tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64215958419722149142024-02-20T20:29:02.575-08:00The Long Dark Mike of the SoulDeep and Profound Insights into the Life and Times of Some of the Most Important People on Earth (or, at Least, Some Normal and Regular People on Earth)Michael W. Owenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15144223987234595346noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6421595841972214914.post-36536286217700055322010-02-19T20:45:00.000-08:002010-02-19T21:53:24.690-08:00The Mike in the Iron MaskCourage finished up a gymnastics class about a week or two ago. Mom was supposed to be taking Courage to these classes, but Courage much preferred to have here Dad take her instead (which is odd since she prefers Mom for most other things). Ergo, the last couple of class sessions that she had, I took her and watched her do her toddler tumbling thing.<br /><br />Watching her in a classroom type situation made me think about how different she is from Titus (I think that Titus and Courage look like identical twins, so I am usually somewhat surprised when I find differences between them). Titus took the same gymnastics class when he was around the age that Courage is now. The main similarity between the two class experiences was that I was usually the only father in the classroom and most often the only one wearing a heavy metal or pirate shirt of some kind. As for Titus and Courage themselves, they were night and day.<br /><br />When Titus took the class he loved it. He loved having the structure, loved having someone show him how to do new things, and even tried to do the activities as prescribed by the class instructor. He was usually the first one to sit when the teacher asked and was the first one to volunteer when the teacher needed someone to demonstrate the days activities. And, after class he would even tell us about what happened in his class.<br /><br />Courage's favorite part of the class, on the other hand, was the free-play time at the beginning of each class (one time we got there about twenty minutes before anyone else showed up, and that was by far Courage's favorite day in the class). In fact, she liked that activity so much, she made every effort to turn all other activities in the class into free-play time. When the teacher called for attention, Courage scrambled to the other side of the room to do something else. When the teacher showed what to do with a mat or a beam or a ball, Courage used those things for something else. When the kids were supposed to run a circuit, Courage would run it backwards or in a random order and, more often than not, knock down the equipment right before some other kid wanted to use it.<br /><br /> Her approach to classroom structure was quite different than Titus'.<br /><br />However, with all of that, Courage was the one who left the class being able to do a somersault on her own. We had to work with Titus ourselves at home before he could do one. So, despite their different approaches to the classroom, I'm glad they each found a way to make something out of their in-class physical education. I only worry about who is going to bully whom when they get into middle school together.<br /><br />Here are some pictures of both Titus and Courage in the respective classes.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2gpc1q24_Y8BDtxnxhR-XvdeNxj3bwzAqw5FKj-5grEltvawB_OT8RNqZA7nWl19UhqUF4K73PfgNBukXp9bF956t80znWDlTA8S9qwO3E4sPYrehXI52y1gBfYGtieO383OESUtF3rM/s1600-h/IMG_4817.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2gpc1q24_Y8BDtxnxhR-XvdeNxj3bwzAqw5FKj-5grEltvawB_OT8RNqZA7nWl19UhqUF4K73PfgNBukXp9bF956t80znWDlTA8S9qwO3E4sPYrehXI52y1gBfYGtieO383OESUtF3rM/s400/IMG_4817.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440196326279284066" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBKvXc6zC8ADo-9D83ssrW5p2X183w8mc2ZfiA8A0JMsG-6l3IGHaDpCbNvQozpBoS9ml1LVnRWCN_ewsb8laRE3TMr1P5NogSAP5C67up0sOQ1eZcWeTfZ25eVZPzPfvX30s-38uoy3E/s1600-h/IMG_0212.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMUm-1SyC8ceEwahH5XE6Vj5YfwCA2ycAIVo5gHq6n6H91fS9D-5nw0I3U6_FzcFJ24LpQxyiVEbB73rXGuPIX-Zpuefz2vwrbVgEQupczJQNIJ7IH-d7911ZFFrulpVi9wUddWl6yA-c/s400/IMG_0224.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440196798926409362" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1UXs_HF5V5B6r2uK2HfO7VDr6a4FUWeAZM-Xrv4-WR0fIBsolxdmMwT1qvDS-Fgp1p57SyD4jEwDjz7b-2eNlZgOjDZUO96SnBEE_se_3CKMLV1ls4il0X6khBvB7dQeKbK6hjOUYh7o/s1600-h/IMG_4808.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1UXs_HF5V5B6r2uK2HfO7VDr6a4FUWeAZM-Xrv4-WR0fIBsolxdmMwT1qvDS-Fgp1p57SyD4jEwDjz7b-2eNlZgOjDZUO96SnBEE_se_3CKMLV1ls4il0X6khBvB7dQeKbK6hjOUYh7o/s400/IMG_4808.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440195124098912466" border="0" /></a>Michael W. Owenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15144223987234595346noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6421595841972214914.post-85641708672600548472010-01-17T16:17:00.000-08:002010-01-17T20:53:03.568-08:00Mike RegainedSamantha recently updated our family blog, so I thought that I needed to hop on this thing if I was going to keep up (and perhaps do more than three posts this year). Things have been busy for me, and I usually spend my free time playing with my kids, reading books, or playing guitar (sometimes all three of those activities at once). However, this year Samantha is planning on keeping me accountable on the communication front, so there may be more posts to come on this thing soon.<br />Quick recap of everything that has been going on with me: I finished an M.A. in the summer and walked in the graduation this December (thanks to everyone who came to congratulate me). In the meantime I have started a Th.M., which I should finish this May. Classes have been fun, and I have been able to take some good Old Testament backgrounds courses, even translating some ancient Aramaic and Moabite. Titus started going to preschool on Fridays, and now he can write and read his name (we'll be working on doing that in Greek and Hebrew soon). Christmas vacation was a blast as I got to see a bunch of family. Courage just started a gymnastics class that she attends with her mom, and I started an online course for the winter inter-term (it's the life of Christ). I am looking forward to more classes when the semester starts in February, and I am looking forward to playing some more inter-mural soccer.<br />I think that is everything important for now.<br />Here are some pictures in no particular order. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOwNlGPKjSV_M_k8psBiMnFqHA__WiyCYXdg5ANXJoZi1c4Tzsdkv6G68WupZelvba2u-7Rg1CWOwmPYhPhXU45cDTjNjPLBdyKKkS5sHFU4w-e9y0gtJqLvg9EFL3dJkhP2dS0Qz72rc/s1600-h/IMG_4100.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOwNlGPKjSV_M_k8psBiMnFqHA__WiyCYXdg5ANXJoZi1c4Tzsdkv6G68WupZelvba2u-7Rg1CWOwmPYhPhXU45cDTjNjPLBdyKKkS5sHFU4w-e9y0gtJqLvg9EFL3dJkhP2dS0Qz72rc/s400/IMG_4100.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427874050836057522" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkysYqstHnTgUdF4EDr8cc5kZPSAJqkrzZZm97DjOjnr0DZUhU04GwWwzgdFiqa8FDlPyIJ-fLRfsBsruAd_EkxIBkbKFHor6NsVss2w-aiUwC6bWGRNbEc4D8damR70uduQvnVhzp4EQ/s1600-h/IMG_3996.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkysYqstHnTgUdF4EDr8cc5kZPSAJqkrzZZm97DjOjnr0DZUhU04GwWwzgdFiqa8FDlPyIJ-fLRfsBsruAd_EkxIBkbKFHor6NsVss2w-aiUwC6bWGRNbEc4D8damR70uduQvnVhzp4EQ/s400/IMG_3996.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427874057507818098" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1zQTl5A4ULcByDnYA0GQ-FUnI2Cf8YQCSXgC8Byzgf8W1LkUXATlESlEp0G4qt89R0hqnT2336haKBaXlBZGPJhwsmZkr3Q2Kqjgb3_osQuhGUHWHhB31LwfEXvNUL36sPwbuBiXAgps/s1600-h/IMG_4786.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1zQTl5A4ULcByDnYA0GQ-FUnI2Cf8YQCSXgC8Byzgf8W1LkUXATlESlEp0G4qt89R0hqnT2336haKBaXlBZGPJhwsmZkr3Q2Kqjgb3_osQuhGUHWHhB31LwfEXvNUL36sPwbuBiXAgps/s400/IMG_4786.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427872222138119442" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyyDrpIt2nU0flhvcwrQ649raToc1iSTXyIozVzPBZyba2yGJB7qwX61MztoOMTA0B69tf0ckO2GwGbbn-UNi7_iU7AoqGrmIda1BRZAk2mphRaeOxLvNZgR_mV3UWvTIbgRSDmTyBj24/s1600-h/IMG_4287.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyyDrpIt2nU0flhvcwrQ649raToc1iSTXyIozVzPBZyba2yGJB7qwX61MztoOMTA0B69tf0ckO2GwGbbn-UNi7_iU7AoqGrmIda1BRZAk2mphRaeOxLvNZgR_mV3UWvTIbgRSDmTyBj24/s400/IMG_4287.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427873360608152002" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijO3aDsQ58A74PVpgRJ2Zg5dIDM_OcOCvEgX_W4zmR8h6u_eC089QaKuzL8yPVEbqeb2fxnIQozU_QhOpa36RyjNmbEUkL7FMg7_PP-pZlBMNWLdvz3HEfiOBXqVDSIL4dAbraqOEzU0s/s1600-h/IMG_4472.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijO3aDsQ58A74PVpgRJ2Zg5dIDM_OcOCvEgX_W4zmR8h6u_eC089QaKuzL8yPVEbqeb2fxnIQozU_QhOpa36RyjNmbEUkL7FMg7_PP-pZlBMNWLdvz3HEfiOBXqVDSIL4dAbraqOEzU0s/s400/IMG_4472.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427872712170127314" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnPnMkq7lw728M-f1SagMGNMOfTgtZZcNggc27PdJuVM9vq4Yg6jjDMOqSDeE0PVk1wL_DdHYeM2ktAp7xgkdAV6A855EvAROtAhs8J_lxiYQ9vFX5h6oxRqpGMYUu1n6x8PApugE5FQw/s1600-h/IMG_4799.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnPnMkq7lw728M-f1SagMGNMOfTgtZZcNggc27PdJuVM9vq4Yg6jjDMOqSDeE0PVk1wL_DdHYeM2ktAp7xgkdAV6A855EvAROtAhs8J_lxiYQ9vFX5h6oxRqpGMYUu1n6x8PApugE5FQw/s400/IMG_4799.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427871961254919650" border="0" /></a>Michael W. Owenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15144223987234595346noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6421595841972214914.post-24003877955864498732009-05-25T12:53:00.001-07:002009-05-25T13:29:21.917-07:00Out of the Silent MikeSo, I see it has been a bit of time since I last posted on this thing. I guess I have done poorly on my New Year resolution to be more communicative over the internet. Well, to make up for it, here are a bunch of pictures to chronicle this last school semester. 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaiorjgW_3dKUKaCJKDD8JzdalUGW9cYnWFYRehRJA0Z5YvNx_89xh91VB3DueCpibAcwbT_jwVNbHO_c8N0hJ04LFg0gLh1yc2iJ55zdZXLAIY_CPz8unAuL1I7xdJP5pEHMvVRAAn7g/s400/IMG_2639.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339860754127355490" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihCPAXRWhEgyi72yORCuWhox8NFGjA8On3l83mVAvM7oU8XqwiJ2aWB5J0iVcOUsmEIvKRpH_erXgn70Pc09HSD1tfguRlftKRzjbK0P9xRLunjMjsK9eSaHivD3fhomxdeNzMYFB5MsU/s1600-h/IMG_2651.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihCPAXRWhEgyi72yORCuWhox8NFGjA8On3l83mVAvM7oU8XqwiJ2aWB5J0iVcOUsmEIvKRpH_erXgn70Pc09HSD1tfguRlftKRzjbK0P9xRLunjMjsK9eSaHivD3fhomxdeNzMYFB5MsU/s400/IMG_2651.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339860762814810178" border="0" /></a>Michael W. Owenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15144223987234595346noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6421595841972214914.post-26588636845797341042008-09-12T11:04:00.000-07:002008-09-12T11:33:51.043-07:00The Swiss Family Mike<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ6y6QT3MC0CxwdYydZcEbLVG_K9PT5vi4mPbv1rPV2OYMcCPuz5kCl5coFKjQRBt-MvNEnnrf4N8sRwTK-ifvRndDuDt_EMgbKcEpV79QK_48lQHdEpQu3A0CweeguCUywBMbNKjZJG0/s1600-h/IMG_1376.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ6y6QT3MC0CxwdYydZcEbLVG_K9PT5vi4mPbv1rPV2OYMcCPuz5kCl5coFKjQRBt-MvNEnnrf4N8sRwTK-ifvRndDuDt_EMgbKcEpV79QK_48lQHdEpQu3A0CweeguCUywBMbNKjZJG0/s400/IMG_1376.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5245203028152808994" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU8ZqGWMN9aiC-08Lc00CUwf95TvSpdda0Pkb11HwMSFAZmh1gdmWKv1fsfQ5Ybd8m2Rp0qfLot6ZaMwqB607nhsxsQYV1mteZicofhexcBNDy9o1H43ZhNcfKAOU8IiU4le8B7PGEYoE/s1600-h/IMG_1077.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU8ZqGWMN9aiC-08Lc00CUwf95TvSpdda0Pkb11HwMSFAZmh1gdmWKv1fsfQ5Ybd8m2Rp0qfLot6ZaMwqB607nhsxsQYV1mteZicofhexcBNDy9o1H43ZhNcfKAOU8IiU4le8B7PGEYoE/s400/IMG_1077.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5245203037233308098" border="0" /></a><br />The other day Samantha reminded me that I do, in fact, have a blog. So, in order to please her, I have made a new post. We had a good summer. We took the kids to the zoo and the beach, and Titus has learned how to swim. We took a few pictures. School has started (no pictures of this yet). The family is doing good, although sometimes it feels like we live in a tree after surviving some kind of shipwreck. At least, sometimes our house looks like a shipwreck. Titus' birthday is coming soon. I need to know if I should make his party pirate themed or based on the T.V. show <span style="font-style: italic;">Wipeout</span>. Either way I think Titus is going to jump in the pool from our balcony.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixlrBVINveCwnIAI5vqIyGsX9-QkMp3bRnMe933KDGmKBUumkG6M4EuJtW1E1ZlNLWbPdx1gpq-0-Y51TjmnKuaFCTwMyKQXroHkCm9oRhw3lx3aXWoqjhEYyXHUJdtM3l7UrAb9cHces/s1600-h/IMG_1418.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixlrBVINveCwnIAI5vqIyGsX9-QkMp3bRnMe933KDGmKBUumkG6M4EuJtW1E1ZlNLWbPdx1gpq-0-Y51TjmnKuaFCTwMyKQXroHkCm9oRhw3lx3aXWoqjhEYyXHUJdtM3l7UrAb9cHces/s400/IMG_1418.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5245203025146514626" border="0" /></a>Michael W. Owenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15144223987234595346noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6421595841972214914.post-5134464526361015012008-07-09T11:04:00.000-07:002008-07-09T12:22:15.919-07:00The Mike Badge of Courage<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz-DK0CgtuB0C6HEkHcrpDXj81CfGVgt4CrFs4p5_-Va3lcSqUnWYW2jAifQN5cZVrDp62kt7atB8tjBm2ttqvc2gxtMFXMKcun8Qy1otlzc7ajb1fHOL7slNNyJ-1ZBee829RJBFScg0/s1600-h/IMG_0893.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz-DK0CgtuB0C6HEkHcrpDXj81CfGVgt4CrFs4p5_-Va3lcSqUnWYW2jAifQN5cZVrDp62kt7atB8tjBm2ttqvc2gxtMFXMKcun8Qy1otlzc7ajb1fHOL7slNNyJ-1ZBee829RJBFScg0/s400/IMG_0893.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221090000580576162" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Happy Independence Day Everyone! We had a pretty good 4th of July weekend over here. My class officially ended on the second (although I still have homework due for it), so we decided to actually celebrate America's independence (instead of simply studying Athanasius' rhetorical method in his defense against heretics). The festivities started with a B.B.Q. and pool party on the 3rd. Unfortunately, Biola decided to rebuild the pool in our apartment complex, so instead of having a well manicured hole in the ground covered in plaster and filled with cool, clear water, we had a pit of dryish dirt and concrete chunks (not very cohesive for swimming). The cook did a good job though. After we finished the B.B.Q./un-pool party we walked down to Biola and watched the La Mirada city fireworks (because the leaders of this city think America declared independence on the 3rd, apparently). Titus liked them, Courage slept.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivzHsU7SwfUw4sB48HpFzxGO9wU-woR-C2_NjV-G2Mk8pZ7uJEw3596OM5zpw0OzqTcf_TtN8czBi90eclGyq46YICEh2G1WaZB0DexSe4OF-TLJLf7QhY8hJ-8gc9luwrZG6JTEm-Kc8/s1600-h/IMG_0906.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivzHsU7SwfUw4sB48HpFzxGO9wU-woR-C2_NjV-G2Mk8pZ7uJEw3596OM5zpw0OzqTcf_TtN8czBi90eclGyq46YICEh2G1WaZB0DexSe4OF-TLJLf7QhY8hJ-8gc9luwrZG6JTEm-Kc8/s400/IMG_0906.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221090004801534834" border="0" /></a><br />On the 4th we bought batteries (hence the missing pictures from any events which took place on the 3rd). Then we continued to eat what we had made at the B.B.Q. the day before (we are still eating this to this day). This time we were with a different group of people at our old apartment complex, so Titus took a swim. After this B.B.Q./real-pool party, we hurried on down to Downtown Disney to watch their firework extravaganza. We almost made it there. It took us about five minutes to get from our place to the Disney exit, and then it took about an hour to get off the exit (it was a regular civil war out there, I've included a picture taken after traffic cleared up). A note for anyone trying to see the Disney fireworks on the 4th: Go Early. Even though we were stuck on the street in our car amidst a crowd of traffic, we did get to see the fireworks (we were facing the right way on the exit). The fireworks were pretty good. Courage liked them, Titus slept.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr-ClJCOE9e76sgR2TaBlElljhkOz24QvBzUuu6Uv0NjF-D1-EJ0jtJCLkxDbOQnJEe3Yl44UU7VZeK4qz3hCtVq92U8m9gGhIYB-_G_xmmknftIVIaXe42uhYq5LgLzxL8jpetwpO6vE/s1600-h/IMG_0913.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr-ClJCOE9e76sgR2TaBlElljhkOz24QvBzUuu6Uv0NjF-D1-EJ0jtJCLkxDbOQnJEe3Yl44UU7VZeK4qz3hCtVq92U8m9gGhIYB-_G_xmmknftIVIaXe42uhYq5LgLzxL8jpetwpO6vE/s400/IMG_0913.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221090010421703346" border="0" /></a><br />The fun continued on the 5th, as we took Titus to his first theater experience (discounting when we took him to Happy Feet, since he was three months old and slept through the whole thing). Titus chose to watch Wall-E. As it turned out, this was a good choice. At least, Titus really liked the movie (and he still wants to watch the previews on the computer at home). Titus also liked walking up and down the steps in the theater during the film, and asking questions loudly about what happened to Wall-E during the slower parts.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpN-04vqjoPTBZVrEaqtPBpIDvFdGUi_6rDWDc92YBe_2IJlntJp9cLQ8bzZ-cd9hyTw1691H8YvxO_Qpbpv-JU1Zbk1vOKaS7O1BnDgYhY3uUyPG6IYE-KBvWLXvCIFu_Dyq9y5Ad8xg/s1600-h/IMG_0950.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpN-04vqjoPTBZVrEaqtPBpIDvFdGUi_6rDWDc92YBe_2IJlntJp9cLQ8bzZ-cd9hyTw1691H8YvxO_Qpbpv-JU1Zbk1vOKaS7O1BnDgYhY3uUyPG6IYE-KBvWLXvCIFu_Dyq9y5Ad8xg/s400/IMG_0950.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221090015992348018" border="0" /></a><br />On the 6th I studied Athanasius' rhetorical method in his defense against heretics.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY3nzWZZO80Z_JEXO6Z9AH2HXGjWynqqK4kuh4TnNeY0DhckK3eV_yONJyZODlE_oTTRXIGef-slPYP8lPUvyi3r3noAOIPzllqUvcwwd8MFdovny8jaRILlgld8tsjq_qrDXdMEDkmd8/s1600-h/IMG_0949.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY3nzWZZO80Z_JEXO6Z9AH2HXGjWynqqK4kuh4TnNeY0DhckK3eV_yONJyZODlE_oTTRXIGef-slPYP8lPUvyi3r3noAOIPzllqUvcwwd8MFdovny8jaRILlgld8tsjq_qrDXdMEDkmd8/s400/IMG_0949.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221090019990295426" border="0" /></a>Michael W. Owenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15144223987234595346noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6421595841972214914.post-17011653078765722532008-06-18T15:01:00.000-07:002008-06-18T15:25:56.697-07:00The Consolation of Mike<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRZxILsztrRIZcL9h6IQqBwj05Kcl2k9Kb-ThyAQFkpwmPIUxXK43CaVWZXQ1TmVfARF3_BAIpdpg07rnr-nmZyew0uqpAK_Pm_teBiVHM7Qh4c75w2sl_SeRJU84eEvH1OoNDne9NEmQ/s1600-h/IMG_0861.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRZxILsztrRIZcL9h6IQqBwj05Kcl2k9Kb-ThyAQFkpwmPIUxXK43CaVWZXQ1TmVfARF3_BAIpdpg07rnr-nmZyew0uqpAK_Pm_teBiVHM7Qh4c75w2sl_SeRJU84eEvH1OoNDne9NEmQ/s400/IMG_0861.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213350891664068354" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4xy8A32BwzRxI4b5AzCreSRnUe5OKMj-QCHndY4UXzKEjoXTWUsp8eqdCRJ9yo5MY2w_te16WxD1RbQTaBrEbbaIRVeMmdZBwJf0knCdn0ec0qwBPMULaTXSimT-X8HacwBZG8u-IOOY/s1600-h/IMG_0317.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4xy8A32BwzRxI4b5AzCreSRnUe5OKMj-QCHndY4UXzKEjoXTWUsp8eqdCRJ9yo5MY2w_te16WxD1RbQTaBrEbbaIRVeMmdZBwJf0knCdn0ec0qwBPMULaTXSimT-X8HacwBZG8u-IOOY/s400/IMG_0317.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213350893353053666" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_rveJA0EuKNCfQ2Cmi9BEYqJi1B5vDVnrIAefRZYWIcKDkTPrZ43jgxxDgtR_YHqS91spSxJKfNDpNssTfTqQB6hTWoPNxidKq5HiOt1trdeg6romnlch2JkckFb4Id8gSfWknNveUnk/s1600-h/IMG_0231.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_rveJA0EuKNCfQ2Cmi9BEYqJi1B5vDVnrIAefRZYWIcKDkTPrZ43jgxxDgtR_YHqS91spSxJKfNDpNssTfTqQB6hTWoPNxidKq5HiOt1trdeg6romnlch2JkckFb4Id8gSfWknNveUnk/s400/IMG_0231.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213350905675293954" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLTDSWIkNM0V7NcGcE36avvwFkXC02zwI3rTtnvOR36NhS_vGb7yjCYfdM0pLQfCLcvyV-4LATfox7HtMj-CI8W9ozypSCa610EKKbCO0VXt-bEIYMeJFCoEbDJLHxboj6hTPHEHk4aJE/s1600-h/IMG_0864.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLTDSWIkNM0V7NcGcE36avvwFkXC02zwI3rTtnvOR36NhS_vGb7yjCYfdM0pLQfCLcvyV-4LATfox7HtMj-CI8W9ozypSCa610EKKbCO0VXt-bEIYMeJFCoEbDJLHxboj6hTPHEHk4aJE/s400/IMG_0864.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213350909297490898" border="0" /></a><br />We finally got the internet up at our new place. The lack of internet here has been my excuse to all who have complained about the lack of posts on this thing.<br />Here is a quick catch-up of where we are at in the Owen family. My soccer team won the Biola intermural b-league championship. I finished the semester and have started summer school. I am taking two classes right now; the first one has one more session on Saturday, and the second class started this week. We moved to a new apartment (just down the street from where we used to be). Samantha and I are both working. Titus' gymnastics class is over, so he plays at home. Courage eats, sleeps, and spits-up.<br />I've noticed that whenever this family enters into what is supposed to be vacation time we are much more busy than when we are on normal work and school schedules. I don't mean busy with extra activities even, I mean more busy with work and school. Well, at least summer classes are short (I should be done with them before the fourth of July). Also, I feel confident that I can take comfort in the fact that Titus and Courage are good looking kids, or so the pictures seem to indicate.Michael W. Owenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15144223987234595346noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6421595841972214914.post-85275955650097142932008-04-27T14:57:00.001-07:002008-04-27T15:01:03.961-07:00NicoMIKEean Ethics<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8E4ppi0DiecLfsXomBC7VOFMOioo-NynjXTbzCM1ZV3rOJZjV-DzMSGMChQFwntdiYQbjnKEqjfOsirJlDZWOMBYV0S0qAF-5pTtrKxiiday4N_gh3G6dV8jxyiiIEqKh6lRM9GygrhQ/s1600-h/IMG_0486.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8E4ppi0DiecLfsXomBC7VOFMOioo-NynjXTbzCM1ZV3rOJZjV-DzMSGMChQFwntdiYQbjnKEqjfOsirJlDZWOMBYV0S0qAF-5pTtrKxiiday4N_gh3G6dV8jxyiiIEqKh6lRM9GygrhQ/s400/IMG_0486.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194048486713524306" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqMSjuNV56jA8lvdVZf16i3TxK1SqZqDEL7rE8hzkJpLvK3SHSiN0bcAplEnKI1yx9RbDwJLA3QdLJD7QzKoZJVDKEpbVb2r34V8B6g69pEQ55iuE6T2ixlYV2q6eqMSSBnJn8yc7Bb94/s1600-h/IMG_0476.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqMSjuNV56jA8lvdVZf16i3TxK1SqZqDEL7rE8hzkJpLvK3SHSiN0bcAplEnKI1yx9RbDwJLA3QdLJD7QzKoZJVDKEpbVb2r34V8B6g69pEQ55iuE6T2ixlYV2q6eqMSSBnJn8yc7Bb94/s400/IMG_0476.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194048250490323010" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo8Nr45uOQrN3ModnqjTTRji0dtrtTQgSycA-qZFKyOUTjbbrF6aKgvJu2DfpQYZFmuabM6tlj5JZ5I0C4JIV9BSB1crCmKRdGbijVEn-gHbLZgpkGBt3HV7PLxsugU4s1OoVV0FGWbNU/s1600-h/IMG_0482.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo8Nr45uOQrN3ModnqjTTRji0dtrtTQgSycA-qZFKyOUTjbbrF6aKgvJu2DfpQYZFmuabM6tlj5JZ5I0C4JIV9BSB1crCmKRdGbijVEn-gHbLZgpkGBt3HV7PLxsugU4s1OoVV0FGWbNU/s400/IMG_0482.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194048100166467634" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMMfGbPEX3pK2Epmwx04uXelNmwKfUIRoNvOI2BWEwy7tDOKi4gnDf2JZd0T0Is4VtUo_Zftc5chLeh6OD05aCaWmgdRxib76MX45V64mb3CJ1xF4Q4lbB3_4-cJ9_rMa9H6UWZmVQOLY/s1600-h/IMG_0473.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMMfGbPEX3pK2Epmwx04uXelNmwKfUIRoNvOI2BWEwy7tDOKi4gnDf2JZd0T0Is4VtUo_Zftc5chLeh6OD05aCaWmgdRxib76MX45V64mb3CJ1xF4Q4lbB3_4-cJ9_rMa9H6UWZmVQOLY/s400/IMG_0473.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194047838173462562" border="0" /></a><br />Well, we had a baby. And, we even named the baby. Here are some pictures of Courage (like the cardinal virtue) Eudaimonia (it's Greek) Owen. Enjoy. Oh, by the way, Titus really likes his little sister.Michael W. Owenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15144223987234595346noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6421595841972214914.post-58527719799637222612008-04-14T17:54:00.001-07:002008-04-14T17:58:49.329-07:00Mike Quixote<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfd_U00kVIeKZD03fT-8Et7UJe0IfDI2ZxBUnB3PFnslXkqaIZhFG6MqUWJq_jgzQZYM8mGkM84r6KOsOjc8FTUBp9E9vuOkj2ZMUTcrA92hIIm90ISnVXUM-X9ENKof3hQUHoTKjwSGA/s1600-h/IMG_0124.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfd_U00kVIeKZD03fT-8Et7UJe0IfDI2ZxBUnB3PFnslXkqaIZhFG6MqUWJq_jgzQZYM8mGkM84r6KOsOjc8FTUBp9E9vuOkj2ZMUTcrA92hIIm90ISnVXUM-X9ENKof3hQUHoTKjwSGA/s400/IMG_0124.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189269717357605826" border="0" /></a><br />I am a busy man. I didn't actually comprehend the full truth of this until someone emailed me detailing how busy of a man I am (and I am). Hence, I have not posted in quite some time. Forgive me, and have hope that I will post pictures of the new baby when she comes.<br />I do, however, enjoy all of the work that I do. I even enjoy getting up before five in the morning and cleaning up after the filthy English and philosophy students who attend classes at Biola (how is that for maturing). I mostly enjoy playing with Titus, though. And, he mostly enjoys playing with me, unless I drop him when we are spinning in circles (this has yet to happen, but I am sure he would feel more discomfort than pleasure if it did occur).<br />Samantha felt that I might need some other activity to take up my already non-existent free time, so she signed me and Titus up for a gymnastics class on Friday mornings, right after work and right before the soccer game. It's fun, and it seems Titus is going to become some kind of kung fu high-flipping master. I think, though, that I'll sign Samantha up for a few months of nursing a crying newborn, just to get back at her.<br />Anyway here is a picture of Titus as some kind of George Lucas, Star Wars, dark lord of the Sith sort of character (he has used his powers to hinder the proper orientation of the photo). Now, me and master Titus have to go fight some windmills.Michael W. Owenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15144223987234595346noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6421595841972214914.post-37602930157693537042008-01-28T15:52:00.001-08:002008-01-28T16:46:45.276-08:00Brave New Mike<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZl4A-9-F_L9ddlMefLgX_xRusiLsAi6-Ztc4egNhcDl5mEslirlzMEfulMox-Dh6AC9ZKjDunpW52u4EdgafyEo8Dxasm24Nhx-y_3p_l6wFOQjrZxNB3bPn0Og-gUkHFpzP1Cjov1u8/s1600-h/IMG_0318_2.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZl4A-9-F_L9ddlMefLgX_xRusiLsAi6-Ztc4egNhcDl5mEslirlzMEfulMox-Dh6AC9ZKjDunpW52u4EdgafyEo8Dxasm24Nhx-y_3p_l6wFOQjrZxNB3bPn0Og-gUkHFpzP1Cjov1u8/s400/IMG_0318_2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5160680428160901650" border="0" /></a><br />I have discovered the acme of the internet. The World Wide Web has reached its telos. I now know what this thing was truly created for. Guitar videos on Youtube. Say what you like about the internet being a great research tool for scholars, or that it bridges the gap between people groups the world over. These things do not compare to the overall grandeur that is produced by really good guitar playing anytime of the day with the touch of a button. Not only does this have a great intrinsic value, but it has practical value as well. It has made me better at guitar, and has given me more drive to practice my music. I turned to Samantha the other day and said, "I am going to get rid of all frivolous activities in my life so that I have more time to practice guitar." She just smiled. Then I said, "Yeah, I couldn't think of any frivolous activities that I partake in that I could get rid of either." And now classes have started. I guess we really were made for eternity. That's about the right amount of time one really needs for guitar playing.Michael W. Owenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15144223987234595346noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6421595841972214914.post-36349448996453825062008-01-07T20:24:00.001-08:002008-01-28T15:52:13.349-08:00Mike and Prejudice<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9hrCAQIcMvjFptZ6yY-QqSiWyRrEXMAze3qJSkpKjk5y2U-McNvqUuRoDDImuYmL_0yVLtPexUILWLGTrIurwAp5N3ty71ytlbolo1WVJqIYj845glux9ha41O5X3IRVs-Q75uADwgSQ/s1600-h/LABC35020.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9hrCAQIcMvjFptZ6yY-QqSiWyRrEXMAze3qJSkpKjk5y2U-McNvqUuRoDDImuYmL_0yVLtPexUILWLGTrIurwAp5N3ty71ytlbolo1WVJqIYj845glux9ha41O5X3IRVs-Q75uADwgSQ/s400/LABC35020.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5152962713778267522" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Break out the pink cigars--it's a girl. Although, from the way it is kicking and tumbling in the womb I think it might also be a ninja warrior and a Valkyrie. If this is the case, then I am going to give her the name Gunda. Don't blame me, Samantha picked it out (granted, I am not completely certain she was serious).<br /><br />I was hoping for a boy, but when Samantha come home from the doctor and said, "It's a girl," my gut did the same thing it did the first time Titus walked on his own. The past was rearranged and my whole world took on a new color. This leads me to believe that what I was really hoping for was just what I got, or, at least, someone who happens to really have control over the gender of newly made people knows more about what I need and what I want than I do.<br /><br />She is still going to grow up on <span style="font-style: italic;">The Lord of the Rings </span>instead of Jane Austin (I have misspelled this on purpose) though.Michael W. Owenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15144223987234595346noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6421595841972214914.post-55836106299701977062008-01-01T19:43:00.000-08:002008-01-01T20:02:56.278-08:00The City of Mike Against the Internet<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVY6nV6H-NEXicNUEK9iCqzroKDqqGKrcieK_z0JtGMCEwHAXvC8NQMJT90iBE5c1HOcXHIjE5YeBLIFcoarwDmRiKfnrxs8jWacvNB5pt_jr_xtZyTAEsnEMlWgdy9WYpX26UvkE-28c/s1600-h/IMG_0034.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVY6nV6H-NEXicNUEK9iCqzroKDqqGKrcieK_z0JtGMCEwHAXvC8NQMJT90iBE5c1HOcXHIjE5YeBLIFcoarwDmRiKfnrxs8jWacvNB5pt_jr_xtZyTAEsnEMlWgdy9WYpX26UvkE-28c/s320/IMG_0034.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5150723030067324258" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-family:lucida grande;" >Happy New Year and Welcome to Mike's Very First Attempt at Putting Things onto the World Wide Web!!!</span><br /><br />This year promises to be an exciting adventure of communication. I hereby give my good word to update this thing periodically, and to at least take an afternoon to figure out how to do things on a blog (I might even figure out how to turn photos right side up). I hope this can keep anyone interested updated on my perspective to the various and sundry affairs of the Owen family here in L.A. Most importantly, I also promise to post cute pictures.Michael W. Owenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15144223987234595346noreply@blogger.com0