All this traveling and sitting at a desk all day and being in a hotel bed and poor sleeping habits while on the road is killing my neck. I’m getting tighter by the minute. I’m going to need some serious massage, rest and probably a chiropractor when I get home. Ouch!
Yesterday I bought a new iPhone case that I am really liking, the iSkin revo, from the Apple store. I also got to palm a Macbook Air for the first time, which was amazing. I hope they offer a 17” model someday and/or beef up the processor. The iSkin revo may have saved my iPhone yesterday as I was in the hotel whirlpool and managed to pull my iPhone from its “safe” resting place into the whirlpool. Completely submerged. Um yeah. I don’t even need to describe the horror. I was convinced a now had a $600 paper weight on my hand. Even worse the iPhone fell behind me so I couldn’t be sure how long it had been submerged (based on my movements I think around 10 very long seconds). I removed the iPhone from the case and was surprised how reasonably dry it was. Fortunately the case has a little plug that blocks the dock connector and grips the phone very tightly. That didn’t stop the speakers and mic and camera from getting wet though, as there are openings in the case for them. Surprisingly I could still listen to music on the headphones, but not the speakers at all—at least in the iPod application. I could get the speakers to work in the Clock application – which gave me extreme hope. But then the headphones went. I went to youtube thinking a rapid disassembly of the iPhone to drain any water was my only hope but quickly realized I did not have the tools to do that. I stuffed kleenex into the headphone port and examined the water damage indicator which miraculously was stark white meaning it had suffered no water damage. The headphones returned and eventually the speakers; wifi and the on, vibrate and home buttons all worked the entire time, however the side volume buttons were having issues. I could not get the volume to go down as the volume up button was malfunctioning basically acting as if it was being pressed, moving the volume slider in the software only worked as long as you held your finger on the slider than the volume ramped up again. For some reason locking and then unlocking the volume limit control seemed to solve this issue, or maybe just time. I read a post on the internet that suggested putting the phone in a jar of rice would help to dry out the phone. I went down to the front desk and asked for some dried rice, no dice. To Wal-Mart! The phone seemed to be in perfect working order but I still did the rice trick overnight.
I am happy to report my iPhone is in perfect working order. Phewww!!
After an enjoyable 4 days in Tampa, Florida I am returning home. I miss my family and I am excited to deliver some goodies I bought for them. The shopping in some of these larger U.S. cities is truly impressive, and I always wish that Daria was with me. I want to spoil her rotten and take her on a shopping spree someday.
The purpose of my trip was a Cone Beam CT Diagnosis and 3D Treatment Planning course not only for dental implants but for complete dentistry. What is exciting is we are almost at the point where we will not even need to take impressions of people’s mouths with goo. After working daily with CB/CT I cannot imagine practicing without this technology. A sleep apnea component is on its way as well where we will be able to use the CB/CT to calculate the volume of a person’s airway to predict apnea. This past year has been one of tremendous growth and I am fortunate to have studied under many of the world’s leading clinicians. I took to the course like a fish to water as there was a tremendous hands-on computer component and it felt good to be ahead of the pack. I also had the chance to have a lot of conversations with surgical specialists and learn lessons of life, career and techniques and even pass on a few of my own. I continue to love dentistry it is my passion. My sincere gratitude goes to Bryan Murray for his mentoring and prior to him Murray Knebel.
In March 2005 I wrote 8 Posts, with subjects ranging from Memory Loss, Quotes, Photography, Talents, Easter Preparation, A Favourite Song a Design Change and my love of Principles.
One of these posts generated quite a stir in the comments. Which I edited at the time. The controversy was over our photo selection of Joshua’s aggressive Tiger Face. Three years later we think a different photo would be better as well. I really enjoyed reading the Easter article as well. Brett also submitted a great quote from Theodore Roosevelt that would have been riveting to hear the first time.
I feel like most of these posts could still be posts from this month of March, though that certainly doesn’t make them timeless!
I’m assembling an iPhone development team to build applications for this next great platform. If you have a application or idea for the iPhone that you would like to see come into fruition please submit your ideas here.
Well it was inevitable, I fell behind on my Book of Mormon Hinckley Challenge. If you look a few posts ago there is a chart that updates my progress as it is entered (in case your keeping tabs). But today I got back on the bandwagon and read about 18 pages or so. My page average to finish within the 93 days has now been increased to 7.5 or so from a 5 page average. I ended up finishing 2 Nephi 9 today. To me this chapter is in the top five discourses of scriptural discourse of all time. I challenge you to read it immediately after reading this post! It’s explanation of the plan of salvation, commandments, sin, redemption, consequences of sin, the need for a redeemer, how the Holy One of Israel saved us from a first and second death, the mention of robes of righteousness, the judgement process, the saving of those who die without a knowledge of God’s plan and the explicit warnings against pride, vanity, and relying exclusively on the wisdom of man and riches and the guide to achieving happiness and confidence before our Maker makes this timeless and timely scripture relevant on any day and in any age. Go read it now!
Ever have one of those moments where you became painfully aware that a trait you disliked in someone else is exactly the same trait you have? It seems to just flip the tables of your understanding and blindside you. For one, it shows a total lack of awareness and how off base your judgement can be in regards to yourself. The other feeling that seems to come is one of understanding and then a little bit of self-loathing and a desire for forgiveness too. Why is it so easy to see the fault of another? Jesus’ analogy of the mote and beam take on a new meaning. You might be able to still see a sliver in someone as you look past that beam in front of your own face but become so used to that beam that it just becomes part of the picture like the rims of your glasses. Guess I need my eyes checked again, literally and figuratively.
I’ve been doing this blogging thing for nearly four years now and haven’t really sifted through any of my old posts. Some bloggers are creative in linking to their past writing, which I presume means they are taking the time to reflect on their body of work. I initially started blogging primarily to allow this type of reflection. But thus far I feel more of an urge to add more content then look back at the past. I’ve set a lot of goals and aspirations in this space, some of which I’m sure are still a work in progress or forgotten. I’m not going to let the fear of regret stop me however. In fact, I think I’m going to start digging up trends, bring unfinished business back to the forefront and reflect on some favourite posts. Nothing comes to mind as I write this, I’m looking forward to some surprises!