tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-283545092024-03-07T00:21:50.680-08:00The Brown FamilyWe are the Brown's. In our family there is Bryan(Dad), Julie(Mom), Jesse(oldest), Jay, Bryce, Blake, Jenna, Jacie, Brock and Brant(youngest).Bryan Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13741833844968730378noreply@blogger.comBlogger62125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28354509.post-59950971016572847892020-05-14T06:36:00.000-07:002020-05-14T06:36:00.606-07:00Roxton Texas<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Bryan Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13741833844968730378noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28354509.post-74186503493272946112018-08-09T18:27:00.001-07:002018-08-09T18:32:29.281-07:00Sealed for Time and All Eternity<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Bryan Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13741833844968730378noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28354509.post-47855873460671659262012-04-16T18:33:00.001-07:002012-04-21T18:08:35.393-07:00The Blue AngelsSo, I had just driven to Javelina Stadium (in Kingsville). I had gone with my whole grade, and I thought it was going to be pretty fun, oh, was I wrong. We were supposed to meet the Blue Angels, and we had. Some of my teachers had gone on and on about how fun it would be to go meet the Blue Angels and see The Leap Frogs, which is the parachuting group from the Navy or Marines. I am not entirely sure which. I was pretty excited. I was even <i>more</i> excited because I was going in a group with one of my best friends, Michael. (Now, I will explain Michael in a later post.) We were all ready to go. Our group was walking out the door and out to the bus. Our bus driver was a coach, and boy, he <i>likes</i> to go <i>fast</i>. (We were first there and first back from our school.)<br />
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When we got on the bus, we weren't at the front of the line, so we had just taken an empty seat at the front, and if you go to public school and ride the bus, you know why people sit in the back. And this bus was fairly new and quite shiny. So we were talking along when an aide comes up and asks us to move. We got up and started towards the back of the bus. There, in our horror, we found out that there were no more seats open. Therefore, I had to sit with a kinda weird guy, even though many people may think of me as weird, ha. Every time I tried to do something, he would copy, and wasn't very good at copying either. I mean, how many people <span style="font-style: italic;">like</span> to be copied by the annoying kid <span style="font-style: italic;">most</span> people don't like? Well <span style="font-style: italic;">I </span>don't. It was pretty quiet on the way up there. It didn't <i>feel</i> like very long either.<br />
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When we arrived at the stadium, we walked our way past little kids all wearing the same things. We had gone through the place where you get your concessions and had seen part of the field. There was an outhouse shooting out flames... I mean, what is up with that? How many people have seen an outhouse shooting out flames before? Well that was my first, and I <i>hope the last. I feel bad for the guy that is in there. If you know what I mean. </i>So I had walked up the steps with Michael behind me. We found ourselves way up to one of the top rows just to the right of the box, if you were in there, we would be to the right. Now there was this girl sitting in front on me. And she was the very, very annoying one. Uh-oh. Michael didn't have a very good reputation for being 'normal' or meeting the 'status' quo. In accordance, she tried to annoy him. <i>What a stupid little girl. </i>She messed with the wrong Michael. I bet, she wished she had been sick the day with pneumonia. Michael could've annoyed the crap out of her, if it was possible.<br />
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Well it turns out that 3 of the things that were supposed to be there couldn't make it. So we were cut short about 2 hours. When we returned to the school I had some how popped up with a bloody nose. <i>Just like the one I had at 3 that morning. Ugh, these things are getting annoying. </i>When I got to the Nurse's office, the sub. nurse had given me ice, <i>what the? What will ice do? </i>But, it turned out that it had made it stop. Although when I went back to class and took the ice off for a minute, it started back up again. <i>Lucky me! </i>My teacher let me go to the bathroom, and I got it to stop again. That time it hadn't started back up without the ice as my companion. <i></i>We were going to watch a video but we couldn't get it up because of legal reasons, with copyright stuff. So my Dad had to control my teacher's computer and setup a program to ensure it was legally being shown. (He is Technology Admin at my School District.) Right as the video was starting, the bell rang. <i>Time for Science, probably another video. </i>When we had gotten settled in and the tardy bell rang, we started the video. We had just gotten past the legal stuff again when someone called on the PA for me.<br />
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<i>Time do drive back to Kingsville. </i>Every week that the Blue Angels come to NAS Kingsville, my family goes. It turns out that my grandpa works there and we don't have to get checked and what not. We got down the airstrip to go watch the other people fly before the Blue Angels. They were pretty cool. Then, the Blue Angels took off and they flew. (Right now I am pretty tired, so I am going to finish this post off.) So yeah, it was pretty cool an all. We had lots of fun, and I got a lot of good pics. I might out some on later. So seeya!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28354509.post-75597544792470857822012-01-06T09:06:00.000-08:002012-01-06T09:06:42.888-08:00The importance of Dates.I have found, and was previously counseled, that it is important to continue to have regular dates even after you are married. I would go so far as to say that it is imperative once children arrive. So much of our time is spent in loving, teaching, counseling, correcting, and playing with them that we tend to lose our "me" and "us" time that we once had. And so it should be...to a degree. I try my best to have regular dates with my wife, and they continue to be wonderful times together, and away from all other worldly headaches! Sometimes they are dining events, sometimes just short shopping trips, and on occasion the wonderful opportunity to attend the Temple together to re-focus on our eternal goals.<br />
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These outtings keep our marriage and love fresh and save us from the insanity of day to day affairs. There is one other "date" that I've found to be equally important though. I've started, and hope to continue, one on one time with each of my children. They, and I, look forward to the chance to be together, without anyone else, and learn about each other. We may go hunting, working, or even take a short trip to Dairy Queen for some quite "us" time. I truly believe that these will build into the best memories of their childhood, and, more importantly, into a relationship that will foster trust and eternal family bonds. They will hopefully know that I love them and that they can approach me with anything that ways on them, or that even excites them!<br />
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My family is what brings me the most joy, and this time with them is so short, but important, as it shapes our eternal relationships in the time to come.Bryan Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13741833844968730378noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28354509.post-69576992865243025462012-01-05T09:48:00.000-08:002012-01-05T09:59:56.529-08:00Old Journals and SnuggiesSo I started reading posts on the blogsite <a href="http://itjustgetsstranger.blogspot.com/">itjustgetsstranger</a>. My brother, David, made me aware of the site, and I thank him for it. Reading the posts have been a blessing of hillarity in the sometimes bleak clouds of daily issues and grinds in the I.T. world. I think some of my staff feel I'm about to crack because they hear me trying to stifle my laughing and chuckles at the down to earth posts that strike a cord because they are all to real.<br />
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One series of posts in particular really made be think (and laugh) about how the world sees us as we leave behind our sometimes mindless rambling (kind of like this one!) on pages we call journals. The author would type earlier journal entries from his youth and comment on what he found. It makes you realize that even WE don't fully understand younger selves sometimes.<br />
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I'm not so sure I want my kids to read my journal posts. Some of the entries I would swear were written by strangers, aside from my "handwriting" stating otherwise. Other entries I'd rather just have shreded, burned, and then disolved in acid which is then buried with nuclear waste that no one will want to examine for a thousand plus years. Really. What makes us feel compelled to write down some of the random thoughts in our heads? Perhaps we're just tired of having them and hope that by putting them on paper we won't have to think them again!<br />
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So, I'm going to think twice about what I write...or type, hopefully...in the future. But, if you want to get a good laugh at someone else's strangeness (allbeit seemingly normal attitude since we all do it) I encourage you to visit the itjustgetsstranger site. It will make you feel better!<br />
<br />Bryan Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13741833844968730378noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28354509.post-55047949386358273212011-04-25T15:32:00.000-07:002011-04-25T15:40:01.991-07:00For Christina<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vEg0PRjZiJE/TbX3c-JPF9I/AAAAAAAAADA/Q4paF6uQyiY/s1600/Blog%2B749.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vEg0PRjZiJE/TbX3c-JPF9I/AAAAAAAAADA/Q4paF6uQyiY/s320/Blog%2B749.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599653788795213778" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-E-RLtmpFew8/TbX3cjNKEqI/AAAAAAAAAC4/prMpX70yf20/s1600/Blog%2B748.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-E-RLtmpFew8/TbX3cjNKEqI/AAAAAAAAAC4/prMpX70yf20/s320/Blog%2B748.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599653781563904674" /></a><br />Here are some pictures I took for Christina! Only 2. Let me get the face next time!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28354509.post-4302559267695684212011-04-25T15:18:00.000-07:002011-04-25T15:27:59.871-07:00Zoo Pics.<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2EpieXUFBRc/TbX1DFBiYrI/AAAAAAAAACw/eQd_SHHqTrc/s1600/Blog%2B006.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2EpieXUFBRc/TbX1DFBiYrI/AAAAAAAAACw/eQd_SHHqTrc/s320/Blog%2B006.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599651144942117554" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SLVZCO5DJuE/TbX1CjgbKBI/AAAAAAAAACo/4xySqRQio_k/s1600/Blog%2B022.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SLVZCO5DJuE/TbX1CjgbKBI/AAAAAAAAACo/4xySqRQio_k/s320/Blog%2B022.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599651135944861714" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gcAwePy07JE/TbX1Cd9mBGI/AAAAAAAAACg/EnLbshVOtz4/s1600/Blog%2B056.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gcAwePy07JE/TbX1Cd9mBGI/AAAAAAAAACg/EnLbshVOtz4/s320/Blog%2B056.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599651134456595554" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DmEpnXTBxpk/TbX1CEb-D3I/AAAAAAAAACY/qHYq3UBUSvk/s1600/Blog%2B002.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DmEpnXTBxpk/TbX1CEb-D3I/AAAAAAAAACY/qHYq3UBUSvk/s320/Blog%2B002.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599651127604678514" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-WGNX0OVj5lA/TbX1CCXWN6I/AAAAAAAAACQ/hk8y8TkevJA/s1600/Blog%2B001.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-WGNX0OVj5lA/TbX1CCXWN6I/AAAAAAAAACQ/hk8y8TkevJA/s320/Blog%2B001.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599651127048419234" /></a><br />Here are the pics. we took at the Austin Zoo. Took a while, but we have them!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28354509.post-61336854259371153492011-04-18T05:34:00.001-07:002011-04-18T05:35:31.134-07:00Library Thing<div id="w7342fba07166311a51629307613a53ad"></div><script type="text/javascript" charset="UTF-8" src="http://www.librarything.com/widget_get.php?userid=blakeb6&theID=w7342fba07166311a51629307613a53ad"></script><noscript><a href="http://www.librarything.com/profile/blakeb6">My Library</a> at <a href="http://www.librarything.com">LibraryThing</a></noscript>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28354509.post-49341928099859931602011-04-18T05:28:00.000-07:002011-04-18T05:29:53.535-07:00Easter Egg Hunt/Kenny's House PicturesI will be posting some photos that I took at Kenny's house.... By BlakeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28354509.post-67650875138466364202011-01-05T14:01:00.000-08:002011-01-06T05:18:07.324-08:00ChristmasWell I think we have all got what we have been wanting in my house I got my laptop, Jenna got her iPod touch <a href="http://www.apple.com/ipodtouch/">http://www.apple.com/ipodtouch/</a> you can look at it and its feature at the link. Jacie got a bla-bla-blizard maker from Sonic. Bryce went to Utah and clothes and stuff. Jesse and Jay got clothes cologne and all that other stuff from Abercrombie&Fitch and jackets, shoes and stuff like that.<br /><br /><br />by: BlakeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28354509.post-46199156959566405902011-01-05T13:57:00.000-08:002011-01-05T13:58:22.263-08:00Hello againWoops sorry I haven't posted things in a while I will start get more thing posted =D<br /><br /><br />by: BlakeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28354509.post-9815577930825424532010-01-18T17:54:00.001-08:002010-01-18T18:00:42.221-08:00pictures<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_g42VE_EFcOQ/S1UR6dSPi2I/AAAAAAAAABU/UqDkPwqAlzA/s1600-h/b10.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 217px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_g42VE_EFcOQ/S1UR6dSPi2I/AAAAAAAAABU/UqDkPwqAlzA/s320/b10.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428264621856230242" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_g42VE_EFcOQ/S1UR6ONykSI/AAAAAAAAABM/shbaA6pIFSQ/s1600-h/b24.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_g42VE_EFcOQ/S1UR6ONykSI/AAAAAAAAABM/shbaA6pIFSQ/s320/b24.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428264617811022114" /></a><div style="text-align: right;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_g42VE_EFcOQ/S1UR6ONykSI/AAAAAAAAABM/shbaA6pIFSQ/s1600-h/b24.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "></span></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_g42VE_EFcOQ/S1UR6ONykSI/AAAAAAAAABM/shbaA6pIFSQ/s1600-h/b24.jpg">F</a>amily</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_g42VE_EFcOQ/S1UR57tU-FI/AAAAAAAAABE/DEvS8JHYzQ4/s1600-h/b7.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 219px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_g42VE_EFcOQ/S1UR57tU-FI/AAAAAAAAABE/DEvS8JHYzQ4/s320/b7.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428264612843026514" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_g42VE_EFcOQ/S1UR5mS060I/AAAAAAAAAA8/Zre7AfNuJ4Q/s1600-h/b15.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 233px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_g42VE_EFcOQ/S1UR5mS060I/AAAAAAAAAA8/Zre7AfNuJ4Q/s320/b15.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428264607094729538" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_g42VE_EFcOQ/S1UR5bttmVI/AAAAAAAAAA0/CRDsfp8x74A/s1600-h/b34.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 230px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_g42VE_EFcOQ/S1UR5bttmVI/AAAAAAAAAA0/CRDsfp8x74A/s320/b34.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428264604254706002" /></a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28354509.post-87221510162492833222010-01-18T16:50:00.000-08:002010-01-18T16:52:25.042-08:00Picture RequestsIf you would like to see some pictures please leave a comment on this post,and I will get them <b>a.s.a.p</b>!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28354509.post-32276888177362353352010-01-14T15:28:00.001-08:002010-01-16T16:48:26.638-08:00Brant<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_g42VE_EFcOQ/S1JeBeYdEsI/AAAAAAAAAAs/qu-PUtPEIoQ/s1600-h/P8290021.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_g42VE_EFcOQ/S1JeBeYdEsI/AAAAAAAAAAs/qu-PUtPEIoQ/s320/P8290021.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427503880363381442" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_g42VE_EFcOQ/S1JeBNS6sII/AAAAAAAAAAk/5oSQ_aCVhdM/s1600-h/b14.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 189px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_g42VE_EFcOQ/S1JeBNS6sII/AAAAAAAAAAk/5oSQ_aCVhdM/s320/b14.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427503875776753794" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_g42VE_EFcOQ/S1JeAhFXKLI/AAAAAAAAAAc/ful-LlOrMLg/s1600-h/b31.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 227px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_g42VE_EFcOQ/S1JeAhFXKLI/AAAAAAAAAAc/ful-LlOrMLg/s320/b31.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427503863908739250" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_g42VE_EFcOQ/S1JeAQRQNNI/AAAAAAAAAAU/dCk-NA1fsws/s1600-h/b29.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 242px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_g42VE_EFcOQ/S1JeAQRQNNI/AAAAAAAAAAU/dCk-NA1fsws/s320/b29.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427503859395212498" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_g42VE_EFcOQ/S1Jd_6p11zI/AAAAAAAAAAM/cYBqXo90vf4/s1600-h/b14.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 189px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_g42VE_EFcOQ/S1Jd_6p11zI/AAAAAAAAAAM/cYBqXo90vf4/s320/b14.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427503853592762162" /></a><br />Here are some photos of Brant!!By: BlakeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28354509.post-71819737646927662332010-01-14T09:31:00.000-08:002010-01-14T09:50:49.486-08:00Baby StepsAbout 3 weeks ago Brant started to take some baby steps.Yea Brant! The whole family was amazed. Now Brant walks along the couch, ottoman, and his musical toy,and he even takes things out of the dishwasher and he pulls over the trash can.Bryan Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13741833844968730378noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28354509.post-27058826787956442182009-12-22T19:07:00.000-08:002009-12-22T19:25:40.555-08:00Introspective DaySo, today should have been like any normal day, and in many ways it was. I spent a few minutes this morning reading a Sherlock Holmes book. And no, it wasn't because of the upcoming movie. I have a habit of reading several different books at a time (ADD maybe?) and I was over at Mom and Dad's house last night and saw it. So, I picked it off the shelf and began to read. I'm quite impressed, as it is quite good. I believe the book is called "The Return of Sherlock Holmes". Apparently in the previous book, it was thought the Sherlock was dead.<div><br /></div><div>But that's not the point of this post. It was a nice day outside, and as usual, I was spending most of it inside. I had meant to go over to Dad's and help him work on one of his projects. I WAS playing on the PS3 with Jessie, trying to keep him from wonder how much longer it would be until his surgery to remove his wisdom teeth. In between here and there I was helping Julie clean the house. My brother Christopher came over and asked what I was doing. I thought he was going to invite me to ride along (and he did, sort of) while he was working as a police officer. Instead, he asked me to go with him to Austin to pick up a new gun that he was buying.</div><div><br /></div><div>It was a good ride. We listened to Glen Beck some, talked some and enjoyed (ha, ha) the ride through San Antonio into Austin. The trip and ensuing conversation brought to mind again the great desire I have had for some time, but have utterly failed to act upon, to work as a police officer. I guess it has always been more of a hobby dream than a work dream. I've ridden for quite some time with law enforcement officers, from Texas DPS, to CCPD and TPWD Game Wardens. They are all different, but enjoyable and interesting experiences for me. However, that's not what this post is about either...at least in its whole.</div><div><br /></div><div>After coming home, Julie asked me to watch a movie with her. I wasn't too excited about the movie, "The Bucket List", with Morgan Freeman and Jack Nicholson. I'd seen the previews and , well, didn't really care to waste the time watching it. I was quite surprised and touched by it though. It made me wonder, as I seem to be doing more of late, if I had accomplished the things in this life that I wanted to do. Now, I know that this life isn't the completeness of my existence. In fact, I know it is quite a small blip on the eternal plan and life we are to live. But, I cannot help but think that there are things and experiences that we can only really gain and appreciate while in this mortal life.</div><div><br /></div><div>So, how much time do I waste here instead of doing, learning, or sharing what I should. I believe all experience is for our good, and many good things can even be learned, say, from watching a movie. If we let it teach us something. I am amazed day after day how little time we have here. In a way, I feel blessed to know that already, but I've gone much further down the road. I hope it helps me, as a compass, to gauge my path and make corrections where possible and necessary. I believe I've been blessed for all I've done, or for having the opportunity to do them, thus far in life. But I wonder on those opportunities passed up and forsaken because I hesitated, or was afraid, or occupied but some lesser important or valuable task. (I truly hope all this introspection isn't a sign of time left!) But with all seriousness, I hope to try, day by day, to ask myself if there isn't something more, or different I could/should be doing, and not pass up those "LIFE" experiences before it is too late. I shudder to think of my children grown and gone, although it will happen one way or another. I revel in the joy of being there with them and their opportunity. I cry over the time lost or squandered that I did not spend with them to the utmost capability. I'm relieved in the fact that I can be forgiven, and, if so chosen and taken, can have the chance to be with them forever.</div><div><br /></div><div>So, that's my Christmas wish this year. To all those, and they are very few, who might read or stumble upon this. Take the time to do that which you have always wanted, live life to the fullest, and do it with the ones you love, before there it is yesterday and the only experience you are left with is the wish that it were somehow different.</div>Bryan Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13741833844968730378noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28354509.post-62922126542419409352009-12-04T09:40:00.000-08:002009-12-21T10:03:13.330-08:00A little more like Christmas<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Coa1aIHVaj_nLetW6nLHyon66ApepUPMLI-qV7gUPYqjp1JZICghRSlIoslZ9189fKzJVJW5o0ia6PB4OjMfgy0MGntX6yWPIUA9gteJXvgUj_QridZFHhaVW_bNkhlDeskN/s1600-h/PC040231.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Coa1aIHVaj_nLetW6nLHyon66ApepUPMLI-qV7gUPYqjp1JZICghRSlIoslZ9189fKzJVJW5o0ia6PB4OjMfgy0MGntX6yWPIUA9gteJXvgUj_QridZFHhaVW_bNkhlDeskN/s320/PC040231.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417751555202659282" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7nOAndPC0Dj1YNbNMVjaZecJbG15HWz8vM-oJ6DOO8Rdz7t2x2wOFPx7bTjlO8Ez0O0ryvaaAzqDJjLtABSZLPP5A3RdRHm3fLBfZsHLioy-A56Aqv5XqEaZlc-EA0H1OXU9K/s1600-h/PC040232.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7nOAndPC0Dj1YNbNMVjaZecJbG15HWz8vM-oJ6DOO8Rdz7t2x2wOFPx7bTjlO8Ez0O0ryvaaAzqDJjLtABSZLPP5A3RdRHm3fLBfZsHLioy-A56Aqv5XqEaZlc-EA0H1OXU9K/s320/PC040232.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417751548532297986" /></a><br />Global warming? Are you serious? Recently, "hackers", got into the global scientests archives and found a "cover up" of the global warming group. Well, I don't know much about all the studies and bickering back and forth. But I do know it's been down right chilly here lately! I stepped outside my office today to find not only rain, but small, very miniature, hail falling from the sky too. The ground is too warm, so it pretty much melted right away. I opened the doors to the server room and let the cold air in to give my poor servers a well deserved break from the awful, heat trapping design we have here.<br /><br />A little while later I got a call from Julie who said it was SNOWING outside. Now, I knew the forecasters had mentioned the possibility of snow, but let's face it. It just doesn't snow here in the northern part of hades. Well, most of the time it doesn't. There was that ONE time a few years back when it snowed for the first time in 100 years. So, I stepped back outside, and sure enough, mixed in with the rain and sleet, little flurries of snow!<br /><br />I ran home and grabbed up the camera, but the stupid thing was full! ARGH! So, I grabbed the video camera...you know, the one we occasionaly use but never pull anything from. Well, it just so happened that the kids played with it last night so the battery was dead. DOUBLE ARGH!<br /><br />After deleting a few pictures from the still camera, and plugging the charger into the video camera, just KNOWING that it would stop snowing any minute...I managed to snap a few shots and get a bit of video footage.<br /><br />Tonight I'll work on cleaning it up and see if I can upload it here. Until then...enjoy the ALMOST Christmas weather!<div><br /></div>Bryan Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13741833844968730378noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28354509.post-89819016547673213502009-06-07T19:32:00.001-07:002009-06-07T19:36:53.027-07:00Babysitting is hard work!It's always good to know that we aren't the only ones who get tired from the kids. Here are some funny pictures that happened weeks apart. It's funny that it happened to both!<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwE-GnwuUO_P7qlZdvkOwd_jijufpAV5DOfJXZUhQd0W0kIYffLq54BerdrEfu4nv-uk1JwUsaIytuYuUw4Fkp8k0hPIFdM7dUVFDIxMzov3_PZrC7R49H7O8KMpYCECyjCVNi/s1600-h/P4210226.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344779666159674866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwE-GnwuUO_P7qlZdvkOwd_jijufpAV5DOfJXZUhQd0W0kIYffLq54BerdrEfu4nv-uk1JwUsaIytuYuUw4Fkp8k0hPIFdM7dUVFDIxMzov3_PZrC7R49H7O8KMpYCECyjCVNi/s320/P4210226.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6jfZ1QW6KFh5ssNBJav2F0Og_o44eL1rylt4KFdUZpqC5caAJVMRQeyG-KSiDmojzd7JpWJrXh-iheHErznJMWIFCMNEv8nDEEdl_z8rSYhgZ0VJ9ahsdE_gGVG3zLmBWED5N/s1600-h/P5150103.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344779661533536946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6jfZ1QW6KFh5ssNBJav2F0Og_o44eL1rylt4KFdUZpqC5caAJVMRQeyG-KSiDmojzd7JpWJrXh-iheHErznJMWIFCMNEv8nDEEdl_z8rSYhgZ0VJ9ahsdE_gGVG3zLmBWED5N/s320/P5150103.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIL8HFPrmYlVDELEe276DvW-JUuI0pAzMlGeNlQXekIkeFYvaTqILW3iKxrNhZi0T_BpVLcchV76dOZNBUTIQWWhAwi6UwzybRZZ7rWrWjgMr5a_eUUo8fKUrhSP7v7iaoOp4V/s1600-h/P5150106.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344779655876827298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIL8HFPrmYlVDELEe276DvW-JUuI0pAzMlGeNlQXekIkeFYvaTqILW3iKxrNhZi0T_BpVLcchV76dOZNBUTIQWWhAwi6UwzybRZZ7rWrWjgMr5a_eUUo8fKUrhSP7v7iaoOp4V/s320/P5150106.JPG" /></a><br />What's funny is Brant is the easiest one we've had to take care of so far! They all love him so much and all want to hold him. I guess when he just sits there it is easy to relax and go to sleep.<br /><div> </div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>Bryan Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13741833844968730378noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28354509.post-3058565585290771672009-04-21T17:21:00.001-07:002009-04-21T17:27:10.020-07:00Brant<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs13QZkNu66gN2lJ8Bir9v6tFDs4dHA2oDI-KRAFGhykTnDNVI5peshl3pafia59OypW8zFfJU9QJKeI2NwbGEW0wZD8e1ydoYiVRO9B_vy0i3DMDszyAuFzR8XaC5FBUYmAdi/s1600-h/P4210227.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327305367652039106" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs13QZkNu66gN2lJ8Bir9v6tFDs4dHA2oDI-KRAFGhykTnDNVI5peshl3pafia59OypW8zFfJU9QJKeI2NwbGEW0wZD8e1ydoYiVRO9B_vy0i3DMDszyAuFzR8XaC5FBUYmAdi/s320/P4210227.JPG" border="0" /></a> Brock is just worn out from taking care of his little brother. He actually fell asleep holding him.</div><div align="center"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiPhKhDfB_MCLWUpVIZsnK_LRlOXGeLA3iLik8UQa6K9WZDwyBdLeqR29n9U04ifzYravGdZTJuNmRYwedu6HCt44io_pluYYFMSrjHXDvzHCBd9GG0d4vVK-4AMTMOYd_lOp5/s1600-h/P4170222.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327305361923680594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiPhKhDfB_MCLWUpVIZsnK_LRlOXGeLA3iLik8UQa6K9WZDwyBdLeqR29n9U04ifzYravGdZTJuNmRYwedu6HCt44io_pluYYFMSrjHXDvzHCBd9GG0d4vVK-4AMTMOYd_lOp5/s320/P4170222.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4XLBoqXDcJwr0NlvaqcO62neyTEpaRQQArjlEj5pEjUxc9-UZ5dbqjFDegV5qex-qZ7fUmIQ6bv-rPKT_sdhMYw11Yi5rbT0RBJ46C0kxgXoGSNQf3TUqT7G1rLWvklGJ6gAu/s1600-h/P3290091.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327305353442860178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4XLBoqXDcJwr0NlvaqcO62neyTEpaRQQArjlEj5pEjUxc9-UZ5dbqjFDegV5qex-qZ7fUmIQ6bv-rPKT_sdhMYw11Yi5rbT0RBJ46C0kxgXoGSNQf3TUqT7G1rLWvklGJ6gAu/s320/P3290091.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhat0bwgANLRphMK98hmhyphenhyphen0qL9GUALCaOQ5aMHPcg3O_a8N7RuDyvFJ9ASGrTRZdwKkgit5BzLm0tcrBQz6UNq3nK3etcuB7qz7adrIierRYcb2hjnRSRCJB5zQigHuhvH9faJr/s1600-h/P3290083.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327305350021131826" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhat0bwgANLRphMK98hmhyphenhyphen0qL9GUALCaOQ5aMHPcg3O_a8N7RuDyvFJ9ASGrTRZdwKkgit5BzLm0tcrBQz6UNq3nK3etcuB7qz7adrIierRYcb2hjnRSRCJB5zQigHuhvH9faJr/s320/P3290083.JPG" border="0" /></a> After his blessing.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3GxR0BytoSil3Lk7ccy2-cyTLUct-RA_Xljz2989mfPbOQQzI9zhUwGFVBzUdWW_-r786Cz6B3UjGh0O7sKfwr0zGGw2uvH_2SU8y4uzv3KUeBZ_MI9_hfTWttpZ95fYbQEab/s1600-h/P3250019.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327304609976752210" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3GxR0BytoSil3Lk7ccy2-cyTLUct-RA_Xljz2989mfPbOQQzI9zhUwGFVBzUdWW_-r786Cz6B3UjGh0O7sKfwr0zGGw2uvH_2SU8y4uzv3KUeBZ_MI9_hfTWttpZ95fYbQEab/s320/P3250019.JPG" border="0" /></a> Brant and his favorite past time.</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Bryan Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13741833844968730378noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28354509.post-78174549909798101082009-03-28T07:31:00.000-07:002009-03-28T07:43:47.140-07:00Blake's Pinewood Derby<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9hbF4Un0uMFVDlFYXKG8QzHvuAvgLQjrt8q2wtWfOX7YXzD6jM8JmXES1I4_CHlalc01ce207qUtZOA79L-1VSOGjjjbflzn0d-3zcH-ROJCzyO3SLqPv0y7Uj5nYfHcG4RD6/s1600-h/P3250036.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318248036105566674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9hbF4Un0uMFVDlFYXKG8QzHvuAvgLQjrt8q2wtWfOX7YXzD6jM8JmXES1I4_CHlalc01ce207qUtZOA79L-1VSOGjjjbflzn0d-3zcH-ROJCzyO3SLqPv0y7Uj5nYfHcG4RD6/s320/P3250036.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW0f8Th6E-3nvW45AAIhTy8MRyoUtKdV5r5E9QDcI4Kbsh9tV5uex7-CL15BuusYXYbgQ4fMJUn25qMvTvVLnFRn_rPrwSrn9QscNS21f7oNnYOHyGTJNs13yCbXWR05xXsRmy/s1600-h/P3250022.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318248029178918818" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW0f8Th6E-3nvW45AAIhTy8MRyoUtKdV5r5E9QDcI4Kbsh9tV5uex7-CL15BuusYXYbgQ4fMJUn25qMvTvVLnFRn_rPrwSrn9QscNS21f7oNnYOHyGTJNs13yCbXWR05xXsRmy/s320/P3250022.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><div>Blake recently had his Pinewood Derby for cub scouts. We began on the car early, but didn't really know what day the race would be. That happens when the only communication on the event date goes to the cub scouts! Anywho, he came up with the design, color and even name of the car. He wanted to stain it rather than paint it and called it the Wilcox Furniture car. (I'm going to have to talk to him about his free advertisements.)</div><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318248022043430418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh93s_YSI7OFAFva62ix4GNF2h9xWsiapQycZj9mC5isxfxAMXF5-haRpwA40XVB5Ke_ruoiohWlI2Dcj3DJlnzN1UNsNR82-L-7YcTNKn7zjYKFwN3H8hNFcvkNTWppJAXm3wm/s320/P3250021.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div>We finished adding weights on the last day, not even know how heavy it really was. We guessed well! He weighed in right at 5 ounces. The races were fun, and even more so because he was undefeated! Congratulations Blake!</div><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318248045777670578" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4TuZZEPRj8e05j1LPgeuCTE-AXxr1gYXLIrWRczO9H4ea4lsy8qdRDmPeXRC5gvE5ZGgWf3FPPz4jfasL13sTwosp6I185wSjYjBcOa9VM4CvTV8MxTnvyD1bwIdCpUjz5ABm/s320/P3250039.JPG" border="0" /><br />It's hard to see in this one, but if you look closely you'll see Blake's car has already finished. The car he beat here ended up winning 3rd place.<br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>Bryan Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13741833844968730378noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28354509.post-4560244679063895442009-03-23T15:17:00.000-07:002009-03-23T15:52:18.748-07:00It Appears I'm a Potential TerroristLet me start off by first saying this, to clear up any possible confusion. I AM NOT A TERRORIST! Got that? Good. It seems that some DHS officials don't agree. I've followed international politics and situations loosely since I served my mission in Argentina. The differences in freedoms and political thought have totally amazed me.<br /><br />I'm also amazed and forever in debt to our founding fathers, for all that they gave so I could be free. Did you catch that? Not for their own benefit, but for your's and mine too. I think that's a major part of our problem today. We're only worried about how our actions affect us, and not others. But that's fodder for another rant at another time.<br /><br />It would seem that our increasingly changing government and political views of the times has pushed us more and more to those types of leaderships that I've either seen or read about in other countries. We gasp when we hear about Hugo Chavez changing laws so that he can stay in power for as long as he lives and is re-elected. We cringe at the censorship some countries impose on their people to "maintain peace", when in reality it is a thinly covered excuse to protect their own hides and repress their opponents. (President Mugabe anyone? If you don't know who he is, look him up! We could also go down the list of Stalin, Hitler, Castro, Chavez, etc...)<br /><br />I've often laughed at the conspiracy notions that float around warning us that our nation is being taken over. How could we POSSIBLY ever let anything like total gun control or censorship happen? It's not possible, right? Right? Uh....hello, right? Hehe...kind of quiet out there.<br /><br />The things that I have seen in the last 4 months (coupled with all the "security" laws passed since 9/11) have really , well...let's say piqued my interest. For example: get this latest news posting from FoxNews (yes, I've become a FoxNews junkie.)<br /><br />"If you're an anti-abortion activist, or if you display political paraphernalia supporting a third-party candidate or a certain Republican member of Congress, if you possess subversive literature, you very well might be a member of a domestic paramilitary group. " You can read more on the FoxNews site <a href="http://www.foxnews.com/politics/first100days/2009/03/23/fusion-centers-expand-criteria-identify-militia-members/">here</a> or one posted by Glenn Beck <a href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/13290698/The-Modern-Militia-MovementMissouri-MIAC-Strategic-Report-20Feb09-">here</a>.<br /><br />The more I hear about stronger gun control laws, (i.e. <a href="http://frwebgate6.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/TEXTgate.cgi?WAISdocID=84802882496+1+1+0&WAISaction=retrieve">H.R. 45</a>) I shiver to see the <em>direction</em> we are headed. I don't think we have gone too far, and I believe in following the system given to us as laid out by the laws of the land to make changes where we feel it necessary. I am astounded though by the lack of involvement by us to make changes where we see the need though.<br /><br />So, before I go too far, (oh wait, I play Airsoft so apparently the case is mounting) and say something that might be TOTALLY misconstrued (is being an Eagle Scout still ok?) please know that I am against abortion, like to shoot guns, believe that WE the people still have the choice on who we vote for REGARDLESS of political party, and I respect the right of others to their thoughts, beliefs and opinion so long as it doesn't intrude on those of others within the laws as set forth by the people. (In other words, to the last part, I don't think marrying your dog is ok, and I don't care if you do, it's still morally wrong AND against the law.)Bryan Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13741833844968730378noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28354509.post-2690156590620993872009-03-22T17:14:00.001-07:002009-03-22T17:21:13.682-07:00Brant<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZgsLJVewv_k5pIeBp7DM56ppQ_TbP9HptasXnTt_LDXSXjToyo6LRPurwSTxq_UHMkGEH0QLb3qscFj7nyup0mLGyR5HwqgslIRTWfLmCRwF9dV5xDacIzQepm84OM7SN4OP7/s1600-h/P3220075.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316170983094341890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZgsLJVewv_k5pIeBp7DM56ppQ_TbP9HptasXnTt_LDXSXjToyo6LRPurwSTxq_UHMkGEH0QLb3qscFj7nyup0mLGyR5HwqgslIRTWfLmCRwF9dV5xDacIzQepm84OM7SN4OP7/s320/P3220075.JPG" border="0" /></a>With Big Brother Brock </div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0_I-4IyoS24aTyt8rEl2JDL0tSe9sy3_qBOuNtAm5iO3XYVo_t4OFuhwbM7aMq2v1b94tuTP5S-Q2WKX6EEmKhB_azu1DxMsHFczAMVT5VbaRHggcCtbAKD64ow6yPNbMu-B8/s1600-h/P3210045.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316170978611928914" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0_I-4IyoS24aTyt8rEl2JDL0tSe9sy3_qBOuNtAm5iO3XYVo_t4OFuhwbM7aMq2v1b94tuTP5S-Q2WKX6EEmKhB_azu1DxMsHFczAMVT5VbaRHggcCtbAKD64ow6yPNbMu-B8/s320/P3210045.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center">Sleeping in Mommy's Arms<br /><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6WxFaE480qjYYII_OZhJpUKLERY0rPkY5PriXVVhs9mngy3cfud2jNagO-1F9XoBaWPYqSa5EECl4e9SVlF0IAdEHsY6As2MCTzXy9hRh5zhfrPe_HUBK5hEuRLTqGznkaxsv/s1600-h/P3200028.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316170973217017026" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6WxFaE480qjYYII_OZhJpUKLERY0rPkY5PriXVVhs9mngy3cfud2jNagO-1F9XoBaWPYqSa5EECl4e9SVlF0IAdEHsY6As2MCTzXy9hRh5zhfrPe_HUBK5hEuRLTqGznkaxsv/s320/P3200028.JPG" border="0" /></a> The Whole Crew (Dr. Noriega delivered us all!)<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0-mv6WJ-ekew3ukZ8FCKrHf-aMP03HDxwMMyBVhhUHNwJuKSsGVChO46EtoX5Q0pcziUDdbFyQrAQE9YxJoQFwbV3LTM2tVkOFer9e1noDv4lO4t9WK9oAtIYZnCeavdGrQP2/s1600-h/P3200026.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316170973126389506" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0-mv6WJ-ekew3ukZ8FCKrHf-aMP03HDxwMMyBVhhUHNwJuKSsGVChO46EtoX5Q0pcziUDdbFyQrAQE9YxJoQFwbV3LTM2tVkOFer9e1noDv4lO4t9WK9oAtIYZnCeavdGrQP2/s320/P3200026.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />With Mom and Dad<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-4BQlU0GNeaEogZCYSdYwvE1Nm7wkYlc5BdbETFLBLfawZz2wu1X6nD0E_g_d9L2XwhleoH_0_S2o4SadGLw-m3iTvaHgM7qcUc94yXZrBBAjaLTg6muAYXKFZ5D6pWMQjBXd/s1600-h/P3200020.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316170962279996578" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-4BQlU0GNeaEogZCYSdYwvE1Nm7wkYlc5BdbETFLBLfawZz2wu1X6nD0E_g_d9L2XwhleoH_0_S2o4SadGLw-m3iTvaHgM7qcUc94yXZrBBAjaLTg6muAYXKFZ5D6pWMQjBXd/s320/P3200020.JPG" border="0" /></a> My first minutes in this world.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /></div>Bryan Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13741833844968730378noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28354509.post-19753303836303724852009-01-05T16:51:00.000-08:002009-01-05T17:11:26.707-08:00Reflections<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisDjQidfePhwS4A-VhkEn77fgkHJTljCd2vqiewoDyckKL_EAHHNYI6ZCYQxbb2jKXq6hugkjr1v8-1r9BONPr5KZrk7Cc9A3mQOmjHvBw58-Sq1H8j6FrWQLatSTl_tdgUHY2/s1600-h/PC220033.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287980448066976658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisDjQidfePhwS4A-VhkEn77fgkHJTljCd2vqiewoDyckKL_EAHHNYI6ZCYQxbb2jKXq6hugkjr1v8-1r9BONPr5KZrk7Cc9A3mQOmjHvBw58-Sq1H8j6FrWQLatSTl_tdgUHY2/s320/PC220033.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><center>Mom and Pop Swain are with us as she recovers from a broken leg. </center><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeJuoDG6PY9ItoNL2r_hIIS4UmgN-AJjNlznR2o0jlWQP3Dvs2C1cUtjSxGdCHuhOwiU5-61-G40nl5CsBtMLugyYnhQwYU0W5JLhRn9DIhsbY3hZuX_zIgNq3YgOsykzfkINj/s1600-h/PC220007.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287980440474177650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeJuoDG6PY9ItoNL2r_hIIS4UmgN-AJjNlznR2o0jlWQP3Dvs2C1cUtjSxGdCHuhOwiU5-61-G40nl5CsBtMLugyYnhQwYU0W5JLhRn9DIhsbY3hZuX_zIgNq3YgOsykzfkINj/s320/PC220007.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><center>One of our Family Portraits for Christmas.</center><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhylnQTQhJDa947GWVv5dnUg8O5RIe7ZPY19sSsgEFjyCHy-Zyy-TQmRW4UAP6I3_s_gcIi8HjMGTXwfqYH9ZRsPW5Sb1aJ08rNn7qsc0GiDNk19w5QaJJ5WwwPsNs7A504t806/s1600-h/PC220001.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287980435999153506" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhylnQTQhJDa947GWVv5dnUg8O5RIe7ZPY19sSsgEFjyCHy-Zyy-TQmRW4UAP6I3_s_gcIi8HjMGTXwfqYH9ZRsPW5Sb1aJ08rNn7qsc0GiDNk19w5QaJJ5WwwPsNs7A504t806/s320/PC220001.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><center>"Those are Spirit Fingers, THESE are spirit fingers!"</center><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX-PGlIayuf9cqi9UXwh-tZCdXD8CpY0-0Nv5pj8lOvfU8B61jH-S5mX-s9eWkFihTZ8NBBxfqcm3_gB_KqIosDfCCWXcTnEJ1-Wqh2wu4gisqgKEXfC2nXIhT-O0wmdPryCJI/s1600-h/PC220004.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287980433130566914" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX-PGlIayuf9cqi9UXwh-tZCdXD8CpY0-0Nv5pj8lOvfU8B61jH-S5mX-s9eWkFihTZ8NBBxfqcm3_gB_KqIosDfCCWXcTnEJ1-Wqh2wu4gisqgKEXfC2nXIhT-O0wmdPryCJI/s320/PC220004.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><center>My mini-me.</center><br /><br />I've recently finished reading "The Last Lecture" by Randy Pausch. It has caused me to reflect upon the many things I'd like my children to know and remember as they grow. I also reflect upon my life and how quickly I seem to have gotten to this point. Sometimes I really wonder if life between 19 and 36 have really existed or was it simply a fitfull dream of tasks. I fear I've been too focused on the future of things to come and have forgotten to enjoy the now.<br /><br />We have had a wonderful holiday season between Christmas and New Years. My job with a public school doesn't pay near what I could be making elsewhere, but having two weeks to spend with my family is truly priceless. Brock is my mini-me and I enjoy watching the others growing and loving life. Bryce is now a deacon and I cannot believe that this last part of his "youth" is at its inception. I am enjoying life immensely and feel blessed to be in my current state.<br /><br />I truly believe that my family is my greatest possesion on this earth...and will be as we continue on after this life. I find more joy in the day by day and hope that I can remember to let them know that. We recently bought a video camera to capture those beautiful moments. I hope we fill up every possible media that we have with those wonderful memories so that they may enjoy them as well as they get older and move on with life.Bryan Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13741833844968730378noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28354509.post-69667372131731058192008-10-05T16:09:00.001-07:002008-10-05T16:13:50.381-07:00Some Pictures of Galveston Work<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh5QrGMNVD039AAR3kLBbK5pzXIUrzFqzijHD1CFr2sNdtpDmIE2w2X8iM0EAPGL7X5khmgqxDelw42x2gujThSsAW28yOjlbeMd51zgTHJK9CXa87zj8KekMC1UV1TSh-qRZx/s1600-h/DSC02647.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh5QrGMNVD039AAR3kLBbK5pzXIUrzFqzijHD1CFr2sNdtpDmIE2w2X8iM0EAPGL7X5khmgqxDelw42x2gujThSsAW28yOjlbeMd51zgTHJK9CXa87zj8KekMC1UV1TSh-qRZx/s320/DSC02647.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253811751506371970" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirKFtfhJYUPxLwzr-dxHC_ryobXYeeKxPeSsIrDScM8MedmsUzP4c4G32xqeNnMqaO-5dq17VGIvmkxiDjyWNc3gIZtYeVCYsD-FfXRIoQgU29udzGTAPJAues2pj1f-lkTS0D/s1600-h/DSC02632.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirKFtfhJYUPxLwzr-dxHC_ryobXYeeKxPeSsIrDScM8MedmsUzP4c4G32xqeNnMqaO-5dq17VGIvmkxiDjyWNc3gIZtYeVCYsD-FfXRIoQgU29udzGTAPJAues2pj1f-lkTS0D/s320/DSC02632.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253811754810538338" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh88WpgiIUH1mRrtrgS70uVijsosNs0rNnZOiz7UIue68jZnhWpl1Q3q0kYEkP8YY5HQSPp_b5ZdNYut8CG7kVxf_EyyPRCBvEo4Buhi3RkZtNz2S_U-puuddfVGuY5LJ4IAvSy/s1600-h/DSC02644.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh88WpgiIUH1mRrtrgS70uVijsosNs0rNnZOiz7UIue68jZnhWpl1Q3q0kYEkP8YY5HQSPp_b5ZdNYut8CG7kVxf_EyyPRCBvEo4Buhi3RkZtNz2S_U-puuddfVGuY5LJ4IAvSy/s320/DSC02644.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253811757145867378" /></a><br /><br />Notice the grass at the top of the fences.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQiN4G-PbL7WHF77Jl0se4wIQpyeJP5T0HgMXLnAAyBSmw3Uu1PsSstSe9kN96hB2xB8YDQcHoScpQUnJpLHLgTk2gbw97BRELBkrQPVMGEDQJxEV_Ez1NLz4CY52l22qkt0PH/s1600-h/DSC02630.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQiN4G-PbL7WHF77Jl0se4wIQpyeJP5T0HgMXLnAAyBSmw3Uu1PsSstSe9kN96hB2xB8YDQcHoScpQUnJpLHLgTk2gbw97BRELBkrQPVMGEDQJxEV_Ez1NLz4CY52l22qkt0PH/s320/DSC02630.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253811759991843586" /></a>Bryan Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13741833844968730378noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28354509.post-37255147671554146372008-10-05T07:08:00.000-07:002008-10-05T07:51:41.287-07:00Galveston CleanupYesterday members of the Corpus Christi Texas Stake were asked to go volunteer to work in Galveston with the Church in an effort to help people clean up from the recent hurricane Ike. I believe we had around 100 people attend from our stake. There were many other stakes that also attended, and the cleanup effort is ongoing.<br /><br />I drove up with my dad and Bishop Nelson. Josh and Jeremy went up also and we stayed at Kenny and Karen and Kelley's house, which we were EXTREMLY grateful to do. Otherwise we would have been leaving around 3:30 in the morning to get there for the beginning assignments.<br /><br />As we made our way from Santa Fe to Galveston you could see the progression of destruction from wind to water. It is amazing to imagine the amount of time it will take to restore most of what once was. The first thing that hits you is the cars in the ditches or the boats up against the road and all the debris and trash piled up on the embankments of the highway. The second is the smell. If only I could make scratch and sniff pictures, you'd have a much better understanding of what it is like. Although most people tend to think that the wind is the most dangerous part of a hurricane, (what category is it?), the worst destruction comes from the water. The tidal surge reached at least 15-20 feet in my estimation in the places we went.<br /><br />Imagine losing everything that you have except the frame of your house. Now imagine everyone, block by block, doing the same. All the trees, shrubs, grass and plants are either dead or dying. Every appliance, book, picture, piece of furniture, clothing... it is now ruined. Food in the freezer or refrigerator is spoiled and oozing toxic waste if you mistakenly open the door. Water, mixed with any foul substance and smell you can imagine, is pooled into any conainer will to hold it. After three weeks of sitting, it is now once big cespool.<br /><br />As we gathered at the chapel in Galveston, spared any damage whatsoever, we formed our team out with Brother James Torres joining us. We received our Mormon Helping Hands t-shirts, our orders and orientation, and after a hymn, prayer, and LONG speech by those in charge, went off to our first of two assignments.<br /><br />We were only a few blocks from the chapel. Our first task was to gut out the garage of a home that sat at least 10 feet above the road and everyone else around them. They were two weeks from closing the sale on their home. Now...who knows.<br /><br />We removed boxes of clothes, books and pictures. The garage door. A car that was molding and now worthless, and several other pieces of furniture and personal belongings. The water damage was low on the walls due to the height of the house. We took out the lower four foot section of the walls so that it could dry and be repaired. After meeting the home owners, finishing up and taking a quick break, we were on our way to our next task after about two hours of work. <br /><br />The next project was to remove everything from the home, including sheetrock and flooring. I feared this would be an overwhelming task. However, to our great fortune all furniture and other items were already removed from the home. We removed all the sheetrock and wooden flooring from the entire house. We had started at about 11:00 am, and including a lunch break and several water breaks, we finished our task around 4:00 pm that afternoon. We were extremely grateful for the cool weather. Even at that, with several drinks ingested, many of us were still depleted of any liquids internally.<br /><br />We said our many goodbyes, and with requests to join the homeowner for a bar-b-que in six months (he feels that is when they will be able to return to a finished house) we left back for the chapel. After turning in our paperwork, and stretching out the soreness, we returned to Kenny's house for much needed showers. We were pleased that Uncle Kenny joined us for our second house, and then was gracious enough to provide pizza.<br /><br />Dad and I left for Corpus around 7:45 that night, and, even though we had slept on cots the night before and worked all day, somehow, I just wasn't tired enough to sleep on the way home.<br /><br />Note: I am having problems with the camera...but will be posting pictures soon.Bryan Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13741833844968730378noreply@blogger.com3