Archive for January, 2005
Below are a few of the people and types of people that I have met:
I work with Law Enforcement on a daily basis and I get to meet a lot of people. This makes my job very interesting. For instance – Police Chiefs, Sheriffs, Fire chiefs, Wardens and all types of Deputy positions. I have met uniformed officers and undercover officers. I have met FBI agents, DEA agents, Secret Service agents, ATF agents, BCIS agents, and US Marshals. I have met people from the NSA that can’t talk about the things they have done in the name of national security. I know one man that must be CIA or at least we suspect so (no I’m not paranoid).
I have met former Governors, Congressmen, Senators and the like. I actually met the Drug Tsar of the United States once. I have sat in conferences listening to presidential appointees such as the Attorney General and the Homeland Security Director. Come to think of it, I have even seen the President (somewhat up close), and I actually got to see the Mayor of Bethlehem in Bethlehem once, all at an arms distance.
I have met and spoke with Generals and been in the same rooms as 4 star generals. I have met some of the military’s elite of which are current day mercenaries.
I have seen many great sports stars such as Pete Rose, Nolan Ryan, and Patrick Ewen. I rode the elevator with Mike Modano and my wife ran into “Neon” Deion Sanders at Wal-Mart with a shopping cart (much shorter than I expected).
All of the above added up don’t compare to a man I met Twelve years ago on this very day. This man made a bigger impact on me than any and all of the above. My life has been changed forever and can never be the same. He accepted me just as I am asking nothing in return. His name is Jesus…
Just to keep things straight – “What was I thinking” is a direct quote from my wife just prior to the birth of our first child. If the truth was known, it’s probably the same thing that she exclaimed just after the words “I Do”.
However; I want to take a different spin on the quote. Being a somewhat detailed person, I like to look up words in the dictionary (see Dictionary.com) . I even like to look up common words that we use everyday – like “Depot“. Yes, I looked it up, and boy was I surprised. ** NOTE: Depot is in the title of my blog site. **
Dictionary.com has several definitions for the word, but one really stood out: a bodily location where a substance is stored usually for later utilization. In other words, fat!
Fat… this seems so appropriate for the name of my blog. In fact, it’s tempting to change the title to “Vermilks Fat”.
What were you thinking???
It’s an oldie but a goodie!
We have loaned some of our office space to another group on a somewhat permanent basis. Anyway, two of the workers from this other group were looking for a place to spread out a bunch of files. I mentioned our computer lab – they bit! After they came back from lunch, I told them I had been in the lab and someone had broken the henway in the corner of the room. I explained that I needed to know if they were aware of who it might have been. Of course they had been the only ones in the room and again they bit! I could tell by their expressions that they were worried. So one of the guys looks at me and says “What the H*#&@ is a henway?” (These are the moments that you dream about) Of course I couldn’t let it go any longer, so I promptly replied “about 4lbs”.
I can just see my Grandpa pulling this prank on someone and laughing uncontrollably. I have definitely got a few kicks myself with this one. And yes, I did fall for it myself back a few months ago.
I now have a GMail account. Actually I received two invites and gave one of them away to a co-worker. If your looking for an account, try: http://www.gmailswap.com. Let me know if you’re successful.
The names have been changed to protect the innocent.
Daughter (5 yr old): Teach me to answer the phone.
Carbon Based Spousal Unit (Wife): Sure, press L1 when the phone rings.
Me: Secretly dialing our phone number via my cell.
Daughter: The phone is ringing! The phone is ringing!
CBSU: Press L1 to answer and say Hello.
Daughter: Hello…
Me: Hello, this is the President of the United States, how are you doing?.
Daughter to CBSU: It’s the President (very excited)! And he knows my name!!!!
Me: Do you want to ride in my helicopter?
Daughter: (way too excited to speak at this point)
Son (4 yr old): (Also excited and asking for the phone from his sister)
Me: Do I hear you brother in the background? Let me speak to him.
Son: Me and my granny saw you on TV, we waved but you didn’t see us.
Me: Do you want to ride in my helicopter?
Son: I’m a good worker. When I grow up i’m going to be God’s helper. I live at 4**-**** (phone number).
Me: Do you want to ride in my helicopter?
Son: Yes.
Daughter: (Finally noticing me humped up on one end of the couch talking to myself) Daddy, what are you doing? It’ssssss youuuuuu! You tricked me! (now beating me half to death). I thought it was the President. Daddy it’s youuuuuu!
Son: (Also beating on me at this point)
A co-worker found this little guy in his office and asked me if I wanted to come get him (I have always been a reptile lover). The little guy was very cold and a little skinny. I took him to my office and let him go (too cold outside). So far he has stayed in my office, but he hides well. I have found him more than once behind my chair – hopefully I wont flatten him by accident. Today I picked him up and stuck him on top of my push-pin board (see pic).
For those who want to know, he/she is a “Fence Swift”.
Yes, another child story…
When my daughter was about 2 yrs old (now 5) I thought I would begin to teach her a few manners. For instance, saying please. I can’t remember the exact circumstances, but she had asked me if she could have something that was in my hands. I promptly replied with “What’s the magic word?”. I caught her off guard and she was truly puzzled. After a few seconds thought she questioned me back with “…Abracadabra?”. Of course I couldn’t turn her down and she got what she wanted.
Yesterday my 4yr old son asked if I liked his new GameBoy that he got for Christmas. I answered – Of course I do, I like just about everything you like. He then proceded to ask if I liked lions. I told him that I really like lions. His immediate reply was: “Well, I don’t”.
I couldn’t believe that my 4yr old set me up and then delivered the final blow! I’m still laughing and hope to never forget how sly he is…
Another family member!
An undisclosed family member!
Reviewing my pictures has prompted me to start this blogsite in the first place. What better way to start – a great picture of a family member. Can anyone guess the relation of this person to me?
