tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88206929901215739912009-07-03T21:13:07.127-04:00Rennoreply@blogger.comBlogger272125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820692990121573991.post-22039173598508802672009-07-03T21:13:00.001-04:002009-07-03T21:13:07.250-04:00

I was watching "The First 48 Hours" on television the other night. The show is about investigations into homicides and how detectives have 48 hours to get a break in a murder case before it grows cold. It's a very interesting show. The one show I was watching was about three young guys who broke into a house and killed the father of a family. Two of the guys thought that they were just robbing

Rennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820692990121573991.post-40517410746239008402009-06-29T19:49:00.001-04:002009-06-29T19:49:57.564-04:00

Imagine the following scenario... Someone joins your  family all of a sudden, and you must do your  best to accommodate and welcome them. You take them out to family functions with you. You, for all intents and purposes, make him or her one of your family. All this in a matter of months or even days from meeting this person. You didn't grow up with them, and, to throw in a little more

Rennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820692990121573991.post-59695962057121571182009-06-28T01:25:00.001-04:002009-06-28T01:25:30.181-04:00

So I bought myself an Asus eee PC. It is small, lightweight, and great to carry around for writing on the go. See, I have a new calling when it comes to writing. But more on that later. Anyway, this little machine came with a Linux distribution on it called "Xandros". It was good for a day or two, but then I started noticing problems. The system kept asking for updates that were not there. It

Rennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820692990121573991.post-60814390337752981352009-06-24T12:20:00.001-04:002009-06-24T12:20:17.178-04:00

Of course I want more money. Who doesn't? But the trick with money is to earn it by working for it. Your head has to hurt or your fingers have to bleed to truly enjoy the money you've earned. Because, if it comes free, you'll more than likely just spend it away. Do you have a dollar of your childhood's allowance? If you do, good for you. Chances are you don't.Personally, I want to earn my money

Rennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820692990121573991.post-65454684502515193442009-06-24T01:58:00.009-04:002009-06-24T02:53:26.907-04:00

The Girl and I came to Las Vegas, Nevada, with her mother and brother. Tonight is our last night here after being here since Friday. That's five nights of Las Vegas. That's five nights of excesses, gambling, drinking, shows, music, lights, camera, action... Five nights I won't soon forget not so much because of what I did, but because of what I did not do.The best thing of how I feel about Vegas

Rennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820692990121573991.post-14894993672623185122009-06-12T11:28:00.001-04:002009-06-12T11:28:03.409-04:00

I was telling The Girl the other night about how, in another universe, we never met, and I got a chill down my back. At this point in my life, it is really quite the scary proposition to think of a life without her. This is why I think I've become more afraid of "stuff". I've become more afraid of crime, of road hazards, and of the world in general. But I'm not afraid for myself. I'm afraid for

Rennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820692990121573991.post-47694960602181812012009-05-31T21:17:00.000-04:002009-05-31T21:18:05.318-04:00

One of my cousins was murdered on Saturday morning as he was heading home from a night out with friends. He was 22 years old, a student at the Technological Institute in Chihuahua. He wanted to be an electrical engineer, following in his Father's footsteps. Friday night, he went out with a group of friends. Late that night, early Saturday, they were on their way home when a couple, a young man

Rennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820692990121573991.post-18885933108578293572009-05-23T20:06:00.001-04:002009-05-23T21:36:47.288-04:00

The Girl and I went to Vienna, Virginia, to listen to Butterfly Boucher sing her new material. She's awesome!

Rennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820692990121573991.post-29091583025585283732009-05-21T08:25:00.002-04:002009-05-21T08:30:32.683-04:00

I finally realized why I like "Smallville" as much as I do, even though the writing is bad and the acting is mediocre at best. I like it because thwart writers try to address some of the same issues that I try to sort out in my head. From relationships to fighting evil, the plot devices of the show have many times mirrored my hopes, fears, and worries.The season finale dealt with the duality of

Rennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820692990121573991.post-49132677474360946382009-05-18T22:17:00.001-04:002009-05-18T22:17:25.328-04:00

As I was running today (a very long 10K), I began comparing my running with my relationship with The Girl. Allow me to explain... Running takes a lot of effort and it is just as much physical as it is mental. Sometimes, many times, it is much more mental than physical. You have to learn to pace yourself. Run too fast, and you burn out. Jump into a relationship with your heart on your sleeve and

Rennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820692990121573991.post-62977279159338600982009-05-16T15:38:00.002-04:002009-05-19T20:29:23.951-04:00

A 45-oz mango margarita at Phillips' Seafood on the Inner Harbor... It was delicious.

Rennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820692990121573991.post-47361440245229793002009-05-12T11:29:00.000-04:002009-05-12T11:31:18.115-04:00

The Girl has been extremely understanding as I've been very busy in the last couple of weeks. In case you've been living under a rock, we're in a flu pandemic situation at this point. No, thousands of people are not dying. We're lucky so far that this H1N1 "Swine" flu is not as pathogenic (capable of causing disease) as other bad flu viruses. But this is only the first wave. If history has taught

Rennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820692990121573991.post-46447185961014011622009-05-04T20:43:00.001-04:002009-05-04T20:43:01.772-04:00

I still remember clearly the first time I saw The Girl cry. She didn't cry because I hurt her. She didn't cry because anyone hurt her. She cried because she saw a sad movie. Her tears tore to the deepest part of my heart and made me want to cry along with her. She looked so sad, and my heart told me to protect her, to fight for her like a lion. Thing is, there wasn't anything there for me to

Rennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820692990121573991.post-24421974220301616372009-05-03T22:39:00.001-04:002009-05-03T22:39:20.001-04:00

A member of our leadership is now being referred to as "doctor" by the media and on our own website. This person does not hold a doctoral degree. This person only holds a Master's degree. However, this person is the kind of person that is very comfortable making people believe that knowledge has been bestowed upon them.I remember when the Baltimore Sun called me a doctor in one of their articles.

Rennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820692990121573991.post-51717703150800031822009-05-01T22:36:00.001-04:002009-05-01T22:36:54.044-04:00

Well, it's not really week one. It's week 4, depending on "WHO" you ask.I've been very busy at work, so I have not had time to update either this blog or The Epi Times. I had an offer from Examiner.com to become their Public Health Examiner for Baltimore. I wanted to do it, but I figured that, if I didn't have time to update my own blogs, I would never have enough time to write for them.So I'm

Rennoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820692990121573991.post-61874824017651444792009-04-30T15:17:00.000-04:002009-04-30T15:18:44.891-04:00

The Secretary of Health in Maryland speaking before the cameras about swine flu.

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Meeting on our Swine Flu situational awareness.

Rennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820692990121573991.post-84669009263021592342009-04-27T14:01:00.000-04:002009-04-27T14:03:33.080-04:00

That's the governor, Martin O'Malley, in the middle. Fran Phillips is addresing the press... I'm trying to keep it all together.

Rennoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820692990121573991.post-41694269980015322662009-04-21T09:40:00.001-04:002009-04-21T09:40:48.519-04:00

I'm paying close attention to the national elections in South Africa because the candidate who is expected to win, Jacob Zuma, has some very erroneous ideas on a number of fronts. These ideas may make matters worse in South Africa, a nation that has HIV/AIDS as a main threat, and Zimbabwe (where genocide is taking place) as a neighbor. With the international community so quick to point out how "

Rennoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820692990121573991.post-83311754186646319352009-04-13T09:57:00.001-04:002009-04-13T09:57:35.672-04:00

I was telling The Girl yesterday about how it worries me that we get caught up in the minutia of the holidays and forget the true meaning of why we celebrate. As I saw hundreds of children dig around for eggs, I couldn't help but wonder if they would ever get to know the meaning of Easter. This worry compounded itself when I heard, time and time again, questions on what I was doing for Easter.

Rennoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820692990121573991.post-62573236225380612782009-04-08T10:05:00.001-04:002009-04-08T10:05:55.633-04:00

The Girl and I were talking with her parents about our wedding plans. Ever since we won the free wedding reception, her parents' influence in the matter has been diminished. However, that influence is not gone. Her father is still fronting some money to pay for some extras, which is great. But The Girl and I agree that their help, while greatly appreciated, has become non-essential. We both can

Rennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820692990121573991.post-59572367902489143702009-04-07T20:12:00.002-04:002009-04-08T10:09:33.137-04:00

This may or may not have happened...A man noticed that one of his goats at his goat farm was acting kind of weird. Only a few days earlier, he had shot and killed a raccoon that was also acting strange. Suspecting rabies, the man decided that the goat should be set apart from the other goats and maybe tested. The problem was that the only lab where a test could be done was many miles away.

Rennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820692990121573991.post-40476643193179601992009-04-03T11:30:00.002-04:002009-04-03T11:30:57.467-04:00

My future brother-in-law, Jared, and I decided that it would be really neat if we had two XBOX 360 systems on two televisions in the living room at Apartment G. That way, we could both play online with his friends. I told him I had $200 to spare. It was money that I had saved to buy a video game system or to build a computer system. He went online and found that a local video game store had used

Rennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820692990121573991.post-86469928782245890632009-03-26T08:00:00.001-04:002009-03-26T08:27:16.843-04:00

There are a group (flock) of geese of different kinds that live by the river where I usually take the train to work. This morning, they decided to use the bridge to get over the river. I guess the water was too cold? I waited a good five minutes until they all got by... I'm such a tree-hugger.

Rennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820692990121573991.post-79936392131411596282009-03-23T12:33:00.002-04:002009-03-23T12:35:51.942-04:00

So there was a big drug bust in town a few days ago where a couple (both age 28) were arrested along with a drug distributor from Brooklyn, New York. As I was reading the comments section, there seemed to be quite the discourse over "judging" people. Some were quick to write that these people, who apparently have children, should be punished severely for their drug trafficking. Others, who

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