Is this thing on? Does anyone even read this anymore?

I've been in Monterey for about 2 months now and everything is going well. I'm learning Arabic at a good rate. I made straight As on my first test and it looks like I'll be able to handle it for the year and a half I'll be here.

So, I had funeral detail again this morning... you know, the thing you see in movies where people in the military fire their rifle over the casket at a funeral, yeah. Funerals are sad =/

So, I've been in Monterey, California for about a week now. It's pretty amazing. Everyone here tells me that it stays around 65-70 degrees year 'round, and the females are very good looking. I have an amazing view of Monterey Bay from my room - Good stuff. Oh, and I have an unlimited supply of food/drinks and I get a 2 hour lunch break every ( Read more... )

I'm back from Marine Corps Bootcamp. Let me know if you want to hang.

I just wanted to let everyone know that I was given the opportunity to join the Marine Corps early. By choosing to leave today, I will be given a bigger bonus and now I'm in the Batallion I wanted (Batallion 3). My graduation is on March 9th and I will be back for approximately 10 days after graduation. I'm looking forward to seeing everyone ( Read more... )

It's hard to count on people these days.. no one cares about the common good, everyone's looking out for number one. I feel like the only people I can count on are 4 people in my family and Jesus. Whatever, I'm going to leave this life behind in about a month.

If you have never read this before, please read it.

By the President of the United States of America.

A Proclamation.

The year that is drawing towards its close, has been filled with the blessings of fruitful fields and healthful skies. To these bounties, which are so constantly enjoyed that we are prone to forget the source from which they come, ( Read more... )

3 miles in 21:29, I'm happy with that

My nephew isn't even four yet and he can say the whole "Now I lay me down to sleep" prayer... and he told me that he loves Jesus. Awesomeness.