Disconnected

Have you ever felt disconnected? No, I'm not talking about losing your utilities(water, natural gas, or electricity), phone service(land line or cellular), or cable/satellite TV. I'm talking about being disconnected from friends. I felt that way for a few days now and it wasn't until tonight that I finally decided to vent/open up about that. In a way, that's good because in the past, I used to keep things bottled up inside because I really don't have any one person per se that I can open up to. Well, I do, but I don't want to be a burden on anyone if something comes up like problems. I realize what it's like to be in community. While the Internet is a good tool for communicating, there is just no substitute for one on one face to face interaction. I need community and I need more interaction with you guys. Please give a brother some community.
Thanks.

COWBOY UP: Rodeo Night in Houston 2009

Howdy and top o' the morning to you. I went to my annual pilgrimage to Reliant Stadium for the 2009 edition of Rodeo Houston. I had to wait for about 45 minutes as my friends did more eating and talking than actually watching the action in the stadium(well, not all of them). Anyway, I had a lot of fun as always, but I did stay away from some of the fried stuff that is starting to become commonplace at major events like the rodeo and/or a fair(i.e. Fried oreos, Twinkies, and overpriced stadium food). Of course this year I went to the rodeo on St. Patrick's Day and I wanted to consider going in a green cowboy hat as a theme, but I didn't think it would work. A little different to say the least. That just might be an idea for next year. Anyway I got indoctrinated in country music kiwi style courtesy of Keith Urban. He sounded alright for a New Zealand er. He sang a lot of songs; however, I did not sing any because I don't listen to a lot of country music but I can tell that there were a lot of Urban fans of the female variety and they sang along. I also received a lighted grill(a.k.a. a mouth guard) that lights up. All in all I got Urban-ized and grilled in one night. It's a shame that this is the last week for the rodeo because I love coming to it and I can't wait for next year. Peace, love, a pot o' gold and Lucky Charms to all. Out.

Daylight Saving Time

Is it me, or does it seem that the older I get, the more I am beginning to loathe Daylight Saving Time. Don't get me wrong, I like the longer evenings, but I don't like the setting the clocks ahead one hour. I also don't like the fact that for the first month of DST, sunrise is at 7:30 in the morning. I kind of liked the DST the way it was before W.(George W. Bush, the former president of the U.S.) changed it to start on the second Sunday in March. Abolish DST and just use standard time like parts of Indiana, all of Arizona, and Hawaii(do an Internet search).

Happy Anniversary to the WEb

I just found out that today, March 13, 2009, marked the 20th anniversary of the World Wide Web. You know, that little thing the goes www.(insertInternetsitehere).com. It's amazing that one little device that changed the way we get information nowadays, turned 20. To read more about this newfangled thing that former V.P. Al Gore claimed to invent, click on the following link: http://tech.yahoo.com/blogs/null/128271. Happy anniversary www. Peace.

I'm Rollin!

My car is fixed and I'm rollin' once again.

Carless in Houston

One thing that I have learned in the last few months, is that in Houston, if you don't have a car running, man, you're lost. My van, which I received as a Christmas gift back in December is in the car hospital again. My mechanic is going to look at it later today. It comes to find out I'm going to be without a ride for the rest of the week. And trust me, it's not cheap to get a car fixed. Oh well, that's the price you pay for having a car in Houston. It's tough, but like everything else in my life, I'll survive. Peace.

SOUL-ed out for SOUL LINK 2009

Hello again all you bloggers out there. What a weekend for Soul Link 2009. More than 1,200 teens came to Bammel Church of Christ this past weekend to get involved and become part of a climate change. Not the climate change that you normally think about as in going green, but changing your environment, with the power of Jesus Christ. I worked security for the event and it was a rewarding experience. On Friday night, I worked the area in front of the stage in the Bammel Youth Center(a.k.a. the Project). No moshing, no stage dives, all in all, everyone was on their best behavior. Saturday, I worked security again, and like last night, everyone behaved themselves. I was walking around the worship center during the final session of Soul Link and to hear 1,200 teens worhsipping God was just awesome. My favorite moment of the weekend was when a teen, who used to be a gang member, but is now a part of the family of Christians at a church in Baytown. The place went wild and in fact a standing ovation was given at that time. All this time, I really got a chance to serve as Jesus did, maybe not the the extent of being a security guard, but this was cool. I was complimented a lot about the job I was doing and in my humble personality, I just remember whom I was representing. I love Soul Link and I can't wait for next year's event(Mark your calendars: February 26-28, 2010). One thing that I learned about this year's Soul Link theme is that it you don't have to "go green" to change you environment. You just have to step out of your comfort zone and do something small to change your environment for the kingdom of God. Now that's the kind of climate change that I and everyone would like to be a part of. Peace out and God bless.