Hopefully I'm lucky enough to make it back again!
Showing posts with label History. Show all posts
Showing posts with label History. Show all posts
Monday, September 10, 2012
Amalfi is Amazing!
If you ever have a chance to go to Italy do yourself a favor and make sure you check out the Amalfi coast. I know why locals really don't want people to know of it, but its well worth the harrowing, death defying drive it takes to get there!
Hopefully I'm lucky enough to make it back again!
Hopefully I'm lucky enough to make it back again!
Monday, January 19, 2009
I cannot read the news for the next few days. The "history" is overwhelming me.
I really cannot wait for the inauguration to be over. For a group of people who do not like being singled out due to their race (because really, who does?) why is it that they are making such a big deal about it now?
I am tired of hearing how "history is being made" (are we going to have to hear about how each and every one of Obama's choices during his administration are subsequently historical being that a black man has never made the decision to take us into war before, or to take us out of one, or to unlock the door to his office, etc)
About the "coincidences that the inauguration is right after MLK's birthday" (it still would have been on the same day had McCain or Clinton of won the election)
Or about all the insinuations about the fact that Obama is becoming president at the 200 year marker for Lincoln.
Why is it ok for them to single themselves out, to pull themselves away from the rest of America now? Just because it is something positive, now the want to be distinguished for being black? Do they not see that the contradictions are only furthering the stereotype that they so badly want(ed) to be abolished?
One way or the other, but you cannot have it both ways!
Does this not seem to be hypocritical to anyone else?
I am tired of hearing how "history is being made" (are we going to have to hear about how each and every one of Obama's choices during his administration are subsequently historical being that a black man has never made the decision to take us into war before, or to take us out of one, or to unlock the door to his office, etc)
About the "coincidences that the inauguration is right after MLK's birthday" (it still would have been on the same day had McCain or Clinton of won the election)
Or about all the insinuations about the fact that Obama is becoming president at the 200 year marker for Lincoln.
Why is it ok for them to single themselves out, to pull themselves away from the rest of America now? Just because it is something positive, now the want to be distinguished for being black? Do they not see that the contradictions are only furthering the stereotype that they so badly want(ed) to be abolished?
One way or the other, but you cannot have it both ways!
Does this not seem to be hypocritical to anyone else?
Saturday, November 8, 2008
I finally upgraded: Blackberry Curve 8330
For those of you who know me you would know that prior to a couple of days ago I have had the same phone, the Samsung A880, since October 2005. Yes, you read that right, one cell phone; over 3 years. Who does that, right?
This phone went thru hell and back and is still functional, with the same battery it came with in 2005, to this day. Three days after I got it, on a Sunday stroll it started raining, who'd of guessed it, but the phone fell out of my pocket in my haste back to the house and was out in the torrential rain for a good 20 minutes before I found it. After a thorough dry out it was working just fine..
This phone has fell over 60 feet from the bleachers at a blazer game and when the attendant brought it back up for me not only was it still in once piece but it was on and working as if nothing had happened at all.
I have thrown it in the garbage in the pearl, dropped it too many times to have kept count..
The most recent abuse was when my dog, Charlotte, decided that she wanted to try and eat this shinny thing that I always have in my hand.
Through it all, it withstood the torture and always had a crystal clear signal and service from Alaska to the Grand Canyon to Utah to the woods of Alabama..
But with its age its prime function for me was starting to get difficult, and that was text messaging. It was getting annoying enough that it actually started to curve the amount I would text message, causing me to opt for *gasp* actually talking on the phone.
We can't have that now, can we?
Time to get a new phone!
After doing my
research I decided that the phone that I wanted was none other than the Blackberry Curve 8330. Not only is it a phone, but it doubles as a mp3 (yes, you still owe me that ipod, and I still want it!), it has gps, much better access to the internet and a full qwerty keyboard that allows me to text and email to my hearts content. After playing with it for the past couple of days I have configured all my email addresses to send to this phone, facebook automatically notifies me when I have something new, I am waiting for a friend to get me the Microsoft Office product that goes with the phone which, theoretically, will be great (now I will never have an excuse for not getting homework done, right?). The phone works great, its easy for me to figure out and other than the fact that I am getting used to the keyboard the transition has been very, very easy. For me, its like comparing a car from the 80's to something from this current decade so to say that I am loving it is an understatement.
This phone went thru hell and back and is still functional, with the same battery it came with in 2005, to this day. Three days after I got it, on a Sunday stroll it started raining, who'd of guessed it, but the phone fell out of my pocket in my haste back to the house and was out in the torrential rain for a good 20 minutes before I found it. After a thorough dry out it was working just fine..
This phone has fell over 60 feet from the bleachers at a blazer game and when the attendant brought it back up for me not only was it still in once piece but it was on and working as if nothing had happened at all.
I have thrown it in the garbage in the pearl, dropped it too many times to have kept count..
The most recent abuse was when my dog, Charlotte, decided that she wanted to try and eat this shinny thing that I always have in my hand.
Through it all, it withstood the torture and always had a crystal clear signal and service from Alaska to the Grand Canyon to Utah to the woods of Alabama..
But with its age its prime function for me was starting to get difficult, and that was text messaging. It was getting annoying enough that it actually started to curve the amount I would text message, causing me to opt for *gasp* actually talking on the phone.
We can't have that now, can we?
Time to get a new phone!
After doing my
research I decided that the phone that I wanted was none other than the Blackberry Curve 8330. Not only is it a phone, but it doubles as a mp3 (yes, you still owe me that ipod, and I still want it!), it has gps, much better access to the internet and a full qwerty keyboard that allows me to text and email to my hearts content. After playing with it for the past couple of days I have configured all my email addresses to send to this phone, facebook automatically notifies me when I have something new, I am waiting for a friend to get me the Microsoft Office product that goes with the phone which, theoretically, will be great (now I will never have an excuse for not getting homework done, right?). The phone works great, its easy for me to figure out and other than the fact that I am getting used to the keyboard the transition has been very, very easy. For me, its like comparing a car from the 80's to something from this current decade so to say that I am loving it is an understatement.
Friday, July 4, 2008
An American Holiday
I found out something interesting today… today is actually not the date when the war of independence was won, which is what I have thought to be celebrating over the past 27 years of my life. No, today is actually the date when the declaration of independence was signed and read aloud to the masses. Interestingly, the revolutionary war actually ended on April 14th, 7 years later, and there are no celebrations that I know of on that day… Wouldn't you think that the date when the war ended would be more significant than the date when a wish list of rights and liberties was signed and read aloud? Those rights and liberties were not really officially granted to the people until after the war was over anyways......... oh wait, you cannot have BBQ's and Hot Dog eating contests when it is raining, in the middle of spring. Best to wait til the middle of summer to celebrate our freedom, because being able to eat the most hot dogs in a limited time frame is a true indicator of freedom, rights and liberties...
One thing that I am going to do differently this year, since I am planning on watching fireworks with my dad and E, I am going to learn from my past and bring ear plugs! Hehe, I will be the only one there not having to worry like I did on Planters Day ...
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