Here’s a tribute to my personal favorite Commander-in-Chief, Ronald Reagan, whose 105th birthday would’ve been earlier this month ~ as well as to the Challenger Crew, whose crash took place just over three decades ago …
Kline, R. D. (Producer & Director). (2011). Ronald Reagan: An American journey [Motion picture]. Chatsworth, CA: Enduring Freedom Productions. {photo above}
Trivial problems in our own lives don’t compare to world issues such as this traumatic terrorist act.
Therefore, tuning into Ryan Higa‘s First World Problems puts our own woes into a fresh perspective:
Original (2012) — *NEW* iPhone 5
More Recent (2014) — NON-iPhone 5 compatible
Speaking of terrorist acts, we also live in a time when natural disasters draw our attention to devastating death tolls from either, leaving us with uncertain times.
San Andreas shows us the measures that we may take by human nature to save our ♥loved♥ ones and survive.
MCM (Man Crush Monday): Dwayne Johnson *stars*
Another Action-Packed Adventurous San Andreas Trailer
This was an excellent flick pick for Movie Night at home with the fam ~ especially since it showcased family!
My Papa Jun🚀 always has been financially💸 stable, ever since he established myself. He and my Mami Aya😷worked hard, but I’ve never seen them struggle to make ends meet. They, after almost four decades of 💍marriage, have led a comfortable lifestyle with their share of more 🚢travels⚓️ since they started having an empty nest around their Silver (25th Wedding) 💒Anniversary👰🏻
Flashback Friday: Isn’t my dad handsome in uniform? Some things never change: he’s still smitten by my mom to this very day. Happy Early Father’s Day! 👔
… plus other fun family flights and road🚘 adventures!
While my parents have impeccable taste in 🍷fine things, they do not live for material possessions; they’re smart in their savings, and they spend wisely ~ “on necessary things”. Yes, my mom loves to 👜shop, but she’s never gone beyond her means and usually hits clearance racks or bargain aisles to score 👛designer products at discounted prices.
I’m the one with 🍹champagne🍸 taste on a 🍺beer🍻 budget.
Even though my dad has taught me fundamentals (math📐 * 🔭science🔬 * 🇺🇸politics) growing up and accompanied me to the bank to open my very first accounts that I still maintain to this day, I admit that I’ve gotten carried away and spent recklessly (on higher-end name-brand everything and flights to rack up the miles on one of my credit cards) when I earned substantial income and even after. Fortunately, my father has furnished these guidelines for me to get my finances back in order:
Please read this San Angelo Standard-Timesarticle about my grad school classmate who asks for us to donate in the wake of the Nepal earthquake (in which I’m also quoted)
Throwback: Decade ago when we were awarded with our ASU grad scholarships
Here are throwbacks from celebrating Cinco de Mayo Fiesta when I was teaching en el Valle
Yesterday, we celebrated our advocacy for higher ed in the State of Texas🏇 by sharing our college shirts on 📳social media ~ great timing before my school trip today!
This raised my awareness that I’ve been showing team spirit📢 a great deal lately!
Since I’m still surveying Texas student-athletes for my dissertation, NCAA players in the Southland Conference (Division I), Lone Star Conference (Division II), Southern Collegiate Athletics Conference (Division III) and NAIA Red River Conference can participate here!
First of all, in the wake of Nepal’s 🌏earthquake, let’s please render a helping hand! 👋
I’m relieved that my 🎓grad school classmate has survived and is seeking shelter donations! 💸
Next up on the international front, ESPN’s SportsCenter📺 featured my native country, the 🌴Philippines, in this exclusive 🎬documentary🎥 about Manny Pacquiao and his humble beginnings …
… Just six days from the 2nd of May, when he finally fights👊 Floyd Mayweather this Saturday ~ after coming a long way from Mindanao to the Manila Bay into present day! ⚓️
Therefore, remember: Circumstances, such as socioeconomic status or being from a third world country, DON’T determine your success ~ willpower💡 does!
What better role model on Heaven and on Earth do we have out there than †JESUS CHRIST† Himself?
My R.E. studentswent through the Stations of the †Cross† to have an idea of Jesus Christ’s sacrifice
The man died for our sins and sits at the right hand of GOD. So much for American Idol and wherever else ~ we have our Ultimate Universe Idol!
Ms. Easygoing Evie made the perfectpalm †cross† at our Passion ☼Sunday☼ Vigil
During Lent, I read Killing Jesus by Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard.
Killing †Jesus†: History (O’Reilly & Dugard, 2013) — NY: Holt.
It made more sense out of scripture, as well as provided vivid descriptions based on the authors’ own first-hand observations of the Holy Land sites and their extensive research
It humbled me to the point that I contemplated and appreciated the crucifixion even more (I actually teared up when I sang ♪Were You There♫ as cantor at Palm ☼Sunday☼ Mass)
Examples to Follow
Jesus Christ ~ for being a nonconformist against status quo for the sake of promising ♥love♥, ☼hope☼ and †faith†
On my agenda, I interviewed the Rhodes Brothers for the biography, in addition to helping with their foundation
I progressed further into my doctoral research, partially from my interviews in addition to more schools I can survey
Now my Doogie Howser, MD (YES, my Neil Patrick Harris love runs deep and dates back beforeHIMYM‘s Bro Code and Playbook‘s Barney Stinson) “blog” question is this:
Before I added these ♪tracks♪ to my latest ♫playlist♫, I actually liked the ♪songs♫ before I found out who some of the ♫artists♪ were ~ yet now like them more! Selena‘s Bidi Bidi Bom Bom with the original sample hyped me up as I drove down to Corpus Christi + I had to blast my fave tune of the moment, Kelly Clarkson‘s ♥Heartbeat♥ Song!
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