Musings and Thoughts

Politics are Amazing

April 29th, 2008

Governmental politics is something that will always amaze me. Watching past elections and of course the current one I have to ask myself why anyone would run - it’s kinda like deciding to go on the television show “Judge Judy”, you know that no matter what, you are going to get your ass handed to you.

After reading “The Commercial Appeal” here in Memphis today I feel as I must make full disclosure before I continue - in a couple letters to the editor about this topic people felt compelled to tell the readers what race of human being they are…

So, not that it should matter, (more…)

Time to Get Serious

April 18th, 2008

We have lived in our house for five years now! This may not seem like a long time to most people but for me it is an eternity. Lets see, since birth, I’ve lived in Rochester, NY - Azuza, CA - Tulsa, OK - Lincoln, NE - Lake Wales, FL - Crystal River, FL - Orlando, FL - Great Lakes, IL - Vallejo, CA - Mayport, FL - Philadelphia, PA - Camden, NJ - Oaklyn, NJ - Latina, Italy - Keflavik, Iceland - Panama City Beach, FL - Jackson, MS - Warner Robins, GA - Albuquerque, NM - Chandler, AZ - Stow, MA - Maynard, MA - Dublin, CA - Bartlett, TN. Twenty four locations and in some of the towns actually moved households - anyway, lived in a ton of places in my 45 years on the planet.
One thing I am experiencing now that I did not experience in ANY of those other locations was (more…)

Web Citizens

December 30th, 2007

What would you do?

You overhear a conversation between two individuals that made you think they were going to do harm to others.

Would you alert authorities? Would you ignore the conversation all together?

Blogs, including my own, may have a lot of posts that cover a wide variety topics. It is not uncommon for my blog to gain a new visitor because of a search result based on a search phrase that came from a combination of two or even three different posts in a single category. An example would be “united states navy myspace” or “counter strike wordpress theme”, both searches I received a visitor from today. You do not have to write specifically about a topic to actually receive visitors for a topic.

Getting back to my original question. (more…)

NFL Picks 12-23-2007

December 23rd, 2007

Haven’t written a post in a while. I am spending the holidays in Florida. I will be spending time fishing, golfing and visiting old friends.

Every week during the NFL season my wife and I do a “pick’em” to see who is the best football prognosticator in the family. She has won a few weeks and I must say those weeks she is hard to live with… This week I am a game up on her so far - she thought the Rams would beat the Steelers, we both had Dallas.

The rest of my picks for this week; (more…)

My Sons Original Music

December 10th, 2007

My oldest son Tommy just recently turned 26 years old. During his life we have moved to many places and he attended more schools than I think he can even remember.

He graduated with honors from Hamilton High School in Chandler, Arizona and departed for Navy boot-camp soon after with a goal to save money for college and someday be a lawyer. After completing his six year obligation as an Electronics Technician Nuclear Operator on board the USS Nimitz he entered the University of Memphis and will complete his undergraduate degree in Political Science next fall. After that, law school!

Anyway, the real point of this post (more…)

Mapping Out Americas Racism

November 27th, 2007

I had the honor of serving in the United States Navy for a little over 26 years. During that time I had the privilege of traveling extensively both in the United States and overseas. I have lived in 10 states and spent more than just a couple of days in the other 40.

I now live in Bartlett, Tennessee, a relatively small town that borders the City of Memphis. There are many things I love about living here but one thing that “grinds my gears” (more…)

SI Speechless

November 11th, 2007

For the last 44 years the Notre Dame football program has enjoyed win after win over the Naval Academy. The table turned last Saturday when the Midshipmen upset the Fighting Irish in overtime. That in itself is a story worth more than oh by the way “Three and Out” 37 (more…)

Mixed Messages

October 29th, 2007

Grow up to be an Adult?

We attempt to teach our children, well most of us do, to grow up to be responsible adults. We attempt to choose our words carefully and to help them make sense out of the vast world around them. We don’t teach our children that a couch is actually called a stove, we don’t point to a deer and call it a bear. We understand that every action we (more…)

Blame the Village

October 19th, 2007

Driving to work today a long standing craving that I have once again engulfed my brain. I will never be able to again savor the taste. What is my craving? A McDonald’s Hot Apple Pie. I am not talking about the crap they serve today - I am talking about the pie that was fried, the one that when you bit into it, it would CrUncH! A blister would quickly form on the roof of your mouth because the apples were near 11,000 degrees but you didn’t care because the taste was just sooo indescribably good. It is truly a shame they are gone…gone for good.

Liberals took our pie, they are the root of all evil. If someone chokes to death (more…)

Hippocannabis Oath

October 6th, 2007

While I was visiting a Navy Recruiting Station in California about a year ago I met an applicant who told me one of his current medications prescribed by his doctor was marijuana. Up to that point he was the first person I met who had been prescribed the storied drug. He told me it was prescribed to help with his anxiety attacks. No, he did not qualify for the Navy, he had a few “issues”. For some reason, this morning, I remembered the encounter and it got me to thinking.

How many doctors are prescribed medical marijuana?

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