Saturday, March 29, 2008
in other news... one more reason not to drink
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080328/ap_on_fe_st/odd_trashed_man
Man wakes up inside a garbage truck
Fri Mar 28, 6:58 PM ET
MUNCIE, Ind. - A man nearly crushed inside a garbage truck told police he can't recall how he ended up inside a trash bin — and then the truck — after a night of drinking with friends.
William M. Bowen, 27, awoke about 6:30 a.m. Thursday to find that he was inside a commercial trash-collection truck filled with waste.
A Rumpke garbage truck driver had emptied a bin behind the Muncie Eye Center into his truck and was about to activate its trash compressor when he heard someone screaming.
"He looked up and this gentleman was standing out the top of our truck," said Larry Green, market safety supervisor for Rumpke.
Green said the only thing Bowen said to the driver who found him was that he was cold.
"This gentleman was extremely intoxicated," he said.
Bowen told police the last thing he remembers before waking up in the truck was drinking with buddies about 3 a.m. Thursday at a Muncie bar.
Bowen, who wouldn't tell police who his drinking pals were, was treated and released with minor injuries from Ball Memorial Hospital.
Green said Bowen was lucky that wasn't seriously injured or killed in the trash compressor.
"I'm just glad it turned out the way it did," Green said. "We didn't have a body that was dead. We had a body that was talking."
There was no telephone listing for Bowen in the Muncie area.
Man wakes up inside a garbage truck
Fri Mar 28, 6:58 PM ET
MUNCIE, Ind. - A man nearly crushed inside a garbage truck told police he can't recall how he ended up inside a trash bin — and then the truck — after a night of drinking with friends.
William M. Bowen, 27, awoke about 6:30 a.m. Thursday to find that he was inside a commercial trash-collection truck filled with waste.
A Rumpke garbage truck driver had emptied a bin behind the Muncie Eye Center into his truck and was about to activate its trash compressor when he heard someone screaming.
"He looked up and this gentleman was standing out the top of our truck," said Larry Green, market safety supervisor for Rumpke.
Green said the only thing Bowen said to the driver who found him was that he was cold.
"This gentleman was extremely intoxicated," he said.
Bowen told police the last thing he remembers before waking up in the truck was drinking with buddies about 3 a.m. Thursday at a Muncie bar.
Bowen, who wouldn't tell police who his drinking pals were, was treated and released with minor injuries from Ball Memorial Hospital.
Green said Bowen was lucky that wasn't seriously injured or killed in the trash compressor.
"I'm just glad it turned out the way it did," Green said. "We didn't have a body that was dead. We had a body that was talking."
There was no telephone listing for Bowen in the Muncie area.
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Staying young? Maybe not.
I've posted a few stories where people have mistaken me for being much younger than I am. So I decided in the interest of full disclosure, I should include this event that happened today:
I was talking to another new faculty member this morning. She was hired the same time I was, but this is her first faculty position (and she likely didn't go on a mission) so she is several years younger than I am. While we were talking, someone came up to her and asked her what her major was. She calmly told the person, "I'm not a student, I'm a faculty member in the Physics Department." She then turned to me and said, "That's happened to me a LOT of times!" I said, "Yeah, it's happened several times to me as well." To that, she replied in all seriousness, "No! Surely not to YOU?!"
:-)
I was talking to another new faculty member this morning. She was hired the same time I was, but this is her first faculty position (and she likely didn't go on a mission) so she is several years younger than I am. While we were talking, someone came up to her and asked her what her major was. She calmly told the person, "I'm not a student, I'm a faculty member in the Physics Department." She then turned to me and said, "That's happened to me a LOT of times!" I said, "Yeah, it's happened several times to me as well." To that, she replied in all seriousness, "No! Surely not to YOU?!"
:-)
Monday, March 24, 2008
A cappella madness
Last week was an a cappella week for us. Check it out:
1. I was assigned several CDs to review for RARB. None has arrived yet, but I expect some soon!
2. On Thursday night, Pauline and I went to the Vocal Point concert. They were *very* good! It was a fun show. Of course, we were sitting pretty high up in the balcony, but that leads me to the next point...
3. On Saturday afternoon, all four of us went to the "A Cappella Jam". We went to the one last fall as well; see this entry from Dec 10, so I guess it's become a family tradition. And for $4 tickets, it's hard to beat! It's a show where a bunch of different a cappella groups from BYU perform: the well-known groups Vocal Point and Noteworthy, of course, but another ~8 groups as well. The cool thing is that seats are not assigned by your ticket, so if you get there early enough (we did!), you can get the best seats in the house. It was a lot of fun.
4. On Saturday morning, I had my first concert with the Utah Baroque Ensemble. We sang three songs for an Easter conference at BYU. Coincidentally, it was in the exact same room as the A Cappella Jam later that day, the Joseph Smith Building Auditorium. They were taping the conference for re-broadcast on Easter, but Pauline and I watched the re-broadcast and didn't ever see the UBE.
1. I was assigned several CDs to review for RARB. None has arrived yet, but I expect some soon!
2. On Thursday night, Pauline and I went to the Vocal Point concert. They were *very* good! It was a fun show. Of course, we were sitting pretty high up in the balcony, but that leads me to the next point...
3. On Saturday afternoon, all four of us went to the "A Cappella Jam". We went to the one last fall as well; see this entry from Dec 10, so I guess it's become a family tradition. And for $4 tickets, it's hard to beat! It's a show where a bunch of different a cappella groups from BYU perform: the well-known groups Vocal Point and Noteworthy, of course, but another ~8 groups as well. The cool thing is that seats are not assigned by your ticket, so if you get there early enough (we did!), you can get the best seats in the house. It was a lot of fun.
4. On Saturday morning, I had my first concert with the Utah Baroque Ensemble. We sang three songs for an Easter conference at BYU. Coincidentally, it was in the exact same room as the A Cappella Jam later that day, the Joseph Smith Building Auditorium. They were taping the conference for re-broadcast on Easter, but Pauline and I watched the re-broadcast and didn't ever see the UBE.
Sunday, March 09, 2008
New callings
As part of the creation of our new ward, Pauline and I both got new callings. I am the new Sunday School president; she is the new Relief Society secretary. Wish us luck!
Friday, March 07, 2008
In other news... proposal at security station
This one made me smile today.
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080307/ap_on_fe_st/odd_security_proposal
Security changes man's marriage proposal
Fri Mar 7, 5:17 PM ET
PRINCE GEORGE, British Columbia - A man in Prince George, British Columbia, thought he had the perfect way to propose to his high school sweetheart. Instead of popping the question on a moonlit Caribbean beach this week, though, Aaron Tkachuk, 24, wound up popping the question to Jennifer Rubadeau, also 24, at an airport security screening station.
A screener at the Prince George airport, Adam Buhler, insisted on having a closer look at the contents of a small box in the toe of a sock. Inside the box was a white gold, diamond and ruby ring.
Tkachuk decided to propose on the spot, and other travelers and security personnel cheered as Rubadeau said yes.
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080307/ap_on_fe_st/odd_security_proposal
Security changes man's marriage proposal
Fri Mar 7, 5:17 PM ET
PRINCE GEORGE, British Columbia - A man in Prince George, British Columbia, thought he had the perfect way to propose to his high school sweetheart. Instead of popping the question on a moonlit Caribbean beach this week, though, Aaron Tkachuk, 24, wound up popping the question to Jennifer Rubadeau, also 24, at an airport security screening station.
A screener at the Prince George airport, Adam Buhler, insisted on having a closer look at the contents of a small box in the toe of a sock. Inside the box was a white gold, diamond and ruby ring.
Tkachuk decided to propose on the spot, and other travelers and security personnel cheered as Rubadeau said yes.
Tuesday, March 04, 2008
Latest reviewer for RARB
...is yours truly
http://www.rarb.org/people/john-colton.html
RARB = the "Recorded A Cappella Review Board"
I think this means they will send me CDs from time to time, which I get to listen to and write reviews about. I assume I get to keep the CDs. :-)
To become a reviewer, I had to (a) convince them that I was qualified (by describing my interest and experience), then (b) convince them that I could write (by doing a sample review of one of the acappella albums I have).
http://www.rarb.org/people/john-colton.html
RARB = the "Recorded A Cappella Review Board"
I think this means they will send me CDs from time to time, which I get to listen to and write reviews about. I assume I get to keep the CDs. :-)
To become a reviewer, I had to (a) convince them that I was qualified (by describing my interest and experience), then (b) convince them that I could write (by doing a sample review of one of the acappella albums I have).
Monday, March 03, 2008
The Great Divide
Two weeks ago we found out that a new ward was being created in our stake. The stake presidency announced that with the addition of a new ward, there would be some large changes to all of the other wards in the stake--"no bishopric will be left untouched", they announced.
Yesterday we found out what the changes were... and it turns out that we get to be in the brand new ward (the Canyon View 3rd ward). About 1/3 of the families from our old ward got moved into this new ward, along with about a third of each of two other wards. And a very small number of families from one more ward. One nice thing about it, is that we'll get to meet in the church building that's closer to us--nearly right across the street from our house, in fact.
This new ward, combined with the merging of the branch with the ward in La Crosse, makes the fourth unit we've been in in the past 7 months. At least this time everyone else is new, too! It's going to be interesting--everyone only knows about 1/3 of the ward, there are no Primary teachers yet, no Sunday school teachers, and so forth.
Yesterday we found out what the changes were... and it turns out that we get to be in the brand new ward (the Canyon View 3rd ward). About 1/3 of the families from our old ward got moved into this new ward, along with about a third of each of two other wards. And a very small number of families from one more ward. One nice thing about it, is that we'll get to meet in the church building that's closer to us--nearly right across the street from our house, in fact.
This new ward, combined with the merging of the branch with the ward in La Crosse, makes the fourth unit we've been in in the past 7 months. At least this time everyone else is new, too! It's going to be interesting--everyone only knows about 1/3 of the ward, there are no Primary teachers yet, no Sunday school teachers, and so forth.
