Will

The Maker

2008-09-25T18:38:00.001-07:00

Oh, Oh Deep water
Black, and cold like the night
I stand with arms wide open
I've run a twisted mile
I'm a stranger
in the eyes of the Maker

I could not see
for fog in my eyes
I could not feel
for the fear in my life
From across the great divide
In the distance i saw a light
John Baptist
walking to me with the Maker

My body is bent and broken
by long and dangerous sleep
I can work the fields of Abraham
and turn my head away
I'm not a stranger
in the hands of the Maker

Brother John
Have you seen the homeless daughters
standing there
with broken wings
I have seen the flaming swords
there over east of eden
burning in the eyes of the Maker
burning in the eyes of the Maker
burning in the eyes of the Maker
burning in the eyes of the Maker

oh river rise from your sleep....

Way Back Texas....

2008-09-21T18:21:00.000-07:00

Weekend Edition

2008-09-21T18:15:00.000-07:00

Friday - Came home and crashed

Saturday - Worked all day (one month till this project is over w00t). Andrea came to work w/ me and then we went over to the Plano Balloon Festival. I was like a little kid again, Andrea should post some pics.

Sunday - Went to church, came home watched the Colts get beat. Man I just don't think we have it this season. Went to our Community Group, man what an awesome group of people. We couldn't be more excited about our Community Group and the new friendships. Now it is time for another week. Hope everyone's weekend was good.

New Blog I am Reading

2008-09-07T13:42:00.001-07:00

http://www.eartharchitecture.org/

Weekend Edition

2008-09-07T13:09:00.000-07:00

Friday - Worked and went to Art Goggle w/ Andrea. It was pretty cool and I got a good idea for a radius door.
Saturday - Worked all day and then went to a dinner @ a good friends house.
Sunday - Went to church, man I think that might have been the best service I have been to, EVER. Watched the Jags lose to the Titans which is good for the Colts!! And tonight we have our church community group. Pretty good weekend.

Fall 08 Promo from Keystone Church on Vimeo.

RIP Jerry Reed

2008-09-07T12:53:00.000-07:00

On a side note I would love to get one of these. Man how I wanted to be the Bandit when I was a kid.

Quote

2008-09-03T18:15:00.001-07:00

The grass is not, in fact, always greener on the other side of the fence. Fences have nothing to do with it. The grass is greenest where it is watered. When crossing over fences, carry water with you and tend the grass wherever you may be.

Robert Fulghum

Wind Power here we come....

2008-09-03T18:06:00.001-07:00

Signing up this month..w00t

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See also here

Weekend Edition

2008-09-01T16:07:00.000-07:00

Friday - Worked and came home and had some pizza
Saturday - Ran some errands came back and hung out at the house
Sunday - Went to church and can we say movie day, watched 3 movies with Andrea. Gone, baby, Gone was my favorite of the day. I haven't watched a movie in a long time let alone 3 in a day.
Monday - Woke up early and went in to work for a bit, took Andrea to breakfast, took Wrigs to the dog park w/ Andrea, went swimming w/ Wrigs and Andrea, eat @ Pei Wei picked up a book @ Half Priced Books, quick run into Target and now just chilling getting ready for the week ahead.

Suite Judy Blue Eyes

2008-09-01T16:06:00.000-07:00

Quote

2008-08-31T09:29:00.000-07:00

Got this little tidbit from a meeting I attended on Friday.

"Happiness doesn't come from doing what we like to do but from liking what we have to do."

Wilferd A. Peterson

And I found this additional one....

“Let me look upward into the branches of the flowering oak and know that it grew great and strong because it grew slowly and well.”

Wilferd A. Peterson

Current Reading

2008-08-25T19:40:00.000-07:00

Three Simple Rules

do no harm, do good, stay in love with God

Great book given to me by a friend.

One of my favorite Songs

2008-08-25T19:25:00.001-07:00

click here...

Just for you dad!!

It's Hawwwwwtttt in here

2008-08-03T18:16:00.000-07:00

Weekend Edition: IT IS HOT!

Friday Night: Went to bed early as I was really drained from a long week.
Saturday: Ran errands and had dinner with some friends.
Sunday: Went to church and heard an excellent sermon, man our pastor rocks!!! The guy changes lives. We then went out to Lake Lewisville for some skiing. See pics above.....

The Shack

2008-07-29T19:56:00.000-07:00

I just got done reading The Shack by William P. Young. Whoa what a book and what a read. I think I might have to re-read it again. I recommend it to all, powerful and deep stuff. I will post more insights on this book later, unfortunately I didn't tab it while I read the book.

America’s Favorite Architecture: The Movie Version

2008-07-29T18:06:00.000-07:00

Washington, D.C., July 17, 2008 — Like any good novel or play immortalized on film, The American Institute of Architects (AIA) takes a page out of Hollywood's playbook. The AIA announces Shape of America – a series of web-based short movies starring some of the 150 structures chosen by the public for the America's Favorite Architecture (AFA) list created last year.

See Article Here

Living Steel

2008-07-27T06:28:00.000-07:00

For its third annual steel housing competition, Living Steel challenged architects to design affordable, energy-efficient housing prototypes for Cherepovets, Russia, where temperatures can climb to 34 degrees Celsius (93 degrees Fahrenheit) in the summer and dive as low as -49 degrees Celsius (-56 degrees Fahrenheit) in the winter.

See article Here

Although I like the use of steel beams, columns and joists (as I work with these everyday) I am not sold on a steel exterior. I would use a precast system for the exterior as it is faster, cheaper and stronger. Or maybe if I wanted to get fancy and go for looks I would use a curtain wall system. Non the less Living Steel is a great concept.

New George Strait Song

2008-07-27T06:20:00.000-07:00

Obviously not the "real" music video, but I love this song so I had to post it.

Weekend Edition

2008-07-20T09:01:00.000-07:00

Friday Night - Didn't do much, went to bed early after a long, long week.
Saturday - Went water skiing all day on Lake Lewisville then came home and swam with wrigs.
Sunday - woke up late, went for a swim with wrigs and I have to go in to work for a building shutdown that will take place from 5:00 pm to 5:00 am tomorrow. Sucks.

Quote

2008-07-20T08:57:00.000-07:00

"A ship in port is safe, but that's not what ships are built for."

--Grace Murray Hopper

An Engineering Feat

2008-07-20T08:48:00.000-07:00

China Central Television’s multipurpose station and headquarters is part of a new generation of cutting-edge structures whose innovative architecture comes to life with the help of advanced modeling and measuring tools. The looping first-of-its-kind structure on the east side of Beijing’s central business district has a dramatic overhang suspended 36 stories in the air and a diagonally braced continuous-tube frame expressing the forces of its structural system on the facade. Engineers precisely predicted preset positions for the inclined steel, and the contractor, using more than 600 monitoring stations, made sure the structure moved into the correct final position. Foundation work included a record-setting, 40,000-cu-meter continuous concrete pour.

http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_febuar080716-1

Moment

2008-07-14T18:43:00.000-07:00

Current Reading: One Month to Love by Kerry and Chris Shook
Current Music: Cross Canadian Ragweed: Mission California
Mood: Ready to take on tomorrow.
Sounds: Fan going round
Smells: Soap
Temperature: 78
Thoughts: Need to slow down sometimes...

Wrigs and I in the Pool

2008-07-13T18:23:00.001-07:00

Cross Canadian Ragweed

2008-07-13T16:01:00.001-07:00

Love this song....

Ethical Architecture

2008-07-10T13:55:00.000-07:00

http://archrecord.construction.com/news/daily/archives/080710china.asp

Pretty good arguments on both sides.