Wednesday Hero

No Wednesday Hero post this week. We'll start fresh in the new year. Happy 2011 everyone.

Censorship

Music Czar Monday

This might be the final MCM. Not sure if I'm going to continue in the new year or not.

I hate to end this joyous month on a dark note, but Wednesday marks the 120th anniversary of the massacre at Wounded Knee and I couldn't let it pass.


Ghost Dance by Robbie Robertson & The Red Road Ensemble

Merry Christmas

I want to wish everyone a Happy Holidays Merry Christmas. I hope the day is filled with joy and laughter. Stay safe and I hope Santa brought you everything you asked him for.

Letters To Santa

The following are letters to Santa that some local 2nd graders wrote. These are only sample as there are WAY too many to post. One thing I noticed was that a lot of kids want a 4-wheeler, Star Wars (awesome), Nintendo DS, PS3, 360 or an iPhone. Ain't no 2nd grader need an iPhone. But one of the most original gifts was a lot of the kids want pictures of Rudolph. How cool is that? Anyway, enjoy.

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Wednesday Hero

I sat here trying to think how to start this post. What did I want it to say? How long did I want it to be? I wasn't sure how to begin. I turned on some Christmas music to help get me in the right frame of mind to write a Christmas Wednesday Hero post, but it wasn't really helping. I mean, how do you properly thank a group of people who have given up everything in their lives to serve you and protect people all over the world with just a single post on a silly blog? Many of these Men and Women haven't seen their friends and families in months and many won't be seeing them for many more months. How do you thank them? They are away from home during the time of year when everyone should be together. How do you thank them for that? Some of them will never see their home or loved ones again because they laid down their life for a complete stranger. How do you thank them for that? I guess the better question would be are we able to thank them enough?

To all those who have completed their service, the ones who are serving, the ones who have payed the ultimate sacrifice and those who may have never served but help those who have and are, Thank You and Merry Christmas.

These brave men and women sacrifice so much in their lives so that others may enjoy the freedoms we get to enjoy everyday. For that, I am proud to call them Hero.
We Should Not Only Mourn These Men And Women Who Died, We Should Also Thank God That Such People Lived

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Music Czar Monday

I love this song. Her voice is amazing.


Christmas Cannon Rock by Trans-Siberian Orchestra

Things That Piss Me Off

Animal rights activists

Flash

These stupid "talent" shows and games shows that try to call themselves reality. Simon Cowell and Mark Burrnett are Satan. And I am waiting for the day when it all blows up in the faces. God, that day can't come soon enough

Eco Nazis

Justin Bieber and the teenage girls who have made him as big as he is. Damn you all to Hell

People who "push the envelope". Morons

People who feel the need to constantly tell the world how much they hate Soccer. Oh..my..God, get over it. If you don't like it, don't watch it. Just shut up about it. You don't hear me bitching about how much I hate basketball or that ignorant game we call football

People who refer to all MP3 players as an iPod. Same goes for search engine/Google and pop/Coke

Guys who take photos of themselves without a shirt and use it as their profile picture. I don't care how "ripped" you are, put on a damn shirt

Celebrity gossip shows

E!

Anyone under 25

Wednesday Hero

SSgt. Brent Schneider
From Amarillo, Texas
2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment


A Green Country military mom is especially proud of her soldier son. He's on his second tour of duty in Afghanistan, and now he's been honored for his bravery under fire with a Silver Star.

It's not his first medal.

For a mother with a son in a war zone, Lisa Wheat is pretty cool, calm and collected.

"I'm comfortable because I know the training he's had. He's had excellent training. And I just have all of the confidence in the world in him," Lisa Wheat said.

You can read the rest of the article here and the Stars & Stripes piece here.

These brave men and women sacrifice so much in their lives so that others may enjoy the freedoms we get to enjoy everyday. For that, I am proud to call them Hero.
We Should Not Only Mourn These Men And Women Who Died, We Should Also Thank God That Such People Lived

This post is part of the Wednesday Hero Blogroll. For more information about Wednesday Hero, or if you would like to post it on your site, you can go here.

Music Czar Monday

The is the one that really brought TSO into the mainstream. Every house that syncs lights up with music has to use this song.


Wizards In Winter (Live) by Trans-Siberian Orchestra

Military Gift Registry

Sears is helping military families this Christmas. When you make a donation to Heroes At Home Gift Registry Sears, along with various non-profit organizations, will use that money to give gift cards to military families for the holiday. Head over and see how you can help.

Wednesday Hero - Memorial

This Weeks Post Was Suggested By Cindy



This started out as a Wednesday Hero post but because of the heavy casualties that 3rd Battalion, 5th Regiment, 3/5 Darkhorse, suffered, 25 Men KIA in seven months, I decided to make it a memorial post. Semper Fi, Marines.

I'm hoping you've all heard about 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 3/5 Darkhorse, and the heavy casualties they took during their deployed to Afghanistan in 2010. Below is a list of the 3/5 Darkhorse Marines that payed the ultimate price I'm missing one name that I can't seem to find. If you know who it is, please let me know.

Marine Sgt. Ian M. Tawney
Marine Lance Cpl. James D. Boelk
Marine Lance Cpl. Joseph C. Lopez
Marine Lance Cpl. Alec E. Catherwood
Marine Lance Cpl. Irvin M. Ceniceros
Marine Pfc. Victor A. Dew
Marine Lance Cpl. Joseph E. Rodewald
Marine Lance Cpl. Phillip D. Vinnedge
Marine Cpl. Justin J. Cain
Marine Lance Cpl. John T. Sparks
Marine 1st Lt. William J. Donnelly IV
Marine Lance Cpl. James B. Stack
Marine 2nd Lt. Robert M. Kelly
Marine Lance Cpl. Randy R. Braggs
Marine Lance Cpl. Brandon W. Pearson
Marine Lance Cpl. Matthew J. Broehm
Marine Sgt. Matthew T. Abbate
Marine Cpl. Derek A. Wyatt
Marine Pvt. Colton W. Rusk
Marine Sgt. Jason D. Peto
Marine Lance. Cpl. Jose L. Maldonado
Marine Lance Cpl. Kenneth A. Corzine
Marine Cpl. Tevan L. Nguyen
Marine Lance Cpl. Arden Buenagua
Marine Sgt. Jason G. Amores



These brave men and women sacrifice so much in their lives so that others may enjoy the freedoms we get to enjoy everyday. For that, I am proud to call them Hero.
We Should Not Only Mourn These Men And Women Who Died, We Should Also Thank God That Such People Lived

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Music Czar Monday

Ah, Christmas time. My favorite time of the year. The weather. The decorations. The music. All throughout the month of December, MCM will be highlighting one of my all time favorite bands. Trans-Siberian Orchestra. If you've never heard TSO, they have a Rock/Operatic/Metal/Progressive sound. Meat Loaf meets Pink Floyd meets Metallica. Three of their best from one of the best albums ever recorded, The Lost Christmas Eve. Only three because on the final Monday I will be honoring something important to me that isn't related to Christmas. But more on that later. Now, I know only three songs aren't enough so be sure to check out my Twitter page every Friday as I will be posting a song there as well. There's one song I wanted to include but YouTube doesn't have it. Midnight Clear. It's only 90 seconds long but it's very good. If you find it check it out.

Start it off with the first song on the album. It starts out "traditional" enough as "The First Noel" but it quickly changes. That's when my Mom turned it off. Wasn't her cup of tea. Enjoy.


Faith Noel by Trans-Siberian Orchestra

Dear Santa

Dear Santa,

I've been a pretty good boy this year. I ain't done nothing too bad. Yes, there was that incident with the matches but that wasn't my fault. So, as I've been good, I would like you to bring me the following:

Stay Puft Caffeinated Gourmet Marshmallows

A Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader Lightsaber

Luxeed U5 Dynamic Pixel LED Keyboard

Bacon Salt and Baconnaise. Everything is better with bacon.

Serenity Keychain

USS Enterprise Bottle Opener

A set of Star Trek Insignia Pins

A Phaser

and a Sonic Screwdriver

There's more but this should hold me for now.

I Can't Even See The Jones's Anymore

So, we all know that technology is always on the move. Ever evolving. Every time a new piece of tech comes out it's already considered old and slow within a month. Apple is the biggest culprit of this with a new iPhone or iPod every 6 months. And it's a given that technology will surpass you. One day you're "with it" and the next you're you find yourself still messing with last generation doodads. Me, I still use a VCR and have dial up. But when technology passes us by it tends to be because we get older and can't figure out how to operate it. That really hasn't happened to me yet, though I've noticed that newfangled gadgets tend to have a lot of crap on them that I don't need. No, for me, and I suspect a lot of others, it's the monetary aspect. Many people are falling behind because we can't afford to keep up. Look at cellphones. What's your monthly bill? My Nephew has an iPhone and he pays $60 a month. That's insane. But the biggest culprit is broadband. The world is moving away from dinosaur dial up and before long you're going to need high speed internet access to do anything. Look at video games. If you're a gamer you've no doubt noticed that every game is all about multiplayer. Look at televisions. You buy one now and it has apps on it that connect to the internet. How long before you will be required to have broadband access to just watch tv? Will that ever happen? I don't know, but I can't say it won't. It's conceivable that one day your house will need to have access to the internet to even work. I've seen refrigerators and hot water heaters that connect to the internet. Don't know if it was required but who knows, one day. I would love to get broadband one day, but with the prices of everything going up, resulting in higher bills, that's not going to happen any time soon. Now this isn't a whining post. A "poor me, feel bad for me" type of thing. I was just bored and this is what's been on my mind.

15 Sign Santa Is Really A Woman

15. Santa *remembers* it's Christmas. 'Nuf said.

14. Reads children's letters in office instead of in bathroom.

13. Never explains what exactly you did to deserve that coal in your stocking; if you have to ask, maybe that's the problem!

12. Employs little people in a sweatshop and co-hosts TV talk show, "Regis and Santa Lee."

11. Despite the closet full of red coats with big black belts, *still* insists she has nothing to wear on Christmas Eve.

10. "Mrs. Claus" wears work boots, has a crew cut, and drives a '68 El Camino.

9. A man simply would not care if you were naughty or nice.

8. Actually seems to shake like TWO bowls full of jelly.

7. Bowl full of jelly, my ass. It's water retention.

6. Constantly whining about equality until it's time to clean out the reindeer stalls.

5. Matching shoes and belt? Only a woman would accessorize a pantsuit like that!

4. No guy would ever name his animals Dancer and Prancer.

3. Santa never, ever observed peeing off of rooftops.

2. The North Pole Blockbuster's been out of "The Horse Whisperer" for weeks.

1. With the way they build chimneys these days you'd *have* to be Calista friggin' Flockhart just to get in!

Wednesday Hero

This Weeks Post Was Suggested By Steve

Cpl. Ira H. Hayes
3rd Parachute Battalion, 2nd Battalion, 28th Marines, 1st Headquarters Battalion, HQMC
January 12, 1923 – January 24, 1955


Ira Hamilton Hayes, participant in the famous flag raising on Iwo Jima, was a Pima Indian, born at Sacaton, Arizona, on 12 January 1923. In 1932, the family moved a few miles southward to Bapchule. Both Sacaton and Bapchule are located within the boundaries of the Gila River Indian Reservation in south central Arizona. Hayes left high school after completing two years of study. He served in the Civilian Conservation Corps in May and June of 1942, and then went to work as a carpenter.

You can read more about Cpl. Hays here.

These brave men and women sacrifice so much in their lives so that others may enjoy the freedoms we get to enjoy everyday. For that, I am proud to call them Hero.
We Should Not Only Mourn These Men And Women Who Died, We Should Also Thank God That Such People Lived

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