This is too cool!

Just watch this firefighting helicopters. Awesome! Enjoy

Calling fake on this...

Fake but cool! Enjoy

UPDATE: Told you it was fake!

Might have posted before

I think I might have posted this Alan Alan Alan before, but now it is better with the shark interlude. Enjoy!

Kid nails this parking job!

Kid has skills!

Too cute for Tuesday

You have seen this chimp before on this blog. This is really something as he figures out the tasks before him. Enjoy

Had a dream about escalators last night

This is really cool animation done on an escalator. Enjoy

cute dogs!

These things sometimes go bad this one goes exceedingly cute at about :45 into the video. Enjoy!

Suntset over I20

This is kind of a downer

You really have to stick with this commercial for Jello pudding. For something so delicious this commercial is really drab. I guess it was just the state of advertising at that point. Enjoy

I'm back

Well I am still recuperating but I am back at work and working on the blog as well. Thanks for all your prayers and kind notes. I saw this cute video today and I think this family should try this with each of their children, I doubt that will happen. Enjoy

Great video

You have to watch it all the way through. Enjoy

Posting has been a bit slow...

...because I have been sick all week. Bronchitis, tonsilitis and probably a cold! Anyway enjoy this video it is really stunning. Peace

Irony in the Anchorage Airport

I took this photo when I was in the Anchorage airport. I just love the irony that in the Ted "Series of Tubes" Stevens Anchorage International Airport wifi is free...albeit a bit clunky and slow. If this makes no sense to you, take a listen to this rant about net neutrality and a classic case of not getting it.

They say the world is overpopulated...

...might they be wrong?

Monday cute

Dog does not seem to mind. In fact gets kinda relaxed at a point. Enjoy

The wall

Look who made the wall at Waffle Home!!!

This is AMAZING

Behold the power of wind!

It is an ad...

...but still kinda cool! Enjoy

This is my first post from 35,000ft!

Fun with Science and Music! Enjoy this great video of Bobby McFerrin showing science and music intersecting!

World Science Festival 2009: Bobby McFerrin Demonstrates the Power of the Pentatonic Scale from World Science Festival on Vimeo.

Last shot each going different directions. Love you mom!

Memories of a great cruise.

Done with cruise and had a wonderful time. Photo was taken two nights
ago. More later!

Problems

Been having problems with posting. So if it is intermitent you know
why. Peace, pv

Mom being attacked by a moose!

Shopping in Juneau

Photos from vacation.

I went to Boston to have a Memorial Mass for Wilfred "Bub" Landry on the 9th of July. Then on the 11th went to Cape Cod for a week. I took some great photos around the garden of the people I was there to celebrate the Mass with and then some good photos of the Tall Ships in Boston, then put my camera away in my backpack and when I went looking for it, I could not find it for days. Then, when I found it, I found I left it on and the battery went down and no charger I was left to just using my iPhone (which is not as great) which is why I did not have many photos of the cape...anyway here are the photos from Boston. Enjoy

And yes I know I still owe you more photos from Japan...they will be here soon!

Do you know where I am?

If you have been to this port you would know where I am, so do you?

Photos from Easter & Christmas Dinner

Remember our Easter & Christmas Dinner? Well finally here are the photos. ENJOY, we did!

Monday cute

When cute attacks...it is even more cute!!! Enjoy!

Daniel Radcliffe interview

If you are not a Harry Potter fan you might not like this, but still it is really cute and worth a watch. Could you imagine being this young girl getting to interview the actor who plays Harry Potter. It is a sweet scene and is really touching about 5 mins into. So give it a watch you will be happy you did and of course there are plenty of subtitles for you. Enjoy

See ya soon!!!

Bob & Pat

They made it...just in the nic of time.

Our ship

At train station

on way to Whitter and our Diamond Princess ship.

Stunning

This will start your Saturday off right. I am busy getting folks ready for the ship, which sets sail tonight, so enjoy a glimpse into the beauty of the ocean. Enjoy!

Kuroshio Sea - 2nd largest aquarium tank in the world from Jon Rawlinson on Vimeo.

from the Vimeo page:

"This was shot at the Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium in Japan. kaiyouhaku.com/en/

The main tank called the "Kuroshio Sea" holds 7,500-cubic meters (1,981,290 gallons) of water and features the world's second largest acrylic glass panel, measuring 8.2 meters by 22.5 meters with a thickness of 60 centimeters. Whale sharks and manta rays are kept amongst many other fish species in the main tank."

What if...

...the moon landing happened with the media of today? Enjoy

We're off

A racoon for a pet...

...makes for some cute home movies. Enjoy

11PM in Talkeetna

In Alaska

Death of Sherri Alexander Rudd, wife of Father Thad B. Rudd

Please pray for the repose of the soul of Sherri Alexander Rudd, wife of Fr. Thad B. Rudd. Sherri passed away today at 1:00 p.m. The funeral will take place Thursday at 7:00 p.m. at St. Paul the Apostle, 1397 Helen Highway, Cleveland, Georgia 30528.

Eternal rest grant unto her, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon her.

May she rest in peace. Amen.

Too cute for Monday

These quadruplets are really really cute and the laughing is contagious. Enjoy

Even though if was fake...

...yes I know it was real just pulling your leg. He blew the line given to him, but it was 40 years ago today. Enjoy!

Doing it fast.

Not sure about all of these (pizza making, undressing) but some are kinda cool. Enjoy

Guy in next seat?

The pilot.


UPDATE: Here are all the photos from the flight.

View from seat

This is what I saw as we landed in Boston. Great seat huh?

Hello new reader!

So the Georgia Bulletin does a story about using social media when I am in the midst of vacation and then parish trip, so if you just stopped by because of the article say hello, but do come back now and then to see what is here. Peace, I am off to the beach!

she got here way

what can I say?

On Vacation

I am away for the week so posting will be slow. Enjoy

Did you know this?

This is really great!

Cool video

This is a music video for a Japanese pop group. It has some wonderful editing...well actually it is amazing editing. Enjoy!

Christmas & Easter dinner

I had some questions about this, so here is the story... Each year we (the staff and deacons of St. Matthew) have a meal to celebrate Christmas and Easter during the summer. The reason it happens during the summer is because the time around Christmas and Easter are such busy times. So now you know.

Do you know this music?

Maybe you can learn this dance for the next time you hear it.



For those of you who don't know the music it is from the Nintendo Wii.

Japan

I know, I know that I need to get my Japan photos and videos out...just give me some time. Anywho one of the videos you will see is of my hike in the mountains of Japan and on that video you will hear frogs. Watch this...btw it is only somewhat related to frogs!

Done!

Started the Peachtree a bit fast but finished in good time. Official
time later.

UPDATE: 1:09:19 here you can see the results!

more cute for Tuesday

This one might make your head essplode with all its cuteness. Enjoy

Cute news for Tuesday

Take a look at this hippo who got a bit stuck!

Beautiful sunset

Totally fake and set up...

but still quite imaginative. Enjoy

Ordination Photos

Here they are, no captions, not too much editing. Enjoy

Ordination

Ready to go

Last supper.

Deacon Salomon out for his last dinner before priesthood.

Peacefull???

Okay folks here is another Japanese video of the moon. This one does not end so well. This is the reconstructed last moments of SELENE. It is pretty stunning, although not as stunning as the other videos below of SELENE doing its work imaging the moon. Make sure to watch the videos in HD...really cool. More info here. Enjoy

Amazing Pixels

This guy is quite talented. It is amazing what can be done with a bunch of rubic cubes!

Do not taunt the Aligator!

Just think if he had you this close...yummy!

Slow Loris?

Ever heard of a Slow Loris? Yeah me neither but this one is really cute. Not sure about having one as a pet, but different strokes ya know!

Very relaxing space video

Not sure about this but it is really peaceful and relaxing. Enjoy

Slow posting

YES, I am still alive, been really busy since landing from Japan. Oh and really tired. I will be getting a few more photos up and posted soon. Thanks for your understanding.

Not in our Church

Motorcycles + Church = bad news*



*still funny

Busy Sunday

Well today I could not get back to sleep once I woke up at 5:30AM, so I got cleaned up and went to the 7:30 Mass with Fr. Leo (our host) in Japanese. After Mass, a nice breakfast of cornflakes and yogurt. Then a short nap...finally I was sleepy. After the main Mass it was time for the parish bazaar. Fr. Paul went and cleaned house, so I had to take a crack at it and I did the same, lots of cool stuff to buy, oh and the food! Here are a few photos from the bazaar.

After the parish stuff, Fr. Paul and I headed off to a local Shinto festival. It was crazy fun. Right after we stepped off the train we were greeted with this spectacle.

After all that fun we went up to the main shrine and the grounds around the shrine. Then back down the hill for the main drag and more mobile shrines. All along the route were game booths and food stalls. This festival had a similar vibe to the parish bazaar...lots of very happy people! Here is a video of a local shinto band on their cart being pulled down the street.

Most of the stores and homes along the festival route were visited by a traveling shrine and shinto clergy. The family made an offering (money, food and sake) to the local deity (held in the mobile shrine) and then their place was officially blessed for the year. The folks you see in this video were kind enough to share their sake with us, yum!

It was a great day all around. The weather was the best we have had. The food and festivals were great. After all that fun we went to Tonki for pork cutlets, yummy (photos of that are forthcoming). We are off to the mountains tomorrow for a few days of retreat, so this might be the last post for a while. Until next time here are the photos from the shinto festival today. Peace

Ramen

You know ramen...NO, not this stuff, but this dreamy, silky, sultry, creamy soup with noodles. I went to have my first real bowl of ramen tonight. I went to Ippudo and it was fantastic. The meal was too too much! I tried to eat the whole bowl, but it was too rich and creamy to finish. The noodles were great but the broth was to die for. Here is the bowl just after I mixed in all the fixins the waiter told me to mix in.

Here is the bowl a full ten minutes later...does not seem as if I am making a dent in this stuff. Oh, my it was good.

And now here 8 minutes later and I think I can see the end of the race. I was so satiated at this point, I just wanted to sleep and enjoy the feeling.

This last photo was 5 minutes later...when I threw in the towel. I could not finish the whole bowl. I was too much...and did I tell you they gave me another serving of noodles, so that took up quite a bit of room. But I could not and did not finish, but I can still taste the wonderful flavors and remember the great tastes. Ever eaten real ramen? This franchise also has a place in NYC if you ever get there.

On train.

Made it to Tokyo and now headed to meet up with Fr. Leo at his Meguro
parish, our home here in Tokyo. More later...

See ya!

Done

...now off to Japan!

Double Double Animal Style

In DTW on way to SLC

Don't I look happy?

At airport

On my way to japan! ATL DTW SLC LAX NRT. I get to see my sister
Angela tonight.

Screaming Eagle!

This is the final zip line and they save the best for last. 100 foot tower on top of the tallest hill around. It was fast! The video gets a bit sloppy at the end, b/c I had to stop filming and start slowing myself down! Enjoy.

Zip Line #2

Here is what they call the Big Daddy, it was fun and fast! Enjoy!

Banning Mills

This morning I went to Banning Mills with some of the guys (Deacon Gayle, Deacon Salomon, Juan Terran, Chris Andreone, Tom Shehan and Ryan Lowther) and we had a blast. If you are the slightest bit adventerous and have little fear of heights and decent balance...you realy should go do it. Here are the photos, presented without captions (just no time) and a video from one of the zip line jumps (more videos later). Enjoy

Done

More later.

Survived the first few...

...more later!

Banning Mills

Doing the zip line course! See you later.

Kinda fun

This would be fun to do, but probably not likely I would be able to do these moves. Enjoy

APC

I am at the Archdiocesan Pastoral Council meeting! It is being held at
the Archbishop's residence. That is the Archbishop in the photo. Lots
on agenda, some fun!

Time flying...

This is a great video of a handful of days at the North Pole. Notice the sun just skips...never sets. Enjoy!

Mad Skillz

This cat has 'em! I need to get my girls interested in this.

Not for me

I do not think any amount of these two coming together could make this happen...well none that you would find out about!

Save the Ducks!

This is just too cute. Sorry for the small size of the video.

Beautiful Image

Head over to boingboing gadgets to see this beautiful image and learn more about it. Cool

Yuck!

You know how much I dislike coffee...but this is still really neat. My favorite is the little piggy.

Parish Picnic

Well the rains came...but so did the people. We moved the picnic inside at OLV and it went quite well. Here are the photos. Now off to clean up the school!

New name badge

This morning at breakfast at the Waffle Home, I got a special
surprise. Sweet huh??!!?!!!!!!!

Powerful Ad

This really makes a strong point.

What are animals really saying?

This should give you a glimpse.

A great prank!

This is fun!

NOISE!!!

Well I am sure you remember the hail storm we had a few months back. We when I was away on my cruise they put a new roof on the house, FWIW the cats did not care for all the noise. Well today the church and the office get new roofs. It has been noisy here all day and the mess they are making is truly amazing. Oh, did I tell you it was noisy? I know the videos are not relaying the noise, but trust me it is annoying. Luckily I had to go to a funeral today for a few hours or I could not have survived. Here are some photos and videos from the joy of today!

Speed up & slow down...

...& blow your mind. Enjoy!

This takes a while to get there...

...but the final part of this video is well worth the wait, oh and totally cute!

Thank God for Moms!

Happy Mothers Day!

Sunday funny

This is from Australian TV. Pretty funny stuff. Enjoy.