The World Through My Eyes

I don't know why, but this commercial makes me laugh. Enjoy! Giggity Giggity Goo!

Today was my first time in downtown Detroit, My wife and I were going to take a trip a while back but never did happen. So today I was in Cobo Hall for a conference. While going down to D-Town I snapped a few shots from my phone. Here are a couple.

On Sunday I found out that one of my co-workers passed away. He was 39 years old and is survived by his wife and future child. I must say into you hands oh Lord...please take his soul.

Recently my wife and I bought a new devotional book that we could read as a family. One such devotion was called "What will spill out of you?" Joking with my wife I told her that I am able to control myself, and how wrong was I. God today showed me that I am no were near where I need to be. The devotional asked a question...

What comes spilling out when I'm frustrated, made fun of, inconvenienced, or hurt? Is my natural response to be angry or defensive? Or am I find tht I can respond with joy, selflessness patience, and kindness? (source)

At work I found myself many times being inconvenienced and frustrated and instead of responding with patience and kindness, I found myself lashing out with impatience and becoming angry. It is funny to see how God sometimes just shows you your fault, as they say pride goes before the fall. Just goes to show that I need to pray for more humility.

This is a picture that I took while at my work. Its a potted plant that is on its last legs. I had to take the picture of the leaf because of the design in it. Its said that God's in the details.

Such a wonderful song, it continually reminds me that its not about me. Sometimes its hard to realize that you aren't the only one here and going through the hardships in life. This is something that I continually pray for

Give me your eyes for just one second, Give me your eyes so I can see, Everything that I keep missing, Give me your love for humanity, Give me your arms for the broken hearted, Ones that are far beyond my reach. Give me your heart for the ones forgotten, Give me your eyes so I can see

"I just love the idea of working in a bikini," said Morales, who said she is now reduced to working at a bikini bar in the Westchester town of Ossining. "It was my dream job." [Source]

What can I say here...my dream job...I pray that when my daughter becomes an adult that she will have more aspirations then to work at a restaurant as a bikini waitress. So I guess it would be my goal in life to make sure that my daughter doesn't grow up wanting to do this. But who am I to say this isn't a true dream. It just seems to me that someone would have higher dreams then this.

For those of you who don't know this story. The women to the right here was trying to get a job at Times Square's Hawaiian Tropic Zone. As you can see she is qualified to work in this restaurant. Yet the Hawaiian Tropic zone would not give her the position.

"We will not hire you because you have a speech problem," a Hawaiian Tropic Zone manager told Morales, according to her million-dollar Manhattan Supreme Court discrimination lawsuit. "You have a Latin accent. You don't speak white."

Discrimination was the sole reason she didn't get a job, says Morales, a 21-year-old Upper West Sider whose father is Puerto Rican and mother is Dominican. On repeated trips to the restaurant, waitresses would tell her they were hiring, she said. But managers would always tell her there were no openings. Finally, in a June phone call overheard by her mother, managers named "Rick" and "Frank" spilled the truth, the lawsuit alleges. "You are ghetto," Frank allegedly told her. Morales concedes she has a Latin accent. But as a US citizen - New York-born and raised - she says her English is fine. Besides, it had been her dream, she says, to carry plates of the restaurant's signature crispy-chicken lollipops and hung beef while wearing a bikini and sarong. [source]

So here is to you, I hope you succeed at your dreams.

A Satellite photo of the inauguration. This is just amazing to see all those people.

So I think this sums up how I reacted...well maybe not so much!

It was a hard loss to Texas, but at least the Buckeyes finished with a 10-3 season. Go Bucks!

Sometimes the shadows can be fun! Just reminds me that God is always in the details of life.

Just though that I would show a small part of camera collection. All these cameras are film cameras.

This is a camera that I purchased a while back on ebay for 35 dollars, it included 20 flash bulbs and the flash attachment. This camera is pretty cool. I takes great pictures, as you can see below. Sadly it can get expensive to both develop and digitize the negatives. But I have to say it is fun shooting with film. Makes you think twice before shooting and making sure your shot is set up correctly. Enjoy the photos below, they are of the State Capitol here in Lansing.

I have to thank my co-work David for showing me this. I hope you enjoy this as much as I did.

Well the baby is sleeping and all is quite in the house. Just a quick entry to say Happy New Year! I hope there are many more to come!

Here are some picture from a blackberry from my trip down to Ohio. We made the trip down and back the same day which made for a long day of driving.

So today I spent the evening playing the Wii with my grandmother who is 78 years old. I was told that she loves to play bowling, so I brought my Wii over so that we could play a few games. Little did I know she is a pro at this. After the first two strikes I knew I was in for a lesson. The first game went by with her bowling a 157 and myself doing terrible with a 139. Now up to this point my mother and grandmother both told me that she had only played the Wii 4 or 5 times, but I think they have a racket going; needless to say I had to come out in the second game strong. I did so respectfully with a strike, only to have her answer with her own. She continued to keep up with me the second game until I ecked a small lead and ended with a 158 and her a 137. Sadly I was unable to play a tie breaker as my baby was fussing and needed to go home (...good timing). So tomorrow will be the decider of who is the bowling champ. The funny thing was when I was walking out the door, she told me that "don't worry I'll beat you tomorrow." So I have to say it is on grandma! Also to my aunt...how much time have you really given her on the Wii? I have to say that she is either really lucky or just darn good. Till tomorrow!