I watched a story on the news about a camp designed to help kids that have lost a loved one. Comfort Zone Camp is in 5 states and is working wonders for hundreds of kids each year. It is so good to see a good story on the news for once.
Yesterday was Mother’s Day
Yesterday was a rough day for me. I took flowers to the cemetery – a bouquet of white daisies and red roses, my mother’s favorites. I stayed, sitting on a bench near her grave for about an hour, thinking about her life, and how different my life is now that she is gone. I watched other people come and go to their own family grave sites and leave flowers and said hello to a few of them as they walked by.
I tried to get my sister to go with me, but she wouldn’t go. She said she gets too emotional at the cemetery. I really would have appreciated the company, but I told her I understood. I’m glad the weather was nice, and the cemetery was pretty, so at least it wasn’t all wet and gloom, but still it was a rough day.
Navy Snipers
The United States Navy came to the rescue yesterday. Their highly trained snipers took care of business. Capt Phillips can now go home to his family. These modern high tech pirates have paid the price, but I’m sure this all isn’t over by any means, a lot more blood will be shed, I’m sure of that.
Homeland Security
The issue of Homeland Security is a hot topic and one of a major concern. I was left a bit unsettled when last Sunday I heard on the radio that North Korea had just fired a rocket/missile over Japan. And then just yesterday an American citizen that was being held as hostage due to these crazy, high tech, modern day pirates, was finally released and lives have been lost with the military tactics that we had ready and available. New lines of communicate are being opened with our relationship with Cuba even. Such a sudden increase in politics is a bit over whelming.
With today’s technology playing such a key role in so many area’s, not even bringing Iraq and all that that encompasses, it so very important to have only the best equipment that is available to keep our country along with our best interests safe and secure.
Today’s tactical wireless headsets are pretty impressive, a good military handset must be able to keep the lines of communication100%, completely open, clear and uninterrupted, as many lives are at stake with today’s politics in such a state of confusion as they are in our world today.
I was taking a look at CJComponents.com, which is a leading manufacturer of military electronics and communication equipment. It is amazing to see all that they have accomplished and what a key role that they play with their expertise in communication. Their lightweight handset is a must and a much desired component for military and law enforcement as well. They all depend and need good quality designs, such as the CJ Component Products has with their tactical handset products that you too can read about at Cjcomponents.com/military_handsets.html, an interesting read.
Wow Game Cards
My teen aged nephew is really into play games online. His favorite right now is World Warcraft. This game is so popular that they state that over 11 million people are now subscribers to this popular game and turn to Buymmoaccounts.com for all their gaming and their wow game card needs.
Last time I visited with them he showed me this ever growing game, it is a pretty cool concept, with non stop action and excitement. He is pretty good at it and it keeps him off the streets, so it’s all good for $29.99 a month.
One of the Dangers of Using a Blue Tooth
This commercial hits close to home, I can see this happening more and more and don’t ever want to own a Blue Tooth Ear Piece.
Joke of the Year
This joke was nominated for best joke of the year.
A Russian arrives in New York City as a new immigrant to the United States . He stops the first person he sees walking down the street and says, “Thank you Mr. American for letting me into this country, giving me housing, food stamps, free medical care, and a free education!”
The passerby says, “You are mistaken, I am a Mexican.”
The man goes on and encounters another passerby. “Thank you for having such a beautiful country here America .” The person says, “I not American, I Vietnamese.”
The new arrival walks farther, and the next person he sees he stops, shakes his hand, and says, “Thank you for wonderful America !” That person puts up his hand and says, “I am from Middle East .. I am not American.”
He finally sees a nice lady and asks, “Are you an American?” She says, “No, I am from Africa .”
Puzzled, he asks her, “Where are all the Americans?”;
The African lady checks her watch and says, “Probably at work.”
Bushari Group Real Estate
The Boston area is one of my favorite places up north. I have several relatives that live there and I have visited them many times in my youth and would like to go again some time, it has been way too long since I took a trip up that a way. There is something about Boston that just gives me goose bumps, so much history was made there and they place has so much to offer all year round.
One of my distant cousins just purchased one of the really nice Boston Luxury Lofts that Boston is so well known for. He did his homework with the Real Estate in Boston and got himself a very nice deal and sent this pictures via email to prove it. The Boston Real Estate market is full of wonderful homes and deals are there to be had with the economy in such a mess, it is a buyer’s market, no doubt about that.
He was originally looking at the Boston Condos that are going for so such low prices these days, and then discovered Bushari Group Real Estate which assisted with his Boston Luxury Real Estate search, in which landed him in one of the nicest Boston Lofts that was on the market for the taking, as he did and his now proud of and one that I am eager to see when I do get a chance to visit up north again.
Earth Hour
I can’t believe that I wasn’t tuned in with the rest of the world concerning “Earth Hour” which was held all across the world last night, March 28th between the hours of 8:30 and 9:30pm.
The first I had heard of it was on last night’s news, I have to say that I’m impressed that so many people all across the lands participated in something like this. Just wish I had known in advance, but I guess I can’t be on top of everything that goes on all the time.
18,000 Men!
Notice the scale…the men look smaller in the torch and larger nearer the camera. At first glance the entire artwork looks proportional.
Note the numbers of men in the parts of the Liberty Figure at the end
I find it amazing that this photo, taken so many years ago, actually still
exists! And now, someone has put it online for all of us to see.
This INCREDIBLE picture was taken in 1918.
It is 18,000 men preparing for war in a training camp at Camp Dodge , in
Iowa . EIGHTEEN THOUSAND MEN!!!!!
What a priceless gift from our grandfathers!
FACTS: Base to Shoulder: 150 feet Right Arm: 340 feet Widest part of arm
holding torch: 12 1/2 feet Right thumb: 35 feet Thickest part of body: 29
feet Left hand length: 30 feet Face: 60 feet Nose: 21 feet Longest spike of
head piece: 70 feet Torch and flame combined: 980 feet Number of men in
flame of torch: 12,000 Number of men in torch: 2,800 Number of men in right
arm: 1,200 Number of men in body, head and balance of figure only: 2,000
Total men: 18,000