Boxing Then, Now And To Come

Some of the greatest boxers of my time are Mike Tyson, Evander holyinfield, Oscar DeLa Hoya and Roy Jones. These boxing athletics all were great to watch. They all possess great and unique skill. Boxing is a brutal sport. I believe a boxers career has a limited time span, especially when the victories turn to defeat. Few boxers if any retire from their boxing careers on a high. I believe their ego's lead them to believe that they just cant be beat until it happens. Then they start to evaluate if there's anything else they wish to accomplish. Most time they just want to cap out their careers on a win. Who wouldn't want to retire from boxing on a victorious victory?

Today's talents in boxing is not that impressive. There's just a lot of boxers talking about how good they are, but barley backing it up when there in the ring. If you ask me their better at promoting their boxing match than actually boxing. There are few names in the boxing sport worth mentioning. Winky Wright and Floyd Mayweather these to guys are incredible to watch. I would say that they are appealing to watch by fans.

People want to see something spectacular and when it happens sport fans have something to talk about. Boxing is a great sport not to mention an old sport, with history beyond many imagination. Everyone has a favorite in the boxing sport. Someone you like to see. I must say their is not a lot of boxers fighting these days that are worth watching. A funny thing is that as time pass new talents arrive. So it is certain fans will be raving again in the future.

Music And Video's Played Today

The music and video's played on television or the radio seems to be geared in the same direction. Sex, drugs and violence appear to be the focus of theses new videos and songs. Another focal point would be the material items such as Cars, jewelry, high dollar designer clothes and so fort. In my opinion there is rare talent being push through the airwaves of the radio or being shown on the television. Every entertainer is drowning in wealth according to the music and videos being played. The sad things is the younger audience that listen and watch these videos believe what they hear and see, some even idolize these fiction lifestyles. It is rare today that an artist will attempt to create material around something political or informative, giving another perspective to look at.

One Holiday Gone And Another On The Way

Christmas is around the corner, so parents and avid shoppers were taking advantage of the black Friday discounts, to get a head start on purchasing some of the very cool Christmas gifts at a discount price. Some shoppers are so dedicated to getting great deals that they will sleep outside the store, to be first in line when the store opens. As we approach the Christmas holidays we will hear of more crazy and bizarre behaviors to acquire popular items or discounts. In the last hours when the popular items will be impossible to score, because they will be sold out, we will see record breaking prices offered by people willing to pay double or triple of the original price. In some cases I have seen record breaking prices paid to fulfill ones gift list. The holiday season gets a bit crazy sometimes. I wonder what will be the most crazy and bizarre story of this Christmas holiday?

Deadly Mistake

Three gentlemen celebrating the last night of there friend being a single man were shot by undercover cops, in what appears to be a miss understanding of some sort. The tragic thing was that the young man who were to get married the following day died, and the other two gentlemen were seriously wounded. The stunner to this story is the gentlemen did not have any firearms at all. The threat to the officers appears to be when one of the officer were stuck by the car the gentlemen were driving. This story has a couple of angles to look at. The officers thought that the young men had a weapon of some sort. The gentleman probably did not know the officers were cops. Which would probably explain them striking the officer,it could of been out of fear of being attack by an opposing group. If you were in a club all night and saw these officers not knowing they were undercover and there were some word exchange. Also in addition they were following you. I think anyone may of reacted in the same manner. I also know that a police officer job is extremely dangerous. In this case I think situations like these are tragic. Two gentlemen probably will suffer not just physical scars, but emotional scars from that event. The young lady who were to get married lost a love one. She also will suffer scars, and according to the article the young man had two children. Many people wonder what will be the outcome of this story, because a lot of people believe that there is a different law and way of handling police officers mistakes.

Advances Of Digital Photography

Digital photography has really gotten popular in these last few years. It has made taking pictures more fun and enjoyable for many people. Before, you had to purchase film and if you were a novice in photography you may have purchased the wrong one. Through the advances of digital photography you just need a flash card. Flash cards are capable of holding an enormous amount of pictures. One of the beautiful things about pictures being stored on the flash card is that you can load it straight on your PC, either from the card or your digital camera. Through advances in technology digital camera have grown in popularity. Seems like everyone is buying slowly. I personally enjoy observing people buying into the digital photography. It is now much easier to share pictures among friends and families. There is no more dropping off pictures to be developed. You just load it on to your PC and e-mail away, it's that simple now. Progress always comes with set backs and the set back here is that photo shop business is feeling the impact of the success of this new technology. So you are seeing less of these photo stores today.

Shopping During The Holidays

Shopping during the holiday season can be stressful . Especially if your a late shopper like most people. You suddenly discover that, that toy or item your girl or for you ladies your guy has been talking about is sold out. Creating a pressure or stress to figure out whats the next best thing to purchase for your love one. Improvising can be stressful cause you were set to buy one thing and now you have to rethink and adjust your present idea. By chance if you are lucky to find your gifts and presents in the last minute shopping, you'll have to deal with those horrific long lines. There enough to give anyone a headache. Can you imagine waiting in line for hours? Holiday shopping is almost like a days work, cause when your finish most are exhausted. Two great shopping tips. Shop early for those most anticipated gifts. This will spear you major disappointment in hearing the item is sold out. Second, if you are a late shopper order your item on the Internet and pick up in the store if this an option.

A Short stay in Phoenix

My stay in Phoenix , Arizona was great. I had a very good time. We saw many interesting sites. We hiked, we visited the Grand Canyon and Sedona. I enjoyed swimming in the pool at various places. We catched up with old friends. Shared a delicious Thanksgiving dinner with auntie Margret and her son. The plane trip back to NewYork was not so bad. The seating arrangement was kind of tight, so it was hard to get relaxed. Also the landing had me a little nervous. Otherwise the flight was smooth not a lot of turbulance. I slept the whole way back, because there was not much to do. The movie featured on the flight did not look that interesting so I slept through it.

Day Before Thanksgiving

The day before Thanksgiving. Just about everybody is anxious about the Thanksgiving holiday. Thinking of all the old friends and family that will attend the Thanksgiving dinner, so there's lots to catch up on. Job changes, new promotions and new business ventures to talk and debate about. There will be lots of old favorites at the table like, turkey, ham, stuffing, sweet potato pie, cranberry and so fort. All the delicious recipes that you get every once in a while comes out for Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving is a well anticipated day, because there is lots to look forward to.

Grand Canyon

Today I visited the Grand Canyon. It is something to see. The Canyon has along history. It seem like the first explorers were the Indians. They also lived in the canyon. They grew vegetation at the bottom of the canyon. The nights in the canyon were cold so they were gathering wood to light fires to keep warm. They also had running water from the river that ran in the depths of the canyon. At some point they vanished. It is believed that their villages became over populated and they did not have enough food to survive. In addition it is also said that the river ran low, which made it impossible to irrigate the fields.

Hyatt Hotel in Scottsdale

Hyatt Resort is one of the most prominent resorts in Phoenix, Arizona. This resort decor is unique from any other. No resort looks the same, but this architecture is amazing. The interior decoration of the resort resembles Japanese architecture. Who ever designed the interior of the hotel resort is very talented. I never used to pay attention to things like interior design, but now for some reason I can appreciate when someone designs something amazing. It almost makes you want to incorporate their ideas into your home. In addition, the swimming area is something to see. There are five swimming areas with sprinkles for kids enjoyment. There is a water slide that is about three stories high, which you can slide down into the pool. I was told at a certain time in the evening you can take an gondola ride around the resort. There is also entertainment in the lounge area, music and dance shows.I wish I could afford to stay there one day.

Road Trip With Auntie Barbara

Road trip with auntie Barbara. She took us around Phoenix, AZ. We drove on top of some of the high mountains to get a good look at the city. The view of the city was incredible, but we could see the city and also the smog over it. After four hours of sightseeing, we ate at an interesting restaurant named the Horny Toad. We were told that the owner of the Horny Toad had a another restaurant not to far called the Satisfied Frog. Nevertheless the food at the Horny Toad was very good. The portions that they serve at this restaurant are enough for two or three to share. After lunch we continued to site see, which we caped off the road trip with a thirty minute hike up one of the hills in Phoenix to enjoy the view.

A Trip To Arizona

I took a trip today to Arizona. I flew to Arizona by plane. It was a fairly long flight. During the flight they served refreshments. WThey also played two movies the first was the Devil Wears Proda .The second movie feature was The Break Up. The flight was smoothed there was not a lot of turbulence. It took about four hours and change to reach.

The Internet

The Internet is one of the most popular mean of communication today. You can catch up on current events. You can shop and order various things. Checking availability of items is simple you no longer have to travel to numerous store to find out, who have the item you want? Checking schedules to movies and performances are all a matter of searching the proper sites. Transferring funds checking account balances all can be done from home at your work desk. The Internet has simplified many of our daily choirs and traveling to take care of one thing or another. Booking a trip for business or pleasure is much easier today, you just check for the price range you want to spend and availability and purchase that's it. Everything you need is at your finger tips. The Internet is growing in popularity everyone is slowly warming up to the many benefits it offers.

How TV eats our time

In the past I used to watch a lot of TV. Anything. Sports, movies, a lot of movies, as well as documentaries . One can say that I was a TV addict. I would spend whole week-ends in front of the TV, or whole afternoons after work. It was relaxing after a hard days work. Then I met a person that did not have a TV. I thought I would show her all the channels and she would be hooked like me, but she did not want to sit in the house on the week-ends. One day we went to Barnes and Noble to browse some books and read magazines in the bookstore Cafe. I could not get enough of it. I started reading book after book and watching TV slowly become boring, many programs started to seam stupid, or plainly manipulative. I still enjoy watching classic old movies and my favorite TV series Sorpranos, but mostly my TV box is catching dust right now and I have a lot of time for many other, more interesting things.

Planning For A Good Outcome

Preparing for the long haul. Preparation for just about any task makes it much easier to tackle. Sometime breaking it down in many sections or spreading the the task over a set period of time, disperse the over whelming load. This stragedy I am learning to incorperate into my weekly and monthly routines. I am hoping in the future to see a major change in the way I tackle task, projects and assignments.

A Thought on Universities

I wonder about the true propose of universities. What is their real purpose? Someone told me we attend universities for their credentials, their stamp or label. Truly, what does their label mean? Does it mean that you are the best or ranked high in the field you studied? Then of course the university you attend would have to have high ranks among competitive universities, in order for their graduates to be perceived as leaders in their field. But, I have worked alongside college graduates who did not earn recognition for their hard work and studies. I have met people who have attained positions they have sought, but are so backlogged in debt that they barely enjoy their success. I study at an university for my own gratification and I think about the perks afterwards. And I can only hope that I get what I pay for.

Looking Forward To The Holidays.

I am looking forward to the holidays. I cant wait to spend time with family and friends and enjoy good food. Do some site seeing. Take numerous pictures of everyone and everything. Tell funny stories and catch up. Last Thanksgiving was un-holiday like. We spent the whole weekend renovating my apartment, which came out amazing. I think my woman just have an eye for interior decorating. We made zillion trips to Home Depot. During the renovation we took a break to have dinner with some friends of mine. That Thanksgiving was a great one because I had a lot of fun putting things together, not to mention I let my girlfriend be the boss for once.

Subtle Ways Of Italian Mafia

Tonight there's not much to write about. I tried to help a friend with a technical problem but was unsuccessful. The friend hosted a nice dinner with spagetti recipe from the mafia cook book. The book had a bullet hole in it. The recipe for the sauce consisted of sardines and capares, garlic and olives and it was really delicious. However, the after effects were not pretty. I was running home like I was running from the mafia. I hope that the rest of the recipes in the mafia cook book are just as delicious but not as dangerous.

Tuition On The Rise

According to College Board reports the federal government has reduced the amount of scholarship money for needy students in 2006, even though college tuition is rising. More students are borrowing to pay for their educations. State governments slightly increased the amount of money dedicated to needy students but gave a much bigger financial boost to merit-based scholarship programs. Because grants and scholarships have not kept up with tuition inflation, more students have borrowed money to cover their educational costs. With college tuitions going through the ceiling this year, you might well be wondering whether a degree is still a good investment. And I wonder how much Devry is going to increase the tuition in 2007.

VETERANS DAY

Veteran's Day is a day we honor the soldier's who fought to protect our country. A day to remember the soldier's who gave thier lives fighting in wars we were involve in. Veterans Day is the American name for the international day called Armistice Day. It falls on November 11, the anniversary of the signing of the armistice that ended World War One. It is both a federal day and a state holiday in all states. The same day is observed elsewhere as Remembrance Day or Armistice Day. The day has since evolved as a time for honoring living veterans who have served in the military during wartime or peacetime, partially to complement Memorial Day, which primarily honors the dead.

The Biggest Talk Right Now

The biggest talk right now, I guess is about the 2006 election outcome. Who's going to run the house and the senate? As it stands now it seems like the democrats won big in the house. In the senate it seems like things pretty much even out from how they initially were. I guess the outcome attribute to American's being unhappy with the way things are going in and out of the country. In addition, American's are troubled by the way we are percieved around the world. The democrats slogan for 2006 election was "time for a new direction". The republicans slogan which Im not to sure about may of been to "stay the course". Through voting result it is safe to assume that the majority of American's are unhappy with the decisions being made and think it's time for change in foriegn and domestic policies.

Frist Night

Date: November 8, 2006
Time: 8:25
Place: Lab

Alot of information to sort through. Definitly want to be up to speed with assignment's and so fort. I think it's an interesting class and I know that my writing skill's needs a lot of improvement. So I look forward to the up coming challenges that composition writing will bring. I would like to start writing more so writing assignment may become an easier task for me.