Happy Halloween - Halloween or Hallowe'en (a contraction of "All Hallows' Evening"), also known as All Hallows' Eve, is a yearly celebration observed in a number of countries on October 31, the eve of the Western Christian feast of All Hallows' Day. Enjoy - Relax and enjoy these images and videos!
It initiates the triduum of Hallowmas, the time in the liturgical year dedicated to remembering the dead, including saints (hallows), martyrs, and all the faithful departed believers.
According to many scholars, All Hallows' Eve is a Christianized feast initially influenced by Celtic harvest festivals, with possible pagan roots, particularly the Gaelic Samhain. Other academics maintain that it originated independently of Samhain and has solely Christian roots.
Typical festive Halloween activities include trick-or-treating (or the related "guising" or "trunk-or-treating"), attending costume parties, decorating, carving pumpkins into jack-o'-lanterns, lighting bonfires, apple bobbing, visiting haunted attractions, playing pranks, telling scary stories, and watching horror films.
Thursday, October 31, 2013
Happy Halloween and Enjoy
Thursday, October 24, 2013
Nachos Birthday, In the News, and Enjoy
Nachos Birthday - Today is the birthday of the original nachos in 1943 by Ignacio "Nacho" Anaya. In the News - Be careful out there! Enjoy - Relax and enjoy these images and videos!
Ignacio "Nacho" Anaya (c. 1894 – 1975) was a Mexican restaurateur credited as the inventor of nachos.
Anaya was living in Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico, across the border from Eagle Pass, Texas, USA, and had a restaurant called the El Moderno there, when he invented nachos and served them at the restaurant as "Nachos Especiales."
The original form of nachos, as made by Nacho Anaya, included fried tortilla chips topped with melted cheese and jalapeños.
Thursday, October 17, 2013
National Pasta Day, In the News, and Enjoy
World Clock by Poodwaddle.com
National Pasta Day - Today is National Pasta Day! In the News - They walk among us! Enjoy - Relax and enjoy these images and videos!
Linguine, fettuccine, spaghetti, tortellini, zit—the list of pastas is endless! Pasta is typically thought of as an Italian dish, but there is evidence that people living in Asia in 2000 BC made noodles with millet.
Pasta can be made dry (pasta secca) or fresh (pasta fresca). There are over 350 varieties of dried pasta in Italy. The highest quality of dried pasta is made with pure durum semolina flour and water.
A typical Italian person eats over sixty pounds of pasta per year? In comparison, Americans only eat around twenty pounds of pasta per person per year!
To celebrate National Pasta Day, enjoy a delightful dish of your favorite type of pasta topped with a scrumptious sauce!
Friday, September 20, 2013
National POW/MIA Recognition Day, In the News, and Enjoy!
National POW/MIA Recognition Day - In the United States, National POW/MIA Recognition Day is observed on the third Friday in September. In the News - Here is a sampling of what is happening in the world today. - Relax and enjoy!
It honors those who were prisoners of war and those who are still missing in action.
This day was established by an Act of Congress, by the passage of Section 1082 of the 1998 Defense Authorization Act.
It is one of six days that the POW/MIA Flag can be flown. The POW/MIA flag was first recognized by Public Law 101-355 in 1990.
Friday, August 30, 2013
The Power of Prayer, Gun Control, and GoPro!
The Power of Prayer - I do not recall ever doubting the incredible power of prayer. I have experienced examples of this throughout my life. Gun Control - I recently had a client enter my office with a question regarding configuring a wireless router in her home office. She turned and gazed upon the 39" Vizio LCD HDTV—drawn to do so by what she heard emanating from the 8-speaker Onkyo surround sound system. The pros and cons of "gun control" were being debated. She said, "Seems simple enough to me. Take the guns away and people won't shoot each other anymore. And if somebody's got a good reason to have a gun like to hunt with they sure don't need high-powered military guns that hold lots of bullets to hunt with." GoPro! - Enjoy these GoPro videos! I have a GoPro Hero 3 Black Edition and many accessories for it. I am, however, not sufficiently brave to attempt what you will see here!
Yesterday, when I arrived at my office, I found that Hal (my main desktop system) was unresponsive. Restarting him had no positive outcome. I initiated Windows 7 Startup Repair. This generally works well when servicing others' systems. It failed fully the three times I attempted it.
I then initiated Windows 7 System Restore. I chose the latest restore point available.
This failed—as did the subsequent two attempts using prior restore points.
I located the re-installation DVDs provided by HP for Hal. I did not find the prospect of starting anew and needing to load and configure and associate all applications! (All Hal's data is on drive D:)
I prayed. I thanked God for giving me the wisdom necessary to choose the proper restore point, and I thanked Him for giving me the peace of mind and patience necessary to accomplish the repairs.
I clearly sensed that God—through the Holy Spirit—pointed to a restore point at the very bottom of the list of available restore points. This seemed an unlikely candidate, yet I knew that God does not err, and His instructions are to be followed precisely and without question.
Unlikely though it seemed, the restore point to which God directed me was efficacious! It was a long process, and it would have been a simple matter for me to simply "give up" and employ the HP Recovery Media. I did not. Faith kept me calm and emboldened me. I knew Hal would be restored!
Hal successfully started and has operated flawlessly since then! Praise God!
I said, "That is not simple. It is simplistic. It is also simple-minded."
Before she was able to successfully stem the flow of Thorazine-induced drool that fell copiously upon her chin from the gaping maw that was formed of her mouth, I continued: "There are two key issues that apparently elude you: Taking firearms away from law-abiding citizens simply and effectively results in firearm ownership only by law enforcement, the military, and criminals. The Second Amendment provides for the ownership of firearms by law-abiding citizens not for hunting. It provides for the ownership of firearms by law-abiding citizens to protect themselves from oppression and tyranny."
She offered no counterpoint.
Wednesday, August 28, 2013
Weirdness in the News, Stupid Criminals, and Wow!
Weirdness in the News -
Stupid Criminals - They walk among us! Wow! - Do not try this at home!
Wednesday, June 26, 2013
GoPro HD: Pikes Peak 2011 Monster Tajima's World Record and Salmon Fishing in Alaska
GoPro HD: Pikes Peak 2011 Monster Tajima's World Record - If you do nothing else today, you MUST view this video! Be cautioned: You will find yourself perched on the edge of your seat, clutching at anything nearby, becoming one with this incredible world-record-setting race up Pike's Peak, Colorado!
Whew! Now, relax and watch this GoPro video of salmon fishing in Alaska!