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Major,

Yes. It's here. If you can make it out, I promise you a challenging but amazing time. My brother and my former Alpha Company medic and current best friend Doc are coming along. Plus, believe it or not, I got email back from that cool girlie Jean who I met on the last 6 mile stretch last year. Wooo! We could get our own squad (well, team anyway) of oddballs together! Hell - we'll even have our own medic!

Some people run it like a marathon, some people run it with rucks on, I walk it with a ruck. All I really care about is finishing it and meeting some of the old soldiers. Most people I'd say just walk it. The scenery is amazing, the atmosphere is amazing - it's not easy even just walking it but it's definitely doable. Think about it...

Showing up is half the battle - eh? You kick ass - fellow geezer! Good for you!

A fucking 14 year old was lumped in with the beginning women in this mountainbike race I did a few weeks ago (my first mtb race) and she fucking won. Damn kids.

Good for you! Damn I wish I had half the motivation you have!! I get winded walking in Walmart sometimes J/K

Yes, our aviation group seemed to have disappeared when I came back. If I had more time I would host it, but I hate to say "Okay sure!" Then be a slacker...

I llike being here in Clarksvegas, lots over helicopters all day long! Although, I haven't flown at all since I have been here, lots of helos means, lots of pilots So I find lots of Type A personalities to challenge mine.

Oh yeah, buddy. I sprained my MCL and have to wear this silly ass brace for another month. I am going to do the Bataan Memorial Death March again if I have to go on crutches.

You're gonna kill yourself old man.

I'm thinking of doing the Bataan memorial ruck this year.

six cd's in the car right now..elvis presley's#1 hits, phish hampton comes alive disc 3, massive attack, paula cole, the roots, and dolly parton's bluegrass disc.

What kind of kayak did you get??

not exactly, just the basics. i'd like to go again sometime tho.

I was there in 93 for Operation Fuertes Caminos. Where we flew around engineers, officers, and doctors to the various projects they were building ... schools, hospitals, roads, bridges, etc. And a road up to Noriega's sister's mansion. We had Spec Forces guys there too, and Pathfinders. Got so spend a little time out in the little villages... and crossed into Costa Rica accidentally. We'd fly over the mountains to Bocas del Toro. David is the only place I remember getting any leave. It was close, they had free rum ... and there was some beautiful women there. I've always meant to return there, but just havent.

(ack, forgot unit... I was activated and sent there as elements of 135th Avn. Cant remember the unit we were attached to, but the camp was hodgepodge: Seabees, USMC MPs, regular Army, Reservists, Guardsmen (seemed most were from Dakotas).

As for Geezer: am I a Geezer now? I'm not even 33.

[Edited on Jun 28, 2004 12:20PM]

That's a fun weekend, no doubt. Funny that you keep getting mistaken for a hippy when we all know you are a bloodthirsty killing machine!

I grew my hair long after my 1st hitch but cropped it when I could no longer stand it sticking to the side of my face whilst ditch digging. I wasn't a pony tail afficianado, so off it went.

- you're welcome
- tortola
- ardsley, huh? my aunt used to teach there.
- i did...read up on past journals for the full story.

hope your b-day was wonderiffic

How'd I find you??? I'm a fellow Geezer!!!!

--l*P

Thanks for your recomendation. Not sure what the budget will allow, but will see. I'm leaving tomorrow for Portland so will be out of touch for a while.

I have only flown the blanca (float) once and didn't get to land it. My favorite so far is the screaming eagle (stearman). now that was fun.

Do you think that embry riddle is worth the price tag? I'm looking to transfer as soon as I have my A&P.

Hey chief! Shout out from a rotorhead (Hueys and Blackhawks).

See you got a nice ship too! arrr

Spot on, Sir. You were correct - I did like it.

thanks for the recomendation of the chaps. do you just wear jeans under them, and is that comfortable on long rides on the type of bike I have?

I worked customer/ramp service for the airlines for 7 years, did some construction work, was an environmental/geotech driller for about a year, worked at Big Sky Stearman helping to make wing kits for stearmans and rebuild antique aircraft, then worked for the American Red Cross driving the blood collection busses and being a vampire, now in Tulsa as a student at Spartan to get my A&P, then on to a different school for flight and a bachlors in something.

Nothing near as cool as some of the things you have done.

but yeah, I like to move around and do different things.

Well we are gonna sell one of our cars and I think we will get about 8,000 for it and all of that money will go into the rod... I hope it doesn't take too long but it will be a project and a fun one at that!

The perfect distraction.

I just needed to say that, its just a feeling which goes with the thought; all of our loved ones that have departed are just sitting in their favorite chair waiting for us to meet them one day....

Ahh he came to visit you...That is such a nice feeling and it is hard to wake up from. *hugs*