Jacob's Heart Monitor

So I bought Jacob a new Heart Monitor the other day.  Specifically I bought him a pulse oximeter (Contec SMS50e)

It took me a while to get the software working but I finally did.  Here is a sample from the other night.  The blue line is his pulse.  You can ignore the green that's the SpO2.

His average overnight was 61 bpm and pretty stable.  But of course this was a night that he did not have a seizure.

Mt. St. Helens Climb - Just a few weeks away

I'm getting excited, I hope you are too!  Just a few weeks away until we climb Mt. St. Helens.  Remember the date is Friday, August 5th.  As we get a little closer I'll send out some reminders about what to pack and bring along.

I have three open spots and possibly one more if Vince can't make it.  If you want to come, it's not too late to reserve a spot.  If you know anyone else who would like to come, invite them!

But act now and don't delay because I'm actively campaigning for people to come right now and these spots are first come first served.  And the way that you reserve your spot is by paying $22.  That's how much the permits cost me.

See you there on the mountain!

-Bart

Ticket #	Ticket Holder	Status
1	Bart	Paid
2	Jacob	Paid
3	Anthony	Paid
4	Jay	Paid
5	Mason	Paid
6	John	Paid
7	-Vince-	May not come?
8	-available-	Open*
9	-available-	Open
10	-available-	Open

*These are first come first served so if you want to come let me know ASAP

Please hold your reservation by sending me $22 via paypal. 
My paypal email address is bjpascoal@gmail.com

Timothy Lake, Campout & Marathon

We had a good time on our campout and I had fun running my marathon.  That's the 3rd year straight that I've run the Timberline Marathon.

Enjoy the photos.

Fwd: Camping this weekend @ "Gone Creek" Campground on the shore of Timothy Lake

See the map of my Marathon route and you can see a green triangle for the campground of "Gone Creek".  The marathon runs right through the campground.  I reserved us a campsite there on the shore of Timothy Lake.  My marathon will run practically right through the campground.  Minimum reservation was two (2) nights so we are there Friday & Saturday night.  I got us a spot as close to the lakeshore as possible since most of the spots were already reserved that's the best I could get.

Should be good fun and hopefully the weather will cooperate.  It should be nice, that's what the weather says right now anyway.

Here's a google map to the location.

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=45.11278,+-121.77528&aq=&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=65.135703,135.263672&ie=UTF8&ll=45.123687,-121.771431&spn=0.057896,0.132093&z=14

Here are the details of the campsite:

Site Details

Reservation Type: Overnight Departure Date: Sun Jun 05 2011 Check-out: 1:00 pm Facility: GONE CREEK, MT. HOOD NF - FS, OR Facility Details  Map Driving Route Site Type: STANDARD NONELECTRIC

Backup your gmail account

Why should you backup your gmail account?  You might ask.  Well there are a number of good reasons.  First and foremost is that it is quite possible for someone to hack into your gmail account and delete all your data.  Or more likely someone could hack into your gmail and send out spam then google would close your account.

Good luck calling google for tech support if that happens.  I've heard nightmare stories about this.

I used a backup utility that I found online and it works quite well.

It's called, "Gmail Backup".  I know not very original name.
http://download.cnet.com/Gmail-Backup/3000-2369_4-10903796.html

Old Gadgets recycled

I used to love my Sony Clie NX60.  But alas, that device is aged and I don't use the old Palm device.  So I converted it to a desktop picture viewer.  I bought a small picture frame and fastened the palm device to the back using some eye hooks and pencils.  Very low tech but yet quite effective.

Disneyland Then vs Now

2004

2011

Disneyland Day 3

Finished off Disneyland today. I'm wiped, even more than after a marathon. I really over did myself this trip bu I had a lot of fun too!!  We didn't take very many more pics today but the ones we did are good.

Ridemax plan for Friday

Here's our Ridemax plan for Friday @ california adventure.

Time	Attraction	Area	Expected Wait	Ride Time	Walking Time to Next Attraction
10:07 AM	Toy Story Mania (see tip #1 below)	Paradise Pier	8 Min	8 Min	2 Min
10:25 AM	Mickey's Fun Wheel (Swinging Gondola)	Paradise Pier	7 Min	10 Min	4 Min
10:42 AM	Send Runner to Get California Screamin' Roller Coaster FASTPASS				4 Min
10:46 AM	Runner Get California Screamin' Roller Coaster FASTPASS	Paradise Pier	0 Min	1 Min	1 Min
10:48 AM	Scheduled Break
12:48 PM	California Screamin' Roller Coaster (use FASTPASS)	Paradise Pier	16 Min	3 Min	11 Min
1:07 PM	Send Runner to Get Tower of Terror FASTPASS				17 Min
1:24 PM	Runner Get Tower of Terror FASTPASS	Hollywood	0 Min	1 Min	14 Min
1:39 PM	Grizzly River Run	Golden State	60 Min	5 Min	14 Min
2:58 PM	Free Time
3:09 PM	Tower of Terror (use FASTPASS) (see tip #2)	Hollywood	17 Min	10 Min	0 Min
3:36 PM	Free Time
TOTALS			108 Min	38 Min	31 Min

Disneyland Day 2 completed

We've officially cleared Disneyland and all the attractions that we wanted today so our third and final day is gravy.  Here are the pics from today.

We left the park for Dinner and for Lisa to have a chance to take Link back to the hotel to rest for the evening.  Me and the boys spent the rest of the time hitting up all our favorite rides with no lines.  For some reason the park was pretty empty so we just walked on the rides all night until midnight.

Disneyland Ridemax plan for Thursday 3/24

Here's my ridemax plan for Thursday:

Time	Attraction	Area	Expected Wait	Ride Time	Walking Time to Next Attraction
9:05 AM	Runner Get Indiana Jones FASTPASS	Adventureland	0 Min	1 Min	5 Min
9:11 AM	Astro Orbiter	Tomorrowland	7 Min	2 Min	5 Min
9:25 AM	Jungle Cruise	Adventureland	9 Min	8 Min	10 Min
9:52 AM	Small World	Fantasyland	7 Min	14 Min	2 Min
10:13 AM	Send Runner to Get Roger Rabbit's Car Toon Spin FASTPASS				2 Min
10:15 AM	Runner Get Roger Rabbit's Car Toon Spin FASTPASS (see tip #1 below)	Mickey's Toontown	0 Min	1 Min	1 Min
10:17 AM	Mickey's House	Mickey's Toontown	10 Min	5 Min	1 Min
10:33 AM	Free Time
10:57 AM	Roger Rabbit's Car Toon Spin (use FASTPASS)	Mickey's Toontown	5 Min	4 Min	11 Min
11:17 AM	Indiana Jones (use FASTPASS)	Adventureland	12 Min	5 Min	7 Min
11:41 AM	Scheduled Break
12:26 PM	Free Time
6:27 PM	Finding Nemo Submarines (see tip #2)	Tomorrowland	36 Min	16 Min	8 Min
7:27 PM	Pirates of the Caribbean	New Orleans Square	7 Min	16 Min	4 Min
7:54 PM	Haunted Mansion (see tip #3)	New Orleans Square	5 Min	8 Min	3 Min
8:10 PM	Winnie the Pooh (see tip #4)	Critter Country	5 Min	5 Min	0 Min
TOTALS			103 Min	85 Min	51 Min

Laguna Beach

We skipped Disneyland in favor of relaxation at Laguna Beach today and as you can see in the pics it was a nice day.  We all got a little sun.  It was a good choice because it poured rain at Disneyland later in the afternoon.

First day of Disneyland

Here's the pics

We started off with Magic morning entry and closed the park out at midnight so I'm exhausted.  We're taking a break today at the beach and we'll head back to the park tomorrow.  Link was shaking from the adrenaline coursing through his veins when we were doing Fantasyland in the morning.

The park was mega packed for Spring break and by noon we left for California Adventure because we had World of Color picnic lunches.  Definite must do because that's the easy way to get fast passes for the show.  So as long as we hung out in California Adventure for the day.  We got most of the rides in except for Paradise Pier.  I don't know if we'll have time to get back there.

More later gotta go for breakfast.

Downtown Disney

We got to Anaheim mid afternoon with plenty of time for the kids to enjoy a long splash in the pool.  Link was very timid in the pool so I worry ow he will do tomorrow on all the rides.  He's never been to Disneyland before.

Here's some pics from today at the hotel & downtown Disney.

We are looking forward to an early start at the park tomorrow.

Disneyland

I'm feeling like a short timer at work today.  I can't wait for vacation time and to go to Disneyland.  I'm in Seattle for work right now and I return home tomorrow then I gotta pack up for the trip.  We're doing 3 days at the park and one day at the Beach.  (Praying for sun!)

On the way home we're going to stop off at Andrew & Maria's for some board gaming fun!  Keep checking back I'll be posting pics.