This is my cousin from across the water- you know we are English :) 

This is the newest edition to my little household. His name is Max. Isn't he a cutie? Well I think so. And you know what?I think he does too. He is so funny. And already knows how to pose and everything.  

BBQ in Hodges: Fiesta fiesta

We had fun last week. The food was good. Y la asocacion era mejor!!!
Gracias a todos que contribuyeron a su exito! Vamos a hacer otra vez? Claro que si. =)

I forgot to publish this pic earlier. This is the finished KH from last week. And to think on Thursday it was just a foundation. On Sunday it just needs a certificate of occupancy. Sweet! 

So I thought I would share my two fave Dilbert cartoons.
The first one is funny to me because it illustrates the lack of respect for inadequate managment. And when I see cartoons like this one I am grateful that my boss is not an idiot.
The second one is funny to me because it is SO-O-O true. This cartoon describes EXACTLY how some upper management people sounded when the CEO was to visit our site. And I was thinking "This man has a PhD. Do they think that he will see through their BS?" When HR practices are not always so people-friendly or show respect for people, there is the concern that someone might take the opportunity to bum rush the CEO and let him know what is really going on in the work place.  

I got some comments about stuff happening the world

-More than four years after her headless body was found, a child known nationally as "Precious Doe" has been identified and her mother has been
charged in connection with her death, authorities in Kansas City, Missouri, said today. Erica Michelle Maria Green was days away from her fourth birthday when she died. Officers searching for a missing man found her body on April 28, 2001, in a wooded area. Her head, wrapped in a trash bag, was found days later. With no hint of natural affection for her child- I mean what kind of sicko decapitates her own daughter- I think she deserves whatever punishment is given to her.

-All the bombings in Iraq. Can you Iraqis stop blowing stuff up? We get it. You hate Americans. But I want to know where in the Koran does it say you are supposed to terrorize people. And don't give me that BS that Americans are the real terrorists. Blah blah blah. That still does not justify blowing up markets, police stations, etc etc.

-And all these little girls being killed by child molesters. How twisted do you have to be to get your rocks off from little girls. I hope all of you go to prison and get EXACTLY what you deserve (not from the justice system but from other inmates). And another question: Why ACLU support does NAMBLA? I don't think that America's forefathers thought this perversion would be an issue when they were talking about the freedom of speech.

-And I heard that there is supposed to be a movie about Jesus and apostles being gay. And I have decided that there is absolutely no sense left in the world. These people have to be smoking crack cut with rat poison to have been able to come up with some so obscenely perverse.

And that is all I have to say about that.

Black people STOP making up names for your kids! You are not doing them any favors.
http://www.thecarolinachannel.com/education/4482169/detail.html?treets=gs&tid=2655575675813&tml=gs_4pm&tmi=gs_4pm_1_03000205122005&ts=H

Last weekend I went to Laurens SC to help with the construction of a new KH. I am on the suspended ceiling crew- which is cool. So these are a few of photos when we were trying to get this job done. We were so busy on Saturday that I forgot to take any pics. So this is just Sunday.  

Spur of the moment parties are the most fun
I decided to invite a few friends for dinner and a movie. Well it was more like BBQ and a movie. All good if you ask me. On the menu was BBQ chicken (cocinado por David y bien rico), corn on the cob, hot dogs, hamburgers, and salad. For dessert, there was a light no bake cheesecake (but not out of a box kind) and ultra moist chocolate cake (tambien el biscocho era bien rico-yo hice pero no estoy jactandome- tu sabes). We danced and little and saw "Flight of the Phoenix". Some movies are better when there are many people sharing jokes about the movie. And everyone seemed to enjoy themselves.
I don't want to get too excited, but I am already thinking about when can we do it again. But then I don't want to hear in a year, "Remember that party, I didn't like that..." or "I wish we could have done this..." because then I will be pissed. That has happened to me before and probably the main reason why I don't throw a lot of parties. But this crew seems cool and laid back. Next time, I hope to throw a Saturday shindig so that my girl Shakaira can come. And I hope that Gris gets to come too.  

Everyone is mesmorized 

Bon Fires are cool... 

That is why its called the GRAND CANYON 

My bro Cyro got props this week. The funny thing is that he is on the list of Who’s Who of Junior college students, yet he did not know that. We were all laughing during the announcements and then they called his name. How funny. He had to run up to the stage to get his certificate. The other guy in the picture is Cyro’s fave instructor. I think he actually nominated him for the award. In his speech he said that Cyro’s intelligence and humor will be missed the most. I was impressed. 

The days are always sad in Iraq

My friend e-mail me this. His subject header was "so THIS is what allah and muslims are all about?" I wonder the same thing.

BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Iraqi officials made two grisly discoveries Wednesday, finding more than 50 bodies in the Tigris River and 20 soldiers shot to death west of the capital, officials said.

Iraq President Jalal Talabani said dozens of bodies have been found in the Tigris River south of Baghdad.

He said the bodies were people who had been held hostage earlier this week
in Madain, a village south of Baghdad.

"More than 50 bodies have been brought out from the Tigris, and we have the
full names of those who were killed and those criminals who committed these
crimes," Talabani said.

Belizean air conditioner 

New Hobby

NOTE TO EVERYONE

I have a new hobby. I am studying to be a travel agent. My business is called "Travellin' Diva"

If you want to travel, I'll make the arrangments.

My cousin Brenda was a great tour guide for the weekend. She took me around to see the local flavor. I saw the fish market, the sea, the old family house, downtown Belize City, and a lot more. At the end of the day we went to Princess and had pina coladas. Smoothest I ever tasted. Props to Christian (he made them…I should have taken his picture- he was a cutie…oh well maybe next time).
 

I went to BELIZE

Last weekend, I went to Belize (for all you who do not know where that is, it is in Central America). It was awesome. First of all, why did I go? That is where my Nana was born. And I saw old family (Nana'’s brothers and my cousins-Brenda [far left], Jessica, Erica [second from right], Jordan) and met new family (Phinnie [far right], Uncle Henry[not pictured but his wife is in the middle], Auntie Vel [second from left].

Viva Las Vegas! (need I say more lest I incriminate myself ) 

Viva Las Vegas

A few weeks ago, I went to Las Vegas. It was cool. I have been before, so it was not like I was innocent to the city. I went to a lot of different hotels/casinos this time. And I still did not get to go into all the ones that I wanted to visit. Below is a list of where I went...

• San Remo (will be changing its name to Hooters…I don’t know how that is going to work out) – home base
• Tropicana – Airplay show. They were some tropeze-type acts. They were flying high. One of the duos was a couple of guys. They had thier legs entertwined and holding hands. All I could think was that it is hard for them to maintain their masculinity while doing that stunt. And there was a girl doing tricks with several hula hoops. I guess that was cool.
• MGM – we saw the lions in their exhibit. Sleeping lions. They looked like they were out of touch with real wild life. We also took the monorail from here.
• Mandalay Bay - We saw an oldies band. I gave them 3 out of 5. The show was somewhat amusing
• Excalibur – Unless you go for the “knights and ladies” theme, you will not care to go here. Well that is the way that I felt.
• New York New York – I saw a chick band here in the bar. They were so-so. Nothing special about them. I gave them 2 out of 5. If I had paid for that show I would have wanted my money back. I realized from their performance why they were the free entertainment in the bar where people were paying money for drinks that could be ordered free outside in the casino. What was that all about?!?
• Caesar’s Palace – two words ANCIENT ROME...
• Venitian – two words COOL CANALS...
• Sahara – There was a Wayne Newton look alike at the free show. But he looked so much like WN, it was good enough for me. It is not like I am a big WN fan.
• Stratosphere – I wanted to eat in the Top of the World restaurant. I was looking for the elevator to get to the top and they charge admission to use the elevator. Admission was like $15! I was like "Forget that". So I stayed at ground level. I was a little disappointed because I was not going to see the view. But I was not feeling like paying $15.
• Harrah's - nothing to see
• Ballys - nothing to see
• Casino Royale - I got my 2-for-1 margaritas and after that there was .....nothing left to see