Category: Miscellaneous

Items that don't seem to fit in any other category.

Jun 13

CloudCred Videos

Yes I’m giving into gamification. I’m participating in VMware’s Cloud Cred program, err game. And I am shamelessly plugging their videos on my blog for a chance to win an Xbox. That said I will say these are pretty good videos filled with several Microsoft jokes. If you get a chance to watch them do. …

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Nov 11

Veterans Day Flag Retirement Ceremony

Every year for the last 15 years I’ve returned to my home town on Veterans Day to celebrate the Veterans in my home town and everywhere throughout the world. For the last 12 years part of the ceremonies in my home town have included a flag retirement program that I wrote. This is a merging …

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Sep 28

So Long and Thanks For All The Fish

For those who are familiar with the movie Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy you will know that “So Long & Thanks For All the Fish” is the opening song for the movie. This line also has a significant role in the books by Douglas Adams. In the movie the dolphins tried to communicate the impending destruction …

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Feb 22

Lenten Traveling Tips…

Happy Ash Wednesday to all, Today for Christians, we start the Lenten season (http://www.usccb.org/prayer-and-worship/liturgical-resources/lent/) with Ash Wednesday. This is a time of preparation. It’s about 40 days in length. This time is no coincidence, how long were the Israelites wandering in the desert when they fled from Egypt? How long did Christ spend in the …

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Nov 20

NCYC Sponsor Notes For Next Time

This is just a brain dump of ideas for the 2013 NCYC in Indianapolis. These are just things that have been noticed by sponsors that would help for future sponsors. Pack breakfast and have the youth come by your room to get it in the morning/night before. Bring baggies of all sizes from trash bags …

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Nov 17

king of the road

This is my first blog update from our bus ride to NCYC. We departed on time. Father lead us in prayer prior to leaving. The trip has been uneventful with most people sleeping. I’ve managed to scare some of the pilgrams with my sleeping. I’m sitting in an isle seat. And when I fall asleep …

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Nov 16

t-shirts and other NCYC musings

Our t-shirts are ready. For those who read my blog I’ll give you a sneak peek at the end of the blog. Had a slight issue with the iron on transfers. We applied them and then washed the t’s. When they came out of the wash some of the iron on’s had started pealing. This …

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Nov 12

National Catholic Youth Conference 2011

Well our group is getting ready to hit the road to Indianapolis for NCYC 2011.  We’ve had our ups and downs and things are really shaping up. We’ve got everything ready to go and I think everyone is ready to go.  Our youth are growing and learning responsibility. Sunday night we are getting together to …

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Nov 12

My First Blog Post

This is my first time blogging. I will give readers a heads up my blogs will be rather wide and varied. You will probably get to see content from computers to politics here. And in classic nerd fashion. Hello World! Tony

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