Personal blog, sharing things that are of interest to me such as Faith, family, America, history, technology, and hobbies.
It’s official! The SoCal Harvest Crusade is coming for one night at the Angel Stadium! The date is July 20th of this year. It is going to be a very special night with music from @christomlin @philwickham @brookeligertwood and some surprises as well.
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For those that enjoy painting and cleaning up after painting as much as I do, here are a couple of tips to make painting and cleaning up afterwards suck a little less.
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Over the years, I have implemented and inherited just about every size and flavor of network. Some designs were well thought out, others were creative, and I have no idea what some were thinking or what they were trying to accomplish. What I have found to work well over the years is based on five core design rules.
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Constitution Day and Citizenship Day is observed each year on September 17 to commemorate the signing of the Constitution on September 17, 1787, and “recognize all who, by coming of age or by naturalization, have become citizens.”
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Unless you were too young at the time, everyone remembers where they were and what they were doing when they learned of the attack on the twin towers. But do you recall your first thoughts after hearing the news? Do you recall what you were doing in the days and months leading up to the attack?
22 years have passed since that morning I walked into the back loading dock door of the Riverside County Administrative Center, where I received the call just before entering.
Last week, my wife and I explored Castello di Amorosa (Castle of Love) in Napa Valley. After a guided tour, we tasted wine with some friendly folks who were visiting from Michigan, Colorado, and Nebraska. We also met a young couple that was visiting from France who shared that the California wine experience was much different than in France. They found California wine much more varied and sweeter. What I found interesting was their comments about their experience in America. They shared that in their country, people were more service-oriented; they are friendly when they are providing a service, but that Americans were much more outgoing with their friendliness in general and without any other reason than to just be friendly.
I have often heard people ask the question. Why does God let bad things happen? This question is often raised in different scenarios. Some ask the question after something tragic happens to them or someone they love. Or maybe they or a family member received bad news from a doctor. Just turning on the news for some might prompt the question, how could a supposed loving God allow such bad things to happen?
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