hangouts to meet new people...
Well, it's actually very easy.
Within G+, search for #hangoutpost
Then, in the drop-down right-side of the submenu, click &...
Computers
Fri - Feb 29, 2008 : 12:36 am
grateful
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2nd Nephi : 13
PoeticIntensity
There are portions of this chapter where I think it is referring to our day, or the latter-days. I'm not sure, though.
Man, to understand this Isaiah stuff, I've really gotta be in a super-spiritual, "yearning after truth", mood or it just doesn't make much sense.
The latter verses I find interesting simply because they are so f...
Book Of Mormon / Lds / Personal / Spiritual
Tue - Feb 14, 2012 : 05:21 pm
excited
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Google Hangout Linux Fix
PoeticIntensity
So, I just got a new Logitech C910 web cam, and when trying to join or create google hangouts, I couldn't see myself in the stream at all, nor anyone else's. I can hear everyone, and everyone can see me, but I can see nobody, nor myself. I found this gem of a site with a very easy solution.
I'm using gentoo Linux, and this simple tric...
Linux / Video
Wed - Feb 06, 2008 : 09:51 pm
content
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2nd Nephi : 1
PoeticIntensity
Sitting here pondering what to write.
I could write about a synopsis of 1st Nephi, which I finished last night, or I could just dive into 2nd Nephi. I think I'll do the latter.
Verse 6 could be quite the controversial verse, for people who didn't like the Spanish conquest, or Christopher Colombus. Yet, the verse still is what the ...
Book Of Mormon / Lds / Personal / Spiritual
Fri - Jan 15, 2010 : 05:42 pm
content
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Alma : 50 - Happiness
PoeticIntensity
If the fortifications that Moroni built in the beginning were enough to astonish the Lamanites to the point that they were afraid to fight, and then failed to kill even one Nephite, while they themselves were slain to the tune of over 1,000 - I can only imagine what the additional fortifications did... Goes to show that a good Christian...
Book Of Mormon / Lds / Religion / Scriptures / Spiritual
Fri - Sep 26, 2008 : 11:52 am
amazed
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Mosiah : 16 & 17
PoeticIntensity
Trying to read this section of Mosiah as a whole concept, rather than nitpick each individual nugget of doctrine has given me a new appreciation for how stupid people can be.
Seriously... How could a person or people be so dense as to burn someone at the stake who, 3 days previous, had the power of God upon him to the degree that nobody wan...
Book Of Mormon / Lds / Personal / Religion / Scriptures / Spiritual
Thu - Nov 13, 2008 : 03:24 pm
caffeinated
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The New Dodge Challenger
PoeticIntensity
As a S197 Mustang GT owner, I never thought I'd write about this particular subject, but then again...
...I had never actually seen one on the road, either.
All I have to say is - Wow.
Dodge definitely did their research on this one. Although it was all due to the success of the S197 mustang body style, of course, but man...
That car ...
Cars
Mon - Nov 10, 2008 : 08:47 am
grateful
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Welcome to Conference - Monson
PoeticIntensity
This morning I decided I'd start the traditional blogging of each general conference talk from the last general conference in October.
As President Monson began this talk, a familiar spirit filtered in to my office at work and inevitably, my heart was opened to the inspired words of our wonderful prophet.
I'm so grateful for our church. I...
General Conference / Lds / Religion / Spiritual
Sun - Nov 02, 2008 : 10:10 pm
happy
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Samuel's Baby Blessing
PoeticIntensity
Well... Today was the big day at church with the blessing of the newest addition to the Jones family, Samuel Jones.
The blessing went well, even if I did botch the proclamation of the power by which the blessing was given. I'm glad God is a forgiving God.
The spirit of the meeting was wonderful, and it testified quite powerfully of one sp...
Family / Friends / Lds / Personal / Spiritual
Sun - Apr 15, 2007 : 01:46 pm
no mood
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To become a son of perdition
PoeticIntensity
Lately, I've been studying the D&C, and I came upon section 76, which isn't anything new to me, personally. I studied that section quite a bit during my mission. However, this time the coincidence of my reading this days after one of my co-workers came over and asked me"Are there any sins that Christ's atonement don't cover?" Worded that way...
Wed - Feb 16, 2011 : 04:14 pm
okay
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3 Nephi : 27
PoeticIntensity
Seems like the first half of this chapter is a gentile rebuke coming from Christ himself, to his Apostles, for not knowing the scriptures well enough. It seems like he goes on for a bit in the why, though. I wonder why it's so important to put across the point that things of Christ need to be done in Christ's name...? Seems ...
Book Of Mormon / Lds / Religion / Scriptures / Spiritual
Tue - Jan 19, 2010 : 12:15 pm
okay
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Alma : 51
PoeticIntensity
Stupid Kingmen. Nothing like having your own people fight against you in the middle of a war. One thing I noticed this time, which I had forgotten, is how Moroni followed the correct line of authority in order to do what he had to do with the kingmen. He asked Pahoran for the right to take care of them, and Pahoran gave it to him....
Book Of Mormon / Lds / Religion / Scriptures
Mon - Jul 20, 2009 : 06:21 pm
blah
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Alma : 35
PoeticIntensity
I noticed in this chapter that even though many threatenings were made to the king of the land of Jershon (most likely an Ammonite), he didn't seem to care at all. His concentration was on the many poor people of the Zoramites who were coming to his city.
Eventually, I believe this action was the tipping point for the wars forthcoming throu...
Book Of Mormon / Lds / Personal / Religion / Spiritual
Sun - Apr 12, 2009 : 07:44 pm
frustrated
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Easter 2009
PoeticIntensity
Here's a little something we did during the day today. Luci had a bit of a mis-understanding of what the easter bunny really was at first. She got the hang of it, though. Video above:...
Children / Life / Personal
Mon - Mar 24, 2008 : 11:34 pm
spiritual
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2nd Nephi : 31 - Language
PoeticIntensity
All the other times I've read this chapter, it's been mostly about the whole baptism thing. Now, I don't discredit the sermon given about Christ being baptised, and the necessity for our being baptized to make it to heaven...
...But this time, something else struck me.
Ya know... I love having chats with people about the Gospel.&nbs...
Book Of Mormon / Lds / Personal / Spiritual
Fri - Feb 09, 2007 : 10:04 pm
no mood
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Christ-like Neighbor
PoeticIntensity
Here I am again, in my bed typing in my journal on my laptop. Ya know, life is really good. Life has dealt me a bunch of cards which I interpret as being quite possibly the "straight flush" of life. Has it been easy? Nah. But I can't complain - nope, not one bit. Now, then.. on with the story.
In my last entry, I briefly mentioned that my g...
Tue - Aug 05, 2008 : 11:05 am
pensive
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Gen. Conf. - Book with Promise - Christensen
PoeticIntensity
Man, I need to write more about spiritual stuff. I've been slacking a bit.
Anyway, the talk given about the Book of Mormon by Elder Christensen was really a good one.
It brought back sweet memories of my life. Early on, during my mission, I taught a family who had been been searching for the Book of Mormon for years. Of course...
General Conference / Lds / Personal / Spiritual
Sun - Nov 08, 2009 : 01:46 pm
exhausted
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Alma : 42
PoeticIntensity
Man.... I'm tired, but I felt I had to read and write about a scripture today.
Alma does a great job of answering his son's question. "Why should sinners be punished?" All sorts of nuggets of truth can be found in this chapter.
Another great chapter on the justice and mercy of God is found in Alma 34.
That's about it for...
Book Of Mormon / Lds / Religion / Scriptures
Fri - Aug 24, 2007 : 11:51 pm
tired
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State of gentoo
PoeticIntensity
Today at work, I happened to stumble upon a blog which I've never read, or heard of. This is a shame because this blog happens to belong to a person who is very important in my life. A person I've never spoken to, met, seen, or otherwise had any contact with at all.
His name is Daniel Robbins (drobbins).
Daniel Robbins created gentoo ...
Gentoo / Linux
Fri - Apr 10, 2009 : 08:15 am
refreshed
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Alma : 21
PoeticIntensity
Confrontation and contention has always been an interesting thing for me. For one, I hate it and I don't know how to deal with it. I'm a passionate person in every sense of the word. The moment I feel like I'm being attacked, it's everything I have to do to keep my head level and my blood from boiling. Unfortunately, this ke...
Book Of Mormon / Lds / Personal / Religion / Spiritual