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2012-02-01T20:47:00.000-08:00

Experience

I have been blessed over the years to have had some great teachers, from Mrs. Morrow in kindergarten to Dr. Willis in grad school. But I believe that my best teacher, by far, is Experience.

Experience is the most persistent of teachers, always providing opportunities to learn and advance my understanding. S/He lets me know there are things I can do and must do. S/He has shown me that there are things that I cannot do and need to depend on others. Experience teaches me dangerous things to avoid, as well as beautiful things to pursue and embrace.

Experience has helped me get jobs and taken me to exotic places. S/He has given me confidence that I could accomplish and achieve. S/He has brought me disappointment when I did not reach a goal, but also brought great satisfaction when a job has been done.

Experience has introduced to a vast number of people. S/He has brought me into contact with people that are the greatest joy in life, and taught me to love them. Experience also has taught me that there are some folks with whom I will have no positive interaction. Experience has taught me how to endure them, at times even honor them.

Experience has helped me realize a lot about life and how to handle the ups and downs. Through Experience, I know that when I am having a mountaintop moment, it will not be long till I have to go back down into the valley to continue my journey.

And when life has dealt me a severe blow, Experience reminds me that it is another hurdle to be overcome, but that the sun is still shining behind the clouds.

2012-02-01T20:38:00.000-08:00

Christian Fiction Shop!

Reading is one of the favorite activities of our family, for everyone from 3 to 83. We read a lot of non-fiction, but we all love a good story. We enjoy murder mysteries, and western novels, and fantasies, almost any story will suit us.

For perhaps the past twenty or twenty five years we have read a lot of biblical/historical fiction. These works are centered on events recorded in Scripture, but building stories about the characters of those events. There are some really compelling works in this genre.

A year or so ago my wife and middle daughter decided to create a website that would promote Christian fiction. The site is Christianfictionshop.com. Among the features on the site are reviews of quite an assortment of Christian works of fiction. This allows readers to get an idea of whether or not to pick up a copy of a particular work.

Also there is a place on the site that allows readers to submit reviews of their favorite authors or books. If you are interested in Christian fiction, I hope you will take a moment and investigate the Christian Fiction Shop.

2008-04-13T19:16:00.000-07:00

OLD TIMER BLOG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I have begun a new blog that I am calling Old Timer. I will be writing mostly about baseball and other sports, with perhaps a few thoughts about various forms of recreation and entertainment. If you have any interest in such topics, I hope you will come by for a look and maybe a few ideas of your own regarding the issues surrounding the teams and games.

2008-04-02T20:58:00.000-07:00

NEW BOOK CLUB FORMING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

A good friend of mine has decided to put together a
Book Club gathering of bloggers each month. She will post a book for any one who is interested in participating to read by the 25th of the month. Then each participant will post his or her report on the book on their own blog, with a link to the book club site. My friend will include links back to the various posts so that the participants can peruse the other posted reports.

The book to be read for the month of April is To Kill A Mockingbird. I have not read it since high school, so I will pick up a copy at the library and give it a reread.

The whole idea sounds like fun to me, and of course, the more the merrier!

2008-03-22T09:19:00.000-07:00

MOTHER GOOSE & GRIMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I have daily home delivery of the Houston Chronicle. Except on Sunday, I like to start my day with the paper, but I usually only read the sports page and the funny papers. One of the comics I check every day is Mother Goose and Grimm. It often has a new twist on old thoughts or phrases. I often laugh. Today was one of those. I thought you might enjoy the laugh and start reading the funnies, if you are not in the habit.

2008-03-10T05:33:00.000-07:00

IZEA RANKINGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

IZEA, parent company of Pay Per Post, has developed a ranking system for blogs. The Real Rank is intended, at least in part, to help establish value for advertisers using PPP to promote their products. Google has decided that any blog posting links to an advertiser somehow diminishes their strength, so they removed all page ranks from such blogs. It has resulted, at least for the blogs I had that were very productive now receiving almost no offers. I am trying to get the Izea Rankings to work for me, so I can do more work for them. I am anxious to get back on a better footing with the advertisers.

2008-03-01T06:53:00.000-08:00

CARNIVAL VICTORY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My wife and I took our seven and eight year old grandsons on a seven day cruise of the Eastern Caribbean on the Carnival Victory. We sailed out of Miami, making ports of call in San Juan, Puerto Rico, St. Thomas, and St. Maarten. We had a very comfortable balcony suite that slept four on the Upper Deck level. We had late seating in the Pacific dining room, and had wonderful waiters; Clarence from St. Vincent and Adrian from Indonesia. They were especially kind to the boys.

The food was good and there was lots to do on the boat when we were at sea, includnig Camp Carnival sessions for the kids at no extra charge. The boys most enjoyed the 80 foot water slide!

2008-02-05T10:06:00.000-08:00

Dragon Speak!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My computer has been down for the last few days, and when I got problems figured out, at least most of them, I could not launch my voice recognition software. I went to nuance.com, who produces the software called Dragon Speak. I found out if there is a problem between Windows XP and Dragon Speak. The fix was very quick and now I am testing the software and it seems to be working fine again.

2008-01-21T21:50:00.000-08:00

PILGRIM'S PRIDE Chicken!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I recently accepted an opportunity to post a blog with a link to a Chicken Restaurant chain. I had to come up with an alternative way to cook chicken. I went by the store and picked up some boneless, skinless chicken tenderloins for my props.

I did not use the method of cooking I suggested in my You Tube Movie, but grilled it instead. It was very good, better than the Tyson brand we normally use. And it was cheaper too! Funny how things work out.

2008-01-18T14:00:00.000-08:00

WATERHORSE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I just took my grandsons, 7 & 8, to see the movie The Waterhorse. It is a true tale of the Loch Ness monster as told by an eyewitness to the events around the creature during the second World War. It is a fun story and has little that would discourage even the most protective parent from taking the kids to see. The boys were delighted and I enjoyed the afternoon contemplating monsters and magic!

2008-01-01T08:50:00.000-08:00

PAY PER PLAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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2007-12-26T05:01:00.000-08:00

SANTA CLAUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Santa got rave reviews at our house for his work on Christmas Eve. Our six and eight year olds that live with us full time were excited with the number, the selection and the quality of their gifts. The younger was very satisfied with the 20 inch bicycle and his big boy Bible. The older loved his roller blades and his video game. And both loved their LOUD toys, a Warplane for the younger and a Tank for the older.

Six stars out of five for the Jolly Old Elf!

2007-12-13T06:33:00.000-08:00

DAY BY DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This children's book is designed to deepen the readers devotion to God by giving stories from Scripture in kid-friendly terms. Each day's entry is introduced with a verse from the Bible, followed by the story? Then the child is asked a question that helps apply the point of the story. Finally, there is a short word of prayer about the topic of the day. It is aimed at children 3-6, so parents or older siblings will have to read it to them. Of course, that is a good thing too!

2007-11-29T11:34:00.000-08:00

ButterFinger Crunchers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I recently was in a local dollar store, where I saw what I thought was a package of eight miniature Butter Finger candy bars for a dollar. But I did not read carefully enough, they were a new product, Butter Finger Crunchers. Here is one vote to leave well enough alone. These taste like the Nutty Buddy bars produced by Little Debbie. They are all right, but they do not get close to as good as Butter Finger.

2007-11-21T06:06:00.000-08:00

NEW BLOG IN TOWN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

A friend of mine has just begun a new blog called Life's Little Commentary. The blogger is a young father so there will probably be observations about raising kids. He is fascinated by new technologies, so I imagine he will write about the toys he has gotten or wants to get. He loves life, so we will no doubt hear about the things he enjoys as he discovers new avenues of fun.

I plan to check in on this blog frequently and take in my friend's commentary on life. I hope to see you there!

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2007-11-20T21:09:00.000-08:00

SmithHeart's Restaurant!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This morning I was at a meeting in Angleton, Texas. When the meeting was breaking up, a group of us went together to a local restaurant called SmithHeart's. It has a nice menu at an affordable price and we received very cordial service. I chose a steak finger basket and was very pleased with the meal. The meat was real round steak, and the gravy was thick and creamy. I will try them again.

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2007-11-03T22:05:00.000-07:00

Family Fun & Faith!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

A new blog for Family Fun & Faith at his domain is one to visit frequently if you like homespun stories and humor. There will be a mixture of family stories and discussions of family matters, the wry humor you have come to expect and devotional thoughts aimed at inspiring the reader to better living.

Stop by for a visit as often as you can!

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2007-10-12T19:35:00.001-07:00

Disclosure Policy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This policy is valid from 12 October 2007

This blog is a personal blog written and edited by me. For questions about this blog, please contact rgbryant@juno.com.

This blog accepts forms of cash advertising, sponsorship, paid insertions or other forms of compensation.

The compensation received may influence the advertising content, topics or posts made in this blog. That content, advertising space or post may not always be identified as paid or sponsored content.

The owner(s) of this blog is compensated to provide opinion on products, services, websites and various other topics. Even though the owner(s) of this blog receives compensation for our posts or advertisements, we always give our honest opinions, findings, beliefs, or experiences on those topics or products. The views and opinions expressed on this blog are purely the bloggers' own. Any product claim, statistic, quote or other representation about a product or service should be verified with the manufacturer, provider or party in question.

This blog does contain content which might present a conflict of interest. This content may not always be identified.

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2007-10-12T13:53:00.000-07:00

New Bicycle!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My grandson just rode a bicycle without training wheels for the first time. He was so proud of himself. He only fell acouple of times as he was learning to navigate turn around in the street. That means the little bike he has been riding is now too small for him. He needs to ask Santa for a new bigger bike!

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2007-09-27T07:12:00.000-07:00

SHELLY HAS A NEW BLOG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Shelly has begun a new blog that will be focused on quality content. She will talk a lot about literature and culture, especially Asian culture, as she is now living and teaching in Singapore. She teaches English Literature in an University there, so often she will address review books and poetry, and make suggestions for your reading lists. I hope you will take a look at Shelly's Blog soon. Drop her a line and let her know you visited!

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2007-09-01T12:35:00.000-07:00

MACBOOK 2.16!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I have just bought a macbook 2.16 laptop computer and am trying to get used to the differences between it and my Toshiba PC. It took me a while to find the word processing program and figure out how to use it. I am still wondering if this will be readable by the blog site. I suppose it will. I have gotten some of my bookmarks on the Internet made and am getting comfortable with how to navigate on the web. Outlook Express works a bit different here as well. I wonder how long it will take to get used to this.

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2007-08-04T16:26:00.000-07:00

SMORTY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I began to blog about eighteen months ago, hoping to make money from the pay per click ads that were placed on my posts by advertisers. For most of the first year the earnings from pay per click ads were very slim. But recently I have found Smorty.com. And I have found there is money to be made from my blog now with Smorty’s help.

Smorty is a web firm that connects bloggers with advertisers who will pay for blog advertising. They want to have blogs that are written with links to the advertiser’s website. The posts describe his products or services.

Smorty’s service is free to join and the conditions for acceptance are easy to meet. A blog needs to be indexed by Google and Yahoo, and must have been in existence for more than 90 days. Your blog must not have violent or hate related content, nor adult content. The blog needs to be active, averaging a couple of posts a week minimum.

Smorty says that it can take up to 72 hours to be approved, but in my experience it didn't take that long. When you accept an assignment from them, you write a post , submit it for approval, and once approved you will be paid through your PayPal account. It is very simple, and I believe it will be profitable for all who partner with Smorty to blog for money.

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2007-08-03T16:44:00.000-07:00

Celaya!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Do you have a favorite place to eat Mexican food? Ours a little family restaurant called Celaya. When we found it, it was only five or six minutes from our house. The owners are very friendly and their food they serve is better than any Mexican food we have ever tried, and we have tried a lot of it.
My favorite is a shrimp quesadilla.

About a year and a half ago they decided not to pay the proposed increase in rent when their lease expired. They chose to move to a new location, two towns away from us. We don’t go as often now as we did when they were around the corner, but when we really want good Mexican food we drive the half hour to get to Celaya. We just got back from a trip over there. I am full and satisfied!

Do you have a favorite spot to eat that is not on the beaten path?

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2007-07-23T20:49:00.000-07:00

BBWROMANCE.COM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So many times those who are over weight are shunned as if they were not desirable and attractive. But now there is a web site that is a dating site for big, beautiful women to find companionship and relationships with men who are drawn to them. BBWRomance.com is the number one internet dating site for bbw singles. The site is free to join and very easy to navigate. You can sign up and immediately be able to search through thousands of profiles to find the right match for you. Browse the photos or spend time chatting with the one who might be the BIG love of your life.

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2007-07-20T08:28:00.000-07:00

Write For Hotels By City!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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