In yesterday’s mail I received my diploma and certificate of achievement for having completed the required courses at Orange Coast College within their Professional Mariner’s Activities program.  I have officially graduated with an AS and certificate as a Professional Mariner.  It took a little over two years but well worth it.  I have met some…

The other day I cleaned out some boxes that I had in my room.  One of the boxes had a bunch of my books that I had packed when I moved.  Some great reading material!  So now I am engaged in catching up on some old and some new reading.  I have always enjoyed reading;…

I am very grateful for having the conscious ability to be whatever I want to be. The Lord has endowed me with the ability to choose how I want to live my life and so I do. I choose to be healthy, loving and a spreader of peace and joy. I am enjoying the reading…

Today I am very grateful that there is a beautiful lady in my life; one who does not allow me to slack off.

For several years now I have talked about wanting to read the Koran.  I have never done anything about obtaining a copy of the Koran I have only thought about it.  This morning I hired a driver to take me to the airport; he was telling me how he was fasting because of his religion. …

This week I was supposed to be back in British Columbia, Canada; plans changed and my trip was postponed.  Rather than going to Canada I stayed in Arizona and contacted a couple of assignors for soccer tournaments that were being played in Southern Arizona.  I was able to officiate seven games over the course of…

On Tuesday evening my brother and I were talking and we have decided that beginning next week the two of us will work out, physically, at least three times a week; no excuses.  Yesterday afternoon as I was working at my desk I received an email asking if I was available to officiate two soccer…

I like to criticize our government for their ineptness every now and then; but today the Department of State worked flawlessly and with smiles on their faces and I received a renewed passport the same day that I turned my old one in.  I needed to do this today because I am traveling internationally this…

In speaking with my brother this evening, we broached the topic of Elton John and the music that he Bernie Taupin created together.  This is why this blog is titled, Dang You!  I now have an Elton John song stuck in my head; I blame my brother. I am grateful that there is the technology…

If you have been paying attention to any of the posts that have been placed on this blog, you will know that I have been taking classes at Orange Coast College getting an Associates of Science degree in Professional Mariner Activities.  This is something that I have really enjoyed.  I love the ocean, always have…

I remember as a child watching Star Trek with my brother and cousin, thinking man that would be so cool.  Well aside from the teleporter, we pretty much are living in a Star Trek world.  Your watch can tell you how healthy you are or are not.  We have lasers that shoot from different forms…

Just following up on my last post, Gentle Reminders, I realize that there are times when I become a little depressed.  There are times that it seems like I am riding in the cattle-car of the train, and it really is not the comfortable.  The reality is, I am warm surrounded by cows, the train is moving…