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Traveling Builds Character

There are a lot of things that build character in a person. When you finish a milestone in your life, when you overcome sorrow or when beat the odds of cancer, going through these events builds character. Some people might even say there is a change in you.
My brother Rich would say going through what [...]

January 31, 2009 Lessons 10 Comments

Home Run!

If there is anyone who loved baseball in our family, it was my grandmother (Lola), RIP. She loved it with a passion! She didn’t miss a single game that I could remember. You’d think my grandfather (Lolo) would like the game more just because he’s a guy, but he didn’t. He still loved the game, he just wasn’t as passionate as Lola.

January 29, 2009 Featured, Lessons 4 Comments

Volunteering is good for the Heart

There is something about volunteering that makes you feel good. While it doesn’t physically do anything good for you, it does put a smile on your face and on others. Helping those in need will probably warm their hearts and bring some meaning to your own life.
For my own experience, I have volunteering for various [...]

January 28, 2009 Blog 8 Comments

Happy Chinese New Year – Year of the OX

Chinese New Year – Per Holly Hartman at Infoplease.com, this is how she describes the Year of the OX, which starts today, January 26, 2009.
An Obstinate Year
Legend has it that in ancient times, Buddha asked all the animals to meet him on Chinese New Year. Twelve came, and Buddha named a year after each [...]

January 26, 2009 Blog 6 Comments

Finding Your One Thing

There are been several influential people in my life such as my grandma, ma, dad, brother, bosses, etc. But one person who has always been in the back of my mind was a stranger on an airline. He was no ordinary stranger. By coincidence he happened to be a priest. We got to take about [...]

January 25, 2009 Lessons 4 Comments

Cooliris for FireFox

This may not be new to you, but it sure is for me. I just discovered this browser plug in for FireFox called ‘Cooliris‘. It turns all your internet photo galleries into “3D”. It’s freakin cool! It works great even with just image searches on Google.
After you install the plugin for your FireFox browser and [...]

January 24, 2009 Technology 0 Comments

Pyramid Breweries

It was another night out on the town. This time we went to Pyramid Breweries off of 11th St. and “K” in downtown Sacramento. We just happen to wander in after mass at the Sacramento Cathedral Church. I hope it wasn’t a sin to go there after church cause we did have a nice time [...]

January 24, 2009 Food 6 Comments

San Wam, Thank You Mam!

Don’t ask me what this means, but these are the words my “co-worker” said after he discovered that he was saved from today’s lay offs. It was not a good day. For those that were saved it was a matter of being respectful and sensitive to those who were not. Fortunately for me I was [...]

January 21, 2009 Work 6 Comments

Obama’s Oath of Office

Today marked another milestone in history. President Barack Obama was sworn into office as our 44th president. I look forward to his achievements and his growing pains as our new president. I know it will be awhile until we see some tangible results, but at least now there is Hope. God bless him and his family. [...]

January 20, 2009 Blog 6 Comments