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Wednesday, 24 May 2006

Irene's Job Search Begins Again
Mood:

sad
For two months, my wife, Irene worked at a contract job that she thought would become a permanent one, but this didn't materialize.

She's back on the job market looking for steady employment as a payroll administrator and accounts payable.

Your prayers and good wishes in her quest for long term employment would be appreciated. She's a very hard worker and dedicated to her family.

Check out her websites.
Questions And Answers On Irene's Work History
Irene and David's Family Pages

Posted by qualteam at 11:03 PM EDT

Updated: Wednesday, 24 May 2006 11:07 PM EDT

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Monday, 22 May 2006

An Uneventful Trip To Niagara Falls
Mood:

chillin'
You don't have to blame it on the moon, the Bossa Nova or Rio. Blame it on the Newfoundland weather that was imported to Niagara Falls.

The highlight of our weekend was a trip to "The Butterfly Museum" and some tight games of cribbage and euchre in our hotel room. My brother-law(Joe) and I won a couple of cribbage nail biters against the spouses(Irene and Laurie), but we were defeated by an equally close margin in the euchre match.

At the casino, our group except me played one-armed bandits and lost. I played craps and won eight dollars.
The Butterfly Conservatory
A Short History of Cribbage

Posted by qualteam at 9:48 PM EDT

Updated: Monday, 22 May 2006 11:31 PM EDT

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Friday, 19 May 2006

A Trip We Can Afford
Mood:

vegas lucky
My wife, Irene, and I are going to Niagara Falls for the Victoria Day weekend. Her brother, Joe Noseworthy, and his wife, Laurie are with us celebrating their 14th wedding anniversary.

We've been to Niagara Falls several times.

The main attractions are the Falls and the casinos, so hopefully, we'll make enough to afford another vacation there next year.

I've been learning how to play craps properly and I hope it pays off.
Background On Niagara Falls
Winning At Craps
The Holiday For The Dead Queen

Posted by qualteam at 11:22 PM EDT

Updated: Friday, 19 May 2006 11:28 PM EDT

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Thursday, 18 May 2006

The Lost Opportunity Of Dan Brown
There's no doubt that Dan Brown studied ancient Christian materials as far back as the Gnostics and the early church of Constantine's time. However, the ideas that developed into the "Da Vinci's Code" seemed to be taken from 20th century books.

Christ married Mary Magdaline so everything had to revolve around that "coded secret". The Opus Dei were the bad guys so every conspiracy and any shocking secret had to come from them.

So what? As a mystery, it fails because everyone seems to know it. All that's left is a controversy and I think the entertainment value in that is waning.

Lets get real. The first schism in the church occurred between the Catholics and the Gnostics, probably because the Gnostics wouldn't turn over secret materials on Jesus Christ.

Jesus, supposedly, had a body that was different from other humans. The God of the Old Testament wasn't the God of the New Testament. There were mysteries here that the Catholic Church wasn't privy to, so they tried to illegitimize the Gnostics existence with "The Creed Of Nicene" and "The Apostles Creed."

The Gnostics probably became part of the "Illuminati" movement which reunited with "The Knights Templar" and "The Freemasons". Do they have secrets with regards to Jesus Christ and Christianity? Of course, they do.

Brown followed up on this research in his book called "Angels and Demons", but little of this relates to the inner secrets of the Gnostic elite.

The opportunity to go into the myths and hidden mysteries of Christ never happened.

This story needs to be told, but I don't think Dan Brown is going to tell it.
The Gnostic Church Today
The Illuminati Connections
What Is Gnosticism?
Search For The Holy Grail

Posted by qualteam at 10:42 PM EDT

Updated: Thursday, 18 May 2006 10:48 PM EDT

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Tuesday, 16 May 2006

A Voice From The Past
Today, I received an e-mail and a school picture from someone that I haven't heard from in forty years. He got my name from the Google Search Engine and it really warms my heart to think I'm part of somebody's treasured memories.

Here's the letter:
"Hello David,
Once, I was watching television and you were being interviewed. I thought, I gotta contact that guy.
Recently, I was looking at some old photographs from Barrie District Central Collegiate. That made me think of you again. I thought, I gotta contact that guy. Today, I googled your name and that is why you are getting this message. I recently sent The Barrie Examiner a photograph ( which I will
attach to this communication) and asked if they are interested in a "where are they now?"- type
of story. The publisher passed it on to their editor, but I haven't heard anything since. I'm in that photograph. If you are the same David Barron who went to Barrie District Central Collegiate
at about the time I did .... congratulations on all you have achieved! Judging by your website you're a happy man and that is excellent. So congratulations once again! If you are not the David Barron I think I am writing to, please accept my best wishes and have yourself a great day".
Cheers,
George Czerny-Holownia.

Here's the school photo. I'm in the third row fifth from the left. Well done George.

Barrie Central Collegiate
The Barrie Examiner

Posted by qualteam at 10:30 PM EDT

Updated: Tuesday, 16 May 2006 10:38 PM EDT

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Sunday, 14 May 2006

Movie 101: Walk The Line
Mood:

a-ok
While the story looks like a country version of "Ray", it's only because both men had similiar humble beginnings with similar guilt-filled experiences.

With the emphasis on the relationship between June Carter and Johnny Cash, the story moves towards their wedding with touching and stormy scenes.

It's a old saying that the path of true love is never smooth and the Cash/Carter relationship proves it. Four stars.
More Reviews On "Walk The Line"

Posted by qualteam at 11:43 PM EDT

Updated: Tuesday, 16 May 2006 1:04 PM EDT

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Friday, 12 May 2006

I Don't Know How Many People Have Visited This Blog
But I do know that 147,773 unique individuals have visited our websites over the last four years.

Those stats are from the hit-counters that are on most of our sites except this blog. The reason for that is you can't put a counter anywhere on this page except as an entry and that falls off the page after 11 posts.

The Barron/Hotel California websites are on the left side of these blog entries. If this is your first time or second time, etc., please do the survey below. Thanks for visiting.

take my poll at:
Visitors Poll:

htmlGEAR.com

Posted by qualteam at 11:41 AM EDT

Updated: Friday, 12 May 2006 12:56 PM EDT

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Thursday, 11 May 2006

Too Many Superheroes
Mood:

caffeinated
As well as the Marvel Family, I was big fan of DC comics in the 50s and 60s. Like most kids, I loved Superman, Supergirl and Superdog. The emphasis was more on stories/plots and characters(i.e strange villains)than wild action, although there was lots of that too.

Suddenly Marvel Comics took flight in the 60s and the superheroes plus villians proliferated like weeds. Don't get me wrong, I thought Spiderman was cool and the Hulk was groovy, but the characters kept growing and the fights kept getting longer and bigger.

I gave up comic book fantasies for more realistic science fiction like Star Trek, Star Wars and Battlefield Earth.

I must admit that I enjoyed Chris Reeve as Superman in four movies and Michael Keaton was great as the first Batman. After that, I overdosed on superheroes except for Toby Mcquire's Spiderman.

It came down to, too many cliches in the superhero genre: Too many stupid costumes, too many high powered fights that started to look the same.

I don't doubt there are superbeings in the universe, but I don't think they channel superpowers through a superbody. That would just make them an exposed target for the bad guys.

Superbeings, probably, have developed their powers on a spiritual level without the aid of a body.
Somebody like "Q" from "Star Trek" would fit that catagory as well as "The Sons of God" from "The Brotherhood of Christ."

There are different mythologies on this subject.
Feel free to give me your views on it.
DC Comics
Marvel Comics
The Q Continuum
Area 53 Experiments

Posted by qualteam at 1:59 PM EDT

Updated: Thursday, 11 May 2006 2:22 PM EDT

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Wednesday, 10 May 2006

The Quest To Become A Superhero
The concept of a "Son of God" being a superhero was in vogue a couple of centuries ago.

With the apostles going through a pre-teen period, it became fadist to dress and act like a mighty warrior.

Spiritual and physical development are two different things. However, when you're dealing with children in the Kingdom of God, you might end up with something like the Marvel Family below:

As a child, I was fascinated by the Marvel Family. So was Elvis for that matter, do you remember his cape which was based on Captain Marvel Jr.'s uniform.

The Original Marvel Family

Posted by qualteam at 11:32 AM EDT

Updated: Sunday, 14 May 2006 11:47 PM EDT

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Tuesday, 9 May 2006

Where Have You Been Over The Last Two Thousand Years?
There's an old saying that God has no grandchildren. The new universe starts and ends with the "Sons of God"(Alpha and Omega).

Christ himself stated that "the flesh profits nothing". Check the bible, Jesus had no obsession about a bloodline or a physical legacy.

It would have been interesting if Mr. Dan(Da Vinci Code) Brown had some insights into "The Second Foundation"(The growth and expansion of the early church over the last two thousand years).

The whole interconnectedness(like a big internet on a spiritual level)of the Church through "The Mind of Christ" is lost to a humanist like Brown.

There's another story here and it hasn't been told yet.

Will The Real Dan Brown Stand Up

Posted by qualteam at 4:41 PM EDT

Updated: Tuesday, 9 May 2006 4:47 PM EDT

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