This Pilgrim's Progress - CPU

Several new posts

2006-07-31T07:30:00.000-05:00

Well I have several new posts in my "Wordpress" Web blog on my web domain

http://bgaugler.com/WordPress/

Also, I am making really good progress with learning new facets of setting up and maintaining a web site, ... but I have a LONG way to go

Jump over to my web domain and check it out
http://bgaugler.com/WordPress/

Yes...I am moving!!!

2006-05-27T15:10:00.000-05:00

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NO...Not from Dunbar... at least not that I know of...yet!!!

No I am moving my main blog posts to my web domain bgaugler.com

My new main Blog page is http://bgaugler.com/WordPress/

My new timeline page http://bgaugler.com/timeline/

The "front end" is not up and running yet... but I am getting close! I needed to wait till school got out before I started making the transition. It has always been my goal to have all of my web resources in my own web domain...but up until now I haven't had the ability or time to set it up.
The Blogging software that I have installed on my web domain is very powerful and will eventually be the best choice for me in the long run.

All entries from will be copied over to my main WordPress blog posting.

I will continue to maintain my Google BlogSpot site and my Xanga site so that I can post comments to other sites and also keep the newest posting with a link to my main Blog pages.

Some of my reasons for changing over to a "WordPress" blog hosted on my own domain are as follows (I will edit this post as other reasons arise).

My web domain runs better in China... and since my life...my very existence revolves around Kim and her happiness...well I will use my own domain's blog
It has always been my intention to put all my web resources into my own domain
Having my "stuff" hosted on my own domain gives me more control as to how it is published
I don't like the banner ads that show up in other services
( will post more later)

Postcard from China

2006-05-25T18:43:00.000-05:00

What a wonderful niece I have!!!
She sent me a postcard from China!!!
I really must be her favorite Uncle Brad
(actually her only Uncle Brad)

I will have to send her one from Dunbar

Prank 101

2006-05-25T18:35:00.000-05:00

Knowone else will understand this ... other than the one it is intended for!

Happy 16th Birthday Isaiah

2006-05-23T22:21:00.000-05:00

Happy Birthday Bryan

2006-05-23T21:51:00.000-05:00

Hope you had a great day!

Link to more pictures »
Link to "Out of my Tree" »

In the Celestial City…

2006-05-23T20:37:00.000-05:00

May 20th 1989

It has been 17 years now...
(1 day after his 54th birthday...he would have been 71 this year)

I was at Nickell supervising a work crew on a Saturday morning when I received the phone call from Mom that Dad had passed away

Link to Family Tree info page
Link to Photo Gallery album

(I have a more comprehensive posting on my official blog site. It is a part of my web domain bgaugler.com I have not unlocked it yet...perhaps in a few weeks it will be unlocked for comments and viewing. When I do open it up... my BlogSpot and Xanga will just act as a link to my official site)

Anonymous posts

2006-05-20T21:51:00.000-05:00

Well... I got blog spamed (about 28 hits)

It was strange... they were a whole bunch of "ata'boy comments" about my blog last night...and they all had embedded links taking you out to some spam / perhaps phishing sights that embed spyware/adware into your computer

I would like to leave my sight set on "anonymous posts" on the veiled hope that some forlorn'ed woman from my past (the list is very short...in fact there really isn't a list) will want to renew contact with me by leaving anonymous "posts" (I am kidding...sort of)...but I don't like wasting time deleting postsost's... I personally would rather waste my time writing eloquent posts like this!

Let this post be a warning...If you leave your account settings to allow "anonymous" postings you probably will get hit also. If you find a creative way of leaving your blog set for anonymous posts without the risks of spam...well let me know.

It was a learning experience for me...and if there is anything I am good at...it is learning from my mistakes...
...
.........NOT!

Sunday School Party tonight at the Goyak's

2006-05-16T22:24:00.000-05:00

As if Antone's shorts and shirt were not distracting enough... the volleyball got stuck mid-flight in the air and we had to quit the game because nobody could get it down.... But we all had a great time anyway

Follow this link for some other high quality pictures

Golden'less

2006-05-16T15:03:00.000-05:00

What a nice surprise... At lunch today I received a phone call from my friend Chrissy ...whom I affectionately refer to as "psycho Chrissy" :)

Anyway... she called to share the happy news of a new addition to their home! No not a baby or even a Golden Retriever... but rather a barking rat (aka a Yorkie terrier...I think that's what she said... she sort of lost me after she said it wasnt a Golden)

Oh well... I hope they are happy anyway!

Day One Week One (SummerLude)

2006-05-15T19:05:00.000-05:00

Today was the first day of summer school. I have one student... you could say "he's in a class by himself" (ok ok...I know...but it had to be said) Anyway the day went really well and I am looking forward to the rest of the week. Next week I have another class with one student. It is really different teaching a class of one. In Intro to Computer's class we start out watching several video's and discuss them as we go.

for more pictures from the week follow this link

Happy Mother's Day

2006-05-14T12:04:00.000-05:00

Mom...I thank the Lord for you and Dad.

God is so good to give me parents like you.

I was trying to think what I could do for you this year... but then it dawned on me ... I have Ben and Allysa up here... How nice is that...two fewer people at your house (hey... I do what I can)

:-)

Seriously...I love you... have a Happy Mother's Day!!!

Paris of Pembine

2006-05-13T19:55:00.000-05:00

Tonight I had the opportunity to take out for dinner my niece and nephew (Alyssa and Ben) and Sarah Beary (aka "little sister"). We got the broil salmon and had a great time of fellowship. I am really going to miss having Sarah around to pick on this summer.

The campus is becoming a ghost town (so sad)

Graduation

2006-05-13T13:57:00.000-05:00

Follow this Link for more pictures

Wonderful weather

2006-05-12T10:11:00.000-05:00

Its been really interesting weather the last few days... the semester is going out with a bang! Two weeks of summer school and then I am done for the year. I am going to need a lot of prayer for the summer as I completely overhaul my curriculum. It has been a VERY difficult school year but God is good all the time and He has lessons for me in the mist of my failures.

Blackout

2006-05-11T10:44:00.000-05:00

What a fun day for last day of exams !

The power went out in the afternoon ...right in the middle of putting in grades... It only put me behind by a few hours! But I did get all the grades in by around 8 pm. PTL

I was suppose to have a cake delivered this afternoon...but unless I wanted to try to make frosting with the mixer plugged into a UPS backup unit and mix it by candle light... well anyway it was just one day late. I was also able to get two more in and out of the oven by midnight. (what a day)

Award's night at Cubbies

2006-05-10T21:59:00.000-05:00

Last night of Cubbies for the year (so sad)
I will really miss all the kids... and even the leaders (you too Jenelle)

I am really REALLY going to miss my friends Amber and Rachelle. They have put up with alot from me over the years and I am really sorry to see them graduate and leave.

Follow this link for a few pictures

Megan's Spot

2006-05-09T20:21:00.000-05:00

Daily Grind with Section C and D

2006-05-08T19:03:00.000-05:00

Monday night I had the last to sections of my Basic Skills classes meet at the Daily Grind to treat them to drinks and cake.

Of course had "other" visitors show up for the festivities.

Follow this link for all the pictures

Junior !!!

2006-05-08T08:36:00.000-05:00

Happy Birthday Paul ... (Ben's Dad [noted for my students])
Have a great day...You deserve it!!!
You are the best brother-in-law named Paul I have ever had.

For more pictures of the whole Holdeman clan... follow this link

I am not sure why the tongue is hanging out ???
I think its for balance and equilibrium

Happy Birthday Tiffany Hope

2006-05-06T23:37:00.000-05:00

Have a Happy14th Birthday "curley sue" I can't believe your that old!!!

link to your family pictures
I will have your own album done soon

link to the Family Tree database

Awana's Workers Cookout

2006-05-06T19:21:00.000-05:00

We had a great time tonight at the cookout at the Curell's house.

For the rest of the pictures follow this link

Danielle's "special"... Oh...and it was her birthday too

2006-05-06T15:54:00.000-05:00

I had the priviage of catering a birthday party for Danielle aka"the dark-side"

(my student
and Cubbies co-worker)

Happy Birthday Danielle

For all the pictures of the party
Follow this link

May 6th in Dunbar, Wi

2006-05-06T11:31:00.000-05:00

Yes...you are seeing correctly...that is ice!

I did a double take myself!!!

This was taken behind the JEC building this morning about 9:30am

But you know what... I love what the Lord lets me do everyday!!!

My dear sweet "blister-in-law"

2006-05-04T14:49:00.000-05:00

My heart skipped a beat when I looked in my mail box and saw a card from my sister-in-law
If you knew some of the strange things she has sent me...you would understand why I would be a little paranoid about seeing anything from her. But strangely enough...it was something really nice!! PICTURES !! A picture of my niece in China and my newlywed niece and her man and then a picture of me (with a really intelligent look on my face) and two of the sweetest little girls in the world.

Follow this link for "full res" version's of pictures

idle hands...

2006-05-03T15:26:00.000-05:00

You would think with final exams next week...students would be way to busy for this kind of thing?

I guess we haven't given them enough to do?!

Supplement
I had to edit the picture to display the other guilty culprit!

It would seem...not only do they take pride in their evil deeds of others...but also insist on receiving recognition for their part!

A Package...that doesn't tick

2006-05-02T14:46:00.000-05:00

Thank you Daniel and Nicci
Apricot Cream coffee...My favorite!

OFA 412 - Introduction to Computers

2006-05-02T14:40:00.000-05:00

Five more at the Grind this afternoon
Anna Lou, Melanie, Rebekah, Alyssa and Joe
(they are all graduating...and they have had to put up with alot
over the last 4 years with me...I am really going to miss them)
follow this link for 2 more pictures

OFA 112 Business Machines

2006-05-02T10:52:00.000-05:00

Their turn at the Grind!

Ed is the luckiest guy on campus

Cranky Students

2006-05-01T21:32:00.000-05:00

Its strange... It must be the weather...
For some reason there seems to be so many "cranky students" out tonight!?!?!?

A cup of water

2006-05-01T21:03:00.000-05:00

Daily Grind with Section A and B

I had a great time with two of my Basic Computer Skills Classes tonight

Darcey actually decided to come and join the rest of the group tonight

Anytime the word gets out that it's "cake time" at the grind...I get former students that show up that want 6 or 8 pieces of cake (I usually cut them off at 8...
after all they still have to walk back to the dorm!)

Lindsey and Jenelle did a great job tonight serving up over 30 drinks

Click here for the rest of the pictures taken

Sunday evening service

2006-04-30T20:53:00.001-05:00

Tonight I had the opportunity to sing a solo in church.

I sang one of my favorite songs written by Dr. Bob Jones Jr.

(actually I believe Dr. Bob meant it as a poam)
It was put to music by Joan Pinkston and dedicated to my
voice teacher Dr. Bill McCauley

My Song

Thou, Whom seraphs joy in praising,
Thou, Whom angel hosts, adore.
Can my stammering tongue be silent
When I owe Thee so much more.

All undone by sin and evil
Child of condemnation I,
Yet Thou laid aside Thy glory
And for me came down to die.

Heir of heaven Thou has made me,
Bought me with Thy precious blood,
Took the form of man upon Thee
That I might be child of God.

So my song must swell the chorus
While the angels' praises ring.
I, a sinner saved
and pardoned,
have more cause
than they to sing.

"Let them eat cake"

2006-04-30T15:09:00.000-05:00

The Morning Services message by Pastor Collard was out of Titus 1
After church I went by Pembine Food Depot and picked up some chicken for lunch.

This rainy afternoon I am baking cakes for two of my classes. I will be making 4 cakes today and frosting them Monday afternoon.

Tis the season!
I have 2 Class Sections meeting at the Grind tomorrow night around 7:15 - 7:30 and I am treating them to drinks and cake. I am looking forward it!!!

Xanga vs Blogger

2006-04-29T23:35:00.000-05:00

Well it looks like I will settle on using Goggle's BlogSpot rather than Xanga.

I do like some of the features in Xanga; but I really like the fact that I can "post-date" or back fill my online journal using BlogSpot.

I am going to experiment with using a BlogSpot for a timeline. I have begun a new separate blog that will act as a "time line" until the year 1990. Using a BlogSpot allows me to have family and friends post comments on the individual events.

Springfest at Northland

2006-04-29T23:14:00.000-05:00

Today was Springfest at Northland. I drove on campus for a little while this afternoon...just long enough to take some pictures. It looks like we had a great turn out...and everyone was having a great time. The location this year was fantastic.

Just a branch

2006-04-27T22:56:00.000-05:00

This is a logo I created a long time ago.

It is a reminder to acknowledge the reality of the unseen.
We see the tree...(when we can see the tree through the forest)
...but we must always remember that the tree is nothing without the roots.

In this logo the root structure is greater than the tree.
A tree can never bear fruit without the continual daily life giving sustenance of the root.

So it begins

2006-04-27T19:27:00.000-05:00

Well I have started a blogspot. This is an addition to my "Xanga" and various Google pages.

My primary Google Page has various links out to my other web experiments.

Cubbies Party in the Daily Grind

2006-04-24T20:00:00.001-05:00

I had a "get together" for my Cubbies workers tonight at the "Daily Grind" here on Northland's Campus in appreciation for putting up with me this year! I love them all and thank the Lord for allowing me to work with them.It was also Lindsey's birthday...so we had the privilage of singing to her...again...for her birthday

For all the pictures follow this link

Matt and Rachael

2006-04-24T16:14:00.000-05:00

Well very dear friend's helped make my day today by sending me some new pictures!I hope and pray they will be able to make it back up for camp sometime!

Family Camp at Northland...A great experience......You all should try it!!!

It's a small world

2006-04-23T22:00:00.000-05:00

What a wild evening...Technologically speaking!
I am on my cell phone (free weekend minutes you know) with my dear sweet mom!
...Then my favorite niece in China "instant messages" me...so quick as a flash...
... I use "Google Talk - Audio" and switch my cell phone to speaker phone
...and Petimus Credimus...Indiana/Wisconsin/China are communicating loud and clear
(well Kim was loud...I was clear)!!!

Forced to start a Xanga

2006-04-22T16:40:00.000-05:00

(mirrored from my Xanga site)

Well... I am forced to start a Xanga Weblog...I really want to be able to comment on my families sites...so here goes! At least I can put the links to my other sites.

My primary Google page has many links out to other web experiments. This site really inspired me to get a web domain and learn the different facets of using the web and hosting my own web tools. One of those tools is an online database for researching the family tree. I decided to call it "Out of my Tree" (I thought it was funny). Genealogy research has been a hobby of mine for many years and I have always wanted a way of sharing the information I have found with my entire family anytime they wanted it. The World Wide Web is the only practical way of meeting that goal.

Another goal I wanted to meet with the web domain was making family photo's available anytime anywhere to all of my family. I installed a "Photo Gallery" module.
Over the next few months I hope to have thousands of pictures posted and organized.
I also plan on tieing all of these together with a time line of events in my life and my family. Right now these events and links are REALLY random; but eventually it will make some sense (hopefully).

Cubbies

2006-04-19T21:30:00.000-05:00

Tonight we had "Concrete hand night" at Cubbies! What a mess! Some of my leaders don't realize the problems with getting too much water mixed in with ready mix.

Also tonight at cubbies we took pictures of the kids with their leaders.

We will be making their certificates for awards night using these pictures. As you can see (if you follow the link)...I have more than enough leaders for the club (I have a waiting list of students wanting to work in Cubbies...It is a really nice position to be in...and I get the "cream of the crop"/ "the best of the best" for leaders )

Hanna's Surprise Party

2006-04-17T19:00:00.000-05:00

We had a really good turn out and Hanna was really surprised!

Alisha and Hanna have been such good friends and I am trilled to
hear that they will be returning Northland!

(follow this link to see all the pictures)