This is just a very small post for you all to read because this is more on a personal level than I normally write. For many years, I have been looking for pictures of myself when I was young, especially my accomplishments and whatnot. I do know that I was the first student to demonstrate a new computer with disc compact (CD) for Pike County schools in Kentucky; that is the newspaper that I am still in search of, but I have found an old VHS which I am working on figuring out how to transfer the VHS digitally. If so, I will show it around here or on social media. While we were going through old things such as pictures, VHS tapes, and whatnot, I finally found some newspapers with me in them. It was the talk of Pike County, Ky, because I was a student who happened to be Deaf student who was paving the way to get new computers for the students at my school when I was just five years old. During my time in grade school, I was five years old or around that age; when anyone thinks of someone who is a computer whiz, I would be it, and being Deaf is what made me so, which is something I am very thankful for.…
As of late, I have been paying a large number of dollars for a drastic improvement by a complete redesign back in January, a move from a small, unknown hosting provider to a large server company at the end of February, and then paid even more for speed and bandwidth to make it go from an average 2-3 seconds loading speed to 200-800ms. That’s not all; I also had to pay for a bunch of backend tools, such as a drastic security upgrade for all the websites, including JoshiesWorld.com, and cover all the essentials to ensure they run smoothly without any loss. This is the most drastic improvement I have made to JoshiesWorld.com. Just last week, I hired a professional designer to rework my logo, which is in the revision process and awaiting my approval, so it should be ready within a week if all goes well. My focus is on making it smoother, faster, safer, and easier to use. Next is marketing. I also have another project I am planning to work on. For the growth, it’s all you guys/ladies, and it wouldn’t be what it is without you guys/ladies. Ever since 2007, my passion has been sparked amid a time when the blogosphere was booming, and I jumped in. Ever since then, I have been passionate about journalism.…
There are only a few people, more so students at that time have witnessed this including my best friend Robert Wolfe and among few of others that were close to us know about what had happened in the lunch room in 2005 at Belfry High School. One day in early afternoon at Belfry High School, I was a senior student, one of two Deaf students who attended a public school but before that during my freshman year and sophomore year I was the only Deaf student that attended Belfry High School then when I go back to school after summer a Deaf girl named Cameo were transferred to Belfry High School as a sophomore from Ohio while I became a junior. As one of two Deaf student, it was a bit tough especially trying to mingle with the crowd, but I was fortunate to have a few friends who learned to be fluent in American Sign Language since a few of us became friends from the freshman year. Fast-forward to the senior year in 2005, in early afternoon at Belfry High School and it was time for a lunch but my math teacher allowed me to go to the lunch room a few minutes earlier before my lunch so that I could see my best friend because there were 3…
As you all know, my skin is white so obviously I am white and I do acknowledge that I have that privilege whether I want it or not as it’s a given based on my ethnicity so the only as far I can do is to say that I do also recognize that the United States and many of other countries have a huge problem with racism even to this day. The black people suffers oppression everyday by the very same color that I have on my skin which is something that I am very ashamed of, even though I do everything I can do to support black people through activism and to pass their voices on around in hope that I can or at least hope that we can bring more awareness of what is going on in this world on racism issues. I have thought over and over about if I should or should not write a blog post about the black history month because it never will be my place to do so as I am white but at the same time I feel that I would also be bothered not to do so as I want to echo that for the ones who oppress black people are the lowest of the low in the eyes of…
Joshie is back, blogging again and not only just that but also has redesigned the website! I know I haven’t properly written a blog post in a very long time, for many reasons that I rather keep it private, along with the holidays which usually when the people get busy especially during the Christmas time to shop for the presents and getting ready for the New Year Eve or New Year. For several months I have been struggling to find some free time to blog, not just blog but also to maintain several other websites and try to keep up with a few projects that I have going so it has been a hectic time for me lately, so I barely have any time for anything. Since that Christmas is done, New Year is done and now this is the time when people usually either relax or go back to work but, in my case, it is when the time that I relax which is why I can find the time to write this blog post. There are a lot of things that I would like to share on several different topics. 1-2019 Snippets So, let me start off with some of topics that I would like to share and to give you something to talk about by leaving comments…
As the clock in eastern time, Eastern Standard Time has ticked into midnight and the new day on 7th of January begins is the day of a birthday to the best mother in the world that I call mine! So, this blog post is dedicated to my mother and my best friend in the world. Happy 56th Birthday, mom! Happy 56th Birthday, Mom There is nothing better out there on this universe than having you as my mother which I am very blessed to have you as my mother. I wouldn’t know what to do if this universe didn’t have you, without you, I would be a complete loss and unhappy. You being here on this earth brings nothing but happiness and love that I absorb every day and every night. I am very thankful for everything that you have done for me, there is only one thing that is priceless and the most valuable to me is to have your love which is the very reason that I am motivated to live for. You are the very best mother that I have ever come across, only that a mother I am very blessed to have and nothing that makes me happier than to call you my mother. With me and you together on this earth as a mother and…