"It is not the critic who counts: not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself for a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat"

Theodore Roosevelt

Well I am now an uncle- my niece was born on thursday April 21st. Other than that still havent started work weather or the boss being out of town.So and I finally tracked down my medical records so hopefully I will get them sometime this year. and then subsequently get into the Army soon.

And I am getting married on June 9th of this year.

Yes believe it or not it snowed like a sonofabitch last weekend-both saturday and sunday I wonder if we made the news? and this weekend its 65 and sunny, my new slogan is I hate New York or as the kids today would put it IH8NY. the only thing going for the region is wonderful summers that arent too insanley hot, though last summer it rained at least 5 days a week until November. then it was nice.

debating going home depots orientation and then quitting hey its a quick 50 bucks and I already have another job lined up anyway,that pays significantly better and the people are more fun,

Pushed "noose day" back again all its not like there is a big hurry.

listening to- Godsmack- Greed

What a fucking surreal day- this was the first morning I woke up in my bed since Friday, Biancas mother stayed with us this weekend, but anyway I woke up showered revelled in being home alone for a bit and then the phone rings its my recruiter and he asks me to come down to the office for a photo op with the local paper- the protestor was out today the really annoying one who doesnt consider anyone elses opinon and likes to yell at people who would snap him in two if we werent so amused by the patheticness of it all. I protestor who drives a new dodge neon-shouldnt he be driving a hybrid?- so anyway my recruiter wants me to get this clowns license plate so I went looking for his car and couldnt find the damn thing. So I went back into the office and waited I followed him to his car made like I was getting something from my non-existant vehicle walked around the corner and hid until he was walking away I ran up took the plate number down then walked around the block back into the station.

So that was done then I went to the bank and was prepared to go 20 rounds with them and I talked to the lady that opened my account before and she essenstially opened me a new account and said come back on thursday and we will get your 32.00 credited to your account.You gotta love the fact that she is an Army wife and lives by the "We  take care of our own" - 

I also have to get ahold of the tax people from New York and tell them that the account my check was supposed to be deposited into has closed. So still waiting to actually get ahold of a human being.And I got my FU letter from the Dept of the Treasure saying they applied my 585.00 dollar return to Veterans Affairs so between last year and the total has gone down quite a bit. So I am going to call them and raise hell and demand they send me a statement registering payments.

Lets review- Got my picture taken for the paper, followed a hippie,ended up with a whole new checking account,been on hold today for about 30mintues for the tax people, made a payment to VA, had chocolate cake for breakfast, a few jellybeans for lunch and now I going home and taking a nap.getting old doncha know?

listening to-what else will do today but Pink Floyd?the Wall disc 2