betrayed

I know there are many who would disagree with me but I believe this ceasefire in Israel is a mistake. I have read the blogs from both Israelis and Lebanese and I have studied the issue. The thing that strikes me is that the UN, a toothless, spineless, old woman, is supposed to guard the border. All this will do is give the terrorist time to resupply. The next time they attack we will have American troops there. That, I think, was the plan all along. Get the UN and it's lacky the US involved. Another killing ground for our troops. Olmert and the Israeli government should have let their soldiers go in and finish the job. The Lebanese are in bed with terrorist, you make your bed, lie in it. I truly miss the Israel of the Six Day War of 1967. The people of Israel, both Jew and Arab, are a good people, they deserve better than this. Eventually we will face this in the US. Our soil is not sacred to terrorism. We should have learned this by now. I pray G-d will forgive us for betraying His chosen people.

Strange Picture

Here's a Pic I took at Hollywild, thought it was kinda strange, almost surrealistic.

Home Again

Left work a little early today, only worked 81/2 hrs. Figure with thunderstorms likely I'll get called out this wknd. I saw one of my Scouts today. I was a Scoutmaster for 8 or 9 years and I occasionally run into one of the boys all grown up. Most of them turned out OK. Hope I helped that to happen. When they realize who I am they always seem to light up, makes you feel really proud to have that effect on someone. Totally undeserved, most of the time I didn't have a clue. One of the things I remember about being in Scouting is that the boys ALWAYS put pinholes in the styrofoam coffee cups. They also would ask you about EVERYTHING, even the stuff they already knew. It's like they were looking for someone older to confirm what they suspected. I'm getting misty thinking about it. I was always so inconcievably busy back then but it was a great experience. Both my sons made Eagle, two of the proudest moments of my life. Thought you might like this pic, everything you need for a big weekend.

Buena Vista

Thought you might like to see one of the percs of my job. I took these pics on my way to a call. Feel free to use any of the pics I post. I realized recently that I'm enjoying this empty nest thing. She goes to her end of the ranch and I go to mine and we get along just fine, thank you. If we need to talk we just pick up the cell and call. Well, gotta go. Boss is having a press thingie and I need to check out the location for problems before he gets there. Thanks for looking.

It's just another day .....................

Well, just thought I had the problem solved. Called at 4:30 am. Had to go and meet other techies and take parts to them. Finally got home at 6:00 pm. Funny how the days kind of glide by. After you do the same thing for a while you have days when you don't really remember what you did all day. Kind of like stoned college kids. I travel the interstates a lot, It's funny that people who will tell you they hate their jobs will take all kinds of chances to get there. I see drivers every morning who go 10 to 30 mph over the speed limit, switch lanes recklessly and drive like it's stolen. Presumably they are heading to work. The only thing crazier is the way they drive when they're on vacation. Qoute of the day. "Copy one persons work and it's plagiarism, copy two and it's research." Mizner. Found this picture, kinda reminds me of myself when I was younger.

Here I Am

Well, here it is 2am eastern and I'm handling a business problem. Fortunately this one can be handled over the phone so I get to go back to sleep instead of hitting the road..........OK, handled. So, kids, get a technical education and enjoy a life of being awakened in the middle of the night.
I guess I should be thankful I'm needed. I hope I'm appreciated.Here's a couple of pictures of me. One is at my sons' wedding and the other is at Hollywild. enjoy.

Some things

Some things happened recently that disturbed me. One day recently I had finished a repair at a store and was returning to my truck. I held the door for a young, attractive, lady of color.(black) As I sat in my truck doing paperwork I noticed that the car next to me had the keys in the ignition, the windows down and no driver in sight. Then I saw the child in the car seat in the back. This made me sit up and take notice. This was not in a "nice" area of town. The police are called there regularly to break up gang gatherings. There were about 7 or 8 other customers there, all black. In other words mine was the only lily white face in the crowd. Guess who the mother was? She came back to the car with a new pack of cigarettes and pumped $5.00 of gas. I sat there fuming, more at myself than at her. You see, I was afraid to confront a young black woman in front of a crowd of other black people. If I see in the news an account of a young black child being abducted in that manner any time soon I will hate myself. I keep telling myself that she probably had asked someone to keep an eye on the car. Maybe.
Today I went to the cell phone store to get some problems straightened out with a new phone. While I was standing in line another customer came in. A "Matronly" lady. She immediately began a tirade against the staff in the store. She "had to wait like this every time" she came in. I was thinking "these poor people" when she suddenly noticed the oil co. logo on my shirt. She started in on my company, all oil companies, George Bush, and the Arabs. I decided to go to another location for service.
I guess I'm just a confrontational coward. The picture shows the kind of thing that keeps me busy.

I don't really know where to start. I'm a technician with an oil company. That's right, I'm a member of the evil oil empire. Actually, gas prices hit me just as hard as anyone else. My wife usually buys gas at a competitor.
I repair gas pumps so I travel over a wide area each day. I see a lot of crazy things out there. People never cease to amaze me. I'll try to share some of my expriences and insights. thanks for looking.