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Well here it goes! I promised myself that I would never make New Year resolutions since most if not all people cannot keep them. Well I have been able to do that for the last 31 years and counting. No New Year resolutions! I did, however, created one yesterday April 29th, 2007. This is what I resolved to do as long as I can: Read the whole bible in a year (365 days) Blog everyday! Read the whole bible in a year - I have personally never done it. I have read through the bible but I have not done it in a year. It's not an easy task. For instance, tonight I read 1 Kings 8 and 1 Kings 9 which are 66 and 28 verses respectfully. Wow! That is alot reading but you know what, it is good reading. I enjoy reading my bible. It's quality stuff and it is the Word of God. Well that's all for today.

Well, it's been almost week from my last blog entry. Why am I taking so much time between blog entries? The answer is that I haven't had much time to get my thoughts together and write a blog entry. I have been busy folks! Work, and spending time with my family has been pretty much sucking all my time. So what has been going on in my life for the last week or so. Let's see: Went to Philadelphia to attend a family friend's funeral - the family friend's 12 year old son hanged himself Worked on a Identity Management (IDM) Paper for the US Government - IDM in a SOA environment Watched the NFL Draft - Brady Quinn was a steal for the Browns Keeping up with my fantasy baseball - I need a good outfielder Working on a local antique dealership website - it's tedious work Spending time with my family - enjoyed it Went to Brookside Gardens in Silver Springs, Maryland - Kids loved it Went to church - Heard David Dunlap speak on prophecy Taking a proactive approach (eating he...

Ah! The question that has come across every blogger's mind, "Am I wasting my time by writing an online journal or can I make money of this habit?" The truth is that you can money of your blogging habit however you cannot make a living of it. I have been blogging for almost six months and my wife has been blogging on blogger for couple of months. So far we have made a whopping $2.46 from adwords on our blogs. As you can see, it is quite pathetic! You do get paid more if more people read your blog. Here are certain things I have learnt so far about making your blog more visible (and maybe profitable): Remember to blog as often as you can . According to Technorati.com , Boing Boing: A Directory of Wonderful Things is the most popular blog. Boing Boing bloggers add around twenty five entries a day. That is alot. I personally don't have that time but refresh content means more people will read your blog. Add creative and numerous metadata labels to your blog ent...

Today I found out on facebook that one of the guys I used to ride the bus with in India passed away a few years ago. He was a Kenya n and he and I used to ride in the back of the school bus. His name was Leonard but he used to go by the name Lenny. The disturbing part about his death is how he did died. He died in October, 2002 at Springfield, Missouri . According to BlackPressUSA.com , Lenny was found dangling from a microwave tower. The local police stated Lenny killed himself but the evidence shows that he could have been lynched. Springfield, Missouri was known to have racial problems but it hits a bit closer when someone you knew could have been lynched. Leonard Gakinya (Lenny), it was a pleasure knowing you.

As stated in my previous blog entry , my co-worker creates crosswords, which get published in various newspapers like the New York Times, and he recommended that I should see the movie Wordplay: The Movie . Finally last week I got to see this movie and I have to say I liked it. It's a documentary about people who love constructing, editing or solving crossword puzzles. The featured people in the movie are: Will Shortz - The crossword editor for the New York Times which sets the standard for crossword puzzles. Merl Reagle - A crossword constructor. A crossword constructor is a person who constructs crossword puzzles Daniel Orkent - The former crossword editor for the New York Times. He also has a special in my heart since he invented rotisserie baseball Trip Payne - A crossword constructor and one of the best crossword puzzle solvers. Ellen Ripstein - A crossword editor and one of the previous winners of the crossword championships Tyler Hinman - A twenty or twenty one ye...

As I remember my childhood, I remember listening to this song when I was five years old . It was a Jim Reeves Christmas song and it used to be played on a tape player almost every morning at my grandmother's house in New Delhi, India . I searched for Jim Reeves on YouTube.com and I found one of the songs I grew up with. The song brings back memories on how I use to play on swing, go down the slide, stare at Archie comics and be the greatest cricket player in the world. All those memories which are so precious to me and now I see my kids growing and and wonder what kind of memories will they have. I pray and hope that they remember that their parents were Godly parents who loved Christ and wanted to His will. As other parents read this blog entry, let us not forget that we teach our kids why we do certain things and not for tradition purposes. For example I hope my kids remember that our family went to church because we loved Christ and we remembered His death on the cross...

Yesterday I was watching Sunday Night Baseball game on ESPN with my high school buddy Eric . an avid Red Sox fan, The game was between Boston Red Sox and Texas Rangers at Arlington, Texas . To make the game more interesting, I was just routing against Red Sox. Anyway during the game, we talked about picking our all star team. To make it a little interesting, we decided to pick players in a batting lineup. Eric said he could just name his all star team but he couldn't come up with a lineup. I started to think about it and I realized that it is not an easy job. You cannot pick the best players since most of them are sluggers and RBI guys. I believe the perfect lineup should have speed, power, good hitting, and aggressive. Well after thinking about it for a day, here is my perfect lineup for this season: Jose Reyes (SS -NYM) - Fast, Exciting, good glove and he steals alot of bases Joe Mauer (C - Min) - Batting Champ and hardly strikes out and knows the Starting Pitche...

Yesterday my sister-in-law sent me an email wanting me to join her network at IconBuffet.com . I therefore joined the network to see what it is all about. It is a network where people get and trade icons like baseball cards. Sounds ludicrous? It might be so but it is a good place to need icons for your website. I have to say that websites like IconBuffet seem to sell their product, Icons (aka Clip art in the 1990s) via the "networking" model. I don't think that this model will fly in the long run because if many people don't buy their "Icons" from IconBuffet then IconBuffet might remove this functionality from their website and then try to sell their "Icons" in CDs at your nearest Best Buy or any other tech store. The networking model is a good business model to sell any product since the customers know other customers and potential customers and the existing customers will do the informal sales pitch to the potential customer. It is c...

I got tagged by Eric Nally to answer these questions. What is your occupation? Software Developer What color are your socks right now? None What are you listening to right now ? Baseball Tonight on ESPN What was the last thing you ate? A cupcake Can you drive a stick shift? Oh yeah! If you were a crayon, what color would you be? Navy Blue Last person you spoke to on the phone? My wife Michelle Do you like the person who sent this to you? Yes Favorite drink? Starsbuck coffee What is your favorite sport to watch? NFL Football Have you ever dyed your hair? Never What is your favorite food? My wife's cuban cooking What was the last movie you watched? 300 Favorite day of the year? My wife's birthday (since I get to buy her gifts) What do you do to vent anger? bang something What was your favorite toy as a child? video games What is your favorite, fall or spring? Spring Hugs or kisses? Neither Cherries or Blueberries? Neither Do you want your friends to email you b...

I have been getting emails from "Lisa Davis" and you might ask, "Who is Lisa Davis?" Lisa Davis is the email sender's label. The email is from CareerBuilder.com ( CandidateEmail@Site.Careerbuilder.com ) but the sender's name is stated as Lisa Davis. The question is then, "who is really Lisa Davis?" Is Lisa Davis a branding strategy used by CareerBuilder or is there a really a person who is associated with CareerBuilder and recruiting? The anwer is: I don't know. If anyone knows then please don't hesitate comment on this entry. Thanks in advance!