2005

  • Wednesday 28 | Hello, my name is…

    1574 If you’re a long time reader of mine (and who isn’t) then you may remember my whole issue with Rubio’s Fresh Mexican Grill. If not, catch up here. Basic recap, they call you by name when your order is ready. Problem is, they screw up my very simple name almost every time. So I [...]

  • Tuesday 27 | Shameless plug of the week

    Ok, so this site (and associated gallery) are were hosted on powweb which is really good for me since the gallery uses so much space and bandwidth (on a busy day). So why am I suddenly pushing my hosting company? Well, besides the referral fee they just raised the storage size from 5MB to 12MB [...]

  • Tuesday 27 | Are you an Idiot?

    Find out if you are an Idiot by taking this simple quiz. Just to let you know, turns out that I am an Idiot. Good luck.

  • Tuesday 27 | What’s your Icon?

    I’m looking for a new logo to represent my internet identity. I’ve been using this one for quite some time but I’d like an original image/icon that is more web friendly (this one is only good for low-res usage. A friend/co-worker felt challenged enough to give it a shot but it’s hard to motivate someone [...]

  • Tuesday 27 | WordPress 2.0 Released!

    WordPress 2.0 was released today and there will be much rejoicing. OK may not but a lot of people have eagerly awaited its official release. Most of the changes occur “under the hood” so don’t expect a lot of visual differences. However, after a couple of months you should see a lot of plugins that [...]

  • Sunday 25 | Merry Christmas!

    “Jesus Christ is the brightest revelation of God’s love. He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. Christ Jesus, who being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, but made himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human [...]

  • Sunday 25 | My First iPod

    Most problems with iPod can be solved by resetting it.
    To reset iPod:
    1 Connect iPod to a power outlet using the iPod Power Adapter.
    2 Toggle the Hold switch on and off (set it to Hold, then turn it off again).
    3 Press and hold the Select and Menu buttons for at least 6 seconds, until the
    Apple logo appears.

  • Saturday 24 | Family Dinner

    It’s funny how God works sometimes. You don’t know what to expect or when to expect it. We always want to be prepared to do what God wills but we always seem to have an exuse not to act. That’s why He always seems to “spring” opportunities on us. Last Thanksgiving (04) is a perfect [...]

  • Saturday 24 | The meaning of Xmas

    From wikipedia Xmas (or X-mas) is an abbreviation for Christmas. It is derived from the word ???????, transliterated as Christos, which is Greek for Christ. Greek is the language in which the whole New Testament was written. Originally, in “Xmas”, X represented the Greek letter ? (see chi). It was pronounced with an aspirated [kh], [...]

  • Thursday 22 | Ding! Fries are Done

    I really don’t have anything to add to this but in case you haven’t seen this (this year) now’s your chance. Swing on over to everybody’s favorite holiday song/video and have a nightmarish good time. Ding! Fries are Done Update: Watch a new version HERE. I work at burger king making flame broiled whoppers I [...]

  • Monday 19 | What Muppet are you?

    You are Kermit the Frog. You are reliable, responsible and caring. And youhave a habit of waving your arms aboutmaniacally. FAVORITE EXPRESSIONS: “Hi ho!” “Yaaay!” and“Sheesh!” FAVORITE MOVIE: “How Green Was My Mother” LAST BOOK READ: “Surfin’ the Webfoot: A Frog’s Guide to theInternet” HOBBIES: Sitting in the swamp playing banjo. QUOTE: “Hmm, my banjo [...]

  • Wednesday 14 | Making Money

    When I started this site, I wanted to take advantage of the advertising opportunities that go with having a website. Sadly, not many people are interested in advertising on my site (I know, go figure) but luckly, there was money to be had. First, Google Adsense (the ads typically seen in the right hand column) [...]

  • Friday 9 | When is email NOT spam?

    Even though some of these “facts” are not true the point is still valid. See the comments for related “facts”. From the inbox… In light of the many jokes we send to one another for a laugh, this is a little different: This is not intended to be a joke, it’s not funny, it’s intended [...]

  • Thursday 8 | Wrap it Up!

    I was recently reminded of how life changes. Someone put it this way… I’m pretty certain that when I was a kid, most people actually wrapped their gifts. You know, in boxes, and with wrapping paper and too much clear-tape? As I got older, and the gift bags became popular, I started receiving fewer and [...]

  • Wednesday 7 | Fuel Tanker Bursts Into Flames

    SAN DIEGO – A fuel tanker overturned near Qualcomm Stadium Wednesday, spilling thousands of gallons of fuel, which caught fire and sent a huge plume of black smoke into the sky. The fire started at about 9 a.m. as a tanker truck was leaving a fuel tank farm near Interstate 15 and Friars Road. The [...]

  • Monday 5 | DVD Library

    I’ve put together a list of all the movies in my DVD collection and have added them here for your convenience. Originally compiled as a list of movies to loan to my friends, it now makes it easier to find great movies to add to your own library. This assumes you have similar tastes as [...]

  • Sunday 4 | Tally Hall – Banana Man

    182 TALLY HALL is a wonky rock band based in Ann Arbor, MI. wonky /wong´kee/ adj. [slang] Specifically connotes a malfunction that produces behavior (or music) seen as unusual, humorous, or amusingly diverse. See funky, demented, bozotic, tri-harmonious, tally hall. Since their formation in December 2002, Tally Hall has reached what the Michigan Daily calls [...]

  • Friday 2 | Crush and Store

    It finally came, my very own Crush and Store. Well, it’s not realy mine – the office paid for it, but it’s for my use. 39 OK, so here’s the deal. My office recycles but someone has to take the aluminum cans to be recycled – that’s where I come in. The problem is that [...]

  • Wednesday 30 | Blog Archives for WordPress

    Sharing more conversations from the inbox… Have you considered using an archive feature on your site? I’ve attached narchives.php and with a little tweeking you can easily make an archive page like mine. It’s user-friendly and makes it easier for Search Engine Spiders to crawl your site. The install is really simple. Just copy the [...]

  • Wednesday 23 | Famous Birthdays

    In completely unrelated news…. Here is a brief list of famous people who share my birthday: 22-Nov-1744 Abigail Adams 22-Nov-1890 Charles de Gaulle 22-Nov-1899 Hoagy Carmichael 22-Nov-1913 Benjamin Britten 22-Nov-1921 Rodney Dangerfield 22-Nov-1932 Robert Vaughn 22-Nov-1943 Billie Jean King 22-Nov-1958 Jamie Lee Curtis 22-Nov-1961 Mariel Hemingway 22-Nov-1979 Scott Robinson 22-Nov-1984 Scarlett Johansson This list is [...]

  • Tuesday 22 | Happy Birthday

    Today I turn(ed) 33 years old. Not that much of a milestone but thought I’d share. So far, I’ve gotten a couple of Home Depot giftcards and a book that’s still in the mail. I don’t know what to expect over the thanksgiving holiday when I visit my family but I’m sure it will be [...]

  • Friday 18 | Family and Friends

    family/In case you haven’t noticed there is a new Gallery album full of people we know and love. Take a few minutes to look over the album and enjoy a good laugh at our Family and Friends. Don’t forget to add comments to your favorites and let us know what you think. We look forward [...]

  • Thursday 17 | T’was the night after Thanksgiving

    Got this today via email. I think I’ll start a new catagory called “From the Inbox” just for the email items I re-post here. Anyway, enjoy this little holiday post. T’was the night after Thanksgiving… I just couldn’t sleep, I tried counting backwards, I tried counting sheep. The leftovers beckoned – the dark meat and [...]

  • Wednesday 16 | Dilbert and Intelligent Design

    You may have read my little response to Intelligent Design and were mildly impressed but if you’re looking for some juicy, fist-flinging, hair-pulling debate on the subject, I would suggest you take a look over at The Dilbert Blog. Scott Adams has written a little piece on the subject and with over 200 comments already [...]

  • Wednesday 16 | Radioactive Jam

    So I have a new friend (maybe friend is too a strong a word – associate?) Anyways, through my connections on the WordPress and WPG2 forums I have had the chance to see some interesting blogs/galleries and just had to add this one to my Google Reader list. Radioactive Jam is a skilled blogger with [...]

  • Tuesday 15 | Can You Raed Tihs?

    I am not surprised by being able to read this, but by how fast (pretty much normal speed) I can read it! How ’bout you? I cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig to rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn’t mttaer in waht [...]

  • Friday 11 | Battle of the Little Pumpkin Kings

    Two friends of mine each had a little baby boy recently. And as with any new parent in this age of technology, they shared their pictures with friends and family via the internet. But what struck me as interesting (aside from how cute each one is) was how early each child was trying to establish [...]

  • Wednesday 9 | Haunted Car Commercial

    Back by popular demand…. You’ll need a sound card to listen to the production team’s reaction. A brief description is below. This is a VW COMMERCIAL from Germany. When they finished filming the ad, the people who made it noticed something moving along the side of the car like a ghostly white mist. The ad [...]

  • Wednesday 9 | Trackback for beginners

    I’ve been blooging for over a year now and still don’t get Trackbacks, that is, until now. Raydr’s Weblog does the most basic, beginner-friendly explaination of trackbacks I’ve seen. A trackback is your blog’s way of letting ANOTHER blog know that you wrote about them. For example, I’m going to refer you to another site [...]

  • Wednesday 9 | Heartless Goo?

    My response to a post I found, Intelligent Goo Intelligent Goo wrote: Why did God create this complexity? If God designed the universe and designed the rules governing the universe, he would have been free to design anything he wanted to. Why create the need to eat, causing billions of deaths a year. Why create [...]

  • Tuesday 25 | What Privacy

    This is very upsetting; you might want to pass it along. Now you can see anyone’s Driver’s License on the Internet, including your own! I just searched for mine and there it was…picture and all! Thank you Homeland Security, where is our right to privacy? You can remove yours from the list, I suggest you [...]

  • Thursday 20 | New Camera!

    I just purchased a new camera for Julia from eBay. It was my first purchase but I managed to out-bid some fierce competition. It’s a Minolta DiMAGE 7 5.2 Megapixel and includes some nice extras… 1475 “The DiMAGE 7 is aimed at the prosumer level of the market, it sports all the features you’d expect [...]

  • Monday 17 | Google Reader

    Google Reader (beta) I recently discovered this free, online RSS reader provided by google. Now I don’t know much about RSS feeds so I can’t review this in relation to other readers that are available but the mere fact that it exists, is easy to use and free makes it an excellent choice for beginners [...]

  • Tuesday 4 | Kathi Burg Band

    I must say that I really love this band and their latest CD “The Making of Easy”. It has a sound that just saturates your every being and moves you from the inside and inspires you to surrender to Christ. Stylistically, they remind me a lot of Natalie Merchant’s Tigerlily (which I also love). But [...]

  • Tuesday 4 | New Testament Deacon

    A short essay on Alexander Strauch’s The New Testament Deacon: The Church’s Minister of Mercy When I began reading this book, I had no idea what a Deacon was supposed to be and therefore had no idea there was a question about it. Having read the book, I see why Alexander Strauch calls them “Ministers [...]

  • Tuesday 4 | Translation Available

    I’ve added a new plugin that allows visitors to read this site in different languages. I don’t speak or read other languages, but my visitors might. I have to believe it works but if you find it to trnaslate poorly, let me know. See sidebar for languages. Visit Simple Thoughts to learn more about the [...]

  • Sunday 2 | Amazon Media Manager

    This plugin makes it easier to add links of your favorite items (books, dvds, etc) to amazon.com’s website.

  • Saturday 1 | Anybody Home?

    You may have noticed that our site was down for a good portion of the day today. Our Network Appliance filer is going through a file check and will be back online once that is completed. We are working with Netapp to investigate the problem so it does not happen again. We apologize for the [...]

  • Friday 30 | Big Ad

    If you’re looking for ideas to promote your business, consider making a comercial. Here’s one that may inspire you. Listen and watch this BIG AD. Enjoy.

  • Tuesday 27 | How to Recognize a Stroke

    This might be a lifesaver if you can remember the following advice, sent by a nurse, whose husband is a medical doctor. Sometimes symptoms of a stroke are difficult to identify. A stroke victim may suffer permanent brain damage when people fail to recognize what’s happening. Now, doctors say any bystander can recognize a stroke, [...]

  • Saturday 24 | Napoleon Dynamite

    This is from a while back but I recently realised I was getting high ranking in Dogpile.com searches because I mis-spelled Napoleon Dynamite (Nepolean Dynomite). So here is my quick review from March 18th, 2005. NP was stupid and pointless and the characters were beyond real – yet…I found myself laughingly remembering certain scenes or [...]

  • Tuesday 20 | What good are you?

    From my inbox – As she laid in a lounge chair by the motel pool, a woman, thin and weak from cancer held up a common latex glove. We watched as she struggled to sit up a little. She had been going to a cancer clinic as a day patient and this was Sunday, the [...]

  • Monday 19 | gVisit and Stat Counter

    Here is another free tool to help you track visitors. OK, it’s more fun then helpful but check it out none-the-less. gVisit (not affiliated with google) It tracks your latest visitors by location and displays it in a google maps format A better free tracking tool is Stat Counter. Highly detailed information that gives you [...]

  • Wednesday 14 | Personal Worship

    The following are notes from a study I did about Personal Worship. I meet on Thursday nights with some Godly men and we’re currently looking at the tree analogy of roots, trunk and branches (study, affections, and fruits). More specifically, we’re looking at how within each of these are three aspects; personal, social (small/intimate group) [...]

  • Saturday 10 | New plug-in AMM

    I’m testing yet another plug in for this site. Ideally, this will make it easier for me to link to items on Amazon within my posts. Let me know what you think and if it works.

  • Tuesday 6 | Helping Katrina Victims

    We’ve all seen the images on CNN – communities gone, children separated from their parents, people who have lost everything. As the Gulf Coast starts to dig out in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, emergency organizations are executing cleanup and rescue plans, seeking donations and setting up outlets to provide information on the storm and [...]

  • Saturday 27 | Gallery 2 Integrated and Embedded

    After some user errors and database failures I’ve succesfully integrated Gallery 2 into my WordPress pages. Thanks to the very well designed WPG2 plugin. Seemless integration was a snap with the use of these great programs and the wonderful support forums found at each site.

  • Wednesday 17 | Imbedded Gallery

    / I’m testing out a new plugin. If I can get this right, the gallery will be integrated withIN wordpress. Expect lots of trial and error. I can add various types of random images in the sidebar and add pictures to my posts directly, either by image path or image-id. I can also control the [...]

  • Wednesday 27 | What happened to Burritos and Socks?

    If you got the July 26th newsletter you may have noticed that there were some changes made to the Burritos and Socks Ministry. You may have even tried to go to the website to get the details. Unfortunately, the site as down the following morning so I’ll have to give you the quick version… San [...]

  • Wednesday 27 | How NOT to Serve

    Big Mike was asking our old friend Mr. Davis if he was getting involved with any of these churches he was visiting. He wasn’t and “I’ll tell you why…” Turns out that he would end up spending more time correcting these people becuse they weren’t doing what they were supposed to do. They are supposed [...]

  • Monday 25 | New Night! New Ministry?

    Tonight is the first night of our revised ministry. We now meet on Mondays at 6:30 at Marc’s house. Another major change is our menu. We have accepted that we cannot legally make burritos at home and have begum looking for alternate food items. The major problem is the cost of being within the law. [...]

  • Thursday 21 | …and Socks

    Well, tonight’s the night we stop making burritos. I’m a little sad to see that part of our ministry go but I have to desire God’s will over my own. The hardest part is that we can make 48 burritos with bean, cheese, rice and salsa for about $20 but we can’t get that much [...]

  • Monday 18 | How can we minister to the homeless without feeding them?

    Well, the debate is over. After some prayerful consideration and studying the word of God it is clear that we need to obey the law as it does not go against God. We are not prohibited from feeding the homeless, we just can not make food at home for them. This is an easy fix. [...]

  • Monday 18 | Jaywalking for Jesus

    It has come under discussion that doing good could be sin. Specifically, San Diego County does not allow us to give home made food to the homeless. Can I sell food I make at home? No. All food sold or given away to the public must be prepared and stored at a commercial food establishment [...]

  • Monday 20 | Bibles anyone?

    Mr. Davis will not serve. I don’t mean in the military, I mean in the church. But he has a good reason, which I’ll explain later, but first, I need to tell you about bibles. A few weeks ago, while doing our normal rounds of servitude, a young man walked through the parking lot we [...]

  • Thursday 9 | Pictorial Home Bible

    /home-bibleI recently came into posession of a Pictorial Home Bible. In my search for information, I have found few examples of this unique bible. I’d like to pool any and all information related to these books into one website where others with questions or additional information can share their knowledge. I ask that anyone with [...]

  • Wednesday 1 | There and Back Again

    I finally have been able to get my web site moved to the new hosting plan. The problems were mostly user error but seem to be behind me now. I still need to set up the gallery but one step at a time, right? Right! So if you’re wondering, I moved from 1and1 to PowWeb. [...]

  • Wednesday 25 | I’m moving again

    My storage and bandwdth needs have exceeded my capacity with my current web hosting company. Therefore, in an effort to improve my site(s) I will be moving to another web host. What this means is there will be a short blackout period until the transfer is complete and the new site is established. Sorry for [...]

  • Friday 20 | Ten Cents to a Donut

    Despite our recent boom , only three of us went out to serve last night. While this isn’t the first time it was unusual. Even more unusual were the few conversations we had (3 people handing out 48 burritos don’t have a lot of time for talking) marc tried to converse with a very beligerant [...]

  • Wednesday 18 | Isaiah 58:10

    if you pour yourself out for the hungry and satisfy the desire of the afflicted, then shall your light rise in the darkness and your gloom be as the noonday.

  • Friday 13 | Budget

    Each week I make a Costco run for this ministry. I buy the supplies needed on a weekly basis because some items (tortillas and cheese) need to be fresh plus we don’t have the storage room to stock up on other items. But incase you’re wondering what it costs to make 48 burritos for the [...]

  • Thursday 12 | Photos

    I hope to post some pictures of our trips to downtown San Diego as well as from the surroundings. This is more of a sample for me to work out the kinks in displaying the images so it may change several times before I get it right.

  • Tuesday 10 | Vin Diesel Random Fact Generator

    Vin Diesel Random Fact Generator (VDRFG) is probably one of the funniest and best wastes of time involving the internet. Makes a great home page to start your day and is relatively family friendly (you’re not likely to get sued or fired) Here’s a couple to whet your appetite… In fine print at on the [...]

  • Thursday 5 | Stepping Meter

    The following is the exact instructions that came with my new “Stepping Meter” Product Characteristic Counting the Step Wearing Instruction 1) When Starting to count the meter, the display show ?00000? 2) Using the clip that behind the unit to fix the stepping meter horizontally. Operational Manual 1) This stepping meter can only count correctly [...]

  • Wednesday 4 | Hello world!

    Welcome to archshrk.com. I’ve moved my web hosting from a basic pakage to a more robust plan (still 1and1.com) that allows me to use database tools like WordPress and Gallery. Check out both of these free webtools and get a proper website going. If you need help they both offer decent support forums and I [...]

  • Tuesday 12 | Pardon our dust

    Welcome to the new home of the Burrito and Socks Ministry. I’m learning to work with WordPress but so far I’m really impressed. One thing it offers is the ability to create entire websites using databases which means future upgrades/updates will maintain the content but allow for changes in layout and appearance. please feel free [...]

  • Wednesday 6 | I’ve moved this blog to WordPress

    This is a very important message…I’ve moved this blog (Burrito/Sock Ministry) to a new home…BurritoAndSocks.com I’ve started using WordPress and will be managing my blogs and other pages with that wonderful program. wordpress.org Also check out my new site, Serving-SanDiego.com a resource for servig the homeless in San Diego.

  • Thursday 3 | Christian One Liners

    I received this list in an email recently and was surprised by how good some of them were. Usually these things are full of fluff and have no scriptural accuracy what-so-ever. Read through them and tell me what you think. If you disagree with one or more, tell me why (I admit, they’re not all [...]

  • Thursday 17 | AutoCAD Monkey

    A tourist walked into a pet shop and was looking at the animals on display. While he was there, another customer walked in and said to the shopkeeper, “I’ll have an AutoCAD monkey, please.” The shopkeeper nodded, went over to a cage at the side of the shop and took out a monkey. He fitted [...]

  • Thursday 10 | All talk and no action?

    “I always talked about wanting to go feed the homeless on the holidays and whenever that day came, I was no where near downtown or wherever the soup kitchens were. It was always all talk for me and no action.” Paula is one of the newest members to the Burritos and Socks team. She wrote [...]

  • Friday 21 | Mission Accomplished!

    I successfully read through all 150 Psalms in 30 days. I thank the Lord for putting it on my heart to finish this task because not only did I start a habit of reading my bible daily, but I also learned a litle something about our Lord and Savior. It’s amazing to see how the [...]

  • Thursday 20 | Serving San Diego

    First, let me introduce my new web site. Serving-SanDiego.com. It will be a site were people in the San Diego area who are involved in homeless ministries can get local information, links to resources and have productive discussions (via Forum.Serving-SanDiego.com) I just started the site so it needs a lot of work (and content) but [...]

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