Decision

Adjusting to work and thus far OK. No really bothers in my new department and that is good. Also the customers back there tend to be more normal and relaxed. Temperatures started to warm up again last week but back to normal this week and hoping for a nice winter. My mountain biking and running have taken a back seat this month as the AARP group has not gotten together as often as I would like and I hope to continue to share the trail soon.

I made a big decision to not re-enlist in the US Navy. A sad decision but I cannot again sacrifice Natalia. It has been against me in California to serve and it was very clear early on. Sadly this Sailor will not be standing the "Watch" much longer. I will miss the people and atmosphere. The nonsense caused by many however will not be missed. I do salute those that continue to serve and sacrifice so much of themselves and families. I will regret this decision as I already am, but I cannot be away from Natalia again as it caused much problems. My ex wife misses no chances to lie and cause problems for Natalia as well as myself. It is still amazing to me how agencies never bother to research accusations and accept lies. Agencies that I believe are suppose to conduct investigations and reach decisions based on facts. But we live in a world of huge government where everyone wants to create a government agency to take tax payer money and not produce what they are made to produce. Again seen by so may recent problems where agencies are now seen to not have done the job yet keep in business.

This weekend HMC Guyton retired after 38 years of service to this country. A man with a deep family history of serving since the Civil War. It was an honor to be around this Sailor and one this country owes so much. During the ceremony I again began to re thing my decision. To continue to serve and be able to retire from the many years of service. Sadly this is not for all. It is a huge sacrifice not only in time but with the thought of leaving constantly in your head. Thank you HMC Guyton.

Thanksgiving is almost upon us and so is the raising of my Christmas tree. Decorations already started to be hung around the house with the important tree being last. I will say the spirit is not yet there and I hope it quickly fills my house.

Finished reading Hollow City by Ransom Riggs and again another page turner with a cliffhanger ending. Now I can't wait for the sequel and I don't know a release date. In the meantime I picked up another book about the Warren Commission, A Cruel And Shocking Act on the discount bin and a great read. A read that with no doubts looks behind the scenes of the investigation and from the conception was meant to simply prove of a one shooter theory discarding and in some cases eliminating any evidence of possible multiple shooters, agencies or countries behind it. Amazing to me the public still buys into the sole shooter theory with no ties. The CIA and FBI from early on hiding evidence and not to mention this "poor" person being able to travel to multiple places around the world in such a time as was the 1960s and no one question how he got there or why. To go to the Russia and come back with no problems in such a time where communism was persecuted so much. Clearly this incident was the beginning of all the nonsense feed to us now. The government saw it was possible to feed us this then and continues to feed us such nonsense. Easier then with the innocence of the public and the limited media which was much easily controlled. Nowadays not so easy to control but the government lately is trying so hard to control speech and limit media.