Baby Oil = No blood = AWESOME SHAVE!

Who says baby oil is just for babies?

It's often said that, "it's all about technique" when shaving. Well - to avoid all the nicks and cuts I get when shaving - I've recently attempted an peculiar technique ... shaving with baby oil. (This is advice I took from a fellow Italian buddy who experienced the same problem.)

I continue to use shaving cream on my face, but I soak my razor (the incredible Schick Quattro) in baby oil before using it. This seriously works magical wonders that a guy would never have thought possible.

Side Note: The Schick Quattro must have been invented by an Italian. (I don't have to translate "Quattro" for you guys, do I?)

Star Trek - I'VE GOT IT ALL!

For my birthday, I got the ENTIRE DVD SERIES of Star Trek, The Next Generation (TNG). There are 120 episodes in total. I also have all four TNG movies which contain the same cast of characters as the series - by far the most popular Star Trek crew!

This calls for a "Star Trek Night" at my house! Seriously, there are some episodes that I think non-Trekkie's would enjoy.

Anyone?

50 cents

Recently...

As I was leaving work, I stepped into the elevator and found 50 cents just sitting on the floor (with no one else inside). I took the 2 quarters and thought nothing more of it.

Until...

I was taking the Midland bus home ON THE SAME DAY, and a passenger (around my age) enters the bus and drops $2.25 into the fare box, not knowing the one-time fare is $2.75.

Do the math, my friends. The difference is 50 cents!! Apparently he had no more money on him. I just happened to be sitting at the front of the jam-packed bus when I heard the driver say to him, "You just wasted $2.25". Immediately, I thought of the 50 cents I had found earlier. So I gave the guy my 2 quarters to prevent any further altercation.

I love how God works.

Shortly after this incident, I was thinking of the popular chorus, "Blessed be Your name". The lyrics, "He gives and takes away" came to mind! I found 50 cents in an elevator ("He gives"), and then used that 50 cents to help someone else. ("...and takes away")

Howard Park reunion this Saturday!

Two long-time friends from my old church are getting married this Saturday, and I'll be at the wedding. It's going to be a HUGE reunion of people I've grown up with my entire life, many of whom I haven't seen since my family made the switch to APC.

It's an understatement to say that I'm really looking forward to this Saturday! Italian weddings are so awesome. Can't wait!

The wedding takes place in (you guessed it) Woodbridge.

Spiderman 3

I'm not sure how many of you saw Spiderman 3, but I just saw it recently, and I thought it was fantastic! As expected, the plot was intense, with some good humour sprinkled throughout. The only drawback was that Peter Parker didn't end up getting engaged to M.J. I guess that's for the fourth movie!

The funny thing is that I'm not a huge movie-goer. The last movie I saw (before Spiderman 3) was World Trade Centre, and that was quite a while ago. That was a really emotional one for obvious reasons. I forgot to bring tissues.

Hope you're all doing well.
ALL OF YOU - stay awesome, and be blessed.

From the heart

It was encouraging to hear Resonator's testimonies on Friday night, and it's reminded me about a critical aspect regarding our relationship with God. This aspect being to share what's on our hearts with Him through prayer.

Yes, God already knows what's on our hearts, even before we open our mouths to pray. At the same time, I view prayer as more of a spiritual exercise for our lives, rather than something God "needs" from us. He definitely wants to hear from us. Sometimes, I have to keep reminding myself of this.

Nonno and Nonna

I'm really happy that my grandparents live in Scarborough. (My mother's parents.) That makes it easy to visit them.

My mom and I have been making weekly visits to my grandparents' house every Saturday night for the last little while. They've developed an astounding desire for hockey, and look forward to watching the Maple Leafs every Saturday night. It's so fun watching the game with them, and listening to their "half-English, half-Italian" commentary!

But hockey is not the only reason for visiting, of course. My grandparents are quite old, and I want to spend as much time as I can with them, because I don't know when God will decide to call them home. They are saved, and I'm really thankful for that. Both are warriors when it comes to faith and especially prayer. And my grandfather frequently has some sort of Biblical inspiration to share whenever we start talking about life, in general. It's very cool.

Have a great week, my friends.
ALL OF YOU - stay awesome, and be blessed!