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Leap Second!!!

Guess what, guess what!! At midnight tonight, December 31, we gain an extra second.

"A leap second is an intercalary, one-second adjustment that keeps broadcast standards for time of day close to mean solar time. Leap seconds are used to keep time standards synchronized with civil calendars, the basis of which is astronomical." - Wikipedia

I just thought I'd inform you all of this extra second, and to encourage you to use this second wisely. Maybe you could take the extra second to pick your nose, or crack your knuckles. Really live on the wild side :) You could even take this second to tell a close friend that you love them. Well, actually you'd probably get out "I Love" in the extra second, so the "You" would take away from your regular scheduled time, but I think they're worth your time ;) I hope everyone has a wonderful Leap Second!

Mr. Brian

P.S. For more information on the Leap second and it's history click here

I found these cute little stories and I thought I'd share them with ya'll :) Hope you like them.

I had been teaching my three-year-old daughter, Caitlin, the Lord's Prayer. For several evenings at bedtime, she would repeat after me the lines from the prayer.
Finally, she decided to go solo. I listened with pride as she carefully enunciated each word, right up to the end of the prayer:
"Lead us not into temptation," she prayed,
"but deliver us some E-mail.
Amen."

One Sunday in a Midwest City, a young child was "acting up" during the morning worship hour. The parents did their best to maintain some sense of order in the pew but were losing the battle. Finally, the father picked the little fellow up and walked sternly up the aisle on his way out. Just before reaching the safety of the foyer, the little one called loudly to the congregation, "Pray for me! Pray for me!"
And one particular four-year-old prayed,
"And forgive us our trash baskets as we forgive those who put trash in our baskets."

A Sunday school teacher asked her little children, as they were on the way to church service,
"And why is it necessary to be quiet in church?"
One bright little girl replied,
"Because people are sleeping."

The preacher was wired for sound with a lapel mike, and as he preached, he moved briskly about the platform, jerking the mike cord as he went.
Then he moved to one side, getting wound up in the cord and nearly tripping before jerking it again. After several circles and jerks, a little girl in the third pew leaned toward her mother and whispered, "If he gets loose, will he hurt us?"

Six-year-old Angie and her four-year-old brother Joel, were sitting together in church. Joel giggled, sang and talked out loud. Finally, his big sister had had enough. "You're not supposed to talk out loud in church." "Why? Who's going to stop me?" Joel asked. Angie pointed to the back of the church and said, "See those two men standing by the door? They're hushers."

A mother was preparing pancakes for her sons, Kevin 5, Ryan, 3. The boys began to argue over who would get the first pancake. Their mother saw the opportunity for a moral lesson.
"If Jesus were sitting here, He would say 'Let my brother have the first pancake, I can wait.'"
Kevin turned to his younger brother and said, "Ryan, you be Jesus!"

A father was at the beach with his children when the four-year old son ran up to him, grabbed his hand, and led him to the shore, where a seagull lay dead in the sand.
"Daddy, what happened to him?" the son asked.
"He died and went to Heaven," the dad replied.
The boy thought a moment and then said,
"Did God throw him back down?"


After the church service, a little boy told the pastor, "When I grow up, I'm going to give you some money."
"Well, thank you," the pastor replied, "but why?"
"Because my daddy says you're one of the poorest preachers we've ever had."


A wife invited some people to dinner.
At the table, she turned to their six-year-old daughter and said, "Would you like to say the blessing?"
"I wouldn't know what to say," the girl replied.
"Just say what you hear Mommy say," the wife answered.
The daughter bowed her head and said,"Lord, why on earth did I invite all these people to dinner?"


A Sunday school class was studying the Ten Commandments. They were ready to discuss the last one. The teacher asked if anyone could tell her what it was.
Susie raised her hand, stood tall, and quoted,
"Thou shall not take the covers off the neighbor's wife."


At Sunday School they were teaching how God created everything, including human beings. Little Johnny, a child in the kindergarten class, seemed especially intent when they told him how Eve was created out of one of Adam's ribs.
Later in the week his mother noticed him lying as though he was ill, and said, "Johnny what is the matter?"
Little Johnny responded,
"I have a pain in my side. I think I'm going to have a wife!"


A little girl was talking to her teacher about whales.
The teacher said it was physically impossible for a whale to swallow a human, because even though it was a very large mammal its throat was very small.
The little girl stated that Jonah was swallowed by a whale.
The teacher reiterated that a whale could not swallow a human; it was impossible.
The little girl said, "When I get to heaven, I will ask Jonah."
The teacher asked, "What if Jonah went to hell?"
The little girl replied, "Then you ask him."

Tip of the Day: Don't be afraid to be like a squirrel. Prance and frolick as much as you'd like to :)

Mr. Brian

For the past few nights my sleeping schedule has been out of whack. I've been staying up until the early early morning. Although it's not good that I'm not getting alot of sleep, there are a few perks to staying up. One of which is the amount of stuff I get done. I even started drawing a pretty picture (which I haven't had time to do in forever) And the other perk of staying up is that you get to see the sun rise :) I took this picture only a few moments ago from my bedroom window. Sorry it's out of focus, but I don't know how to get my camera to work well in low light.

Mr. Brian

Uncanny? I Believe So

Mr. Brian S. Henriksen

B.S. in Biotechnology

University of Nebraska, Omaha

A Facebook Wedding

After a long time, I've finally had the opportunity to post about my wedding! Ms. Whitney and I got married on Facebook a while ago. I finally get to put up these pretty pictures of our Vegas wedding ;) Our outfits weren't the most expensive, but we're college students, what do you expect :)
I'm sorry everyone wasn't invited, it's expensive to fly people to Vegas. Anyways, we haven't registered anywhere but monetary gifts are greatly appreciated ;)

Mr. Brian

P.S. For those of you who are confused, this isn't a real wedding and we're not really married. We just like to have fun with our facebook profiles :)

Happy Birfday Ms. Jowdan

It's Ms. Jordan's 20th Birthday! Happy Happy Birthday Ms. Jordan! I hope you have a wonderfulomously great day ;)


Mr. Brian

Friday afternoon, Brian M, Ms. Lindsey, and I ran around Greene County. The main reason was to show Brian around Greeneville and just to have a good fun day. We ran all over the place including lunch at Pals, the General Morgan Inn, an Antique Shop, Andrew Johnson's grave site, Lindsey's grandfather's house, and the Bible covered bridge. It was a beautiful day to get out and run all over :) We had a wonderful time and shared many many laughs!

Mr. Brian

A New Discovery

In my recent watchings of the Discovery and History Channels I've noticed that alcoholic beverages are now on every other commercial. I find it very ill mannered to associate education with alcohol. It's bad enough to see the vast amounts of these commercials while watching sports and movies on NBC, ABC, and CBS, but it's completely disheartening to see that Discovery and History Channels have fallen to this new low. I don't see how anyone in their right mind could connect these two things (alcohol & learning) but I guess some people just don't have a mind at all.

Mr. Brian

Happy Early Christmas

Since Uncle Tyler (my sister's boyfriend) came to visit us, we got to open some of our presents early :) I gots these nice shirts, and a nice Charlie Brown watch, and these Charlie Brown dvds from my favorite sister, and these nice Peanuts pjs, and a stuffed Charlie Brown from Uncle Tyler :) Yay for Charlie Brown and Christmas Time :)

"And So What We Have Learned Applies To Our Lives Today"

The past few days haven't really been that eventful for me, but I figure that I'd post about them anyways. Mostly I've stayed around the house and gotten a few things accomplished like a little guitar practice and a little excersise, but other than that, nothing too fancy. Tyler (my sister's boyfriend) has been in from Atlanta for the past few days, and it's been fun hanging out. We've all watched a bunch of tv, primarily the Discovery and History Channels :) Yes, I'm a geek and a nerd, but I'm good at it. Over the past couple of days, I've learned things from Area 51 secrets, all the way to Santa being of pagan decent. I've seen cement trucks being blown up, and I've even learned that there are people that are underwater loggers. I now have a vast array of useless ensights to the world around me. I've definitely learned that it takes a village to keep this world interesting ;) Hopefully the next few days will be a bit more productive for me. If I don't blog before then, I wish everyone a safe and Merry Christmas!

Mr. Brian

I'll Be Home For Christmas

It's Winter Break! YAY It's so good to be at home with no homework, no tests, no nothing. I just realized that it has been like a week and a half since I've posted anything. I've been a little preoccupied with getting ready for Christmas :) Hopefully I won't get too bored here at home. Brian, Lindsey, and Whitney have all already mentioned getting together next week to do something fun, so who knows what's to come. Anyways, I think I'm going to bed now cause it's getting late.

Mr. Brian

The Winner Is In The Eye Of The Beholder

Clearly, Third North is the winner of Deck the Halls. Too bad the judges didn't think the same thing. We officially came in second place, due to alot of politics. 2nd North threw together a last minute crappy job, and some how got the judges on their side. I may sound like a soar loser, but anyone who has seen the two halls would agree, hands down, that 3rd North was by far superior in every aspect of decorating. That's enough blabbering from me, the pictures will speak for themselves.

There's quite a bit more on the hall, but it takes a while to upload these pictures. If anyone is interested, we have a video walkthrough of both halls.

Mr. Brian

Oh yeah, I would've taken some pictures of the winning hall, but I didn't want to waste film

Deck the Halls with..... a little bit of everything

Our hallway is quite pretty at the moment. It's not 100% complete, but judging is in 17 hours from this posting. I would have to say that I am very proud of the work that we've accomplished. Hopefully our hall will again be victorious once again, even though there have been numerous spies roaming throughout the hallways. The good news is that we haven't brought out the big guns yet. Little does everyone know what is to come :) Sorry that I haven't posted any pictures, but I'm trying to keep things quiet until judging. So be sure to visit here tomorrow night to see some of the most creative things you've ever seen made out of school supplies ;) Wish us luck!

Mr. Brian

The Odd Couple (Brian & Brian)

My side of the room.

Brian's side of the room.

The pictures don't really show the line down the middle of the room, due to the fact that there's not a way to take a picture to show it. However, there is in fact a line, right down the middle. Brian claims that his side is fun, and my side is boring. I say that my side is clean and his side is messy. What do you think?

Mr. Brian

"We're All Workin' For The Japanese, (Toyotas and Color TVs)"

Tonight I had my first Japanese meal. Well the first time I've eaten from a Japanese Restaruant. For the past few years, some of my friends have attempted to get me to try it, but tonight Brwyan, Daniel, and I randomly decided to go eat some. I must say, it was quite delightful. Anyways, I just wanted to announce my formal Japanese food initiation.

"I'm Curious like a Cat, That's Why My Friends Call Me Whiskers"

This afternoon, Brwyan found this cat. Well, he claims that the cat followed him in the dorm. After a few hours of cat napping, Brwyan and the cat had to have this picture taken. Brian came in and saw the cat, and he fell in love with it. So, it stayed around for a couple more hours while he petted it. I then informed them that it was against the dorm rules to have a cat in the dorm. Even though they previously knew this, they wanted to keep the cat. I told Brian that we were not going to have a cat because the cat would get lost under all of his stuff. They said it was a Christmas Cat, and they named it Chris. As far as I know, the cat is back out in nature where it should be, or maybe it's back with it's rightful owners. I hope Brian doesn't sneak the cat back in while I'm in Mosheim.

Mr. Brian