Heading to Iraq
Jul 8th
Well, today is the big day. I am headed off to Iraq some time today (won’t say when due to opsec). Just like when I was in the Marines, this will only be a six month long deployment but it is the first deployment I will have away from my kids. So for the rest of the day, the PC’s and Laptops are getting shut down, and I am going to focus on playing with and loving on my kids and wife as much as possible. All week (and through the weekend of the fourth) we have been doing fun things and going out to fun places to eat. We went bowling and took family pictures. We went to a carnival and fun pizza places. That’s what it’s all about. Those fun little things are going to be memories I take with me and cherish for the next six months. I hope every father or mother headed overseas soon takes advantage of the time they have here and spend it wisely.
Is it really “Black or White”?
Jul 7th
Don’t get me wrong, I believe myself to be a fan of Micheal Jackson, or atleast his music and who he was back when he actually was black. I remember running around the house when I was young, grabbing my croch and screaming “Ooooooooh, jamonit.” My favorite arcade game for the longest time was Micheal Jackson’s Moonwalker. My dad got all the CD’s for me, and I listened to them constantly. I still enjoy his music but I am not crazy die hard.
So what am I getting at here. Well, for the past week I have been trying to watch the news to see what is going on in our world, you know like the war in Iraq and if Korea is going to lob a nuke at us. The important things in life you know. Every single channel, local and national are showing nothing but this funeral in Los Angeles. CNN, MSNBC, Fox, everyone. It makes me wish I had BBC. I bet they are covering American issues right now better than we are. I am disgusted with corporate America right now. For years they have been condeming this man as a little boy toucher and a criminal, which gave him just as much news coverage, but now that he is gone, they can’t get enough of him. What a circus.
