Anyone Home?

Where are all the freaks at?

Back in Vegas

We left this morning and the weather was really bad through the pass right outside Richfield. No problems though. We did see where an 18 wheeler dropped his trailer on the side of the road and just left it there. The rest of the trip was pretty boring.

Now I have to get ready to go to work tomorrow. Oh well.

Later guys.

ST out

Try 2

Okay, Mungo, Tell that one mother fucker to go fuck himself. I think I probably would have just kicked the living shit out of him. Fuck him if he does not know what the military does or protects which is stupid fucks like him that have the comfort of being able to sit on their asses while people die to protect him.

I myself feel thankful that I get to stay inside "The Wire" here on base, though it is still not the safest place to be. Those dudes that go outside "The Wire"... man, do I have the utmost respect for them. I just don't even know how to explain. Mungo, I am proud of what you did over here, and of you for being willing to do it.

As for the other thing for Mungo... dude, where in the hell did you learn how to spell. Must be that midwest edjumicasion.

ST, sounds like an interesting time and I am glad that everyone is OK. As for the "altercation," shit dude, I think that is just something that has been a long time coming. At the same time, John has not had to watch a little kid always running around. his stays in a blanket right now. Kids move quick, but still.. Shit!!! the bath tub full of water??? fuck man, that is just asking for trouble. I think if Lorelei would have done that she would have been given a few swats to know that she will not do that again for a long while. kids + water = accident waiting to happen.

ST, do you realize we were both writing on the blog at the same time? Cool shit.

So in other news... check CNN (aka Classified News Network) upon occasion to see how I am doing.

Later all

Thanksgiving Weekend II

...we left off with Beck's parents planning on bringing the laptop and coming for a visit to Richfield. Driving time from Grand Junction to Richfield is about 3 hours and includes one pretty crazy mountain pass.

I checked the weather for Sat and it was showing possible snow. With that we decided that we would meet the Parents about half way in a little stop called Green River.

We headed out this morning and the day was overcast with some dark clouds. The "pass" is about 35 miles from Richfield so we hit it early in our trip. Towards the top of the pass it was snowing but not sticking to the road (yet). The trip to Green River was uneventful.

On the trip back we headed up the pass and the snow was coming down pretty good. Luckily we had our Excursion with 4x4. We were following a big rig up the pass and the lanes started to disappear and the snow started coming down sideways. We were cruising along at about 65. I told Beck that was going to slow down to 55 so I could kick in the 4x4 (can't do it above 55). Our truck was slowing down gradually and the rig was pulling away from us. The lanes were completely gone now and visibility was about 1/4 mile and getting worse fast. I finally got down to 55 and glanced down to flip the 4x4 switch and at the very instant the switch was flipped Beck gasped, "Oh my gosh!!". I looked up to see the rig cut off the Malibu and his trailer start fishtailing. It got worse and in an instant the rig was jack knifed and slided completely sideways down the highway. The cab smashed into the trailer and came to rest in the median. The trailer was completely blocking both lanes of the highway. The Mailbu, by the grace of God, managed to swerve off the right shoulder into the grass/snow and go behind the trailer! Needless to say I was on the brakes like a mo-frappy and had plenty of time to stop. I hurried behind the rig and pulled pretty far ahead to park because I just knew that someone was going to slam in to the side of the trailer. Luckily that didn't happen.

I got out with out a jacket (didn't think of it) and took off running to the rig to make sure that he was okay. The two guys were fine but the truck was F'd up pretty good. No other crashes happened but the freeway was CLOSED. I ran back to my truck for my jacket since it was 25 with a 15 mph wind and snowing balls. I went back and helped try to get some people around the back in the grass/mud. I helpd push one guy out then after about 10 min of telling folks that only 4x4's could make it around I decided to call it quits and get on down the road.

There wasn't any cell phone service in the pass so no one could call for help. We planned on calling when we could. We got out of the pass about 30 min later and that is when we FINALLY saw a cop flying up the other direction. 10 min after that we saw the tow truck going up. That means there were no cops or other help for at least an hour and a half after the accident happend!!!! Moral of the story....TRAVEL PREPARED!!!!!!!!!

Well, guys...that is my long story/adventure. Let me tell you something and I am not being funny here.

If I had not decided to slow down at that exact moment and throw on the 4x4 I would have been right behind that rig when he went to pass. That means that I would have been in the fast land right next to that little Malibu. I would not have had ANY place to go and NO time to stop. It would have either been hit the Malibu, take my chances in the DEEP median at 65 or hit the side of that trailer. Any of those choices would have also been in 4x2. I truely beleive that someone was looking over us out there. Everything happened just right so that no one got hurt at all.

Also, next time you pass an 18 wheeler...imagine it going down the road sideways at 65 mph. That is a LOT of metal hauling ass!!!

Tomorrow we get to drive back to Vegas. There are 2 big passes to go through. I will blog when I get home and let you know how it goes.

ST out

Turkey Day and other random shit

Turkey day was fine here. Just another day with better food than normal. Nothing too exciting and I did not have to dive into any bunkers. Makes it a good day.

Mungo, that is just fucked up. This actually refferences a couple things...

I gotta go, I will write more in a bit.

Thanksgiving CO Style

Wed night...Vegas to Richfield -uneventful drive.

Thu morning... Richfield to Grand Junction, CO -uneventful drive.

23 of Beck's family from ID, UT and NV all converged on the little town of Grand Junction, CO. I guess you could call it a swarm of sorts. Eddie will be familiar with all the names, Mungo will just have to adapt on the fly.

23 people (and our dog, Tahoe). Very uneventful and dinner was fabulous!!!! All the fixins. To top off the day, the Broncos won a very good football game in over time. WOO WOO.

Later in the evening with all the kids running crazy between the houses (Beck's parents borrowed a house down the street to help house everyone) it was chaos. I don't recall how many time I asked Beck if she knew where our kid was. Anyway, two of the kids became "misplaced". The ages are 1 and 3 (Teagan and Walker for Eddie). The parents went to the other house looking for them and they weren't there. They scoured the "main" house and found them both playing the bathtub the was almost full of water. They were having a grand time. Everyone thought it was cute since Teagan had taken her poopy diaper off and put in the toilet. She then proceeded to leave skid marks all over the tub while whe was getting in.

Funny until you think that there is a 3 and 1 year old playing a tub FULL of water with no supervision. Well, John (one of the uncles), didn't find the humor in it at all and make sure to let Chris and Aimee (the 3 year olds parents) know about it. "If people would watch their damn kids then this wouldn't happen!" Of course anyone who knows Chris...he didn't like that very much and let John know it. After some loud yelling and screaming in front of about 20 folks I had to pull John off of Chris twice. Shit got crazy in hurry!!!! No punches but damn CLOSE. This whole thing went on for about 20 min and I was thankful for not getting my ass punched! John is a strong little bastard. All was well later but that was some serious shit.

Beck and I went home the next day (Fri) to Richfield. Half way back to Richfield Beck realized that she had forgotten her work laptop. Her parents said that they would just come down to Richfield on Sat (today) and visit....

Adventure continues in next blog.

ST

PS. Mungo, you overlooked one important thing about your Thanksgiving. You were with the one you love most and you two are happy together. Give thanks for that, brother.

The Worst Thanksgiving

ZZ and I have just suffered through the worst Thanksgiving either one of us has ever had. This is the first holiday season she has spent away from her family (the part of her family she cares about, anyway), but not for me. I have been enduring family-less holidays for the last 7 years, only being home for Thanksgiving once in that time frame. Last year was okay, at least the people I was surrounded by were good people. This year, ZZ and I went to her cousin's house. Roxann is a good person, but her father (ZZ's step-uncle) Greg is the worlds biggest asshole. Roxann's roommate is also an asshole. He hates the military and for Halloween, he dressed up as a dead solgier. Greg and What's-His-Bucket weren't the only people pissing me off. Greg's wife, Roxann's mother, Bonnie, prentends to be oblivious of everything saying things like, "Oh I don't know what's got into Greg, he hasn't even smoked that bowl yet." Greg and Bonnie have two daughters, 12 and 8. Until recently, the family all lived in a truck because all the money Bonnie made (Greg hasn't worked in over 20 years) was going to support both of their habbits.

Eddie, how was your Thanksgiving? I suppose I have a lot to be thankful for, considering... Thought about you a lot yesterday. Hope you all got to do something nice.

Today, ZZ and I went out and bought our Charlie Brown Christmas tree.

Peace and Love,
Mungo

Leroy's is Closed for 10 Days

Mr. and Mrs. Won, the Korean owners of Leroy's Family Restraunt, have left the country to on vacation, they said, to celebrate THANKSGIVING in in KOREA. Does this make sence to anyone? They have closed Leroy's for the 10 days they'll be gone because they don't trust any of their employee's to keep it going while they're gone. Even though, you know, some of the waitresses have been there since Leroy himself owned the place, not to mention two responcible cooks with 7 or 8 years of tenure.

I am not a racist. I am not a bigot. I am, however, rabidly predjuced. I don't want to go into it too much, but I simply have not met a single Korean store owner that I liked or respected. ZZ and I have Korean neighbors who are both in their twenties. They're very nice, polite, good natured, and generous people. I've heard it said that Asian youths, younger than 18, and Asian adults, over 35, are some of the most racist people in the world. I have found no evidence to the contrary.

And let's not talk about Samoans, AlAskAn Natives, or white men from the Valley.

Peace and Love,
Mungo

Madonna 2

ZZ and I saw a video for the first single off of her album. It's got that 80's look to it too. Funny thing though, it's not Madonna's old 80's look. One thing ZZ and I discussed is her tendancy to reinvent herself. She now seems to be reinventing her own invention (if anyone says Madonna didn't shape the way women looked in the 80's, they're Martians). I just asked Lizz if she liked the new Madonna song (she's in the shower behind the wall) and she said, "Awwhh, I think so."

Wow, a whole paragraph about Madonna. I think this is the most time I've EVER spent talking about her in my life, cumalitively.

Peace and Love,
Mungo

PS, Madonna, who is like 60 years old, is still a mad hottie.

Madonna

I just downloaded Madonna's new album. VERY 80's dance feel to it. If you don't like dance-ish pop then don't bother. The thing with Madonna is that, like with most of her stuff, she pretty much puts her own spin on it. Good stuff.

I am not sure if you guys would like it or not. I am sure you would have to agree that it is unique.

At this moment there is song playing called "I Love New York". I think it is going to suck...WHY? Do you ask? Here are some of the lyrics... "I love New York...other cities make me feel like a dork...", "New York is not for Pussy's who scream.", "If you don't like my attitude...then you can F off. Go to Texas, isn't that where they golf?"

Yeah, that song sucks sweaty nut sacs. The rest of the songs seem pretty good though (so far).

ST out

Well Then...

First off... WTF,O? I just don't understand what the hell he was thinking. I am not syaing anymore on that.

Mungo, Julie just found out that I was over here? Apparently that didn't really matter to OO either.

I really don't have a whole lot to say at this point. I am fine and the war is continuing.

Eddie

Shizo

Shizo...what a stupid saying.

Just about as stupid as 007 treating you the way he did.

I would type more but there is cobbler in the oven and it's calling my name.

See ya,

S to the T

Hardly Blogger 4: The Tin Can of Fire

It is sad. I wish I could explain it to you guys the way I understand and feel it. Our group consists of about 15 coffee drinking regulars and the rift Double O has caused is huge between us all now. Sides have been taken.

Oddly enough, Jenn and Gordon are working things out.

This makes me think: If Gordon can find it in his hear to forgive Jenn, then perhaps, so can we... given time to rebuild trust and appologies.

I hope one day that Double O and I can be friends again, but I believe that's just wishful thinking. He lied so fiercy! To me, about me. He broke his word (which I don't believe he ever meant to keep, another lie!)

Ah! This is very hard.

ZZ and I went to see Harry Potter 4: The Goblet of Fire last night. It was funny and terrific.

Peace and Love,
Mungo

See Ya

I trust Mungo's judgement on this one.

Not that double trouble ever posts much anyway.

Today is a sad day at the bloggies.

ST

Resquest for Member Removal from Tin Can Spi

Mungo requests that Double O be stricken from the Blog. The blog is for brothers.

ZZ and I had a two hour chat with Julie, anyone want to know more about this?

Can't go to Leroy's no more. Well, we could, and may later, but for now... ZZ and I are about to set off walking through three freshly fallen inches of snow to spend a "quiet" evening sipping cocoa and coffee at Denny's on Denali.

Eddie, Julie is praying for your safty while you are out of the country. She didn't know until this morning when I told her. Double O didn't seem to think it mattered much.

Peace and Love,
Mungo

PS, Root canal will cost about a grand.

ACLU

The ACLU can lick my dirty asshole right after a HUGE meal of refried beans with onions on top. They are so anti-American that it makes me sick!

News flash assholes!!!! America was founded on Christian principles and beliefs! Did you fucking flunk history? You know, religious prosecution in England....Pilgrims come to America for religious freedom. FOUNDED ON CHRISTIANITY!! Hello dip shits. You have the right to belong to what ever religion you want and to celebrate however you wish. But don't take away the very thing that my country was founded on!

Oh, that reminds me! Remember that atheist Mr. Newdow (or however the hell you spell it)? He is the one that sued to get the words "under God" taken out of the pledge? Yeah, him. Well, now that fuck is suing to get "In God We Trust" taken off all our money. You dumb, stupid, pig fucker...you didn't win last time so now you have to stir up more trouble? If you don't like it then how about you go to France and eat croisants while getting fucked in the ass. That would solve it. Or if you don't want to spend our religious money hitch-hike your ass to Canada where they love to harbor idiots (they even have one running their country).

On another more jolly Christmas note...oh, hold on. Nevermind there is nothing jolly about this either. I usually don't give a rats ass about big corporations and their jack ass concerns but now CocaCola is saying that they will NOT be putting Santa on any of their products or their commercials. WTF, over? The ACLU even has CocaCola running scared? Talk about absofuckinglutely STUPID! That is kind of like when Jesse Jackson threatened NASCAR. Remember that?

Well, the story goes like this...Jesse Jackson's dumbass Rainbow Push Coalition said that if NASCAR didn't donate some insane amount of money to his organization then he would begin a boycott of NASCAR. He said that there isn't enough black drivers in racing. Let's see here....

1) NASCAR fans are 99.99% white
2) Of those 99.99%, probably 40% or more are rednecks from the south

Is it really a wonder that NASCAR basically told ole Jesse to push his rainbow right up his ass? I mean, really, is it a wonder? Hell no it isn't! What would a boycott do to NASCAR? NOTHING! Does anyone really think that white folks are keeping black drivers out of NASCAR? NO! Black folks just aren't interested in watching cars run around in circles for hours much less driving them in circles for hours. That is something that only rednecks could love.

The truth is that Jesse Jackson saw a sport that is becoming very popular and he was trying to extort money out of them. Notice that he never gave a shit before NASCAR jumped in popularity. He hasn't been seen trying to get money out of the Indy car crowd either.

Okay, I'm done now.

ST

New Computer Chair

I really need to get a new computer chair. The one that I am using is a P.O.S. It doesn't just rock back and forth but side to side as well. WOO WOO.

Perhaps Santa will bring me a new one...geez, I hope that isn't what I get for Christmas (can I say Christmas on here? ACLU will be all pissed off).


Speaking of the ACLU that reminds me of my next post....

ST

Wachel.net

Okay, wachel.net is up and running again. As you will see, it is now very simple. What you see is what you get type stuff. No frills and no pretty colors. That shit is a pain in the ass so screw it. Simple and easy. Content will selected based on what I feel like putting there. It will be updated whenever I damn well please.

Now that's out of the way. I will get more pics on there soon (maybe).

We spent the Veterans day weekend at our Utah house and also visited Beck's parents in Grand Juntion, CO. A good time was had by all. On the way back into town there was just enough traffic for us to catch some of the Thunderbirds airshow at Nellis AFB. Absolutely amazing. The veiw from the freeway isn't half bad.

Next weekend we are staying home. Then for Thanksgiving we are off again to Utah and Grand Junction. I think that we will be taking our quads up for Thanksgiving so that we may give thanks for the wonderful trails we have to ride! WOO WOO!!!

Mungo, how much is the root canal going to cost you if you don't have insurance?

ST out

Jones Run Planned for Icy Highways, Says Mungo

Snow snow snow! Love it. We have all of 1-2 inches and it's just beautiful everywhere you look. Love it love it! Can't wait to see 1-2 feet! Double O should be on his way over. Jones Run. Haven't been seeing much of Double O for a while, so this should be good. I'll be careful on the icey highways, promise!

"2E" Flight size 2, Established reliable track quality.
Peace and Love,
Mungo

Give them the ax

7 people were layed off at NAC on tuesday. there was a big meeting on yesterday for all the remaining mechanics in the hanger. I figure that the 7 people were part-timers and old guys who came to work for NAC "for the fun of it". They were already collecting Social Security and NAC was beer money.

I was assured about a week ago that i wouldn't be on the list, and so far it is ok. I guess its good to go party with the people who make the important decisions.

But just to make sure, ive been looking for other opportunites around the country. Looks like there are a few jobs out there, just the moving from here will be difficult.

"peas out" i forgot the e and added a s. it was peace out

Check in with you boys later,

Double O

Hughes 222

HIGH SPEED

2E don't remember although I think E means Evaluated * VALID MODE4 3 HEIGHT SOURCE ON MODE 3

23 RADAR HEIGHT 24 MODE3 HEIGHT or MODE3 2324 depending on which selection you have lit up

CALLSIGN OF EaglE24 Friend heading 090 (variable because I think that is 070 because of magnetic variation.

HISP
2E*3
2324
EE24 F--

its my day off. I am going to go screw around.

Eddie

Change Out All The Lead II

The mechanical pencil is losing its gusto.
A good time was had by all:
..."Gooseflesh, river-borne microwave popcorn, cold beer and throat lumps all co-mingling!"

(...to be continued...)

Compulsory Home for the Mentally Incurable Juvinals

ZZ's step brother, Robbie Little (age 14), has been diagnosed with Schitzophrenia by three doctors. ZZ and I visited him, where he lives a regimented life of continuous threatment and endless observation, on Abbot Loop. There is no road sign on the main road informing otherwise-conserned travellers that such a place exists on the south side of the road. There are no signs on the buildings. This Unidentified Hamlet has been interred in a bubble of secrecy, perhaps embarassment, nestled away at the foot of the Chugach Mountains.

Robbie needed help with his codominant alleles genetics homework. Robbie is a "B" student, so this was a bit of a surprise. At first. Between ZZ and I, we decided that Robbie was right: "His teacher screwed up." The question on the assignment was either worded improperly or was at a level far advanced from the lessons covered (or would be covered, I explored the entire text book). I devised a three-portioned Punnett Square to determine how many red noses, orange noses, and yellow noses there would be if all three types mated together. If I was right, 67% would have orange noses and the red and yellow freaks would each have 16-17%.

Further Fallout from "the Catch"

I cannot be put on Temporary Air Guard Reserve (AGR) orders until I have my World-Wide Deployable Statement. I cannot get my World-Wide DePLORable Statement until I am no longer Class 3 Dental.

So, in order to help me pay for the upcoming, yet unscheduled, root canal on molar #13, my boss, Mr./MSgt Steve Wyreck, put me on Additional Training (AT) days. AT days are the "Two weeks a year" you hear about when people talk about the Air National Guard.

Yesterday, Wednesday, after working the first 3 AT days, Mr./MSgt Steve Wyreck tells me that Kulis ANG base declined my request to work my 14 AT days due to myself currently being Class 3 Dental. Having already worked three of them, we had to think of something.

Unit Training A-somethings (UTA) are the "One weekend a month" days you hear about when people talk about the Air National Guard. They do not strictly have to be worked on the scheduled days. You can do them earlier, Before UTA (BUTA, Buddah) or you can do them afterwards, Retroactive UTA (RUTA).

Following this?

So, instead of doing AT days, this Monday-Thursday has been filed as BUTAs for me.

4 days = 2 weekends. 2 weekends = 2 months.

As it stands now, having just finished working today (Thursday) I will not be retuning to work until February because I have BUTA'd the next two months' worth of workable days.

In the meantime, I am pursuing insurance through United Concordia and attempting to accomplish the root canal in quick order. That tooth, molar #13, is costing me money.

____________

I am in TT training. Today I began and tested out of Module 3, Operator Console Display (ODC) Familiarization, a 4 day lesson. I studied and took notes for 4 hours and passed the test with a 92%.

4 days of work in 4 hours = SSgt Erik "Rockin' In the Free World" Kershner

Peace and Love,
Mungo, the RIF W

PS, Who can tell me what this means:

HISP
2E*3
2324
EE24 F--

Changes

611th ACS is now 176 ACS
A04 is now Hill 3265, TPS-77, mobile RADAR, YR1
Air Traffic Control Beacon Interogator version 5 is now ATC-BI 6
Elmendorf AFB is now Mungo Rules AFB
CC Confrence room is now DOT
DOA, DOB, DOC are now DOG (Grizzly) and DOR (Raven)
F-15E is now the G-88 Mungonator
the Q93 is now the Hugonought
The Ceiling is the Floor (vice versa)
Active Duty is the Active Pooty
Drill Status Guardsmen (DSG) now stands for Doing Something Gross (DSG)
Mungo, it seems, however, is still Mungo

My training is coming along just fine. There were four DSG members already in the unit that had applied for the three Air Guard Reserve active jobs. Last night one of the DSG SSgt's evened the odds by getting himself thrown in jail. Looks like my chances for getting hired are pretty much sinched. Ha! There is a problem however, there always is. Before I can be either put on temporary AGR orders or picked up for a full time AGR position in the ACS, I must have my World-Wide DEPLORABLE statement. In order for that, I need to be off the Class Three Dental list. In order for me to get off that fucking list, I have to have a root canal. To have the root canal I must either have insurance and a little cash, or a shit-ton of cash. I have neither at this time. I do not have cash because I am not working full time. I cannot work full time because I don't have the cash for my root canal. The real bitch of it is that my tooth (#13) doesn't hurt at all, not even when I chomp on ice or red hot pennies. I believe someone named Joseph Heller once wrote a book about the military in these terms. His masterpiece was entitled, CATCH 22.

I'm off to read myself to sleep. Not Catch 22, however. Nay, I will be reading the last few pages of J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter and The Order of the Phoenix! Hazah!

I love you both, see ya, see ya,
Mungo

Song of the day: Neutral Milk Hotel - "Song Against Sex"

PS, Tonight while my car was warming up (because it is 14 degrees F out there) someone broke into my car and stole my 40 favorite CDs in the brand new wooden case I bought. I was pissed and screaming as I investigated the intruder's footsteps in the freshly fallen snow. I could clearly see his approach and departure paths and where the foot prints ended near fresh tire tracks make a three point turn and escape from my parking lot. But I guess it was my fault for leaving the car unlocked and running in the first place. I was lured in by the 'safe' neighborhood. I arrived at VI on Spenard to visit ZZ as she worked and I told her the tale. She was relieved that the CAR wasn't stolen. I saw her point. Then she said, "That sucks though, the CD's were in the living room last night, too bad you didn't leave them there." I said, "I didn't move them." She said, "You're so stupid. They're in the house." Later, when I arrived home, I saw that, yes, the CD's were safe on the coffee table, gently lit by the blue lamp in the corner.

My Profile

I just wasted some time updating my user profile. (You know, when my dad was 26, if he had said "updated my user profile" nobody would have known what he was talking about. Strange how launguageada baggage HEAD!) There was a random question generated for me that goes something like this:

WHEN YOUR SCIENCE TEACHER SMASHED A FROZEN ROSE WITH A HAMMER DID YOU TRY TO BRING THE PEDALS BACK TO LIFE BY WARMING THEM UP?

MY ANSWER:
My science teacher, Mr. Bagley, smashed a lot of things with hammers, I don't specifically remember there being a frozen rose. I do remember, however, spending a lot of time in my high school days trying to bring things to life. Not ROSE PEDALS exactly, but other things, like potatoes and carrots and filth. I'd mix it all together in a jar, keep the jar moist inside and warm. I kept the jars under my bed, in the storage rooms, in the garage... any place I thought I could hide something. My parents recently moved out of that house. They never did mention finding any of those jars to me. By now, the would have either grown quite nasty as to warrent a word to their eldest trouble making son, or the POTATOES REALLY DID COME TO LIFE and they slipped out of the house under thier own power. I need to contact Mr. Bagley!

The word bank provided wasn't big enough to hold all I had to say, so I left the first sentance in my profile and added the rest of it here for you guys to read.

Peace and Love,
Mungo

Somber, Scared, and Sad

SOMBER
Lately I have been feeling extremely worried that something bad was going to happen. I have since chalked most of those feelings up to a nervousness about working full time Guard and not having all the money I need right now to feel comfortable.

SCARED
I've been Bible studying with Kevin Swaidek. You guys know me. I'm not a Thumper and I'm not a hellfire and brimstone christian. In fact, my christian beliefs are far removed from what most Christians might believe and make doctrine. Who am I to think I have more truth than millions of church going Chritians? Simply, an indevidual capeable of indevidual's thought. There are somethings I cannot accept.

Tonight, Kevin and I tackled two issues (spontaniously, tonight was in no way designated to be "Bible Study," it just happened that we were curious about a few things). The first issue was: Did Jesus go to Hell when he died on the cross? We read some facinating things and I learned a few things. The second and scarier issue was this: Is there truely an unforgiveable sin? We read two passeges from the New Testament with accents on the real Hebrew word meanings on line and in our Bibles. The first was this: MARK 3:29 - "But whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven; he is guilty of an eternal sin." The second was this: HEBREWS 6:4-6 - "It is impossible for those once enlightened...if they fall away to be brought back to reprentance..."

Kevin and I discussed what "Fall away" could mean and we researched that with no concrete answers (are there ever? No.) but decided that we're sure to commit the unforgivable sin would be to 'fall away.' If this is all true and applicable to our lives, Hebrews 6:4-6 is possible the scariest passage in the entire Holy Bible.

SAD
I am sad. I don' mind admiting this to you guys as you are my brothers. Last night I cried on ZZ's lap for 20 minutes. I have never cried so hard in all my life. This has nothing to do with the bible or money or jobs. Perhaps I'll discuss this more later, but I'm happy that I have ZZ for this.

ST, I have not gone to see the 99 rooms yet. Double O said it was cool and he was able to see the sites just fine without a high speed connection. I think I'll go check them out.

Eddie, hope all is well with you. I'm thinking about you a lot.

Peace and Love,
Mungo