2000

OK for some reason, yesterday I was thinking about Elian Gonzales. The boy who was the center of a custody battle between the United States and Cuba, between the time period of November 1999-April 22, 2000. For some reason this was a big deal for me when all this was going on. Maybe because his mother was trying to give her son a better life and in the process she lost her life and in the end, the boy had to go back to Cuba.

So as I was thinking about it, I decided to do a review of things that happened in the year of 2000. (Note to Jon [my cousin], I know you did this with the year of 1997, but I don't think you will mind if I take one out of your book.) As I said, this is stuff that happened in 2000 that I remember or things that I think are interesting that happened that year.

January 1 - Y2K comes and goes.

February 13 - The final original Peanuts comic strip is published.

April 22 - Federal agents seize six year old Elian Gonzalez from relatives' home in Miami.

May 24 - 50 Cent is shot 9 times in front of his grandmother's house.

June 10 - The New Jersey Devils defeat the defending champion Dallas Stars, in game 6 to win their 2nd Stanley Cup.

June 28 - Elian Gonzalez returns to Cuba.

September 15-October 1 - 2000 Summer Olympics held in Sydney, Australia.

October 11 - 250 million gallons of coal sludge spill in Martin County, Kentucky.

October 26 - New York Yankees defeat New York Mets in Game 5 of the 2000 World Series.

November 7 - George W. Bush is tentatively declared winner over Democrat Vice President Al Gore.

December 13 - The Texas 7 escape from their prison unit in Kenedy, Texas and start a crime spree.

Deaths of 2000

February 7 - Big Pun (Rapper)

February 10 - Jim Varney (Actor noted character Ernest P. Worrell)

February 12 - Charles M. Schulz (Comic strip artist [Peanuts])

May 12 - Adam Petty (Nascar Driver)

May 27 - Maurice Richard (Canadian Hockey Player)

May 31 - John Coolidge (son of President Calvin Coolidge)

July 1 - Walter Matthau (Actor)

July 7 - Kenny Irwin (Nascar Driver)

October 13 - Tony Roper (Nascar Driver)

October 22 - Rodney Anoa'i (Wrestler known as Yokozuna)

October 30 - Steve Allen (Comedian, composer, talk show host and author)

So today I am reading some of the blogs, that I like reading. I read this one about Tyler Walker posted by Nascar Eclectic. Anyways he has a picture over there of this Tyler Walker, nothing really amazed me about the guy (because I only like the Nextel Cup). The one thing that I noticed was some of the logos on his drivers suit. One logo stuck out like a sore thumb and that was the WWE symbol. Now I know that WWE did have some wrestlers who were associated with Nascar, but I did not know they were sponsoring a driver. This just shows me Vince McMahon has to have a part with anything and everything.

So Did He Cheat?!?

I did not get to watch the race today, because I spent the day with some friends. I did get to watch maybe half an hour of the race. I will say that I am rather happy on how Tony did finish. But what I understand and seen, Tony could have came home with the win.

When I came to church my dad told me (actually my uncle Steve told me) that Jimmie Johnson won the race and Tony got 2ND. I was a little upset, because I can't stand Johnson, but as I said before I was happy that Tony got 2ND. Then my dad said "Jimmie cheated!" I was like, whoa wait a sec, so my dad told me everything.

So when we get home and the news comes on, my mom says, "you have to watch the sports report." OK, now the whole family is defending Tony. So I watch the clip and Tony was forced into the wall, but the thing is I did not watch the race. So I did not get different angles of what happened. So this leaves me with the question, did he cheat?? What do you all think?? And if you do think he cheated should we warn Jimmie Johnson that my dad might be coming after him, lol, j/k.

But before I end this one, what does it say on the back of Jimmie's bumper? And what was the name of the race? Could this be a Nascar scandal.

Good Day!!!!!!!

I just wanted to post a little blog to let everyone know how my day went. Even if it started out sort of bad it ended up being a good day. First I do have to tell you what happened to me this morning. I received a phone call from the daughter of the lady I stay with, asking me if I could start coming earlier. So normally I would give in and say yes, but I told her I had to think about it. Well me being a person who worries and can't say no to the people I work for, this really started to bother me. So I came home and told my mom and the more I talked the more angrier I got. So I looked right at my mom and I said "well I am gonna say no!" Whoa, is this me talking? So friends I don't know what might happen but I might lose my job, so, well, um I will leave it at that.

Now for the rest of the day. I went to my first St. Patrick's Day parade and I had a good time. It was actually the first time the town had a St. Patrick's Day parade, so it might not have been the best, but it was OK. I think the best time was spending time with my mom and dad and my brother and his family. Also just to let you all know that I had lots of people staring at me, I think they thought I should have been in the parade. I love St. Patrick's Day and guess what, I am already getting ready for next year. We went shopping after my brother and his family left my house and while I was at Walmart I got three Irish Cd's in a tin box. I LOVE BEING IRISH!

A Long Night!!!!!!!

For some reason my dog did not have a very good night last night. And because he did not have a good night my mom and I did not have a good night either. If he was outside then he would bark and if he was inside he would bark and his eyes looked like they were going to pop out of his head. We tried everything to get him to go to sleep. I held him, we turned on a radio to let him listen to music. We gave him water and ice cubes, we even left his door opened and put up a gate so he could look out. We gave him one of his favorite blankets. Finally I had to put him outside and then half an hour later he came in. I did leave the light on for him because he still seemed scared.

I was sort of worried, because they say dogs sense things. So I felt like maybe my dog (Gizmo) was afraid that something might happen to one of us. Then I had a thought that maybe he was scared that something might happen to me. I also thought he might not feel good, because anyone who knows my dog, knows that he is part goat. He eats weird stuff. So I tried to stay calm to keep him calm, all I could do was pray and that is what I did and so far nothing has happened.

Just to let you all know, my mom found a moth flying around this morning, so we think that he was afraid of that. I think that is funny, because he is not afraid of big dogs but is scared of a little moth. Dogs' minds are funny, lol!

You Slay Me!!!!!!!!!

OK, when I am really annoyed at something, sometimes I will say "You Slay Me!" Well I have been slayed this morning. I got home this morning and wanted to check all my stuff out on Myspace. So anyways I tried to log in and it said that I could not log in and they were trying to fix the problem. Well, I was like OK, so I decided to take my dog for a walk and try when I got back. I get back and try to log in again and still they say the same thing. But this time I read the whole statement and they say, we will be back shortly. What is shortly to Myspace???? Because to me, shortly is half an hour or an hour, not over that amount of time. Myspace get your act together, I mean if it is a lot of people on Myspace and that is the reason why the lines are jammed, then delete the people who don't use their accounts but once a year. Also get rid of the guys who just get Myspace to talk to little kids and do bad things to them. Don't make the good people of Myspace have to suffer.

A Happy Pig

"A man that hath friends must show himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother." Proverbs 18:24

My mom told me that when she was younger that her favorite book was "Charlotte's Web." Well I had never read the book and decided to get it to read. I am amazed at what God showed me while reading the fourth chapter.

The fourth chapter in "Charlotte's Web is entitled "Loneliness." At the very end of the chapter it says "Darkness settled over everything." This darkness made me think of sin, when you are in sin there is darkness. In the book, Wilbur (the pig) is lonely, because he does not have a friend. Wilbur is a miserable little fellow. Again that is how sin is like, you are lonely and miserable. There is something missing, there is a friend you need.

While Wilbur lay in the manure he heard a voice, a little still small voice. That little voice said "Do you want a friend Wilbur? I'll be a friend to you. I've watched over you all day and I like you." I am getting blessed just thinking about it.

One day God knocked on my heart's door and He said, "Do you want a friend? I'll be a friend to you. I've watched over you all your life and I Love You."

Little Wilbur said, "But I can't see you. Where are you? And who are you?" But the little voice said, "I'm right up here." It is a beautiful thought, God forgave me my sins. Even if I have wonder where God is, He has been there the whole time. In the end if I can remember how the cartoon movie goes, Charlotte saves Wilbur's life and I'm sure that made him a Happy Pig. God saved my life one day and that made me a Happy Person.