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Life is way to short to get hung up on the little things. Go and make your life what you want it to be. Design it. Spend more time planning your life than you would your vacation. Do it.

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Bebe is trying to convince me she needs out of her crate.

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/496218/bj.jpg http://posterous.com/users/5emmLOWWgz2V Brenden & Jenessa themcewans.net Brenden & Jenessa Fri, 25 Nov 2011 14:34:03 -0800 Wrangling Bebe http://themcewans.net/wrangling-bebe-65375 http://themcewans.net/wrangling-bebe-65375

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This is what I go through whenever I try to get Bebe inside.

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/496218/bj.jpg http://posterous.com/users/5emmLOWWgz2V Brenden & Jenessa themcewans.net Brenden & Jenessa Tue, 05 Oct 2010 10:58:00 -0700 Get The Most Out of Your Non-Music Audio http://themcewans.net/get-the-most-out-of-your-non-music-audio http://themcewans.net/get-the-most-out-of-your-non-music-audio

We just wrapped up an absolutely incredible LDS General Conference last weekend. The problem was that I missed most of it because I was busy with work.

For those unfamiliar, General Conference is a twice yearly, weekend conference where leaders from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints give teaching and counsel to church members worldwide. Over a two day period, there are a total of five, two hour sessions.

Thanks goodness for modern technology. Within mere hours of the original session broadcast, audio of the broadcast is available for download in mp3 format at http://lds.org & http://new.lds.org.

That in itself is a huge blessing! I however, would like to show you how you can add more value to this kind of audio.

My big tip? Convert the audio to audiobook format.

Whereas we are an iPhone/iPod household,I will explain how to do this using iTunes. This conversion may work for other devices that support the audiobook format, I just don't have a method of verifying it.

There are three primary benefits of playing an audiobook formatted audio on your iPhone/iPod:

1.  You can play the audio at normal, half or double speeds.
2.  You can rewind in 30 second intervals at the tap of your screen.
3.  Your device will always remember where you left off if you weren't able to finish a track.

HOW TO CONVERT YOUR AUDIO TO AN AUDIOBOOK

1.  Import your audio into your iTunes library. On your Mac, this is as easy as dragging and dropping your audio files from Finder to the iTunes window.

2.  Make sure your tracks are numbered in a proper sequential format. If you have less than 99 tracks, make sure the first nine have a track format of 01, 02, 03 etc. Otherwise it could play like: 1, 10, 11, 12 etc. You can change a track's number by secondary clicking on the file in iTunes, select Get Info then go to the Info tab.

As a side note, Conferrence audio is tracked like 1001, 1002... Where the first number indicates the session. This will work fine as well.

3.  Once your track numbering is in order, simply select all of your audio tracks in iTunes, secondary click them and select Get Info. Go to the Options tab then change the Media Kind to audiobook.

Now when you import your new audiobook to your iPhone/iPod, you will be able to enjoy some added-value listening!

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...Or so I thought.

Some time in late 2009, a friend (Tim) of mine was talking to me about a 5k he had run during the summer.  He mentioned that he might do it again the next summer and pitched the idea of me running with him.  At this point, I am 32 years old, extremely sedentary and have been for the last forteen years.  The idea had some allure.  The problem was that everytime I had any spurt of ambition to lift weights or have any level of activity, it was thwarted by getting sick which turned me off to being active.  Not to mention that I never had enjoyed running and could never understand why people would willingly do it.

Tim turned me onto a program designed around getting lazy butts like mine up and running.  The program is called Couch to 5k.  Fortunately, there is an iPhone app by the same name that walked me through the process.  Essentially, it is a three day a week for 9 weeks program that takes you through the baby steps that will get you to the point of running a 5k.

It took me a total of about 13 weeks to get to the point of running my first 5k, which was the Provo Freedom Run on the 5th of July.  Much to my surprise, I ran it in 35:32.  Much, much faster than I had ever anticipated.

Gratefully, I still run every other day and have been able to do some weight training on my off days without being sick.  I don't know that I have been in this good of shape since I hit puberty.  Nevertheless, I am grateful that I had a friend that just happened to ask me to join him this year in the Freedom Run and that everytime he talked about his running, it helped me to get out and do mine.  I can't say that I enjoy running (although I do enjoy the occasional runner's high) but I certainly like the way that I am feeling day-to-day not to mention the flub that has managed to disappear from my bod.

Freedom

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Here's a clip with Herc-a-Cheese and his pug-fu action. He is always "hiyah'ing" on Maybelle! We love it!

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Apparently, AT&T has reworked my contract so I can upgrade to the new iPhone.

The jury is still out on the new hardware.

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Do you remember the old Disney clip where Mr. Walker transforms into Mr. Wheeler once he jumps behind the wheel? (if not, see clip above :-D )

I am not sure what it is about Costco, but the same thing transpires there. It makes no difference what time of day you go, busy or not, seemingly polite citizens transmutate into rude, discourteous & uncaring people.

Granted, not everyone that shops at Costco is a Mr. Wheeler, but there has not been a single time I have been at Costco where I was not impacted by such a person.

So the next time you are shopping at Costco, please be polite and courteous. If you absolutely need to grab that food sample or you can't talk on your cell phone and walk at the same time, scoot you and your cart to the side. Be aware of the people behind you. Be lady or gentleman when someone's coming in or out of an isle.

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...global warming is alive and well.

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/496218/bj.jpg http://posterous.com/users/5emmLOWWgz2V Brenden & Jenessa themcewans.net Brenden & Jenessa Wed, 19 May 2010 15:20:18 -0700 Thanks, I needed that! http://themcewans.net/thanks-i-needed-that-0 http://themcewans.net/thanks-i-needed-that-0
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Today has been a tough one for me (and it's not even close to being over yet :-P ). This video however, was able to bring a little sunshine to my day.

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...and smile REAL big :-D

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/496218/bj.jpg http://posterous.com/users/5emmLOWWgz2V Brenden & Jenessa themcewans.net Brenden & Jenessa Thu, 13 May 2010 19:07:00 -0700 Bye, bye, bye.... http://themcewans.net/bye-bye-bye-5 http://themcewans.net/bye-bye-bye-5

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No, this isn't a tribute to N'Sync but rather an obituary to my Facebook account.  I've had it with their privacy policy changes and their less than stellar business practices.  Albeit, I do not do business per se with Facebook, what they are doing to their "partners" is disgusting.

If you are not yet familiar with being Zucked is like, here are just a couple of articles for your viewing pleasure:

The Big Game, Zuckerberg and Overplaying Your Hand
Facebook's Gone Rouge; It's Time for an Open Alertnative

There are plenty of other articles out there, some of which even detail governmental entities getting involved with Facebook's shady practices.

Take some time to read up on what Facebook is doing to you, you might be suprised.  You may not care.  Regardless of what you decide to do with your Facebook account, just don't be ignorant to what is happening here.  With as many times as good ol' Zuckerberg has pulled a fast one on us, he is bound to do it again.

 

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