Please Read My Last Post Before Reading This One

Here is another article that I found while browsing the web. I find it extremely relevant for Memorial Day. I love reading stories like this! Here it is: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090524/ap_on_re_us/memorial_day_naming_the_dead
And people, I want comments if you got 'em.

Defending Our Freedom In His Underwear!

I saw this on msn.com and was in awe! This is one of the coolest pictures that I have ever seen. This is an actual shot of US soldiers fighting off Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan. The article that accompanies this picture is at http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30887233/?GT1=43001. That guy is a total stud! I would love to meet him and tell him thanks for his hard work. It doesn't look like hard work...I mean the guy is in pink boxers, but he is defending freedom, and that seems to be the hardest job in the world right now. This guy needs an award or something! He didn't even think to put on his pants before helping his fellow soldiers, or for that matter, shoes, he's wearing flip-flops. Give that soldier a medal for awesomeness! You know that just shows how amazing the military is in training and creating men that don't hesitate to do their jobs. There isn't, in my opinion, a better job in the world than being a soldier. As you can tell I am jealous. Well that's it, go to the link and read the article it will be worth it. Hey Freedoms Foundation, there a candidate for someone to honor at one of your banquets.

Alternate Realities

I have had a bunch of different things flowing through my mind like a great river cutting its way through a canyon. After last night I experienced something that has forced me to write, and when I say forced, I mean thoughts that have consumed my mind. The fire within my brain has made its way to my fingertips as I write. The event last night is one that most people would think is small and obscure, for for me, it was huge. Do any of you look forward to moments that can take you away from the chaos of life, with all of its worries, confusion, stress, as well as the mundane? I do, and those moments come for me in hour increments on Wednesday and Thursday nights. There are other times but these times are set in stone. The times that I am talking about is when I turn on the television and get lost in fictionalized worlds of "LOST" and Grey's Anatomy". That's right, I get comfort from the idiocy I call life, from TV shows. This last week was the season finales of both "LOST" and "Grey's". Now although "LOST" has actually lost some of its luster, I still think that it is the greatest show on TV. It is followed closely by "Grey's Anatomy". The "LOST" finale was great, but I want to put in my two cents about "Grey's" unbelievable finale! That is why people watch TV. The episode was perfect in every way. It had everything that is needed for a good show. What is needed for great shows, is that the audience, sitting in front of their TVs "wasting" time staring at the screen, are totally engrossed by what is transpiring before them. So with that said, I believe that it is totally healthy to get a dose of TV, movies, music, and books in every week. This way you can lose yourself in something other than the reality. Let's face it, during this time of economic catastrophe, and just plain s#!* going on in our lives, a little alternate reality is good for the soul, or whatever. I must add a caution in here though, that spending too much time in your own alternate reality, can be damaging and lead to being worthless like Perez Hilton who's only job in life is to talk about famous people that are famous for nothing and demeaning the good in the world for ratings and money. Okay with that said, I have said my peace and its no longer grindin my gears.

For The Love of My Life

Hey Lauren,

I just wanted to surprise you with a little note on my blog telling you how thankful I am that you are my wife and the mother of my child. You do so much for our family and I want you to know that even though I don't show it all of the time, I really do appreciate everything that you do. You are an incredible woman. The things you do to keep this family going are nothing short of miraculous. Cannon loves you more than you know and so do I. I am excited for the next year with you and the new addition to our family. Once again, I love you and Cannon loves you too. Here is a little note from Cannon.gkhkbbbbbbbbbbbbb. I guess that means he loves you! Happy Mothers Days!!!!!!!

I See You Like to Chew, Maybe You Should Chew...ON MY FIST!!!

Yeah that's a quote from my son's new favorite movie, "KungFu Panda". The message in the movie is that you have to believe that you are great, and then you can do great things. I want to bring up a different point in the movie, that being that when the Panda was being trained he was beaten and kicked around unmercifully he didn't mind because it took his mind off of how he felt about himself. That got me thinking. Do you ever think what life would be like if you were something or someone different. I do...every night just about, and it either motivates me to be better for five minutes, or it reminds me of where I am in life. I sometimes lay awake and think about how life would be if I had tons of money. It would be about the same with less stress and maybe a car that I actually owned instead of borrowing from others. I wouldn't have to rely on others. I think about what life would be like if I had a different personality, if I would have the drive and focus to do other things. I think about what life would be like if I had a different profession. Interesting enough, I always have my wife and kid in the picture, that fact never changes. So I guess my subconscious is telling me that I got one thing perfectly right. Alright so that's what grinding my gears at the moment.