Saturday, November 28, 2009

I see you

Princess attempting to peek through the window!
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Thursday, November 26, 2009

Happy Thanksgiving


I just wanted to take a moment and be thankful for all in my life...

Friends, Family, Ghost, Animals, Aliens, things and stuff...

Thank you!!!

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Monday, November 23, 2009

Ciao Federico

Famous as the showman of the grotesque,
You were the eye of lonely nights
And the unfulfilled provincial dreams
You never quite left behind for Roma.

A Catholic childhood could not erase
Your empathy for outcasts
And empty streets where escaped horses
Run in sleeping towns.

Poet of clowns and the little cabaret
Artistes who live on the road
And out of suitcases
And never make it to the big time.

For me, you were the titular author
Of that autmn evening when I feasted
With amateur actors in a restaurant
At a railway crossing near Ferrara.

After a ten-course fish banguet, the plump cook-
Hand-rolled cigarette glued to his lip
And wearing a newspaper chef's hat-
Danced with the mayor's bean-pole chauffeur.

A scene from your native Emilia Romagna
In a file you never made.
A night of wine, food, song, laughter
And friendship shared with strangers.

How we delayed our goodnights-
At the table-caiao!
At the tops of the stairs-ciao!
At the bottom of the stairs-ciao!

In the front doorway- ciao!
In the foggy dark as a train flashed by0 ciao!
By the fleet of little cars that had
Transported us to that remote location- cia!

At the entrance of the Railway Hotel
Where our hosts returned us- ciao!
Ciao, Federico. Ciao, maestro.
Grazie per tutti.


- JAME KELLER

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I just wanted to say thank you for this lovely poem and I hope friendship will be fruitful for all... =)

Thank you new found neighbors!

Sunday, November 22, 2009

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Charlie & Anne Powell.. Congrats

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Monday, November 09, 2009

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Commandants Birthday Message (2009)




A BIRTHDAY MESSAGE FROM THE COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS

United States Marines represent the best young men and women our Nation has to offer. To be a Marine is to be a member of America's warrior class - to be one of the few who steps forward with the courage and conviction to face whatever dangers await. Our Nation expects her Marines to be ready when the Nation calls; to leave family and the comforts of home behind; to march into battle and thrive under austerity; and to come home under a victory pennant.

From Al Anbar in the west of Iraq, to Helmand Province in the south of Afghanistan, our Corps of Marines can always expect to be found where the fight is toughest. Such is our history. Today, as we write the final chapter on our victory in Iraq, we will increasingly take the fight to the enemy in Afghanistan and add new pages to our legacy in places called Delaram, Now Zad, and Garmsir. One day, we will return to our naval heritage and patrol the high seas with our Navy brothers. Such is our future.

As we celebrate our Corps' 234th Birthday, we first pause to reflect and pay tribute to those Marines who have given the last full measure in defense of freedom. We extend our deepest gratitude to our Marine Corps families - the unsung heroes who endure hardship and sacrifice so that we are able to go forward and accomplish any mission. We extend our appreciation to our countrymen who have answered our every need. And we celebrate the magnificent men and women who willingly and selflessly continue to go into harm's way to protect this great Nation.

To all who have gone before, to those who wear the uniform today, and to the families that give us the strength to forge ahead - I wish you all a heartfelt Happy 234th Birthday!

Semper Fidelis,

James T. Conway
General, U.S. Marine Corps

Saturday, November 07, 2009

Friday, November 06, 2009

Do I really have to. Seriously it feels like I'm just getting drained from work and all. My energy is gone and it is affecting my personal life.

Just got to remember to keep my chin up and live life..........
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Thursday, November 05, 2009

Army: 12 die, 31 wounded in Fort Hood shooting

FORT HOOD, Texas – A soldier opened fire at a U.S. Army base in Fort Hood, Texas on Thursday, unleashing a stream of gunfire that left 12 people dead and 31 wounded. Authorities killed the gunman, and apprehended two other soldiers suspected in what appears to be the worst mass shooting at a U.S. military base.

The shooting began around 1:30 p.m., Lt. Gen. Bob Cone said at a news conference. He said all the casualties took place at the base's Soldier Readiness Center, where soldiers who are about to be deployed or who are returning undergo medical screening.

"It's a terrible tragedy. It's stunning," Cone said.

A law enforcement official identified the shooting suspect as Army Maj. Malik Nadal Hasan. The official said Hasan, believed to be in his late 30s, was killed after opening fire at the base. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss the case publicly.

The official says investigators are trying to determine if Hasan was his birth name, or if he changed his name and converted to Islam at some point in his life.

Cone said the soldier used two handguns in the attack. It was not clear if the gunman had stopped to reload.

A graduation ceremony for soldiers who finished college courses while deployed was going on in an auditorium at the Readiness Center at the time of the shooting, said Sgt. Rebekah Lampam, a Fort Hood spokeswoman.

Greg Schanepp, U.S. Rep. John Carter's regional director in Texas, was representing Carter at the graduation, said John Stone, a spokesman for Carter, whose district includes the Army post.

Schanepp was at the ceremony when a soldier who had been shot in the back came running toward him and alerted him of the shooting, Stone said. The soldier told Schanepp not to go in the direction of the shooter, he said. Stone said he believes Schanepp was in the theater.

The base was locked down after the shootings. The wounded were dispersed among hospitals in central Texas, Cone said.

The shootings on the Texas military base stirred memories of other recent mass shootings in the United States, including 13 dead at a New York immigrant center in March, 10 killed during a gunman's rampage across Alabama in March and 32 killed in the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history at Virginia Tech in 2007.

Around the country, some bases stepped up security precautions, but no others were locked down.

"The bottom line for us is that we are increasing security at our gates because the threat hasn't yet been defined, and we're reminding our Marines to be vigilant in their areas of responsibility," said Capt. Rob Dolan, public affairs officer for the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz.

In Washington, President Barack Obama called the shooting "a horrific outburst of violence." He said it's a tragedy to lose a soldier overseas and even more horrifying when they come under fire at an Army base on American soil.

"We will make sure that we get answers to every single question about this horrible incident," the commander in chief said. "We are going to stay on this."

Covering 339 square miles, Fort Hood is the largest active duty armored post in the United States. Home to about 52,000 troops as of earlier this year, the sprawling base is located halfway between Austin and Waco.

About a mile from Fort Hood's east gate, Cynthia Thomas, director of Under the Hood Cafe, a local coffee shop and nonprofit military support center, has been calling soldiers and friends on the post to make sure they're OK.

"It's chaotic," Thomas said, as a SWAT team just drove by. "They're just saying that they're under attack they don't know what's going on. ... The phones are jammed. Everybody is calling family members and friends. Soldiers are running around with M-16s."

Fort Hood officially opened on Sept. 18, 1942, and was named in honor of Gen. John Bell Hood. It has been continuously used for armored training and is charged with maintaining readiness for combat missions.

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AP National Security Writer Anne Gearan and Associated Press writers Suzanne Gamboa, Lolita C. Baldor and Devlin Barrett in Washington, D.C., and Associated Press Writer Jay Root in Fort Worth, Associated Press Writers Linda Stewart Ball, Anabelle Garay and Andre Coe in Dallas contributed to this report.


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Monday, November 02, 2009

LET'S GO PHILLIES!!
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