http://blog.betablue.net The life of Charlie and various rants... Tue, 02 Sep 2008 11:49:25 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en OK, so maybe it doesn't quite define me, but I was going through the comics the other night and found a number that represent some of my character traits well (for good or bad), so... here they are: [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="740" caption="Thinking Ahead"][/caption] [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Duty Calls"][/caption] [caption id="" align="alignnone" ... http://blog.betablue.net/2008/09/02/xkcd-defines-me/ [caption id="attachment_49" align="alignright" width="225" caption="A Kurdish family from Iraq I met"][/caption]I need your help. Well, when I say "I", I really mean refugees here in Tucson. THEY need your help. Here's the short version. I just got back from visiting a few refugee families that have come into Tucson in ... http://blog.betablue.net/2008/08/05/your-help-is-needed/ That's something I like to say a lot. That I learn something new every day. The other part is that I tend to forget 4 or 5 things, but that's another story... However, this past week I think I've learned at least 20 new things each day. With this new diabetes ... http://blog.betablue.net/2007/06/11/learn-something-new-every-day/ But I figure it's about time for me to write again, especially considering what has been going on with me the last couple weeks and culminated yesterday. For the last couple weeks, my mouth and eyes have been very dry and as time has gone on, it was getting worse. ... http://blog.betablue.net/2007/06/05/been-a-long-time/ I've been reading this stuff on Saddam Hussein and how he was sentenced to death. Great, wonderful, he deserves to die in my opinion. However, I'm now reading about people in the Middle East, Europe and even here in the US who are OUTRAGED that he was sentenced to die ... http://blog.betablue.net/2006/11/06/please-explain-this-to-me/ No, not really for me, my weekend was fine. But for Christians, it was certainly a sad weekend. In case you've been under a rock for the last few days, I'm talking about Ted Haggard and the allegations against him that came up on Wednesday of last week. Well, maybe ... http://blog.betablue.net/2006/11/06/it-was-a-sad-weekend/ But I REALLY like this video. It's like a sickness, I just can't stop watching! :-) [swf]http://lads.myspace.com/videos/vplayer.swf?m=1194164636&type=video, 430, 346[/swf] Hope you enjoyed it too! http://blog.betablue.net/2006/11/03/so-this-probably-says-something-about-me/ Ok, I know there's a lot of amazing animals around the world and all that but... HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE??? [swf]http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=3433507052114896375&hl=en, 400, 326[/swf] By the way, make sure you watch the whole video. It gets more and more amazing as you go along! http://blog.betablue.net/2006/09/11/huh/ I'm not sure what to say other than WOW. I mean, I suspected most of this and much of it may not be true but... the source is amazing enough! What am I talking about? Well, this article: Hezbollah or Israel, "Dooms Day" For Which One? This really is an amazing ... http://blog.betablue.net/2006/07/22/yep-a-third-post/ So I mentioned in my previous post that I've been going to this Wednesday Night Bible Study. I've tried the group out a number of times before and just never really have found that connection. I guess it's mostly because I was an outsider trying to get in and that's ... http://blog.betablue.net/2006/07/22/friends-and-cool-people/