I took 2 hours for a sight seeing trip while in San Diego to walk through
USS Midway Museum, which was just a short walk from my hotel. I took a few
photos of the flight deck, control tower and views around the harbor. Hope you
enjoy this brief tour.

I thought it was a wonderful opportunity to see how our Navy crews lived through
WWII, Vietnam, and Desert Storm.

In the Vietnam War, I flew Helicopters for the 155th Army Air Corps. The Vietnam
workhorse Huey helicopter, one very similar to what I flew back in 1970 was on
the flight deck. During the Vietnam War, I'm sure the USS Midway provided air
cover for several of the Missions I was involved in while serving.
The runway and conning tower of the United States' longest
serving carrier in the 20th century.

It was fascinating to learn that this ship burned 260 gallons of oil for every mile
and carried a 3.4 million gallon fuel capacity. The new carriers are powered by a
Nuclear reactor, so refueling isn't a problem anymore.


Another trivia tidbit that awed me - the USS Midway served 10 tons of food daily
to the crew of 4500. 3000 potatoes and 1000 loaves of bread served daily.
And 500 pies were served when offered.
A Slide show of all my USS Midway photos can be seen here.
Would your kindergartener come home and ask for a bowl of cereal
in Mandarin Chinese? If you live in the Forest Hills School System
in Grand Rapids Michigan, this isn't as far fetched as it sounds.
The Meadowbrook Elementary School is home to the Forest Hills
Chinese Immersion Program. This program is the first of its kind in
West Michigan. The program just received a Federal Grant of $238,000
for the first year. If all program objectives are met, it will receive
additional funds for the next 2 years.
Leaders in Forest Hills educational community decided to add Mandarin
Chinese Immersion to their bilingual offerings with the assistance
of Michigan State University's Confucius Institute. Currently 2
Chinese teachers are on the school faculty to give students in
the program an early start in bilingual education.
The Forest Hills District is continuing to expand Mandarin language
courses at middle and high school levels. With 55 percent of the
world's population speculated to be from Asia in the year 2025 and
5 percent from North America, being fluent in Chinese will be a real
asset in the future business world.
Forest Hills also has a Spanish Immersion Program running at the
Ada Vista Elementary School.
Front doors are the first impression that visitors and passersby get of your home.
We all make instant judgments about a home's interior when we see the front door,
just like we do about a person we first meet. If you want to make a good first
impression, you should make sure your front door is attractive and welcoming.
I have a fascination with front doors. I drive by homes and look at the front door
or front entry. I love to see a home with a touch of personality or a piece of artwork
displayed by the front door that lets me know a little bit more about them.
Do they like animals? Are they proud of their home? Does everything appear to be
in good repair?
This front door reminds me of castle. I saw several doorways similar to
this in England inside castle walls.
Holidays and seasonal decorating are especially fruitful for my voyeuristic entertainment.
I especially like the his and hers well-dressed scarecrows guarding this front door.
We attended Rebar Camp in Indianapolis on November 2nd. We had a wonderful
time, met some great people, and got all juiced up on Social Media. Seriously,
if you have the opportunity to attend one of these free seminars, you really should
take advantage of it. Some of the best and brightest talents on the web were
presenters. Plus you get the input of everyone attending, so it is a very intelligent,
knowledgeable crowd with expertise in many areas.
Here are few photos of our groups soaking up the information:
We want to thank the Indianapolis hosts and planners for being so welcoming and
sharing their Rebar Camp experience with us.
Thank you - Lola MacIntyre, Dave Woodson, & Harrison Painter
Cascade Hospital for Animals is holding a canine blood drive on Saturday,
November 14th, 2009 from 10am to 5 pm at their facility, 6730 Cascade
Road SE, Grand Rapids Michigan.
Blood donation is a simple procedure, taking less than 30 minutes, and does
not require anesthesia or sedation. Dogs must be healthy, friendly,
50 pounds or over, between one and six years old. parasite free, current
on vaccinations, have no heart murmur, and not taking the following
medications: thyroid, Phenobarbital, NSAIDS, steroid therapy, or allergy
injections.
If accepted for the donation drive, the pet will receive approximately
$235 worth of blood work performed free.
If interested, call 949-0960 or mail chfa@chfa.net.
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