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Marines take care of Marines. In any way, every way.

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C.– People swim, cycle and run for a variety of reasons; for fun, fitness or competition. Capt. Andrew Christian, a Marine assigned to U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command, does all three in memory of fellow warriors killed and injured in the Global War on Terrorism and to raise money to help support their families.

While deployed to Iraq in 2006 as a member of a Military Transition Team, the Neenah, Wisc., native was authorized two weeks of leave to return to the United States and run the San Diego Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon in June of that year. He completed the 26.2-mile run while carrying a 3 x 5 foot American flag and crossed the finish line in three hours and 23 minutes.

True to the amphibious tradition of the Marine Corps, the four-time marathon-runner would not be satisfied until he attacked his objective from the sea: He set his sites on the Ironman Arizona triathlon in Tempe, Ariz., and committed to carrying his U.S. flag through the harsh desert heat and 30-mile-per-hour winds for a marathon’s distance once again – but this time after swimming 2.4 miles to shore and completing a 112-mile bicycle ride.

Christian contacted a company that agreed to sponsor his cause to raise money, both for the daughter of his fallen teammate and for the Injured Marine Semper Fi Fund. The sponsor then asked three-time Ironman World Champion, Peter Reid, to be Christian’s coach and prepare him for the competition.

Read more about Andy’s training and the marathon here.

Semper Fi Fund

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‘Twas the month before Christmas when all through our land,
Not a person was praying nor taking a stand.

Why the Diversity Police had taken away,
The reason for Christmas - no one could say.

The children were told by their schools not to sing,
About Shepherds and Wise Men and Angels and things.
We’ll hurt people’s feelings, the teachers would say
So December 25th is just a ” Holiday .”

Greedy shoppers were ready with cash, checks, and credit
Knocking folks to the floor, just to be first to get it!
CDs from Madonna, an X BOX, an I-pod
Something was changing, something quite odd!

Retailers promoted Ramadan and Kwanzaa
In hopes to sell books by Franken & Fonda.
As Targets were hanging their trees upside down
At Lowe’s the word Christmas - was not to be found.

At K-Mart and Staples and Penney’s and Sears
You won’t hear the word Christmas; it won’t touch your ears.
Inclusive and sensitive, Di-ver-si-ty
Are words that they use to intimidate me.

Now Murtha, Now Durbin, Now Biden, Wolf Blitzen
On Boxer, on Schumer,
on Kerry, on Clinton !
At the top of the Congress, there arose such a clatter
To eliminate Jesus, in all public matter.

And we spoke not a word, as they took away faith
Forbidden to speak of salvation and grace.
The true Gift of Christmas was exchanged and discarded
The reason for the season, stopped before it started.

So as you celebrate “Winter Break” under your “Dream Tree”
Sipping your Starbucks, listen to me.
Choose your words rightly, choose well what you say
Shout MERRY CHRISTMAS to all, not Happy Holiday!!

Merry Christmas to all, and all who are offended, you have a right to be.

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“Awards become corroded, friends gather no dust.”
Jesse Owens (1913-1980), US athlete
(On December 10, 1901, The first Nobel Prizes were awarded)

Jesse Ownes was right, the Nobel Prizes are a waist of time.

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I drew a pig and this is what it said about me.

you are a realist.

I could have told them that point..

you believe in tradition, are friendly, and remember dates (birthdays, etc.)

Well some birthdays anyway

you are emotional and naive, you care little for details and are a risk-taker.

I am not naive, I am a type A personality with attention to detail as one of my key focuses.

you are secure, stubborn, and stick to your ideals.

Sure

You are a good listener.

heh

You have a great sex life.

I need to have a great sex life.

What does your pig say about you?

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I am back in Colorado now haveing a great time working with a great group of people.

I still get this CIO email and I see this to evereyone in the office (not primary office).

18 Signs You’re About to Get Fired

If the boss keeps looking at you funny, it might not just be that he doesn’t like your shirt. Subtle and not-so-subtle clues can be leading indicators that your job is on the line. Read on to find out what to watch for—and what to do—if you think your position is in jeopardy.

The first 9 of these issues is still happening to the leadership left in the office

 

Your company is sold - Check

Your company is not making money - Check

Your company pursues a strategy you didn’t support - Check

Your span of control has been reduced - Check

You’re left out of key meetings and decisions - Check

You’re not getting buy-in - Check

You have to fight tooth and nail to get anything done - Check

You have a new boss - Check

Your top priorities don’t match up with your boss’s  - Check 

 But what really steams me is when this happens

Your boss minimizes your accomplishments  - Check

I am so happy I am in Colorado now instead of dealing with this BS

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So Michael moves back to Colorado as this person starts a “business” –one that he (Michael) is well qualified to operate…in the very area he lived in!! Hmm…maybe there are opportunities for this up in Colorado??

The Chandler, Ariz., resident has started a business that will make it that much easier for amorous couples to join the “Mile-High Club.”

For $750, couples can get a 90-minute ride 6,000-feet above the Phoenix area, with the only destination being that delightful place known as love, sweet love, the Arizona Republic reports.

Riedel’s friend, Richard McPherson, flies the lovebirds up in a Cessna 320 decked out with a “retro lounge jazz club” interior for the company, Mile High AZ.

Thus far Riedel’s venture is still in its infancy. Mile High AZ is testing the airspace, so to speak, offering free flights to friends, who in turn leave “testimonials” on Milehighclub.com.

“It was everything we expected and more,” the Republic quoted one posting.

And though this mortgage broker hasn’t quit his day job, the paper reports, he’s enjoying the ride, noting it’s “a heck of a lot more fun to talk about than being a Realtor.”

All I can say is:::
***THUD***

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Moving Back to Colorado.

I have not posted on this yet but I am moving back to Colorado tomorrow. My family needs some help as my dad has cancer and is starting to get weaker. I still have my house in Parker (south of Denver) but I am going to move in with my parents in Arvada (thank god they have a large house and some acres). We are opening a RV storage in the back and they need help setting it up.

At the Same time, my twin sister closed on her first house today! (Yea sis). This is in Auburn CA. I have all of this furniture that I was going to put in storage, but now I am going to drive it out to her new place. She is flying to Phoenix tomorrow and we are going to drive to Denver (she in my truck and I in a 24-foot budget truck. We will be in Denver sometime on Thursday and will have some food with the family, unload some of my furniture and household goods. Then we will load up more stuff into this big truck and drive it to Auburn CA. I think I am crazy for this trip. Here is a Map of our 2112 mile trip.

After we get this stuff to Auburn, I get to drive back to Reno where my twin is still working for the next couple of weeks. She wants to do a show and tell and me being the display. Sisters are weird like that. On Monday, I fly back to Denver from Reno and start my new job (the old job sucked) on Wednesday.

All of this because my sister was able to buy her first house and need lots of stuff…..I am going to help her with that.

I will most likely not be around much in the coming days.

Talk amongst yourselves for a while, and have a beer with your Turkey for me while I drive.

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This is cool! Members of the Tailhook Association

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Matt at Black Five rips Charlie “Brown” Rangel to shreads and points out an option that I might be able to get behind. Yes, that would mean I would have to go too.

I would activate everybody (Reserves, NG, Retired, IRR) with the message that you’re in for the duration of the war plus six months.  Instead of a draft, this would get most people to understand what is at stake and that we are committed to victory.  It’s a WWII mentality, rather than a “police action” mentality.

I like Victory.  and it will also send a message to the Terrorists! “We will win, you will die!”

What do you think?

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Well, sometimes it might improve what the journalists write and take out the biases.

Outsourcing Journalists

PARIS: The rush of job recruiting ads on MonsterIndia.com tells the story of the latest class of workers to watch their trade start migrating to another continent.

“Urgent requirement for business writers,” reads one ad looking for journalists to locate in Mumbai. “Should be willing to work in night shifts (UK shift.)”

Or maybe not!

I have worked with lots of Indians (from India) and their best is not always up top par with our average. But for $10,000/month you can a skill set like our $100,000 skills.

As the Journalists in today’s print media suck this might be an improvement or at least status quo for less money

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Go read Liberalism Is A Mental Disorder

And also the Local Communist Manifesto

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I am easy, but not cheap

Anyone who wants to give this to me for Christmas would be A-number 1 Joe to me.

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The National Poetry Contest had come down to two, a Yale graduate and a redneck from Texas. They were given a word, then allowed two minutes to study the word and come up with a poem that contained the word.

The word they were given was “Timbuktu.”

First to recite his poem was the Yale graduate. He stepped to the microphone and said:

Slowly across the desert sand&
Trekked a lonely caravan;
Men on camels, two by two
Destination Timbuktu.

The crowd went crazy! No way could the redneck top that, they thought. The redneck calmly made his way to the microphone and recited:

Me and Tim a huntin’ went.
Met three whores in a pop up tent.
They was three, and we was two,
So I bucked one, and Timbuktu.

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A British Friend sent this to me and I had to share

Thanks peter

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UFC fight night at Miramar MCAS (this used to be where the Naval Weapons Fighter School was held (Top Gun to you movie buffs)

UFC HONORS MARINES WITH FIGHT NIGHT

The audience will consist solely of three thousand United States Marines stationed at Miramar, except for five (5) pairs of seats which are being auctioned off to the general public to this incredible event. This is the ONLY way non-military will be able to gain access to this UFC Fight Night. All auction proceeds will benefit the Marine Corps Community Services Quality of Life Programs for the Marines and Families, which support the health and well-being of active duty service members and their families throughout the year.

This would be fun and a good cause

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