Funny photo of the day

By cjcastillo in Digital Babble

While I'm catching up with work and school I don't want to leave you with just a bunch of old entries to read. Here is a photo that brings a smile to my face whenever I'm having a rough day: ...

Interview with a blogger

By cjcastillo in Digital Babble

My fellow blogger here on Vicad, Cleric , has an interview with me that was conducted via instant messenging and email. He has posted it on his blog and I suggest you read it. Cleric has a talent for putting ...

Try something new: Snowboarding

By cjcastillo in Digital Babble

This year the Winter Olympics will begin Feb. 10 in Turin, Italy. I envy those who are able to attend and participate. I always secretly wished I could be in the Olympics. Snowboarding would be something I would like to ...

Feed me: How to use RSS feeds

By cjcastillo in Digital Babble

We all know that that technology has created new ways to allow us to multitask. I don’t know if that is a good thing or not, but I’m not complaining so far. Although I will admit that my attention span ...

Product of the day

By cjcastillo in Digital Babble

I never would have imagined I would voluntarily ingest something with the word "septic" in its name. Yet there it is. I'm still suffering from allergies. I don't have a cold, runny nose and not even much of a cough. ...

My acceptance of Tejano music

By cjcastillo in Digital Babble

It has always been part of my culture, my heritage, but for so many years I denied it. I did not understand nor did I care for its sound, colors and what it represented. I’m talking about Tejano music. I ...

Buying memories

By cjcastillo in Digital Babble

If you have some extra cash around the house, you may want to check out the AstroWorld Public auction on Jan. 6-8. As you may know, the AstroWorld in Houston was closed for good recently. When I was a kid ...

Busy days

By cjcastillo in Digital Babble

I thought that things would be a little more relaxing now that school is out for the semester. Wrong. Things are busier than ever at work, which is a good thing because I'm grateful every day that I have a ...

Kids do the darndest things

By cjcastillo in Digital Babble

Last week I had a link to an article about a cafe owner who caused a controversy by putting up a sign. The sign in question said: "Children of all ages have to behave and use their indoor voices." Apparently ...

Wikipedia in the media

By cjcastillo in Digital Babble

Don't know if many of you ever read my previous post on Wikipedia, if not you can read it by clicking here. It seems like Wikipedia has been in the news lately because of a false entry that according to ...