9/11 - Where were you?

I was in D.C., still in uniform, getting dressed to go take a tour of the Pentagon, when all hell broke loose on Fox News. I remember stunned hotel guests just staring at the TV sets in the lobby. One woman staying with us had been driving by the Pentagon when a plane flew in front of her car, barely above the treetops, and crashed into the Pentagon. She turned around and came back to the hotel, practically in shock. I toured downtown D.C. the day after and saw snipers on the roof of the White House, several blocks around were roadblocked, most of the museums and federal buildings were closed. I drove home to Augusta, GA, and had never seen so many US Flags being flown as I did on that long drive back. As sad a day as this is - I see it as a wake-up call for America, a rally cry for freedom, and a reminder of how great this country can be when we need it most. God Bless America!

Bucket List

I guess its about time I started one of these. I was really thinking about a list of goals for the year, however it may take me more than a year to accomplish these. I want to ride my bicycle at least 100 miles. I want to ride it over Horseshoe Bend Hill (For my friends back east that would be a large mountain). I want to take a trip of at least 1000 miles on the motorcycle. I want to go scuba diving among sharks and Manta Rays. I want to see a NASCAR race. I want to attend the Indy 500. I want to see the Tour de France in person - preferably before Lance retires. I want to travel into space and see Earth as an object in space. I want to break 80 in golf - even if I have to cheat a little. I want to go to Australia. I want to raise kangaroos. I want a new President - one that I can believe in, trust, and salute with honor. I really don't care about achieving world peace, stopping global warming, ending world hunger,or curing all disease, because that's what makes us stronger, makes us seek other worlds, makes us value life. But I would like to live forever - because this is just one of many "bucket lists" I intend to make - and complete.