Big News

I received on Wednesday morning a call from the NOSC (Navy Operationl Support Center) informing me that I have been tagged for deployment late September. News like this catches everyone by surprise followed by some degree of shock and I was not the exception. I know it will be a roller coaster of emotions for me but there is more of an upside to this than downside. I don't have any doubts on my skills or job ethic as I was well trained and the training received concentrates on the most basic skills that are embedded in all of us corpsmen. Downside for me is clearly the separation from my daughter but I know time will move quick and everything in the end will be good with her and me. I do expect my ex to use this to try to screw me but the upside is I have legal aid to help and the money I will make from this new adventure will help me get financially settled for years to come. The big upside is I can now put this down on my life resume. I did many things so many can only dream of and came very close to dreams. To add this will top it off. As I say - "I'm going to the big show" but not only going to the big show, but going to do the best and most honorable job possible. The job of a U.S. Navy Corpsman, to follow an honorable and great
tradition. To actually personally save the lives of people. Marines, Sailors, Airmen and Soldiers. To be able to get them home to their own families and lives. In the end in a matter of a few months I will have done so many things in my life. Things many can not even imagine. I know I can be very political and opinionated and it is no secret I, like many service members don't agree with current policies and actions but we do it. It is our job and we do it next to our brothers and sisters to get them home safe. I am simply here to take care of my Marines, Sailors, Airmen and Soldiers. That simple. Pictured is HM3 Balisi on his way to "the big show". I do hope to see his familiar face there. 

Finally sat down and watched two movies. Watched Argo and Zero Dark Thirty. I will only write a little here on my thoughts. I know Argo was a movie funded by the CIA so there is definitely an agenda there but it is still a historic adaptation and I will like to find out the actual turn of events. It is a movie that to me points out that the CIA was behind the original movie and I believe continues to be behind other media projects which in turn are pushing an agenda to the people through movies and media. I ran across this link that tells a little behind the "movie" known as Argo based on Roger Zelazny's Lord of Light which is a book I will be reading. Zero Dark Thirty I found very good in the sense that it made me feel something inside. The passion for a person to continue through the red tape. I did get a little worked up on the nonsense meetings but that is politics. We will never know the actual turn of events and actual accomplishments of this mission but I am one that wants to believe such stories.

My rant posts to my surprise have been getting views and really no backlash. Not that I care about the comments as I have learned over the years as I was there from the beginnings of this media and the birth of "social media" to know people love to hate and complain. I always laugh to see the back and forth fighting among people online. As if they knew the other person. So I asked myself this week - What happened to nicknames? Why do we no longer use nicknames? I know in other parts of the world it was very normal to have nicknames and them be used instead of your name most of the time. Here in the U.S. that tradition died a long time ago. I ask myself if it is also dead in Europe and latin countries around the world. I feel the loss of this tradition is a factor for our problems today Did people become too "delicate" to not like nick names? Maybe this was the first cause of the "dumbing" down of our society. My nickname was "cacaito" nowadays it may be insulting to some as it was used by my friends in Spain and describes a small dark person.  It was an honor to receive a nickname as it showed likeness and acceptance from others.

Bioshock Infinite has launched and it is touted as the best looking game and possibly the best game to day. I haven't played much games or even purchased any new ones in some months but this one seems like it will break my piggy bank. Also great news from Gearbox as they made the official announcements for my favorite game that is Borderlands 2. In short we will see level cap to 61, new DLC, 3rd playthrough option, new rarer weapons and new character. All will be spread out in the next weeks. What's an old boy like me to do? Two games and a stack of books to get through. Life is good in the meantime.

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