Oddities, Profundities, Profanities and Dad Stuff
Light a Candle instead of Cursing the Darkness.
I dunno who said it but it has become one of my favorite quotes. It inspired this bit of podcasting.
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Today is “A Day that will live in infamy.” Not today exactly, but December 7, 1941.
President Roosevelt gave us this phrase that is now part of the American lexicon along with “Life, Liberty, and Happiness” and “We Hold These Truths”.
That is the day the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, HI and brought the United States into World War II. Even though this happened 69 years ago, we still need to remember those brave Men and Women who gave their lives that December morning, and those who immediately rose to the occasion and prevented more loss.
I am not going to go into details, there are too many other good links out there (see above). I would like to hit some highlights though.
We were devastated to lose so many ships. Here is a list of the ships we lost that day:
4 battleships sunk,
4 battleships damaged including 1 run aground
2 destroyers sunk, 1 damaged
1 other ship sunk, 3 damaged
3 cruisers damaged
4 midget submarines sunk,
1 midget submarine run aground,
29 aircraft destroyed,
188 aircraft destroyed
155 aircraft damaged
And then the loss of life that still grieves us:
55 airmen killed
9 submariners killed
2,402 military killed
1,247 military wounded
57 civilians killed
35 civilians wounded
There were also many who rose up and gave service to their country “above and beyond the call of duty” and were justly decorated. In the wake of the battle 15 Medals of Honor, 51 Navy Crosses, 53 Silver Crosses, four Navy and Marine Corps Medals, one Distinguished Flying Cross, four Distinguished Service Crosses, one Distinguished Service Medal, and three Bronze Stars were awarded. Most military personnel are not there for medals or accolades. They just happen to be the ones who step up and do what needs to be done.
I have written before about Veterans Day, Memorial Day and Patriot Day. Today is another to be remembered for the brave souls who gave their lives in the pursuit of freedom and liberty, just by being there that day, and for those who survived and went on to fight the battles in the Pacific. Gentlemen, (and ladies of course) we salute you, thank you for your service.
-Justin
Check your local listings but here in Utah we have had more snow in the past 2 weeks than we have had for years. There was actually enough snow for me to get my snowblower out a few times, last year it didn’t leave the shed.
So it brings me to this, when did it go from 60 degrees one week to 12 the next? I haven’t finished getting my roses pruned or my air conditioner covered and there is much snow to contend with. I have a couple of big trees that still have leaves on them. But the kids are having fun playing in the snow. Even in the Blizzard warning from last Saturday. Technically it was a blizzard but even that wasn’t that bad.
Left to right: Amelia, Leatha and Cameron playing in the snow on 11/28/10
Change is inevitable, and it will always come at a time that we may not want it to. Just remember this, adversity DOES make us stronger, and we can all just deal with the snow. If you don’t like it, move to Florida.
Let me know what you think about or even how the weather is at your place.
-Justin
I’ll tell you what happened to them, they ended up in the $5 DVD bin at Wal-Mart. And some of them are so worth it. You know, they may be cheesy and dated with hairstyles or lingo but who can deny your favorite movies from when you were younger.
I watched Lethal Weapon the other night and it was just as good as I remember it. Even though it has been several years since I saw it last. It got me thinking about so many other movies that I have in my collection that I have not seen for years. I am going to spend the rest of the week watching movies that are at least 15 years old or more. I just bought Kelly’s Heroes at Wal-Mart and The Dirty Dozen is sounding really good.
These are all movies with decent stories, or not so decent stories and good action. They do not have too many special effects and are not related to computers. Watch Lethal Weapon and laugh at the cell phones. Watch Wargames and laugh at the computers. At least they are not Remakes.
One of my favorite movies of all time is Red Dawn. They are redoing that for next year and I am going to be on the front lines of protesters for that.
Of course The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo is streaming on Netflix so I may have to watch that new one.
So, what are some movies that are old favorites of yours that you haven’t seen in a while? Maybe something from your childhood that you just need to put in and see again? Let me know, I love movies….
Go watch something good and tell me about it.
-Justin
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