Kewl close up of shark swimming past in tank at Myrtle Beach Aquarium 

Kristina and Whitney in background. Kristina is holding something that is part of the crab phylum.  

Kristina Lyn Moffitt in front of the computer at home. I know, its a bit dark but Justin took it.... 

Bonding with my newest elliptical trainer

Ok, I finally did it!! I found a Pro-Form 545E elliptical trainer at Goodwill where I work and it cost me a whopping $4.99!! I had something like this about 2 or 3 years ago when we lived in Bluffton and I paid a LOT more for it than this one. The one I had in Bluffton was electrical and had more computerized workout programs and monitored my pulse etc. This one has the arm motion for cross training and is self powered. That works for me because the payment is PAID in FULL!!

It is a good thing I have been walking 1.6 miles several times per week because this gadget really gave me a workout in the short time I was on it. Here are some of the measurements it gave me about my workout this evening.


30 minutes
.88 miles
1.7 mph average speed
167.2 Calories burned
52.8 Fat calories burned


How many calories does it take to loose one pound you might ask.... Would you believe 2000 ?? LOL... That is right folks. You have to burn 2000 calories to loose one pound. That also means that while you are burning calories you need to REDUCE your calorie intake and INCREASE your water intake by 8 glasses of water per day.

Ok, now I do not have an excuse about getting a workout. I have this thing sitting in my kitchen right next to the refrigerator. I have a choice. Do I go to the refrigerator and EAT or do I climb on this thing and shed some of these unwanted pounds?? LOL... I can hear it now. You have the elliptical trainer next to your refrigerator?? Is that sort of crazy? Yes, actually it is. Then again, we are VERY limited to space and it needs to be in this part of the house so I can turn the music up when I work out.

Ok, so it is a PRO-FORM 545E elliptical trainer. LOL... Silly me!! 

Performa 545E Elliptical Trainer purchased from Goodwill for $4.99  

Upgrade the FIRMWARE on your Linksys BEFSR11 or BEFSR41 Switch/router/firewall TODAY

The following Linksys Product Description tells you WHAT this device GIVES you on your home network. :)
If you have a High Speed Internet Connection I would HIGHLY recommend that you ADD this EXTRA layer of protection so that you have a HARDWARE firewall between you and the Internet. I can NOT stress this enough.


Built-In 10/100 4-Port Switch!
Supports up to 253 Users!



The Linksys EtherFast® Cable/DSL Router with 4-Port Switch is the perfect option to connect multiple PCs to a high-speed Broadband Internet connection or to an Ethernet back-bone. Allowing up to 253 users, the built-in NAT technology acts as a firewall protecting your internal network.

Configurable as a DHCP server for your existing network, the EtherFast® Cable/DSL Router with 4-Port Switch acts as the only externally recognized Internet device on your local area network (LAN). The router can also be configured to block internal users' access to the Internet. A typical router may have to rely on an external hub or switch to share its Internet connection, but the Linksys EtherFast® Cable/DSL with 4-Port Switch Router channels this connection through the blazing, full duplex speed of its built-in EtherFast® 10/100 4-Port Switch.

This cutting-edge combination of router and switch technology eliminates the need to buy an additional hub or switch and serves your network as a completely dedicated, full duplex backbone. Now your entire network will enjoy blazing Broadband Internet connections supported by its robust switched backbone. With the dual-function speed and power of the EtherFast® Cable/DSL Router with 4-Port Switch, your network will take off at speeds faster than you ever imagined possible.

Note:
This unit requires an external Cable or DSL modem with an Ethernet RJ-45 interface.

BEFSR Tech Helper

Additional Information on Firewalls and Internet Security

Additional Support Page Help

Mac Firmware updating software from MacTechnologies
Please note: MacTechnologies Consulting is not affiliated with Linksys. Please do not contact them for support issues with your router.

Macintosh Installation Instructions

MAC Address Registration help PDF

Download the LogViewer Application to look at your Access Logs in more detail. You can download the latest version of the LogViewer here.

This router is compatible with All window Operating systems. Windows 95, 98, 2000, XP, NT, and Me.


Linksys routers can't be sniffed at any more

Firmware upgrade for all


By Fernando Cassia: Tuesday 08 June 2004, 07:00


PERHAPS HURRIED by our recent report about the BOOTP based exploit and sniffing vulnerability in popular Linksys routers like the BEFSR11 and BEFSR41, the firm has released firmware version 1.45.11, dated June 4, that specifically mentions closing the BOOTP and memory leak hole which allowed remote sniffing of TCP/IP traffic passing through the devices.

Here is a quick list of fixes, straight from the release notes:


Fixed CGI string attacks issue
Fixed UPnP on Windows XP SP2 issue
Fixed One way audio issue
Fixed NAT-T issue for some VPN connection
Fixed DHCP server revision, fill the siaddr to the server address
Fixed DHCP (BOOTP) vulnerability issue
Added Filter IDENT(port 113) to appear stealth when scanned
Added DHCP option 55 support
Fixed buffer leakage bug
Modified TCP Support RFC 3360 standard
Modified PPPoE/L2TP/PPTP fragmentation supports fragmenting 1 packet into more than 3.
Modified MTU/MRU function for better handling [of what?]
Owners of old revisions of the BEFSR41, BEFSR11 and BEFSRU31 routers, those made before the Cisco acquisition, will be happy to learn that this firmware was released for "Version 1" and "Version 2" hardware.



If you go to this link you can find the FIRMWARE upgrade for both of these routers at
Firmware upgrades for the BEFSR11 & BEFSR41 Routers ONLY....

WARNING: Do NOT do this if you are NOT POSITIVE about what VERSION of HARDWARE your Router is. The hardware version can be found on the bottom of the router next to the model number. If the version number (V2) is not there then it is assumed that it is V1. :)

Blogger Knowledge

Blogger Knowledge

Ok folks, there you have it. I could not have said or typed this much better myself. :) This is an EXCELLENT article about HOW you can utilize Audioblogger to ADD quality and quantity publishing content to your BLOG.

The ONLY thing that Blogger needs to do in my not so humble opinion is to make it EASIER for us to FIND other Bloggers who have the same interests or that live in the same local area as we do. A way to network one with another. Now that would be TOO cool....

Here I sit at the County Auditors office watching security monitors and the ebb and flow of humanity all around me.
Atleast I am spending my ten hour shift in front of a desk with Internet access and cold AC blowing on me. Usually when I work the 3 pm to 11pm shift at the Annex building there is NO air conditioning and I have to put up with the heat and humidity. Hopefully the maintenance folks will be kind to us and install a temporary window unit where the security scans folks for weapons before they go up to the Treasurers office. You are probably wondering WHY we do not have air conditioning in a government facility. The reason for this is because the OT Wallace building has been under construction for the last 12 months or longer. I am hopeful that in the next week or two that a temporary window AC unit will magically appear and we will feel some relief from the heat and humidity. We have been experiencing low to mid 90's and even the upper 90's on some days.


I added a Site Manager counter/tracker functionality at the bottom of my blog so that I can start tracking how many folks are visiting my Blog. I guess it would be nice to know how many hits I am getting and from whom. This site manager is free and offers basic tracking which is just fine for me. I also set up the ability to do Audio Blogging. This enables me to call a number with my cell phone and leave an audio message for my reading/listening audience. That means that if I chose to serenade you that I can. LOL.... Ok, I promise that I will not do a LOT of singing as I realize that it will cause what little readership that I do have currently to scamper away at a high rate of speed. LOL....



Thanks to Goggle I can publish in multiple formats to my blog. I can type my weblog out so you can read it OR I can post pictures for you to SEE or I can talk to you from the depths of cyberspace from my cell phone. It is a GOOD thing that my cell phone has FREE long distance. The only thing that i did not really care about is that a web browser pops up and forces you to listen to the mp3 file by clicking on a play button. I set up Winamp as my default media player which includes mp3 and was hoping that when I clicked on the audio blog that winamp would take over and play the media file. It was a nice thought but I guess since the mp3 file is located on an HTTP Web server that the website forces you to download the file BEFORE you can do anything with it.


WHAT will they come up with next ??

My FIRST Audioblog from my cell phone

Dont miss Venus crossing in front of the sun

My friend Dawn sent me an e-mail about this event and I thought it was worthy of letting my reading audience in on the secret as well. I probably would not have known about it had she not sent me the e-mail. Thanks Dawn!!


James Moffitt
http://www.jesus-connect.net/jcmoffitt
moffittj@bellsouth.net

SecurityFocus HOME News: Wardriver pleads guilty in Lowes WiFi hacks

SecurityFocus HOME News: Wardriver pleads guilty in Lowes WiFi hacks

Runt ro, its not nice to steal credit card numbers EVEN IF they are floating through cyberspace on a wireless connection. I guess these folks just drove themselves straight into a federal penitentiary after being STUPID.... I am glad they were caught... Keep an eye on your Lowes credit card statements for any fraudlent activity.

Maybe Lowes has figured out how to implement some security on their wireless network now that this story is out. LOL...

Silly people....

SOS Crash Recovery

I ALWAYS read multiple Lockergnome RSS feeds BECAUSE of the cutting edge technology news and information. I know that some of you that read my BLOG do the same for the same reasons. Good for you!! You will be ahead of the game because of the knowledge you are going to glean from this resource. Below I cut and pasted the paragrapy about SOS Crash Recovery. I am going to check this out and hopefully you will do the same.


Every Lockergnomie needs SOS Crash Recovery! SOS can fully restore your system without requiring reinstallation of all your original software or the operating system! Just boot up from the SOS command or program, recover the SOS image backup and presto - everything is back exactly as you like it! SOS will not affect the performance of your system. Fully restore a crashed system in 15-30 minutes. SOS goes way beyond the System Restore tool included with Windows XP, which requires an active session of Windows in order to accomplish the System Restore process. SOS can work from Windows or from DOS mode if Windows cannot boot or function properly. SOS can even store the disk image on another drive or DVD for additional safety in the event of a crash or mechanical failure of the primary drive. SOS will also remember your software and put it back the way it was before the crash. If you have valuable data, you can save yourself from a huge amount of work after a crash. This product can truly save the day. With the proliferation of so many viruses, the potential for disk crashes has increased. You really need an inexpensive and quick way to restore your PC, apps, and valuable data. SOS is a great solution!

CRN | Saint Song Lays Claim To World's Smallest PC

CRN | Saint Song Lays Claim To World's Smallest PC

Wow, I thought this article was of interest. Check it out!! I want one of these gizmos... LOL...

Public WiFi access - NOT for FREE

I had HOPED that I could use my new WiFi Sandisk 802.11b wireless card for wireless access while visiting the Hartsfield and George Bush International Airports. Guess what folks.... NO access. The night before I got on the plane I searched WiFi hot spots specifically for Hartsfield and there were four terminals that were advertised to have Wireless access for travelers. The Laptop Zone was the only place in terminal B that had Internet access. You had to pay 65 cents per minute to use their private cubicles with high speed Internet access. The employees told me that while the airport might have advertised WiFi hot spots that they did not have them turned on. Not only that but I discovered something even more irritating during my visit to the airports. Once upon a time pay phones used to have data terminals which enabled you to plug in your laptop and use an analog modem to dial up AOL or whatever DUN account you have to check e-mail and surf the web. In an effort to gouge the consumer for even MORE cash and to make it IMPOSSIBLE to gain access to the Internet the Airport management has had those taken out as well. No more analog data ports on pay phones. Isn't that special?? NOT.....

Then there is the issue of security. According to marketing experts that follow technology sales WiFi sales has really exploded in the last 3 to 4 years. Hardware manufacturers are mass producing Wireless Access points for home users that they can use by simply taking it out of the box, turning it on and making very few changes on the home computer and be communicating via wireless. The problem with that is that the hardware is defaulted to NO security out of the box. The end user is supposed to figure out HOW to implement the security themselves. I remember how hard it was for me to get my laptop on wireless access at the coffee shop in Mount Pleasant not too long ago. I have 15 years of experience with installing network access points, servers etc. It took me 30 minutes to gain access to the wireless network. I wonder how long it would have taken your typical end user? Would they have fought with the wireless connection with the same tenacity as I or would they have just given up after 10 minutes?

Wireless access is maturing and the hardware manufacturers have figured out how to churn out wireless access devices and the wireless network cards but no one has come up with a technology solution that will make it easy for a typical end user to log on to the wireless network (less than 20 minutes of fighting with configuration settings) and to have a basic set of security protocols in place that will allow paying customers access and other folks (war drivers or hackers) would be kept out. Until they come up with a seamless and easy solution public WiFi access will only be achieved by those folks that are in the know and are willing to fight with the settings.

When I was at the George Bush Intl airport in Houston on my way back I noticed two kiosks that were set up at our gate that allowed you to sit down and get access via the High Speed terminal for .25 cents per minute. The Kiosk that I looked had a folding keyboard that folded down with a touch pad for the mouse. The video monitor that was in the kiosk was at an angle and partially hidden from view from the user which really stank. I guess .25 cents per minute is better than .65 any day of the week. So, lets see if you are there for 30 minutes you would owe 7.50 to check your email and surf the web. I do not know about you but that is absolutely and incredibly ridiculous. I wonder how much money the airports are really making on these kiosks? Most of the people that I saw with laptops running were not getting near those cash cows. I would also imagine that the people paying .65 cents per minute in laptop zone were probably business people that had expense accounts that would allow them to recoup that expense too.

So, now I have a wireless card for my Pocket PC and my laptop. The only way I am going to be able to use it is for me to go wireless here at home which would include another 50.00 expense for a wireless router/switch/firewall. Maybe some day I will be able to afford that. The IT coordinator at Goodwill told me that he has a wireless switch that is thinking about enabling so I might be able to use wireless at work soon. We shall see....

Back to walking again

Ok, it has been 4 days since I went on my proverbial jaunt through the neighborhood. Despite my feeling like I have jello sloshing around in my noggin I invited my children to go with me for a walk this morning. Kristina has blisters from tight fitting skates so she bowed out but Justin went with me. I could tell that I had not walked for four days so this walk was a little bit harder than usual. I wish I had half the energy that Justin has. I kept having to tell him to slow down. LOL... There is nothing like connecting with your children duing moments like this. Justin told me he was looking forward to camp Happy Days. One week of fun filled excitement for the kids. What a blessing that is going to be.

Patty on left and Katy on right with the Yellow (Zoom Zoom) Bug in the background... 

James, Patty and Katy at Outback Steak House in Mt. Pleasant SC.  

Create and SHARE your photos online FREE

I have been using Webshots for years. I remember when I actually PAID for a subscription so I could get all of their photos on a CD rom. Then webshots went to having people PAY AGAIN for downloading more than one photo at a time for their desktop. That sort of irritated me and all efforts to communicate that I felt I was a charter member that had ALREADY paid fell on deaf ears. I suppose that they figured I would either pay again or shut up. I chose the later and because their photos are VERY good I decided that I could live with downloading one picture a day.

Today I was surfing their site and remembered that I have the ability to share a photo album with friends and family via the FREE account that you can subscribe to. I think that you are limited to the number of photos you can upload and then if you want to share more you have to (you guessed it) PAY for a subscription. LOL.... No, nothing is free anymore folks.

The link to the Webshots community website is Go here to sign up for free account and create your album
Once you do that and you upload some of your favorite photos (hint hint) then invite me to visit your photo album and use moffittj@bellsouth.net. Once that is done I can add you as a favorite member and when you upload new photos I can view them.

The alternative to this is HELLO which I posted in any earlier article in my blog (here) and you can BLOG your photos directly to your BLOG. Of course that means that you would have to CREATE a blog account (Free) on www.blogger.com and then you can use HELLO to publish pictures directly to your blog and share them that way.

So, anyway, I am hoping that you, my friends and family will use one of these methods to share some photos online with me. :)

Thanks

Houston the Eagle has landed.....

Well, it was more like a crash landing from the way I feel. I think that I managed to pick up some sort of foreign pathogen of some sort and now my immune system has turned up the HEAT to combat it. I thought at first it was a bad allergy reaction but I don't think you normally get a temperature with an allergy. Well, atleast that is what Doctor Mom diagnosed a few moments ago. If I want to get further clarification I could go down to Doctors Care on Rivers Avenue and let them verify that I DO have a fever and that I am sick. How much would that cost me and would I feel better after I paid them $$$$ to tell me something I already know. LOL... NOT

It IS good to be home even if I do feel like I was in a train wreck. Hey, that reminds me of the movie where this actor seemed to always cheat death. What WAS the name of that movie. I think he DID survive a train wreck and several other catastrophes. Hummmmmm.... More on that rabbit later.

I am waiting for my ears to pop after spending 3 hours in a MD-88 going 540 mph between 33000 and 27000 feet. They have not popped yet so when I eat a piece of my crumpet it sounds like a washing machine. LOL.... This is almost as irritating as having your pupils dilated and not being able to focus on anything close up. Heck, now that I think about it I still have a problem focusing on things close up. What in the world is happening to me?

While I was gone to the BIG city of Houston Texas I hooked up with a friend and ex employer while I was there. His name is James. What a coincidence huh? James told me about a remote control software called VNC. You can download the server and viewer module for FREE. If you are running XP or W2k allow it to start up as a System Service and then during the install process be sure to give it a hard password that only YOU will know. Now you are asking yourself, ok, so what, another piece of software to clutter up my registry right? Uhmmmm it all depends. Perhaps you might have the need to HELP your friends or family with some easy computer problems. How many times has someone called you and said. HELP... My computer is doing thus and so or is not doing thus and so and then you find yourself in the middle of a two hour long help desk situation where you are trying to get your friend or family member to describe to you what is on their screen or to read the error message. This program will SOLVE your support nightmares and allow you to remotely log in to their system with a user name and password that they set up and you can point and click and zoom around and fix the problem MUCH faster than if you had to take the aforementioned nightmare. Interested yet? Here is the link so click on it and try it out.
Real VNC Remote Control Software

I am SO happy to be out of the rental car and in one spot for once. I think that all I did was DRIVE DRIVE DRIVE. It is a good thing I had unlimited miles on the car. It is too bad I did not have unlimited gas coupons to fill the thing up. LOL... I paid 1.82 per gallon for regular unleaded so that is not too awfully bad. I was able to hang out with my friend James Michael and Tom Whitten on Thursday night and then James and I met up with Jeremy to watch Van Helsing and Day after Tomorrow. Wow, can you say ACTION packed flicks.... LOL... Sensory over load folks. My friend James told me that the next movie should be a prequel and it should be called Day before yesterday. Oh my, I laughed pretty hard at that.

Last night after watching Day after Tomorrow James, Jeremy and yours truly zoomed (zoom zoom zoom) headed over to 22300 Hwy 249 where we linked up with the charter leadership of Jesus Connect. Yes, I took pictures of John, Don, Reynold and his family but you will have to wait for the 35mm pics to be developed. I will be sure to get a CD ROM in the deal so I can do picture blogging to my hearts content. I found out that Don is getting married soon and that GOM (stands for grouchy old man) is still a grouchy old man. He fun lovingly calls me GOMIT or Grouchy OLD man in training. We started that years ago (over 10) and it seems to have stuck over the years. First we went into a Mexican restaurant where we stuffed ourselves to over flowing and then we retired to Reynolds house where we consumed cold liquid refreshments on the HOT and HUMID back porch. OH MY GOSH. I am not sure which city is the most miserable right now. It seems that I was landing in Houston when I got off the airplane and entered into the walkway this afternoon.

Well, that is enough for now. Jeremy has graduated and will be going to Wharton College for one year (community college) and then he will be going on to North Texas University where he will major in English and music I believe. I think he wants to teach band to youth. Way to go Jeremy, I am proud of you !!!! I cant wait to develop all the film I took this weekend.

Whatever you do as you enjoy your day off tomorrow (if you are) try to remember the PRICE that WAS and IS being paid for our freedom and the blood that has been spilled and will continued to be spilled so we can do just that. Relax at home and not be bothered with having to fight on foreign soil somewhere.

God bless

Coming to you live from Houston Texas where it is cloudy, HOT and humid. Once again I am reminded WHY I do not miss Houston Texas. LOL. The only difference between Charleston SC and Houston at the moment is that Houston is atleast getting some rain and that water is another reason for the high humidity in the air.

It has been 6 weeks since this trip to Houston Texas was planned and I waited with anticipation. The plane rides were relatively uneventful but I have to say that after 1 hour and 45 minutes of riding in the same seat mashed together in coach with two other unlucky occupants that I was extremely happy to get off the Jet in Houston yesterday evening.

I was quite impressed with the new Rental Car complex that they built on the north side of Houston close to Intercontinental Airport aka George Bush IAH. There was a shuttle bus that picked me up and shot me out to the main complex to rent the car and I was immediately ushered into the rental car and shown the exit where I verified my reservation. Nice car, nice service. What a deal folks!!

Once I was in the rental car I was reminded of one thing that I do not miss and that is the hellish driving habits of the 4 million other people who drive like bats exiting hell through one hole. LOL.... I had not been in Houston driving for much longer than 25 minutes when I found myself slamming on the brakes heading for the emergency lane wondering if there was some nice soft grass on the other side of the concrete barrier that was coming up a little too quick. It appears that as I was trying to exit off of I-45 South onto 610 West that three cars ahead of me there was someone in a black Ford Mustang who had slammed on its brakes in an attempt to get off an exit that they had already passed about 2 car links back. OH MY GOSH people. Lets take some prozac or something to calm ya down...

Once I was in Houston I picked up my friend James Carberry and headed out to sit in the parking lot on I-10 West headed out to Dairy Ashford and Don Coleman Stadium where the commencement ceremonies were to be held. We managed to grab a bite to eat (snack) and made it to the auditorium around 7:10 pm. It is a good thing we arrived 50 minutes early because the auditorium filled up quickly. I had called my friend Tom Whitten and Donel to come to Jeremy's graduation but Tom was the only one who made it.

The ceremony itself lasted about 2 hours. From what I could see there were approximately 5000 people in the stands and then the graduates on the floor all dressed in Terry Highschool RED and the staff who had on black robes. James Carberry was kind enough to man the video camera for me and I spent most of my time on my feet up on the top row taking pictures with our new Canon AE-1. I was disappointed in the fact that at the top of the arena that the people who were not sitting down in the auditorium were talking loudly instead of being quiet and respectful. I guess if you were in the actual seated area of the convention center you did not hear everything that was going on up at the top level. I was very pleasantly surprised that several of the students who spoke gave Jesus Christ the praise , honor and glory for their success and stated that together with God on their side that they could go on and overcome anything the world would throw at them. The prayers that were lifted up were very humble and not full of religous rhetoric. I was very pleased as a parent to hear the young people giving God the credit for their lives and their accomplishments.

I am sitting at James Carberry's office. James works for a printing company and no, I do not know the name of it right as I am writing this. Hugh, who is James's boss gave me permission to use his high speed network access to sponge e-mail and write my blog. I have to stop for now because the burgers that they cooked on a grill are now ready and my stomach is calling.

God bless

Justin Matthew getting award at school 

Justin Matthew and one of his Awanna Awards 2004 

Kristina Lynn with one of her Awanna awards 2004 

Dolly & Dave Satterfield at Awanas program handing out awards. 

Kristina Lynn Moffitt on left and her best friend Tanda Egbert on right.  

HELLO IS ADDICTIVE

LOL... HELLO!!! No, I mean it, really. Hello there! Yes, I also mean TRY out Hello from Blogger. As you can see I have been having a LOT of fun uploading pictures from our archives to Blogger. I only have 1500 pictures to go so hang on to your mouse. LOL....

Well, it is time to sing my favorite song. We owe we owe off to work I must go!! Time to put on the gorilla suit and head off to the County Office Building for another 8 hours of fun filled excitement. NOT.....

Yes, I will share a picture of me in uniform sometime in the near future. Are you up for THAT? LOL.

God bless

My friend Patty wearing her favorite Santa hat as she does her job at MUSC.  

My friend Daniel Gilliand from Alabama USA and his beautiful daughter Shannon!!  

The picture says it all folks. LOL... I will be flying Delta Airlines to Houston and NOT this carrier... My friend Dawn Higdon sent me this picture amongst many I will share later... 

My friend and sister in Christ Deelyght Jagessar in Bonnyville Alberta Canada. Bill Berry and I met her and her husband back in 1995 on a ministry conference we hosted.... 

An incredible war time picture of a helicopter off loading or picking up soldiers in Iraq. This was no small feat... 

A dear friend of mine, Bill Berry from Central Church in Tennesse. Bill is a friend and long time online ministry partner at Battle Plan Ministries and Jesus Connect Ministries.  

This is Jeremy receiving an award for being the Year Book Editor at Terry High School.  

Jeremy and his date Kacee at the 2004 Prom....  

Awesome picture of Jeremy at 2004 Prom. Gosh, he IS good looking aye?? 

I am not sure what THIS look is all about nevertheless I am PROUD of my boy!! 

Another good picture of Jeremy in front of water fall Sesquicentennial Park downtown Houston Texas 

Jeremy Graduation picture Terry High School Richmond Texas 

Jeremy Moffitt Terry High School Graduate May 27, 2004 

Walking walking walking walking

I am now walking approximately 4 out of 7 days per week 1.6 miles in 30 minutes in our neighborhood. That is better than what I was doing 6 weeks ago which was not much. The other day I was at the Pastor's house helping them with some computer issues when his wife and daughter made mention that I was losing some weight. I know that I have probably not lost much but I do know from the way my pants are fitting me looser that I am atleast toning up a bit even if the weight loss is very gradual. I am also feeling much better and I have more energy than before. That energy level increasing has given me more self confidence and the ability to suck it up and go for that proverbial walk even when my body wants to be lazy in the morning.

I am having more luck with the increased exercise than I have been with my diet. I need to find the same will power and tenacity when it comes to sticking less calories into my head. The BEST way to lose weight is to EAT LESS and EXERCISE MORE. Repeat this after me.

EAT LESS
EXERCISE MORE

Yes, I know, easier said than done. :) It seems as if the body has a mind of its own. No pun intended.....
Maybe the body (flesh) KNOWS that I am planning something silly with regards to denying it of what IT wants and it preemptively shuts down all the logic and will power circuits in my mind and takes over from there by opening my mind and starting the hand to mouth reflex problems....

Have you noticed how many people in your community have mad cow disease? No, I, we are not alone. Lets face it, us Americans are just down right obese. Someone said the other day that there is no shortage of food therefore we do not need to eat EVERYTHING in sight and that we just have access to way too much food to begin with. I never really thought about it that way but whoever said it is right. We do have access to way too much food.


Ok, enough said about mad cow disease. I am going to take my mind (and yours) off of the calorie counting madness and diving off into one of my favorite hobbies which would be photography. If you have know us (me) for long you had access to our www.fototime.com picture archive in which we had almost 1500 photos online. I took those photos in the space of the last 3 years. I guess you could say that I am a shutterbug at heart. I hate being on the business end of the camera but I LOVE being on the other end. The other day I noticed that there was a Canon AE1 35mm camera with a 50mm lens for sale at Goodwill. The price was 19.95 with 50% off which brought the grand total to 9.95. Yes, you guessed it, I am providing a new home for this camera. I was also told that someone saw a zoom lens for it lying around but I was unable to find it. So, with that in mind we now have another means of taking photos other than our digital camera or 8mm camcorder. Tomorrow I will be burning the first roll of film at Kristina's awards ceremony in the hopes that it will take some decent pictures. The proof will be in the negatives per sa... LOL....

If the pictures turn out I will take the camera with me to Houston and use it to take some pics there during the graduation as well as some of the sights there. I think that I saw something about Photoblogging over on Blogger.com. Gosh, imagine that, driveling through pics.... LOL...

The fun thing about using the Canon AE1 is that there is nothing automatic about it. With the advent of the technology age we live in everything is digital and automatic. Just point and click and the electronics does all of the work for you. Not so with the Canon AE1. You have to know HOW to use the different settings and I am embarrased to say that I have fallen victim to the technical simplicity of things and I have forgotten almost everything I ever learned about photography using this type of camera. With that said, it took me several moments to figure out HOW to open the back of the camera to load film. Just today I figured out how to remove the 50mm lens but it took me much longer to figure out HOW to put the silly thing back on.

Once I know that I know that the camera is still fully functional and I can figure out all of the different settings then I will begin the search for some CHEAP accessories for this camera. I will be needing a auto winder, zoom lenses and a flash unit and camera bag. I will be keeping my eyeballs peeled (ouch) over at Goodwill to snag any more good camera deals that come along in the near future.

School ending & Summer Beginning

Our children are growing up before our very eyes. Just the other day we registered our kids for the 2004 school year and now that year has flown right past our eyes. Kristina and Justin both managed to survive the year and even came out of the experience by learning some valuable lessons and gaining some awards and acknowledgement from their peers and teachers. I am going to have to build a shrine (book case) for Kristina's bedroom to hold all of the awards, trophies and such. Kristina was on the A B honor roll this year and had perfect attendance. Tomorrow we will be going to the awards ceremony at her school at 8:30 am. Today Katy went to Justin's school and ate lunch with him and attended his awards ceremony in which he received the "Best Author" award and "Best Otter" award as well. Justin went from struggling with his reading and speech skills to bringing his level up to the grade level he was in this year which is a HUGE accomplishment for him. Gosh, I am so proud of my children. Lets not forget my son Jeremy. Jeremy is graduating from High School this coming Thursday and thanks to Happy Days and Special Times I will be able to be there to watch him walk across the podium and take his certificate. Jeremy will be going on to college thanks to some Band scholorships and the help of his parents. I wish that I could take more credit for Jeremy's accomplishments but I can not. Jeremy has turned out to be quite a young man that makes me very proud. Jeremy has overcome some pretty big hurdles in his life and has shown me and others that he is capable of doing what he puts his mind to. Jeremy will be going to community collge next year and then going on to a university setting the following year.


It has been almost 3 years since our Jessica graduated from this world into the presence of God. I can not imagine the experiences our girl has lived in the last several years being in the presence of God. I ask God almost every day to hug our Jessica and let her know that her daddy will never forget her. I know that I spend more time in my blog bragging and talking about the children that are here on this earth as we know it but that does not mean that Jessica has left my mind or my thoughts. Jessica is still very much a part of our family and even though she is not here to share in the scholastic achievements of her brothers and sisters we know that her spirit lives on forever and that we will see her again one day when the Lord calls us home.

Katy has her very own BLOG!!

Ok sports fans, my wife has her very own BLOG located at http://katymoffitt.blogspot.com
So, with that in mind, add it to your favorites and check it out. I believe that there is one post there already from May 16th 2004. I also added Katy to our main Blog so she can post there as well.

God bless

Good morning Folks!!

In two weeks I will be flying to Houston to spend time with my son
Jeremy and other friends for four days. I am so ready to take 4
days off in a row. I have not had two days off in a row since the
end of March when I started working part time for Goodwill. I was
speaking to a friend of mine (ex employer) who told me via IM the
other day that he is going to provide me with a hotel room for the 4
days that I am there so that is a HUGE Praise the Lord. That means
that I will have my own bed to sleep in and some privacy when I need
it. :)

I was thinking the other day about how good God is to me and my
family. With regards to this "need" or "desire" I never petitioned
God for it. I never prayed and asked God to provide this for me.
Apparently someone in this group did and thanks be unto God he moved
on the hearts of several people and now I am going to Houston. How
wonderful is that? It just goes to show ME that God IS interested
in every detail of my life. I thank God every day for his provision
for our family. He continues to provide us with our needs and some
of our wants every single day.

Summer break is almost upon us folks. YIPES!! That also means Camp
Happy Days is almost upon us. Kristina and Justin are counting the
minutes for this event. :) Isn't that amazing? In this world when
you lose a loved one after the funeral everyone goes away and life
is supposed to go back to normal for everyone and you and your
family are left to deal with the grief pretty much on your own.
Thanks to the loving support of HDST we are never alone. We are all
part of one big family. All we have to do is stand up and holler
about whatever it is that we need to holler about and someone will
respond in some way. I am so thankful that my children have Camp
Happy Days to attend each year and that they are going to witness
and be a part of such a wonderful organization and the annual event
that takes place for kids with cancer and their siblings.

On a different note personally I have been trying to watch how much
I eat, what I eat and getting more exercise. This week I walked 1.6
miles 4 times or 6.4 miles. I have a path that I walk in the
mornings. I drove my car around and found it was approximately 1.6
miles and I usually walk it in about 30 minutes. The first couple
of times were tough. Now that I have done it for several weeks in a
row I have gotten to where I miss doing it. I have found that I have
more energy during the day and it helps me to deal with the stress
of life as well. I spend this time walking down the country roads
in my neighborhood and talking to God. I also try to shut up and
listen to HIM and I don't spend the whole time asking God to meet
this need or that. don't get me wrong, there is nothing wrong with
asking God to meet our needs or asking for a particular want.
However it is good practice to spend time quietly at HIS feet and
try to listen for HIM to instruct us and to encourage us in our
daily journey. Prayer is very powerful and I can say for a fact
that if I did not have quiet time with my Lord through prayer ,
reading of His word and fellowship with other believers that I would
be in dire trouble. These morning walks have enabled me to draw
closer to him and to separate myself temporarily from the garbage of
this world. So, with that in mind pray that I
will continue to walk as often as possible and to NOT stick so much
junk into my face. I need to excercise more and eat less. A simple
concept that is hard to do when you are so used to having the habit
of doing just the opposite.

Katy is studying for her exam that she will take in June. I will let
her tell you all the gory details but basically she will be able to
get her emergency teachers certificate in SC if she passes. The
test has been paid for (thank you Jesus) and the study materials
purchased. Pray that Katy will be able to retain this information
well enough to pass the exam.

On next Thursday I am going by GSP off of Rivers Avenue. It stands
for Good Source (P???). LOL, whatever. Anyway, this is a training
facility implemented by Goodwill industries. They offer all sorts of
technology training. They have a 5 week PC repair course. They have
all sorts of software application training, A+ certification and
MCSE certification training. I spoke to the office manager about my
needing to pursue my MCSE so that I can find a BETTER job in this
current market and she told me that my cost as an employee of
Goodwill would be around 1000.00. Currently the cost of an MCSE
cetification IF you go to a classroom setting is around 4k. So, the
fact that they offer it for 2k or 50% less than most training
facilities is awesome. The fact that I can get 50% off of that is
even more awesome. Then again, having 1000.00 might as well be my
having 1 million at this point in the game. Nevertheless I am going
to go check out the facility and see about financial options and how
I might be able to get some sort of funding to get this badly needed
certification. I have 15 years of experience in this field and now
I cant find a job partly because of no certification. Yes, this is
a need and a prayer request so please pray for this. :)

Well, enough babbling from James. I need to get away from this desk
and go for my walk. I did not walk yesterday so I need to go this
morning before church. :)