Gratitude (July 11 – July 17) | Great are the Works of the Lord

Gratitude (July 11 – July 17)

New shoelaces to replace my fraying old ones.
Participating in the Downtown Master Plan open house (July 11)
Community meal with friends
Playing trains with the daughter of the community meal hosts
Watching videos with her
Physics lunch club at Pizza Ranch (July 12)
Good discussion with the organizers at the MPO transportation open house
Trimming my beard
Creating a digital picture frame with electronics we already had around the house.
Working on my Entertainment PC
Taking the day off
Watching Guardians of the Galaxy 2, which was far better than I expected and surprisingly moving
Good discussion at the Wobbly Table
A new member at the Wobbly Table
Good meeting with University Relations about the upcoming groundbreaking at the Sanford Underground Research Facility
Testing a card game with my wife
Successfully testing the Physics Dept. telescope on a 12V battery
Buying cinder blocks from Menard’s
A well-timed call with my wife the kept me from unnecessarily trying to bring home 2 tons of cinderblocks.
The physical strength to move and place the cinderblocks I did need
Menard’s rain barrel kit
Setting up the first phase of our new rain barrel system
Getting laundry put away
Decluttering our living room
Setting up the first experiment for our upcoming advanced lab class
Organizing and rediscovering photographs from earlier in my life
Beautiful concert (part of the Rushmore Music Festival) at the Cathedral
Good discussion at The Well about time and values
Making several important phone calls this morning (July 17).
A wound on my hand seems to be healing well
Quick medical appointment to look at the wound
Watching my wife’s team win their first softball playoff game of this year’s tournament
Buying water and ice for the team for their possibly long series of playoff games tonight
The campus electrician showing me how to shut of some lights to make stargazing easier for the BHAS outreach event for the SDSM&T GenCyber camp.
Taking the team picture
Exploring the timer feature on the audio Bible on my phone
Lunch club at Pauly’s