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Remembering the 343...
7 years ago today, 343 of my fellow FireFighters gave their All.
While others were exiting those doomed towers, my Brothers were running in, looking to help those who were in desperate need.
I remember sitting in quiet panic & helpless frustration; watching our world change drastically in those first, confusing, hours...
Never Forget, Never Give -
Another wild hair...
Ok, so I've had the hankering to get a new tattoo for quite a while now... there've been several abortive attempts at designing it, but after several years of trying, I still have no design to start with ( Read more... ) -
Blogthing courtesy of pixel39, teeth_in_a_cave, SouthernMyst, and madjacktech
If there are one or more people on your friends list who make your world a better place just because they exist, and who you would not have met (in real life or not) without the Internet, then post this same sentence in your journal. -
There *IS* hope for today's youth!
Came across this article in the Free Press.
Wow.
I'm happy to see that there are young people today who're willing and capable of research and logical thought!
There's hope for us yet. -
When Good Deeds go Bad...
I told off the American Red Cross today...
No, I'm not happy about it, but it *had* to be done.
First, a bit of background - I've given blood semi-regularly since I was 17 (about twen*garble* years now)... I am an O+ blood type (not universal donor, but very useful, nonetheless!). My blood type is in high demand nearly all year, and the ( Read more... ) -
WTF?
So, for the first time since the end of the "Not Ready for Prime Time Players" era, I sat down tonight to watch Saturday Night Live ( Read more... ) -
and the Nine Billionth name is....
Arthur C. Clarke
While he's not THE God, he's a major $Diety to many.
If I gotta explain that, please hand in your membership card to the human race; you're lost.