thanks for the pretty flowers and yummy fruit
grandma thinks your a very thoughtful person
i think so toooo
jeri has gone home, should be landing any time
that's good
i enjoyed her being home, she spent more time with us then usual
and she cooked for us
she could be better at cleaning, but i'll take what i get
she bought a book for you, i'll send it off tomorrow along with stuff
i think a lot of our friends, jeri's starting to realize that they aren't going to do anything in life
that they have been doing the same thing since high school
and where that's all great
we are growing up
and you don't surround yourself with people like that if you want to be successful
consciously or sub
anything you want
um
i dont know
you are right about surrounding yourself with people with like interests
that is why parents try to steer kids away from others they feel will not be a positive influence
yea
but you can't do that, it has to be recognized by oneself, is what i've realized
also remember that there are two stages of adolescent growth.
the second stage is where you are at, and can take you to age 25-28
life is what happens while your planning it
my favorite saying
besides the lemonade thing
i took some cool pictures of tonights patrol
sounds neat
where are you patrolling
we aren't really patrolling
we are moving barriers from the roads
the sides of the roads
per maliki's order
siobhain's friend's kid charlie is going back to iraq next month
to come do nothing
and still be blown up
he is in the marines, and will help with the last of the soliders there
i forget what she called the group
yea, i thought that too
we lost two guys the other night, some nasty girl unit from oregon
i think maybe nptt
national police training team
pronounced nippit
his older brother committed suicide recently
this will be hard on his mom
wow
i can imagine
i guess
hard to understand when one has not experienced the actual events
not unlike us here and you there
right
i find myself becoming filled with rage, when i think about everyone in the united states
siobhain told me that she is fed up with eun ji, and going to look for another job
rage because?
lack of understanding?
yea
officers who don't get it
that and...
just because they have no idea that we are over here
no people in the united states
it's not the 30+ crowd
it's my generation
they are so unaware
and have no care
i think that we are having a war, and there is no sacrifice on a personal level
not like in wwii,
right
i wrote a blog about this
people did without to support the effort and not go into debt
that generation wwii are very giving
mine is want want want
and no hard work
we have this sense of entitlement that we haven't earned
if you ask them for 5 or 10 dollars to support a project, they do it
right
i've been reading, and need to finish, about poverty...
because it's the easy road
there's no personal sacrifice in that
entilement is part of that culture
and you are right
but if you dwell on it, it makes you nuts
perception
different for everyone
right
and it makes everyone around me nuts
or they think i'm a jackass
i hate when people tell me, thanks for all you do for this country
i really hate it
i understand
because it's just like giving me 5 bucks for a project
i think alot of that comes from the viet nam era
hate for the war was vented at soldiers
no one wants that to happen
even when they don't agree with the action, they appreciate that you signed up
but at least those people cared
i'd rather people punch me in the balls
and spit on me
then give me empty thanks
because then they would care
its not empty - more like they don't know what else to say
they wouldn't be apathetic, because that's what they are by saying thanks for all you do
its like when someone dies
and you tell the family your in our thoughts and prayers
they don't know enough to make a true personal comment
so that is the social acceptable
thing to say in lieu of
i think when soldiers are seen, and many of those people have family and friends serving
they want to acknowledge you and your sacrifice
but not a lot of people have family or friends serving
1.6 million are in the armed forces
1.6 million
that's a tenth of the population of los angeles
many do or know someone in the office that has
like i said, they don't know what else to say, since they don't know you personally
since glenn went through police academy, i feel different when i see someone in uniform
weird
right
you understand a piece of the sacrifice and commitment
there was also a time when society when thru the process of seeing police in a more positive light
similar to seeing a uniform for military
right
but because of big government
that light is getting smaller
because more and more people are becoming anti government
even when you feel it is not a proper comment, try to understand that people want to acknowledge your commitment
i don't feel that people are anti government
i know there are factions that exist
they should be
our government has become to powerful
with it's censors of free speech
but it is not like at one time with the black panther movement
right...?
always true - we think that might is right
a bully of sorts
the more complex a society, the more restrictions get applied
i learned that in anthropology
they more regulations on reproduction -
on everything
the more lost an individual can be within the society
i think the biggest problem is we've turned into a society that allows the weak to survive
and actually thrive
and punish the strong by giving them the burden of those who do no contribute
tribes used to kick individuals out of their tribe if they were greedy or self fish
but now they just cling to the strong, and let them do all the work
and yet there is evidence of ancient tribes who took care of individuals with disabilities
if they could contribute in some way
i understand what you are talking about - it cannot be denied
creating a way for individuals to earn what they get is the right way
right
that is why it is so important for government to create job, encourage employment for people
another thought
our society is becoming more stupid
and make things like unemployment, and welfare extremely difficult to get approved for
stupider*
is or are?
i'm only joking, i know what you mean
we have too many things to help us with our everyday work
by not having to develop more skills, we are less able to do more
using calculators
buying meat
not hunting
not willing to learn math
not to mention spell check that automatically fixes things
computers
researching papers, as easy as wikipedia
it all comes down to self esteem
and ethics
which is poor because of the media
you need to do what is right because it is right
and morals, don't forget morals
that is a learning process
and must be taught
so how can we fix all of this? reverse the direction?
be a leader in the community
be like the man who threw the star fish back into the sea
one at a time
many people feel like you feel
sounds like the old song -
what's the matter with kids today
i think that i have made some small differences to individual people
but recently, i feel that i don't make any difference at all
the best i can do right now is take care of family
and myself
back to the balance of life - seven areas
social, personal spiritual, financial, health, family,
i think i need to review my notes
as an individual, one must pursue personal growth
this goes on always
and brings us back to your original comment
surround yourself with good people
people who have good goals and similar goals
and if that's not interesting sidebar between my dearest mom and i... these pics are pretty cool
could almost be LA, but too many english speakers in this city to confuse the two
if that's not tactical steel wire cutting, i don't know what is
Stugil Liche! I know it looks like german, but that's how it sounds too
GET TO WORK CHILDREN is the rough arabic to english translation
The LT talks to the National Police, and let's them know the ridiculousness
that we and now they are a part of!
the local nationalcranes doing their work while we pull security for them... worth our lives
LT Dan and the Terp, Bob
Me being a jackass
This was a few weeks ago. this is damage to the backside of the barriers
from an efp blast.
that's the hole in the concrete wall the efp charge made... some good they do...
they do a good job of hiding bombs, that's for sure
I have just lost all faith in the good people to do good, as all my energy combats the weak and dumb. The overwhelming feeling of failure not just as a society, but as a human race is astonishingly present.
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