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I Would Be So Cool If...

I was ever in a position to say utter one of these two phrases:

Phrase #1 - (While looking at a large map) We need snipers here, here, here, here and here.

Phrase #2 - (Sharp exhale of breath followed by head shaking) Call the Americans.

Any phrases you wish you could be in a position to say?

Turning Points

My grandmother passed away on Sunday. It was sudden, but not. Unfortunately I wasn't able to be there, but she went peacefully, with family at her side. Thinking back it was really beautiful to think about my life with her and with my grandfather. Since I was a young boy they took me all over the country for weeks at a time in the various RVs they owned. At every opportunity they were always doing everything they could to broaden my horizons, both literally and figuratively. With them I saw most of the West and Midwest, which I think sparked my love both for the landscape, and people, of the US and the car as the vehicle for both my mind and body to explore the soul of this country. With them, and with my parents, there was never a question as to my worth as a human, the value of my thoughts and needs, and the priceless quality of my development as a person, which they always sought to further. Such a gift can never be repaid or fully honored except by passing it on, which I hope to do with as much love as they did.

Thank you, Grandma.

Kicks and Giggles

Maybe it's the weather, but all I've wanted to post is stuff that's made me laugh. So here now is a things-that-make-me-laugh extravaganza.

I begin with one of the funniest sweetest movies I've seen in a long time:

And of course some LOLCATS:

And finally, a kinda gross thing but HIHLARIOUS: