you base all your strength on something or someone else besides yourself,
you risk heartache when that something or someone disappoints you.
Saturday, July 4, 2020
rangers creed
Recognizing that I volunteered as a Ranger, fully knowing the hazards of my chosen profession, I will always endeavor to uphold the prestige, honor, and high esprit de corps of the Rangers.
Acknowledging the fact that a Ranger is a more elite Soldier who arrives at the cutting edge of battle by land, sea, or air, I accept the fact that as a Ranger my country expects me to move further, faster and fight harder than any other Soldier.
Never shall I fail my comrades. I will always keep myself mentally alert, physically strong and morally straight and I will shoulder more than my share of the task whatever it may be, one-hundred-percent and then some.
Gallantly will I show the world that I am a specially selected and well-trained Soldier. My courtesy to superior officers, neatness of dress and care of equipment shall set the example for others to follow.
Energetically will I meet the enemies of my country. I shall defeat them on the field of battle for I am better trained and will fight with all my might. Surrender is not a Ranger word. I will never leave a fallen comrade to fall into the hands of the enemy and under no circumstances will I ever embarrass my country.
Readily will I display the intestinal fortitude required to fight on to the Ranger objective and complete the mission though I be the lone survivor.
Rangers lead the way!
Acknowledging the fact that a Ranger is a more elite Soldier who arrives at the cutting edge of battle by land, sea, or air, I accept the fact that as a Ranger my country expects me to move further, faster and fight harder than any other Soldier.
Never shall I fail my comrades. I will always keep myself mentally alert, physically strong and morally straight and I will shoulder more than my share of the task whatever it may be, one-hundred-percent and then some.
Gallantly will I show the world that I am a specially selected and well-trained Soldier. My courtesy to superior officers, neatness of dress and care of equipment shall set the example for others to follow.
Energetically will I meet the enemies of my country. I shall defeat them on the field of battle for I am better trained and will fight with all my might. Surrender is not a Ranger word. I will never leave a fallen comrade to fall into the hands of the enemy and under no circumstances will I ever embarrass my country.
Readily will I display the intestinal fortitude required to fight on to the Ranger objective and complete the mission though I be the lone survivor.
Rangers lead the way!
Tuesday, June 16, 2020
Saturday, June 13, 2020
research can't you see it
the 3rd tallest building in dallas is Chase Tower 225 m, 55-story postmodern skyscraper at 2200 Ross Avenue in the City Center District of downtown Dallas, Texas. Although it is the fourth tallest skyscraper in the city, if one were to exclude antennas and spires, it would be the third. It is also the 12th tallest building in Texas
A. T. Cross is a luxury pen company that has provided pens for presidential signings since george W. bush
one of the top producers of corrugated cardboard is Packsize
Tuesday, June 9, 2020
the living manifestation of destiny
if By Rudyard Kipling
If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you;
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,
But make allowance for their doubting too:
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,
Or, being lied about, don't deal in lies,
Or being hated don't give way to hating,
And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise;
If you can dream - and not make dreams your master;
If you can think - and not make thoughts your aim,
If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster
And treat those two impostors just the same:.
If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken
Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,
Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken,
And stoop and build'em up with worn-out tools;
If you can make one heap of all your winnings
And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss,
And lose, and start again at your beginnings,
And never breathe a word about your loss:
If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew
To serve your turn long after they are gone,
And so hold on when there is nothing in you
Except the Will which says to them: "Hold on!"
If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,
Or walk with Kings - nor lose the common touch,
If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you,
If all men count with you, but none too much:
If you can fill the unforgiving minute
With sixty seconds' worth of distance run,
Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it,
And - which is more - you'll be a Man, my son!
Source: https://www.familyfriendpoems.com/poem/if-by-rudyard-kipling
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you;
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,
But make allowance for their doubting too:
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,
Or, being lied about, don't deal in lies,
Or being hated don't give way to hating,
And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise;
If you can dream - and not make dreams your master;
If you can think - and not make thoughts your aim,
If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster
And treat those two impostors just the same:.
If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken
Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,
Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken,
And stoop and build'em up with worn-out tools;
If you can make one heap of all your winnings
And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss,
And lose, and start again at your beginnings,
And never breathe a word about your loss:
If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew
To serve your turn long after they are gone,
And so hold on when there is nothing in you
Except the Will which says to them: "Hold on!"
If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,
Or walk with Kings - nor lose the common touch,
If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you,
If all men count with you, but none too much:
If you can fill the unforgiving minute
With sixty seconds' worth of distance run,
Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it,
And - which is more - you'll be a Man, my son!
Source: https://www.familyfriendpoems.com/poem/if-by-rudyard-kipling
Monday, June 8, 2020
Sunday, June 7, 2020
night moves
just thinkin about you pal. I miss our talks
Julie Kathryn Keels, 28, of Salisbury, died Tuesday, March 22, 2011, at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem,
thank you miss keels for this photo and that night
workin o mysteries without any clues
i hope
thank you stephen king
thank you frank darabont
thank you julie keels for your friendship
thank you kelly peal for being a new old friend and for giving me hope
thank you frank darabont
thank you julie keels for your friendship
thank you kelly peal for being a new old friend and for giving me hope
Saturday, June 6, 2020
belief in virtue is more important than virtue itself
what if we choose to exist in a reality of our own making?
Thursday, June 4, 2020
i always have the movies
Burglar came out in the 80's with little fanfare. It became one of the few Whoopi Goldberg movies that didnt catch on. Not the way Jumping Jack Flash did. But what appealed to me was the muder mystery storyline. A burglar who uses her skills to clear her name of a murder she didnt commit. The final dolly in where she figures out the final clue to the mystery is one of my fav reveals. I love the dolly in when its used in a correct way. The camera pushes into her face and you see she has figured out who the killer is. #filmmaking #movies
It's becoming more obvious to me that my time here at the hospital is about more than just medicine. Today I was watching Road To Perdition. Yet another nurse came in to talk about how great this movie is. And it truly is. Great performances by Tom Hanks and Paul Newman, the amazing work by the late great cinematographer Conrad L. Hall especially in that final amazing gunfight. It's not just the amazing visuals in that scene but the great use or non use of sound fx that really nail the scene. Tonight was another example of the power of movies and how they affect and inspire everyone from patients to nurses and everyone in between. This film school never ends.
Wednesday, June 3, 2020
the wizard of alacrity
mag·ic
/ˈmajik/
noun
- the power of apparently influencing the course of events by using mysterious or supernatural forces."suddenly, as if by magic, the doors start to open"
Tuesday, June 2, 2020
justice for all
https://sign.moveon.org/petitions/justiceforbre-police-officers-who-killed-breonna-taylor-must-be-fired?share=9cdde47c-e970-4f3b-af3c-5b4a4a20d1db&source=s.fwd&utm_source=s.fwd
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/black-lives-matter-11-racist-police-killings-with-no-justice-served-40001/
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/black-lives-matter-11-racist-police-killings-with-no-justice-served-40001/
Sunday, May 24, 2020
darkness the light is within
sometimes the darkness must be faced, there is renewal of light in it.
if you look deep into the abyss, the abyss looks deep into you and the abyss will discover within you the light, as will you.
if you look deep into the abyss, the abyss looks deep into you and the abyss will discover within you the light, as will you.
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