BJ Not BK

Is it really June 20th?  No way?  Yes way?  Ok.  The Week in Weird is sponsored and supported by the following corporations and organizations:

People for the ethical treatment of pipe cleaners or PETPC
Hair Back Nation
Illegal Immigrants for Illegals
My local gas station who undercharged me 12 cents this week

1.  Friday is for photos and you are getting lots of photos.  

The weather this week has been amazing.  Last night I think it was around 72 with a slight breeze so as usual we all headed outside after supper.  I was a little upset as I found a scurvy dog playing on our play set trying to take me ship...arrrr.

Come to find out this was no scurvy dog but a very cerebral young man wrestling with the deep thoughts of this world.  

Paper or plastic?

2. Behind our house we have a walking trail which is uber cool.  We have found snakes, crickets, turtles, lightning bugs, June bugs, cats, and an assortment of plant life.

Not to mention tons of blackberry bushes.  

3. Finally - There are several areas in our neighborhood where there are no houses yet, just open lots.  The developers have allowed the yards to grow over and their are literally thousands of wildflowers/weeds growing.  It's hard to tell the size and scope here but these are about 5-6 feet tall and beautiful.

If you like great photography make sure to visit Steve Mckoy's Friday photos here [link] and Joe Thorn's here [link].

Want to see your photo published here?  Submit all family friendly photos to bjnotbk@gmail.com for consideration.  Please note that I reserve the right to publish or not publish any submission.

4.  Take the hundred push up challenge with me.  I was reading an article on Joe Thorn's blog the other day [link] where he shows a before and after picture of himself.  About a year ago Joe began running and through exercise and healthier eating choices has lost 40lbs.  The picture says it all.  Anyway, one of his goals is to start building his core body strength and so he has signed up to take the hundred push up challenge.   For a while now I have been practicing my push ups with the goal of someday doing 100 in a minute or less.  So I signed up.  You begin with a trial to see how many push ups you can do.  I did 55 which is not to shabby.  This is a 6 week program that you do 3 times a week and takes less than 15 minutes each time.  Any takers out there?

5. Product review -  Digital Camera - I love photography even though I am a horrible photographer.  I have always wanted  a nice digital SLR camera with all the lenses, accessories, software, air book, and.....maybe someday.  But for now I am a point and shoot type of guy.  For years my wife and I have owned Cannon digital cameras.  For the past three years we have owned the SD500 which is a fantastic camera.  Unfortunately we dropped in the other night and while it still takes fabulous pictures the zoom feature no longer works.  So, last night I purchased a new camera, the SD750 by Cannon.  This is a fantastic camera for the following reasons:

1. Ease of use - this camera has all the bells and whistles of more expensive cameras such as movie mode, special shooting settings (pets, night, snow, fireworks, etc) but even the most timid photographer can use it.

2. Large LCD screen - 3 inches which is quite large on such a small camera.  

3. Lithium rechargeable batter.  I hate buying batteries.

4. Size - This camera is so small you will want to take it with you everywhere you go which means you will end up taking more pictures and really enjoying the camera more.

5. Quality - 7.1 mega pixels provides all the mega pixels you need for ultra sharp pics you can crop, blowup, and make prints from.

6.  What are you reading?  A friend recently gave me Unchristian to read. 

This book is about what people outside the church think about those inside.  I will keep you posted.

7.  What are you listening to?  Me?  The New Coldplay.  This is a pretty good Album.  Enjoy!

8.  Weekend plans anyone?  Believe it or not we have another babysitter lined up tonight!  I think we are going to do a bike ride and dinner.  Saturday we are going to a cookout with some friends and Sunday evening we are partaking in the Lord's Supper.  Thank you Jesus!

9.  Thanks everyone for reading bjnotbk this week.  My prayer is that you will be entertained and encouraged or challenged each time you stop by.  I am also praying for you, my readers, that is, so be encouraged in knowing that no matter what someone, somewhere is praying for you.  Now go read your Bible, love your family, lover your neighbor, get outside, and love Jesus!