Saturday, February 27, 2010
Friday, February 26, 2010
Let it Snow!
Daisy and I are lonely in NY as we sit here together day after day being slowly buried alive. Terrible snow storms are great in NY. We have had many over the years. They are a lot of fun. The only sad thing is that there is no one here to enjoy its magnificence with us. So we miss you and will have to be content to just tell you about it.
I think it has been pretty much snowing now for 3-4 days. Usually is snows a lot and then the sun comes out. In this case it is not typical. We have had two huge storms now back to back. Lots of snow and over lots of time. This morning I took Daisy over to the sliding glass door in the Family Room and opened the blind. We both just looked and said to each other. What is up with that. I assured Daisy that I was glad I was not her. So I then let her out the front door. Of course no chain. First, what difference would it make and Second where would you ever find it? So she bravely took a shot at it. It was so funny. This should have been on film. Digging and plowing and jumping just to get some way or configuration that would allow her to do what we take for granted in the comfortable bathroom.
She then decided that pooing in that place just was not doable so she headed down the path toward the driveway. She even got a bit of an attitude and decided it was not going to beat her. So with aggression she started attempting to go through it like a deer would. She kept misjudging where the step changes were and she would go a lot deeper than expected. She made it to the driveway and did her business there. It was a little less snow there because I had paid Alex Angle $40 to remove the horrible previous deposit on Wednesday. Then some people were walking in the street commenting and pointing to the impressive snow scape's. Daisy wanted so much to join them. What dog wouldn't, but you saw the decision in her eyes when she concluded that going down the driveway to the street was simply not an option. She turned back and plowed up the path and up the hidden stairs and made it back to me. I let her come back in. Poor dog.
So there is another storm coming starting in about 3-4 hours and lasting for about 40 hours that is expected to dump as much as 18 more inches of snow in some parts of the Northeast. All I know is that Poughkeespie is right in the middle of the whole thing and I am pretty sure there is much more snow coming. Sorry Daisy.
Karen you should see our front tree the one to the right. Its branches are on the ground all the way around holding up all the snow. Looks like some sort of Ice building. Near as I can tell, however, none of the labored branches are broken yet.
So enjoy your Sun in Phoenix, but I wish you were all here to enjoy the snow here with me. Especially Jarek and Malik and Enok and Hazel would love this. Especially Malik on his Birthday. Happy Birthday Malik!!!!
I think it has been pretty much snowing now for 3-4 days. Usually is snows a lot and then the sun comes out. In this case it is not typical. We have had two huge storms now back to back. Lots of snow and over lots of time. This morning I took Daisy over to the sliding glass door in the Family Room and opened the blind. We both just looked and said to each other. What is up with that. I assured Daisy that I was glad I was not her. So I then let her out the front door. Of course no chain. First, what difference would it make and Second where would you ever find it? So she bravely took a shot at it. It was so funny. This should have been on film. Digging and plowing and jumping just to get some way or configuration that would allow her to do what we take for granted in the comfortable bathroom.
She then decided that pooing in that place just was not doable so she headed down the path toward the driveway. She even got a bit of an attitude and decided it was not going to beat her. So with aggression she started attempting to go through it like a deer would. She kept misjudging where the step changes were and she would go a lot deeper than expected. She made it to the driveway and did her business there. It was a little less snow there because I had paid Alex Angle $40 to remove the horrible previous deposit on Wednesday. Then some people were walking in the street commenting and pointing to the impressive snow scape's. Daisy wanted so much to join them. What dog wouldn't, but you saw the decision in her eyes when she concluded that going down the driveway to the street was simply not an option. She turned back and plowed up the path and up the hidden stairs and made it back to me. I let her come back in. Poor dog.
So there is another storm coming starting in about 3-4 hours and lasting for about 40 hours that is expected to dump as much as 18 more inches of snow in some parts of the Northeast. All I know is that Poughkeespie is right in the middle of the whole thing and I am pretty sure there is much more snow coming. Sorry Daisy.
Karen you should see our front tree the one to the right. Its branches are on the ground all the way around holding up all the snow. Looks like some sort of Ice building. Near as I can tell, however, none of the labored branches are broken yet.
So enjoy your Sun in Phoenix, but I wish you were all here to enjoy the snow here with me. Especially Jarek and Malik and Enok and Hazel would love this. Especially Malik on his Birthday. Happy Birthday Malik!!!!
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Can't Wait
This year is the year of the Tiger. That means it is my year. For whatever reason, I have looked forward to 2010. And so far it has been a great year. But I am even more excited at the prospect of having my brother and his family move here in the next few weeks. And then even more exciting to have my sister and her family move here later this year. Family is so important to me and I really hope we all get to live closer. This is a first step, to which I am grateful for Jake and Cari making this difficult decision.
I dream of days where I can just call Jake to come over and watch a game - or call him up to go play some tennis. Or just having him and Cari along with Hazel and Speed over to swim in the pool on a hot summer day while we sit and marvel at the blessings the Lord has given us.
And then Tommy gets back later this year, too! It'll be so great to see him and speak Spanish with him, hear about his mission and see him embark on the next project of finding a wife. He has high expectations as we've been very lucky with the in-laws in the family.
It feels like I am just constantly excited this year. So here's to the year of the tiger (not Tiger Woods - it definitely is NOT his year)! Now let's get some of our old friends to move here, too!
I dream of days where I can just call Jake to come over and watch a game - or call him up to go play some tennis. Or just having him and Cari along with Hazel and Speed over to swim in the pool on a hot summer day while we sit and marvel at the blessings the Lord has given us.
And then Tommy gets back later this year, too! It'll be so great to see him and speak Spanish with him, hear about his mission and see him embark on the next project of finding a wife. He has high expectations as we've been very lucky with the in-laws in the family.
It feels like I am just constantly excited this year. So here's to the year of the tiger (not Tiger Woods - it definitely is NOT his year)! Now let's get some of our old friends to move here, too!
Tuesday, February 09, 2010
Just so everyone knows...
I know some of you probably heard how I have been thinking lately about a career in flying for the military. I know, I know you have to think I am crazy because of how bad I have been wanting my 4 years to come to an end and now with it so close, I must be insane! Here is the story...
Since I was as young as I can remember, anything that flew in the air excited me more than anything. I am the guy at the airport that will stand at the windows for hours watching huge planes land and take off. I just think its incredible how something so big and heavy can glide through the air like nothing! Well, fighter jets fascinate me even more. To me they are the coolest things on the planet. They can take off on as little as 300 feet of runway and some of them don't need any runway at all. They take off vertically. To keep this short and not boring, I will get right to the point. I was talking to an officer the other day who is a Marine FA-18 super hornet pilot. He is a very nice guy and was open to all of my many questions. He actually loves his job. Can you believe it? A Marine who actually likes what he does. He told me a lot. In order for me to go through with this I would first need to go to college and get my bachelors degree in anything that I wanted. Then graduate Officers Candidate School to become an officer in the branch of my choosing (Still unsure which branch). After this, flight school. What's good is I could get a spot reserved for me in my contract for flight school before committing myself to anything. After flight school which varys between 6-8 months I am off to another school. This next school would be all about learning how to fly the aircraft I have selected. This can be anywhere from another 6 months up to a year. Upon graduation I would officially be a pilot.
Here are my concerns. I want to fly a fighter jet and only a fighter jet. Unfortunatly there is no way I can be gurenteed that that is what I will end up flying. The officer I spoke to was in a class of 58. 11 of those spots were fighter jets and the others were a bunch of different aircraft the Marine Corps has including 5 Harriers which are just like fighter jets but classified differently. Depending on where you rank in the class come graduation day determines your number in line to pick what you want to fly. Fighter jets are almost always picked immediately. So I would have to do very well at flight school for this to all happen. If I do not get to fly a fighter jet I will not be upset for too long because well there are a lot of really cool aircraft out there. Another concern is my family and do I really want a life in the military? More than likely if I do this I will go Air Force. The Air Force focuses more on air to air combat while the Marine Corps focus is air support for troops on the ground. The Air Force is a lot more friendlier than the Marines. As an officer in the Air Force I feel I can make something work out real well for me and Kathy rather then just get stationed anywhere on the planet the is good for the Marine Corps without any consideration about me and my family in mind.
After the military I should have enough hours in the air to land a job with a major airline company. They get paid very well and this is one of 2 jobs that I know 100% I will love doing every day. The other job would be me on the NY Giants and well, not in this lifetime.
In a perfect life without any risks or problems I would graduate from ASU with a 4.0 and finish #1 in flight school. I would go off to fighter jet school and show the Air Force that I am even better than Maverick in Top Gun at flying. After graduation I would get stationed at the Air Force Base in Arizona. After retiring in 2026 I would fly for a civilian airline company out of Phoenix.
The good thing is I have about 3 years to think about this before having to make my decision. Me and Kathy still have a lot to discuss. When my dad was my age this is all he wanted to do too and obviously didn't go through with it. I don't want to make the same mistake.
Since I was as young as I can remember, anything that flew in the air excited me more than anything. I am the guy at the airport that will stand at the windows for hours watching huge planes land and take off. I just think its incredible how something so big and heavy can glide through the air like nothing! Well, fighter jets fascinate me even more. To me they are the coolest things on the planet. They can take off on as little as 300 feet of runway and some of them don't need any runway at all. They take off vertically. To keep this short and not boring, I will get right to the point. I was talking to an officer the other day who is a Marine FA-18 super hornet pilot. He is a very nice guy and was open to all of my many questions. He actually loves his job. Can you believe it? A Marine who actually likes what he does. He told me a lot. In order for me to go through with this I would first need to go to college and get my bachelors degree in anything that I wanted. Then graduate Officers Candidate School to become an officer in the branch of my choosing (Still unsure which branch). After this, flight school. What's good is I could get a spot reserved for me in my contract for flight school before committing myself to anything. After flight school which varys between 6-8 months I am off to another school. This next school would be all about learning how to fly the aircraft I have selected. This can be anywhere from another 6 months up to a year. Upon graduation I would officially be a pilot.
Here are my concerns. I want to fly a fighter jet and only a fighter jet. Unfortunatly there is no way I can be gurenteed that that is what I will end up flying. The officer I spoke to was in a class of 58. 11 of those spots were fighter jets and the others were a bunch of different aircraft the Marine Corps has including 5 Harriers which are just like fighter jets but classified differently. Depending on where you rank in the class come graduation day determines your number in line to pick what you want to fly. Fighter jets are almost always picked immediately. So I would have to do very well at flight school for this to all happen. If I do not get to fly a fighter jet I will not be upset for too long because well there are a lot of really cool aircraft out there. Another concern is my family and do I really want a life in the military? More than likely if I do this I will go Air Force. The Air Force focuses more on air to air combat while the Marine Corps focus is air support for troops on the ground. The Air Force is a lot more friendlier than the Marines. As an officer in the Air Force I feel I can make something work out real well for me and Kathy rather then just get stationed anywhere on the planet the is good for the Marine Corps without any consideration about me and my family in mind.
After the military I should have enough hours in the air to land a job with a major airline company. They get paid very well and this is one of 2 jobs that I know 100% I will love doing every day. The other job would be me on the NY Giants and well, not in this lifetime.
In a perfect life without any risks or problems I would graduate from ASU with a 4.0 and finish #1 in flight school. I would go off to fighter jet school and show the Air Force that I am even better than Maverick in Top Gun at flying. After graduation I would get stationed at the Air Force Base in Arizona. After retiring in 2026 I would fly for a civilian airline company out of Phoenix.
The good thing is I have about 3 years to think about this before having to make my decision. Me and Kathy still have a lot to discuss. When my dad was my age this is all he wanted to do too and obviously didn't go through with it. I don't want to make the same mistake.
Thursday, February 04, 2010
killing for sport
Wow! I had never read that this is so highly condemned right in the scriptures. This book I am reading had me refer to the JST of Genesis, 9:10-11. I have never read this before.
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