This video is rather funny:
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Lydia Eating
I thought the grandparents would like this video too. Sorry it is sideways….I couldn’t get VirtualDub to open the file so I could rotate it. Arg….
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Lydia Walking (more)
Here are a few more videos of Lydia walking (for the grandparents primarily). Enjoy:
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Happenings in Cacak
A few weeks ago, there was a contest that came to town similar to American idol (It is called Operacija Trijumf ). Here is a short video I took of one of the performances (I know, it isn’t very good):
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At the same time, in the local park (Gradski Park), a local (?) group was playing some traditional (?) music. I took a short video of that too.
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Short Post…more to come
Well, we are getting a chance to travel to Greece! We are leaving today and will be gone all of this week. I don’t know if we’ll have internet access while we are gone. If we do, I’ll do my best to blog over the week. If not, I’ll do one of my delayed blog things again.
By the way, some interesting posts that are planned:
Things I’ve learned over the past few weeks
Things I wish I had known
Azbuka chart
[Update 07-08-2008 09:44:12] Added the links to an article I wrote about things I wish I had known.
Book Exchange
Saying Cyndi and I like to read is an understatement. About 25% of our space and weight moving to Europe was spent on books. And we still only have a few. How to get more? Today, I stumbled on this service called book mooch that is an online book sharing service. Have extra books you don’t mind sharing with others? Want a book someone else has? Bookmooch will let you do both of those. It doesn’t cost anything to sign up so I did. After a few weeks, I’ll let you know how it works.
[Update 2012-12-30 07:23:35] Nothing much ever happened with this in Serbia. However, since returning to England, I’ve sent several books out. Read more on this blog post.
Just a Note
Just a note to everyone out there who might be thinking the same thing I was: you can’t put hot chocolate mix in your jezva, heat the water, add coffee, and expect to have a moca serbian coffee. Well, I better explain.
I like coffee. American drip coffee is just ok (but it has to be strong). I don’t like paying Starbucks $5 for a medium moca (yes, I refuse to call it a vente…or whatever it is they call it). But I do because it is good. I could make a substitute by taking hot chocolate mix and adding it to drip coffee. It made for a good treat in the afternoons at work. In Serbia, I missed the moca. No problem I thought….they have hot chocolate and they have coffee. Yesterday, I bought me some In Kakao powder at the store (it was in the chocolate section with other hot chocolate mixes). It looked like hot chocolate and was cheap (90 din).
This morning I took my jezva and started to make my moca. I added the powder at the beginning thinking that it wouldn’t mix right after I added the coffee. Well, everything went well (except for having to add more because it didn’t taste chocolatey enough when I tasted it). I added the coffee, poured it into my cup, waited a few minutes, and took a drink. Well, it was awful! The grounds hadn’t settled yet. No problem…I just needed to wait more. After waiting and tasting every few minutes, the grounds never settled. So, the chocolate must mess with the properties of the water and the grounds never settle. ARG!
So, I’m going to try to make it again but do it differently. I’ll let everyone know what happens.
I’m Glad this wasn’t Us!
I came across this story on one of the blogs I read regularly. It is The Consumerist and focuses on consumer issues. The story deals with these people who were moving but the truck driver drove under a bridge that was too low. He totally tore up his truck and damaged their stuff in the process.
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Psalm 61
I was reading today when I came across Psalm 61:
1 Hear my cry, O God; attend unto my prayer.
2 From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I.
3 For thou hast been a shelter for me, and a strong tower from the enemy.
4 I will abide in thy tabernacle for ever: I will trust in the covert of thy wings. Selah.
5 For thou, O God, hast heard my vows: thou hast given me the heritage of those that fear thy name.
6 Thou wilt prolong the king’s life: and his years as many generations.
7 He shall abide before God for ever: O prepare mercy and truth, which may preserve him.
8 So will I sing praise unto thy name for ever, that I may daily perform my vows.
It sounds as if David was near the end of his rope (or very busy/concerned with many things) when he wrote it. I’ve been in that place several times (feeling overwhelmed) and God has always taken care of me. I just wanted to briefly point this out just in case someone who reads this blog may be in the same situation.
Chronological Bible Reading
I’m looking for a way to make my copy of Logos set up a chronological bible reading plan (you know…where you read the Bible in the order that everything happened). Does anyone have any ideas?