08/31/03 -- Texas Longhorns vs. New Mexico State Aggies @ 6:00 PM on Fox Sports Net!!!  First game of the season baby!!!

08/30/03 -- Happy Birthday Karen (Holst) Bragg!!!

08/29/03 -- Happy Birthday Analiza Alba!!! (and Michael Jackson!)

WOW!  Did y'all see the MTV Awards?  Did y'all see the opening number?  Madonna open-mouth kissing Britney Spears AND Christina Aguilera?!?!  Oh yeah, that's tongue coming out of Britney baby!!!  That was AMAZING!  I don't care what y'all say.  That was freakin' hot!  Does it get any better than that?  I LOVE MTV!!!!!  -- Mike  (photo courtesy of AP Photo)

08/27/03 -- Hi y'all.  Time is just zooming by.  The game week is finally here.  There are only 4 more days left.  I can't wait.  I should have more time, as well as more to write about, next week.

Jennifer Rodela sent me this great picture of her and Monica Buchanan from Rebecca (Rios) Solis' wedding earlier this month.  You both look great ladies!  If anyone else has any other pictures you would like to send in, please do so.  I'll post any and all.

Time is running out to join in on the game.  A few of y'all haven't signed in yet.  Also, some who have (Larry, this means you!) need to log in and make your picks.  Picks need to me by Friday.  Put a little hop in your step people!  -- Mike

08/23/03 -- Happy Birthday Monica Buchanan and Ashley Thompson!

08/22/03 -- Hi everyone.  I have not had much time recently, so that is why my posts have been lacking.  I will try to keep the site more up to date.  Everyone please visit this link to vote for Texas!  The London Texas Exes are trying to make their local North American Sports Station broadcast the Longhorns more than any other college football team this season.  Currently Texas is second; let's help get them to first!

Also, I am starting a College Football Pick 'em contest this season, and would like everyone and anyone to participate.  It is a game where you pick the weekly winners of college football games and earn points accordingly.  Your points get tallied throughout the season.  Everyone who participates will donate an entry fee to play.  At the end of the season, the winner of the contest will win the money.  I have played in these contests before, and they are so much fun.  It makes you pay attention to the outcomes of all the games you pick, not just of the games involving your favorite teams.  I am setting up the game through Yahoo! College Football Pick 'em.  I have put all of the important information on a page I have devoted to the game, Mikes 2003 College Picks Game.  Please read the page and rules to take part.  The more people, the more fun the game, and also the more prize money.  I hope to hear from everyone soon...especially Jason, Hunter, Gabe, David, Dustin, Johnny, Silky, Larry, Markustz, Justin, Jonathan, Ryan, and all others I forgot to mention.  Boys (and girls too!), invite your friends also.  Like I said, the more the better!  -- Mike

08/18/03 -- Texas is #4 in the Coaches Poll, and #5 in the AP poll.  13 more days until kickoff!!!

08/10/03 -- Rebecca Rios was married yesterday in Corpus Christi.  Below is her announcement.  -- Mike

"Miss Rebecca Anaya Rios and Mr. Ryan Charles Solis were united in the Sacrament of Marriage on August 9, 2003 at the Corpus Christi Cathedral. Bishop Raymundo J. Pena, of Brownsville, Texas, officiated the ceremony. Bishop Pena married the bride’s parents on December 23, 1971.

The Corpus Christi Cathedral Choir provided the music. Rebecca is the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Billy Rios and the granddaughter of Mrs. Gloria Anaya and the late Mr. Louis Anaya and Mr. Mariano Rios, Jr. and the late Mrs. Elvira Rios, all of Corpus Christi, Texas.

Ryan is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Solis of Raymondville, Texas and is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Emory O’Neal Crews of Milton, Florida and Mrs. Ofelia Solis and the late Mr. Carlos Solis of Weslaco, Texas.

Escorted by her father, the bride wore a light ivory silk satin gown, an exclusive design by Melissa Sweet of Atlanta, Georgia.

Maids of Honor were Joanna Joy Garcia of Austin and Amy Ann Mulligan of Dallas. Best Men were Terry Canalas of San Antonio and Charles Allan Spence of Austin. Bridesmaids were Carla Vanessa Davalos of San Antonio, Pam Raquel Garcia of San Antonio, Heather Lynn LaCorte of Metairie Louisiana, Laura Ruiz Lopez of San Antonio, Jamie Lynn Naiser of Houston, Micaela Bianca Stock of Ft. Worth, Ma rissa Iris Vidaurri of Austin and Amy Bethea White of Eastland. Groomsmen were Jason Kenneth Brackhahn of Austin, Roger Robert Davila of Weslaco, Jaime Roger Guiterrez of Raymondville, Billy Rios, Jr. of San Antonio, Brandon Joseph So lis of Edinburg, Nathan Isom Solis of Raymondville, Weylon Frank Solis of Raymondville, and Charles Tatum of San Anto nio. Ushers were Adrian Tamez, Henry Gomez, Damond Garza and Anish Michael. Flower girl was Annabelle Alise Spezia-Li ndner. Wedding attendant was Laura Oliveira. Padrinos were Mr. & Mrs. Louis Anaya Jr. of Corpus Christi, Mr. & Mrs. Ian Wilder of London, England , Ms. Marylee Casas and Lori Casas of Corpus Christi and Esther Davila & Melba Montalvo of Weslaco.

A reception followed at the Omni Bayfront Hotel with music provided by the Texas Chili Peppers of San Antonio.

The bride is a graduate of Mary Carroll High. She graduated from Trinity University with a Bachelor of Arts in 1999 and St. Mary’s School of Law in 2002. She currently works as an associate with Matthews & Associates , P.C. The groom is a graduate of Raymondville High. He graduated from UT-Pan American with a Marketing Degree in 2001. He is currently in his last year of Law School at St. Mary’s University and will receive his law degree in May of 20 04.

After a honeymoon trip to Hawaii, the couple will reside in San Antonio."

(Information courtesy of Corpus Christi Caller~Times.  Information can be found at this link.)

08/09/03 -- Congratulations to Rebecca Rios on her wedding day!

08/06/03 -- Hi everyone!  I don't have much to write about today.  So far it has been a pretty busy and routine week.  Here are a few more questions people have submitted...

Q. "What's your e-mail address?"

A. My info is listed in the Contact Me section.  For reference though, it's mikecarrizales@alumni.utexas.net

Q. "Will the Cowboys win more than 5 games this season?"

A. Yes, Parcells will whip them into a great team.  Don't be surprised if the 'boys make a push for a wild card playoff spot this season!

Q. "Did Kobe Bryant do it, and will he go to jail?"

A. It's too early to tell right now.  Honestly though, right now I am leaning toward thinking that he just might have done it...at least that's what my gut is telling me. 

08/05/03 -- Happy Three-Year Wedding Anniversary to Priscilla (Gonzalez) and John Iden!

Okay, so people have recently asked me a few questions.  I thought it might be a good idea to answer them on the site...

Q. "How do I list my information in the Classmates section?"

A. Right now, the way to do so is to e-mail me your information.  I haven't taken the time to code the section to where you can actually make the post yourself.  I might do that in the future, perhaps when I have a little more free time.

Q. "Are you going to start charging us for the Classmates thing?"

A. Though I do have costs for the site, the answer is 'no'.  However, if someone sees me out and wants to be nice and buy me a drink...I won't say no!  LOL!

Q. "Do you pay for this site and/or your name as the address?"

A. Yes, you gotta buy your domain name (if it's available).  It's not very expensive though.  I also pay a small price to have a company "host" the site on their servers.  I have a local copy on my computer, which I work on, and then upload to their server.  The alternative to this was to host it on my computer (as a server).  The problem with that was if my computer went down, or my connection sucked, etc...the site goes down.

Q. "Who did you get to build your site, and how much did it cost?"

A. I built the website myself.  I didn't pay anyone to do it for me.  I decided to code it from scratch, meaning that I use no graphical tools, easy builders, etc.  I wanted to keep up my MIS skills.

08/04/03 -- Today has been pretty busy.  I only have a few minutes to update this afternoon.  Dude, it's already August!  This year is going by so fast.  I am SO ready for football season.  We are #4 in the ESPN Coaches Poll.  I hope this season brings a championship...finally!

No much else has changed recently.  I saw "American Wedding" over the weekend.  It was pretty damn funny.  If you liked the first two movies, you'll love this one too.  That was the extent of my weekend festivities.  Haha, yeah...it wasn't exactly the rip-roaring kind.  Okay so yeah, I gotta run.  I will talk to y'all later.  bye!  -- Mike

08/01/03 -- I don't have much time to write this afternoon.  I just wanted to post an update on the story I wrote about the other day.  There was an update article, mentioning Carrie, in the Caller Times website today. Click on this link to read.  -- Mike