Today was bittersweet as it was probably Breck’s last time fencing in the Youth division. He went out in style, winning The Battle of Chancellorsville by beating his nemesis in the final bout. (Breck was 0 for 2008 against this kid, but has beat him 3 …
Noah was a Time Lord.
This conversation took place yesterday at the Vet.
Me: (referencing a large painting of Noah’s Ark in the waiting room) I wonder how he got two of every animal in the boat.
Breck: The boat must be a lot bigger on the inside than i…
When I first listened to this album I was worried about how I would write my first negative review ever of a Queensryche album. I listened to it streaming online and I really did not dig it. However, I’ve bought ever record they’ve put out since 1983, …
Why I’m voting for Obama
03 Nov 2008
My voting history looks like this.
88 – Bush
92 – Browne or Bush (I don’t remember)
96 – Browne
2000 – Browne
2004 – Bush
Clearly, I have to vote for Barak Obama just so I can keep the “B” thing going 🙂
Actuall…
I’ve had the new Tesla record on repeat play since I downloaded it from Amazon on Thursday. Tesla has always been one of my favorite bands, and Forever More certainly does not disappoint. In fact, it may be one of their best records ever.
It’s exactly …
When Michelle’s grandmother passed away this summer we got this. It’s a get well coconut that we apparently sent to Michelle’s dad from our wedding / honeymoon in HI in 1991. He was recovering from surgery at the time and was staying with Michelle’s …
Seventeen years, wow.
Dinner plans are exciting
Pizza with the kids
So last night was the big show, Iron Maiden at Merriweather Post Pavilion. The drive there was ominous as we were in a torrential thunderstorm within 10 miles of the Merriweather, which is an outdoor amphitheater. However, Eddie apparently can contro…
Sunday night I was up until 1 AM reading. Last night I finished the book at 2 AM. That probably tells you all you need to know about my opinion of the book. Breck read it in one sitting the day it came in. I handed him the book at 1:30 PM and he was do…
I’m an Air Force brat. The sound of an USAF fighter plane streaking low overhead is about the most comforting sound I can imagine. This must relate back to growing up on USAF bases where the sound was just part of the everyday fabric of life. A few specific remembrances that come to mind…
Playing baseball in the field at the end of our block on Grissom AFB, IN and hearing the “crack” as jets broke the sound barrier overhead. This was 1976ish so I’m going to guess they were F-101’s? Another specific instance in 1997, we are on Shell Island just across the bay from Tyndall AFB. F-16’s start practicing touch and go takeoffs on the runway not more than a mile or so across the water, and they roar directly over our heads at very low altitude. It was a parade of jets, so loud the ground shook, so low you could almost feel the exhaust. I was enthralled, as was my then 3 year old son. I also remember running to the window in our condo every time I heard a jet that whole week. Fighter planes frequently streaked up and down the coast.
That sound just makes me happy. I can’t really explain it any other way.
Our current home sits directly between the Quantico Marine Base and Fort AP Hill. We don’t get many jets, but the low flying squadrons of military helicopters are a suitable substitute. And yes, I race to the window or out on the deck for a look anytime I hear them coming.
