Spring 2021 Semester

I thought the Spring 2021 semester would be easier than the preceding one because I took Physics I during the fall. However, I was wrong. I did not know what hit me. I had so many papers to write last semester in writing intensive/humanities courses as well as other classes like a structural analysis class that required a presentation and an OSHA course that required a safety plan. I wrote eleven papers in a class I thought was going to help me be more culturally aware about nutrition when I registered for it. I was swamped with assignments with six classes, so I had no time for work. My courses were a full time job. However, I did well in all of my classes, even the one that had only one grade for half of the class that had me scared about passing. I managed to get an 88 on that exam (construction documents and analysis), a 90 on my construction safety exam, a 90 on my structural analysis exam, a 91 on my nutrition exam, had no kine/health exam, and got two 97's on my papers for my global sustainability writing intensive course (which were like an exam). I did well in all my classes from last semester. I thank God for bringing me through the last semester. I recently found out I was going to be a residential construction intern at Habitat for Humanity over the summer. I am excited about starting that this June.

Deciding When to Get the Vaccine

I think it is important to take your age and risk factors in consideration before taking the coronavirus vaccine. If you are over 65 or have other health problems that put you at risk, the risk associated with taking the vaccine could be worth it based on what you gain from its protection. However, if you have been asymptomatic or relatively healthy throughout the pandemic and are not at high risk, it might be smart for you to be slow to take a vaccine that was just created since it has not been put through the trials most approved vaccines go through to insure it is safe and effective. So, the right decision to take the vaccine or not could be different for different groups of people. Although most people my age completed their bachelor degree about ten years ago, I feel blessed to be back in college and working towards my goals. Ten years ago, I did not know I was interested in language or construction. I did not know what I wanted to do like so many people in their teens and twenties. This generation is so far from carpentry and construction that I could have went much longer before being exposed to it and finding out I enjoyed working on construction projects. I would probably be back in school changing my major if I had completed another bachelor's degree now that I have figured it out. I'm glad I didn't waste my pell grants on the wrong major. I have blossomed so much in my thirties. It is even harder to learn a language at my age than it was when I was a child. Yet, I have grown so much despite my age. I feel like my genius has been waking up. I am using more and more of my brain than ever before, and it really is miraculous. I have taught myself how I can eventually speak Spanish and Portuguese like a native. I remember struggling listening to the radio in Portuguese and how different it is now. The speed is not the issue. It's about my learning all the vocabulary. When I do not know a word, I can quickly look it up on my phone. I learn new words from reading difficult books and watching programs about animals in the wild. I am good at grammar and reading comprehension. I often understand the gist of what they were saying although I may miss some details. I understand enough for everything to be in Spanish or Portuguese. I see the truth about how Spanish and Brazilians can be racist. I also see how some of them are Christian like sertanejo singer Michel Telo. He puts God first in his life.

All Things are Possible

God is not a man that he should lie. His miracles are genuine from the New Testament and confirmed by multitudes of witnesses. They are not superstitious or magical. They are from sound science because God is not a magician. God is a genius. He is omniscient, which means there is no end to his understanding. How does he heal the sick? He understands how the human body works better than humans currently do. He has a natural cure for every sickness. It is no magic trick when he heals the sick. All things are possible with God because He is so smart that there are no limits on what He can do. I was just thinking about this. When I am not reading books, I watch Star Trek: Discovery in the evenings. I am working through both seasons. I've gotten to the 14th episode out of 51. I love listening to the soundtracks for Star Trek down through the decades and Star Wars, especially The Jedi Steps. It takes my imagination to another place. It's the most wonderful feeling. 

Apophis is Coming in 2029

There is a reason why the International Space Station and satellites remain in orbit at the distances they do around the earth. This is the necessary distance for them to remain in free fall without falling to the earth at the velocity they are traveling at. An asteroid that comes closer than the satellites is more likely to fall to the earth. This is the case for Apophis, an asteroid that is scheduled to fly by the earth in April 2029. With its unpredictable increases and decreases in velocity and the close distance it is predicted to fly by the earth, I think it is impossible to be sure it is not going to hit the planet on the west coast or in the Pacific Ocean. I have read in Thomas Horn's book (The Wormwood Prophecy) how the value of pi has been manipulated in the equations used to figure out if Apophis will hit the planet. I think if it were going to hit, they would not tell the nation because it would cause the population to panic. It has been 65 million years since the dinosaurs went extinct. Isn't it overdue that our planet was hit by one of the many asteroids and comets headed to our part of the solar system? Also, there is a super volcano in Yosemite National Park that is due to erupt that would disrupt the United States' weather for months if not years. No one is reporting on that or how you would not live on that side of the country. This dawned on me while I was watching a ISS video on YouTube. That is what I think from what I know. I think you would prepare like Apophis was going to hit and be planning to live underground. I do not think NASA is sure it is going to fly by or that they have the technology to be absolutely certain. I have heard about the Trump Administration investing in planetary defense to destroy Near Earth Objects. They have not made much progress to my knowledge. They have not made enough progress to ensure they could destroy an approaching asteroid. This are just my thoughts.