Hello everyone and welcome back. I apologize but between my kids and i we have been fighting the flu for the most part of this month. So i have been trying to play catch up with school work and homework. Just a little public service announcement but registration for the Spring semester has begun. If you have not done so already the classes and schedules have been posted on Blackboard so take a look. As many students know that the later you wait the harder it is to get classes you need and want to take. You can either email your request or fill out a form and drop it off at Advisement.
On to other topics of discussion and the one i want to focus on tonight is the BerkAlert system that Berkeley has. BerkAlert is a system that sends out emails and phone calls to Berkeley College students warning of any school delays or closings. I personally think it is a great system but there are some draw backs to the system that i wonder if they could be fixed. The first and foremost is that i got two phone calls and emails for the Bergen County and Westchester County campuses. I do not attend either one so why did i get a phone call and email. They purposely ask you what is your main campus but then when the system is activated it calls and emails everyone under the sun. The second thing is that i am a Primetime student and the alerts were for delayed openings. Delayed openings do not affect Primetime students because we don't go to class until the evening. The only message we should receive is if the campus is closed or that after a certain time classes have been cancelled due to the whether. The only reason why these two issues are a problem is people got these phone calls starting around 6 a.m. going forward. I think it would put less strain on the system if there was any way to customize it in that manner.
Classes so far have gone by pretty quickly. I cannot believe that a quarter of the semester has already gone by. I have taken my first quiz in Microeconomics and did my first presentation in Multimedia business presentations today. I am still trying to play catch up with Federal Taxation but i am slowly but surely getting there. On a more personal note i am working on laying the foundation for my business. The major thing i need is to speak to a lawyer that does these things in order to have some questions answered about forming different types of businesses. I am leaning to creating an LLC as it has the limited liabilities of a corporation without the double taxation. That way all my personal stuff and things that belong to my wife and kids cannot be touched in the event of a lawsuit.
Now it is time for the Rebecca and Jose corner. Jose turned 6 months this month and is creeping up to his sister in height and weight. He is currently 15lbs and 26 inches in length. My daughter is currently about 22lbs and around 30 inches in height. She is such the big sister as she continues to take care of her brother in her own special little way. His face always lights up when he sees his older sister and i hope the bond will continue as they grow. On other news both of them will have some cousins to play with shortly. My step-brother Roberts girlfriend is due any day, his brothers girlfriend is due in June and i found out last week that my sister is pregnant and due in August. All i can say is i better get some more money to help out all my nieces and nephews. Anyway that is all for now and i will see you guys in the future.
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Sunday, January 4, 2009
Happy New Year
Hello everyone and welcome back. The holidays are finally over and now it is time to focus on the new year both personally and academically. The Winter semester begins tomorrow and so does my personal quest to get straight A's. Last semester I finally achieved that goal and want to continue that trend, in order to not have to pay back one of my Berkeley Loans. This semester i am taking Microeconomics, International Business, Federal Taxation 2 and a computer course that u can never remember the name. The cool thing is two of my classmates from last semester will be in 2 of my classes so i am looking forward to seeing a familiar face.
This year is going to mark a busy year for me and my family. I intend to hopefully get my business off my the ground, i have two milestone birthdays to plan for among other things. I am actually hoping to take my first real vacation in 3 years and we are trying to decide whether to go to New Mexico or stay closer to the eastern seaboard. There is a lot of resolutions i am hoping to keep through out the year and one of them is to blog more often. I have figured out that if i cant sit and type one out i can type one out in Microsoft on my Pocket PC and then post it when i get home. I may also bring my laptop on occasion to school. I have no final idea yet but my definite goal is to get the mandatory 8 postings in a month. Once i achieve that i will expand to more months through out the Winter.
There are certain projects that i was hoping to take on such as Meet the Staff and word on the street. That may be cut down to maybe one posting a month instead of two or three due to time constraints. This year is going to be tough economically on everyone and our new president will have his hands full when he gets sworn in 16 days. How fitting is it that the first black president will be sworn in the day after Martin Luther King Jr. Day, could this be a good omen only time will tell. So here's to the New Year and all the interesting stories and events that are going to come this year.
Now it is time for the Rebecca and Jose corner. Poor, poor Jose has been in a lot of pain for the past two weeks as his teeth are coming in. Two of them have broken through the skin and i am hoping that is all for now as he needs a break. Rebecca has continued to be comic relief for the family as she has done some silly things during my two weeks off of school. One of the funniest things is her brother was upstairs at his grandmothers and then was brought downstairs. Now my daughter saw him go downstairs but must have forgotten because she went by the playpen to look for him. Then she began a thorough search for her brother, looking under the playpen, in the turtle tank, bathroom and under the sofa looking for her brother. Now that was a determined sister to find her brother. Anyway that is all for now see you in the middle of the week.
This year is going to mark a busy year for me and my family. I intend to hopefully get my business off my the ground, i have two milestone birthdays to plan for among other things. I am actually hoping to take my first real vacation in 3 years and we are trying to decide whether to go to New Mexico or stay closer to the eastern seaboard. There is a lot of resolutions i am hoping to keep through out the year and one of them is to blog more often. I have figured out that if i cant sit and type one out i can type one out in Microsoft on my Pocket PC and then post it when i get home. I may also bring my laptop on occasion to school. I have no final idea yet but my definite goal is to get the mandatory 8 postings in a month. Once i achieve that i will expand to more months through out the Winter.
There are certain projects that i was hoping to take on such as Meet the Staff and word on the street. That may be cut down to maybe one posting a month instead of two or three due to time constraints. This year is going to be tough economically on everyone and our new president will have his hands full when he gets sworn in 16 days. How fitting is it that the first black president will be sworn in the day after Martin Luther King Jr. Day, could this be a good omen only time will tell. So here's to the New Year and all the interesting stories and events that are going to come this year.
Now it is time for the Rebecca and Jose corner. Poor, poor Jose has been in a lot of pain for the past two weeks as his teeth are coming in. Two of them have broken through the skin and i am hoping that is all for now as he needs a break. Rebecca has continued to be comic relief for the family as she has done some silly things during my two weeks off of school. One of the funniest things is her brother was upstairs at his grandmothers and then was brought downstairs. Now my daughter saw him go downstairs but must have forgotten because she went by the playpen to look for him. Then she began a thorough search for her brother, looking under the playpen, in the turtle tank, bathroom and under the sofa looking for her brother. Now that was a determined sister to find her brother. Anyway that is all for now see you in the middle of the week.
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