Happy Birthday, my fellow Marines.
Bob Parsons, the founder of Go Daddy and a Marine, sends his greetings:
And, of course, a secret message to all my brothers (and sisters) in arms: Yut yut, devil dog, ooh rah, semper fi!
Well, having left (several) messages a the number provided, and still not having heard anything back or even gotten a message back, I am beginning to wonder just how acute the need for donors is.
It is still weighing on my heart, so I will not completely shut that door. Maybe close it most of the way to keep the draft down.
If you are a friend on Facebook, you have probably seen my plaintive appeals to help vote Kidstop Toys as the Best in the Valley. We keep falling behind, so if you could help out that would be great. Just follow the little linky thing back where I typed “Best in the Valley”. Thanks.
and, by the way, if you happen to be in the neighborhood of 69th Street and Shea Boulevard in Scottsdale any time soon, stop on by and I will personally give you a tour of the store. With McGuire and Murphee’s permission, of course.
Chat ya later…
Thank you for stopping by, In GOD We Trust, God bless you all, don’t buy or breed cats or dogs while homeless pets die (spay, neuter & adopt a pet, one by one, until there are none), Wear Red on Fridays, and support Warriors for Innocence!
I have been considering something very deeply lately. I have always been one to donate – mostly blood – to those in need. Since 1980-ish, while I was in the Corps, (i think i was trying to ‘bank’ against the possibility of needing an infusion) I have been donating blood to various organizations (Red Cross, United Blood Services) on a regular basis. That has fallen off lately, with a lack of time right now, but it will be picking up again soon.
As I said, I have been considering something lately. I have felt as if I needed to do something a little more, a little beyond the norm. You could say that I felt led to take another step.
An article in yesterday’s paper sealed the deal.
Back in another lifetime, I used to listen to Bob Mohan on KFYI. Sometime I agreed with him, sometimes I disagreed with him. He always got me to thinking about the WHY behind the agreeing or disagreeing, though; as opposed to today you have the right and the left with their talking heads and precious few people willing to think out their positions and actually be able to defend the stance they take.
I’ll be calling the Mayo Clinic on the way to work tomorrow, to find out the details.
I will keep you all updated.
Chat ya later…
Thank you for stopping by, In GOD We Trust, God bless you all, don’t buy or breed cats or dogs while homeless pets die (spay, neuter & adopt a pet, one by one, until there are none), Wear Red on Fridays, and support Warriors for Innocence!
UPDATE:
Left a message at the number provided. We’ll see where this goes.
If you are reading this, thank you. It means you haven’t given up on me. You still pop in here once in a while to see if I’ve written anything lately, and for that, I am grateful. Not very prolific in the communication sector, but grateful nonetheless.
I’ve been getting a bunch of “Commit to Vote” notes on Facebook. Since I’ve already voted by absentee ballot, I did commit to vote, but I’m not going to join that movement (or any other movements that require this) because they demand access to your information so they can spam you later … along with all your Facebook Friends. And, being the kind, loving guy that I am, I’m not going to force you all to face that kind of intrusion if I can help it.
Speaking of voting – the AFA sent out it’s very helpful voting guide today. However, since I’ve already voted … I’ve decided that information after the fact is no longer needed. I unsubscribed. I am unsubbing to a lot of things that I used to think I needed.
Oh, and as a reminder – vote next Tuesday. I don’t care who you personally feel you need to vote for, although if you are a regular here or at any of the Daily Reads over in the sidebar, you will be voting for “Not The Incumbent No Matter Who They Are” and flushing that transparent bowl of DC. The important thing is to vote. This country needs to hear from the majority – and I don’t think the majority is a group of left-leaning extremists who want to coddle everyone from cradle to grave on the public dime.
I’m also considering unsubscribing from Facebook. Just another time suck that is eating away at the family time. Heh – remember the old horror movies where the computers were trying to take over the humans? And the humans were trying to prevent it? Who knew that the fictional part of that one would be the humans trying to prevent it from happening?
Chat ya later…
Thank you for stopping by, In GOD We Trust, God bless you all, don’t buy or breed cats or dogs while homeless pets die (spay, neuter & adopt a pet, one by one, until there are none), Wear Red on Fridays, and support Warriors for Innocence!
I still miss you, my brothers. I will never forget your loss.