Happy New Year

I hope everyone had a Happy New Year. I am hoping that 2009 is much better than 2008. When I was a kid every New Years we did our New Years Resolutions. Here are mine!

1. Continue to do well at work. I love what I do. I am excited because I have a couple of really big projects coming up this year. I think if I can do them well then they will be a good opportunities for me.


2. Get into better shape. I always have a goal of losing weight and they have not worked well. But this year I really will do well. I want to lose about 20 or 30 lbs and 10% body fat. If I am lucky then I will look like this guy -
Granted this means that I would have to reduce my age by 15 years, grow some extra hair on the head, and lose some hair on the chest and back but a goal is a goal no matter how impossible.


3. Be a better friend. Keep in better contact with friends and do more with them. I really do have a good group of friends and I want to be a better friend to them.


4. Be more charitable. I have a good job and I am lucky to have it. I am thankful everyday that I have this wonderful job. Because of that I feel that in 2009 I should do more to help those that are less fortunate. I am going to try to donate more money and give more of my time to others.
5. Travel. I want to see more of the USA. I am hoping to go back to Utah this year and maybe travel to Erie, PA - Niagra Falls - Toronto. Why Erie, PA, I want to go to a Chick-fil-a that this guy use to own here in Silver Spring.
6. Keep up with Blogging. Try to use it more as a journal of my life.

Anyway, I hope you all have a Happy New Year and good luck with your New Years Resolutions!

What is this world coming to!

Okay, so I dont know what is wrong with society but this is freaking disturbing. This happened on Christmas Day.

A South Philadelphia man enraged because a father and son were talking during a Christmas showing of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button took care of the situation when he pulled a .380-caliber gun and shot the father, police said.

To read more, see the article below.

http://www.philly.com/philly/hp/news_update/36752274.html

On the other hand this happend in Utah, a dog stole a bone at Smiths.

See below for article and video.

http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=5161818

Merry Christmas

I want to wish you and yours a Merry Christmas. I hope you all have a great day and Santa brings you everything you want.

Love you all,

Freddy

My favorite day of the year

I am so happy that today is the winter solstice. It means that the days cannot get shorter and can only get longer. It also means we are headed for warmer weather. Oh I love it!!!!!

Enjoy the shortest day of the year, it is our last one for a another year.

Christmas Lights, what not to do

Okay, for those of you who don't know I am a bit of a Christmas Light Nazi. Christmas Lights should be full of color and not done half assed. 1st here is a good example taken at the University Club in DC

Notice how the lights cover the trees and the bushes . It is tastefully done. On the other hand, along the same property is the worst light display ever.

What makes this bad is that only the trunk and 2 limbs are covered in lights. Come on here. You can do more than that.

Another bad light display is at the National Education Association (NEA) Building, Sorry Maury. You would think with union workers they could put something together that was good. But it sucks

You don't put icicle lights up on a tree. Ugh it makes me so mad I could just scream.

Anyway, lights should be tastefully done but some of this stuff sucks.

BTW, here is one more Pretty shot of Washington DC at Christmas time.

Here is my favorite Old Navy Commercial!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YuyOmzkSYEA

Merry Christmas

Here I am enjoying my two gifts from my parents. I was so happy to get my Kitchen Aid Mixer and Food Processor. I made cookies and sliced sweet potatoes to make chips. Anyway, thanks a lot Mom and Dad!