Idea for DVD Ratings

With the advent of Blu-Ray and HD movies,

disks can hold an amazing 25 gigs worth of storage. The quality on these films is amazing. Hollywood continues to make them look better and better. The question I have though is ratings. There have been companies who have made filtered movies available that cleaned up inappropriate scenes. Hollywood hated this idea, claiming that it takes away from the artistic continuity of a film. Hollywood should be ashamed of discouraging filtration! What they really need to do is starting make these players more dynamic. You should be able to chose a rating from a menu. Based on your selection it will filter certain eliminates from the movie. I also believe player should always come with logins that have a username/password for each member of the house. Based on this, you can automatically set the rating for an appropriate age group.

Another nice feature would be a 20 second warning that would display on screen when an inappropriate scene is about to appear and provide an easy way to skip over it.

Palm Springs 2007

This has been an amazing vacation. It's hard to believe that tomorrow is our last night. I was really suprised the weather has been cold in the morning and evening but perfect between 10:00 and 4:00. It's been so nice spending time with family and relax - very refreshing. I'm really excited, we're getting ready to head out for church. They really have an amazing church. Here is the web link: http://www.rockchurchcv.com/

Amazing Blessing for Christmas

What an amazing gift God has blessed us with. Our family in the Philippines now has land. According to Mimi there is a huge mango tree on the property. We are really excited and can't wait to go again in the next couple of years.

We are heading over to Amtrak in a few hours to begin our vacation. I'm so excited about the trip.

Better Than Anything You Can Buy

The Gospel of John Movie

From time to time I will make sure to do a movie review. One of the best Jesus movies I've ever watched is entitled the "Gospel of John." It is word for word the book of John. So inspiring, I've watched this movie over and over again. Get out and support the Visual Bible International group by purchasing this movie at Best Buy.

Digital Recording Fun

It's amazing how much goes into digital recording. I've been playing around with creating an original Christmas song. The timing on the keyboard tracks has to be perfect otherwise the drum parts can get thrown off. I'm having a lot of fun. The technology is amazing, I'm using Magix Music Maker deluxe and a Lexicon Alpha for the instrument inputs. I couldn't believe the effects you can add to your guitar parts. I played a little riff and used some of the 3D audio tools and the quality sounded like something out of the studio. I bought my Yamaha keyboard at Best Buy which has 500+ realistic pads.

Life After Quitting Coffee

It's been over 2 months since my last cup of coffee. It's amazing how the mind can wire itself to become so dependent on it. I was spending an upward of $6 a day. When I felt the slightest bit tired I would make a coffee run. I started to realize that my spending was out of control and health wise I didn't need all the caffeine. I noticed that within 2-3 hours, I would find myself tired again after purchasing a 16oz latte.

The amazing thing is that since I quit my energy levels have actually increased. The first week after I quit was tough. What helped was know that God would sustain me through the withdrawal symptoms.



Here are the supplements I'm currently taking and feel so much better.

• Fish Oils
• Garlic Pills
• DeTox Tea (every couple of days)
• Filter Water
• Probiotics
• Bentonite Clay (on occasion)
• Flax Seed

There is no substitute for water. I noticed that my energy levels pick up when I stay hydrated.