Meeting New Family

July 26, 2009 in blogging
Tags: baby shower, family, siblings

Yesterday was my younger sister’s baby shower. Something interesting about my family is that there are a eight of us but our family is small at family functions. My sister is only the second one of us to get married and the third to have a child. My oldest brother is married and has two [...]

The Myth of “The Chase”

May 5, 2009 in thoughts
Tags: age, dating, family, men, Relationships, women

You hear it all the time. “Men enjoy the chase more than…”
I mostly hear it from women as an explanation for why they should not give it up too soon in a relationship. I can’t imagine this was started by a man, but I have also heard men say it. Perhaps it is used as [...]

Quitting Smoking Can Be Hazardous to Your Health

March 23, 2009 in Environment, Stuff that sucks, Traveling, life, travel
Tags: automobile toxins, brain damage, carbon minoxide poisoning, family, parents, smoking

We all know that smoking is linked to a myriad of diseases. We see all the campaigns about the dangers of smoking. I have encouraged people to stop smoking. I’ve evern purchased the gum and patches for an girlfriend I was dating years ago who was having difficulty quitting.
I never thought I would meet someone [...]

Movie Recommendation: Run Fat Boy Run

March 30, 2008 in Entertainment, Relationships, cool stuff, humor, life, movies, running
Tags: crying, dead beat, family, film, laughing, loser, movie reviews, parents, real life, recommendation, run fat boy run, theater

It isn’t often that I recommend a movie to people. After all, in my opinion, most movies aren’t good. Yet, I’m still paying 10 bucks to go see them every week, go figure.
Anyway, Run Fat Boy Run is a perfect movie for any of the following people to see:

Men who ever dated someone that you [...]

The Royal Famlies of the United States of America

March 22, 2008 in Politics, blogging, culture, life, rants, thoughts
Tags: america, Bill Clinton, brothers, clinton, country, democracy, election, family, george bush, Hillary Clinton, John Adams, monarchy, political system, president, presidential election, royal families, two party system

How many Families have been running the United States over the last 20 years?
I’ll give you a hint: It’s more than 1 and less than 3!
Folks, the real reason to be concerned with Hillary Clinton being president has nothing to do with what her policies may or may not be. For God’s sake, the first [...]

Bush Stimulus Package: Don’t Spend it all in One Place

February 19, 2008 in Economics, Relationships, blogging, life, thoughts
Tags: card, checks, child, Christmas, Economics, economy, family, federal checks, federal government, future, george bush, grand parents, holiday card, income, investment, kids, money, money supply, pension plan, retirement, season greetings, social security, socks, stimulus package, tax rebate, thoughts, underwear

When I was a kid, my grandparents would always send me and the rest of my family members checks for Christmas (as well as some presents like underwear and socks). There are eight kids total in my family, making a $20 check/child a considerable investment on their part. They were grandparents… retired. Their monthly income [...]

My Dogs Smell like Satan’s Ass

October 29, 2007 in Funny, animals, blogging, dogs, humor, life
Tags: bath, California, canyon country, dog, dog crack, family, fire, fitness, garage, house, los angeles, nephew, p90x, parents, pumpkin patch, satan, smell, smoke, workout, yard

Its been a week since the fires here in the Los Angeles area. I went home this weekend to spend some time with my nephew and take him to a pumpkin patch. I spent some time at my parents’ house, surveying the fire damage. Their house was fine. The yard was burn, but the house [...]

Why God Hasn’t Answered Your Prayers

December 17, 2006 in God, Relationships, Religion, blogging, church, culture, friends, life, philosophy, theology, thoughts, writing
Tags: blogging, Buddha, Christianity, Christmas, church, communication, conversation, culture, Education, failing, family, friends, goals, God, life, listening, philosophy, prayers, Religion, School, teaching, teaching credential, theology, thoughts, writing

You don’t realize it yet, but in the next 3 minutes you’re going to learn why God has not been answering your prayers. Before I get to that, I’m going to share with you an experience that I’ve had several times in the past and, most recently, this morning. My confession is that this is [...]