Question: Whoah! Agenda, what’s up with the doomsday background and the freaky guy with a glowing scythe?
Answer: Well, my faithful reader, BioWare’s Mass Effect 3 will soon be here in March – among other new video game franchise titles – and so far we’re anticipating this one the most; yes, even over the release of the new Assassin’s Creed: Revelation title in Novemeber. Continue reading
Okay, so the other night we were supposed to have a simple mission over Iraq, but things got a little hairy with the brakes on our C-130 and, when we landed, we found out that we had a brake leak. To have the problem fixed would take a while and we ended up staying the night at Joint Base Balad. While we were waiting for a transit bus to pick us up and take us to the tents and USO for check-in, we decided to… relax a bit. A few glow sticks, couple of flash lights, and a good anthem helped us do just that.
The fun didn’t start with the crazy dancing, however. After we landed, we had to tow the plane from one location on the runway, to the flight line far on the other side of the area from where we were at. In order to make sure that we could stop the plane due to bad brakes, we had to have two guys on each side to throw chalks in between the wheels when we were told too – if that was necessary, of course. The brakes still worked for the most part, but it was still a gamble. We figured: no problem. As we were walking, the four of us (two loads, and my partner and I) decided to switch out with each other five minutes; two would walk by the wheels as the plane was being towed, and the other two would rest on the back of the ramp.
About half way to the flight line the loads either turned their thinking caps on or off… I’m not sure which. One of them strapped a cargo belt to the outside of the plane and sat on it so he wouldn’t have to walk. Funny. I would have gotten a picture, but alas, my iPod touch doesn’t have a flash to it. The second load master thought it would be a hoot to grab a glow stick and parade around behind the plane; that was before he ran up to the cockpit, popped the forward escape hatch on top, and boosted himself out of the hole to spin the glow stick around in the air above the plane.
I love this crew.
Hope your sunrise is a fantastic one!
Good morning, America! Hope you have some fresh coffee brewing for the Monday mayhem! Before you sit down to start a new work week, how about some motivation to get you pumped? Let’s see what I can bring you today.
Belief creates the actual fact.
-William James
This particular quote by psychologist William James offered me a smile today as I sat down to work on my next major post for Omni Labs concerning atheism and secular thought. I know we’ve seen a lot of hatred lately in the media about religious affairs and an ever-growing struggle between the atheist community and the Church. When I stumbled across William’s few but powerful words, I couldn’t help but feel reassured that what I know to be the truth is all I need.
Do not pray for easy lives. Pray to be stronger men.
-John F. Kennedy
If you are out to describe the truth, leave elegance to the tailor.
-Albert Einstein
I know there’s a lot of controversy on Einstein’s personal beliefs in God, but I believe he had a good point here. A lot of us get so wrapped up in trying to water down Christ to make him “acceptable” or more “tolerable” to the outside world. But is this our job? No. You can’t change Jesus, only He can change You. So I agree with Albert here and will reiterate what my dad once told me: “You can only plant a seed. It’s up to God to do the rest.” It’s our job to share and forgive; but let God introduce Himself personally. It’s His house, after all.
Commerce with all nations, alliance with none, should be our motto.
-Thomas Jefferson
I wonder if ol’ Tom saw China coming two hundred years ago…
And my last quote for the day…
A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.
-Winston Churchill
