Doubting Thomas

Mass yielded an excellent homily. Today's gospel reading was about Thomas and his doubt that Jesus had risen, and so Fr. George discussed doubt in real life. Where is God, you might say, when you are in the deepest pit of despair? He is there beside you. God didn't promise us a strife-free life - His son died on a cross, cruelly, slowly. Each of us has a cross to bear, and at times we fall and doubt the presence of God. That is a part of life, but we must remember He is there.

A lighter note in the homily was the point that sometimes, there are people we work with that can cause us to doubt - and I know this one's true. But, with perseverance I have been able to reduce that doubt.

I listened to "Wonderwall" by Oasis today after not hearing it for awhile. It about describes what's going on right now in my life.

I am quite busy now but will return with more musings soon.

Easter joy

I don't suspect my professors planned tests directly after Easter with a purpose, but it's interesting that they follow a day of hope and glory. Today is a day of rejoicing and triumph over the grave and sin. Alleluias will echo all over the Christian world and families will gather to celebrate.

There will be celebrating, and then there will be problem solving. (In this corner of the world, at least.)

So, Happy Easter to all. I wish you hope and peace on this beautiful day and always.

Five Years

Every year since the Iraq invasion, I've kept track. Thousands of lives both Iraqi and American lost, billions (trillions?) of dollars spent, and not much to show for it. Listening to NPR this morning, I heard a man talking about his regret in getting his wife pregnant in Baghdad. He worries daily for the safety of his family. I understand that Saddam Hussein was a dangerous man. I agree that some action was needed.

But, the action that was taken leaves much to be desired.

Ticket to Ride

Thankfully, after this week, I'm hitting the train home on Saturday.

Today I am working on an electrochemistry presentation, finishing statistics homework, and also continuing creating code for the heat transfer project. The presentation is due tomorrow; the statistics and heat transfer are due Friday. Then, I can relax somewhat and begin packing!

I'll be returning next week Thursday for the FIRST Robotics competition at the UCF Arena. It'll be three days of high school kids, their robots, and their mentors and parents. All in all, good clean fun.

Recently also I've been listening to NPR on the way in to school so I am not sheltered from what's going on around the world. It's been good to keep up.