15c is coming

Boy, I really dropped the ball on this one. I didn't even know it was in the works.

However, I am looking forward to owning a new 15c. And I do plan to own one of these. When that happens, I'll pick up the ball and post a review here on the blog.

trillion dollar coins

The debate about the national debt continues. One commentator suggests the possibility of minting two trillion dollar coins. (Sad commentary that one trillion dollar coin might not be enough.)

Of course my initial thought was, please mint three trillion dollar coins and send one my way. But the federal government doesn't really know me (of course, I send them a little coin every year). So, give each American one of those trillion dollar coins. That wouldn't work either. By Friday, the cost of a gallon of gasoline would be about half a trillion.

The good news is that I actually do have something worth more than a trillion US$. You can have it, too. It is completely free to you and me but there are a couple of qualifying conditions you have to satisfy (Romans 10:9):

1. Confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, the Son of the living God.
2. Believe with your heart in the power of His resurrection.

The gift of the Holy Spirit is the most valuable thing anyone can receive. It overcomes the economy problems of this world.

It's free. Take it. The immense value will blow you away and it is yours if you accept the gift.

perfect harmony

Today's scripture reading took me through the middle of the book of Zechariah. If you don't know Zechariah, well it's filled with some pretty heavy Revelation-like stuff. Of course, John's Revelation reveals the Christ to us. So does Zechariah's revelation.

One passage that really stuck out to me was 6:12-13. "Here is the man called the Branch. He will branch out from where he is and build the Temple of the Lord. Then he will receive royal honor and will rule as king from his throne. He will also serve as priest from his throne, and there will be perfect harmony between his two roles." (NLT)

Immediately, I thought of Peter's Pentecost preaching. He hit 'em hard I tell ya. One of the first scriptures I ever memorized (from the KJV) was Acts 2:36. "God hath made this same Jesus whom ye crucified both Lord and Christ." If ye hath the ability to continue to stick with me, I'll get to my point--and not with 1611 English, either.

All of scripture points to Jesus. All of Heaven points to Jesus. All of nature points to Jesus. This "man" serves two roles. When we give our lives to Jesus, we make Him Lord of our lives where He reigns as king. When we acknowledge His death-busting been-resurrected-by-God power over sin, we allow Him to minister to us as priest and be our Messiah (our Christ). Who else could fill both roles? King and priest. Lord and Christ. Man and God. A priest walks around in the presence of His people--so does a Messiah--so does a Christ. A king reigns sovreignly--so does a Lord--so does a God.

If you want to be served by the King of Kings, make Jesus the spiritual source for your life. If you want to be ruled over by a compassionate and loving priest, submit to Jesus as king over your life.

This priest/king combination (check out Hebrews 5, Melchizedek) was appointed by God to both roles--in perfect harmony--for you.

rebuilt the battery pack

I rebuilt the battery pack for my Savers 38c. It works! A 30-year old calculator that hasn't worked in years works perfectly.

every hp calculator ever made

So I just got the new HP Solve newsletter in my inbox.

It contains their listing of all hp calculators ever made. Very cool. Check it out.

crossing over to the dark side

I never thought it would happen. However, I have recently been using a TI 83-Plus. Having used hp calculators almost exclusively for 21 years--well, it's been an acquired taste that I've had to learn to like. And, you know, I think I'm liking it.

For most of my career I've taught college math classes as an adjunct instructor. In fact, I've now worked at 6 different Kansas City area colleges. I usually don't require a particular calculator but this semester, my department at the school where I teach requires my students to have a TI-83 or TI-84 calculator.

So, I've been teaching myself to use one. I like it. It's a little bit easier to use than my old hp 48G. It has some really cool features (table). But I do miss RPN. Hmmm, I wonder if the TI will integrate or differentiate a function like the 48G does.

Meanwhile, I'm not going to leave hp for ti. However, I might flirt with her a little bit.

Pssst: hp calculators are 15% off right now with free shipping from the hp store.

hp calculators and holiday weekends

I've observed before that hp puts calculators (and lots of other products) on sale over holiday weekends. This is one of those. Now is a good time to buy a calculator from the hp store with practically all of their home and office calculators, almost all of their graphing and scientific calculators (except 50g) and the 10bII and 17bII+ financials at 15% off with free shipping.

I also noticed that you can now pre-order the 30b for $49.99. I don't know when it will ship.

That's it. Enjoy your Memorial Day. I will be grilling.