That they would see Jesus through me...

Ok. So today made 1 week in gorgeous New York City and I'm going to start blogging again to capture all the amazing events that are happening. So I guess this starts it. Just a brief story to show you how good God is. And they everyone, including me, just wants to feel the joy of Jesus. This was a blessing for me too! Perhaps I'll expand more later...but I've just go to get this out....

The same thing is on my facebook:
on the train this guy was massaging his arm like he was really in pain'to make a long story short, after some time this old lady I was sitting next to and I chatted for a sec about what may be wrong with himso then i asked if he was ok. then said I was bursting at the seems to ask him and to help himi wanted to ask if I could pray for himhe was like "oh so sweet. i could just hug you!"and I said, you can. he gave a me a quick hug before getting off the train. and was like "wow, nice new yorker"Lol...IT WAS ALL JESUSso yeah...that was cool. so i'm just going to keep praying that people see and feel Jesus in me and His people!New York is too ripe!So God is soooo good!and i've been studying 1 John, which is all on loving others and stuff.so now's the time

Please Donate

Also featured on Jenn's site:
Hopeline - http://www.hopeline.com/donate/
A Nonprofit organization consumed with being a resource to people who are contemplating suicide. I encourage you to donate.

Postsecret.com - http://postsecret.blogspot.com/
- I got to Hopeline from this site. I'm slightly leary about posting this as I only came across this today and I should hope that there would be no ludeness BUT that fact is, this site is helping people. You can send an anonymous postcard with a secret on it. People are getting secrets, thoughts, whatever is there off of their chests. And that's always a good thing.

Please do donate to Hopeline if you're so led. Read the story. It's in memory of Kristing Brooks, who committed suicide in 1998...at the age of 29.
~Jazz

I Couldn't Keep These To Myself

So a few amazing sites I couldn't keep to myself!
Thanks to Jenn, whose site I came across becuase she had a picture of Cordoba that I googled. Apparently God's grace led me here b/c I spent the next "a lot of time" reading and watching a few amazing thing.
Thanks Jenn: http://moonlightmasquerade.blogspot.com/

Something from here site that captured me:
What the video. Then check out his blog. Yes...it's real. And yes, such blessings are possible.
http://wherethehellismatt.com/?fbid=Hr7rX

I'm back!

So I haven't written on the blog in decades....well in about a year and a half and I'm definitely going to have to start to. So I was talking to a colleague tonight about job Performance Evaluations and started preaching to her. As I was talking to her, I was definitely preaching to myself and decided that today is the day that Jasmine is back and what I shared with her (completely inspired by the Lord) I had to share with others and save for myself to view over and over again. So here it is...or least that parts that I cherish I want to save and share:

"Np Sis. Let me know if you have any questions or anything. My only request is just pass the information along and take it for yourself. We're our own best advocate. And if we don’t speak up for ourselves, who will?
The thing is we've been trained to live below the radar and made to feel guilty when we speak on our accomplishments. Forget that! The devil is a liar.
Not to preach, but people have sacrificed so we could have this opportunity so heck yeah, be proud of your contribution and presence. And when it starts to feel awkward remember that our good works glorify God! So when we shine, we shine Him and when we're being modest, it's a reflection of Him. It's not about being arrogant or proud but why not show our talents and abilities (and I'm definitely preaching to myself!)

I love this quotation b/c it's true:
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It is not just in some of us; it is in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others. ~Marianne Williamson, A Return to Love: Reflections on the Principles of "A Course in Miracles," 1992 (also used in Nelson Mandela's inauguration speech, 1994.)

You'll do awesome. Don't be afraid of overwhelming [X]. It will help him step his game up too. One of the values says: "Have courage to raise the bar..." ... Your presentation is showing that you live the

values. And if it gets too personal….look at it like a presentation. If you were presenting someone else would you hold back? I think not!

So yeah...that's preached to me. And I definitely am going to check out Marianne Williamson's book, Return to Love: Reflections on the Principles of "A Course in Miracles.

Love,

~Jazz!

Chocolate What...

The coolest thinkg I've ever seen....Take look:
http://www.chocolateatlas.com/Sushi/Sushi.htm
http://www.kookisushi.com/gift/gift.htm

This is definitely an all time favorite and next time (I mean first time) I have a party...this is what you'll get. How I love being a food connosieur(e).

Just to write...

So I searched my blog b/c I didn't feel like typing in the URL and I got to my blogshares, which somehow calculates the value of your blog. Surprisingly, my blog had value at all so someone must be reading (even if it's just me reading it all day;)!
Given this info, I decided to write just so I wouldn't be abandoning my blog. So here's my first effort to jump start my always fledging blogging career! I hope this works...
~Jazz

Don't ever take life and the love of family for granted!

Hundreds pay respect to Colts coach and son
LUTZ, Fla. (AP) -

Tony Dungy blinked back tears, straining to compose himself. Dungy remembers his son Indianapolis Colts coach Tony Dungy thanks his supporters and speaks of his son James who was found dead in his apartment last week. "Parents hug your kids every chance you get," he said. "Tell them you love them every chance you get because you don't know when it's going to be the last time." The Indianapolis Colts coach buried his eldest son, James, on Tuesday, lovingly recalling the 18-year-old who died in an apparent suicide last week as a "mama's boy" with a "compassionate heart." Someone who loved to smile and have fun. ...

Click here for the full article

College Advice

MESA (Math Engineering Science Achievement) put on an alumni luncheon last week for current college studetns. My colleague, Justin, and I presented some material and advice that someone may find helpful so I'm posting it here. Soon I'll have a site dedicated to educational tools that will hopefully be useful enough to teach and expedite learning.
BTW- I'm working on a documentary, also with the vision that it will change the way we pursue our passions...more as a lifestyle and less as a hobby.
Anyway, here's the college advice handout. ENJOY!

I couldn't help it...

I couldn't help but post this! Being the modern day geek that I am I had to inform the masses of one of the coolest/funniest/weirdest things you can buy this holiday season. In fact you can buy it for me if you so please!
Presentd by ThinkGeek...Desktop Carnivorous Plant Set.



















And as quoted from the website:
Each Complete Kit Includes:
Growing Dome
Planting Mixture
Carnivorous Seed Pack:
Venus Fly Trap
Yellow Trumpet
Hooded Pitcher Plant
Purple Pitcher Plant
Pale Trumpet
Temperate Sundew Plants
Cobra Lillies
3 Photo Decals
3 Bog Buddies
Swamp Rocks
Instructions and Information Manual
NOTE: Unlike Insta-Pets(TM)like Sea Monkeys or Triops, your carnivorous plant set will take several weeks to get started. But have patience friends, the blood-curdling plant-on-insect action will be worth the wait! We guarantee it or pay us double!

Let them eat to their stems' content...teehee!

Happy News...

So some time ago, I wrote about putting actually good, uplifting news on this this. But we all know that's potentially a full time job....so, I refer you to HappyNews.com! I think you'll definitely enjoy. One of today's stories:
"Japanese get fat penguins to exercise"














Enjoy!

My first site

Well,
Thanks so to my very amazing computer scienctist friend, Justin, I've built my first site. Now it's crude (so don't clown) but I don't care becuase it's the first thing I've built CS wise since I was a freshman in college! DIG IT!?!

Tax savingss

This is a message froma friend regarding Tax Savings. Worth looking into.

For tax information, I recommend you get Sandy Botkin's book Lower Your Taxes Big Time.
Also, check out his web site http://www.taxreductioninstitute.com/. His CD series Tax Advantages for your Home based Business is excellent. If you can attend one of his workshops, it is well worth it. I saved over $4000 the first year I used his system.

I recommend the SOHO TaxSaver 3.1 to track your business. You can find it at http://www.alliancemarketing.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=browse&id=15497&pageid=76.

This Brilliant Man...

This guy, Paul English has a cheat sheet of how to reach a human voice on phone calls. You know how you call any bank and get sent through a slew of teleprompters?! Well, have at it. Check out The Cheat Sheet!

Sites to see...

These are some sights worth looking at.

eLance Marketplacehttp://www.elance.com
eLance.com is as much a site for companies looking to outsource projects to independent contractors as it is for free agents looking for new projects. Think of this site as the matchmaker that even allows you to see how much different vendors are earning.

Young and Successfulhttp://www.youngandsuccessful.com/
Y&S is a media and education company dedicated to giving young people the
critical tools, insights and strategies they need to succeed at an early age.
I receive a weekly newsletter from this site from which I learned about eLance.

December 1, 2005 - 50th Anniversary of Rosa Parks Sit-in

Today is the 50th anniversary of the dar Rosa Parks kept her seat on a segregated bus in Montgomery, AL. I need a PowerPoint presentation to commemorate. Check it out...
The Life and Legacy of Rosa Parks

Ugly Dog just died

In case you didn't know...the worlds ugliest dog, Sam, just died; just a few days short of his 15th birthday.

The Associated Press described Sam thusly:
The tiny dog has no hair, if you don't count the yellowish-white tuft erupting from his head. His wrinkled brown skin is covered with splotches, a line of warts marches down his snout, his blind eyes are an alien, milky white, and a fleshy flap of skin hangs from his withered neck. And then there are the Austin Powers teeth that jut at odd angles. He's so ugly that even the judges recoiled when he was placed on the judging table . . .
(http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/uglydog.asp)

I like the picture below just because he (Sam) doesn't look quite so bad in it. I mean he's a sweet pup right. Plus, the poor guy was suffering from cateracts and old age, hence the cloudy eyes.

But I must say, I'm quite impressed to have found Sam & Suzie's (the owner's) actual site...check it out http://samugliestdog.typepad.com/
View to your heart's content pictures of the amazing Sam. May he rest in peace (Scary grill and all!)

A note on taxes...

We all need to know more about tax structures. So here's a quick read for us lay people.

Progressive & Regressive taxes/taxation explained.
Progressive & Regressive taxes describe the tax table, not a political opinion. It's like a mathematical function. Most often these are called progressive or regressive tax tables or taxes. In a progressive tax, the more you earn, the higher your tax rate.In a regressive tax, the less you earn, the higher your tax rate.
Sound confusing? Read more here...

A site for you...

So I've heard of people who make hundreds of thousands of dollars selling random/weird things on the internet. Well I found one. Is anyone interested in "bacon bandades"?!? check it out... http://www.mcphee.com/index.html

Please check him out...

Someone...Anyone!
Please check out this comedian Dane Cook. I mean for real, out of control white men don't usually tickle my fancy but this is one of the funniest dudes I've ever heard it my life. His new cd/dvd Retaliation just made #4 on the Billboard 200! Please Please Please...take a minute and laugh your butt off 'cause this dude is crazy funny! If I was little more posting savvy, I'd have a little clip here but since I'm not, here ya go...http://www.danecook.com/ .

from another Libra

From a fellow Libran (if that's a word. Maybe I should just say another "Libra") regarding our thinking patterns; I couldn't have said it better myself:

From a 'textbook' Libra, I feel your pain. All that extra thinking will pay off. We Libras are a motivated type not to be stepped to lightly. I've found goals aren't worth having if it's just about time, they've got to be about something a little bit more (ideology, progress, enlightenment, etc) in order to be worth OUR precious time.

From the brilliant,started college at 15 and is now working on her PhD (damn she's more brilliant that I thought now that I actually think about it)....Lauren.