Wow, Never thought that I would reach this milestone in the blogger world. Thanks everyone for being there for me during this great time for celebration. As we continue I can promise you that things are really about to get "fubared". Thanks again =)
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Don't Forget
Don't forget to checkout my newer blog its all about my new little son http://tripsjourney.blogspot.com/
My opinion on the Occupy wall Street people
Now, Hmmm lets think about this one for a minute..... The Wall st people do have good attentions for the world and yes everyone wants everyone to be equal and all that jazz. Which is just fine and wonderful but, is it realistic? I think not really. Yes we do need sweeping change in this country and has the Obama given this to us or is it the same old same old in Washington? I think its the same old same old.
I just a few question for the people that are doing this My opinion are in ()
1. Is what you are doing affective? ( no, wall street is still trading and making and losing cash flow)
2. Is blocking streets and bridges really stop anything or just upset people trying to make there way to work? (No just No enough said)
3. How do you compare to the Tea-party people? Since the park in New york is now a health hazard. (there has been no-one arrested at a Tea-party rally or protest)
4. Is Socialism what you really want? Giving up freedom for the betterment of everybody really the right way to go? (Read Marx and Hitler then you may understand better)
5. Will it last into the winter when it very cold in New York? (I think not....prove me wrong)
Even though I don't agree with how they are doing things I do think we need sweeping change in our government from the local all the way to the top. I just think 99% people are just going about from a emotional aspect which never last
I just a few question for the people that are doing this My opinion are in ()
1. Is what you are doing affective? ( no, wall street is still trading and making and losing cash flow)
2. Is blocking streets and bridges really stop anything or just upset people trying to make there way to work? (No just No enough said)
3. How do you compare to the Tea-party people? Since the park in New york is now a health hazard. (there has been no-one arrested at a Tea-party rally or protest)
4. Is Socialism what you really want? Giving up freedom for the betterment of everybody really the right way to go? (Read Marx and Hitler then you may understand better)
5. Will it last into the winter when it very cold in New York? (I think not....prove me wrong)
Even though I don't agree with how they are doing things I do think we need sweeping change in our government from the local all the way to the top. I just think 99% people are just going about from a emotional aspect which never last
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Tea Party
Ok we have all heard the from the left which has included names like Al Gore etc... that people that are in the Tea party are gun toten back woods racist. But is this really true? Hmmm I have sat and wonder about this since I'm a true believer that American is in the mist of major change and the direction we go from here will make or break this great country that we call America. People say that we need a third party and I think the Tea party is the thrid party that our countries needs.First I would like to state the core values Tea Party as stated on one of the many websites but as I looked around it was all the same core values
1. Fiscal Responsibility
2. Constitutionally Limited Government
3. Free Markets
http://teapartypatriots.org
As for the Democrats and the Republicans I can see how these values would be a treat to them. Both parties don't want limited government. Why? Well in my own personal opinion I think it because the politicians of today our power hungry. They like the chance to be able to control the mass of population. This happens on both sides of the asile. In the past couple of years you have seen this with the Health care reform act that is making its way to the top courts in America. And a few years back with the war after 9/11 where the government could read your e-mails, hold people for a long time with out charging people etc... So these are just a couple of examples of what I'm talking about on why the twonmain stream parties see the Tea party as a major problem. And here is a statement for thought "If the parties thought the Tea party wasn't a treat then would they be talking and trashing the Tea party as much as they do or would they ignore them all together?"
Will the Tea party make it? As long as the other politicians are saying things about them I think they have a fighting chance. Its when the parties don't talk about the Tea party is when they should get worried
1. Fiscal Responsibility
2. Constitutionally Limited Government
3. Free Markets
http://teapartypatriots.org
As for the Democrats and the Republicans I can see how these values would be a treat to them. Both parties don't want limited government. Why? Well in my own personal opinion I think it because the politicians of today our power hungry. They like the chance to be able to control the mass of population. This happens on both sides of the asile. In the past couple of years you have seen this with the Health care reform act that is making its way to the top courts in America. And a few years back with the war after 9/11 where the government could read your e-mails, hold people for a long time with out charging people etc... So these are just a couple of examples of what I'm talking about on why the twonmain stream parties see the Tea party as a major problem. And here is a statement for thought "If the parties thought the Tea party wasn't a treat then would they be talking and trashing the Tea party as much as they do or would they ignore them all together?"
Will the Tea party make it? As long as the other politicians are saying things about them I think they have a fighting chance. Its when the parties don't talk about the Tea party is when they should get worried
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Red River Gorge Reviewed
The Red River Gorge is located in east-central Kentucky in the Danial Boone National Forest. I personally have only been there once before this past weekend and that was 17 years ago in Boy Scouts. So, this experience I was really looking forward too since I really didn't remember much from the Boy Scouts.
This was a guys weekend, it was a bachelor weekend for a buddy of mine instead of just for a party (which I highly recommend). I can't tell you how much everyone needs to just get away for just a short bit and let all things go and truly enjoy yourself. So, as you can see I had high hopes for the weekend.
The weekend started out a little later than we thought it would with people getting off work at different times but, once we got on the road everything seem to melt away the further and further we got away from good old Cincinnati. The Red River Gorge is about two and half hours south-east of Cincinnati and it was a very nice easy going trip. I really have to give some props to Kentucky for keeping their roads very smooth and easy to drive.
Once we got to our trail which was the Whistling Arch Trial. I know it may just look like a regular old rock arch in the middle of the woods it has been said on rare occasions when the wind blows through at just the right speed and angle a whistling sound happens. Hence this how the trial and the arch got its name.The arch is about .6 miles from the parking area which makes the trail very nice if your just looking for a nice light hike with family and friends and this trail is very dog friendly too unlike the Rough Trail ( I'll let you think about how it got its name). The time we got to the parking area it was not the best to be setting up camp but we handled that situation pretty well. Our camp site was above this arch which was about 10-15 feet up a cliff face where we lifted all our stuff up by ropes. Yes it was alot of work and if your the type of camper that needs running water, a bathroom and the basic modern essentials then this is not the camp site for you. But, if your into roughing it then you will enjoy this camp site. People have asked me where did you go to the bathroom at? I replied dig a hole, do your thing and then cover it up. I know it sounds gross but it is the best thing to do when your away from a bathroom. The one thing we wished we would have brought with us was fire wood the site is picked pretty clean. The only thing that really upset the group about the site when we got up there was the last goup of people that were up there left all their trash which included but not limited to guys underwear and girls socks. Please respect the forest when you entered it and take out everything you took in and this means all trash. As I mention earlier it was night time when we were getting the camp set up we really didnt get a chance to see what was around us. I knew there was a 15 foot drop on one side but on the far side of the camp was much further drop that went straight down. Check out the view we had to wake up to on Saturday morning. Pretty cool huh? It was wild to watch the fog roll in through the gorge flowing like a river. This view alone made all the hard work we did the night before all worth it. As you can see at the bottom of the picture there is a small ledge that is called
"The Front Porch" now I don't think the park calls this view that but it was craved into the rock and I think it fits the view very well. The camp site is with in the rules of the park of being further than 100 feet from the ledge. You can not camp close to the ledge for common sense reasons. You really don't wanna roll over while sleeping and fall off the ledge. That would be very bad. Please remember when going camping the rules are there for a reason.
The day started off rather nice and with the fresh mountain air filling your lungs makes you realize how simple life can be when your not in the day to day rat race that most of us are in day in and day out. After eating breakfast back at the parking lot, the park suggest that you leave all food locked up since you are in black bear country. We didn't see any but we did see claw marks on trees that we assumed where from bears. We went down to the local gas station and got a trail map to see where we all wanted to go. There was three places we choose to go those being the Natural bridge, The Red River, and the Rough Trial. The Natural Bridge was just amazing a large rock that had been craved out through wind and water. The picture on the left is the view from the bridge and the one on the right is from underneath the bridge. The next place we went was the river. We wanted to go canoeing but there was not enough water in the river to do it so we still wanted to go swimming. We followed the snaking road down to the bottom of the gorge and went to the place where they launch the canoes and there is a nice place just up river from the spot to go swimming. The water was a little chilly when your just getting in but you got used to it after just a few minutes and with the 90 degree heat that we where having that day it was very nice to get cooled off and to bring your body temperature down. There is a nice rock you can jump off of and with the water being pretty deep in this area you didn't hit the bottom from what I was told I didn't jump off but here are some splashes. the rock stood about 10-12 feet out of the water.
Then it was off to the Rough trial. All I have to say about this trial is bring water and bring more and more water and you need to be in shape just a little bit. I don't have any pictures of the rough trial it was just too rough since it was about a 45% angle down zigzagging all the way down. The sign said there was a camp site about 5 miles down the trail we made it a little bit down and the sites on this trail are amazing but once again it is a rough trail and you need to be careful.
We spent the rest of the day at the camp site just enjoying our time in the national park. So all in all I'll give The Red River Gorge a 10 on my rating scale of 1-10. It was truly an amazing experience that I highly recommend if your looking for something fun to do and that doesn't cost a ton of cash. I actually did this whole weekend including gas for under 70 bucks. So go have fun at The Gorge and remember please be smart and safe.
This was a guys weekend, it was a bachelor weekend for a buddy of mine instead of just for a party (which I highly recommend). I can't tell you how much everyone needs to just get away for just a short bit and let all things go and truly enjoy yourself. So, as you can see I had high hopes for the weekend.
The weekend started out a little later than we thought it would with people getting off work at different times but, once we got on the road everything seem to melt away the further and further we got away from good old Cincinnati. The Red River Gorge is about two and half hours south-east of Cincinnati and it was a very nice easy going trip. I really have to give some props to Kentucky for keeping their roads very smooth and easy to drive.
Once we got to our trail which was the Whistling Arch Trial. I know it may just look like a regular old rock arch in the middle of the woods it has been said on rare occasions when the wind blows through at just the right speed and angle a whistling sound happens. Hence this how the trial and the arch got its name.The arch is about .6 miles from the parking area which makes the trail very nice if your just looking for a nice light hike with family and friends and this trail is very dog friendly too unlike the Rough Trail ( I'll let you think about how it got its name). The time we got to the parking area it was not the best to be setting up camp but we handled that situation pretty well. Our camp site was above this arch which was about 10-15 feet up a cliff face where we lifted all our stuff up by ropes. Yes it was alot of work and if your the type of camper that needs running water, a bathroom and the basic modern essentials then this is not the camp site for you. But, if your into roughing it then you will enjoy this camp site. People have asked me where did you go to the bathroom at? I replied dig a hole, do your thing and then cover it up. I know it sounds gross but it is the best thing to do when your away from a bathroom. The one thing we wished we would have brought with us was fire wood the site is picked pretty clean. The only thing that really upset the group about the site when we got up there was the last goup of people that were up there left all their trash which included but not limited to guys underwear and girls socks. Please respect the forest when you entered it and take out everything you took in and this means all trash. As I mention earlier it was night time when we were getting the camp set up we really didnt get a chance to see what was around us. I knew there was a 15 foot drop on one side but on the far side of the camp was much further drop that went straight down. Check out the view we had to wake up to on Saturday morning. Pretty cool huh? It was wild to watch the fog roll in through the gorge flowing like a river. This view alone made all the hard work we did the night before all worth it. As you can see at the bottom of the picture there is a small ledge that is called 
"The Front Porch" now I don't think the park calls this view that but it was craved into the rock and I think it fits the view very well. The camp site is with in the rules of the park of being further than 100 feet from the ledge. You can not camp close to the ledge for common sense reasons. You really don't wanna roll over while sleeping and fall off the ledge. That would be very bad. Please remember when going camping the rules are there for a reason.
The day started off rather nice and with the fresh mountain air filling your lungs makes you realize how simple life can be when your not in the day to day rat race that most of us are in day in and day out. After eating breakfast back at the parking lot, the park suggest that you leave all food locked up since you are in black bear country. We didn't see any but we did see claw marks on trees that we assumed where from bears. We went down to the local gas station and got a trail map to see where we all wanted to go. There was three places we choose to go those being the Natural bridge, The Red River, and the Rough Trial. The Natural Bridge was just amazing a large rock that had been craved out through wind and water. The picture on the left is the view from the bridge and the one on the right is from underneath the bridge. The next place we went was the river. We wanted to go canoeing but there was not enough water in the river to do it so we still wanted to go swimming. We followed the snaking road down to the bottom of the gorge and went to the place where they launch the canoes and there is a nice place just up river from the spot to go swimming. The water was a little chilly when your just getting in but you got used to it after just a few minutes and with the 90 degree heat that we where having that day it was very nice to get cooled off and to bring your body temperature down. There is a nice rock you can jump off of and with the water being pretty deep in this area you didn't hit the bottom from what I was told I didn't jump off but here are some splashes. the rock stood about 10-12 feet out of the water. 
We spent the rest of the day at the camp site just enjoying our time in the national park. So all in all I'll give The Red River Gorge a 10 on my rating scale of 1-10. It was truly an amazing experience that I highly recommend if your looking for something fun to do and that doesn't cost a ton of cash. I actually did this whole weekend including gas for under 70 bucks. So go have fun at The Gorge and remember please be smart and safe.
Sunday, May 22, 2011
The List
“The List”
I know its been a few days since I really wrote anything on here and for that I’m sorry to my loyal followers. But, I think I have some good reasons to why I have been so busy. On Wednesday we found that we are going to have a baby boy!!!! This is really like a dream come true for us. The truth is and this may sound very old fashion but I really wanted the family name to go on beyond me. So, now I know it will. I have been flying high the past few days realizing that I’m having my baby boy. We got to see the sonogram which was freakin cool as hell. So, now I have a sudden feeling that I need to get the list done around the house. Because soon enough I will be bringing home the Huggies diapers and the Gerber baby food from the store to feed my little one and watch him throw up on me. For some reason about three times a day I get this scene from a movie or commercial of the baby boy peaing a full stream of urine at me while I dodge it left and right. Does anyone remember that movie or commercial?
Well we are 22 weeks now and I feel like I’m on a time line which I’m not very excited about because I will sit there and think about it until its does (the list that is)This weekend was wonderful for getting “The List” on its way to being done. Getting the rest of the 4 cubic yards of dirt moved around the house and planting flowers. LOL never thought I would be the one to think man did I water the flowers and when was the last time I used Miracle Grow on them. So, am I going to be that one of those old men yelling at the neighborhood kids to get off my grass? Man I hope not. But, the more and more I think about it the more I’m actually looking forward to getting older and seeing my new little one grow up and become a man but I think I may be jumping ahead of myself there just a little bit you know.
You know the most amazing thing of all? That there was nothing there a few months ago and something is there a little boy that has his own hands, feet and, even a little heartbeat it truly is a gift from God for us and we are very grateful for what we are about to receive. God and I had a little talk the other day and I promised him that I would not mess this one up lol.
I know its been a few days since I really wrote anything on here and for that I’m sorry to my loyal followers. But, I think I have some good reasons to why I have been so busy. On Wednesday we found that we are going to have a baby boy!!!! This is really like a dream come true for us. The truth is and this may sound very old fashion but I really wanted the family name to go on beyond me. So, now I know it will. I have been flying high the past few days realizing that I’m having my baby boy. We got to see the sonogram which was freakin cool as hell. So, now I have a sudden feeling that I need to get the list done around the house. Because soon enough I will be bringing home the Huggies diapers and the Gerber baby food from the store to feed my little one and watch him throw up on me. For some reason about three times a day I get this scene from a movie or commercial of the baby boy peaing a full stream of urine at me while I dodge it left and right. Does anyone remember that movie or commercial?
Well we are 22 weeks now and I feel like I’m on a time line which I’m not very excited about because I will sit there and think about it until its does (the list that is)This weekend was wonderful for getting “The List” on its way to being done. Getting the rest of the 4 cubic yards of dirt moved around the house and planting flowers. LOL never thought I would be the one to think man did I water the flowers and when was the last time I used Miracle Grow on them. So, am I going to be that one of those old men yelling at the neighborhood kids to get off my grass? Man I hope not. But, the more and more I think about it the more I’m actually looking forward to getting older and seeing my new little one grow up and become a man but I think I may be jumping ahead of myself there just a little bit you know.
You know the most amazing thing of all? That there was nothing there a few months ago and something is there a little boy that has his own hands, feet and, even a little heartbeat it truly is a gift from God for us and we are very grateful for what we are about to receive. God and I had a little talk the other day and I promised him that I would not mess this one up lol.
Thursday, May 19, 2011
ZOMBIES ATTACK
The CDC on Monday posted this which I found out about today and thought Ohhh S==T I better get ready so I worked really hard and fast today so, I could get home and read all about it cause I knew that zombies were real. I have been telling my wife that we needed to get ready for a zombie attack for sometime now. Here is the link and you should get ready too or your brains will get eaten =)
http://emergency.cdc.gov/socialmedia/zombies_blog.asp
Is this really what our tax dollars are going too?....
http://emergency.cdc.gov/socialmedia/zombies_blog.asp
Is this really what our tax dollars are going too?....
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