I now know how to shoot a bow.

I just took lessons at a local shop and had a blast. My family and I went and did pretty well. If any of you are curious or want to learn I highly recommend it. It's simple enough, like shooting a gun, but a lot cheaper. Not to mention you can shoot anywhere if you have your own targets. Granted a decent bow can be pricy but if you look locally you can find some fairly cheap second hand ones.

Obligatory Christmas post!

Merry Christmas to you all! Hope your holidays are filled with all the things that make it great. For me it's tons of family, good food and drink, and lots of laughs. Not to mention some jazzy Christmas music and winter themed video game ost tracks don't hurt...

This is the only thing that I'll be posting for the day and now that I have I shall away to rejoin the gathered family and friends. And to help cook the feast of course. Maybe... I guess.. EITHER WAY!


Merry Christmas one and all and God bless you this very special day!

~Coby

A poem for Christmas.

Here's a poem I wrote in about five minutes as a thank you for a Christmas card. Not nearly my best work but eh, I like it well enough.

Snowberries 

Through the holiday when things get hairy and people lose their minds
Retreat to the mountains and there you shall find somewhere upon a mountainside
A snowberry tree.

It is this that everyone should see and take to heart. Through the cold and snow,
Christmas and chaos they bloom and ripen a bright and cheery red. Just as people
Deserve to be during the Christmas season.

They stand out with their bright exterior, seeming to glow amidst the cold.
It only takes one look at them for someone else's day to change ten fold. People
Should seem to glow at this very special holiday season the most, though the
Snowberries glow all year round so too should man glow all year as well.

So be it summer or winter, spring or fall if you're not feeling up to snuff
Just think of the snowberries. Their glow will give you a puff of happiness
And remind you of this special saying all year round. "Peace on earth and good
Will toward man" So that we shall not feel down.

~Alex Wall (Coby Blaze)

Sorry for the lack of updates guys!

I've been busy with this and that so I've kind of forgotten about this admist all of the chaos. Hahahah. Anyway, just posting this quick little thing to tell everyone about an experience I had tonight. A few friends and I went to a group bible study get together and it was a blast! Singing, discussion, good company and food! If any of you have anything like that near you I would highly suggest going for yourself. If it's even half as good as the one I went to you'll LOVE it!


That's all for tonight, I'm heading to bed.

Goodnight and God bless! ~Coby

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Random thoughts of the day.

Raising an infant.
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This all started because of this picture someone posted on facebook. 

Here are my thoughts:

While most of this is true for both applicants this fact is painfully obvious and cancels a lot of argument. 

Be it dogs or humans how they're raised affects the rest of their life. If you raise a dog the proper way, with love and discipli

ne, they will grow into a respectable pet. One that will be remembered and not killed in some way for attacking someone. The same can be said for humans. If a child is raised properly the same outcome will occur. However, if they are not raised as they should have been they will turn into a mangy, good for nothing and run the risk of an early death. I know that isn't true for EVERY CHILD/PUPPY/WHATEVER but as a general outcome that's basically it. Though even the worst dog or human can be brought back around and change into what they should have been to begin with. It usually takes a lot of correctional training and, usually, a serious life altering event to beat some sense into them. But they can change if given the attention and tools needed. Granted it's a helluva lot easier to raise them from the start since it should have been done correctly to begin with, but you get the point.
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Eyes
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This one was caused by another facebook post. Go figure, right? Anyway to sum it up there was a post about how the eye is the most sensitive part of the body and looking into someone's eyes is like looking into another universe. It then went on to make an analogy about Vishnu, thus tying in religion. ANYWAY, my thoughts on the human eye and an old saying about them.

They didn't get the nickname "windows to the soul" for nothing. You can tell just about anything by a person's eyes. Whether they're lying or truthful, when they're happy or sad... People say that the heart is the most powerful thing becaus

e it is the lock that holds a person together, keeps their innermost secrets just that... But the eyes are the key for that lock. A person can fake a lot of things but if you want to know someone fully you must take a good look into their eyes. After all you must first obtain the key to the lock before you can even attempt to get through the door. And the eyes will tell you whether you want to even attempt to obtain that key.

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Thank you for reading and God bless, ~Coby


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Grammar (Or "There's no excuse.")

Alright guys and gals it's time for another fun topic. Grammar. Specifically bad grammar. Now I'm not talking about overly nitpicky things like sentences that are too short or using slang that isn't validated by the dictionary like "nitpicky." Now "Nitpick" and "Nitpicking" are acceptable terms but "Nitpicky" itself is not. I'm not talking about those things. Mainly because I use a lot of similar things in everyday speech. I mean the common things like correct spelling, punctuation, and maybe a tiny bit of basic sentence structure. I know that last part makes me sound like a hypocrite, and I'm not saying I'm NOT since most people in the world are. Whether they admit it or not. No I'm mainly referring to things like this. "We need 2 do stuf wit u guyz mor oftan." That crap. It's inexcusable. Want to know why? I'll tell you with one simple sentence. "Spell check."

I know, I know. "But Coby, this isn't Microsoft Word! People make mistakes!" Or "People are just in a hurry." "They're not on a computer, they're using their phone!" Now while the very last thing is more of an acceptable counter point I offer you this as my rebuttal. EVERYTHING today has spell check functionality! Whether you're on a computer or a mobile device it is accessible to you SOMEHOW. Take this very post for example. If I misspell a word, like "awesome" for example, a little red line forms underneath the error and lets you know of the mistake. "I had an awsome time today." (Like so.) Fixing it is just as simple as figuring out you have an erroneous spot in your sentence. All you have to do is right click the word with your mouse and at the top of the pop-up window there are spelling solutions. Simple right? So then why are there so many people who can't spell? Are they all just that stupid? Now I know there are a lot of stupid people in the world but if I remember correctly grade school was mandatory to attend. Not to mention FREE OF CHARGE.

And now to kill that counter argument. "They're in a hurry." or "They're on a mobile device." While it is true that most mobile devices do not have spell check by default there are tons of free apps out there to make it applicable to just about everything, everyone, and everywhere. Which means there is absolutely no excuse. Mobile or not it's available. And before anyone can pull something like "what if they're in a hurry?" or something similar out again to smack me with there are also apps and programs that correct you as you type. And some with vocal input so that it types up what you say automatically. Now I know the main flaw in programs like this is that there are so many similar words that if you misspell one thing it might turn into something completely different but at least it's something different that's correctly spelled. It may not make complete sense but for the sake of this argument let us say the culprit is drunk and typing. Instead of "I shua ha somich ta drnk." It may turn out like this. "I shun had so Mich to drink." That's probably a long shot but if it worked out that way somebody could probably translate. Granted someone could have translated the drunken babble as well and possibly easier but I digress.

Now before I go off on some long nonsensical tangent and lose any and all validity of what may still be a valid argument I shall reiterate my main thoughts and close up shop. I suppose my core argument and point in all of this is as such. "There is no excuse for bad grammar in such a technical age. There are so many readily available, not to mention FREE, tools to help prevent this that you don't even really need much in the way of education. As horrible and sad as that truth may be. At the very least you can do what tons of people, myself included, do and use google as a spell checker. Whether you're at home on a computer or away on a mobile device the options don't disappear, they only multiply. There is. No. Excuse."

Afterthought - Sadly this can be said for just about anything in life now. Whether it's basic education or a specific skill, humanity has just about any and every option to learn. For free or otherwise. If I want to learn about something I do research on the internet. whether it's a skill or "book smarts" all you need to do is do research on the net. But this is another topic entirely.

Thank you all for reading and God bless.

~Coby


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Sushi time!

Alright guys do you like sushi? Have you heard of or been to Sakura Express? If not you should go there ASAP. I had the pleasure of partaking in their special "Godzilla Roll" and it was by far one of the best sushi dishes I have ever had. The thing was about the size of a chunk of my arm and was cut into five pieces. Now I'm a pretty big guy and know my food. I love to eat and can cook with the best of them so believe me when I say "this thing will fill you up by itself." Very well worth the five dollars I spent on the dish. I AM going back. Soon.

Here is a picture of about half of it.

Easy 5/5.




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Art...?

I drew this in about five minutes or less... I have nothing to say as it was just me messing around with a circle... But it's better than most things I've drawn... It's official... I'm still tons better with a pencil... Even though this was done with a pen.

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