Leroy's Modern Life

Monstro (Taken with picplz at The Masquerade Music Park in...

Mon, 26 Sep 2011 20:23:48 -0400

Monstro (Taken with picplz at The Masquerade Music Park in Atlanta, GA.)

My new iMac at work (Taken with picplz at BlueWave Computing.)

Thu, 22 Sep 2011 15:11:45 -0400

My new iMac at work (Taken with picplz at BlueWave Computing.)

Uproar concert. Avenged sevenfold (Taken with picplz.)

Wed, 21 Sep 2011 12:18:52 -0400

Uproar concert. Avenged sevenfold (Taken with picplz.)

Falcons appear to have signed DE Ray Edwards

Fri, 29 Jul 2011 13:29:15 -0400

Falcons appear to have signed DE Ray Edwards:

its about time!! I am feeling better now.

Photo of the Day: Julio Lugo slides into home in the 19th inning...

Thu, 28 Jul 2011 00:29:30 -0400

Photo of the Day: Julio Lugo slides into home in the 19th inning of the Pirates-Braves game. Lugo was obviously out but home plate umpire Jerry Meals calls him safe to end the game.

"McCann’s injury did lead the Braves to acquire Wil Nieves from the Brewers in exchange for $1...."

Thu, 28 Jul 2011 00:24:06 -0400

“McCann’s injury did lead the Braves to acquire Wil Nieves from the Brewers in exchange for $1. They have agreed to pay the approximate $130,000 Nieves is owed over the remainder of the season.”

- Mark Bowman, mlb.com writer for the Atlanta Braves. Seriously? one dollar? lol.

"He has delivered us from the power of darkness and conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son of His..."

Tue, 26 Jul 2011 22:41:31 -0400

“He has delivered us from the power of darkness and conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son of His love, in whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins.”

- Colossians 1:13-14

President Obama during this Debt Crisis speech last night.

Tue, 26 Jul 2011 22:38:54 -0400

President Obama during this Debt Crisis speech last night.

Nashville here we come!!

Tue, 26 Jul 2011 22:35:58 -0400

This past week was very busy!! but it had a very good ending as i took a trip to Nashville to see one of my best friends get married.

Work

i will have to say, this was one of the more busier weeks i have ever had at BlueWave. Anthony was on vacation which left just me and Jon in the office on our team. Last Monday I started off my day by going to Concept Sports to assist with lingering issues with the Exchange migration. There were a few people who needed their personal folders moved to their new Exchange account and have the old pop account removed. After i finished there i met Michael Kingsley over at Northside United Methodist Church, one of our new clients, to do asset management. This was one of the biggest churches i have ever been in!! They had over 50 workstations and they were all spread out over the whole church. i spent the rest of my day before going back to the office briefly before heading home. Tuesday I was in Adairsville like i normally am. Wednesday I had to drive up to Brenwood Academy in Canton and replace Bettina’s old HD with a new one and rebuild her system. Everything went smoothly for the most part, the one bump i hit was i could not get the old HD to be recognized on the new computer. My team lead told me to connect it to my Mac. I did that and then i was able to see the data and migrate it. I met Cary for lunch then returned to the office. Thursday i was in Adairsville again. Then Friday i had to go back out of Adairsville because there was a power outage and Jim’s computer could not boot up. I ended up having to replace his computer as well. So it was a busy week with a lot of traveling!!

Danielle comes to Town

Danielle made her first trip to Atlanta to visit me last Friday and stayed for the whole weekend. Friday night i picked up her from the airport around 9 pm and then we went to Atlantic Station to eat dinner. We took a short walk together before i took her to Amy Newcomb’s house for her to stay.

Going to Nashville and the McKinney Wedding

I picked Danielle up and we headed up to Nashville. We made really good time getting there in about 3 and a half hours. We had some time to kill so we stopped at the Gospel Advocate bookstore. She had never heard of the GA before so i knew this would be a treat for her because she loves bookstores! We stayed there for close to an hour before making our selections and checking out. I got three books: The annual GA Companion book with studies for each quarter of the next year, a book by Phil Sanders about postmodernism in the church, and a book by Kyle Butt and Eric Lyons about Dinosaurs. After this we left to go to Gallatin for the wedding. Funny story: i forgot where Gallatin was. When i was thinking Gallatin i was actually thinking of Gallatin Pike which is in Nashville. Gallatin, the town, is about 45 minutes away from Nashville. So we had to book it to Gallatin and find a place to change. Luckily we made it about 15 minutes before the wedding started. The wedding was beautiful…..and little humorous. James and his groomsmen came walking down to the Indiana Jones theme music. James and Kathleen wrote their own vows which was awesome!! The ceremony was not very long at all but it was very good. Afterwards James had a slideshow he put together for pix of him and kathleen growing up and as a couple. In James section was two pictures of me…..and one from my graduation with James, Cameron, and my mom. Very touching!! The reception was good and i got to talk to James. it was good seeing him.

Night on the town

That night Danielle and I went out on the town!! We had dinner at Hard Rock Cafe and then walked up and down the strip. We went into a couple of bars to listen to the music, then we ended up at Wanna B’s Karaoke bar. That was fun!! we spent a lot of time in there listening to people make fools of themselves…..and guess what? i went up there as well and sang Devil Went Down to Georgia. I have a video of it that I will post on there later. It was funny!! Overall we had a lot of fun and it was good to be back in Nashville. I have missed it since I left back in 2008.

Back to Reality

That morning we drove back to Atlanta. We got back just in time to get to go to church at Piedmont. Danielle got to meet some of my friends and hear a sermon from Neil. Afterwards we ate at Cheeseburger Bobby’s and then went to see Captain America! I will do a movie review on that later in the week so stayed tuned. As fun as the weekend was, it ended pretty quickly. Monday morning i took Danielle back to the airport. I was really sad when she left but I will be flying to Houston in Sept so I will see her again!! I can’t wait!!

New Android Phone from Motorola

Mon, 25 Jul 2011 10:04:53 -0400

New Android Phone from Motorola:

May have to wait a little longer for this one……we will see.

Walking Dead Season 2 Trailer!!!!

Fri, 22 Jul 2011 15:56:38 -0400

Walking Dead Season 2 Trailer!!!!:

Just debuted at Comic-Con

"His bird baths have been known to attract bald eagles"

Tue, 19 Jul 2011 22:30:37 -0400

“His bird baths have been known to attract bald eagles”

- Quote of the Day: The most Interesting Man in the World

Photo of the Day: Minnesota citizens stand outside the closed...

Tue, 19 Jul 2011 22:29:11 -0400

Photo of the Day: Minnesota citizens stand outside the closed DMV building as the longest government shutdown continues in MN. An end could be coming soon.

All Stars, Soccer, and Labor pains

Tue, 19 Jul 2011 22:24:17 -0400

Ahh, my favorite topic……SPORTS!!! This past week has been an good one and we will start right away with some baseball:

Showdown in the Desert

The Midsummer Classic in baseball took place last week as the American League stood toe to toe with the National League. The NL won its first all-star game last year since 1996 on a Brian McCann 3-RBI double late in the game. The American League all-star team showed dominate power in their line up but the National League had dominate pitching. The Braves send 5 all-stars to the dance: Brian McCann (starting catcher), Jair Jurrjens, Craig Kimbrel, Johnny Venters, and Chipper Jones (surgery, did not play). McCann went 0-2 but drill a good ball that ended up being foul and the Braves pitchers threw 2-2/3 innings of shut out ball combine. The AL got an early lead on an Adrian Gonzalez homer but the NL answered right back with a 3-run bomb from big Prince Fielder. The NL would score a few more runs and win the game 5-1!! They now have won twice in a row and the NL has home field advantage in the World Series later in October. The day before the game was the Home Run Derby: Adrian Gonzalez and Robinson Cano put on a show in the game!! Cano ended up edging Gonzalez to win the event. The nice story about this was that Cano had his dad, Jose Cano, pitching to him in the event. Very touching!!

The Force is with you…….Solo

I am not a huge soccer fan, but when the US is showing how great we are in sports….i pay attention. The US Woman’s Soccer team did our country proud by appearing in the FIFA World Cup finals for the first time in 12 years and what an exciting game it was!! The US scored first in regulation but he Japan evened the score and sent the game into overtime. In OT, both teams scored goals and even in a tie that sent the game into penalty shootout. Japan won the shoot out 3-1 to take the World Cup. It was a heartbreaking loss but our girls played great and the game could of honestly went either way. It seems like to me in the last ten years the womans and mens soccer teams are making noise in the FIFA World Cup tournaments. Its only a matter of time before we bring one of those things home!! Good job girls!! and guys…….what do you think of Hope Solo??? She won the golden glove for the best keeper in the tournament and the Bronze ball for the third best player…..and is pretty good looking too ;)

NFL lockout…..Day 126

We are getting close guys…….i can hear the Monday Night Football music. The deal is so close…..the only thing that stands in the middle is the antitrust lawsuit that is in court right now. The owners and players are working frantically to get this done so that they can get the players to vote on it tomorrow and perhaps, barring any snags, end the lockout on Friday….thats right…..i said END the lockout!! When this lockout began i was very disappoint because both sides were so far apart with no middle ground and the season looked bleak for me….but now… I am excited!! The Falcons are looking to have one of the most explosive offensives with the addition of Julio Jones. The defense will be upgraded through free agency which will hopefully open next week. I am sure that Arthur Blank has checks already made out, just looking for the time to open so he can sign them and put the amount in. It is looking like we will have some NFL this year!!!

Other sports notes:

The Atlanta Braves are on a roll!! They have won a bunch of games and are really starting to click. its about time too. They have the second best record in the NL and just trail the Phillies by 2.5 games coming into today. The NBA went ahead and released its schedule for next season though the players are currently in a lockout with no end in sight. Georgia Tech was placed on 4 years probation last week by the NCAA for covering up an incident where a former player gave a current player money. They had to forfeit their 2009 ACC Championship. LSU was placed on a 1 year probation but with no postseason consequences for unethical conduct by a former assistant coach. And can you believe this? The Pirates are in the first place….yes the Pittusburgh Pirates!

Photo of the Day: in honor of the new Harry Potter movie that...

Tue, 19 Jul 2011 00:33:27 -0400

Photo of the Day: in honor of the new Harry Potter movie that came out this weekend which i saw and so should you!!

"And Peter said to them, “Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the..."

Tue, 19 Jul 2011 00:28:19 -0400

“And Peter said to them, “Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.”

- Quote of the Day: Acts 2:38

Life Update

Mon, 18 Jul 2011 23:27:00 -0400

So its been awhile since my last post. Here is an update on the highlights of my life so far this summer:

Jeremy Potter’s wedding

My old roommate Jeremy Potter got married last month. It was an awesome weekend!! I took that friday, the 10th, off of work and drove down to St. Augustine that night. We stayed there in the comfort inn and suites. The day before the wedding we left our hotel to go up to Jacksonville to pick up our tuxes. I stayed in the hotel with Nolan Davis and Cameron. Nolan is a great guy that I have known since college who i had a blast with. We got our tuxes and met everyone for lunch. Then took some time to relax by the pool. That evening we had the rehearsal dinner at this nice restaurant in heart of the town. Very good food and good times!! That night we went on a Ghost tour at the Ripley’s Believe it or Not museum. The tour took us to varies places around St. Augustine that are suppose to be haunted. St. Augustine is known as the oldest and most haunted town in America. That tour was a lot of fun and Nolan took some really interesting pix on the tour. Saturday was the wedding and it was beautiful!! It took place at this museum in the courtyard and they got married on this bridge. It was an excellent place to get married!! That night, Nolan, his wife Bethany, and Jeremy’s friends Danielle and Stephanie, Cameron, and myself just hung out and had a blast together!! We looked up our families coat of arms and i found out that mine had a goose on it. pathetic in my opinion but geese can actually be very aggressive creatures when provoked. I guess i can see myself as a goose - kind, beautiful, and reserved until I am provoked and then I am deadly!! lol. One of the best parts about the weekend was meeting Danielle!! She is a wonderful girl who is very sweet and very pretty. We have been talking on the phone since the wedding and things between us are going great so far. Looking forward to seeing where God takes this in my life.

Michael comes to town!!

This past weekend my old friend Michael Stults came into town from Vietnam!! Michael is a pilot and flies for ASA. He took an assignment last summer to go fly in Vietnam for a year. He sign an extension and he loves it!! He has to come back to the states every 6 months for training. His training was this weekend but he found some time to fit us all in. Thursday night we all met at Buffalo Wild Wings and had dinner and just hung out. Friday night I went to dinner with Lizzy and Brenden for Lizzy’s bday but then met up with them afterwards at Cary’s house. Then on Saturday we went down by the airport and went to this nice restaurant called Malone’s. It was really good but a bit expensive. Overall it was good to see Michael. He has not changed one bit!! I love hearing this stories about Vietnam. I am glad he is doing well and hope the Lord keeps blessing him while he is over there. He left today to go to Alabama to be with his family until he returns to Vietnam at the end of the month.

Church

I know the last time i really wrote in this blog I was having some issues with my faith and the church i go to. While all my issues with my faith have not been completely sorted out, things have improved greatly!! I am trying to get myself more involved at Piedmont and by doing so feel more involved. The church was been very sympathetic to my Mother’s illnesses and has offered many a prayer for her which i appreciate. The past couple of weeks I have been going to Monday night for the Master and have really enjoyed it. Cary and I have been making visits and that is really helping me to get a feel for doing God’s work. I have been studying more and reading more Christian literature: I have been reading my Gospel Advocate magazines more and I am reading a book by Kirk Brothers about God’s forgiveness and what it means to us as Christians.

Mom update

My mother’s health has been about the same. She went to the doctor last month and they told her she was not progressing in her MS treatments like they wanted her to so they gave her another round of steroids. This round seem to help more with the MS but really upset her stomach. She went back to her stomach doctor and they are suspicious she has Crohn’s or a few other things i dont know how to spell. She is going to have some more tests ran so please keep her in your prayers some more

One more thing…

So, at work, every quarter we give our awards to employees who go above and beyond. Well, I got an award this quarter for the time, last month, were i had to drive all the way up to TN to develop a Sonicwall to one of our clients because if we shipped it it would not get there in time. The award i got was a 50 dollar amex gift card!! My team lead was the one who nominated me and I really appreciated that!!

Well that is all for now!! Tomorrow I will talk about sports so come check out my blog tomorrow and tell your friends!!

Sports Recap

Mon, 30 May 2011 23:02:02 -0400

Here is a look at what happened in the sports world in the past week:

Unwritten rules

So apparently there is an official and an unofficial rule book in baseball. As much as i love and know about baseball, i did know that this book existed until a year ago. Most fans will remember Alex Rodriguez and Dallas Bradan get into it because ARod walked over the mound to go back to the dugout. This weekend, we saw another rule in this rule book get broken. Blue Jays player Jose Bautista hit a pop up in the air and got so mad at himself he threw the bat down and starting screaming at himself for messing up. The pitcher was White Sox John Danks who got him out. But Danks too offense to Bautista making a “clown” out of himself and a verbal argument erupted. There was not benching clearing brawl but it was definitely an odd scene. What Danks justified in yelling at Bautista? Should Bautista learn to keep his cool?

Ohio State latest hit

Since the end of last season Ohio State has been in the new but not for the right reasons. Jim Tressel, head coach who lead the Buckeyes to a National Title, has resigned. Tressel was already in deep water with the NCAA following allegations of illegal contributions to college athletes. 5 Ohio State players were going to suffer suspensions at the beginning of the season. Many of those players blotted for the NFL instead of coming back to serve those suspensions but for Tressel there was no escape. He was already on tap to server a 5 game suspension to begin the season. Now he has decided to leave all together. Luke Fickell will be the head coach for the 2011 season.

Earnhardt runs out of gas……….literally

Dale Earnhardt’s 3 years of winless racing should have ended today. He almost won his first race in 105 chances…….but almost only counts in horse shoes. Earnhardt was leading the final lap and most people were starting to celebrate the end of a long, cruel streak. Earnhardt ran out of gas half way around the lap and tried to coast to the finish line but could not make it. Kevin Harvick sped past him and took the checkered flagged in Charlotte to win the CocaCola 600. I guess there really is such a thing as karma. Dale senior won all those races and championships and his son is evening things up by not winning at all. Even when he has it locked up he finds a way to lose. Tough break man!!

Championship week

This week marks the beginning of the end of both Basketball and Hockey seasons. Both finals are bout to kick off. Labron, Wade and the Miami Heat are back in the finals for the first time since 2006 and are taking on Dirk and the Dallas Mavericks. This is where the Heart are suppose to be aftering resigning Wade and bringing in Labron and Chris Bosh. Dallas was not suppose to get this far but the team has what it takes to take out the Heat if they stumble along the way. Also the Vancouver Canucks take on the Boston Bruins to decide who is king in the NHL. The Bruins beat the Tampa Bay Lighting in an exciting game 7 that was decided by just one goal. I got to watch this game and it has to be considered a classic. Who will win? watch and find out.

Atlanta Sports updates

The Braves had kinda of a short week with no games last Monday or Thursday. They made quick work of the Pirates winning both games of a two game series. Then they took 2 out of 3 from the Reds this weekend. The Braves welcome the Padres into town this week for a three game series. The Atlanta Thrashers are still here but their days are still numbered. The Atlanta Mayor has pretty much waived the white flag and surrendered the team to Winnipeg. The latest today was that the announcement could come as earlier as tomorrow.

Photo of the day (5/27): Penguins!!! because they are awesome!!

Fri, 27 May 2011 17:08:15 -0400

Photo of the day (5/27): Penguins!!! because they are awesome!!

"Behind every great man is a woman rolling her eyes."

Fri, 27 May 2011 16:56:59 -0400

“Behind every great man is a woman rolling her eyes.”

- Quote of the day (5/27): Jim Carray