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The New Year is almost here, and it’s time to make those resolutions. Making a resolution is kind of like saying, “What can I do to fix a problem?” Since I’m not trying to “fix” any problems, I’d rather just state my goals and hope I can achieve some of them. Continue Reading…
I have only been blogging since May of ‘06. Since then, I have written about 130 blog posts. I will highlight my favorite posts of this year along with brief descriptions. Continue Reading…
This Christmas I’m in Austin, Texas visiting my family. In a few days I’ll be heading north to Johnson, Kansas to visit my mother. Here are a few pics I’d like to share of my brother and me. The lady in the second picture is my brother’s friend Manijeh.
Christmas is just right around the corner. If you’re like me, you’ve probably procrastinated to the nth degree with regards to getting family and friends presents. Listed in this post are the twelve levels of procrastination that I’ve personally went through.
Oh the joy of Christmas in June. Retailers haven’t yet started putting their Christmas stuff out. In the back of my mind I know I should probably be saving for Christmas. However, Christmas — and all of the stuff associated with it — is nowhere to be found.
I’m thankful that ignorance is truly bliss. With nothing to remind me of the looming holiday, I don’t give Christmas a second thought. Continue Reading…
I felt rather special when I received a thin envelope from the Wells Fargo bank.
Back in 2004, I had yet to own a credit card. However, I needed a rental car and the rental car places only take credit cards. I hastily applied to many credit card companies, but was denied by each one because I didn’t have an existing revolving account (don’t get me started on the catch-22 situation). As a last resort, I applied to Wells Fargo (whom I banked with at the time) and got accepted. I was ecstatic that I had finally received my very first credit card.
After roughly a year of owning the card, I decided I had built up my “revolving account” status and applied for those coveted rewards cards. I was accepted, and I decided it was now time to rid myself of my Wells Fargo credit card. I paid off the balance and canceled the card. However, I made one small mistake and overpaid my balance by thirty cents. Continue Reading…
This entry was written as part of ProBlogger’s Group Writing Project.
The year 2006 brought a great deal turmoil for the United States and its allies. The Republicans lost the House and the Senate, and Iraq is in turmoil. However, I don’t think all is lost for the U.S. and world affairs in 2007. Here are my predictions for what lies ahead for politics and world affairs in 2007. Continue Reading…
I overheard an interesting conversation at work recently. The topic was about Christmas presents. One lady explained that she had all of her Christmas shopping done. Another explained that she had yet to begin.
I chimed in and told them that I had yet to buy many presents because I’m such a procrastinator. Their response was, “Most men are.” Continue Reading…
I was sitting at my computer typing away when I reached for something. Suddenly, I felt a cold liquid start running down my legs. By then, it was too late. My keyboard was gone. Continue Reading…
One of the more prominent figures in a church is that of the pastor. The pastor is essentially the chairman of the board of directors, where the church elders make up the remaining members. Regardless of how a particular church has formed its government, the pastor is the public face of the organization. One of the reasons (besides Biblical) the pastor is at the fore-front is because week-in and week-out, the pastor has to get in front of hundreds of people and preach a sermon.
There’s a widely held belief that the number one fear or any particular individual is that of public speaking. A church pastor has to perform public speaking at least once a week. Talk about bravery!
As brave as it is for pastors to get in front of a lot of people, I have several problems with regards to their approach on public speaking. I’ve attended many churches, and the style of preaching is more-or-less the same. The arena of public speaking is to capture the audience’s attention and lead them to a logical conclusion. Pastors and public speaking, however, tend to break a lot of the rules when it comes to giving a speech. Continue Reading…
In my limited relationship experience, I was always told to never treat people like doormats. In other words, I shouldn’t treat somebody like that person can be walked all over. As wise as it is to not treat people like doormats, I think that being a doormat has received too much of a negative connotation. I began to ask myself, “Why is being a doormat such a bad thing?”
In my own quest to determine if being a doormat is a bad thing, I began to think of several attributes of doormats. Hopefully after reading my attributes, you will yourself conclude that being a doormat isn’t all that bad. Continue Reading…
Wandering through the desert,
A generation has lost.
Proscribed is this holy land,
That would rise through the darkness.
Yet there was hope.
A nation of tyranny,
Would climb upwards and oppress.
Fire, toxic gas, and metal
Would mark the end for many.
Yet there was hope.
The four nations prepared
For the end of all attacks.
A smaller nation quivered
As it stood to fight alone.
Yet there was hope.
All alone in the darkness —
Eyes watering, lips trembling —
His black soul yearns to be free.
A mute voice lets out a cry.
There is hope.
©Copyright 2006
I was challenged to write a “happy” poem, seeing that most of my poetry is rather depressing. Hopefully this be happy enough for my critics. This poem is rather symbolic, but I don’t think it should be too hard to figure out. I decided to not write this one in rhyme or meter because this type of poem didn’t lend itself to form.
A woman from Syracuse, New York, allegedly spit in a Soldier’s face. The Soldier was from Fort Drum (some eighty miles away) and was at Hancock International Airport when the incident took place.
Jason Jones — the Soldier who was spit on — acted very professionally and reported the woman to authorities. The woman, Lauren Maggi, was charged with second-degree harassment. Why she wasn’t charged with assault is beyond me (another blogger agrees with me regarding the assault charge).
Regardless if the woman was charged with harassment or assault, this woman still spit in the face of a U.S. Soldier. The article doesn’t say whether the Soldier had served in Iraq or not, but let’s assume he did.
The Soldier spent a year in Iraq. The Soldier endured day after day of mortar attacks. When riding in convoys, the Soldier had constant attention on various articles on the sides of the road, as well as the Iraqi civilians who may have turned out to be insurgents at any moment. The Soldier would have had to deal with the constant threat of death.
Now imagine this Soldier at an airport. Imagine the stress this Soldier would have been under. Now imagine a woman — unappreciative of the war effort — spitting in this Soldier’s face. How heroic is it for this Soldier to have done nothing and take this woman’s abuse after enduring a year-long struggle in Iraq? Continue Reading…
Throughout all of U.S. history, elected Congressmen (and Congresswomen since World War I) have been sworn in on the Holy Bible. These Congressmen consisted of Jews, secularists, atheists, Christians, Catholics, Methodists, and Lutherans. Even with such a diverse amount of religious beliefs, all of these Congressmen swore in on the Bible.
Now it is 2006, and a Congressman by the name of Keith Ellison plans to swear into Congress using the Koran. Some say that the swearing in using the Koran will prove to the Muslim community as a whole that the U.S. isn’t so bad. I say hog wash. A Congressman swearing in using the Koran doesn’t exclude the U.S. from the “infidel” list. Continue Reading…
Please read the previous article in the Christianity and Fitness series: Getting off of the Couch.
I’ve moved a lot in my life. Looking back, it seems that one of the hardest things to find is a new church. Finding a church is difficult because there are so many flavors. Some of the choices include: traditional, conservative, contemporary, non-denominational, Baptist, Lutheran, Methodist, pentecostal, and Bible churches. The choices seem endless when moving to a new town, and the first few months are undoubtedly spent church shopping.
Just like finding a church is difficult, finding a gym is difficult as well (although some churches are fortunate enough to have gyms). There are also many types of gyms. Not all gyms are for everybody, so it is important to do “try out” memberships and thorough gym walkthroughs before making a decision.
Whether finding a new church or a new gym, several problems will arise that will inevitably cause conflict when finding that new facility. Continue Reading…
I was discussing among friends various prayer needs. I was surprised how many of the needs revolved around cancer, sickness, child rebellion, and burn-out. As the prayer needs were being discussed, I thought to myself that I was glad I didn’t know what was in store for me in the future.
Say, for example, that I am going to be diagnosed with cancer in two months. What if I knew that in advance? I would have an extra two months (assuming I didn’t get diagnosed earlier with my new foresight) to worry about cancer, money, family, death, God, and just about everything else. For two agonizing months, I would know what was coming. I might even give myself an ulcer on top of the cancer. Continue Reading…
I’ve already blogged about how my computer was confiscated and formatted. Today’s post will be about the investigation I took (at home) in order to find out what actually took place regarding my computer and its formatting. This post may get a little technical, but I’ll try to keep the technical-speak to a minimum. Continue Reading…
I was sitting at work checking my e-mail when two gentlemen from my company’s Information Technology Support Team (ITST) approached my cubicle.
“Are you Mr. Huereca?” One of them asked.
I replied rather hesitantly, “Yes.”
“Ok Mr. Huereca, we’re going to need to take your computer.”
I prodded for justification, “Why are you taking my computer?”
“You were downloading MP3s.”
“Downloading MP3s?” I asked seeking further information.
“Yep. So we need to scan it to make sure everything’s okay.”
I immediately began thinking of the potential ramifications of my computer being confiscated. I was especially worried about the “accusation” of downloading music files onto my work computer.
I asked if a chain of command had been followed, “Has my immediate supervisor been notified of this confiscation?”
“No. We haven’t informed your supervisor.”
“Okay.” I said, not really thinking of the consequences of just letting them take the computer.
One of the two began unhooking all of my cables to my computer and off my computer went. It was confiscated on the 28th of November, and I have yet to see my glimmering machine again. However, a simple act of computer confiscation has fueled quite a firestorm. I will go over some of the main issues I have had to deal with regarding my computer being confiscated. Continue Reading…
Tonight my sister arrived in the United States after roughly a year in Iraq. This was her second tour, and I’m glad to have her back in the relatively safer United States.
The first picture is my brother and sister in a gym where all the Soldiers entered upon returning to Fort Hood. The second picture is all of the Soldiers in the gym.
I’ve written about Westboro Baptist Church three times so far, and I have a feeling this post won’t be my last rant against this anti-American (dare I say terrorist?) organization.
Being a Baptist church, you would think they would know the golden rule of treating others how they want to be treated. Well, the golden rule finally came back to haunt them at a recent protest at a fallen Soldier’s funeral. The protesters had to be escorted out of a hostile mob by police officers, and then led to safety by several police vehicles. You can watch the video here: Westboro Church Freaks Chased Away. Continue Reading…
I wrote about how six Imams were kicked off of a plane because of their prayers beforehand in the airport terminal. I asked the question, “Is Praying at an Airport Inappropriate Behavior?” From the article I read from Fox News, the six Imams were doing a lot more than praying. Continue Reading…
This blog is definitely growing, and I would like to thank everybody who has visited and/or commented. I’ve updated the main page to reflect the more popular posts and to also show the latest comment. To provide an extra incentive to comment, the person who has the latest comment will have a clickable link back to the person’s website of choice on the main page.
Please use this post as an opportunity to provide feedback regarding the quality of my posts, the topics, the layout, or anything you can think of about my blog. If this newest layout change is well received, it’ll set the foundation for a potential commenting contest.
Take care,
Ronalfy
