Thursday, February 25, 2010
Darren
OK, so, last Wednesday at Veritas me and Darren were sitting playing some music, (me on guitar, Darren on harmonica). I just start playing a song and Darren joins right in and... it was pretty much sweet!!! Whenever I play music with someone and it sounds good I just start to grin, and I can't stop. Well, that's what was happening on Wen. Darren you are the MAN!!!
It's Finally Over!!!
Basketball season is finally over!!! I don't dislike the sport itself I like playing for fun, but I HATE playing in a actual league where it really matters if I win or lose.
Another good thing about this is I have a lot more free time to do other more important things.
Another good thing about this is I have a lot more free time to do other more important things.
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Been a while...
not that anyone noticed but it's been a while since I've written anything... so lately I've been playing a lot of basketball with the team(sigh),and the usual school, weights, guitar. piano is something else that's got me down, no it's not all that bad the only problem is the practicing then playing for my teacher and the dread of the upcoming recital. why do they call it a recital? that's so gay sounding, imagine telling your friends "Hey, I'm going to PREFORM AT A recital..." anyways, The other day I bought Halo 2 for my computer for $27.00 and it's too fast for the computer... what a WASTE!
I get to go lift weights with Darren tomorrow! it's the first time in years I've had someone to lift with...Finally!
I get to go lift weights with Darren tomorrow! it's the first time in years I've had someone to lift with...Finally!
Monday, November 2, 2009
The Rollo
every year on Halloween, my church gets together at our building and plays games and has a fire and basically just hangs out. We do this instead of going Trick or Treating.
Now... the last thing we do before we go home that night is to give the kids that came some candy. the way we did it this year was for all the little kids to stand in a line and make your way to the Candy Box where you would get a scoop or two of candy put in your paper bag.
Well, I saw this line forming and decided to get some candy...
Finally I made it to the box, and there to greet me in the bottom corner was the last piece of candy... a Rollo.
Let me describe the Rollo to you... imagine a very large, overweight man... now imagine that man sitting on a sidewalk... but under that man on the sidewalk is a piece of chocolate... the man has sat down and now is getting up to leave... now imagine that piece of chocolate... THAT!!! is a piece of Rollo candy.
Now... the last thing we do before we go home that night is to give the kids that came some candy. the way we did it this year was for all the little kids to stand in a line and make your way to the Candy Box where you would get a scoop or two of candy put in your paper bag.
Well, I saw this line forming and decided to get some candy...
Finally I made it to the box, and there to greet me in the bottom corner was the last piece of candy... a Rollo.
Let me describe the Rollo to you... imagine a very large, overweight man... now imagine that man sitting on a sidewalk... but under that man on the sidewalk is a piece of chocolate... the man has sat down and now is getting up to leave... now imagine that piece of chocolate... THAT!!! is a piece of Rollo candy.
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Monday, October 19, 2009
Assignment For English 101
Snipers
By Jesse Fox
Information from HowStuffWorks.com
When most people hear the word “sniper” they think someone who has a scope on his gun, sits back behind the action, and picks off the enemy one by one. There is a lot more to this job than anyone realizes. So what is the sniper’s job?
Believe it or not, his main job is not killing. In most cases his main job is reconnaissance, because snipers are trained to be “Masters of Stealth.” They can go behind enemy lines and report on the size and location without being detected. Snipers have to be very patient; sometimes they have to wait in certain places for hours, and sometimes even days.
A sniper almost never does his job alone. Accompanying him is his “spotter”. The spotter stays next to the sniper and tells him the range of the target, the direction and speed of the wind, the angle of the shot, and many other things that are essential to getting the “perfect shot”. Along with helping the sniper shoot, the spotter is there to protect the sniper from close range attack. “The spotter is usually armed with an M-4 or M-16.” One of the best sniper rifles is an M-21 and it usually costs from eight to twelve thousand dollars, the right kind of rifle in the right hands can be shot accurately from over a mile away.
I think probably one of the coolest parts of the sniper is the “Ghillie Suit”. What is a ghillie suit? That’s a ghillie suit; they help the sniper stay invisible to enemy eyes.
One way the military trains their snipers is by taking them to a grassy field and playing a game called “stalk”. In this game, the snipers start at one end of the field, and the instructors at the other end 1,000 meters away up on a hill. In this game, the snipers have to make their way to within 150 meters of the instructors before making their shot (they fire blanks). The sniper then has to move to a different spot and shoot again, to make sure they are actually shooting at the right target. The snipers read numbers on a piece of paper that the instructor is holding. The instructors have radios, and they use those to try and communicate the locations of the snipers to people called “walkers” down on the field. If you are spotted by a walker you fail the game.
I think being a sniper would be a really cool job, but as you have heard today, it takes a lot more than most think.
By Jesse Fox
Information from HowStuffWorks.com
When most people hear the word “sniper” they think someone who has a scope on his gun, sits back behind the action, and picks off the enemy one by one. There is a lot more to this job than anyone realizes. So what is the sniper’s job?
Believe it or not, his main job is not killing. In most cases his main job is reconnaissance, because snipers are trained to be “Masters of Stealth.” They can go behind enemy lines and report on the size and location without being detected. Snipers have to be very patient; sometimes they have to wait in certain places for hours, and sometimes even days.
A sniper almost never does his job alone. Accompanying him is his “spotter”. The spotter stays next to the sniper and tells him the range of the target, the direction and speed of the wind, the angle of the shot, and many other things that are essential to getting the “perfect shot”. Along with helping the sniper shoot, the spotter is there to protect the sniper from close range attack. “The spotter is usually armed with an M-4 or M-16.” One of the best sniper rifles is an M-21 and it usually costs from eight to twelve thousand dollars, the right kind of rifle in the right hands can be shot accurately from over a mile away.
I think probably one of the coolest parts of the sniper is the “Ghillie Suit”. What is a ghillie suit? That’s a ghillie suit; they help the sniper stay invisible to enemy eyes.
One way the military trains their snipers is by taking them to a grassy field and playing a game called “stalk”. In this game, the snipers start at one end of the field, and the instructors at the other end 1,000 meters away up on a hill. In this game, the snipers have to make their way to within 150 meters of the instructors before making their shot (they fire blanks). The sniper then has to move to a different spot and shoot again, to make sure they are actually shooting at the right target. The snipers read numbers on a piece of paper that the instructor is holding. The instructors have radios, and they use those to try and communicate the locations of the snipers to people called “walkers” down on the field. If you are spotted by a walker you fail the game.
I think being a sniper would be a really cool job, but as you have heard today, it takes a lot more than most think.
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