Quote

All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them. ~ Walt Disney

North Carolina Historical Markers - Buggy Company

Buggys were built up until the 1920's.  Plant was used to make camo netting during WW II.

You can stay at Thomas B. Tyson's house now a B&B perhaps during the annual Buggy Festival

5 Interesting Things Best of the Week

NFL Suicide Pick:  Bears over Browns*

Aaron Rogers on pace for 4659 yards which would be a single season record


NFL Top 4:  NFC New Orleans Arizona AFC:  Indianapolis and Denver


Sweet Caroline (has the) Roadhouse Blues

Super bowl book bar none



*  Teams used so far: Baltimore, Chicago, Green Bay, Minnesota, New England, New Orleans, New York Giants, Pittsburgh,

Have a Good Read: Telex From Cuba

An interesting book that covers Cuba in the immediate pre Castro period.  Includes interesting sexual questions about the Castro brothers.

The book reads easily with a fairly fast moving plot.  The characters are good.  Along with this  there are some fairly literary and non linear parts that don't detract from the more mainstream aspects.

North Carolina Historical Markers - Plank Road @ Carthage

129 mile plan road passed through Carthage.

Friday Five

Iowa at its BCS peak

In F. Scott Fitzgerald's life time the Great Gatsby earned him $ 8397.00.  Today his heirs take in over $ 500,000  per year from it.

2 Spec Forces killed

Vince Young playoff QB

Sean May found ya!

NC Historical Marker Series

The Lafayette Escadrille was a French air force unit that featured pilots who voluntered prior to America's official participation in WW I.

McConnell was born in Chicago and attended the University of Virginia.  He spent about 5 years in Carthage as a businessman.  McConnell wrote a 1st person account of flying in WW I.

5 Things Thursday

Iowa is #1 in 5 of 6 computer rankings used by the BCS

Sweet Caroline (has the) Roadhouse Blues

Man caves

Aggasi confessional

Phones updated

Roz Says

My speech (or at least, what I wish I’d said):

I row across oceans to inspire people to take action on climate change. Something the ocean has taught me is that any challenge, no matter how huge, can be tackled if you break it down into little steps. When I rowed across the Atlantic it took me about a million oarstrokes. One stroke doesn’t get me very far, but you take a million tiny actions and you string them all together and you get across 3000 miles of ocean. You can achieve almost anything, if you just take it one stroke at a time.

And it’s the same with climate change. On a day like today, when we feel part of a huge global community, it’s easy to believe we can change the world. But there will be other days when maybe we feel alone, and that anything we do as individuals won’t really make a difference – that it’s just a drop in the ocean.

But every action counts. We all have it in our power to make a difference. In fact, we’re already making a difference – it’s just up to us to decide if it’s a good one or a bad one. Every time we switch the lights off, or choose to walk instead of drive, or say no to a plastic bag, it matters.

So we’re leading the way. Thank you all for making a difference for the better. Keep up the good work, have a fantastic 350 day, and together we’ll keep changing the world, heading towards a greener future, one stroke at a time.

Roz Savage

Have a Good Read: Q's Legacy

By the author of 84 Charing Cross.  This books in an account of what happened after that ever popular book.

She made friends, a TV show was made and even a play.  You also learn about Hanff's back story prior to her book based fame.

One question that is not answered is did a number of books she wrote really "go down the incinerator"?

The books is enjoyable but despite its small size could be tightened up.

RIP Paul

Paul was a fellow paramedic at Fort Bragg EMS.

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SPRING LAKE- Paul Ivan Boyer III, 54, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday while performing a job that he loved. Born in York County, PA, he was the son of the late Paul Boyer and Eleanor Crowther Boyer. He served 3 years active duty in the US Army and served in both the Army and Navy Reserves. Among his many accomplishments, Paul was an Eagle Scout, a 1974 graduate of York Vo-Tech, attended Durham County Community College, receiving his paramedic certificate and in June of this year, passed the National Paramedic Registry Exam. Prior to moving to NC, he was a law enforcement officer in West York, PA, as well as two other townships and was a Fire Fighter I for Reliance Fire Company of West York, PA, where he was a life time member. He drove ambulance for Grantley Fire Company and White Rose Ambulance Service. After moving to NC, he worked in several counties as a paramedic as well as an intermediate level. One of his most rewarding positions was driving Pediatric Critical Care ambulance for UNC Hospital. Paul was currently employed with the Womack Army Medical Center/ Fort Bragg EMS. He attended Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest, NC and was very involved with Men of the Cross and Promise Keepers. Surviving is his sister, Jan Boyer of Durham and a host of friends and co-workers. A Visitation with EMS honors will be Thursday from 5:00-8:00 pm at Bryan-Lee Funeral Home, 831 Wake Forest Road, Raleigh, NC 27604. There will be services at Fort Bragg at a later date and also in West York, PA. Local arrangements by Bryan-Lee Funeral Home and out of state arrangements by Koller Funeral Home in West York, PA. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the NC Children’s Promise, Campus Box 7220, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7220.

Wednesday 5 Interesting Things

Learning tools

During F. Scott Fitzgerald's lifetime the Great Gatsby sold 25,000 copies.  Today it sells over 200,000 per year.

Cup Perspective

Super bowl book bar none

Newspapers drop

Monday 5 Interesting Things

Top 2 College Teams:  Florida and Texas

Last 2 weeks Packers win by score of 57-3.  1st back to back wins since 10/12/2008 @ Sea and 10/19/2008 H Ind.  They then lost 2 straight games by 4 points the second to the Vikings. Minnesota visits Lambeau this coming week.

Zone blocking or Power O

To  me he is LT not him 

Jeter, Pettite Rivera and Posada date to the 1996 Yanks WS winners

5 Interesting Things Tuesday

Phillies v. Yankees a 1950 rematch

Lights and sirens worth it?

Vikings have 25 coaches, Packers 21, Patriots 13

NFL Top 4:  NFC New Orleans Arizona AFC:  Indianapolis and Denver

Public Option progress

Quote

"Both optimists & pessimists contribute to our society. The optimist invents the airplane & the pessimist the parachute." ~Gil Stern

Have a Good Read: The Few

An interesting story extremely well written.  Years before Pearl Harbor a handful of Americans were already fighting for Britain against Hitler.  Their story is full on interesting starting from the moment they leave America and struggle to even get to Europe.

Featured is Billy Fiske American Olympic bobsled champion who perished as an RAF pilot in the Battle of Britain.

This book has me interested in more Battle of Britain books!

5 Things Packers@ Browns Edition

Packers strong favorites

1st meeting in CLE since 1995

Aaron Rogers on pace for 4659 yards which would be a single season record

In 4 seasons Mccarthy's winning percentage is .563 Brown's Mangini .436

A.J. Hawk is Brady Quinn's brother in law

Quote

I'm like every other woman: a closet full of clothes, but nothing to wear

Friday Five

Medic cross training

NFL Lonndon

Take the Last Train to Clarksville to Find the Cost of Freedom

Are penalties benign?

Navy Speed

Thursday 5

350 activities

Phils are in

Public Option ad

Surgery for Inge

CLE has flu

5 Items of Interest for Wednesday

USC has 26 sacks 1st in the nation


Green is back


Eco 60


NFL Suicide Pick:  NE over TB


Pass to win
acks: 1st in Pac-10, 1st nationally. The Trojan defense has accumulated 26 sacks this season, 8 more than the next best team in the Pac-10.

5 For Tuesday

Top 2 NFC:  New Orleans and Minnesota Top 2 AFC:  Indinapolis and Denver which Projects to a NO/INDY Super Bowl with NO on top.

Pro Twitter

Mcnair story twists

Multiple TD returns

Soccer memories

Have a Good Read: Rowing the Atlantic

Having followed Roz since she began rowing the Pacific I was excited about this book. Then due to a recent move it appropriately took a circuitous route to my door.

It did not disapoint.  I learned the background to Roz's often mentioned two obituary exercise.  She may not have been prepared in the way of fixing cooking stoves, but as she found out and continues to show being mentally tough is more important.

The sub title is lessons learned on the Open Ocean.  She hews to this not getting into a stroke by stroke account but rather looking at key points and teaching us from there.

Highly reccomend the book and further suggest you become involved in Roz and her rowing and climate change activities.

Monday 5 Interesting Things

Believers in a round earth are called globularists.


12th (bird) man


Pandemic defined


Hardcover price war


My top 2 college teams:  Florida and Alabama match BCS

Quote

They all gave out of their wealth; but she, out of her poverty, put in everything—all she had to live on

Mark 12

5 Interesting Things Packers Lions Edition

1.  Packers lead all time series 86-64-7 Detroit has not swept the season series since 1991.


2.  In 2007 the Packers were 8-2 after their bye, last year 2-7


3.  Driver needs 1 catch to pass Sharpe on all time list.  1st NFL catch was against Carolina in 1999 an 8 YD TD in a 33-31 loss to the Panthers.


4.  Aaron Rogers has 5 career 300 yard games.  2 have been against Detroit 328 and 308 yards with 1 in 2009 against Minnesota.  


5.  Charles Woodson has 39 career interceptions, 22 in 50 games since coming to Green Bay in 2006. Woodson had 17 interceptions in 106 games with Oakland. 

Quote

My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness. Dalai Lama

5 Things Saturday Special

NC Snow

MM's defense

Private library

State fair news

Hate to say it but Si c

Have a Good Read: Zero Option

Having recently done CBERNE training biological weapon that figures prominently in this book intrigued me.

Unfortunately the book has a plot that is over long or slow developing depending on how you look at it.  The characters are well drawn but buried in a shouldn't be slow book.

Friday Five

Kurt Warner has now passed for 13,255 yards as a Cardinal. He threw for 14,447 yards with the St. Louis Rams and joins Pro Football Hall of Famer FRAN TARKENTON as the only players to pass for at least 13,000 yards with two different teams. 


NFL Suicide Pool Pick:  Packers over Lions


Roz's perspective


Cheney Inc.


Rogers dilemma

5 Things Thursday

AP ties JS

Mike Vrabel: 11 career catches, 11 touchdowns


White House takes on Fox


Odd eerie scary


Jennings says ball please!

5 Items of Interest for Wednesday

Spec Op Photo Shop

OC fire fail

Family stuff

Hated cities

But when history calls, history calls. Who Said that?

Have a Good Read: The Big Burn

High points include:
1.  The essential role of Theodore Roosevelt in the conservation movement
2.  An iconic photo of TR and John Muir
3.  Complaints from Westeners about the Forest Service and National Forests that sound pretty similar to today.
4.  The role of Gifford Pinchot in assisting TR.
5.  The cruel treatment of Forest Service ranger and fire fighter Ed Pulsaski

An interesting story written well.

Monday 5 Interesting Things

Yanks sweep  Twins post and regular season

Victory for widowed Zimmer

Florida #1 Alabama # 2 as are defenses

To do hints

Columbus Day V. Lief Ericson day

Quote

The way we see the problem is the problem.

Johan Brunyel

Quote

Ask God to use you today as the bearer of mercy to someone who is hurting. Go let your light shine!

Friday 5

1.  First aid pictorial tutorial 

2.   Inexplicable Nobel

3.  Close not close

4.  Wounded Warrior field trip

5.  WFAN moves

Thursday 5

1. NFL Suicide Pick  Minnesota over St. Louis

2.  Tigers notoriety

3.  Get your damn flu shot!

4.  100 Al Qaeda in Afghanistan?

5.  To work hard or not?

Tuesday 5 Things

Fun to read

Season ender

Loss rating

Prior to Jermichael Finley's 128 yards on Monday it was Keith Jackson who the last GB TE to get over 100 yards

Domestic violence and insurance

Have a Good Read: Too Fat to Fish

This is a funny but increasingly sad book as it progresses.  The Too Fat to Fish episode is a classic which I first saw on the Letterman show.  Perhaps the best story in the book is Artie as a cab driver with a crazy violent couple trying to avoid shitting his pants.

Also very good is memories of his child hood including the Jersey Shore, Franky Valli and Yankee Stadium.

Have a Good Read: The Believers

This is a well written and enjoyable book.  The characters are sharp and funny.  The story moves well and is believable.  It read fast and struck me as deep at the same time.

First book by this author I will investigate more.

Tuesday 5 Things

Top 4 NFL Teams:  NFC:  Giants and Saints AFC:  Indianapolis and New England

Peckers

1 gamer

Cabrera situation

Nobel winners

Monday 5 Interesting Things

The Top 2 College Teams: Florida, Alabama

Roz Savage's book has been released

Wounded Warrior Blog

Keys to Tonites Game

What could be good must be bad for GOP

Packers @ Vikings Keys

Let me start by saying that in preface to game keys I will always list the following 3 for each game.

First the team needs to score touch downs not field goals. Good teams do this. Green Bay has 9 TD's while Minny. has 10.  Both teams have 6 three pointers.

Second each game the special teams need to make a +1 play be it a TD return, a key punt, strong coverage work, blocked extra point.  Will Blackman has 2 TD returns v. Vikings 

Third turnovers need to be created. The Packers are +8 in turnovers, the Vikings + 6.

Call that general keys, my philosophy of football etc

In addition the Packers need to:

1.  Protect Aaron Rogers.

2.  Be patient and allow Favre to throw a pick or two.

Quote

Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going.

Jim Ryun

Quote

When in doubt, when in fear, be aggressive. Commit yourself and never look back.

Have a Good Read: The Secret of Lost Things

Story is set in a New York used book shop and mostly concerns a lost novel by Melleville. Many good characters but the story is not as good or interesting as they are.

Friday 5

1. Letterman situation

2. Swine flu coverage

3. Whip it not by....

4. Devo

5. Seen it all

Quote

when the rich wage war it's the poor that die

Jean Paul Sartre

Thursday 5

1. Clay Matthews Jr. will chase Favre as did his dad in 1992

2. Special Forces parachutists

3. NFL Suicide Pick: Indy over Seattle

4. Hurrah Pinelanders

5. Anti 4