I got them up.
The first one is the larger one.
The others are the same video,
but a smaller screen.
So those of you with slower connections.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2363091172088771647
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6103966922138482043
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3820242404789370484
28 February 2006
27 February 2006
Summer Periods
I got my Summer Schedule.
I didn't get Jump.
bummer.
But that's ok.
I get to come home first period. (03-JUN through 23-JUN)
Take some Classes to get ahead.
And the Space Orientation and Global Engagment.
Sounds like fun.
I didn't get Jump.
bummer.
But that's ok.
I get to come home first period. (03-JUN through 23-JUN)
Take some Classes to get ahead.
And the Space Orientation and Global Engagment.
Sounds like fun.
26 February 2006
Murals
http://www.usafa.org/pages/Cadet-mademurals.htm
They didn't interview me.
I gues I wasn't around then.
But I helped with these.
The B-2 and F-117 mentioned are mine
They didn't interview me.
I gues I wasn't around then.
But I helped with these.
The B-2 and F-117 mentioned are mine
Videos
Also...
http://www.grouchymedia.com/ has some really good stuff.
They only make military videos.
That's the motivational stuff the get's us going.
http://www.grouchymedia.com/ has some really good stuff.
They only make military videos.
That's the motivational stuff the get's us going.
USAFA Dancing
Helping Cadets retain their sanity.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8376947077775909834&q=dancing+cadet
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5925245115612162594
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5405366458619564374&q=dancing&pr=goog-sl
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6578076219126930956
I've got the 100's Night videos uploaded too.
They're just being verified.
I'll post the link when their ready.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8376947077775909834&q=dancing+cadet
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5925245115612162594
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5405366458619564374&q=dancing&pr=goog-sl
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6578076219126930956
I've got the 100's Night videos uploaded too.
They're just being verified.
I'll post the link when their ready.
25 February 2006
Four More Weeks...
Until I get on the plane to come home.
Spring break is almost here.
The only thing that stands between it and me
Is four more weeks of school, and recognition.
If you want to know what that is...
Google "United States Air Force Academy Recognition"
Read some of articles there.
Expect them to be understated.
I don't like talking about it while it's still coming.
After it happens I'll be more than happy to explain it all.
Spring break is almost here.
The only thing that stands between it and me
Is four more weeks of school, and recognition.
If you want to know what that is...
Google "United States Air Force Academy Recognition"
Read some of articles there.
Expect them to be understated.
I don't like talking about it while it's still coming.
After it happens I'll be more than happy to explain it all.
24 February 2006
16-APR-2005
I found this on my Palm pilot.
I wrote it while visiting my grandparents n Florida before I came here.
That which is parenthesis is what I’ve inserted for clarification.
16-APR-2005
Today I read a book about (General) Norman Schwarzkopf.
It made me think long and hard about my future and whether or not the military is right for me.
Why would I want to dedicate such a large portion of my life to being a solider?
Why do I want to study and excel in the art of war?
War is two opposing sides, each with the potential (and intent) to cause much harm to each other,
and (potentially) innocent bystanders.
Why do I want to take up a profession were it is my job and duty to kill other human beings?
It is not for the glory.
No medal or amount of recognition is worth taking another man's life.
It is not for the money.
Even the most highly trained solider still gets paid the same as the guy who sweeps the floors.
(Either way, it’s not that much)
It is not for the lifestyle.
No one wants to move every other year just because his boss says so.
(Or to be able to pick up and go across the world in 24 hrs notice.)
(Or to separated from one’s family for the extended periods of time required by job)
After thinking long and hard about the reason why.
I've come to this conclusion.
I chose to fight so that others won't have to.
I chose to fight to protect the freedoms of others.
I chose to fight so that others may live.
I will go into battle to take the life of another solider so that he cannot take the life of someone else.
I will kill others to save the life of someone I may never know.
I will be the cause of their death to protect the freedoms of others.
(It seems to make more sense to kill a few corrupted individuals before they can cause the deaths of many more innocent people)
War is not all guts and glory. (Like in the movies)
It is having to take the life of another man to save the lives and freedom of others.
I know I will hate every minute of my service, but I will persevere so that someone else won't have to.
(Maybe not hate every part of my job, but I won’t be enjoying killing people)
This is my calling; doing the difficult for others.
It is the next logical step in my life; the continuation of my service to others.
I cannot think of a better way to serve.
I will go and do what everyone hates, but has to (must) be done.
I will fight them enemies of freedom abroad so they will not have to be fought at home.
(The following is my reflection on what I wrote in April)
We had to memorize a quote by Schwarzkopf.
“A professional solider understands that war means killing people,
war means maiming people,
war means families left without fathers and mothers.
All you have to do is hold your first dying solider in your arms
and have that terribly futile feeling that his life flowing out
and you can’t do anything about it.
Then you understand the horror of war.
Any solider worth his salt should be anti-war.
And still there are things worth fighting for.”
Robert E. Lee said something to the effect of
“It is well that war should be so terrible,
Or we should become fond of it.”
I don’t think there’s anything else to say.
I’m gonna hate the purpose of my job,
But it has to be done.
I wrote it while visiting my grandparents n Florida before I came here.
That which is parenthesis is what I’ve inserted for clarification.
16-APR-2005
Today I read a book about (General) Norman Schwarzkopf.
It made me think long and hard about my future and whether or not the military is right for me.
Why would I want to dedicate such a large portion of my life to being a solider?
Why do I want to study and excel in the art of war?
War is two opposing sides, each with the potential (and intent) to cause much harm to each other,
and (potentially) innocent bystanders.
Why do I want to take up a profession were it is my job and duty to kill other human beings?
It is not for the glory.
No medal or amount of recognition is worth taking another man's life.
It is not for the money.
Even the most highly trained solider still gets paid the same as the guy who sweeps the floors.
(Either way, it’s not that much)
It is not for the lifestyle.
No one wants to move every other year just because his boss says so.
(Or to be able to pick up and go across the world in 24 hrs notice.)
(Or to separated from one’s family for the extended periods of time required by job)
After thinking long and hard about the reason why.
I've come to this conclusion.
I chose to fight so that others won't have to.
I chose to fight to protect the freedoms of others.
I chose to fight so that others may live.
I will go into battle to take the life of another solider so that he cannot take the life of someone else.
I will kill others to save the life of someone I may never know.
I will be the cause of their death to protect the freedoms of others.
(It seems to make more sense to kill a few corrupted individuals before they can cause the deaths of many more innocent people)
War is not all guts and glory. (Like in the movies)
It is having to take the life of another man to save the lives and freedom of others.
I know I will hate every minute of my service, but I will persevere so that someone else won't have to.
(Maybe not hate every part of my job, but I won’t be enjoying killing people)
This is my calling; doing the difficult for others.
It is the next logical step in my life; the continuation of my service to others.
I cannot think of a better way to serve.
I will go and do what everyone hates, but has to (must) be done.
I will fight them enemies of freedom abroad so they will not have to be fought at home.
(The following is my reflection on what I wrote in April)
We had to memorize a quote by Schwarzkopf.
“A professional solider understands that war means killing people,
war means maiming people,
war means families left without fathers and mothers.
All you have to do is hold your first dying solider in your arms
and have that terribly futile feeling that his life flowing out
and you can’t do anything about it.
Then you understand the horror of war.
Any solider worth his salt should be anti-war.
And still there are things worth fighting for.”
Robert E. Lee said something to the effect of
“It is well that war should be so terrible,
Or we should become fond of it.”
I don’t think there’s anything else to say.
I’m gonna hate the purpose of my job,
But it has to be done.
23 February 2006
Chem Confusion
We actually confused the instructor today.
One of the cadet’s cell phones started ringing in the back of the classroom.
It was very feint,
So the instructor didn’t hear it.
Just to increase the embarrassment factor of having one’s phone ring in class,
Various people start coughing.
Eventually everyone is in on it.
The instructor was in the middle of working a problem on the board.
So he turns around and asks what’s wrong,
Thoroughly confused.
One of my classmates says,
“Oh, nothing, we all just had an itch in our throats at the same time.”
“No, really, what’s going on?”
He thought he had messed up on the board or something.
“Just some problems with CELLULAR respiration”
Or something like that.
This went on for a while.
It was rather entertaining.
One of the cadet’s cell phones started ringing in the back of the classroom.
It was very feint,
So the instructor didn’t hear it.
Just to increase the embarrassment factor of having one’s phone ring in class,
Various people start coughing.
Eventually everyone is in on it.
The instructor was in the middle of working a problem on the board.
So he turns around and asks what’s wrong,
Thoroughly confused.
One of my classmates says,
“Oh, nothing, we all just had an itch in our throats at the same time.”
“No, really, what’s going on?”
He thought he had messed up on the board or something.
“Just some problems with CELLULAR respiration”
Or something like that.
This went on for a while.
It was rather entertaining.
22 February 2006
Knowlege Bowl
Just got back form a Knowledge Bowl.
It was an away game at Squadron 24.
Earlier this week,
24 painted their squadron patch on a wall in every other squadron.
Needless to say,
We were ticked.
So we went to 24 all pumped and ready to tear them apart.
And we did .
The score was 200 -65, Bulldawgs.
We had several rounds were we got every single question.
That’s how we role.
It was an away game at Squadron 24.
Earlier this week,
24 painted their squadron patch on a wall in every other squadron.
Needless to say,
We were ticked.
So we went to 24 all pumped and ready to tear them apart.
And we did .
The score was 200 -65, Bulldawgs.
We had several rounds were we got every single question.
That’s how we role.
21 February 2006
19 February 2006
Woo Hoo!!!
We finally got above freezing!
It’s currently 33 F.
It’s been snowing since Wed and it finally stopped.
The mountains are beautiful.
We dipped into the negatives a few times over the last few days.
I know you all in Texas are getting what’s left over what we’ve been getting over the past few days.
Hope there’s some left.
It’s currently 33 F.
It’s been snowing since Wed and it finally stopped.
The mountains are beautiful.
We dipped into the negatives a few times over the last few days.
I know you all in Texas are getting what’s left over what we’ve been getting over the past few days.
Hope there’s some left.
18 February 2006
100's Night
Last night was 100's night.
It is the night when there are 100 days to graduation.
The firsties have a party and find out what their job in the Air Force will be.
The Fourthclassmen "decorate" (read trash) their rooms.
Here’s a link to the video I made of it
http://www.geocities.com/theearthcanbemoved/100snightsmall.wmv
If you want the bigger version,
Just E-Mail me.
I’ll post stuff on other rooms as I get it.
It is the night when there are 100 days to graduation.
The firsties have a party and find out what their job in the Air Force will be.
The Fourthclassmen "decorate" (read trash) their rooms.
Here’s a link to the video I made of it
http://www.geocities.com/theearthcanbemoved/100snightsmall.wmv
If you want the bigger version,
Just E-Mail me.
I’ll post stuff on other rooms as I get it.
16 February 2006
Texas Rocks!!!
I don't know why,
But I woke up this morning and decided to check my mail today.
So,
I went down to the mail room after my last class.
There was a key in my box.
Keys are very special in the mail room.
It means there is a package waiting for you.
I found the box number that matched my key and opened it.
I didn’t recognize the address.
When I got back to my room and opened it,
It was stuffed full snacks.
On top was a note from the North Texas Parent club.
My roommate started complaining about how the Florida Parents Club never sent him anything.
(Of course I share whatever I get)
I just said,
“Hey, Texas is better than your state.
What else is there to know?”
But I woke up this morning and decided to check my mail today.
So,
I went down to the mail room after my last class.
There was a key in my box.
Keys are very special in the mail room.
It means there is a package waiting for you.
I found the box number that matched my key and opened it.
I didn’t recognize the address.
When I got back to my room and opened it,
It was stuffed full snacks.
On top was a note from the North Texas Parent club.
My roommate started complaining about how the Florida Parents Club never sent him anything.
(Of course I share whatever I get)
I just said,
“Hey, Texas is better than your state.
What else is there to know?”
13 February 2006
Happy Singles Awareness Day
It makes sense to post this story sense tomorrow is Valentines day,
Traditionally the day when people pair up.
My roommate watch a movie called notebook over the weekend.
I only caught part of it sense I was doing schoolwork.
The basic plot it as follows.
An elderly couple is in a nursing home.
The wife has Alzheimer’s and doesn’t remember the husband.
He could go and live a normal live and she would never know the difference.
Instead he lives there with her.
Every day he reads her their story,
About how the met and fell in love.
In the evening she remembers and comes back to him.
That’s not really the point though.
My roommate commented on the change of appearance between the early years and when they were in the nursing home.
He mentioned how attractive she was when she was in her twenties,
But as in her seventies in a nursing home she wasn’t appealing.
I replied that it’ll happen to all of us.
He said something along the lines of yeah too bad.
The following is purely my own opinion.
Our society focuses too much on the external.
That which is unimportant and fades away.
We will all grow old and die,
And it will not be pretty.
It is character we must focus on.
The inside that makes us what we are.
This is why we should be attracted to another person.
Not because of their physical characteristics.
I read in a book a while back (I don’t remember the book) something similar.
When looking at someone of the opposite gender,
Don’t think of the outside, think of the inside.
Would you be willing to live with that person 50 years later?
Would you be willing to grow old and die with that person?
When all physical attractiveness is gone?
Would you be willing to feed that person when they become unable to do it for themselves?
Would you be willing to listen to the same story over and over again when the have no short term memory?
We should not be as concerned with how the person looks as much as we are how the person acts.
This is the true person.
Their character,
Not their body,
Is what counts.
Traditionally the day when people pair up.
My roommate watch a movie called notebook over the weekend.
I only caught part of it sense I was doing schoolwork.
The basic plot it as follows.
An elderly couple is in a nursing home.
The wife has Alzheimer’s and doesn’t remember the husband.
He could go and live a normal live and she would never know the difference.
Instead he lives there with her.
Every day he reads her their story,
About how the met and fell in love.
In the evening she remembers and comes back to him.
That’s not really the point though.
My roommate commented on the change of appearance between the early years and when they were in the nursing home.
He mentioned how attractive she was when she was in her twenties,
But as in her seventies in a nursing home she wasn’t appealing.
I replied that it’ll happen to all of us.
He said something along the lines of yeah too bad.
The following is purely my own opinion.
Our society focuses too much on the external.
That which is unimportant and fades away.
We will all grow old and die,
And it will not be pretty.
It is character we must focus on.
The inside that makes us what we are.
This is why we should be attracted to another person.
Not because of their physical characteristics.
I read in a book a while back (I don’t remember the book) something similar.
When looking at someone of the opposite gender,
Don’t think of the outside, think of the inside.
Would you be willing to live with that person 50 years later?
Would you be willing to grow old and die with that person?
When all physical attractiveness is gone?
Would you be willing to feed that person when they become unable to do it for themselves?
Would you be willing to listen to the same story over and over again when the have no short term memory?
We should not be as concerned with how the person looks as much as we are how the person acts.
This is the true person.
Their character,
Not their body,
Is what counts.
11 February 2006
More Pics
These are more the type of pictures I wanted to show.
It's morning,
The trees are frosted,
And the sky is blue.
It's morning,
The trees are frosted,
And the sky is blue.
That last one is Chyenne Mountain.
That's where NORAD is buried.
Every day up here is a postcard day.
You just have to be willing to open your eyes and look for it.
10 February 2006
Description
I changed my blog's description line.
I thought Romans 5:4-5 was more appropriate than "My Life"
I thought Romans 5:4-5 was more appropriate than "My Life"
09 February 2006
It's Snowing!!!
I wonder if they'll cancel the beat session for tomorrow.
Probably not.
They'll just beat us indoors.
Probably not.
They'll just beat us indoors.
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