Good Ole’ Page, Arizona

I just got back from Page, Arizona on a great trip back home to visit some friends and my parents. This trip was a good one because some good family friends threw a retirement party for my parents who are giving up the restaurant on Wednesday. It was definitely good to see everyone and such a relief to know that my parents are finally going to be able to relax. Oh also, internet evangelist Vint Cerf at Google talked about vacationing in Page, AZ on the trip that sparked his interest in mobile internet. Vint talked about my small hometown during his keynote at SMX West in Santa Clara this year.

Having Security Issues?

One thing about today is that you can never be too safe. I know that we have recently had our fair share of stories involving theft and some of us have even lived those stories. In fact, my own Kung Fu school which teaches martial arts in Phoenix, Arizona was just broken into. How crazy is that? Someone was insane enough to break into a martial arts school and vandalize it. But here is the really crazy part, they got away with it. Nothing was broken other than the front door lock but they ran off with plenty of weapons. It had to be a former student or someone that has been into the school before though because some of the advanced black belts keep certain weapons like their favorite straight-sword or favorite spear in certain corners hidden away in the changing area. Those weapons were included in the ones that were stolen.

I had suggested to my instructor that he use real-time remote surveillance and not just motion sensors because while setting off an alarm may get the police there in a hurry, a visual is always a better piece to work with. I think it is being highly considered and the new alarm system should be in by tomorrow if it’s not already. Sigh, now I’ll be able to sleep soundly knowing that my favorite broadsword will be in the school the next time I show up, unless another black belt finds it before our training session.

Obama To Speak at ASU Commencement

May 13th, 2009, it is going to be a great day for the city of Phoenix, Arizona, but especially for students and families attending Commencement at Arizona State University. I just heard about this at the end of the week last week and I finally have a chance to blog about it. This is some pretty interesting news and as an ASU Alum, it makes me feel proud of my Alma Matter. The campus must have made a good impression on President Obama. I know our house won’t disappoint anytime soon.

Kung Fu, Where Have You Gone?

Ok so a more appropriate title for this post should be “Where have I gone” because I haven’t been the best of students lately. I’ve just been so dang busy at work (which in this day in age is a luxury) and besides my wanting to wind down at the end of the day, I have two dogs who need some exercise, a phenomenal girlfriend who needs some lovin, and a diabetic footwear site to run. And I’ll be blatantly honest here, I’ve been so caught up in the Twitter craze lately. That site just has so much dang useful information compiling in there.

So at the end of the day, I lay in my bed, a little more out of shape by the week and missing Kung Fu. But don’t worry, I’ll be back, oh yes, I will be back