Beerfest, and I am Going? Yes.
OK, so probably the last place you’d find me, right? A Beerfest. If you remember, I am not a big beer drinker.
Well, yeah, I am planning on going. Honestly, I’m interested in the fajita cookoff, but I will pick a beer or two and have a taste. There’s just got a be a “good” beer out there.
I am thinking that with 200 beers, there’s got to be one that I like…and by like I mean “would think about buying another one”. The last beer I had, a friend of mine gave me during our church prayer group that meets at our house. It was a Black Chocolate one which was actually kinda good. I’m not sure I would buy it for myself, but that’s what friends are for, right?
So, the Beerfest is on March 6th from 3pm to 10pm. Looks like they are expecting quite a few people. And they have stuff for the kids, a fajita cookoff, and they told me they were looking into having root beer available for the kids…that’s cool.
They are still looking for event volunteers, as well as fajita cook-off teams. The minimum cash prize for the 1st place team is $500. You can contact them directly at shelly@bvbombers.com or 979-985-5136.
It’s a free event, you just have to buy tickets for the beer and wine and food. (Their website lists how much the tickets cost for beer, wine and fajitas).
Here’s some more info:
The third annual Ballpark Beerfest will boast the largest beer selection found anywhere in the state of Texas. Our selections will consist of over 200 beers, including various lagers, ales, pilsners, porters, stouts, and wheat beers from all around the world. Some countries included will be the Netherlands, China, Italy, El Salvador, Jamaica, Belgium, Canada, England, Scotland, Ireland, Mexico, Germany, Japan, Peru, the Czech Republic, Australia, and the United States.
Along with our beer selection, spectators will also be able to enjoy live music and a fajita cook-off. The music will be comprised of mostly local talent with a piano bar to close out the evening. Several cook teams will be present in the park throughout the day and will have tasting samples available for the public.
Sounds fun.
I’ll get a list of bands that are playing and post it later.
Add comment January 25, 2010
Pictures of the Huge Generator Moving Through College Station
OK, so I am one of the people that went out on the adventure to see the huge Mammoet Generator thing moving through town. I actually got a glimpse of it when it was parked over by Santa’s Wonderland. It’s big. My kids liked it. It looks like it’s pulled by two semi trucks, and it’s got a bunch of wheels.
I wish I had seen it moving.
Anyway, I got some pictures of it. Here you go.
Add comment January 23, 2010
College Station Help Haiti Earthquake
What can I do from way over here in College Station for the people in Haiti? I am not trained for search and rescue or disaster relief, and I don’t have any money to give to organizations or ministries.
Well, you can help train people by being a volunteer at Disaster City.
I volunteered a year or so ago and I was stuck deep in a hole in a pile of rubble made of concrete and rebar…just like what’s going on in Haiti right now. I was given an injury that immobilized me, all I could do is yell for help. It was very real feeling. There were times when I got totally creeped out…all I could hear was people yelling for help and screaming in pain (we were told to do that).
I don’t know if anyone who helped me out of my hole is going to Haiti, but if they are, I know I helped train them.
Well, I just read that Texas Task Force 1 has been demobilized, so they won’t be going. I don’t know why they and other task forces are being demibilized, I Guess we just keep watching.
Take a look at the Disaster City® Volunteer Program page. You may also want to join the Disaster City® Volunteer Program Facebook page.
Why should I volunteer?
Disaster City®volunteers have provided hundreds of hours of support for Texas Task Force 1 and FEMA training courses. In 2008, the Disaster City® Volunteer Program members donated 5,243 hours to TX-TF1, FEMA, and the US&R Training Program. Every hour spent volunteering in Disaster City® directly helps to prepare TX-TF1, other Texas teams, and national teams for the next natural disaster or terrorist attack.
To register, click on your preferred shift below.
| Type of Volunteer Shift | Date | Shift | Time | Class # | # Needed |
| News Media Reporters | Thursday, January 14, 2010 | A | 9:30 am to 11:00 am | UR RES504 19 | 4 |
| News Media Reporters | Thursday, January 14, 2010 | B | 1:30 pm to 3:15 pm | UR RES504 20 | 4 |
| Type of Volunteer Shift | Date | Shift | Time | Class # | # Needed |
| News Media Reporters | Thursday, January 28, 2010 | A | 9:30 am to 11:00 am | UR RES504 21 | 4 |
| News Media Reporters | Thursday, January 28, 2010 | B | 1:30 pm to 3:15 pm | UR RES504 22 | 4 |
| Type of Volunteer Shift | Date | Shift | Time | Class # | # Needed |
| Canine Training | Sunday, February 7, 2010 | A | 8:00 am to noon | UR RES502 56 | 15 |
| Canine Training | Sunday, February 7, 2010 | B | 1:00 pm to 5:00pm | UR RES502 55 | 15 |
| Type of Volunteer Shift | Date | Shift | Time | Class # | # Needed |
| News Media Reporters | Thursday, February 11, 2010 | A | 9:30 am to 11:00 am | UR RES504 23 | 4 |
| News Media Reporters | Thursday, February 11, 2010 | B | 1:30 pm to 3:15 pm | UR RES504 24 | 4 |
| Type of Volunteer Shift | Date | Shift | Time | Class # | # Needed |
| Canine Training | Saturday, March 13, 2010 | A | 8:00 am to noon | UR RES502 57 | 15 |
| Canine Training | Saturday, March 13, 2010 | B | 1:00 pm to 5:00pm | UR RES502 58 | 15 |
| Type of Volunteer Shift | Date | Shift | Time | Class # | # Needed |
| Canine Training | Sunday, March 21, 2010 | A | 9:00 am to noon | UR RES502 60 | 15 |
| Type of Volunteer Shift | Date | Shift | Time | Class # | # Needed |
| News Media Reporters | Thursday, March 4, 2010 | A | 9:30 am to 11:00 am | UR RES504 25 | 4 |
| News Media Reporters | Thursday, March 4, 2010 | B | 1:30 pm to 3:15 pm | UR RES504 26 | 4 |
1 comment January 15, 2010
Racism in Texas
OK, so we’re not segregated anymore with “White Only” and “Colored Only” signs all over the place, and that’s great, but racism is still alive, it just doesn’t look like what you’d expect.
Planned Parenthood was founded on racist beliefs that blacks were better off if their babies were killed. Look up “Negro Project” and “Margaret Sanger“, you’ll see.
Planned Parenthood targets minorities in their marketing, and it’s working…somehow they have made us all believe that abortion is OK for whatever reason. I’ve read reports that there are more black babies killed than are born.
They make sure that moms that go in there don’t think there is a baby in their tummy. “It’s not a baby!” is what they repeat as they show the mom the sonogram…a sonogram to see if they are pregnant or not.
That is such a lie. Talk to a mom who’s miscarried…one who has been trying to have a baby…even within the first few weeks…they will assure you they lost a baby.
Planned Parenthood is renovating an old bank in Houston into a huge abortion Super Center. They are building in “ambulatory” services on the premises so that they can perform late term abortions.
The interesting thing about the location of this new Abortion Clinic is that it’s right in the middle of predominantly Black and Hispanic neighborhoods.
Look, I realize no abortions means live babies that are still unwanted, and that doesn’t change the fact that it’s a sad thing that babies aren’t wanted, but this just means we all have to be ready to adopt, and be ready to put our money toward helping new mothers. We need to talk with lawmakers and lawyers about lowering the cost of adoptions so more people can afford to adopt. We need to talk to our pastors and build places that can house and help moms and babies. There are many things that will need to change when abortions are banned, but we all can help. We all can love more than we think we can. We all have a place in our hearts for an unwanted child. We are all capable of making sacrifices.
I realize people will not stop having sex…but babies are a specific and obvious outcome of having sex. Everyone knows that.
So, The Call (an organization focused on praying to end abortion and human trafficking) is having a prayer vigil (on January 17th) and a march in Houston (on January 18th) to the facility. They will hold a press conference and make the statement that they (we) and God…disagree with abortions.
Watch “Call to Action” videos of the event here
So, you can’t make it to Houston? Pray. Talk about it with coworkers and family. People need to know what’s going on. Did you know that this place was being built? Did you know they target Blacks and Hispanics? Did you know they make lots and lots of money from killing babies (even though they call themselves a non-profit and get our tax money)?
Why is it that someone who kills a mom who is pregnant gets charged for a double murder? Why does a mom get arrested and charged for leaving a baby in a dumpster? And yet, Planned Parenthood is killing babies every week…and if this facility is finished…possibly every day.
They charge $300-$450 for an abortion, which takes 5-10 minutes…so why are they getting tax money. This is not a “non-profit” organization.
Freedom of choice needs to end when a woman gets pregnant. And I don’t mean they don’t get to make more choices, but choosing to kill should not be an option. They make a choice to have sex or not. They make a choice to have sex during that week in the month when they can get pregnant.
According to the Alan Guttmacher Institute, a nonprofit organization focused on sexual and reproductive health research, 13 percent of the U.S. population is black, but 37 percent of all abortions are performed on black women. More than 10 million black babies have been aborted since 1973. Black women are 4.8 times as likely as white women to have an abortion. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also indicates that one out of every five white pregnancies ends in abortion, whereas one out of every two black pregnancies ends in abortion.
These are innocent lives that are being ended. Abortions need to stop.
If it keeps going like this, killing toddlers and grandparents will be next.
[Had an abortion or thinking about it? Click here for help]
jorge
1 comment January 12, 2010
Free Day at Arctic Wolf Ice Center
FREE – Open House at Arctic Wolf Ice Center – Saturday, January 9th 11-2pm
400 Holleman Drive East, College Station
From mini “learn to skate” classes for absolute beginners to hockey and figure skating demonstrations, Arctic Wolf will be inviting the public to catch the excitement of the Winter Games. Other activities will include a free public skating session, rock climbing with instructors/ spotters, even a chance for kids to play in the snow accumulated by the rink’s Zamboni ice machine.
The tentative schedule for January 9th is as follows:
11 – Noon Open Skating (with instructors helping out) &
Rockwall Climbing
Noon Broomball Exhibition
12:15 Zamboni – Ice Resurfacing
12:30 Figure Skating Exhibition
12:45 Hockey Exhibition
1 – 2 Open Skating Session
1 – 2 Mini classes “learn to skate” – sections will
be cordoned off for new skaters
Attendance to the event is free, and does not require any pre-registration.
Add comment January 7, 2010
