Something happened @ PGHS

I am not sure what happened... but I think something went down cause I got an email asking that I excuse any students for not having their bags or books... Sounds like the building got evac-ed or something... I will probably hear about it tomorrow morning... If any of my students happen to read this before then, hit me up at my email or post a comment... Thanks!!

Happy Thanksgiving!!

Today we are thankful for all the things that we have. Honestly this is something we should do everyday. Too often we become complacent and don't realize the blessings we are endowed with. This country is what it is today by the toil and sweat of those past. We cannot forget the blood and tears that our ancestors sacrificed to give us the freedom and liberty we have today. Slow down your busy schedule today and in between the turkey and gravy think of all those other people on the planet who starve to death everyday. Today we are so blessed that often times we will even push back a plate of food because we think its too much. Now I am not saying to gorge yourself to the point of sickness just so you won't waste food. I just want all of us to make sure that in times like that we realize the many things we need to be thankful for.

I went to lunch with my mom and brother down to the Blue Talon Bistro in Williamsburg, VA. It was a very nice lunch but that wasn't the end of the food that I was thankful for today. When I came home I was blessed to be able to go over to my girlfriend's house and have dinner there at her house. Needless to say I have definitely filled my stomach up today. To the point in fact that my belt needed to be removed so that I could sit comfortably. Well enough about that I am going to get goin and be social with everyone that is here. Laters

What is wrong with me?

I dont know what happened... this morning on my way to work I just zoned out.... I nearly drove clean to Durham, NC. I dunno... with the upcoming holiday weekend and loads of papers to do, I guess my brain is just in overdrive trying to get myself straightened out. I don't know... I gotta go now though, lots of work to do and other things... I'm out

Interesting day at work...

Well my class at PGHS uses blogger.com to maintain the notes that we take. I figured that with a computer class it would be a good idea to let them use the computer to go ahead and take notes on the computer. WELL... apparently the use of the blog is questionable in the public school system and so the SBO blocked it and I had a load of things to prove that the Blog is a good tool. GRRR.... I will have to write more later...

Long time since I posted

It has been quite a long time since I have posted and ALOT has happened since. Lets see where did I leave off... My last "real" post was about Kerri. Then I had a short post about a link I posted on Digg. Digg is "a social news network" that allows users to submit their own type of news articles and people can dig what their friends post. Anyways... biggest thing so far is my new laptop!! SAWEET!! Its a Toshiba 17" Widescreen with a Centrino 1.78 Ghz processor. The RAM can go up to 2Gb but the kicker for me was the internal 100Gb HD. AWESOMENESS!! I love AND use lots of memory and laptops tend to always be lacking in that category with 40 - 80 gig drives usually installed. So having the 100 Gigs makes this very nice. Aside from that I am also shopping around for a BG-E3 for my Canon XT. I gotta get ready for this India trip that is coming up this Christmas. I am so excited about it since I get to take my lovely girlfriend, Anna, with me. She has never been to India before, let alone traveled with my family which is its own adventure. I have so much I want to show her and share with her. It's going to be great!! (Extra points to me for sounding like Tony the Tiger)

On a lighter note, I got an Amish Cinnamon Loaf from a grandparent of one of my students. It is now the second thing that I have received from a student. The other was one of those little plaster and paint statuette that resembles an apple sitting on top of two books. The bread was phenominal.

I am currently in my Systems Analysis & Design class. This class is such a waste of my time. I have done Systems design on my own for years now but I have to sit now and listen to this guy go over the same material that is basic knowledge for any IT person. Stupid stuff like "Technology drives innovation..." WHAT THE HECK!?! Thats like a given for any situation. I mean look at the Romans with the Phalanx. The Roman legions developed the long spears and shields and the legions could literally just march over any opposing force. The the proffessor has to go over the whole process of explaining what outsourcing and in-house production is. If the morons in this class can't figure that out from the word itself, then they shouldnt even be in college. Often times I hate the utter lack of drive and intelligence that are in some peers. I mean can these people truly believe that they will succeed in the world? They really need to get a different view and realize that it is because of their apathetic view that all the money in the United States is leaving it and being invested overseas. We are such fat lazy pigs here in the US we dont even want to sweat to do even simple office work. So all the work goes off-shore. Ok, enough of my rant, I am done

News report from the beginning of the internet

The newest craze... something called the internet. Old school MUD and "not alot of cursing and swearing"... funny to watch little signs called "emoticons" tilt your headside ways and you have a smiley face

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