The Mister is currently attending a seminar on Legal Aspects of Healthcare and he came in for lunch and had me do some quick research for him on Ryan White and as usual, I am in tears ( Read more... )

Today I saw Avatar for the third time. This time I saw it in the IMAX theater. I have seen many, many movies 3 or more times, but only a couple of movies have I seen 3 times at the movie theater.

The first movie that I saw 3 times was The Poseidon Adventure in 1972. That is the movie that started my love of disaster flicks.

I saw Sophie's ( Read more... )

In honor of all the brave men and women who have served our country, and who continue to serve our country, I would like to say a very personal Thank You.

For the fourth year in a row, I am posting my song Merry Christmas From Iraq which was inspired, in part, by a photo posted here on LJ on Veteran's Day, 2006.

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I'll stop posting this song ( Read more... )

Why does that not even phase me??
But that is not where the story starts.... or maybe it is?

It had been a week since we had talked. After my little chitchat with Inspector GOB this afternoon, I was ready to finally give in and have "The Talk". I was going to wait until 7pm and call him. So I inhaled, and exhaled. And 7pm came and went. And I did ( Read more... )

So I was driving around. This is what I do when I am pissed, worried, mad or moody. I drive. I did not drive like last night, but the night is still young ( Read more... )

Under the cut (LOL) are pics of my cuts and scrapes from my near-death experience on the Ocoee River earlier this week.

( Dr. Major7 always says to keep your legs elevated and drink plenty of fluids.... but what that really means in this case is that you are not supposed to survey the river bed with your legs and fluids do not include gallons of water out of the Ocoee... click for blood! )

From my Facebook wall:
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Kevin posted something on your Wall and wrote:

"as an interesting bit of irony the rank of Major does not exist in the US Navy. Coincidence - maybe maybe not"

Rode hard and put up wet ( Read more... )

The short non-scary version is this:
I somehow managed to not drown today.

( The long scary version )

The Mister called.
My dad has died.