Random thought on Love.

Funny how we find ourselves in places we tell our friends to avoid. How we will blindly follow the heart because it feels something and not listen to the brain which we have spend years training to make the right decision. The heart is a greedy thing and at the same time it is completely defenseless. It can be so easily hurt and yet some people throw it out in desperation.
 Love cannot be hunted, it can only be found. It may fade, dwindle, rekindle, die and be reborn. It can rip a hole in your life so big that it can never be completely filled again. It can fill you up and leave you with happiness, courage, confidence, and pride. Love can be the reason behind some of the most wonderful things we do and the most horrible as well. It is uncontrollable and powerful. So powerful it makes us weak. It is timeless and limited, free and bound.
 It is a wonderful thing.

P90X Workout Phase 1 complete!

 Well, I am at the end of the first phase of the P90X workout and I must say that I am enjoying it now. The first week was really painful. It hurt when I would just touch my muscles much less use them. But I stayed in it and kept going. I am really doing a lot better with the exercises now. I am excided about starting the next phase of the exercise and cannot wait to see how it changes me.
 There is a group of us on Facebook that is going through this thing together so the added support really helps. Plus I have a friend at the office doing the same thing as well so we can compare thoughts.
 Hope everyone is doing well and getting rady for spring!

Working out again

  Yep, it true. I am back at it. I actually took a break over the last couple of months and decided to get back into it by giving the P90X workout a try. I completed my second workout this evening and must say that it has help to reinforce my belief that plyometrics are evil!! I never did like them but they are, in my option some of the most gratifying work out you can do. You may be sore but it will be worth it.
  I have done a few work outs in the past as well as some running. Lets face it they all  and I mean ALL boil down to the same thing. Eat better and get off your butt. No one gets fit sitting on the couch eating BonBons. Even the most basic moves like cleaning house or light yard work help. Dancing and laughing also have benefits! The hardest thing for most people is the diet part. I never look at it that way.
  Diets DON"T work. My definition of working is not losing 10 pounds in a couple weeks by cutting a certain portion of your diet out. Cutting cards = Bad, Cutting calories way down = Bad, trying to cut all fat out of your diet = Bad. The human body is a machine and like all machines it you run it unbalanced it will break. Also as all machines are designed to be used, so is the body. You have muscles and joints use them!
 The best thing to do it start slow. Start changing the diet slightly. Cutting back on some portions and opting for a little healthier food a little at a time. Before long you will actually look forward to an apple or banana for a snack. Do not expect to start feeling the difference the next day. 2 or 3 weeks and you will start noticing for sure. As you start losing weight and toning muscles some crazy things will happen. You will have more energy and desire to do more physical thinks. Your skin and hair will clear up some as well as your overall attitude will change. Progress is the best motivator!
 So start eating better and get off your but. It's that simple!

Good friends are worth their weight in gold!

 Friends, I hear that word a lot from my Daughter. How her friends are doing this and that. How they get mad at each other, laugh with each other, and interact with each other. Any time I here her talk about it I say a small prayer. "Dear God, please let my Daughter have the kind of friends I do." Some may see that as a silly comment but let me explain.

 I started meeting the friends that made a difference in my life about the same age my Daughter is now. Some have come and gone. Lots of weird, crazy, insane people have come in and out of my life. Through all this bonds were formed with different people. A few of my friends were surprises. Lee Molpus, I met him in a fight. We slugged it out on my front porch. The next year.... friends. There are other stories, some that probably should not be repeated but they all end the same. Friends.

 Now the reason I want my Daughter to have the same kind of friends is this. I am now 40 years old, steady approaching 41. The majority of the friends I have now are the same as it was in high school and shortly after. Of course we don't see each other as much because we all have our lives, families and responsibilities to take care of. But I promise you, the same friends I called on in the 80's I can still call on today and they can call on me. We would drop anything for each other. They are there anytime they are needed.

 We have not needed Facebook, MySpace, or twitter to keep up with each other. We didn't have cell phones or texting, we have conversations and shared moments. I have met a lot of new friends and hooked up with some old ones on these social networks but I never needed it for the life long friends I have had.

 Mom and Dad probably wondered about some of them, and even got on to some of them when we were doing wrong. We have lived together, worked together, partied together, and yes got into trouble together. But they NEVER bailed on me even when I think they should have. We have been through a lot together. When I lost my brother in a car crash my friends are what kept me going. Kept me living and pushing forward. I pulled away from everyone for a long time and yet there they were when I came around. Still there for me, still showing the love that cannot be broken.

 You see the pictures I have posted. They are from long ago and just recent and you notice the same people show up in them. I have never really separated friends and family. That is how close they are. I have the same love and respect for them as I would any family member.

 So now I hope my earlier comment makes more sense. Why I would love to have my daughter have friends like mine. You can't always be with your kids, but you try to teach them right and then you let them out into this big world. I can only hope her friends will watch her back like my friends did mine.

 I look forward to many more years with them. I don't know what we will get into. Maybe we will be racing around a retirement home in wheel chairs together or just sitting on a porch watching grand kids but we will be together. This much I do know.

Getting back to normal

  I guess everything is getting back to normal. Crazy, hectic, and fun. That is normal for us. I just got through posting on the Birmingham academy of martial arts Blog and updating Facebook and I am beat. Well I guess the 3 mile run before I started posting had something to do with that.
 We have belt test coming up at the end of the month and as usual, I am nervous. It's really weird, I know my forms really well, but seem to screw them up during a test. I really wonder how i will ever pass a black belt test but that is my short term goal so I keep pushing forward. I guess we all have things we can do really good then screw up when people are watching. I know it's a normal feeling everyone has but it really doesn't help make me feel any better when I am out there doing it!
 I see all the commercials gearing up for Valentines day. Trying to sell me crap I don't really need so i can prove I love my lady. Are people still falling for this? Shouldn't we be showing the ones we love how much we love them more that just once a year? I guess you ladies like receiving gifts but you have birthdays and Christmas as well as some of you have anniversaries and Mothers day. Do I really have to constantly buy you crap for you to know I love you? Don't get me wrong, I buy my lady gifts. I do it randomly throughout the year. A card here and there, some flowers, and maybe even a night out on the town. But I see love as something a heck of a lot deeper that the superficial things some people want. I think to many people place love and success on a material level. I feel sorry for them. Once you reach that point you to busy concentrating on the value of the item and never see the love that brought it.
 Well I guess thats enough babbling for me tonight. I hope we can plan another social gathering soon. It has been so great hooking up with old friends on Facebook and hanging out every now and then. It's been what? 3 - 4 months since the last one?
 Well hope everyone has a great week, Keep smiling and keep pushing forward!
Peace

Back to the real world

 Well all the fun of the Holidays and the short weeks are over. Now we are trying to get back to the routine of work again. I am looking forward to things getting back to normal. I am also ready to get back to Karate. The break has been nice but I have really missed it.
 We also have a chance of snow this Thursday so that should keep this week interesting enough. Snow in Alabama is a rare so it has a few people very excited.
 Lately I have been playing Borderlands on the PS3. The game is terribly addictive and has some very cool music associated with it. This is a song from one of it commercials.Groovy tune.
 Well Hope everyone has a great week.

We made it!

 Well, it appears we all made it through Christmas and now we are just a couple days away from 2010. Wow, time to start gearing up for another great year. New years resolutions? I don't really believe in them too much. You should set yourself obtainable goals and stive for that. Be sure to make sure all goals you set are obtainable and don't set too many goals. Completing one goal really hypes you up for getting the next one, but too many goals can set you up for an unexpected failure. We must learn to move toward the end goal by reaching small one along the way.
 Hope everyone has a great new years. Stay safe and keep smiling.

Christmas is coming

Seems Christmas is upon us again. I love this time of year. Giving gifts and sharing smiles. Always my fav things to do. I will miss going to karate over the next couple weeks. I really enjoy going with my Son.
 I have started a new blog for Birmingham Academy of Martial Arts as well. I will try to keep all the relevent, up to date, and important news on there for those interested.
 Hope everyone has a wonderful Christmas!

Long over Due Update

Well in the last few months I have given up on WoW. It's a nice game, just not my bag. I have returned to playing Urban Terror as well. the new release
of Urban Terror seems to be pretty solid. Quake 4, sadly, is dieing a slow death. I finally shut down the server after a few months of being idle.
I have recently started the Alabama LoCo Team for Ubuntu Linux. We have had some really good turn out for membership and hopefully now we can start planning more projects. If you haven't checked out Ubuntu as an operating system, I would like to suggest you give it a look.
I guess the only other news would be the remodeling of my house. That seems to be eating up a lot of time and sweat for me. It's not major remodeling just more of needed repairs.

Poem "Fly"

Fly

You left without a warning
We never said goodbye
My hearts in constant mourning
Though no more tears I cry

I know we had our hard times
Although I can’t recall
You an I together
We made it through them all

And now it seems you’ve left me
You found a better home
Flying with the angels
Forever more to roam

And when my time does come at last
And God shall call my name
I’ll see you when you pick me up
And we shall fly again




~J

Desktop!

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Playing with old pictures

 
Interesting picture i found for the Bahamas. 

Late again

Well, here I sit. Needing to go to bed and yet I sit here awake. My boy has been sick lately and I think that is part of why I'm up. I figure the later I stay up the longer Bobbi can sleep because I can go help the little man.

I finished installing the usb ports on my XBox today as well. Now I just have to find a way to get the install files onto the XBox so I can install linux. All the usb jumpdrives I have are not compatible. I may just break down and by a small device that allows one to write staight to an Xbox memory card.
I guess that is all I will trouble you with tonight. I think I will turn in soon. I do have to work tomorrow and maybe even take my Boy back to the doctor.

Goodnight all. Peace

Out of Town

Well it appears I'm out of town for a couple of days again. This sure does get old. I think afterthe first of the year I will look into doing something about it. I worked on the server some this weekend. Seems Quake4 still has some flaws to work out.
I guess being out of town has gotten harder because of all the time I have spent with my family. I look back now and cannot for the life of me see how I ever went out of town as much as I did. It's amazing what power the the voice of a child holds.
I guess I'll close here tonight and just try to rest.

Good night all.

Christmas is here.

It's official, Christmas has arrived. I now have all the decorations out and it truly looks like Christmas has just thrown up at our house. :)
I'm glad though. Even though I have to work out of town the week before Christmas I am still excited. I really love this time of year. I does wonders for the soul to help others out and put a smile on childrens faces.
have been spending most of my online time managing the Q4 server I set up ASWP. We just changed it over to a Q4 Max server but I'm not sure how well thats going. I may have to change it back to bring the regular players back, who knows.

way I guess thats all for now. Maybe I'll sneak in later and have some deep conversation with myself.

Be sure to try out a game or two of Quake 4. Very fun single player mode. Multy player still need some work but, it's getting there.
If you do get the retail game. Be sure to stop by ASWP's server located at q4.aswp.com.

Welcome

Well it seems this is the first post in my Blog. Not real sure if I will even keep it but I have decided none the less to try.
I myself am an overhead crane service tech from Alabama. I have been doing this kind of work Waaaaayyyy too long.
If you find yourself reading this, I will say thanks and I'm sorry if I have bored you. LOL