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Welcome to my personal blog. I'm a retired Chief Petty Officer with a wonderful wife and three challenging kids. This is my space to express my thoughts, share some stories and shed some light on the crap that is being fed to the American public. I hope you'll continue to stop by, check up on what's going on here and share your thoughts.

"Any man who may be asked ... what he did to make his life worthwhile, I think can respond with a good deal of pride and satisfaction, I served in the United States Navy" President John F. Kennedy, August 1963

Sunday

Every Which Way But Dead

Every Which Way But Dead (Rachel Morgan/The Hollows, Book 3) Every Which Way But Dead by Kim Harrison

My review

rating: 5 of 5 stars
This is the third book in this series and I have loved them all. It is a surprisingly entertaining paranormal action yarn based in an alternate modern day urban setting where everything from Pixies to Demons exist. Most paranormal beings living side by side with humans, each aware of the other. The three main characters are a red headed Witch named Rachael, a Vampire named Ivy and a Pixie named Jenks. Saying anything more might spoil some moments and we wouldn't want that, would we?

I would recommend this to anyone interested in fun action filled story. Although because it gets slightly racy at times I would limit the reading audience to High School and older.


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Monday

If Congress and the President Refuse to Listen.

If the current congress continues to ignore the 300,000 plus people who attended tea parties last week President Reagan might just come back from the grave and give this address to the nation in 2012.


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The year is 2012 - Ronald Reagan assesses our circumstances after almost four years with Barack Obama in the oval office.

Saturday

Tea Party - Greensboro, North Carolina

Our local newspaper, which can't be accused of being conservative created this great video composite of the Tea Party in Greensboro, North Carolina. The paper estimated 1500 folks were in attendance. Click here for a message from the Greensboro Tea Party.



Here is another by the newspaper, it is a must see photo montage with an excellent message from Greensboro, NC

Monday

First Meetings in Ender's Universe

First Meetings in Ender's Universe First Meetings in Ender's Universe by Orson Scott Card


My review


rating: 4 of 5 stars
First Meetings is a collection of short stories. The first two stories do predate the series but with out context. That context is only revealed during Ender's game.

The Polish Boy - A story about Peter, Valentine and Ender's Father when his Father was 5 years old.
Teacher's Pest - A story about the meeting of Peter, Valentine and Ender's parents.
Ender's Game - The original short story that the Ender's Game novel was based on.
Investment Counselor - The first time Ender meets Jane.

These stories backfill the series nicely. If I were to try and fit these stories into the series I would read the complete series in the following order.


Ender's Game
Ender's Shadow

First Meetings in Ender's Universe
Read the 1st two stories now.
The Polish Boy
Teacher's Pest

Shadow of the Hegemon
Shadow Puppets
Shadow of the Giant
Ender in Exile

First Meetings in Ender's Universe
Read the 4th story now.
Investment Counselor

Speaker for the Dead
Xenocide
Children of the Mind

First Meetings in Ender's Universe
Read the 3rd story (optional)
Ender's Game (for curiosity sake to see how Card developed/changed the characters from this short story)

A War of Gifts: An Ender Story

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Sunday

First book I wasn't forced to read

The Exorcist The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty


My review


rating: 5 of 5 stars
I wasn't a big reader during school. Other than comic books I only read a couple of books during my first 17 years and they were required reading for courses. The Exorcist was the first book that I read of my own accord. I read this a year (1977) after I graduated high school and joined the Navy. I don't remember specifics, but I enjoyed this book thoroughly enough to continue reading more books down the line. The thing that strikes me as odd is I started reading Sci-Fi and Fantasy and never read another horror novel. I think now that I have an ebook reader I'll have to change that.


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