Accountability list

I recently stumbled upon a new blog. She's a great Christian writer and has posted some really inspiring things. One of her posts was an accountability list that apparently was

"used by John Wesley, the noted 18th century theologian, with a group He called The Holy Club."

When I read that list it really hit me. I'll be saving a copy to keep me in check, I definitely need it. Thank a lot Mary for posting it.

With out further ado...

"Examine yourselves to see whether you are in the faith; test yourselves. Do you not realize that Christ Jesus is in you..." (2 Cor. 13:5)

1. Am I consciously or unconsciously creating the impression that I am better than I really am? In other words, am I a hypocrite?
2. Do I confidentially pass on to others what has been said to me in confidence?
3. Can I be trusted?
4. Am I a slave to dress, friends, work or habits?
5. Am I self-conscious, self-pitying, or self-justifying?
6. Did the Bible live in me today?
7. Do I give the Bible time to speak to me every day?
8. Am I enjoying prayer?
9. When did I last speak to someone else of my faith?
10. Do I pray about the money I spend?
11. Do I get to bed on time and get up on time?
12. Do I disobey God in anything?
13. Do I insist upon doing something about which my conscience is uneasy?
14. Am I defeated in any part of my life?
15. Am I jealous, impure, critical, irritable, touchy or distrustful?
16. How do I spend spare time?
17. Am I proud?
18. Do I thank God that I am not as other people, especially as the Pharisees who despised the publican?
19. Is there anyone whom I fear, dislike, disown, criticize, hold a resentment toward or disregard? If so, what am I doing about it?
20. Do I grumble or complain constantly?
21. Is Christ real to me?

John 15:8 This is to my Father's glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples.

Gwin's Lodge Smoked Alaska Salmon Chowder

There is a famous little restraunt in Cooper Landing, Alaska. First off Cooper Landing is one of the most gorgeous places in Alaska. Its way up in the mountains, its very small, and it has the Kenai River flowing right through it. The Kenai River is like no other river that I know of because it glows like tropical waters (no picture doing it justice). I've heard that its because its all glacier fed but I'm not entirely convinced that's what makes it glow. Anyway we have to go through Cooper Landing to get to Homer, so everytime we make a trip down I beg Marty to take me to Gwin's Lodge for their Salmon Chowder. YUM, its better than any soup I've had. This time I found they give the recipe out (awesome gift from above) so I thought I would share it... This is their recipe, word for word as they had it in the menu I brought home (with some comentary questions of my own). Their website also has this and several other recipe's.

1 & 1/2 lbs. smoked salmon (sockeye preferred), flaked
10 strips raw bacon
2 large onions, minced
4 stalks celery, minced
3 carrots, finely chopped
5 green onions, finely diced
6 cups fish broth (water mixed with fish base) what's fish base??
8 red potatoes, chopped
3/4 bunch fresh parsley, chopped (wondering what a bunch is??)
1 cup butter
1/4 lemon juice (a forth of what?)
1 & 1/2 Tbsp. dry dill
1 & 1/2 cups corn kernels
1 cup flour
1/3 Tbsp. black pepper
5 cups milk
3/4 cup white wine

Preparation: Chop bacon and saute in a large pot with onions, celery, carrots, green onions, and parsley for about 4-5 minutes over medium heat. Slowly add in 1/2 cup water and cover for 1 minute. Add spices and fish broth and simmer until carrots are tender. Add the chopped red potatoes and simmer until they too are tender.

In a separate sauce pan, mix the butter and flour over medium heat and stir to make a roux, or paste. Before adding this mixture to the pot, add a few large spoonfuls of the hot broth to the roux for thinning and to bring it to the proper temperature. Add this thinned roux to the pot with vegetables and broth. Stir thoroughly and let simmer for 5 minutes. Add milk, stir and bring to a simmer, allowing it to thicken slightly. Add white wine, lemon juice, corn, and flaked Smoked Alaskan Sockeye Salmon. Continue simmering, stirring frequently, until the disired thickness is obtained. A little water may be added if the chowder becomes to thick.

There you have it! Try it and you will like it.
Servings: 8 large servings

To the Fashion Designers and Manufacturers.....

Why is it that women's jeans come in lengths petite and regular? Where are the talls I have heard so much about?? And although I'm not short, I have only rarely seen petite offered. Why is it despite having three lengths to choose from, every women's department in Alaska only ever has regular with a petite seen maybe once a year?

I have now banned shopping for woman's pants (jeans or otherwise). Its just the biggest waist of time.

What did us girls do to deserve only three non-existent length selections? What did the guys do to be favored so well as to have a double selection of waist and length sizes from 26-42's in every store? I have heard legends that women's pants come tall, I have searched high and low, from Alaska to the east coast and have yet to find a pair.

My choices are to go to the ladies department and see selections like 8, 10, 12, & 14's for waist that will no doubt be high waters on me (which means I really can't be seen sitting down) OR go to the men's department and pick whatever waist size I'm sporting at the moment with either of my favorite lengths of 34 or 36 inch.

I'll be sticking with men's pants but I'm sad I won't ever get to find a great looking pair of embroidered, studded, or otherwise girly and cute looking pants with a long length. Why won't you fix this?????

B1

"The best vitamin for a christian is B1"

Great line, hope it makes you giggle too.

Concept Cars

Ok its been forever since I posted. With Marty in town I got a little distracted. We had all sorts of fun, I may post on a few things he did later.

I came across some concept cars and thought they were so neat so I decided to do a whole post on them. It took days to put this together, little by little. My Favorites are the Chevy Camero, Caddy Sixteen, and the Pontiac GTO.

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2003 Audi Lemans Concept

What happened to Pontiac Lemans??

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2004 BMW H2R Concept

Sorta looks like a cigarette boat.

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1993 BMW Z13 Concept

I swear this one looks like an alien.

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2003 Buick Blackhawk Concept

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2003 Cadillac Sixteen Concept

Oh yeah, I could drive this car. Doesn't it just have that Jessica Rabbit look to it? It's currently a concept car only, but one site said its worth $250,000. Yikes.
I don't think Marty will be buying me one anytime soon.

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mmmmm, yum

Chevy Camaro Concept (version 1)

Chevy Camaro Concept (version 2)

Both of these versions were designed by Kris Horton. I like the orange design best.

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2001 Chevy K5 Concept
plus one more link

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2004 Chevy Nomad Concept

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2003 Chevy SS Concept

I think I like the old ones much better. An SS remake has so much more potential than this.

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Chevy SSR
Concept to Market

1954 Chevy - The Original

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2003 Chrysler Airflite Concept

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2005 Chrysler Smart Crosstown Concept

This thing looks like it could be a character in a cartoon. Come to think of it, maybe its cousin is the cab in "Who Framed Roger Rabbit?"

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2003 Daihatsu D-Bone Concept

Looks like the skeleton of a PT Cruiser.

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2006 Dodge Charger SRT8
From Concept to Market

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2003 Dodge Kahuna Concept

Yikes.

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2002 Dodge M80 Concept

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2002 Dodge Razor Concept

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2001 Dodge Super 8 Hemi Concept

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2003 Dodge Tomahawk Concept

One reproduction was made for market, it'll be on sale for the low price of $500,000. For anyone in low brain function, thats half a million dollars! Anyone selling or buying for this price is crazy.

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2005 Ford Mustang
Concept to Market

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2005 Ford Shelby Cobra Concept

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2004 Ford Shelby GR-1 concept

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2005 Ford Synus Concept

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2001 Honda Bulldog Concept

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1999 Honda F-Mover Concept

Ha ha! Its a hover!

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2003 Honda Kiwami Concept

Ok first a hover, now a dustbuster.

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2001 Honda Unibox Concept

I can't imagine seeing this one out cruisin. But how nice of them to think up more places to store junk.

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Honda NTT Concept (which hasn't made it off the drawing board)

Notice the size of the tires verses the size of the person inside? The whole thing bothers me, don't ask me why.

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2005 Jeep Hurricane Concept

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2001 Jeep Willys 2 Concept

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Kia Kitsch Wagon Concept (Hasn't made it off the drawing board)

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2005 Kia Mesa Concept

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1999 Mini Cooper Concept

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1987 Mitsubishi HSR Concept?

Ferrari meets the Jetsons?
I found several pictures but all the sites were in something other than english.

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2001 Mitsubishi Pajero Evolution Concept

I had a off brand hotwheels car like this when I was little, ha that must be where they got their idea.

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2003 Mitsubishi Se-Ro Concept

Whoa.

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2005 Mitsubishi Sport Truck Concept

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2003 Nissan Jikoo Concept

Sorta looks like something that might be on a monopoly game one day. On different note, I can't picture those headlights working to well.

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2001 Nissan Nails Concept

All I can think of is a dart, or maybe another dustbuster.

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2003 Nissan Redigo Concept

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1999 Pontiac GTO Concept

What happened to this one? I love it! It should be on the market by now.

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2004 Saturn Curve Concept

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2003 Subaru B9 Scrambler Concept

A subaru sports car, crazy.

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Suzuki Alto Winkel Concept

Nothing in english on this one, I assume its a flower truck for another country.

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2003 Suzuki Landbreeze Concept

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2003 Suzuki Mobile Terrace Concept

This one is definately a trip. The link above is to a site that isn't in english but has great pictures.
I did find thess exerps...

"If Toyota’s PM concept earned the Most Bizarre Concept honors, this glass microbus from Suzuki is the undisputed runner up. It looks like it could be driven in either direction, and perhaps this fully drive-by-wire vehicle could. It’s constructed on a scaled-down version of global partner GM’s Hy-wire fuel-cell electric hybrid concept (the one in which all the running gear is packaged in a skateboard-like rolling chassis to which different bodies can be docked). Six seats in three rows can face forward, or, when parked, the “dash board” can be converted to a narrow table that can be relocated to the center of the vehicle, with all chairs facing it for kind of a tiny portable boardroom effect. We were especially fond of the shag carpet. Only in Tokyo..."

"— it looks like something Malibu Barbie might be driving in about 20 years. While it might not win any beauty contests, you've got to admire those huge whitewall tires and abundant use of Avocado Green."

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2003 Toyota CSS Concept

I guess windshields really aren't that important.

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2003 Toyota Fine S concept

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2003 Toyota FJ Cruiser

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2004 Toyota Hiace Sound Satellite

The stylish design and spacious interior of the new HIACE have been used to create a “customized vehicle that makes work enjoyable,” billed as a multifunctional mobile studio fitted with an “open studio” and merchandise showcase. Open the double doors on the left side of the vehicle and a fan-shaped “revolving open studio” equipped with a counter, audio gear and other fixtures emerges on the left, while a fan-shaped “revolving merchandise showcase” emerges on the right. The vehicle can thus be used as a DJ booth, to set up equipment for an event, to display goods, or in a variety of other ways. In addition to its two large roof-mounted foldaway plasma display screens, this vehicle is also fitted with audio gear, indoor lighting and other equipment, allowing it to liven up any outdoor event.

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2003 Toyota PM Concept

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2001 Toyota Pod Concept

(For the pod people)

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2001 VW Microbus Concept

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2005 VW Ragster Concept

Who would want a bug when you could have one of these??

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Volvo Concept Shuttle - (Not off the drawing board)

The Volvo Concept Shuttle (VCS) is a vision of a future urban transport vehicle. The aim of the design is to create a strong personality, suitable for its field of use and built on the history and future of the Volvo Trucks brand. With its backbone in the latest technology and materials, VCS has evolved from studies of the drivers working environment and the different cargo types to carry, into a unique way of looking on commercial vehicles.

(Until further notice the project is protected by a secrecy agreement with Volvo Trucks.)