"Getting Operational" was Postponed

Well, I spent pretty much my whole day tweaking this blog. The picture under the title is one I took last November just before driving home to the Southeast. I would like to say right now that I love Picnic App on Flickr. It let me crop and make that pic look better than it actually is. Cool!

I am hooked on blogging! Geepers. Truthfully, my goal is to have three blogs going and to write 330 articles for ehow.com in 6 months. Hopefully my day will consist of writing 2 articles in the a.m., selling ads for 2 hrs/day for www.homeeddirectory.com (really cool site - happy to be getting started with them), working 6.5 hrs/day for Cloud10, posting on one of the three blogs every night. Blah, Blah, Blah. Do anybody really care? Thanks for letting me vent. Long story short: I'm learning blogging so I can quickly make other blogs for income, using my gifts, doing something I enjoy, and spreading Gospel at the same time.

The other two blogs will be a.) Florida Cracker Cooking and b.) Catholic Voter's Guide/Social Issues based on Papa Bennie's Intentions (that's Pope Benedict - I like him a lot, said like the dumb and dumber guy). For that 2nd one I have a couple of guest authors in mind.

Shew, so there you go. Cloud10 was having technical difficulties today and my session was rescheduled, I blogged my bottom off, and I missed my pal Amy's phone call today because my phone was in my bedroom charging. Shout out to that gal who is on spring break up in Media, PA! Here's a prayer for her ailing Gram from www.ourcatholicfaith.org:

Prayer for the Sick
Dear Jesus, Divine Physician and Healer of the sick, we turn to you in this time of illness. O dearest comforter of the troubled, alleviate our worry and sorrow with your gentle love, and grant us the grace and strength to accept this burden. Dear God, we place our worries in your hands. We place our sick under your care and humbly ask that you restore your servant to health again. Above all, grant us the grace to acknowledge your will and know that whatever you do, you do for the love of us. Amen.

How about the earthquake in Italy last night? Please pray a prayer for the departed, their families, those working in and around the area, those affected, the injured, etc.

Father, thanks for another grand day. Amen

Pleasant night to all...

How about this stunning, serendipitous pic taken by dad between Jackson, WY and the Jackson airport.

The Cathedral of the Sacred Heart

Wow, I loved the Palm Sunday mass at the cathedral in Pensacola at the 5:30 pm service. I was kind of bummed that we didn't process in, though. The building is old and cool, with its Spanish flavor. Not one for the more modern influences at a mass, I enjoyed the electric guitar, drums, etc., and I wasn't even put off by the big screen at the front with the words to the hymns projected on it. In fact, I thought it would be a great place for protestant family and friends to attend with me because so much is on the big screen - readings, Nicene Creed, etc. When I first started going to Catholic churches, I remember being sort of flummoxed as to what was going on. Any time family or friends go with me they always ask something along the lines of "what if I don't know what to do?".

Anyway, I'm rambling. I'm such a night owl. It's 1:20am, and I still have some stuff to do to my computer to get ready for my "getting operational" with my new job tomorrow. I better get crackin'. I'm feeling better about my lentin(sp?) journey, I guess. It's not that it's been particularly bothering me, really. It's just that I wanted to include more prayer in my day and wanted to start volunteering at a local homeless shelter. Maybe I can get more of that set up this week. Well, to all a good night. Let's go out with a prayer. Hmmm. Here's the Anima Christi from the EWTN website:

Soul of Christ, sanctify me
Body of Christ, save me
Blood of Christ, inebriate me
Water from Christ's side, wash me
Passion of Christ, strengthen me
O good Jesus, hear me
Within Thy wounds hide me
Suffer me not to be separated from Thee
From the malicious enemy defend me
In the hour of my death call me
And bid me come unto Thee
That I may praise Thee with Thy saints
and with Thy angels
Forever and ever
Amen

Pic is another my Dad took in Alpine, WY