Music and more

When my grandmother passed away a couple of years ago it was a difficult time for all of us. Dealing with death is difficult enough but for us I think the death was much easier then dealing with the process of dying. I can’t explain my feeling’s as I watched her pass, trying to be helpful yet succumbing to frustration and even anger. It was a very confusing and difficult time in my life.

Around that time Kenny Chesney had released his album The Road and The Radio. I found myself enamored with many of the songs on this album. Repeatedly I sit listening to this album over and over because the music seemed to take me away from the problems I was dealing with.

Funny thing is that I never really cared for Chesney and his music until that album. Now though I am a fan and have probably bought every song he has ever recorded, including his newest album Lucky Old Sun.

One song from the new album that stands above the others is The Life. What a song! The song speaks of everything I, like most family men think about. Doing what we want, Getting away for a while, laughing, joking, simply just being a man

I then step back to reality and attempt to find simple answers to complex questions. When can I retire or will I ever have the chance to retire?

How can we afford this or that?

Will the never ending list of things that are broken ever end? Will my family be able to survive if something were to happen to me?

Is cholesterol really that bad Doctor? By the way Doc do you think Viagra will work for me?

Is 40 the end?

Is 50 the end?

Is 60 the end?

70?

Is this ever going to end?

You may find answers to some, maybe even all of the questions you ask but you will not like all the answers. So go back to work, get away and enjoy yourself when you can. What is important though is take some time for yourself every day, an hour or so, and do what you want to do even if it is just listening to the same song over and over. Remember even God rested!

As the election quickly approaches it seems more difficult to get
behind a candidate. Both Obama and McCain bore most of
us. Democrats worry that Obama might be a radical,
while some liberals wonder about Obama and racism.?
Conservatives on the other hand are preparing to support a very
moderate, possibly liberal candidate. Most conservatives are are
reconciling themselves to reduced roles in a McCain
administration. I am wondering where are
the conservative leader's. Speak up Mr. Gingrich, Mr. Kemp, Mr.
Buchannan the country needs to hear from you.

My Top IPhone Application's

These are the best of the IPhone apps I have used.
1. Sportacular - Wow this app should just be built in to the IPhone. It always delivers sport's scores and news perfectly.

2. Stanza - Want to read books on the IPhone? Stanza makes the Iphone work like a small Kindle. The program really works good and I couldn't find anything negative to say about it.

3. Pandora - Many would put Pandora first and I might except for one thing that I find very annoying. Pandora can only be used by itself, you cannot check the weather, work with your Calendar, etc with Pandora running.

4. Shazam - Program the listens to the audio playing and tells you the artist name and song name. Really an impressive program it will not tag everything but what it does get is amazing.

5. Midomi - Tough to decide between Shazam and Midomi I picked Shazam because it seemed to recognize more and a bit more accurate. But that is just my opinion try both programs and see which works best for you. Midomi allows you to sing a song into the mic.

6. Now Playing - Movie times seem to be very popular applications. Now playing seems to be the best that I have tried. There may be a better app out there but it would be hard to replace this one.

7. Manual for the United States - Just a nice simple app. Everyone should have these document's readily available.

8. Wikipanion - Remember the days of the encyclopedia. All the wasted money spent on all those books that just sit in the corner and collected dust. The tech age has brought us the digital encyclopedia. Wikipanion is a great app to access answer's that previous generations could only find by blowing off the dust.

9. Tilt Meter - A level on a phone who ever thought of this. Seems to be accurate also.

10. Truila - Looking for a house this app is a must have. Even if your just curious how much your neighbor wants for his home
try Truila.

Hot air balloon

Every Labor Day weekend Colorado Springs host the Colorado Balloon Classic. The show is great for young and old alike. The photo above was taken 2 years ago as this colorful balloon slowly passed above us. The Balloon Classic is a must see for those interested in photography.

Could the IPhone be for you?

Recently I took the plunge and switched from Verizon to AT&T to get an IPhone. Unsure if the iPhone would be right for me after years of using Windows mobile, I was so impressed with the Iphone's potential that I had to make the switch. Many of my family, friends, co workers question my need for a "smartphone" but I contend that once you turn over your daily planning to a smartphone you will never be able to turn away. The IPhone expands on the idea of smartphone by incorporating so many applications into 1 device. My iPhone has even made me reconsider my need of a laptop.
Admittedly the iPhone is not perfect however it is for the time being the king of the market. If your looking for a new phone look at the IPhone first, you might be surprised how well suited it is for you.