Thoughts From a Wandering Soul, Now in the Charm City

Friday, December 28, 2007

Learning to Fly

Into the distance, a ribbon of black
Stretched to the point of no turning back
A flight of fancy on a windswept field
Standing alone my senses reeled
A fatal attraction holding me fast, how
Can I escape this irresistible grasp?

Can't keep my mind from the circling skies
Tongue-tied and twisted Just an earth-bound misfit, I

Ice is forming on the tips of my wings
Unheeded warnings, I thought I thought of everything
No navigator to find my way home
Unladened, empty and turned to stone

A soul in tension that's learning to fly
Condition grounded but determined to try
Can't keep my mind from the circling skies
Tongue-tied and twisted just an earth-bound misfit, I

Above the planet on a wing and a prayer,
My grubby halo, a vapour trail in the empty air,
Across the clouds I see my shadow fly
Out of the corner of my watering eye
A dream unthreatened by the morning light
Could blow this soul right through the roof of the night

There's no sensation to compare with this
Suspended animation, A state of bliss
Can't keep my mind from the circling skies
Tongue-tied and twisted just an earth-bound misfit, I

-- Pink Floyd

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Tuesday, December 25, 2007

Jingle Bombs

Here is Achmed!

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Monday, December 24, 2007

Cold

Here is a website that is moving:  One Cold Hand.  It is about gloves that are found in the Pittsburgh area.

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Friday, December 21, 2007

Train to Michigan


Currently Corey and I are on the train to Battle Creek!  We had a nice day in Chicago and got to see my friend Lauren who is working in Chicago.  Almost Home!

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Tuesday, December 18, 2007

What has the world come too? We are now the dumping ground for Canadian hand me downs!

Canadians Discarding Old Clothes in Mall Parking Lots on U.S. Shopping Trips

Monday, December 17, 2007
Associated Press

NIAGARA, N.Y. — Canadian shoppers taking advantage of the parity between the U.S. and Canadian dollars are leaving behind more than cash when the head home.

They're leaving behind their old clothes.

Some Canadian shoppers wear their new clothes home to avoid paying a duty when they cross back into Canada. The old clothes get left behind in parking lots, dressing rooms and restrooms at malls and shopping plazas in the Buffalo-Niagara Falls region.

At the Fashion Outlets mall just outside the city of Niagara Falls, managers have placed collection bins near the exits where Canadians customers can deposit their unwanted items.

The clothing is then given to Community Missions of Niagara Frontier.

Clothing bins have also been placed at the Walden Galleria in suburban Cheektowaga.

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Saturday, December 08, 2007

Some Initial Wedding Pictures

Here are some of the first photos I have from my wedding.  There will be more to follow.






Corey sees me for the first time in my wedding dress


Corey signing the Katuba


Corey going down the aisle with his father


Corey and I under the Chuppah


Sunset after the wedding


Introduction of Mr. and Mrs. Corey Ringer

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Thursday, December 06, 2007

Tech Bubble

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Monday, December 03, 2007

Back to the Real World

We are back from our honeymoon.  We had a wonderful honeymoon.  For our honeymoon we took a cruise to the Bahamas.  We rented motor scooters and went around the island. 

The wedding went off without to much trouble.  It was a special day that I will never forget.  My Grandfather walked me down the aisle.  Seeing Corey under the chuppa waiting for me is a picture that will remain with me for eternity.

I will show some pictures tomorrow, but I have to get back to the real world.  Tomorrow I have to get back to the grind.  Signal Officer Basic starts tomorrow bright and early at 0530.  Fun times!  Got to love early wake up calls.

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