Vietnam War Timeline

August 2 & 4, 1964 - North Vietnamese attack two US destroyers sitting in the Gulf of Tonkin

August 7, 1964 - US Congress declares war via the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

March 2, 1965 - Operation Rolling Thunder (massive ariel bombing of North Vietnam)

March 8, 1965 - US Troops land in North Vietnam

January 30, 1968 - North Vietnames join with Viet Cong and launch Tet Offensive

March 16, 1968 - US Troops murder hundreds of Vietnamese civilians in Mai Lai

November 13, 1969 - American Public learn of Mai Lai massacre

April 30, 1970 - The media spark nationwide protest

March 1972 - North Vietnam attack South Vietnam in what is know as the Easter Offensive

January 27, 1973 - The Paris Peace Accords are signed to provide a cease-fire

March 1975 - The last of the US Troops are withdrawn from Vietnam

Where do you go to get away from it all?

Everybody goes through rough times, it's a part of life. There are no shortcuts in life and sometimes, if someone can not handle life trials and tribulations, they begin to pile up. A great way to handle when life begins to get rough is to go somewhere and just relax. Stress can drive people crazy, it certainly does to me, and as humans, we need to release this stress in order for us to preform to our full potential. In my case, I have a certain place that I go to whenever I feel overwhelmed by life. I go to a small playground right near a lake. I can sit there for hours on end and just release all my stress and begin to seriously rethink my past and possible future decisions. Last time I visited the lake was in December, right before winter break. I had just recently recovered from a fractured spine injury and my baseball began to pick back up. In these healing months, I have rethought my entire road ahead. Before my back injury, I planned on trying to play college baseball. Through the days, my passion for baseball had began to decline. My dad sure wants to see me play, but it's not what I dream of anymore. My dad would pressure me to keep working and to keep throwing so I can one day, but not be guaranteed, play college ball. I had my dad pressuring me, I had my coach pressuring me and I was so stressed by the time I was completely healed. I went to me special place to just get away and think and I came up with my solution: I'm going to finish high school baseball, but I do not plan on playing college. I want to go to UCF for college and focus more on my academics and my wonderful girl. Don't get me wrong, baseball is still huge in my life. It has taught me so much, but because I was able to get away for a little and think, I now have my dreams on the right path to what I really want. Being stressed is completely normal. It's what makes us human. Many life lessons can be found under all this stress, all you need is a place to relieve you of it all and there inlies your path that you truly desire.

Sonnet XVIII: Shall I Compare Thee To A Summer's Day?

By William Shakespeare

Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?
Thou art more lovely and more temperate:
Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,
And summer's lease hath all too short a date;
Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines,
And often is his gold complexion dimm'd;
And every fair sometime declines,
By chance or nature's changing course untrimm'd;
But thy eternal summer shall not fade,
Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow'st;
Nor shall death brag thou wander'st in his shade,
When in eternal lines to time thou grow'st:
   So long as men can breath or eyes can see,
   So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.

This, by far, is my favorite Sonnet by William Shakespeare. A little secret about myself is that I have a hell of a soft side. Whenever I read this Sonnet, my soft side exposes itself and my mind begins to wonder. Although this sonnet was written for a young man and can be taken as a total act of homosexuality, this sonnet reminds me most of my better half, or girlfriend if you will. You can ask her, she could tell you stories about me. I can get extremely mushy! Not only does this sonnet make my mind and heart race over the Misses, it provides great ammunition for some soft, romantic talk if I ever want to set the mood. Guys, I totally recommend this sonnet if you ever want to romance your gal!

$10 for this odd crap!?

The Hutzler 571 Banana Slicer


This product is no doubt the worst product i have ever purchased on Amazon. It's the worst $10 I  have ever spent...EVER! When I procede to slice a banana, the product does not work properly. I've tried buying different sizes of bananas, different colors and all, but every time I slice it, the product fails me. Do you know how terrible it is to have an odd number of banana slices in my cereal!? It breaks my heart! When i eat my Wheaties in the morning, I would love to enjoy a banana, and savor every bite with that banana sliced goodness, but with this product, I simply don't get the satisfaction. This product does not supply me with and an even number of sliced bananas in my Wheaties and it throws my entire day off.... This product has gotten me fired, caused my wife to leave me, and my kids wont even talk to me, all because of the odd number of banana slices in my Wheaties and it just ruins my life! Save yourself the trouble people.. DO NOT BUY THIS PRODUCT UNLESS YOU WANT YOUR LIFE TO BE RUINED FOREVER! Don't let this product fool you with the even number of 18 spaces for slices..it sure as hell doesn't give you 18 slices. Darn you and your odd number of banana slices in my Wheaties!

Dragon ball blog!

(link) ---> Dragon Ball blog

Ever since I was a child, Dragon Ball has been a huge part of my life. I've grown up on it and learned more than you can imagine! Although the show may look like just a bunch of screaming and flashing lights, it contains more than meets the eye. Goku, the main character, taught me what it is to be a hero. It's not just beating the bad guy, but it's the reasoning behind it. He taught me that family and friend come before anything, even your own life in certain situations. Goku taught me to never give up, and that you have no idea what your actually capable of if you'r doing it for the right reasons! Plus, who doesn't like watching a bad ass fight! I like this blog because, not only does it remind me of my childhood, it keeps it alive. It keeps Dragon Ball in people's lives and things like these Blogs is what keeps Dragon Ball from fading! I salute the creator of this blog, and I hope he keeps up the great work.

Personal Review of Mike's Bangin' Blog

After reading over my blog, I have not really noticed an increase in quality of my posts. They all are kind of short and simple and to the point so that I obtain the grade that I want and I can move on. Compared to posts by my fellow students, my posts could be added to. My fellow students have longer and more enjoyable posts. From this point on, I will try to create more fun to read posts and try to cause the reader to get engaged and truly feel what I feel. In fact, I'll start right now...enjoy this picture for a good laugh!

Feelings towards The Lamb - Linda Gregg

This poem hits the heart of war veterans. It explains the aftermath of a battle and the pain one goes through. The poem focused more on the bright side rather than what was lost. It kept a "glass half full" attitude. The Lamb at the end expresses the innocence in most people during a time like this. They walk around the rubble of what once was and all they have left are memories.
Three of my favorite lines would be "The ruined city still seemed noble.", "The cathedral with its roof blown off was not less godly", and "walks a single lamb, tilting its head, curious, unafraid, hungry". These line are where the heart of the poem lay.