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Thursday, November 25, 2004
Happy Thanksgiving!
Today
I give thanks to God for the blessings of good family and friends, a
good job to provide for my family, and the freedom and liberty
protected in our wonderful United States of America.
Spending the last week in Washington, D.C. provided some great
perspective and interesting experiences on why this is truly the
greatest nation in the world. I am also very thankful that our
democracy works, and that the people have spoken in support of our
President George W. Bush. Many disagree, but they are a very vocal
minority. The election this year had a record turnout, so I think the
results truly indicate the voice of the people.
For a history of thanksgiving, take a look at Bill Petro's articles:
Happy Thanksgiving, and may God continue to bless America!
See also: General
Labels: family, God
Congratulations: 2 new arrivals!
Congratulations to my best friend,
Don and Heather Morgan, proud new parents of Cora Posey Morgan. Born on
November 18, 2004 at 2:23 in the afternoon, Cora weighed 6 pounds, 6
1/2 ounces, was 18 1/4 inches long, and already has quite a head of
hair! She arrived about a month earlier than expected, too.
Congratulations also goes out to my friend, Zarella Rendon, with the
arrival of Ryan James Goatcher. Born November 19, 2004 at 12:21 pm, he
weighed 8 lbs. 8 oz. and was 20 inches long! We missed Zarella at the
XML 2004 conference, but I'm glad she had the baby at the hospital,
instead of during a conference session!
See also: General
Labels: XML
Friday, November 12, 2004
XML as Artwork
As Frank Lloyd Wright said,
"Simplicity and repose are the qualities that measure the true value of any work of art"
Hopefully my blog contains both. I'm exhibiting my blog design as an
artwork piece at the XML 2004 conference in Washington, D.C. next week!
Samples from last year can be viewed at: http://www.xmlconference.org/xmlusa/2003/artworkpics.asp
And for my caption card:
<TITLE>Scotty's Engineering Log</TITLE>
<ARTIST>Scott C. Hudson</ARTIST>
<YEAR_CREATED>2004</YEAR_CREATED>
<COMMENTS>The blog covers a variety of topics,
including: XML, Music,Weather/Storm Chasing, Sun System
Handbook,DocBook, Astronomy/Space Program, Science Fiction, Legos and
TopicMaps. Each topic entry is displayed as if wrapped in XML tags,
using CSS styling.This piece is frequently updated as new entries are
posted. Visit today at http://blogs.sun.com/shudson310</COMMENTS>
See also: XML
Labels: XML
Wednesday, November 03, 2004
Frank Edwin Mason
It's been a week since I lost my "Papa", Frank Edwin Mason. He fought
cancer for three years, and passed away Thursday, October 28, 2004
during emergency heart surgery. He was the last of my grandparents, and
the one I was closest to. I miss him terribly.
He served our country in the U.S. Navy during World War II, and
later inherited and ran the Mason Candy Company in Trinidad, Colorado.
More of his history, in his own words, can be read at: http://www.trinidadco.com/101Families/Families/MasonFrank.asp.
He also wrote histories of my great grandfather Abe at: http://www.trinidadco.com/101Families/Families/MasonAbraham.asp and my great, great grandfather, George, at:
http://www.trinidadco.com/101Families/Families/MasonGeorge.asp.
I'll be posting more of his experiences in future posts. He always
looked to help and encourage others. He touched the lives of many
people, and will truly be missed.
See also: General
Labels: Colorado
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