Archive for the ‘Food for Thought’ Category

Ignorance no longer!

When I started driving back in ’93 I recall paying about a buck nineteen for a gallon of gas. A few bucks could take me a long way and I never really worried about having enough money to fill my tank. Living on a small island, two to three dollars of fuel could actually last me a couple of days...
May 12th, 2008 | Food for Thought, Lifestyles, WTF | Read More

We need standardized carry on sizes!

With a little over five weeks left before our month long vacation to the US mainland, my wife and I have been debating on whether to check in luggage or to simply travel light with a single carry on and a small backback. After reading all the problems the airlines in the continental United States have...
April 26th, 2008 | Food for Thought, Lifestyles | Read More

My Secret to a Healthy Marriage

I recently read a post on The Secret to a Good Marriage on Saphrym’s site and just had to add my 0.02. Although I’ve been married for just a little over two years now (since ’05), my wife and I had actually dated and lived together for a total of eight years before we took our formal...
January 28th, 2008 | Food for Thought, Lifestyles, Personal | Read More

A Soldiers Story…

Smoke. Screaming. Blood. All he remembers was being dragged across a rooftop while the enemy continued to fire upon his platoon. He had lost consciousness. For a time his was mistaken for dead. His comrades who were breathing just minutes before were now dismembered, disemboweled, and almost unrecognizable....
June 19th, 2007 | Food for Thought | Read More

Focusing on Education

I’ve been teaching elementary students for the last six years and I’ve watched many of my students grow from young adolescent children into bright young teens. It makes me very proud to see many of my students continue to succeed in school, but it also bothers me when I see many of them...
October 2nd, 2006 | Food for Thought | Read More

Human Rights First

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Join the H.O.P.E. for Darfur Campaign Will you make sure “never again” doesn’t become “yet again” in Darfur? We’re looking for at least 200,000* caring people to stand in for the victims of mass atrocities in Darfur – and to help us to build a lasting peace in western Sudan. The Sudanese...
June 3rd, 2006 | Food for Thought | Read More

Coincidence or Conspiracy?

I was reading up on a little history about ancient civilizations and something occured to me. Ancient Sumeria was one of the first civilizations to have existed on earth. Today, the land of Ancient Sumeria is known as the infamous country of Iraq. I found it pretty interesting because of the current...
March 27th, 2006 | Food for Thought | Read More

Man Dates a Super Hot Gal…

This is funny stuff. Just thought I’d share it. I’m not sure I would be able to look at my mother the same way if this happened to me. I prefer the old fashioned way of getting a date.
December 22nd, 2005 | Food for Thought | Read More