Today was Dad's Birthday.
I ended up calling him and talking to him for a long time about his trip to Virginia and his upcoming trip up here.
It was good to talk to him and he is still sick from his last trip but it doesn't sound too bad, and he sounds excited to come up and visit.
Monday, May 29, 2017
Drill Weekend 19-21
Crappy week.
I was sick on the Tuesday before drill - May 16th,
I did get my Continuing Education completed and got re-certified for both Network Plus and Security Plus though, so that worked out pretty well.
Drill sucked. It was a MUTA 6 so all of Friday Saturday, and Sunday.
It was pretty cool that Division was up training with us so I got to see lots of old buddies like Noon, Garcia, Hubred, Danielzuk, Perrin, Marko, and Sergeant Major Bartkey.
Braaten got pinned his E-7 so that was pretty cool. I am worried that it is going to just increase his problems with anxiety and leadership, but he does have a lot of support. With any luck things will smooth out enough that he gets comfortable with it, and then I think he will do pretty well. I do still hope he goes Warrant though.
I took the next Monday off, and used that time to collect paperwork and schedule my annulment hearing. I got all my witnesses lined up and agreed to a date for them to all come up to St. Cloud. I still don't know how I feel about this. It really sucks to have to participate in, plan, and execute your own betrayal.
I was sick on the Tuesday before drill - May 16th,
I did get my Continuing Education completed and got re-certified for both Network Plus and Security Plus though, so that worked out pretty well.
Drill sucked. It was a MUTA 6 so all of Friday Saturday, and Sunday.
It was pretty cool that Division was up training with us so I got to see lots of old buddies like Noon, Garcia, Hubred, Danielzuk, Perrin, Marko, and Sergeant Major Bartkey.
Braaten got pinned his E-7 so that was pretty cool. I am worried that it is going to just increase his problems with anxiety and leadership, but he does have a lot of support. With any luck things will smooth out enough that he gets comfortable with it, and then I think he will do pretty well. I do still hope he goes Warrant though.
I took the next Monday off, and used that time to collect paperwork and schedule my annulment hearing. I got all my witnesses lined up and agreed to a date for them to all come up to St. Cloud. I still don't know how I feel about this. It really sucks to have to participate in, plan, and execute your own betrayal.
Thursday, May 18, 2017
AWJ
Josh's wife tried to flame me yesterday.
It was on a video that was explaining that taxation is theft.
At first Kevin Reynolds countered her quite a bit. Then I got involved.
Then Steve Browne and Josh Anderson started arguing with her.
The last I saw was Jum trying to say that theft and rape shouldn't ever be compared and Josh Anderson of course said that - - well since they often both lead to death, it kind of makes sense.
At that point I had to take off because of cardio and then CL.
By the time I got home, she had deleted the entire thread.
I don't know if it kept going after I left or not.
I feel really bad for her and how she humiliated herself like that. She really should have known better, but I suppose sometimes pride gets the best of people.
The funny thing is that it was just two days before drill. Now I have all weekend hanging out with Josh.
Probably going to be a little weird, but oh well.
It was on a video that was explaining that taxation is theft.
At first Kevin Reynolds countered her quite a bit. Then I got involved.
Then Steve Browne and Josh Anderson started arguing with her.
The last I saw was Jum trying to say that theft and rape shouldn't ever be compared and Josh Anderson of course said that - - well since they often both lead to death, it kind of makes sense.
At that point I had to take off because of cardio and then CL.
By the time I got home, she had deleted the entire thread.
I don't know if it kept going after I left or not.
I feel really bad for her and how she humiliated herself like that. She really should have known better, but I suppose sometimes pride gets the best of people.
The funny thing is that it was just two days before drill. Now I have all weekend hanging out with Josh.
Probably going to be a little weird, but oh well.
Sunday, May 14, 2017
Mother's Day 2017
Today was actually a pretty crappy day. It is a Sunday and I have drill next weekend so I had a ton of things that I need to get done and I planned on getting them done this weekend.
Of course none of that happened. I didn't even do cardio or go to the range.
Really being a lazy piece of crap this weekend.
I did get to confession on Saturday, and Mass today, and saw Dan there. So not completely wasted.
What I did do is watch Shadowlands. I have had that movie in the DVD drive of my laptop for months planning to watch it but I never did.
When I finally did watch it, it really sucked. The C.S. Lewis character reminded me of myself in so many different ways, and even in his flawed, late in life, half assed, broken sort of way of trying to reach out and truly connect to someone else - it made me realize that I share so many of the characteristics with that character, and yet I probably couldn't even do what he did. The relationship that he did have was to a dying woman after her terminal diagnosis and it was late in his life, when he was in his 50's or 60's.
It was pretty crappy. He obviously had achieved more then I ever will in life (Oxford professor and famous author) and still it all ended like.......................
Basically without answer. To love is to suffer, and that is better then to never really love at all.
Of course none of that happened. I didn't even do cardio or go to the range.
Really being a lazy piece of crap this weekend.
I did get to confession on Saturday, and Mass today, and saw Dan there. So not completely wasted.
What I did do is watch Shadowlands. I have had that movie in the DVD drive of my laptop for months planning to watch it but I never did.
When I finally did watch it, it really sucked. The C.S. Lewis character reminded me of myself in so many different ways, and even in his flawed, late in life, half assed, broken sort of way of trying to reach out and truly connect to someone else - it made me realize that I share so many of the characteristics with that character, and yet I probably couldn't even do what he did. The relationship that he did have was to a dying woman after her terminal diagnosis and it was late in his life, when he was in his 50's or 60's.
It was pretty crappy. He obviously had achieved more then I ever will in life (Oxford professor and famous author) and still it all ended like.......................
Basically without answer. To love is to suffer, and that is better then to never really love at all.
Saturday, May 13, 2017
Assault, Kidnapping, and Robbery
Two convicted of Felonies for bringing Cigs to MN
This story points out that MN taxes tobacco products at 95% of the value.
These two guys were bringing about $78,000 worth of smokes, and $74,000 of that was the taxes.
Any surprise there is going to be a black market???
And how does people selling cigarettes justify beating them up, kidnapping them and taking all of their money?
Friday, May 12, 2017
Confederate Monuments
I can't help but wonder..........is it out of a sense of guilt? Everyone knows that the democrats were the confederates and instead of owning up to it and truly taking responsibility for It, they just supported Jim Crow and the Klan for a hundred years and when that didn't work anymore they found it easier to buy votes with government largesse and pretend that some magical southern strategy changed all the chairs and then promptly claimed that they were the good guys all along. I think we all really know the truth about that, most especially them. It almost seems like their guilty consciences are forcing them to physically tear down evidence that reminds them of their past.
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