February 29th CPí Closes at 76 Points
The Cruz Personal Index is back for 2008 with a fine, record-breaking close of 76 points.
The Cruz Personal Index is back for 2008 with a fine, record-breaking close of 76 points.
Judges should pass judgment on their cases, but they should not have power to pass laws. Even if judges deem something unconstitutional, legislature should be given the power to debate intelligently and pass good law.
Judges should not escape the vote of the people. Judges should honor Scriptures and the law of God. Judges should not pass law based on what other judges outside the country are doing, for there is no other country like the United States on this earth, and probably will never be.
I think we have let judges grab too much power in this country. Just who is higher than the judges? Who regulates them? Are they above the law? I’m thinking out loud, but something’s gotta be done. God bless our country.
I had the fantastic opportunity to apply for a passport today. I applied for the Passport Book and Passport Card. The new passport card will be available in the spring and basically allows a person to travel to and from bordering countries by land or sea without having to use the traditional passport book.
The passport card contains a radio-frequency identification (RFID) chip. As a citizen who values privacy I went ahead and did some reading on the subject. As written on Wikipedia,
RFID is an automatic identification method, relying on storing and remotely retrieving data using devices called RFID tags or transponders. An RFID tag is an object that can be applied to or incorporated into a product, animal, or person for the purpose of identification using radiowaves. Some tags can be read from several meters away and beyond the line of sight of the reader.
The U.S. Department of State says that while the RFID chip will allow Customs and Border Protection inspectors to access my photos and biographical information, my privacy will be maintained because “no personal information is written on the electronic chip itself. The chip will have only a unique number linking the card to a stored record contained in secure government databases.” Scary isn’t it? On a final, more reassuring note, the U.S. Department of State is at least “taking every care to ensure that this passport card is as secure as current technology permits.”
So why get passport now, you ask? I hope to travel to different countries on business and for pleasure. A passport is a necessity for international travel by air, land, and sea. Make it a great day and happy traveling!
This week I begin work on a new web development project. The project’s goal is to launch a new section on this website, JCruz Presents. The project consists of integrating an existing layout, designing templates, and integrating content. I’m excited to be working with 
again. So not only do I get to design but I also get do some coding. This project is expected to last several weeks. Do you know any good web design and development resources?
Yesterday I received a set of memory sticks ordered from Fry’s Electronics. They sold me two 1GB DDR2 PC5300 memory sticks for $35.99 plus shipping. The cool part is that when I receive the $18 rebate I sent for, I would have paid only $17.99 plus shipping for 2 GB of laptop memory.
This purchase was necessary to help my Dell Inspiron 9300 run Windows Vista Ultimate without a problem. Once I installed the memory and ran Vista, I was very pleased with the results. Windows Vista now ran much quicker and wrote less to the disk. At last I can be more productive with my laptop! For the record I now recommend at least 2GB of memory in order to run Windows Vista. So, once again I can work on my business financials, creative, and documents while watching videos or listening to music.
I enjoyed the shopping experience at Fry’s Electronics. I will fully recommend them to you once I receive my $18 rebate. Until then I don’t consider my transaction with Fry’s complete. I chose to have Fry’s ship the memory via 2nd day service. Fry’s utilizes DHL. At first I was a bit hesitant, but I was happy when I received the memory a day before it was supposed be delivered. 
Here are my Inspiron 9300 main specs:
I am super happy that I was able to make a three-year old laptop help me be productive while running the latest software. If all goes well, the laptop should last about two more years.
My youngest brother got married this past Saturday. Congratulations to Ezequiel and Ana Cruz! I wish you a happily ever after. God bless.
My condolences and earnest prayer to those affected by the Northern Illinois University shooting. God bless.
They echoed whispers of love from an era gone by. Seventy two handwritten letters. Hidden in the closet, stuffed in a shoe box and locked in her heart. They held the aroma of romance, the sounds of war and the pain of separation. Who knew she kept these treasures of her heart after all these years? - CBN News
Happy Friday! No doubt the spirit of romance is in the air, even a day after Valentine’s Day. For the romantic folks out there, like myself, the Christian Broadcasting Network presents a special section showcasing letters from a couple in love during World War II. Check out this very special section called Send Her My Love. After all Valentine’s Day is a festivity, that like Christmas, should be celebrated an entire week and not just one day a year.
From the bottom of my heart I want to wish all our readers a Happy Valentine’s Day! To celebrate let’s all meet under the tree full of hearts. Just kidding. Make it a great day! 
“Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.” Colossians 3:23-24
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