I’ve been at Drupalcon DC since Wednesday. I came to DC to learn as much as I could about Drupal and I have learned a great deal. I also wanted to get together with my nephew Tom who is a member of the US Navy Ceremonial Guard here in Washington. Last night after a very [...]
Posts Tagged ‘US Navy’
Drupalcon
Posted in recreation, travel, tagged Drupal, Drupalcon, Open Source, US Navy on March 7, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Sweet Victory
Posted in Fredonia, recreation, travel, tagged basketball, contemplative, Fredonia State, gratitude, Hospital Corps, SUNY Oswego, US Navy on February 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I’m in Oswego, New York this morning. I’m sitting at a Macintosh in the new campus center. I came here last night to watch the Fredonia State Blue Devils compete in the SUNYAC Men’s Basketball Championship. The Blue Devils prevailed in a close contest winning in the final 8.5 seconds on a driving layup by [...]
Gratefulness
Posted in Cattaraugus County, gratitude, mindfulness, tagged children, family, Franklinville Central School, gratitude, US Navy on December 8, 2008 | 7 Comments »
Today is my birthday and I’m fortunate to have so many friends with whom to celebrate. Birthdays are events for looking forward and sometimes looking back. Today I did a little of each as I wondered how much longer I get to hang around here. Fifty-six is only four years from sixty and that used [...]
Happy Birthday
Posted in Mt. Irenaeus, Navy, military, tagged birthday, Franciscan, Mt. Irenaeus, US Navy on October 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Today is the two-hundred and thirty-third birthday of the United States Navy. Much has changed since the 13th of October in 1775 and much has remained the same. The Continental Congress authorized the outfitting of two naval vessels to search our shores and protect us from British warships supplying their troops. In the two centuries [...]
Drilling out
Posted in Navy, military, tagged boot camp, Ceremonial Guard, gratitude, Great Lakes, US Navy on October 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Friday night as I sat waiting for dinner at Kabob Kafe in nearby Ellicottville, New York with my wife and daughter my Blackberry buzzed. I picked it up and looked and I had been “poked” on Facebook by my nephew, Tom Watkins. Tom was letting me know that he just “drilled out” of [...]
Bill Cosby
Posted in NY, arts, gratitude, humor, recreation, travel, tagged Bill Cosby, Chautauqua Institute, comedy, Hospital Corpsman, US Navy on August 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Last night my wife and I drove west the sixty-seven or so miles that it is from our home in Franklinville, New York to Chautauqua Institution. Chautauqua is one of those lovely contemplative venues that I love. Diane loves Bill Cosby and for her birthday in June I bought a couple of tickets to Saturday’s [...]
Three generations
Posted in Navy, Web 2.0, democracy, gratitude, military, publishing, tagged Animoto, military, US Navy on August 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I put together a short video of pictures of my uncle, my Dad, myself and my nephew in uniform. That’s three generations serving the United States of America in uniform. My uncle was the lone Army veteran. Dad, Tom and I went Navy. Animoto is a really interesting Web 2.0 site that allows you to [...]
Rewarding
Posted in Navy, gratitude, military, tagged gratitude, Great Lakes, Recruit Training Command, US Navy on August 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
At 0730 last Friday morning I found myself riding with my brother and his family through the Illinois Street Gate at United States Navy Recruit Training Command. That morning was filled with excitement for all on board. It was homecoming for one old sailor returning to a place where I too had once served. Once [...]
