GOP GAFFES: "CROOKED MELANIA" a.k.a. "The PLAGIARIST" (gIf)!

INDEPENDENCE DAY: HAPPY BIRTHDAY, AMERICA!

HAPPY, SAFE FOURTH of JULY 

from the DOMINGUEZ FAMILY!

Political Corner: Trump is the New "Flip Flopper" of the GOP!

Bernie NOT a Hero to the Democrats At the "No Break, No Vote" Sit-in During HoR Session.

Self-Indulgence Post: The "Bernmeister" Gets "Burned!"

PTK T-shirt Poll: Need Your Input, Phi Theta Kappans!

Phi Theta Kappans, our advisor, Lea Keesee, wanted me to share this message with you in order to get your input.  Phi Theta Kappa FQK at Midland College is working on a t-shirt project this summer; we are calling it the “Accept ptk project.” The reason for the project is to promote Phi Theta Kappa on a wider scale. Our long-term goal is to get more Midland College students, who are eligible to join FQK, to accept membership. As some of you well know, many students are leery about the legitimacy of Phi Theta Kappa, so many do no bother to inquire further; therefore, they miss the opportunity to belong to our prestigious honor society. The shirts will help our chapter promote PTK as we distribute the shirts to key personnel throughout the campus to wear during important events (New Student Orientation, Club Fair, etc.) throughout the year.

* The input we would like from each FQK member is whether we should have the logo (pictured below) placed on both the front and back of the shirts? There is an extra fee to have the logo on the back. I believe the shirt color will be a heather grey. Any other ideas and/or comments are welcome.

Self-Indulgence Corner: The Conjuring GiF

TEXAS ADOPT-A-HIGHWAY 2016: ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL EVENT!

Thanks to everyone for another successful FAMILY OF PHILIP GUZMAN JR (Adopt-a-Highway) clean up event: Eva, Felicia, Erica, Aurora, Michelle, Alex, Josie, Jabier, Heather, Austin, Patty, and Dora.

A special thanks to my niece, Erica, and her husband, Nick, for hosting the lunch at their home following the clean up. The food was delicious, guys. THANKS. The fellowship was wonderful as well. 

Our family is just so super and wonderful. I am grateful for them. I am equally grateful to them for welcoming my friends into their lives and making my friends feel so welcome. 

I am also thankful for my awesome friends -- for all their hard work and effort. 

My cup truly runneth over. 

Family and friends rock! (And NO SNAKES! Woo hoo!). 

Part of the Don't Mess with Texas Program. Keep Big Spring Beautiful, and Dominguez Family Events

  

 
 

Self-Indulgence Corner: In Retrospect: Why I Am a Firm Believer in [Verbal and Material] Accolades.

Going back to a long ago epoch in my life, I can totally relate to the struggles students can be experiencing during high school. So many heart-breaking and needless struggles; too many to write about. Too many stories to account for. As for myself, I was always an A-student in school. But, my dad was diagnosed with lung cancer during my sophomore year. It was rather difficult to keep things normal around our home, but my mom did her best. She kept working to put food on the table since my dad could no longer lend a hand in such efforts. My dad endured months of chemotherapy. All the treatment was in vain; he passed away. My dad died on the very first day of my junior year in high school. I did not share his death with many friends, classmates, or teachers. Dad died on a Thursday, his funeral was that following Saturday, and my mom had me return to school on Monday. I did not study as hard as I used to once my dad died. My concerns were mostly about caring for my mom and myself. My mom lovingly convinced me to stay in school, which I did, but my grades suffered (I had gone to work the summer before dad died and have worked every single day since then). Anyway, I no longer cared about making straight 'A's. The teachers who knew about my dad's death reached out to me. The teachers who did not know simply checked it off to me being lazy and bored. Never mind the many years I had always maintained good grades. When I entered my senior year, I had changed my views; I began to study hard. I was in a few advanced classes. I earned good grades again, but due to my issues during my junior year, my grades kept me from being in NHS. When I graduated, I was in the top of my class, but I missed graduating with honors by .437 points. I will always remember that number. Some of my awesome teachers wanted to help me by getting my other teachers to give me a curve, but I refused. I accepted the grade, and the fact that I would not graduate with honors. My mom knew this, and she told me she was proud of me and that I would always be an honor student in her eyes. When I finally came back to college after two failed attempts, I worked as hard to earn good grades to prove to myself that I was better than the so-called legacy and mark that I had left in h.s. Graduating with all the honors I did at MC was for myself and for my late mom. She went home to meet her Maker almost five years ago. Before she died, I promised her I would return to college and get my degree. I had been extremely successful in the corporate world; mostly because of how I was raised to be a hard worker and to take care of my family (my career was the reason I dropped out of college twice before). I always had a need and a passion to care for my family -- mostly my mom. My greatest triumph in my life was the day I bought my mom her very own home (the same year I bought my second home)! The awards (work and school) I have earned throughout my lifetime have come at a cost, but they are mine, and I am so proud of them all. I would never deny anyone an award or the ability to proudly show it off. I did not allow myself to succumb to such self-pity when I was a teenager graduating from high school, so my stance remains the same as an older, more mature person: everyone should be allowed to shine during his/her most glorified moments in time because those moments are special milestones that may never come around again. I was fortunate in my lifetime to have been allowed to shine several times. I hope my parents are still proud of me.