Merry Christmas

I was watching the Governor of Illinois, Rod Blagojevich (D), on the news this morning as he delivered a press conference and I couldn't get over his hair. I decided to give him the benefit of the doubt, after all it could be just bad morning hair, and Googled him. This man might have some serious state issues but I would say none more pressing than that hairdo.

67 years ago today.....

Pearl Harbor Day.

It's Christmas (Baby Please Come home)

21 years ago today.

Thomas Jefferson; Signer of the Declaration of Independence and Third President of the United States

Give up money, give up fame, give up science, give the earth itself and all it contains rather than do an immoral act. And never suppose that in any possible situation, or under any circumstances, it is best for you to do a dishonorable thing, however slightly so it may appear to you. Whenever you are to do a thing, though it can never be known but to yourself, ask yourself how you would act were all the world looking at you, and act accordingly. Encourage all your virtuous dispositions, and exercise them whenever an opportunity arises, being assured that they will gain strength by exercise, as a limb of the body does, and that exercise will make them habitual. From the practice of the purest virtue, you may be assured you will derive the most sublime comforts in every moment of life, and in the moment of death.


(Source: Thomas Jefferson, The Writings of Thomas Jefferson, Albert Bergh, editor (Washington, DC: Thomas Jefferson Memorial Assoc., 1903), Vol. 5, pp. 82-83, in a letter to his nephew Peter Carr on August 19, 1785.)

Wallbuilders.com

This is the link to the article with the video embedded of Obama supporters being asked random political questions about the elections and current politicians. The answers given to the reporter are at times downright frightening, the video is about 10 min. long.

11/29/2008 my day

The lavish "Christmas Decor" at my barracks. I won't be writing home about it.A Colonial marching band at Williamsburg. The word on the street was that they had played in Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade this year. I haven't verified it.

My inaugural batch of Chex mix while living in VA. Of course it wouldn't be me if I didn't screw it up somehow, I misheard the instructions and messed up the amount of ingredients resulting in one of the most salty snacks I've ever eaten.

And lastly, the lime Jello with miniature marshmallows

Beauty comes in all shapes and sizes.

One thing I'm thankful for......your tax $ at work. In a good way.

In my barracks laundry rooms we have had old, broken and incredibly disgusting washing machines. In any of the 4 laundry rooms we have there are upwards of 10-12 machines in each and no more than 3 worked in any given room, making it difficult to wash clothes due to the number of people. Also, the insides were rusted and would stain whites and the "clean" laundry smelled horribly of urine.

Yesterday, huge trucks unloaded our brand new washers and they were installed within hours. When I washed my clothes this evening, I could smell the Tide detergent I had used. Arguably, one of the greatest smells ever.

Happy Thanksgiving

Vermont is Hot

The next best thing

William & Mary vs. University of Richmond football game

It was very cold and the wind was blowing cold (as usual).

They had two skydivers descend during the National Anthem. One carrying the W&M banner.

The scoreboard with a minute to go in the game. Just before W&M tied it up.

They ensuing kickoff, the Tribe recovered the onside kick and marched down the field for a score.

Heading to OT.

The coin toss.

The next-to-last play, Richmond kicked a field goal and won, 23-20.

My sister Jamin returned from a trip to Haiti a few weeks ago and has posted pictures and described some of her experiences there. I encourage anyone who would like to visit her blog and check it out.
http://www.jpthatswhatimtalkinabout.blogspot.com/


If anyone would like to donate here is the link.

http://www.purewaterfortheworld.org/welcome/

I'm Free from the Chain Gang Now

Pedroia.......AL MVP!

As much as it annoys me, Burlington puts Vermont on the map again.

Liberals clinically mad, concludes top psychiatrist

Eminent doctor makes case leftist ideology is a mental disorder

WORLDNETDAILY

The American Humanist Assn. spent around $40,000 on holiday bus ads in Washington DC. that read; "Why Believe in a God......Just be Good for Goodness Sake"

On this day.....

1850 - Robert Louis Stevenson, the Scottish author of such works as The Black Arrow, Treasure Island and Kidnapped was born.

Pictures from the Drudge Report that scare me.....

VOTE!

It's your right, exercise it!

Tsk*.....only in the Middle East

World record sandwich? Iranians eat evidence

Manny Ramirez kills me

“I just want to go home and spend some time with my family. I want to see who is the highest bidder. Gas is up and so am I.” Manny Ramirez, LF LAD.

On this day.....

1859 - Abolitionist John Brown led a group in a raid on Harper's Ferry, intending to seize the arsenal of weapons and retreat to the Appalachian Mountains of Maryland and Virginia, where they would establish an abolitionist republic of liberated slaves and abolitionist whites. John Brown was later hanged in Virginia for treason.

The Far side

"I don't care if it rains or freezes....."

"...........long as I got, my plastic Jesus..........."

"We lost to a team that is not better than us," John Lackey, L.A. Angels.

I'm getting a keyboard

On my plate....

I am currently the winning bidder on a 1859 edition of James Fenimore Cooper's novel; The Pilot.
1 hour 33 minutes left and I am the only bidder. $10 so far.

I recieved my absentee ballots today via e-mail. Now all I have to do is print and vote and mail.

My Oldie Favorites #2

Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs- Stay

On this day.....

1630 - John Billington, one of the signers of the Mayflower Compact, became the first criminal executed in the American colonies when he was hanged for murder at Plymouth.


1862 - "Stonewall" Jackson led the Confederates to victory at the second Battle of Bull Run, Virginia, during the U.S. Civil War.

1927 - Babe Ruth hit his 60th homer of the season to break his own major-league record.

1934 - Babe Ruth played his last game for the New York Yankees.

I read about this in a book and Googled it

The site for the real-life Scarlett O'hara.

Think she looks like her?

I could survive for 1 minute, 16 seconds chained to a bunk bed with a velociraptor

Worlds smallest man meets woman with longest legs

He Pingping from Inner Mongolia, China's autonomous region, the world's smallest man sits underneath Svetlana Pankratova from Russia, the Queen of Longest Legs, as they pose at Trafalgar Square in London, Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2008. Pingping, born with primordial dwarfism, holds the Guiness World Record for the smallest man at 74.61 cms (2 feet and 5.37 inches) and Pankratova holds the Guiness World Record for the longest leg of any woman at 132 cms (4 feet 4 inches) in length.(AP Photo/Sang Tan)

My Oldie Favorites #1

Oh Thrift Store! Where have you been?

I went shopping today at a couple of the countless thrift stores in the Norfolk area. Specifically looking for t-shirts, sweatshirts and cargo pants. I succeeded in finding a really cool duffel bag and a Monty Python shirt for the reasonable cost of about $7.
I also managed to run into a girl working at one of the stores that was born and raised in Bennington Vt. And another one who spent an extensive amount of time in Vt. The first girl was a Vt hater, I agreed with her on why she hated it, but not the hating part. Vt is way too beautiful to hate.

So did anyone know that today was Women's Equality Day?
Just Wondering...............

Lately, I have had a slight obsession with the Vermont Catamount's logo. This is the link to the school's athletic website were you can download or paste a really sweet wallpaper for you computer. http://www.uvm.edu/~sportspr/?Page=wallpaper.html

Cape Henry

This is supposedly the area that the Jamestown settlers first landed at when they reached America. They later weighed anchor and moved some 60 miles northwest to the area that we now know as Jamestown.

This is a statue of Francois Joseph Paul de Grasse. Comte de Grasse was the admiral of the French fleet that was responsible for the defeat of the British navy at "The Battle of the Cape" which took place at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay. The victory made it possible for the American forces to hold their siege of Yorktown and caused General Cornwallis to capitulate.

I love sand dunes

Cape Henry and the beautiful Atlantic Ocean.

My Dad was 2 years old.....

Buddy Holly Live in New York With Peggy Sue 1959.

Everyone needs to do their part and go vote!

http://espn.go.com/

Vote for Boston MA. on the Titletown USA link.

Modern English

My baking extravaganza

Store-bought cookie dough


My sexy little toaster oven
open cookie dough

delicious cookies

Canon Rock

As a guitar player, this blows my mind....

Since my dear Mother has been complaining about me not posting I have resorted to trying to find some interesting things to blog about. This is something I make quite often. I don't have a name for it, but if I did it would probably be "Fried Potatoes".

I microwave a bunch of red potatoes for several minutes, just enough to take the crunch out of them. Meanwhile I fry a bunch of bacon. When the bacon is done I leave the grease in the pan and put the diced up potatoes in the pan and fry them with salt and pepper. When the potatoes are done I put them on a bed of shredded cheddar cheese and have some Newman's Own marinara sauce on the side. It's the best.

Charlie bit me!

This is a video that I became familiar with a while back.

If you have seen it, I'm sorry, if not, enjoy.

The time has come

It has finally come time for me to pick a side. And that side is Coco-cola.

On this day.....

1314 - The forces of Scotland's King Robert I defeated the English in the Battle of Bannockburn.

This goes out to one of the greatest men that I know

You have been a great Father and a roll model to myself, my siblings and to those around you. Your selfless dedication and work ethic have inspired me to attain the same.

On this Father's Day, I wish it to be the best it can be. I love you Dad.

On this day.....

1813 - The Navy gained its motto as the mortally wounded commander of the frigate Chesapeake, Capt. James Lawrence, said, "Don't give up the ship."