I have one more day before I go on my Central and South America trip. I still have a few things to take care of before I head out tomorrow morning at 6:30am. I’m still haven’t packed, although I’m only bringing a few things with me: 2 surfboards, 2 pairs of shorts, 2 pairs of [...]
We just got back from Vancouver visiting relatives. We visited Victoria, Stanley Park, Gas Light, the Capilano suspension bridge, just to name a few. We spent a lot of time with relatives either eating out or visiting tourist areas. It was a lot of fun. Check out the pictures I took from the trip.
I went out to surf at Cowells in Santa Cruz late Sunday this past weekend. The surf was mediocre. Nothing epic. Cowells never gets epic. At best, it’s about shoulder high. Cowells is a beginner spot. The waves are gentle and never powerful. At this popular spot, you’ll find beginners mixed with intermediate and a [...]
I have been trying to get my PHPNuke 6.0 Guestbook module to work the last few days. After two days, I gave up on it. At first, I thought about modifying the code, but it was too complicated and I don’t know enough of PHP without breaking the program. Prior to making changes, I made [...]
Guess what arrived in our mail today? A Fedex package containing my brother’s passport. Whoa! I was expecting it to arrive either Monday or Tuesday at the latest, but getting it today was a pleasant surprise. We shipped his passport to the travel agency late Wednesday afternoon. It took just one day for the travel [...]
My brother and I are taking a trip to Vancouver on Feb. 20. We will then meet several days later in San Jose, Costa Rica. We found out several days ago that his passport expired March of last year. With just over ten days to go before we take off for Vancouver, he needs his [...]
I often wonder how we, Americans feel about war. Our country has enjoyed relative peace for over a century now, but at the same time, we have been involved in many conflicts in other parts of the world. We have fought in both World Wars, in Korea, Vietnam, and recently, the Gulf War just ten [...]
The success of the space shuttle program has given all of us a false sense of security that space exploration is routine. The recent tragedy of the space shuttle Columbia reminded us that space flight is quite dangerous, although only a handful of astronauts have been lost in the entireity of the US space program. [...]