Shawn still hasn't missed a kick in loss to Creekview.

This video is a bit shaky because the metal bleachers were shaky and not built on concrete, but still gets the point across. Although we lost to Creekview 13-7 Shawn made his PAT,twice!. He kicked the first and then had to rekick due to a penalty on the defense. We were hoping the team could score again allowing Shawn to kick the winning extra point but we threw an interception on the next possesion.

Shawn is the kicker here and this is a sequence shot of his kicking at practice. We have our first game of the season tomorrow against Canton. Our cross town rivals. We are nervous for him but excited. He seems to be calmer than his parents or brother! Anyway wish him well! Note: He has never played football and made the varsity kicker his first time out!

Back to Atlanta!

I have been awarded a slot back in Atlanta! I will be reserve again but will not have to commute to Cincinnati any more. This is good news. The conversion window is from Sep 01, 09 to Mar 01, 10. So I don't know exactly when it will be but sometime in the next few months.

By the way, the photo is the B737-800 series. My office is the furthest to the right...a corner office if you will!

INCOMPETENCE!!!!!!!!!!!!

LARGE FONT AND CAPS BECAUSE I AM SHOUTING!!!! I HATE INCOMPETENCY IN PEOPLE!!! IF SOMEONE CAN'T DO THE JOB OR JUST PLAIN DOESN'T KNOW SOMETHING I WISH THEY WOULD JUST SAY SO!

I have been inundated these past few weeks with people who are so incompetent that they don't even know how stupid they are. I have had run in's with the billing/receptionist at the ortho office this week for her billing me twice and then voiding the wrong amount and so on and so forth.

I have been on a two month back and forth with Metlife that claims they sent out four checks for the same claim. They say that all four checks have the same check number! They also originally said all four were cashed and mailed me photocopies of the cashed check. It was the same photocopy duplicated four times!!!! They have demanded that I return the money for three of the checks. After two months they agreed it was their fault and that it would be rectified. This past Friday I spoke with them again after recieving a letter saying I still owe for two of the checks. Today they again said they would take care of it!!!!

Incompetence, incompetence, incompetence. No wonder some people loose it and go on rampages!

I know that it seems that I must be a great photographer with all these gorgeous photos but truth be known I just download them from the different sites where I visit.

I sure am blessed to get to visit so many nice places but it is just that...a visit. Delta does a pretty good job
about where they put us up at for our overnight stays. This is a nice one. If we want to upgrade to the all inclusive package it is $75 extra dollars and so I never do that. Instead I brought down a Lunchable meal, two Starkist tuna on cracker snacks and a small package of Little Debbie donuts. That should tide me over 'til I return home.

Antigua has a lot of goats. They also have a lot of mongooses (mongeese?). They used to have an infestation of snakes on the island and so decades ago they imported some mongoose (geese) and now the snake problem is gone but they have as many mongoose (geese) as a city park in the states has squirrels!

My Trip to Santo Domingo with Shawn

Web photos of the resort Shawn and I stayed at. We had a great time together. We swam some, went for a jog around some local neighborhoods and swam some more. Had a nice dinner and breakfast and just hung out.

Resignation of Palin

Having been a fan of Palin during the primaries, I am puzzled by her resignation at the end of the month. I had hoped that she would run for president or be a VP choice again for someone but I now have second thoughts. If the weak spot that was cast upon her was that she was inexperienced then how can resigning from governor help that cause? Although the fact that Obama was elected with even less experience would lend little weight to the arguement of experience. It just doesn't seem to bode well for her if future political office is her goal. Maybe a run for senator in 2010? She has a book deal which seems to be a prerequisite for running for president, so is she going to concentrate on that? Who knows...the political world is outside my realm of understanding in today's world....nothing seems to make sense.