OK, after what, 4 years of living here, I've finally decided to move on... (even though I haven't really been posting for a long time) but anyway, check out my homegrown website at www.huonganderic.com see ya!

man who catch flies with chopstick can accomplish anything -mr miagi

This is the best game evar.

T-Mac is coming to Houston. And Francis is leavin town. Wonder how this one will turn out. One of the sports commentators said, when a player like Tracy McGrady wants to come to play on your team, you have to take the risk. I'm glad we took the risk. And I think this isn't a guaranteed situation - the Rockets may end up failing miserably for the next few years (does McGrady have the fire to really win? or does he want it dropped in his lap?), it'll be an exciting thing to watch, I think, or I hope.

So google is going to be offering a free e-mail service, called Gmail. It's yummy and should knock the socks off of hotmail, yahoo, and all the other competitors. I love google's philosophy that a company doesn't necessarily have to be evil in order to run their business or make money. So, because they've been great at doing what they've been doing so far, I have confidence they're gonna end up providing free or low-cost email the right way. I think Gmail will have non-instrusive contextual ads, which is not a problem ... Right now its in a beta stage, but hopefully soon they'll open up to the general public. Oh yeah, here's a little info about Gmail. They'll be offering 1GB of storage!!! That's slightly better than 4MB :)

5 months later.... What an amazing time I've had in the last five months. Not at all in a pleasant way, but quite a ride nevertheless. How can I sum it up? Hmm, that'd take a lot time & reflection. Maybe soon...

TGIF!

Merry Christmas?? At church, the Pastor shared a few reasons why he doesn't like Christmas very much. 1) we don't even know when Jesus was really born 2) God never asked us to remember his birth 3) its a stressful time consumed with gift giving, etc. I dunno, I'd have to agree with him. Not my favorite holiday. So... merry Christmas! :-)

Winamp 5 was recently released. After using it for a day, I'm pretty impressed. Seems snazzy, eye-candy wise. Seems stable. And seems snappy, performance wise. Good combination.

Woke up this morning listening to another great sermon, called Lessons from my grandfather by Charles Stanley. It's really cool to learn stuff from older people, especially those who've been walking steadfastly with Jesus for a long time in their lives. "Trust and obey, there is no other way." Reading Watchman Nee's book "The Spiritual Man," I think the one thing that by far stood out the most is this - the surest route to spiritual maturity is to say yes to God ... forget the excuses, rationalizations, pussyfootin, delayed obedience stuff. Just, "I might not agree or understand, or it really hurts .. but you're God, and you're trustworthy, so YES, I will." God doesn't lose anything from us not responding in obedience. He simply waits until we're ready, and will slowly apply the pressure via circumstances of life until that test is passed. And this has consistently been a principle and attitude that allows people to continue growing closer to God, instead of hitting a roadblock and then going on circles and not progressing. And this is never without benefit -- the blessings of obedience, though seemingly painful at the time, are sweet and pleasant and awesome. Man, what a great, valuable reminder all of this has been for me. "Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight. Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD and shun evil. This will bring health to your body and nourishment to your bones."

Tried to catch the Leonid Meteor Shower but didn't see anything. Well I did see things, but no shooting stars. The night was very crisp, cool, and clear. The moon was slung low, quarter crescent, and the stars twinkled and winked smartly thru the night. I hadn't seen that many stars from the city in as long as I can remember. But I didn't catch any shooting stars. Seems like that's it, though, as far as spectacular meteor showers for the next couple of decades ... until maybe 2030? So maybe when I'm an elderly gentleman, if I still dwell on this earth, I can take my kids out and share how the last time I saw shooting stars was waay back in 2001 ... "As for man, his days are like grass, he flourishes like a flower of the field; the wind blows over it and it is gone, and its place remembers it no more ..."

Wow. This morning, listened to a sermon by Charles Stanley about God's empowering presence and it gave me such a hunger and longing for intimacy with God. It's so great to be able to simply sit still, and be satisfied with God. I ask, "When was the last time you heard from God?" There's nothing more encouraging.

It's been good to be alive. Along with I think about half the people I know, I'm reading The Purpose Driven Life. It's quite a good book, and takes about 40 days to finish.

servants of Christ, bought by a price a love so sweet, so divine truth that brightens the eyes convicts the heart with a warmth divine and ultimately a freedom ... that is too good for words free from the shackles of death, sin, sickness with hope springing forth, unending, never ending, enduring forever and the struggle between flesh and spirit ends in an easy and restful surrender because the Lord is gentle and humble in spirit he doesn't accuse, but invites and beckons us to die daily a death so sweet to live a life in his abundance if only people knew the depths of Jesus Christ

Dude, some guy just jumped into the Niagra Falls impulsively. That's pretty ... impulsive. Check it out here.