Oral B Pulsar Toothbrush

I was introduced to this toothbrush yesterday.  It's a disposable electric toothbrush that costs around $5.  All it does is vibrates to help clean your teeth deeper.  There's one button to turn it on, and another button to turn it off.  No batteries to replace.  No heads to replace.

And I swear, it really did a good job of cleaning my teeth.  It's a great alternative to buying those electric toothbrushes and replacement heads.

I'm thankful for this new disposable teeth cleaning technology.

Power Supply

My desktop computer that I built about 3.5 years ago had been out of commission for the past two weeks.  I haven't had a chance to work on it, but I was suspecting that it was the power supply.

I finally had a chance to go to Best Buy today to purchase a power supply for only $50.  

I use to love tinkering with computers, building them and fixing them.  I don't like to a lot now-a-days, so I kinda procrastinated diagnosing the computer with the new power supply.

So I finished watching "The Negotiator" (awesome movie..I can watch that movie every week, seeing Samuel Jackson and Kevin Spacey use their wits and skills to get what they need).  And I started watching the "Celebrity Apprentice" that was recorded from the day before, even though I found out that Arsenio Hall won because someone posted it on Facebook. *sigh

Long story short was that I finally determined that it was the power supply and in about an hours time, I got my computer up and running again.

I'm thankful that I can save money by fixing computers myself, and that this fix was on the cheap side.  I probably would have paid about $150+ to have someone fix this for me.

Now if I can do some more repairs on my own around the house, and on my car. ;-)

Giving Thanks

Today I am grateful for:

• Hearing all the positive, uplifting, and Spiritual testimonies at church this morning.  
• for the SA Church Conference this weekend...and that it's finally over.
• the 3.5 hours of sleep, recouping from a long weekend, and signifying the closure of another chapter in my life...preparing a SA conference.
• Iron Man

"I love that as I was forcing myself to give thanks everyday, my thanks slowly changed to 'I'm grateful for what happened to me". That was from a good friend that was attacked by an unknown assailant and has partial loss of mobility from the attack.  She is a rock and a positive influence in my life, and I love how she finds joy in her life, even when these things happen.

Wal-mart

We were trying to get some food items for an upcoming church event.  

Eddie was in charge of food for the event, and was planning a pasta dish that needed manicotti shells.  Unfortunately, there was only one box left.  Well, one of the associates went out of her way to check in the back for more boxes and there was.  She was so accommodating in answering our questions and was so polite.  We told her that she deserves a raise, and she quipped to her manager behind us "Did you hear that?"  We gave positive feedback to her manager on the spot.  A win-win for all.

I know that Wal-mart sometimes gets a bad rap on the quality of the employees, and the customers, but this gem of an employee went out of her way to assist us, and she did it with a smile.  Thank you Walmart lady for your help.

Rain

New Job

Today I started my new job.  It's still quite surreal.  I'm back in the tech industry working a corporate job, and to top it off, I'm working with my best friend from high school for the first time since we've worked at Taco Bell when we were teenagers.

Talk about a world of change.  I was making $3.42 an hour back then.  Now I'm making...well...more than that :-)

It's a good change right now in my life, and I'm grateful that Eric has helped me with that change.  I just hope that our antics won't get us into trouble.

Mother's Day

When my dad was in the Navy and had to be deployed, mom was at home taking care of two young boys all by herself, in a foreign country to her (the USA), and not knowing a lot of people.  I can't imagine the emotional  strength she had to keep it together.  

My dad was gone most of my later years in school, because he was stationed in other parts of the United States and we stayed in Jacksonville.  Mom held down the fort.  We didn't always make it easy for her.  

I'm so thankful for my mom, for taking care of me. I still love to visit my parents, who still live in the same house I grew up most of my life, just so I can ask my mom what's there to eat.  Mom's cooking is always the best, right?

I love you, mom.