Thanksgiving

I went to Tampa for the Holiday. It was good to get out of Louisiana. I went to Universal Studios for the first time. I lived in Orlando for 3 years and never went. It was pretty good. Probably up to par with Disney's MGM.

Pete wants to move again. They are getting the house ready for sale. He should make out on the deal. They may move to San Antonio next. I like that area. Its got a lot to do. There are two amusement parks and a water park right in the region. Plus the historic sites and of course the Spurs.

I am seriously considering that area myself. I have not found anything that I want in Tallahassee. Maybe it was fate that I lost the bid for that house there. The job opportunities seem so much better in San Antone. Plus there are 3 Military bases in the area so I can continue to get all of my benefits after I retire.

Its seems like a win-win situation. Too bad I can't get my mother to move. She's stuck on Massachusetts. I guess she spent her whole life there and its hard to leave. She has agreed a couple of times but then changed her mind. Her last excuse was that she needs to be there for my older brother. I know he just lost his father and wife this year but come on, he's 48. Oh well.

Getting Old

I hate getting old. OK, so I'm only 38 but I'm already feeling it. Every year something else seems to break or not work quite right. What hair hasn't fallen out turns grey, Fat collects inplaces that it never did. The slow march toward death... Kind of morbid, huh?

How did I get on this subject? My back blew out just before Katrina. I couldn't get to see a doctor and by the time things started getting more normal around here it had stopped hurting. Well, its back. I saw a Doctor yesterday. She said that it might be a disc problem. Wonderful! So I am on all kinds of meds for the next couple of weeks while I figure out if my back is going to heal. I'm just glad that I'm still in the Navy while it is happening. My medical is covered. Onward, through the fog.

Get Some

Man, President Bush is fighting back big time. I cannot say that he didn't lie or fudge the truth. All of them (politicians) do it when it suits them. I am glad he is fighting back against my home state's hypocrites, Kennedy and Kerry none the less. When the wind blew one way they were more than happy to jump on the war wagon. Now that things seem different their stories have changed. When Kerry voted for the war, he did not once mention the infamous "Weapons of Mass Destruction." All he said was that Saddam was a dangerous man and must be removed from office. I tend to agree. We sat there for over ten years just waiting for full compliance. It never came. Saddam got richer, his people (a clear minority) got more political clout and every one else got trampled. He needed to go. No amount of diplomacy was going to solve the problem. That being said, I am not happy that the US was the aggressor. I am also not happy with some of the deals that were going on which casts a shadow on the UN and many of the other countries that did not want to act militarily. You know who they are so I won't mention any names...

Speaking of these countries; does anyone else think that there is more going on with these riots in France. No one has said it but I wonder who else thinks they might have been instigated from outside of the country; say by some terrorist groups who want to sow unrest.

Walk/Run to Remember

I was in an Alzeimer's walk/run this morning. I walked. Some of the guys from the RESCEN ran. I didn't feel like doing the whole 5K thing so I just strolled the 1 mile course. The disease is kind of sad. My grandmother supposedly had it. I'm not so sure because she didn't start showing symptoms until after she had some bleeding on the brain due to a fall. She was in her 70's at that time. I'm not saying she wasn't crazy to begin with. She was looney as hell but she didn't forget things. It was a while after the fall that she started regressing. I think she was about 93 when she died. My mom worked on an alzheimer's ward also. I hated going there when I was young. If I missed my bus home I would sometimes have to. It just made me think too much of my own mortality... "There but for the grace of God go I."

Lost The Bid

My counter offer was not accepted. I did not get the house in Tallahassee. Oh well. I'm not sure if it would have been a good idea anyway. It was very small. The owner wanted way more than I believe it was worth. It was a 1 Bedroom townhouse with about 628 SF of space. She wanted 74K for it. I just missed bidding on another that had 690 SF of space and went for 69.5K. The biggest problem is that one bedroom Townhomes are not easy to find. At least they aren't in Tallahassee.

I need to wish a belated Happy Birthday to the Marine Corps. Their service is also 230 years old as of yesterday.

JA and so forth

I got to do two classes this week to make up for last week. The school is no where near as bad as they made it seem. The kids are a little bit more rowdy and loud than normal but I enjoyed it anyway. We talked about competition today and used candy to illustrate the difference in product sales IE, differentiated products, same products and marketing. I think they liked the candy thing but I'm not sure how much they liked the lesson. Oh well. Onward!

Didn't Happen

I never made the Junior Achievement class. The teacher was out sick and they thought that the class would be too rowdy. I try again tomorrow.

I bid on a house in Tallahassee. I'm not sure if I will get it. I am not really sure if I want too. I started thinking about it on that long ride home and I had second thoughts. Go figure. If I get it, then I get it. It's not a bad house but I'm just not sure if that's where I want to end up. Does any one else have this problems with decisions or is it just me. I think its just the scope of the decision. We'll see how things go.

Junior Achievement

I start my 1st Junior Achievement class tomorrow. I'm a little nervous but I think it'll be ok. They stuck me with a class in one of the worst middle schools in the area. Apparently they are having issues getting volunteers for it so they thought, "Hey, you're in the military. This will be perfect for you..." What ever. If its bad and I can't handle them then I'll at least know that I am probably not cut out to be a teacher :) Wish me luck.