No-Slip Socks

At home, I prefer to go barefoot or just my socks. G reminds me to wear slippers, but I keep telling her that she can remind till we're in our 80's and I'll probably still resist wearing slippers.

Yesterday I was running around the house playing with little G and at one point cradled him my arms and was about to jump onto the sofa. Wearing socks, I slipped on the hardwood floors and took the brunt of the fall on my hip and right elbow; the latter to protect little G's head from hitting the hardwood floor, underneath which is the concrete slab foundation.

Still sore this morning, I joked that I wish there were socks for adults with rubber on the bottom like they sell for kids. For toddlers, that rubber is usually just text to note the company (i.e. "Old Navy") and the size (4T-5T), but that little traction really helps them from slip sliding all over the place.

A quick Google for "no slip socks" came up w/ this: How to Make Slip-Proof Socks
Seems pretty simple to just put rubbery fabric paint on the bottom of regular socks. I've seen no-slip socks in hospitals but they're usually very bulky- mine have to be able to function like regular every day socks. Anyways, when I have time (haha) I'll try it out. Maybe I'll stencil my name with glow in the dark colors.

What? (LOST is back!)

Lost is back tonight for to finish Season 4. Saw this referenced at EW.com a few weeks ago-

Manna from Heaven

We were reading Bible bedtime stories with the kids tonight and we got to the story of the Exodus. My wife was reading from a children's Bible where God provides manna for the Israelites while in the desert.

Of course, toddlers don't know what is "manna" so G explained that it's like bread. M, the older one, immediately asked, "Do they have any butter?" Little G followed with, "Do they have any cheese?" M takes after my mom and likes to butter his bread at restaurants. Little G likes cheese on his bread, especially for breakfast. Hilarious.

To reinforce the idea of manna, G asked them something, I don't recall what. But M's response, "Yes, they have good mannas" - A word play on manna and manners. He's only 5 years old!

LOST Madness

The Washington Post is doing LOST Madness, a play on the NCAA Baskteball March Madness.

There's a bracket you can print and fill out, click on the bracket on the page to vote for the first round.

Tonight, I'll scan and post my bracket here. But I have Jack, Christian (Jack's father), Jacob and the Smoke Monster in the Final Four.

Between the Lines

Sometimes you just gotta read inter linear. What a cliche'!

Discovered this cool site for Old and New Testament Interlinears: http://www.scripture4all.org/

There's also a downloadable version to install on your computer: http://www.scripture4all.org/download/download_ISA20.php

Interlinears are a great Bible study tool, even if you don't know Hebrew or Koine Greek. It's helpful to just look up the the words in a Bible Dictionary or Lexicon.

I use The Interlinear NASB-NIV Parallel New Testament in Greek and English. Don't have an Old Testament one yet.