4/7/8 - The domain name Ghostsurfers.com is now on sale for $54,700. It is a long story how this was stolen from me. But every now and then I run into an article by one of our 30,000+ members about it. Here is an example of one I found today - I'm not sure who the member is. But I continue to have faith that eventually the ghosties will come back. I can't seem to get the current domain owner to do the right thing and give back what belonged to me, but I've just purchased ghost-surfers.com with a dash, as well as eCatacombs.com, so I can do what I first intended with it. Although the writer refers to it as a "downline club" it was much broader in vision.
4/6/8 - Problems often become doors to opportunity. My web host had a policy I didn't know about of not allowing video or audio streaming. This helps them keep things fast for their other users who share the same space. Makes sense. So after some frustrating server problems I'm back online with solutions and I've been on a roll learning the art of podcasting. In fact, I'll be an expert in no time 'tal. Her is a little video streaming of my home altar. There are a handful of people I want to show this to. It is very personal so I will be taking it off in a few days. It links back to the seminary I'm developing.
Streaming audio is another deal. I'll be uploading a picture and some mp3s to the list below this afternoon, if there is time.
4/2/8 - I will be upgrading the jamescarvin.com web site in the coming week to improve search features and add more interactivity. It will also save me the trouble of sending out RSS commands, as it will become a content management site with RSS as a plug in using the drupal framework. There may be some down time, as I will be using this site as my root site for creating all my other hosted sites. Blah, blah techie stuff. Anyway, if you don't see me for a few days or you see an "under maintenance sign" its because I goofed something up as I changed my whole way of doing things around here. Hopefully, that won't happen. You'll know I had a successful transition when I tell you or if you see some unwanted design changes because my migration from html to cms wasn't so slick.
3/13/8 - I'm moving all my websites over to a new server called HostICan, which after much research reading user reviews seems to be the best hosting value for the price for all my needs. This should speed things up and add reliability. There is a little bit of "propagation time" involved. I'm testing the propagation by placing this post here. The old host doesn't have this update on the index file.
2/20/8 - It is scary to think that we are about to have a Democrat in office again. I'm going to go ahead and state with few reservations that I feel that President Bush has been one of the better presidents we have had and that despite the current we do NOT need change. He did the right thing by cutting taxes. He did the right thing by standing up for fetal rights and stopping fetal experimentation. He did the right thing by defending the world against Islamic extremists. This includes both his decision to restore Iraq to its people and to pay the high price of working for stability in the region even when it became politically unfavorable to do so. Knowing some of the people who are affected by border enforcement I have mixed feelings about amnesty that has been granted to illegal aliens, for which I have provided good solutions in the past. Despite being accused of many things, he has been a compassionate man, a man of prayer, and I believe, a man of integrity. I will not be voting for John McCane. I do not believe McCane is a genuine conservative. He got lucky when the conservatives had a split vote between Huckabee and Romney. NBC and the liberal media have falsely reported that conservatives are a minority group in the Republican party. No matter who is elected, and I don't think it will be McCane, we lose. It will probably be a Democrat, because many Republicans will not vote for McCane. They, like me, will either not vote for a president at all, or they will find a write-in. Many will not go to the polls. However, voting for senators and congressman is still very important, so I will still be voting and encourage the same. My clever nephew, Charles Adam, has said all of this well, with his BVH poster. Don't you think?
2/4/8 - I am now in post-production of my opening show of Fathers' Hearts. I'll add a video link to this site once episode one is ready. Meanwhile, work at the college has also begun and I'm making good progress with the php programming at CRN. Busy, busy, busy, but loving it. I've moved over four of the archbishop's sites to my server for updating. - stmichaelacademy.org , theelijahministry.org , ukrainianorthodoxchurchinexile.org , and sanmigueltreasuretours.com .
1/24/08 - I have picked up a tutor and will start introducing features of php to my sites soon. 2008 is going to be a very busy year. My bishop says he wants me to be a deacon and help revamp his college. I'll be revamping the course catalog at St. Michael Academy.
1/12/08 - I have it in mind to start up a radio talk show - Father's Hearts. It will be a forum for reading and discussing the early church fathers, especially the earliest ones. I will be concentrating my attention this year on laying a foundation for the All Night Church - a truly interdenominational church that is open 24 hours a day, the idea being people always have a place to come for fellowship, prayer, worship, learning and sharing. Emphasis will be on availability rather than performance of services, not that these will be excluded. It's like a time share church. All are welcome. Not only is there still space available to rent at 9339 Alt. A1A Lake Park, where I believe the church should be located, but new suites have become available adjacent to it. I think the radio program would be a good launching tool for letting people know about the church.
12/22/07 - I've picked up a new supporting partner for Supermarket Green News. I've built strong foundations in 2007. Hope to see some pay off in 2008. Check out this feature on Island Way Sorbet.
11/29/07 - I'm selling furniture now through CRNbuyer.com. Well, why not? One of my investor friends needed to downsize. Things need to move fast sometimes in the RE biz. Here is my first sale. Check out the virtual tour I did for him. Hope to see you Sunday!
11/28/07 - We've decided to sell my Eduardo Paolozzi signature serigraph, "B.A.S.H." It would make a great Christmas gift. I'll take the best offer starting at $1000. I can apprecate it as great art but it does clash with everything else we own.
11/17/07 - I've completed the html version of the CRN search engine and will be taking on listings now as I continue to teach myself MySQL and PHP. I noticed tonight that CRN is number one on Google. In fact, six of the top ten spots on the #1 sought after key word point to my site. Cool. Things are improving every day. We are now offering video virtual tours. It's a great deal for advertising your real estate whether you are selling your house for sale by owner or whether you are a realtor seeking new ways to market your property listings. We offer a flat $2000 fee, much less than BuyOwner or ForSaleByOwner. Plus we offer a deferred payment plan with a satisfaction guarantee that means you don't have to pay for your ad package unless and until your buyer is tracked through the CRN marketing system. Ask my competition if they will be willing to waive your advertising costs if your buyer doesn't come through their advertising. Come one. Come all. What have you got to lose?
11/12/07 - The SupermarketGreenNews.com site now has some pretty good articles and we should start taking in more revenues from it by the end of November as we actively seek advertisers and supporting partners. Check it out!
10/1/07 - Lisa and I are now writers for green and our first publication is on schedule. I am the founding editor of SupermarketGreenNews.com . This will be a niche news portal for business executives, contractors, investors, and suppliers in the retail industry. Whatever it takes to get CRN funded! If you know anyone who'd be good at contributing articles on a freelance basis, please check out the site and send them the link!
9/9/07 - I've been very busy developing not one but two portal sites. The first is too early to announce. I should have it ready for publication by next Friday . It's kind of a barter that will provide the funding for the second site - Creative Realty Network. I hope to have the CRN portal ready by the end of October, maybe sooner. I'm still working out the business partnership. I needed to court before signing in blood. No harm in taking things slowly.
8/6/07 - I will be taking the "For Sale" sign off CRN this week. Good things are happening. I'll be making some big announcements about it soon. God has been very good.
7/26/07 - I hope you like the new format to my web site. It will be a little easier to work with and the new site will be more compatible with common browsers.
All Night Church
I am working with volunteers locally to raise funds for the All Night Church. This will be an inter-denominational church facility that can be used by all of the churches in the area. When all of the churches work together they will be able to keep the doors open all the time.
The vision for this came from having one too many times when I felt like talking to someone at a church - a pastor, a counselor, or using a church library or worshipping or praying, only to realize that every church was closed. There was also the fact that every time Lisa asks me for a date there isn't a place to go that doesn't cost money. Church fellowship and ministry can be both fun and fulfilling. It's time to create an alternative.
One person I would like to offer special thanks to at this time is Valerie Katz. This dynamo of a woman called literally every church in the county this week gathering up fax numbers. That's over 400 churches. She says she loved doing it because a lot of pastors blessed her. And I do too. You are awesome, girl!
/20/8 - It is scary to think that we are about to have a Democrat in office again. I'm going to go ahead and state with few reservations that I feel that President Bush has been one of the better presidents we have had and that despite the current we do NOT need change. He did the right thing by cutting taxes. He did the right thing by standing up for fetal rights and stopping fetal experimentation. He did the right thing by defending the world against Islamic extremists. This includes both his decision to restore Iraq to its people and to pay the high price of working for stability in the region even when it became politically unfavorable to do so. Knowing some of the people who are affected by border enforcement I have mixed feelings about amnesty that has been granted to illegal aliens, for which I have provided 
