Iceland Volcano

I've been thinking about that volcano in Iceland. It's a pretty amazing event. Not only is the eruption spewing glass that can ruin jet engines, but it's also shooting out lightning. (http://bing.com/ has a pretty good image with lightning if you're interested; flick through the images with the arrows.) Anyway, I'm amazed at some of the things that we see in nature these days. Even though we have created great inventions and made great progress as humans, nature can still display power beyond belief all on its own - and dwarf our accomplishments in the process.

Hello

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Think Blogger would put this on their homepage for me? Yeah, I didn't think so either. Darn.

New Computer

My family bought a new computer the other day. We haven't installed it yet, but it's really nice. Looking at the black widescreen monitor, I can't believe the difference between it and our 5-year old HP. I find myself saying amazedly, "and this isn't even the expensive model!" I once heard that the capacity of our electronics will double each year, and now I am starting to partly believe it. Technology is like a wildfire; it grows rapidly, and once it has started, it cannot be stopped. Trust me, your hardworking parents are not going to give up those shiny new Blackberries for anything but shinier, newer Blackberries. Not that I'm one to talk, being a bit of a tech guru myself.

April Fool's Day

Happy April Fool's Day everyone! I don't know about you, but my day so far has consisted of writing "James Wins, April Fools" in Scrabble tiles on a game me and some family members were playing and filling an orange juice carton with Coca-Cola. Me and a sibling also put stuffed animals in the dishwasher with a sign that said, "we heart dishes," and I ambushed my mother and sisters with a Nerf gun.

I like this holiday.

I think the most important thing to remember on a holiday like April Fool's Day is that you should never go too far, and you should never skip the holiday entirely. Sorry to put two opposites in the same sentence, but I think they are both things that need to be taken into consideration. Anyways, I'm glad that I had something different to do today, and I hope that all of my readers are having a good day as well.