dad. veteran. corpsman. geek. human resource. patriot.
"Life's is not about how hard you hit, but how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward"
I am Natalia's daddy! My latest happenings as well as my lil' girls happenings will be posted here as I live them.
I like to read science fiction, fantasy as well as classics and comics. Always looking for recommendations. Like to play video games and board games. Love to watch old movies and shows, as I find them relaxing and entertaining. Last but not least. like to feed the birds and do some gardening.
Proud to be a US Navy Corpsman veteran and part of the Southwest Region Funeral Honor Guard.
" . . . and on the 8th day the Lord created the Corpsman and the Devil stood at attention."
"In proportion as he simplifies his life, the laws of the universe will appear less complex . . ."
"Tell your story. That's the secret of immortality. The one true way to live forever. "
"We live as we dream. Alone"
"Courage is being scared to death...and saddling up anyway."
"Needling is what I do"
July 5, 2013
Tragedy
Prescott, Arizona, an area that I am very fond off and have a connection with. 19 firemen died fighting these fires which I feel has been horrible at the amount of them. It goes to show us all that these men put their lives on the line and some pay the highest price. Prescott a small historic town really honors them and feels the loss. Below is a video of the funeral detail to Yavapai Campgrounds and a short news piece regarding the wildfire in the Prescott and Yarnell, AZ area. In the short piece friend Gerry Frank is being interviewed while his son (J my BFF) is in the backdrop and later a family member (Michelle Groves) is also interviewed.
In Egypt we see the overthrow of a government put in by our administration and the Egyptian people have seen this and will not have a puppet government over them. So a revolt is happening. Funny to see the Morsi people waiting to Friday July 5th to organize. Why? First our administration needed time to gather "stooges" and fake protesters and supply them with signage and lastly can't do it the 4th if July as the promotion would not be as big with festivities in the U.S. Seems to me the Egyptian people do not want a president with ties to the Muslim Brotherhood ruling over them while our administration promotes it. I feel this administration needs to stop overthrowing governments and placing puppet leaders. Do not send any more military personnel to die, suffer and sacrifice for these evil actions that in no way are among our core beliefs of freedom and democracy. Now for years we have had our President touring African nations with promises of improvement and energy and such to create the One World government that is trying to be spread. Call me a conspiracy theorist or just plain crazy. But people around the world clearly see this.
Finished reading The Ocean at the End of the Lane and found it short and a typical Gaiman story with its supernatural feel. Rather short and didn't really feel its "adult" feel that it was sold as.
I have a handful of new released books downloaded and eagerly awaiting to read so my next choice was not hard since I will read them all. Larry Niven's classic, Ringworld is next since it is in my list and it is this months book pick on the Sword & Laser Book Club. So maybe I can relate when the book is discussed in the next podcast. Now I am one book away from my goal set at the beginning of the year of reading 35 books. I am surprised I read them so fast as last year I got 30 read, and now I am thinking of upping it to 50 by years end.
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