This is a Google Earth Image of the land.  I marked where the house, the driveway, and the lake would go.  Again this is a LONG way off from reality and may not work out at all.  We don't even know yet what the guy will take for the land.  So just dreaming here.  :)

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Mid-terms were this weekend.  The Climatology Mid-Term went well.  I hope I made an A on that.  The World Geography test was a bit harder.
Hopefully I made at least a B on that exam.  Now we just have to finish out this semester and I will be half way through one year or three.

On other notes...RANT

Okay - is it just me or is EVERYONE sick of hearing about Anna Nicole Smith?  GIVE ME A FREAKIN BREAK.  The U.S. News Media is a DISGRACE.  THEY HAVE NO SHAME.  THEY COULD CARE LESS ABOUT THAT POOR GIRL.  This is a story about ADDICTION, BROKEN HEARTS, and SORROW.  The news media has turned it into a SOAP OPERA.  They are making BIG bucks off of her death.  It is nothing short of a circus.  It is a total embarrassment to this country.  ENOUGH ALREADY.  Shut the hell up and start talking about the "real" news again.  There are more important issues facing this nation and world.   /end rant

RTC Health is going to be teaming up with http://ohafrica.ca/index.html  I am excited about this venture.  Doug is heading over to Africa in a few months.  He will be exploring options on how we can all help out with the endeavors of this wonderful organization.  Hopefully he will return with a good report.  I am excited for him, for RTC, and for everyone involved.  It appears to be a great cause.  OHAfrica Mission Statement.



 

I will be away at the National Severe Weather Conference, in Norman, Oklahoma, (yes I am a true weather fanatic) from this coming Wednesday until Sunday.  There could be some strong weather here on Thursday.  Something to watch.

If anyone wants to see my Sunset Gallery :)  On the photo note...my photography teacher says this image, from my Boulder trip,  would qualify as fine art (I will start the bidding at $1000...do I hear 12?).  Course most artists are not appreciated until a few decades after they die.  :(  heh

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Monday, February 26, 2007

Cloudy this morning.  Blah.  :)  Spring is in the air though.  Won't be long now and we will be talking about temperatures in the 70s!  Course then we will also be talking about thunderstorms.  I have given up on snow.  lol  I mean really...how long can one wait on it to snow?  ALL winter.  heh

David is in Germany.  Maybe he will send me a photo :)  I can't wait till I can return to Canada.  Just need to finish up all of these legal procedures.  It seems like it takes FOREVER for the Canadian Government to get from point A to B.  I am sure it will be soon though.  They are a busy group!  It will be nice to see all of my friends again.  Counting the days.

Elizabeth, my friend in Washington State, sent me a photo of her new dog. His name is Tumbleweed :) I think he is so small that it could fit in the palm of your hand.

 
Lucy may have some competition?  :)
 

This looks fun...I need an ocean fix
this summer.  Missing Key West.  Surfing is one thing
I have never tried.  I think I will stick with the Scuba
Diving.
 

Imagine...Imagine...Imagine........Imagine.......Imagine........Imagine

There's no Heaven
It's easy if you try
No hell below us
Above us only sky
Imagine all the people...
Living for today
Imagine there's no countries
It isn't hard to do
Nothing to kill or die for
And no religion too
Imagine all the people
Living life in peace

You may say I'm a dreamer
but I'm not the only one
I hope one day your join us
And the world will be as one

-John Lennon

This is WAR
 

This is PEACE

Evening:
Going to make an offer on the land and see what happens.  Perhaps the sunsets won't be far behind!

This is the goal...beauty inspires

Man...I look back on the last eight years and wonder how I ever got from point A to B.  A thousand lifetimes were lived in just those few short years.  The memories.  The good.  The bad.  The ugly.  All of it...like a whirlwind.  The insanity of such an incredible story could probably never be told properly.  How could one?  How does one describe Atlanta, GA or living in Mexico.  Then there is Canada.  The tremendous pain of addiction.  The drugs...the drinking.  The near death experiences.  How many of them?  How does one go from being deeply involved with a church - sidewalk Sunday School - working with the community, concerts of prayer, preaching and then do a complete 360?  Falling into deep depression...so deep that there was no light at the end of the tunnel for years on end.  The wild and extreme party scene of Dallas, TX and Atlanta.  Fleeing to Mexico and then Canada.  Running to protect myself and others.  Keeping promises made long ago.  Not to myself but to others.  And to somehow survive all of it.  To spend years in total darkness and believing that there never would be an end to the madness.  Then a tornado in Illinois that flung me into the reality of what life had become.  The distance from family.  The nightmares.  The longing for freedom.  From the friendships in Canada that connected to Birmingham that eventually led to the highest officials in the State of Alabama and even the U.S. Military.  All for one thing - freedom.  The hope of mercy.  The desire for justice.  The dream of reuniting.  From all of that to where I am today.  Free of addiction.  Free of the chains that held me so strong and for so long.  Free from the nightmares.  Free.  This is freedom. Profound changes.  Changes that come only from the soul and heart.  Changes that are real...tangible...visible.   This was my dream for so many years.  This was the dream of my friends for so many years.  Total freedom.  Somehow...sometime - this story has to be told.  Told in a way that will inspire others to find their own inner strength.  To reach new heights for their own lives.  To find their own personal freedom.

Posted By Beau at 5:45 PM

Tuesday, February 27, 2007
 

No word this morning on the property.  Waiting to hear back from the Realtor.  Hopefully this afternoon.

Taking the remainder of these teddy bears to Child Watch today.  Then I have to pack for my trip to Oklahoma for the Severe Storms Conference.  I will try to post from there...depending on the internet.

Okay click on the fish :)  I took this in Boston a couple of years ago.  Thought it would make for a colorful addition to the page today.  I wonder what the fish is thinking.  What a beautiful little world he lives in.  All the colors.  :)  This is why I love to scuba dive.  You can never see everything when you go diving.  That is what makes it so awesome.  You can never see it all...you will never see the exact same thing from dive to dive.  It is a world that constantly changes.  The light may be different from one day to the next.  The fish will never be the same fish.  The waves will never be the same waves.  It is another world.  Another place.  You forget about the world above you and become lost in the undersea kingdom.

6:00 p.m.
Waiting to hear from Chad on the property.  Sign papers.  Then we wait and see what happens.  I am leaving at six in the morning for Oklahoma.  The flatlands.  The 2007 Storm Conference awaits our arrival!  lol
 

Huge plunge in the market today...the last hour saw the Dow drop nearly 500 points!  Largest one day drop since 9/11.

Posted By Beau at 1200 PM

Wednesday, February 28, 2007
 

Looks stormy across the Ohio and Tennessee Valleys and then south to the Gulf Coast tonight and tomorrow.  There will likely be some tornadoes.

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2:00 p.m.
We have arrived safely in Oklahoma City.  Hot here.  80 degrees!  Strong south winds.  I am increasingly concerned about a severe weather outbreak tomorrow across portions of the Paducah Region - areas to the south and east as well.  There could be tornadoes.

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9:00 p.m.
Tornado outbreak underway in Kansas and Missouri.  This will spread east overnight.

Spent the evening with Mike Gibson and Jason.  Mike is an amazing person...nice guy.  He is the maker of the radar software we use.

Posted By Beau at 5:45 AM

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