Still need fundraising support!

at 03/26/11 7:33PM

I am participating in the 2011 BP MS 150! I'm trying to raise $400 to reach my fundraising goal. Every dollar helps!!

Please support me, and more importantly those with MS, with a donation!

Clicking the picture above will direct you to the donations page.

Thanks!

Did it Son! We love you and are so proud of you! God Speed and Be Safe!

by kailua at 03/26/11 9:44PM
if i could, i would. gotta save for my tuition due coming up soon. ugh.

by chooselove at 04/03/11 12:01AM
Laurie wants to donate. Check your f/b message from me.

by kailua at 04/07/11 4:24AM
Chris! What's up buddy? This is Zac!

by ZakG2011 at 05/07/11 5:22PM
Christopher - that was funny!

What is even funnier is you doing the dragon shape for the other person to see it AND THEN THEY DID! Love it!

by kailua at 07/06/11 4:19PM
Happy Birthday to You.
Happy Birthday to You.
Happy Birthday Dear Christopher.
Happy Birthday to You!

by kailua at 09/11/11 11:40PM
This is still not a new post. :)

by mjintexas at 03/02/12 12:47PM
Oh man...

by kailua at 03/02/12 11:24PM
Your link keeps turning white.

by AlanL at 03/07/12 2:34PM
Christopher are you doing this or has someone hacked you?

by kailua at 03/07/12 2:51PM
truly

by el_magnifico at 07/20/12 4:56PM

MS 150

at 10/20/10 7:27PM

I am participating in the 2011 BP MS 150! Please support me, and more importantly those with MS, with a donation! Clicking the picture above will direct you to the donations page.

Thanks!

good for you! My mom did that for years...I would love to do it one day!

by christine at 10/20/10 11:03PM
I walked for this while I was in highschool. I got major sunburn! Wear sunscreen! Take luck.

by kailua at 10/20/10 11:11PM
ya, u should hit up my mom for a donation..she's not doin the MS150 anymore so i'm sure she's lookin to still get some credit for participating some how, lol..i feel pretty awesome when I can run like 4 miles..biking for 150 mile should be awesome very awesome indeed

by goastrider44 at 10/22/10 2:59AM
I just read your mom's comment...TAKE LUCK! hahahaha, lol

by goastrider44 at 10/22/10 3:00AM
by kailua at 11/15/10 5:12PM
by kailua at 11/23/10 6:45PM
So excited for you! Can't wait to see you at the finish!

by adampual at 12/13/10 6:20PM
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by kailua at 01/01/11 1:02PM

New Job!!!

at 09/04/10 6:31PM

I have a new job!!!! I'm now an Associate, Credit Analyst with Macquarie. It's a great company, great starting position, and an all-around great opportunity for me. I start on Tuesday, so wish me luck!

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congratulations!!

by fullofgrace at 09/05/10 12:54AM
good luck!

by chooselove at 09/05/10 3:34AM
Congratulaions! And good luck, too!

by AlanL at 09/05/10 10:07AM
Take Luck!!

by daisyheadlacey at 09/05/10 2:59PM
Jk That's awesome Chris! Congratulations!

by daisyheadlacey at 09/05/10 2:59PM
^^LOL!

by kailua at 09/05/10 4:01PM
If this were FB I'd click "Like". Since it's Pleo I'll say, "Congratulations!!"

by ashulee at 09/05/10 4:21PM
Change is always good. Congrats!
(You know, I'm kinda looking forward to the day when I hand someone a buggy and say "Welcome to Wal-Mart"! The low stress retirement kind of job....)

by tgatzajr at 09/06/10 8:36AM
Good luck!

by ambre at 09/06/10 4:08PM
Good luck tomorrow man

by goastrider44 at 09/07/10 2:29AM
Have a great, energizing, first-day-of-work today! :)

by leahhallnoats at 09/07/10 8:58AM
I am so excited for you! Happy first day!!

by adampual at 09/07/10 2:42PM
that's exciting!! :) good luck!!

by christine at 09/08/10 12:25AM
LUCK

by rainout at 09/08/10 11:02AM
Happy Birthday Son!

by kailua at 09/11/10 3:37AM
happyt birthday cusin

by moe at 09/11/10 12:22PM
Regarding Adam's post, "You're just like a fountain - drink, drink, drink!"

by kailua at 09/13/10 9:43AM
Did anyone give you these for your birthday?
I know they were on your 'wish list'.

by kailua at 09/14/10 12:11PM
Hey man, forgot to tell ya happy bday! My mind was a little gone from flyin for like 12 hours, lol.

by goastrider44 at 09/15/10 12:13AM
I owe you a visit

by shamgar at 10/13/10 12:23AM

new entry

at 05/27/10 11:39PM

i'm not really sure what this post is supposed to be about. it's just a new one. i've been on call for jury duty all week, but haven't actually had to go to the courthouse. they'll tell me when to stop calling to see if i have to go in :)

i hope you have a great memorial day weekend!

:-) You too!!

by iheartshoes at 05/28/10 9:10AM
Interesting... what county do you live in? In Chambers, you just have to call in on Monday.

by AlanL at 05/28/10 10:29AM
HOORAY HOLIDAY!!

by adampual at 05/28/10 3:09PM
never go to the court house the ladies can be jerks just me ive been not fun not cool

by moe at 05/30/10 9:30PM
LOL, nice. it was good seein ya this weekend chris!

by goastrider44 at 05/30/10 10:27PM
Been there done that.

by kailua at 06/06/10 11:05PM
Thanks Son. I am glad you liked them.

Your sister said, "It looks almost creepy and westerny. Like deserted. Eeeeek.
I’m glad you had fun!"

by kailua at 06/17/10 12:22AM
by kailua at 07/09/10 11:07PM
Hopefully you aren't still having to call the court house/office.

by sarahpet at 07/14/10 9:33PM
Remember I told you that it had been pouring here? We got over 5 inches of rain in less than 36 hours.

by kailua at 08/05/10 12:15PM
that just makes it even more tempting though..but i know what ya mean ;) miss ya bro

by goastrider44 at 08/08/10 11:56PM
it's the last place on this continent for a refuel before the trek overseas. I'll try to be careful, but it's gunna be hard to not wanna jump out the back of that plane..just for the thrill ;)

by goastrider44 at 08/16/10 2:17AM
by kailua at 08/20/10 10:47AM

New Entry!!! (worth rereading)

at 05/07/10 12:37AM

i've taken to labeling my entries in the title, since i don't have any other way to do so. i hope you're not put off by my assumption that, later on down the line, this entry will be worth rereading. there are 2 reasons for that.

the first reason is that today is my mom's birthday!! she's awesome. and i love her.

the second reason is the topic of the rest of this post. i recently heard a sermon centered around the fact that our God is a God of life-altering events. One of the stories presented was about the director of a planned parenthood clinic somewhere. she witnessed an ultra-sound guided abortion of a 13 week old fetus, and completely changed her view on abortion. this form of "birth control" prompted my contemplation of another form of birth control: the pill. so if you're taking the pill as a form of birth control, hear me out. i want to know what you think too.

my general thesis was that the pill, although possessing contraceptive qualities, perhaps also possessed (what i later learned to be called) abortifacient capacity. i specifically focused on one of the effects of progestin, which is that it reduces the lining of the uterus. this reduces the likelihood of implantation.

the only statistics/studies i could find on this were from very biased pro-life sites. but it is observable that the pill is not 100% effective. sometimes ovulation still occurs, and sometimes those eggs are fertilized. however, these fertilized eggs are not always able to implant in the lining of the uterus (due to the effect mentioned above).

the important distinction here is that this effect does not come into play unless conception has taken place. the other 3 effects of the pill (suppression of ovulation, thickening of cervical mucus, and changes to the movement of the fallipian tubes) are all contraceptive; meaning they work against the occurrence of conception. however, conception precedes implantation by 7-8 days. and most every "christian" individual i've asked has agreed that they believe "life begins at the point of conception". so what you have is a conceived zygote that is now unable to implant in the womb due to the effects of the pill, and is consequently naturally aborted. my graphic, emotion-evoking parallel is a man lying at your feet, dying of thirst, and a glass of water is within his reach. and as he stretches out his arm, you quietly slide the glass of water just beyond his fingertips.

it's pretty much impossible to determine how often the situation describe above occurs. one site said that the detected pregnancy rate is around 4% of women who have been on the pill for 1 year. the question is, ceteris paribus, would that number be higher if the pill did not have the abortifacient capacity of practically preventing a fertilized egg from implanting? if you're inclined to oppose abortion categorically, yet take the pill regularly for birth control, then this is certainly a problem for you to consider.

what do you think?

I haven't done any research on this topic, but if what you are saying is accurate, this is indeed a moral dilemma for those opposing abortion and desiring to take "the pill." One cannot have it both ways.

by adampual at 05/07/10 10:45AM
I agree.

by iheartshoes at 05/07/10 11:06AM
Thank you for loving me. I love you right back! Having you and your sister are the greatest blessings and truly a gift from God.

You are correct to state that the pill stops ovulation and thins the lining of the uterus. It also thickens the cervical mucus to make it harder for the sperm and egg to meet.

When I was a Pharmacy Technician, I read all the literature I could get my hands on. I have had much reading in the oral contraceptives catagory. One prescription that I refused to fill was for the "Morning After Pill" medically known as Plan B. It was considered "emergency contraception" for obvious reasons. I refused to have anything to do with it because it was ingested with intent to kill.

There are so many factors to consider even with all other things being equal or held constant. I know several women, whilst on oral contraceptives hads eggs that 'slip' by thus producing completed, full term pregnancy.

I know others who conceived whilst on oral contraceptives and lost the pregnancy. It may be a question as to if the egg was strong enough to survive longterm. Natually occuring abortions (meaning within & brought on by the woman's body) take place much more often than people realize. The body simply absorbs what it can and the rest is lost by menstruation. All the while, the mother never being aware she was pregnant.

In the same way that many times an egg embeds without birthcontrol and then aborts itself. It was not strong enough to survive, the ph balance of the uterus was not good, the mother was not healthy enough, the sperm was damaged/diseased or there was some form of damage within the fertilized egg.

A scripture that comes to mind is when Paul said he persecuted christians (and by doing so persecuted the Lord Jesus Christ) in ignorance.

I do not have a problem with people taking oral contraceptives because everything is supposed to work properly and if taken properly has 99.9% accuracy rate. Ergo, the egg is not fertilized. I would have a problem if known pregnancy was attained and then ended by surgical abortion.

Excellent, thought provoking post!

by kailua at 05/07/10 2:25PM
by kailua at 05/09/10 12:20AM
I am on hormonal birth control, and would have said the exact same things that kailua said. The process of a "fertilized" egg passing happens naturally (i.e. for those not on birth control) as well as for those on birth control. Many things must take place in the right order and with the right chemistry for a pregnancy to occur.

by mjintexas at 05/11/10 10:07AM

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