LIKE HIM or HATE HIM, Tim Tebow is an enigma, a super natural force, or what have you! Whether it's his great Christian values, his stance against abortion or his opportunity to shine in the NFL, he will most certainly be a headline or be tagged controversial. Most of the general public already wanna judge him bad. Through any one that has seen or heard of Tebow, one would like to see him win through adversity OR fail miserably once-and-for-all(as there are skeptics and critics that want to impede his NFL career to an early end). Sure, he may not be the best thing right now (because of some of the recent play mistakes he's made), but I think he still has potential. After all, he played a huge part of the Florida Gators that excelled in the BCS. It just seems that the Denver Broncos don't have the resources/ staff that are willing to help him out with his positioning, mechanics, delivery and executing plays properly. Jon Fox isn't a good coach either - and is way way different from his old self: the Panthers coach that once took the team to a Super Bowl years ago. I'm sure there is a dedicated set of coaches/staff from other teams that can make him way better than he is now. Fox is not the answer. Perhaps the Broncos may not be the answer either. It was good that once Broncos QB and now VP of Operations - Jon Elway - and the upper office gave Tebow the green-light to start (after benching QB Kyle Orton and the chants of 'Tebow' by the strong-hearted, faithful Tebow fans). They (management) can't help him because most of the team (including the offensive line) aren't doing their best to protect him. Then again, Tebow makes his own mistakes too some of which are unexplained - and out of nowhere. He's a work-in-progress and its only a matter of time till he gets things right into rhythm. As for my honest opinion on what should happen to Tebow next, it'd suffice if he goes to a contending team that has the best coaching personnel/players to bring the best out of him mentally as well as his God-given abilities. Imagine if he wounded up in New England with Belichick, Brady, and the rest of the Pats. The team itself is always constantly improving and even handling controversial personalties (Ochocinco, Haynesworth, Moss, etc.) through the span of time. They have good depth and focus, and more importantly - discipline ... We shouldn't give up on Tebow now just because he's having a mediocre performance. Instead, we should have faith in him like we do ourselves. We all know deep down inside that none of us is perfect, no matter what type of profession we do or who we are as people. Day-to-day, we live the trials to overcome the odds and find the inner strength to have the will to win, to achieve. It takes as many tries to get things right. And that should also apply to Tim Tebow, who has more things weighing on his shoulders than what we have ... I have faith in Tebow :)

Three years ago, I bought my first Garmin nuvi GPS (200 series) from a Best Buy store in the Osceola County area of Orlando, Florida. It was a simple, easy-to-use navigational gadget which helped me travel from Point A to Point B - and back. And in later months and years, it helped me with travels from Florida to Virginia and from Virginia to Illinois. There were minimal errors in its mappings but as soon as I went to live in Illinois, it really needed a major update. I was able to deal with it for a while until I realized that the simulated image of the car looked like it was flying to incomplete routes on the GPS screen. That wasn't just the worst of it. The cable that helped charge the nuvi 200 to my vehicle was apparently damaged. With that happening, the unit couldn't charge troublefree anymore. It was charging and then it wasn't. The situation itself was annoying. Of all that I've mentioned, I realized that it was time to finally get a newly updated version of the nuvi. So I looked to Best Buy's website online and found a nuvi in particular that I want. It is another nuvi - the LM 1300. The price was affordable at about $108.00 and it has everything that I wished for.

Let's break it down here:
- FREE Lifetime Map Updates (up to 4 times a year). If I had to update my old Garmin nuvi 200 device once, it would cost me between ($75-90). So buying a new GPS would entirely make perfect sense.
- Speaks street names and interstate numbers. The Garmin nuvi 200 only mentioned turning left and right. Again, this is why buying a new GPS makes perfect sense once again. Most recent Garmin GPS models have this feature now.
- GPS can be used for either vehicle or pedestrian use. Now one can know how many minutes he/she can get there either walking or driving to a destination.
- Widescreen. Gotta love Widescreen!
- Great features (I totally dig the Australian-accented lady's voice heard on my LM1300)

I definitely went a major step-up after purchasing the LM 1300. I look forward to it being with me on the long run, including lengthy trips and driving in different states. So far, it's benefiting me when it comes to dealing with routes associated to my work's assigned locations. I have no regrets at all in buying a new Garmin nuvi. The timing couldn't be better, right? Right!

In less than 60 days from now, vacation is gonna happen! I am so stoked right now just thinking about it. Imagine that - Virginia and Orlando for 2 weeks! Perfect time for us especially when we wanna get out of winter's path for a while....For those 2 weeks, I wanna enjoy the time well spent and taking ourselves some place for a change. Maybe then, the Orlando Magic (still) featuring Dwight Howard will be playing b-ball vs their opponents in the Amway Center. Keeping my fingers crossed on that one!!!
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To all my avid readers: I have to apologize for not being active lately with my postings. It's been busy the last couple of days/ weeks with work as well as things going on during my personal time. That also means having only limited time allowance for myself and doing my usual activities such as blogging ... I will do the best I can to deliver. During this 'downtime' phase, please drop by my friend's page on the set of links listed to the left. His name is Alvin. He's got the greatest quotes that motivates and inspires. I actually design the photo graphics as well maintain his blog page in which I 'copy' and 'paste' his quotes that are frequently seen on his facebook or twitter page. So not all is quiet in the blogosphere. In some shape or form, I keep up the momentum. More blogs to come, folks!


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The Jonnyroobs Workout Essentials (trying to master this for 2012):
(1) Kettlebell Weights (working on it)
(2) The Treadmill (in which I currently have)
(3) Skechers-brand Shape-Up Sneakers (working on it)
(4) Basketball and my Jordans (in which I currently have, too)

Looks like the digital spirit of multimedia guru Steve Jobs is rooting me on from within in order for me to get my creative juices flowing again artistically. You know, I haven't done much lately in that aspect with only a little touch of my artistic flavor here-and-there, especially collaborating on a pencil drawing of Michael Jackson with my best friend and brother, Jeff. The last time I was actively into my artistic prowess was creating 24x36 photo collages for my family and friends back in my days in Virginia, as well as getting into the groove of webpage designing. But I left most of that magic behind because of the influences of every day work, especially at this present point in time here in Illinois. But what if I was to get back into my lifelong passion of art? I know it's a hefty expense/investment to do such a craft BUT wow, won't it be great to do something I love doing since childhood? First it was the drawings and paintings as it started from there. And now I want to branch my skills onto the next step in the arts: digital photography. Close friends have said I got a knack of taking good pics with a basic digital camera and wondering if I could take it further by getting into it as a profession. That would be cool to take it as a means to get residual income like most of what my photo genius friends are doing these days, either as a full-time or part-time occupation. They're making money doing what they love to do. And I want to embrace the same opportunity one of these days. Imagine taking the brand-name and trademark 'Jonnyroobs' to the next level. That would rock. I really appreciated all the input and advice that they have given to me and are looking to see what I can show to them in the future. If I were to start this venture, I will have to move back to my stomping grounds in Virginia or Florida. That's the direction I want this to go, if God willing it'll happen ... I can't be doing the same dull, lifeless, passionless thing forever that takes most of my day and time. Something's got to give. Good days are ahead. I just know it. In the near future, I will start getting that wholesomeness of loving life to the fullest and passionately get into my artistic groove again. Just a matter of time till I get into digital photography whether its starting small doing freelance or part-time into something utterly spectacular! Look out, world!

Did you know that my first Star Wars action figure was Ben 'Obi-Wan' Kenobi (from the original Kenner Star Wars toy line during the late 70s & early 80s)?

Yesterday was a wonderful day spent with Rizz's family and relatives. We started it off by heading over to Jonamac Orchard in a small rural town of Malta, IL for apple-picking activities. Lots of people were on-hand to participate. It was a fun experience having done this the first time with them especially for myself. Through our apple-picking adventures, there were a couple of photographs taken, including the one you see now above this latest blog. We later proceeded to a park in Batavia for a family picnic.

Thanks, Steve for bringing your vision to the world.

You Tube Video: "Inside the Chicago History Museum"

Here is exclusive You Tube video (via the JonnyroobsTV channel) that I made today while visiting the Chicago History Museum located in the heart of Downtown Chicago. Lots of good artifacts and exhibits as you can see, but here's the interesting thing: it's rumored that there are some apparitions roaming there at night (as I have mentioned in an earlier blog posting). But so far, there was nothing of the supernatural or anything ghoulish that appeared before me. However, who knows what kind of feedback this video may have in terms of visuals or audio sounds that might comes from that of ghosts. I sensed nothing that day, but you just may never know if it ever turns out to be like an episode of 'Ghost Adventures' on the Travel Channel. They get all that weird stuff. I hope mine's doesn't with this 17-minute presentation....With the ghosts that lurk, I guess they still can't let go of their sole possessions. As for the ghost of Abe Lincoln, that's a different story. You see, his deathbed (a small deathbed, that is) is actually encased in a glass. I never knew that it would ever end up in the Chicago History Museum...I do not appear as an apparition (LOL) but I do show myself in my red Buccaneers sweater and my Puma gear/kicks. Hope you all like the video! Enjoy!