According to a section on NASA‘s web site,
and answered by Paul Butterworth and David Palmer regarding the speed of the rotation
of the Earth, they said:

The circumference of the Earth at the equator is 25,000 miles.
The Earth rotates in about 24 hours.
Therefore, if you were to hang above the surface of the Earth at the equator without moving,
you would see 25,000 miles pass by in 24 hours,
at a speed of 25000/24 or just over 1000 miles per hour.

Multiply by cosine of your latitude to see how fast the Earth is rotating where you are.

Earth is also moving around the Sun at about 67,000 miles per hour.

On a day this hot, at this rate of speed,
You would think there would be at least some wind.

IT’S HOTTER THAN HADES!!!!!!!!!

Since I got the Harry Potter book 5,Order of the Phoenix, yesterday,
(A big thank you to Ferris, who hooks me up all the time),

Let this little update of mine, be my official apology to my good friends back home.

I take back what I said about Harry Potter being gay and nonsense.
I totally understand the obsession and hype about it now.

I have read all four books, and watched the two movies,
heck I even own the DVD’s.

They have been asking me to try and read the HP Books
and I always say no..
But now that I had, I must say,

The books tell a great story.
I think the characters are amazing, the stories riveting,
and the twists are breathtaking.

Excellent plots, no profanities,
just big words like
“Cauldron”, “Goblet” and “Dementor”

Now hopefully, my friends won’t ask me to read
them Daniel Steele, Mills and Boon and Nancy Drew crap.

We finally made it.
We moved the couch from the basement up to the living room.

After 3 huge holes on the wall, chipped paint,
scrapes, bruises, sore muscles, jelly arms,
aching heads, banged up knees…

But are we comfortable?

Oh yeah!

While watching the 2003 MTV Movie Awards rerun,
Tracy saw that rap singer 50 cent perform,
and said.

“..that 50 cent is butt ugly.. he ain’t worth a nickel.”

That woman makes me laugh.
I’m keeping her.

Situation: Uncomfortable couch in Living room.

Idea: Get the comfortable (favorite) couch from the basement
to replace said couch in living room.

Objective: To accomplish idea, within the
span of time given while child is asleep.

SCENE 1, ACT 1
Tyrone and Tracy, on the basement stairs, moving and maneuvering the said furniture:

Tyrone: Are you holding it? Be careful.
Tracy: Yes I am, just tell me when to push.
Tyrone: on three, okay?
Tracy: okay!
Tyrone: one…two…three… Ummppffhhhh!!
Tracy: Ummmnnnnfffff!!!

CRAAASSHHH!!!

Tracy: What was that?
Tyrone: What was what?

Tracy looks at this and gasps —>

Tyrone: I think we’re stuck. I can’t pull anymore.
Tracy: Oh we are stuck alright.
Tyrone: What do you mea… Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!

Tyrone screams as he sees this —>
and this —>

SCENE 2, ACT 1
After unleashing hell, Tyrone and Tracy sits down, having a little chat.

Tracy: Maybe we can fix it.
Tyrone: Yeah, I’ll go to Home Depot and ask them for help.
Tracy: I’ll ask my Mom too for ideas.
Tyrone: Wait. I have an idea.
Tracy: What?
Tyrone: Let’s just tell our landlord
that I was hearing voices in the wall,
and I couldn’t take it anymore so I smashed my head through it.

Silence.

Tyrone: Hey where are you goin’?

Conclusion: Couch is still in basement. Damaged and ripped.
Body aches and scratches. Maybe we’ll try it next time.

But Daddy!, Mommy said she has to wrap it first.

You know sometimes I get so depressed.
It’s just sometimes I do not think I can handle it all.

There is so much going on that I wish
everything would just end.

That’s normal right?
After all, I am just human.

Who do I turn to?
No one.

I write my thoughts here on this little journal,
because, like I have said,
some of my thoughts need to be unloaded from time to time.
My mind can only hold so much.

I try to pray at night,
but most of the time,
I am so exhausted, that I end up falling asleep,
right after “Dear Lord.”

I know we are being tested
that’s why we encounter all our problems.

Funny how you spend your life,
figuring out solutions to all of them.

It never ends,

Work,
Pay the bills,
Clean the house,
Raise your kids,
Work,
Pay the bills,
Do we have enough?,
Work,
No we don’t,
Pay the bills,
We’re out of food,
Work,
Pay this and that,
May back hurts,
Car repairs,
Work,
Rent is due,
Work,
Bills again,
.. and to top it off,
health problems.

You just can’t have it easy huh?
No. You can’t.

Sometimes I think I get tested so much that I am wondering,
if I am at least passing.
If not, should I still go on?

Tracy gives me words of encouragement,
and she always tell me,

“You are not the general manager of the universe.”
“Your problems are just a tiny spec on what the real deal is in this world.”
“And this too, shall pass.”

You know I never really paid attention to what she said,
until I saw this.

–> Powers of ten.

Can you imagine where we stand in the whole vastness of things?
Amazing huh?

It’s also amazing that,
the universe is so huge,
and humans are just a tiny spec of dirt.
But our Lord God still prefers us, and looks after us
before everything else.

Wow.

In conclusion,
I may be bitter, depressed, down and miserable
because of my problems and whatever pulls my chain,
I know I have the right to be, because they are mine.
And the only one who can help me is ME.

But.

I also know that,
I will never be given anything that I could not handle.

And if the time comes when I am overwhelmed,
I would just sit back, and let my God do the driving.

As long as I get to work the stereo.

Just like any other kid who grew up in the 80’s
I wanted to become an Autobot.
Sworn to protect the world from the Decepticons.

Click here for a cool video. –> Volks Transform.

If you do not know who those are,
you’re too young.
Go back and watch your Power Ranger reruns.