Hakuna Matata : Friday!

Thank Goodness it is Friday!

So this is going to be a very interesting article.   I'd thought we could at least view some really cool pictures together and see which ones you like or hate:

Something to Get away to:

Something Blue:

Source: google.com via Robbie on Pinterest

Rocking Nature:

Source: cntgn.tumblr.com via Dryad on Pinterest

Something Blooms!

Source: google.com via Dee on Pinterest

Something Funny!

Source: seducedbytheglitzandglamour.tumblr.com via Nicole on Pinterest

I liked them all but I will let you decide which ones are the best. I hope you have a great Friday and remember the Weekend is around the corner!

Paul Sylvester

 

8 things that you never knew about me! (But Should!)

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Week away from work!

Every now and then I'm in a position to take a few days off at work because of something going on in my family, distant and close family.   I've got a Sister that I have been helping these past few months with anything and everything that involves my oldest daughter.  Allyson, I'm sure you might not know who but she is my oldest daughter and has Cerebral Palsey.

Cerebral Palsey is an umbrella term encompassing a group of non-progressive, non-contagious motor conditions that cause physical disability in human development, chiefly in the various areas of body movement.

As you can see she is always smiling and happy, I've never complained about her to anyone.  I never really knew what people went through when they have a special needs kid to have to raise until recently.  Everything I've done this week is to help my sister, who is taking a week long vacation and who takes care of Allyson for me.  I must say when she offered to this, I didn't know how she was going to do this but it has been a real blessing in my life because of all that is happening in my personal life.

This week was a Handful!

I'm not saying it has been all bad but it has been a really busy week.    I didn't know what to blog about on my Friday post but I thought it would be good to tell you some stuff about me so you can understand where I sometimes come from when I blog about topics!

1. My Hometown is Hopkinsville, KY.   This will always be where my heart is.   Nothing else has ever been anywhere closest to my heart than that little city!


2. I'm a University Of Kentucky (Affiliate Link) Fan, I've got Hats and Umbrellas that say UK all over it!  I don't watch all the time but when I do, I don't stop watching for the game.


3. I am in a Club call Starfleet Command, and I am always helping them with their website and other such things.  I simply love this group because everyone is so nice and we all like Science Fiction.


4. I simply love to watch Japan Animation.   This is simply best part of how to draw animation.   Some of my favorite shows and movies  are Naruto Shippunden(Affiliate Link), Howls Moving Castle, Ponyo(Affiliate Link), and anything that has a lot of action in it.


5. I've got High Blood pressure.  My Blood Pressure isn't extreme but it is higher than the doctor would like.   He always says I should get more exercise but I really don't have time for it or like it!


6. I'm a little Over weight, again that goes back to my blood pressure problem.   They seem to be hand in hand, the doctors is constantly telling me to start exercising.


7. I've got Dyslexia, it was much harder in high school with this problem than it is today.  I've worked hard to keep under control and I can now read and write much more proficiently than I could when I was young.


8. Number 8 is of course about my CP Daughter!

I've done this to let you into my life.   If you would like to see more pictures of my 3 adorable kids, please leave comments below.   I've had fun doing this post and I hope it helped you to see a part of me that a lot of people never really get to see all the time .   I'd love to hear your comments and questions, please feel free to contact me either through the comments or through email(paul at this domain).   I hope you have a great Friday and remember to pass it on to others where you can!

Paul Sylvester

 

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Look back at the past: Friday!

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Looking back is always good to do!

Having had a really unusual past, I do sometimes wonder if you could look back at your past. What would you do differently or would you do anything differently?  We've all had our little problems in the past and not to mention having to deal with stress along the way.   Everything we do weather it be going to work to family problems can cause regrets and even me being a blogger get those questions that we can't really answer.   Although answering the question isn't really the point it is the part of the journey of discovery, as some would say.   We can always come up with excuses to why we do things we do but until we accept our past and say I forgive myself then we may never see the future or get the future that we may want or need.

I'm not saying that we should air our dirty laundry per say but to see it in a different light.   We can learn from our mistakes and make something good come from it.    Sometimes though people often don't learn from their past mistakes but those are people who refuse to be truthful with themselves.   We really can't help those who don't want to help themselves, but we can help ourselves help others.   A few weeks ago I did a blog post, Pay it forward: Friday, and this time we are taking a time to look at our past and admit to ourselves that we may need a little more help then we really would like to admit.   I must admit this blog post was brought on by two different posts, one was Dolphin Tales and the other one was "Unchain the Name" blog post.   I want to discuss some of what I am feeling in this blog post.

Are you Second?

I've really been think about my priorities this month and why I haven't been successful like I know God wants me to be.   I finally realized that I haven't really put God first and I've decided in the coming months to work on making my blog more friendly to Christians.  I'm going to start calling myself a Christian Tech blogger, but I am not sure how you would classify it.   I've seen some people talking about that same topic but can we actually define it or do we need to come up with something really new.

Our Past defines us!

Now we all have some kind of past that really has impacted us somewhere or somehow.   It really has been something of a working struggle to define my past.   I've got so many things that I have yet to forgive myself over that I may not be a perfect christian but I do like to think of it as a continual journey.   I can't really say where I'd end up but I do know that ever since I was a small boy, I have always like technology and I know in todays churches we are always going to see Ipads, Iphones, and other tablets that are used in looking up Bible  (Affiliate Link)passages and thus will always be in need of Christian Tech support.

Our Present is Upon us!

When I ask myself what I am expecting to do in the coming years, I always am looking at what I am doing now.   It doesn't matter what I am doing but it is something that will affect me tomorrow and the next day.   I know I will never be perfect but I'm not going to create a post that no one will want to read but it will be a interesting journey to what I have learned over the years.   I also feel like I want to be a writer but am unsure of how to better accomplish this.   I guess God is calling me to do something but I have yet to figure out all the details but I do know this blog will be a big step in the right direction.

Our Future is yet determined!

I really don't know what the future will hold but I am going to take it as it comes.   I can't say anything else but that.   Do you know your future?  Are you ready for it? These are all questions that we are constantly asking.

Paul Sylvester

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A Friday Night Movie Pick! (Dolphin Tale)

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Other Sites: [Youtube]

Synopsis

Inspired by the incredible true story of Winter, a dolphin who was rescued off the Florida coast after her tail became caught in a crab trap, this uplifting family-oriented adventure from director/co-screenwriter Charles Martin Smith details the unique bond between an injured dolphin and a young boy. When Winter loses her tail in a tragic accident, her young friend convinces the locals to build her a prosthetic replacement, inspiring hope and courage in handicapped people across the globe. Nathan Gamble, Morgan Freeman, Harry Connick Jr., Ashley Judd, and Kris Kristofferson star.

Runtime: 1 hour 53 minutes
Release year: 2011
Studio: Warner Bros.

Necessity is the mother of invention. -- Plato

This movie was one that I didn't expect to be so fascinating and also quite educational.   I loved this movie in all aspects of sense, nothing was left out.  I recently talked about the aspects of technology and this movie does a really good job of demonstrating it.  I thoroughly enjoyed the movie.   I even got teared eyed at the end, seeing all the good was done and making me feel like going to Clearwater, Florida to see this Dolphin in action.   Something that was really nice was that they even used said their website on the movie, seewinter.com.   I was curious so I decided to put that in the URL to see if that was a REAL website.

It's all Family Friendly!

I didn't expect to see something that was so family friendly.   I didn't hear any cussing or see anything that wasn't appropriate for all ages.   Although some people have complained about the first part of the movie where we find Winter showing blood and him being tangled up in ropes.   I didn't see anything else that  was  questionable.   I think my kids actually learned something of value in movie.

I'd recommend this movie to anyone who wants to have a Family Movie Night.   This is one of those that I really respect what they did to the movie and I feel this is a great way to bond with your kids and sit down and watch the movie together. Dolphin Tale (Affiliate link) is a thumbs up in my book and I strongly recommend it to anyone who might want to see this movie!

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Pay it forward Friday (January)!

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Pay it forward Friday!

We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we're curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.

Walt Disney

It is times like this that I am really feeling blessed.  I thought this would be something that I wanted to inspire people.   If you'e not heard the saying, I'll explain it to you.

"Pay it Forward" used to describe the concept of asking that a good turn be repaid by having it done to others instead.

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It really is something that I would like to explain why I am asking people to help make someones day a little nicer.   I'll explain why later on in this post.   I thought this was a good idea when I had something that just made me believe there are good people in the world after all.

 Acts of Random Kindness

Those of us who have fallen on hard times know how hard it is to get some of the basic things in life.   I am not saying that it isn't always going to be easy but I do know that a lot has happened in my last few months and if it wasn't for the support of my family, I don't know where I'd be or what I would be doing.    That be said, I do have a small story I'd like to share with you to demonstrate just how much people need to help others right now.

Driving along in my small car, nothing says economy like a manual transmission car, I happen to stop to get a hair cut.   After 3 months of not having a hair cut, I knew it was about time.   My hair was constantly in my face and nothing I could do to it was to get it out of my way.  I decided to go to a nice little out of the way Barber shop and get my hair cut, but unbeknownst to me was the price of the hair cut.    I really thought I had enough money for the hair cut but when I walked into the shop, I found that I only had ten dollars and the hair cut was twelve dollars.

I tell the owner I don't have enough money to pay him the twelve dollars, after all this out of the way shop doesn't accept anything but cash.   One of the patrons told me relax and sit down, he'd probably not take the whole ten dollars.   I didn't know if I could believe him but I sat down.   After the patron that told me to sit down was done, I was next and the next thing I knew he gave me a ten dollar bill, saying here this will help you today with your hair cut.

I only had to pay two dollars for the hair cut directly.   I know I'm blessed but I also believe that others should profit in his actions.   So I thought about asking people to do something good for a friend or relative.

Have you done something Good Today?

If you feel like sharing this post, I made it really easy to share. Just tell them to go to:

http://bit.ly/pttpiff

Paul Sylvester

 

 

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Black Friday becomes Blacker!

There aren't a lot of details yet, but news sources are saying that in Palm Desert, California, two people died after a shooting inside a Toys R Us. One story suggests that the shooting was the result of an altercation between two teenage girls. Apparently, a boy, listed as a juvenile, was responsible for the shooting and was detained.


[Via Gizmodo]

[ad#ad2-left]According to Gizmodo, two people are dead and I've looked at KMIR News 6 and There is no more information.  I do not like this years black friday it seems like Recession is hitting people harder than people thought!!  Not much else is known but this is going to be the worst Black Friday for a while.   I don't think there has been any thing like this before.

Black Friday gets way out of hand!!! (No JOKE)

OK, Black Friday has officially gotten out of hand. A 34-year-old WalMart employee was trying to hold back the crowds at a Long Island store this morning at 5am, when they took the doors off their hinges and stormed the store. The man fell down and was trampled by over 200 people as he gasped for air. It's sad and despicable, and it's equally the fault of the dehumanized shoppers and the WalMart store it happened at.
[via Gizmodo]

[ad#ad2-right]This is a sad day when people are more interested in deals then someone getting stampeded by other people.   This happened in the Long Island Wal-mart.    I much prefer CyberMonday, where you don't have to worry about someone getting killed.   I feel sorry for the people involved they now have to deal with there conscience.   I hope this teaches Wal-mart to do something different next year.  Next year they should have them enter one at a time in a line, every 2 seconds or so!!

Google SearchWiki dies after two days!!

According to Techcrunch Google Pulls the Google SearchWiki.  Unsure as to way  but here's what they said:

Users are reporting that the recent changes to Google’s search engine, called SearchWiki, have simply disappeared from the site. It’s certainly gone from my account.

[ad#ad2-right]User reactions were mixed but weighted heavily towards “this is lame,” and there was no way to turn off the features other than to conduct Google searches without being logged in. Another way to turn it off was to switch search engines.

[via TechCrunch]

I've got my theory on this, and it's quite a good theory.   I think it was a making search results come up wrong or not at all.   The last two days they've had that going my page views have drop BIG time.    According to my Stats I've had 236 Unique Visits for Thursday, and 232 Wednesday.   My Friday stats show that I only got 185 Unique Visits, dropping 40 to 50 people.  My stats for today which is incomplete shows that I've only gotten 136 unique visits.  Although that is complete you can see where I dropped drastically.   I think Google was getting yelled at by websites due to the stats dropping.   I am guessing people could tell if they wanted to go to a site just by reading the comments.  This will hurt every site, including TechCrunch.   I will say this is only a theory and this might or might not be the case.

This however is the best possible explanation that I could come up with.  Do you know why they did that?  I don't know?

With Black Friday for 2008 quickly approaching!!

Since Black Friday is approaching next month, I Figured it is time to point to places where you could find them.  Now that being said, I don't think people should take some of these ads serious because of all the possibility.  Where these ads are being placed is not going to be the absolute final end all price.   Knowing these competitors like I do, they are going to have an ace in the hole.  You will probably not find out until a week or a few days before black Friday.

They will of course try to keep the really juicy stuff out of the hands of people who blab about this on the net.

Why do they have Black Friday?

The term "Black Friday" originated in Philadelphia in reference to the heavy traffic on that day. More recently, merchants and the media have used it instead to refer to the beginning of the period in which retailers are in the black (i.e., turning a profit).

[via Wikipedia]

Now that being said you can expect to save a lot on Electronics, maybe even laptops.  You could even save money buying a Playstation 3, or an Xbox 360.   That it why there is so much hype in this so called black friday.   With the possible recession looming over our heads, everyone is worried about being laid off.

Here are some great sites to watch to see what might be coming your way:

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• Black-Friday.net


• Bfads.net


• Black Friday Info


• Toy's R Us Big book


• Black Friday Ads


• Deal Taker - Black Friday


• theblackfriday.com

With these links you should start to find the deals and plan out where you want to be in the coming future.   If you have any other websites just put them in the comments section for all to see.

I want to hear what people think about Black Friday ads.  Is it right to to have this information early, or is it wrong?  Do you think they will stop this in the near future?  These are all the questions I have been wondering?  Is this right for them to hide this information or do they have a real need to hide it?  Why not come up with another Black Friday date?  I want to hear you comments and your ideas on this and other post.