Thursday, March 26, 2009

Another one bites the dust.

I've decided to move this blog to my own servers. So in a few hours, http://jerrywelch.name will be the new home of http://mylifeinrockwall.blogspot.com.

** ALL MY BLOGS ARE COMING WITH ME

jerrywelch.name has always been forwarded to this Blogger Blog, but now will be the only way to direct yourself to my site.

Here's the links to the old posts covering the renaming history and some transom links:
For what it's worth ...

Friday, January 2, 2009

99 Balloons

This YouTube video is a real tearjerker. Have some Kleenex ready.

In 2006, Matt and Ginny Mooney had a little boy named Eliot. He was born with Edwards Syndrome. It’s a genetic disorder that wreaks havoc on internal organs. Less than 10-percent of the affected live past their first year.

The Mooneys wasted little time with grieving. Instead, they threw Eliot a birthday party every day. And they documented the time with their son. This video is their story. It’s both heartbreaking and inspiring.

Thursday, December 4, 2008

Are We Committed?

Wow!! I have been a part of a few different ABFs at Lake Pointe and this is the first one that I have seen such a commitment by so many men, from the attendence Tuesday night to b-fast this morning. It was uplifting to see the new faces this morning at the ole IHOP. Hope to see everyone next week...back at the McD's??? I miss Janice.

Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Ragging, Ranting, and Rough Housing


Why is our group of guy friends so fun to be around? It is, in my opinion, due to the sheer desire to get made fun of...to get beat down...and to point out all the mistakes we are making.

I'm not being sarcastic either...When McDave walked into Roots with a white, fluffy, Russian hat he ate up every second that we ragged on him for it. In fact, I bet he specifically put it on his head at 5am to receive a well deserved berating on that head piece.

I can say without hesitation that I enjoy the berating that I get from my buddies. It's part of the reason for taking up such hobbies as U.A...(Unicyclists of America).

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Ok, that was a draft from earlier...here is the good stuff. On Tuesday, October 21st, Jason Ross emailed me a link to an article in the Dallas Morning News about his son, Brett Ross, and his very first triathlon. What a huge accomplishment for a 7 year old. We were very proud of our young guy, to say the least. It was without hesitation, or thought, that I quickly posted the article (copy & paste) to the www.Tri-ProSoap.Blogspot.com Page. Here is the article.

On Wednesday evening, October 22nd, I was finishing some paperwork on the day of soap making when I received this email below... and thus responded immediately. I'll let you be the judge and be truthful in your evaluation (see comment at beginning).

Here it is: (without edit(Have I built this up enough?))

From: Mark M. Hancock <mark@newseagles.com>
Date: Wed, Oct 22, 2008 at 4:44 PM
To: billy@tri-prosoap.com

Billy,
I noticed unauthorized use of one of my images on the blog http://www.blogger.com/profile/18205350178441371908
I need a physical mailing address to the owner of this blog.
-- Mark M. Hancock
Photojournalist
Plano, Texas
www.newseagles.com
http://markhancock.blogspot.com

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From: Billy Self <billy@prosoap.com>
Date: Wed, Oct 22, 2008 at 6:19 PM
To: "Mark M. Hancock" <mark@newseagles.com>


Hi Mark, I'm the owner of the blog... Which photo are you talking about? Also, if I ask for your permission (albeit a touch late), will you allow it?

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From: Mark M. Hancock <mark@newseagles.com>
Date: Wed, Oct 22, 2008 at 6:30 PM
To: Billy Self <billy@prosoap.com>


Billy,
I can't express how angry your note makes me. You want use of one of my images after I've found YOU'VE VIOLATED MY LEGAL RIGHTS. You should know which one(s) are mine. It's your legal OBLIGATION to know the origin and make proper payment for content you publish before it's published.
Remove the image(s), don't ever post them again and I won't have Blogger kill your account for copyright violations.
-- Mark

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From: Billy Self <billy@prosoap.com>
Date: Wed, Oct 22, 2008 at 6:35 PM
To: "Mark M. Hancock" <mark@newseagles.com>


Mark, please forgive my ignorance to blogging. It is not intent to anger anyone. www.tri-prosoap.blogspot.com the photo has been removed.

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There you have it... Please visit Mark blog here: http://markhancock.blogspot.com/

Ignorance of the law is no excuse, I believe, but does someone need to check out the website: www.212.org???

Friday, October 3, 2008

Wednesday, September 24, 2008

LP Man Study Site Launch!

The beta site is out - this will be the hub for all mens bible study information and updates.


Check it out. I'll need to add everyone as collaborators.

Feedback please ...

Thursday, September 4, 2008

NO! This is not an argument to have 2 wives.

Keep Your Promises

Read 1 Samuel 1 (1-28) ... how does this match up with your abilities to keep your promises to the Lord?

Don't have your bible on ya? Well, if you're reading this, you can get it online:

http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?book_id=9&chapter=1&version=31

jer