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My Kids Are Crazy

jimgoings — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 03:01:01 +0000

No, I cannot explain it.

Miriam’s Dark Side

jimgoings — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 01:44:07 +0000

I wanted to practice playing with my camera and doing some special effect editing. I’ve been an avid fan of the tutorials on videocopilot.net, so I thought I’d try one. Here’s the result…. Miriam’s Dark Side!

Hannah Playing Piano

jimgoings — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 01:43:30 +0000

Hannah has really flourished under the instruction of her great Piano teacher, Olga (@olgapyles). She’s had about a year of weekly lessons and is doing far better than we could have hoped for.

Molly Lewis and Barack Obama

jimgoings — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 19:06:12 +0000

I was watching the JoCo videos from his PAX performances this morning and it reminded me of Molly Lewis, a great ukulele player he had on stage with him. A quick Googling directed me to her website where I discovered she had a video log series called “Vlogging Molly”. Awesome!

So I watched this video:

In the video, she answers some questions (from fans presumably). One of the questions is “John McCain or Barack Obama?” She answers with some cheesy, but funny, songs that clearly indicate her preference for Barack. I agree Molly. Now, here’s where things get real. I scroll through her comments and notice that three people, accounting for 100% of the comments on that page, uniquely misspelled Barack Obama’s name.

How hard is it to know how to spell the President of the United States name? Further, how hard is it to google how to spell his name if you aren’t sure. Sigh.

Anyhow, despite the fact that her fans are lazy and can’t spell, Molly’s a great musician and pretty funny vlogger. Check her out.

Spike Gets a Bath

jimgoings — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 18:10:27 +0000

Spike was recently MIA for about 36 hours. He went missing for a day once before and just like then, he came home with a little blood on his fur. We don’t see any wounds, but he is limping like his has a sprained paw. Crazy cat. We’ve kept in inside since and he is quite upset at us about it.

He was very dirty so we Rebecca gave him a bath:

Spike Gets a Bath from Jim Goings on Vimeo.

The video was shot with my iPhone under very poor lighting conditions. It’s crappy quality, but ultimately useful in being able to capture a moment instantly.

2008 Hood to Coast

jimgoings — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 06:38:27 +0000

I drove van 1 of the Jive 2008 Hood to Coast team this year. It was 30+ hours of driving in two days, but totally fun.

Jive 2008 Hood to Coast from Jim Goings on Vimeo.

I posted a bunch of Hood to Coast pics on Flickr too.

Karate Belt Test

jimgoings — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 01:41:59 +0000

Yesterday, my brood all tested for new belts in Karate. Check out the video below. You can also watch this video in High Definition on Vimeo.

Karate Belt Test from Jim Goings on Vimeo.

Check out the Wii Fit

jimgoings — Thu, 22 May 2008 23:07:48 +0000

One of the dudes on my team showed this to me and I just had to share:

Hoyt Arboretum

jimgoings — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 11:59:46 +0000

With such great weather, a trip to the Hoyt Arboretum was in order. It was great to get out of the house, away from the computers and TVs to spend the day hiking and taking pictures.

It was our first time to the Hoyt Arboretum and we were pleasantly surprised at how extensive the trails were. The trees were beautiful and the hike wasn’t too difficult. It was a great day out with the whole family.

Hoyt Arboretum from Jim Goings on Vimeo.

You can also check out lots of good pics that didn’t make the video on my Flickr site.

Hillsboro Oregon in High Definition

jimgoings — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 23:17:20 +0000

I recently purchased a Canon HV30 for work and gave it a quick test over the weekend. My wife drove me and my family around various parts of Hillsboro. I just shot what looked interesting.

Hillsboro Oregon from Jim Goings on Vimeo.