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new baby blog

info@butlersonline.net (Xanthous) — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 23:38:40 +0000

Here's the link to Marco and Angel's baby blog: http://www.thethereal.com/riki/

addicted?

info@butlersonline.net (Xanthous) — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 15:14:54 +0000

Thanks Dan.

I am 81% Addicted to Coffee

It's a boy!

info@butlersonline.net (Xanthous) — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 23:35:36 +0000

I'll take advantage of the title to announce 2 boys: Congrats to Marco and Angel in the Ukraine, on the birth of their baby boy!! A long awaited moment. I know Marco is already showing him tabs, and getting him to hold drum-sticks.

Angie, 5 mos. pregnant. Photo taken yesterday.

It's been confirmed...(ahem, some time back).... Number 5 is on the way! We were hoping for a girl, but the lords knows best.
Angie is due the 16th of June. As far as i know, that's the scheduled c-section. She's had 3 already, and the last time she tried naturally but it didn't work. So, please keep her in your prayers. This time around has been a bit more difficult and tiring.
And, if you'd like to send something for the new pooch, you can click here. Mommy also is hoping for some extra gifts.

Below is the latest ultra-sound from last week. When I got home I showed Liani (2 1/2) and said "look, you baby brother". She looked for a bit and said "that's a weird baby".

It's a boy!! ....or is it?? can you make it out?

Happy Birthday "FAMILY"

info@butlersonline.net (Xanthous) — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 20:37:54 +0000

So, it's 40 years!!!! Three cheers for us!

Zofingen folks came over for the afternoon, we went to a ice rink and played Ice-Hokey. It was my first time on the ice in about three years, and the first time I played hokey. I've never watched a hockey game or even picked up a hockey stick. But it wasn't too bad. Was a lot of fun. ...and I didn't even injure myself too bad. Only one of my calves bruised.
Clips and photos coming as soon as soon as the other folks send them over.

Other good news, wonderful "Birthday" present:

Philly D. has re-launched the cool TMG site: http://www.translatedmusic.com

With two new kicking tunes: "These Cries Remix" & "Las Playas".

Check them out and get your grove on.

wanna help?

info@butlersonline.net (Xanthous) — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 18:48:00 +0000

I'm trying a new program....hoping to make a few sheckles on the side. You can sign up and try it out too, and help me out.

Have a look...then click, sign up, start surfing and generating income.

At Bux.to, you get paid to click on ads and visit websites. The process is easy! You simply click a link and view a website for 30 seconds to earn money. You can earn even more by referring friends. You'll get paid $0.01 for each website you personally view and $0.01 for each website your referrals view.

Earnings Example
» You click 10 ads per day = $0.10
» 20 referrals click 10 ads per day = $2.00
» Your daily earnings = $2.10
» Your weekly earnings = $14.70
» Your monthly earnings = $63.00

The above example is based only on 20 referrals and 10 daily clicks. Some days you will have more clicks available, some days you will have less. What if you had more referrals? What if there were more ads available?

Wormus in the news

info@butlersonline.net (Xanthous) — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 20:57:50 +0000

My good friend Aaron in the news.

Aaron Wormus and Surej Kalathil are the other finalists. The two work at a West Palm Beach Internet and hedge fund consulting firm that has a Wii available to its employees at the office.

Wormus said there are certain tricks to Wii tennis.

"But not anything I want to give away," said the 29-year old programmer. "I will say, though, it's all in the wrist."

Read the rest here....

Duck feeding and tracting with the tots

info@butlersonline.net (Xanthous) — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 19:23:06 +0000

We took Liani and Arky out for the afternoon. Was really nice and sunny...more like mid-spring then mid-winter. We took a bag of bread and spent some time feeding the ducks and swans, then passed out about 30 tracts. Was a lot of fun, and a beautiful afternoon.

Happy Birthday Loxy

info@butlersonline.net (Xanthous) — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 21:20:13 +0000

You may not think it's the most flattering photo, but it's what I had on file and a good illustration of the great creature you are.

It's been a long time since I've actually seen you, but there are fond memories of hanging out with you and Nat. I was on my way to Africa and you warmly took me into your home, helped me find a job, took me shopping, lots of good advice and fun times together.
I'm glad that we didn't lose contact over the years, and it's been heart warming to see your family blossom and grow.
Here's to many more happy years for you and yours!
"You can not lose, if you keep up the fight".

Happy Birthday Loxy!

Sunday report

info@butlersonline.net (Xanthous) — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 23:33:31 +0000

Liani came home this evening. I went to the train stop to pick them up and as soon as she saw me, she ran down the platform as fast as her little legs could carry her shouting "Dadddddyyyyyyyyy", and gave me the tightest hug. Such a love. I missed her so much. She had a great time, was a good girl, and has lots of stories to tell.

This morning I took the boys sledding. It's been a sad winter so far. No snow until yesterday and down here where we are, it's already turned to ice.
But up in Bäretswil, the snow is nice, there a small ski lift, and it's less then 15 min away.
Anyway, here's some clips from my cell phone. Crappy quality, but something...
Location:

sledding:

'photographs' drawn with a ballpoint pen

info@butlersonline.net (Xanthous) — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 22:59:00 +0000

Amazing art done with only a (or up to 14) blue ball point pen/s.

They may look like pin-sharp photographs - but these amazing pictures are actually drawings created with the humble ballpoint pen.

The stunning pictures, measuring up to 10ft high, were drawn by a rising star of the art world, Juan Francisco Casas.

Casas, 31, can use up to four 14p ballpoint pens for a canvas and his works are already a sell-out at exhibitions.

Formerly a traditional painter, Juan began the drawings three years ago based on photographs of nights out with his friends.

See the rest of the story and some examples here...

and here....

:-0

first trip

info@butlersonline.net (Xanthous) — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 22:54:33 +0000

"Smooschie"....as she's affectionately called.

This weekend, Almendra is going to Geneva to visit some friends and do some excursions with her kids. She invited Linai to go along. It's the first time Liani goes somewhere without either of us. She was all excited to travel by train and go out with Alme and her kids.
I called just now to check on them (they are still on the train ride there), and she's doing just fine..."covered in chocolate", was the report.
Anyway, I know she'll have fun.

Concerned about the environment?

info@butlersonline.net (Xanthous) — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 19:29:38 +0000

From the BBC's blog from the World Economic Forum in Davos:
Stuck in the Davos rush hour

Tim Weber
25 Jan 08, 07:21 AM

One chief executive, who told me at length about his profound concerns for the environment, is using a large American SUV while in Davos. It's certainly eyecatching, with its chunky design and 6 litre engine.

How is the car, I asked the driver. Well, he said, I've driven 234 kilometres so far, and used up 70 litres of fuel.

Ouch.

Will pay per play pay?

info@butlersonline.net (Xanthous) — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 23:20:55 +0000

There's a buz now on the net called PayPerPlay", which promises payment for every visit to your site. The following is taken from their site.
You can find out more about them at www.getpaid.adomains.biz.

I'm sceptically giving it a shot. Interested in helping me out??

What is Pay-Per-Play Media?

NetAudioAds Pay-Per-Play (PPP) is an online media channel that plays 5 second audio advertisements like the one you just heard on websites that place the PPP code on their web pages.

Audio ads are only heard on web pages where the website owner has placed PPP code.

PPP audio ads will be contextually related to the text content (readable content) of any web page where the PPP code is placed. The advertisement you just heard is just a sample ad.

The audio ad is only 5 seconds in length and a website visitor will only hear one 5 second advertisement per visit to any specific web page where the PPP code has been inserted. The visitor will only hear one audio ad for every 3 minutes they visit if they have already heard an audio ad on another page of the same website.

Pay-Per-Play is now in huge demand by major branding advertisers all over the world. As of 12/29/2007 the Pay-Per-Play network has grown to over 6 million websites.

How Does Pay-Per-Play Work?

PPP audio ads play as soon as a visitor arrives on a web page where the PPP code is inserted. The audio advertisement is only heard and not seen and requires no action from a website visitor.

One of the main benefits of running PPP ads on your website is the fact that you never send visitors away from your site. This allows you the opportunity to continue to earn from your visitors.

PPP audio ads play automatically for 5 seconds so website owners need to choose specific pages of their website where it is appropriate for their visitors to hear a single 5 second audio advertisement.

You should be aware that PPP audio ads are not appropriate for all web pages. It is up to the website owner where they will place audio ads.

prayer

info@butlersonline.net (Xanthous) — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 13:03:56 +0000

Interesting factoid from a book I'm reading.

Today there are approximately 1.3 million mosques in the world, each issuing a call to prayer five times a day. That means Muslims have 6.5 million prayer meetings every day. That's a real challenge to Christians. Not in the number of prayers, but the depth of prayer, the reality of prayer. Prayer that takes hold of the throne of God on behalf of the church in the Muslim world or the communist word or anyplace in which Christians are suffering. And also prayer for my own life, that I will go where God can use me or do today what will bring salt or light into my world.

When we confidently ask God to carry out His will and remove the obstacles, His answers bring us into the realm of the supernatural. Anything can happen!

For the Love of My Brothers
Brother Andrew with Verne Becker
(Minneapolis, Minnesota: Bethany House, 1998)

Prayer Request

info@butlersonline.net (Xanthous) — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 19:42:05 +0000

Please pray for "Loxy" and her family:

I just wanted to ask you if you would say a prayer for "Spikes" dad who was diagnosed with colon cancer yesterday. Tough time for his family and ours...we could use all the prayers we can get.

Let your friends know about this please.

"Prayer is not the least we can do, but the MOST!"

Thank you!!