"Why is it that, as a culture, we are more comfortable seeing two men holding guns than holding hands?" - Ernest Gaines ( Read more... )

I meant to post about my journey out to west Texas yesterday but I'm still trying to catch up on rest. The thing that you have to remember is that when you get past Weatherford then you might go miles and miles before you really start seeing buildings again. You also see a lot of new oil well pumps but most of them are small pumps and that means ( Read more... )

There are several changes that the U.S. military needs to make and the 2 big ones are the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" and the dismissal of rape alligations. When women enter in the military either going through basic training or going to one of the academies they face the possiblity of being raped and then when they go to report it they face getting ( Read more... )

Hi Everyone ( Read more... )

I just wanted to let everyone know that I'll be going out of town in the next day or so and I'll be gone for about a day.  Unfortunatly this isn't a vacation because there's been another death in my family on my dad's side and its another brother. So this makes 2 deaths in the last week because my Uncle Son died last Tuesday and my Uncle Gerald ( Read more... )

Today was the start of my 1 week break from school :).  I'm truely ready to just unwind and get re-centered for the Fall quarter which begins on October 2nd. In the 1st session I'll be taking Life Drawing and I've already gotten my 3 books in for that class and they are not at all work safe...lol. I also got my final grade today for my Color Theory ( Read more... )

I got this meme from Layne :).

I SHOULD WEIGH 106 POUNDS...how many should you weigh?
 junk-
[x] chips
[ ] fast food
[x] soda
[x] candy
[ ] popcorn with butter
[x] pretzels
[ ] peanut butter
[ ] ranch
[ ] chicken wings
[] pizza
[x] burgers
[ ] hot dogs
[x] grilled cheese
total - 6

vegetables-
[x ] broccoli
[x ] carrots
[ ] cauliflower
[x] green beans
[x] beans
[x] ( Read more... )

In the last few years I've contemplated on whether or not if I should try to write a book just about growing up in and around the military, being diagnosed with scoliosis....ect. I know that none of this really sounds interesting but if anything I think that I can possibly make a difference in somone's life if I talk about my experiences of having ( Read more... )

I just talked to my dad a few minutes ago and he told me that my Uncle Son had died around midnight this morning. He died from terminal cancer and according to my dad he hadn't really eaten in almost 2 weeks and had lost about 90 pounds. My family is deeply sadden by the news but we're all very glad that he's in a much better place and plus he's ( Read more... )

I just wanted to give a big Thank You to
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