Photo of the day... etc :-)

Here is the photo of the day :-)

Since Easter is coming up, I thought it would be good to remember why we celebrate Easter. It's not for the Easter Bunny, or for candy, although those solidify the reason. We celebrate Easter so that we can celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ :-) We know that He suffered for our sins. We know that with His resurrection He made it possible for us to also be resurrected. He also made it possible to be accepted into God's kingdom. Just remember, that Christ suffered so that we wouldn't have to. It doesn't mean that He took away the evil will of others and the impending doom of our physical death. It simply means that after this life, if we learn to become as He was, to the best of our abilities, we will WANT  to be welcomed into God's kingdom.

Okay now a little lighter on this article. I made this joke in a video, because, well, it just wasn't funny if it were typed out... Have a good laugh! LOL!

Recent News, Lots of chores to do UGH! Photo of the day, and movie preview.

HIV test urged for 7,000 Oklahoma dental patients

By JUSTIN JUOZAPAVICIUS, Associated Press | March 28, 2013 | Updated: March 28, 2013 7:50pm

Click the link above to go to the actual article, but I will summarize it...

There was a rogue dentist in Oklahoma who infected many, many patients with HIV! I'm assuming that he had a dirty needle, or something... It is a sad story!

For chores I just paid the internet bill, and today until Sunday, there is a special running for Cox Communications (ISP) that gives you free cable T.V. for a month! I got it and it runs until the 28th of next month. After that, I'll be sure to disconnect the service. I don't want to pay $65.00 a month to have 50 or so channels. It is such a waste of money. I connect my computer up to the T.V. and I have an air mouse (a small keyboard like thing that moves the mouse with the motion of itself). This weekend, Julie and I are going to take an hour out of our day to clean, clean, clean. It'll be great when we're finished! Tomorrow (Friday) I'll need to go and get another bus pass. It's $32 or so for the month. That's the reduced fair price for students. It's completely worth it! Yesterday was a huge day. I rode my bike to Wells Fargo (about 7 miles away), got a flat tire on the way there, went home on the bus, used my wife's bike to finish the errands, rode to Walmart (about 2 miles away), got a money order for the internet bill, went to 24 hour fitness for about 2 hours, walked on the treadmill for about 1/2 an hour, then the court opened up, got to play the first game of basketball, then went to McDonalds to use the internet for a bit then went on home... It was a long day! I was SOOOooo tired! I slept in very late today with my knock out pills :-P It was great!

Right now, I'm at coffee bean and using the internet at Tempe Marketplace. I wrote some jokes down that I would like to use during my stand up comedy skit. I hope it goes well... I can think up some pretty crazy and funny stuff, but on stage I might freeze up... I need to make jokes about the crowd to lighten things up a bit.

Well here is the photo of the day:

It's a famous photo. It looks as if the rocks slid along the sand by some magical power, but in reality... well lets keep the magic going! :-D

Think what you'd like about the sand and rocks... I don't like smashing dreams with science. Although it is informative, it's just wrong sometimes.

Okay here is one of the most awaited previews of all time:

The Wolverine: The most ferocious animal on the planet! And he lives forever too!

Iron Man 3: I love Robert Downey Jr... Hope he does better with is drug problem...

Man of Steel: I hate the music, but the movie should be better :-)

After Earth with Will Smith and Will's son! He is becoming a great actor... I hope he doesn't get spoiled like most of the other early actors in media:

And, the Prototype: The best man/machine movie in ages! It uses real science + the ultimate in Sci-Fi. The best minds at work on the silver screen :-)

Photo of the day and goals

Here is the photo of the day:

I love horses. I have been a wrangler at a boy scout camp when I was about 13 years old for a summer. It was fun! I was able to go on treks, clean the horses hooves, brush the horses, and everything else. Horses need salt licks, it isn't good if they get their backs wet while wearing their saddle, they need a cloth beneath their saddle to keep them from chaffing, you need to wear chaps if your riding for the first time, otherwise you get pretty chapped. There are a lot of other things as well...

Some of my goals recently: I'm teaching older folks how to use computers at a rest home in East Mesa, I'm signing up for Open Mic Night at a comedians club in Scottsdale, I'm making web pages for people, I'm keeping up on the web pages that I'm hosting, I'm keeping up on my "I Love Salmon Club" on Facebook... That's about it right now.

My long term goals are to move to the country, build a house out there, live off the land (a little), buy lots of solar panels and wind mills, have a nice car that doesn't need much maintenance at all, finish my two books "Sulcry" and "Dream Scape of Evolution," and save, save, save $$$ :-)

Over the years, I have been lots of places from Alaska to Hawaii, to New York and Florida. I've only been out of the country once, and that was to Canada (still in North America). I want to go to Mexico, on a cruise down south - Florida Keys area, and when I fully retire, I want to live and die on a cruise ship. I made the cost analysis already. It would cost about $3000.00 a month to live on a cruise ship. Everything is included, so there wouldn't be any extra cost. All the sea food I want, all the swimming and land destinations, lots of places to exercise, movies and interent access, and hopefully it doesn't go down like the Costa Concordia :-(

I need to train for my Comedic act. I thought that I would just say whatever's on my mind, but I'm sure that when I get up there, I might freeze, so getting a script going would be a good idea. Well, wish me luck! :-)

Have a great day! :-D

P.S. Check out my other websites: Wife's website: ATimeOfMilkAndHoney.com, My Tech Website: CreativePowersComputers.Com, My Brothers Website: RyanHartwig.org, and my other blogs: deanrusselhartwig.blogspot.com, Wife's Blog: a-time-of-milk-and-honey.blogspot.com, and Our Blog: theadventuresofjulieandruss.blogspot.com/... Oh, and if you like Salmon, as I do, Join my Salmon Club on Facebook: facebook.com/ILoveSalmonClub

St. Patricks Day and the day before by – D. Russel Hartwig

St. Patricks Day and the day before by – D. Russel Hartwig

Tonight we had boiled cabbage and potato soup with ham bits. That was good!!! We put the corn beef in the crock pot, and it should be done in a couple of hours. I slept in until 2pm today. I needed it! Two days prior, I stayed awake for a day, a night, and a day. That was CRAZY! So we got a late start on dinner.

The day before my wife and I went to Dunkin Donuts and had sandwiches. We stayed there for a while and did some interneting. We then went to Tempe Marketplace and ate at California Pizza Kitchen. I had the Chile Relleno. My wife had the Shrimp Scampi with Zucchini. We watched a movie at the Harkins Theater called, "The Incredible Burt Wonderstone" starring: Jim Carrey, Olivia Wilde, Steve Carell, Steve Buscemi, Alan Arkin, and James Gandofini. The movie is about a magician who makes it big. His partner and him have a falling out and lose their contract with the owner of their stage in Vegas. Burt gets some good advice from his childhood hero and magician then comes back to the stage. He fails until Burt and his partner, and friend, get back together and WOW the crowds with their new trick! It doesn’t have much of a plot, but it is funny! Not meant for children though, so be careful.

Tempe Marketplace:

After the movie we went to Barnes and Noble Bookstore. We hung out a little. I got the book, “The Joy of Juicing” by: Gary and Shelly Null. Julie got a stitching book called, "Doodle Stitching - Embroidery and Beyond." by: Aimee Ray.

We then went home on the last bus out of there. Luckily we caught it! We didn't know how late the busses ran Saturday night. We took the bus to the light rail and to our surprise, there was a group of people singing their hearts out! They sang lots of songs. According to one passenger, "They have been singing since I got on. Since Priest and Washington at least." One of my favorite songs that I heard was from Weird Al Yankovic. It was called, "Eat It." A parody of "Beat It" by Michael Jackson. This is very kid appropriate:

Weird Al Yankovic - Eat It by jpdc11

Going Camping :-)

Next weekend I'm going camping with my my church group. It won't be too far out of Phoenix, but it'll be fun! I hear that there are a lot of good bike routes at the place. I would like to bring my bike, but not sure if it'd be possible with all the other gear. It is a camp out for fathers and sons. My dad will be going as well. Usually there is a lot of good food, family and activities that are both fun and competitive.

I NEED to have 

s'mores of course! The best s'more that I've ever made was on top of Flat Top Mountain in the Tonto National Forrest of AZ. The way I made it was from having a fire surrounded by rocks. The rocks got to a great melting temperature because they were not too far and not too close from the fire. The rocks were hot to the touch, but not burning. I placed the Graham Cracker on the rock, then the Hershey's Chocolate bar on top. The other half of the s'more was the marshmallow and the other Graham Cracker. I put that half on another rock of a little higher temperature. Both the chocolate and the marshmallow melted and the graham cracker became toasted. After they were melted to perfection, I placed them together and handed them out to my scout master, fellow scouts and, of course, myself! They were the best s'mores in the world - A great breakfast for the hike down the mountain!!!

Here is Flat Top Mountain in the Tonto National Forrest of Arizona. The hike to the top is somewhat daunting and takes medium to high expertise. Bring your water and tread lightly.

Have a good day! :-)