That is really awesome. What a special thing to do for that family.

That did it for me. Crying here in Arizona.

Thank you for sharing this special video. I just love the mushy stuff like this.

America is still a wonderful country.

Thanks Adam.

Montana

Awwwww, now I have tears in my eyes! How sweet! ✈ ✈ ✈ ✈ ✈ Way to go Adam!

WOW! That was awesome Adam.
The wife is so calm, I would have been a blubbering idiot!
Thanks Adam, nothing better than a “feel good” story!
And your right, that is what America is all about, the people!!

Montana and Susan both crying in AZ–

THAT WAS COOL!!!! I love watching these type of homecomings– I love it when the dad pops up at school to surprise their child– waaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Makes me cry!

Hello to the Warnick family– If you come in here– beautiful family and so glad dad is home where he belongs!!!

Susan,

AZ

Adam–

You have a great heart– it is the Leo in you!

Adam–

Your love for baseball— suggestion-

Maybe you can get married on a baseball field? In Ireland? oops! wrong thread!

xxxx

thats the cool thing about baseball, You cant do that in hockey, basketball or football.

I love baseball and the military. I love it how they stop in the seventh inning and pay tribute to them! This is a wonderful surprise, the kids seemed overwhelmed.

Yooo Whoo I can post again!!! Thanks Adam!!!! Thanks Susan!!! Thanks Janice!!!

Susan,

Looks like you are trying to plan Adam’s wedding….does he know he is getting married…or is this a surprise party?????

Sylvia

Just a quick correction: The USS Nimitz just returned to North Island this past Tuesday, June 3rd, and its 5,500 sailors and marines are now home with their loved ones – and we’re grateful they’re not out there for another month! PO1 Warnick was flown home nearly a week early for the May 28th Padres game.

Sylvia–

I think I will do a surprise thing– I just sent the invitations out to all of you! We are going to meet at the winery and start our party there!

John or Sgt are going to do an Elvis impersonation–LOL

Max is my designated driver! He doesn’t imbibe-

August 13th is the day! (Adam’s birthday)

xxxx

Kathy–

great stories on your blog! very entertaining! and good serious ones as well!

glad you are back on here as who you are along with your link for your blog-

xxxxxx

Betty–

Are you an artist? You are so creative with your name and changing to bold, blue, the squares? It takes me forever to type in the bold lol

BRAVO ZULU!
SEMPER FIDELIS!

Awesome story. There is still hope for America after all.

latest headlines on the right here on Adam’s blog-

Scott Peterson is headed to trial again– wrongful death suit–

the only thing I hate about this is that Scott will be in a courtroom instead of in his present home which means he will have some sort of change of scenery which he will probably enjoy because as for the wrongful death suit, he is probably laughing– no $$$$$$$$ to be given—

It’s a ruse………….this “girlie” video is undoubtedly a ploy posted by the bride-to-be’s family to throw the A.P.E.S off the track. Making Adam look like a gentle kind hearted soul, that would like nothing more then to forgo his hard earned freedoms of bachelorhood to marriage.

Baloney Sandwiches, I say………A.P.E.S intelligence sources have disected the video and have come to the conclusion that this is Adam’s cry for help…………….the pitch in the dirt indicates that Adam is still fighting them off at the altar, but he’s starting to lose ground. The unemotional response by the family indicates that this is not a natural situation……… A.P.E.S, we are being called to duty.

Don’t worry Adam, the Sarge and I are in the G.R.E.M.L.I.N with V.E.G.A in tow. We’re approaching the Appalachian mountains now and are on our way to pick up Retread in SD. After we dig him out of the snow we’ll make our treck across the Rockies to LA……….As long as gas stays below $4.50/gal we should be there in two months.
LDG will approach from the west in one of those left over WW2 Kamakazee subs……..overpower one of the drug runners subs from Mexico and meet us in Long Beach,CA
Avi, steal one of those Hezbolah Iranian made rockets and ship it to LAX. I know there not accurate, but we just need something that makes a lot of noise………..label it as Kosher Deli Equipment from Israel and it should clear customs.
Max, call Margaret Thatcher and tell her we have another Falklands situation and she should fire up The Fleet. Have it head to the Panama Canal……….LDG will guide them from there.

Hang in there Adam, the A.P.E.S are rolling……….just keep fighting and everytime you hear someone ask you, ” Do you, Adam….? “, scream at the top of your lungs, ” NO, I DON’T “

Its such a emotional thing when your husband and father gets to come home. However, its more special when you are taken off gaurd and surprised by your loved one who has been gone for so long. Being a military wife myself, it always hits home when you see a video like this. TO ALL THE SERCIVE MEMBERS GOD SPEED AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR COURAGE TO PROTECT AND DEFEND AT ALL COSTS.

Media should cover and support more of these stores about our Military who are giving so much for the rest of us who are home and out of harms way enjoying the Freedoms of America they are trying to protect for us.

I grew up the daughter of an Army Officer and know first-hand that children worry about their fathers and whether they will be coming home again. We also try and hide that fear from our mothers, so they don’t have us to worry about also, and always try to be positive.

Thanks for supporting our Troops.

How great is it to be an American?! There is nothing like shedding a tear for the pride you have in your country. Hope the Padres won the game that day.

I want what John is drinking!!! *LOL*

Thank you San Diego Padres for all you do for our men and women in uniform. This is just another example of your orginization being a class act. Welcome Home sailor!

Wow! what a touching story!! made me cry for joy for the family. great job!!!

Welcome Home!!

I think that is so wonderful that i can’t express my feelings. Thank goodness there are still wonderful people in the world that will do and are able to do this ..

Oh Wow. That was special. Crying here too, Susan and Montana. What an awesome surprise….WTG Pads and thanks for sharing Adam.

Those kinds of surprises are the best. My husband did that to us, too. Twice. It was very sweet!

And the late night homecoming aint’ nothin’ to sneeze at, either….If ya know what I mean.

Im sorry but that didnt seem real to me at all.

WTG Adam! Now that is news worth watching. Find about an hours worth of good news and I will be watching. Keep up the good work!

Sahweet!

Another crier in AZ! We just moved and don’t even have the speakers hooked up, and even with no sound I choked up!

Thanks for sharing this video! I’ll watch it again when I can hear it!

Dear Susan

It’s called font.

Jay

Huge props to Major League Baseball for setting this up. What a great idea and tribute! I just wish the guy got a better response from his family. I was so ready to get all happy for the family and only the daughter seem to really care daddy was home.

BOOOOOO!

If THIS doesn’t get ya, NOTHING will! Way to go S.D., you’re a class act.

Crying in Ca. My Dad was in WWII and if I had been around then when he came home and been old enough to see it happen, I would have been laid out flat on the ship. That would do me in to see my Dad come home on a surprise like that, WOW!

What a TERRIFIC surprise.

Beautiful story Adam, great work. We need more of those.

That was really neat and very cool of the Padres to do that for that family!

What a refreshing bit of news for a change!!!! Hope it made everyone’s day! I’d rather see this sort of reporting as opposed to the price of oil. Thanks!

Am I the only one who thought that the family did not look that surprised?

Thank you god for our troops! Thank you god for giving something back to them and their families. As a Former MP, I salute you all!

First Class!! Thank you and all of the Padres for your outward support of our military and their families.

That is what it is all about!!!

That’s touching but who are you? I take it you are a famous reporter.

Ok I hope I won’t have to surrender my “man-card” but I cried like a baby seeing that. God bless our troops!!!!

Great story, and thanks for posting! As the son of an Army officer, I can definitely relate to those kids.

Interesting claim; however, that “no other professional team goes as far as they do to support our men and women in uniform.” I wonder how much research was done on that, and what the Padres do. Going to high school right outside of St. Louis, I can tell you that the Cardinals allow military members and their families in free to everyone regular season game, with open seating anywhere in the stadium. Pretty cool huh?

Wow!

This is great. Anything you can do to show our soldiers that America is grateful and fully supports them is appreciated.

That was perfect…What a great surprise for his family. Way to go Padres… Total class act!!!

I don’t even like baseball and this really tugs at my heart.

Go Padres!

Bravo Zulu!

That would have been awesome if had been an actual surprise to his family.

This video moved me to tears. I wish this entire family happiness and good fortune always. They make us all proud!

What a great story and a wonderful surprise for this family!

A big thank you to our military and all they do for us as well as their families who keep the home fires burning for them. May God Bless you and keep you all safe. I am a mother of a military person and I do truly appreciate all of you.

Did anyone else notice that they weren’t that happy to see him?

God bless him, thats just a great thing to see.

I am an Army veteran of the Viet Nam era – 4/62 to 4/65. How very very nice of the Padres organization. A tip of the hat to them and a thank you to Petty Officer Warnick.

I’m not crying. There’s a dust mote in my eye….

What a heartwarming video. I love our service men and women. Thanks Adam. You are the best.

Allie

A big thank-you to the Padres and the U.S.Navy for allowing this young sailor to surprise his
family in this way…You’ll never see or hear of this on national tv or in the main street media.
Again, congradulations!!! U.S.Navy (retired 1975)

Susan: I don’t know how to drive, and alcahol is legal here for my age, and i gave up on my new year resolution of 2007 just before easter. But no more thane one or two units of alcahol a day.

That was pretty sweet video. But the boy looked like he didn’t know what to do, he must have been shocked.

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The family certainly does NOT look surprised! I can tell you that most folks would have been jumping up and down with joy at the sight of a loved one returning as he did. Maybe they should have gotten another serviceman and his family instead!

As one of the many thousands of men who have served aboard the USS Midway during it’s 46 year history of serving our country, it doesn’t surprise me that her MAGIC has once again touched the lives of one of our own. My best wishes to Petty Officer Warnick his family and all the men and women who serve in our armed services around the globe protecting those who can’t protect themselves. Though I chose to leave the service after my 4 year hitch, my love for the Navy and especially the Midway and her MAGIC have never waned.

God Bless and great job Adam as it is good to see a “feel good story” amid all of this gloominess in the world!

Very nice story to read today.

Crying here in Kansas. God bless this family.

I am a 77 year old miltary retiree. I have several cjildren, grand children, and great grandchidren. I still cry over the awesomeness of an event such as this.

I am a 77 yearold miltary retiree. I am a father, grandfather, and great grandfather, and I am as tough as nails. However this makes me catch my breath and shed a few tears.

That was so very touching. It brought tears to my eyes!!!!! AWESOME!!!!! To bad he has to go back to the ship for 1 month!!!!!

Wonderful!!!!

SHENANIGANS! The family was not even excited… WTF??!!??

Nice “feel-good” story. Wonder what would have happend if he played for the Giants? Those weenies up there probably wouldn’t have let him on the team if they knew he was in the military.

This is how we should be treating our military. Awesome story. Thank you for sharing it, and kudo’s to the San Diego Padres organization.

Just awesome

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To the Padres, keep up the great job u r doing. You have made our day with that video

God bless you and your family! Your the worlds greatest heros! Support all of our troops!

America is only free because of true Americans like you!

Eric

Hey Adam………woohooooooooo. Wow! You got this AL girl living in GA with goose bumps & crying seeing this video. Thanks so much for sharing it!!! God Bless this man & his family for the sacrifices they each make for our country! This was a wonderful video to see! Thanks again!

Doesn’t get better than that honoring our bravest, most intelligent, physically toughest and baseball!

I do not know the family in this video, but I have a kindred spirit with them. I am the proud and thankful mother of a 19 year old son who is a Marine who recently returned safely to the states from his first tour in Iraq. I cannot think of anything that would thrill a family any more than what I saw on this video! I would just like to say THANK YOU for everyone who was involved in making this special reunion possible! I would also like to say THANK YOU to this man for sacrificing his life to serve his country! And a special THANK YOU to his wife and children!

He should have let the girl through the ball……

Great story….welcome home.

Good story. I don’t know though, if I saw my dad was home from Iraq, I’d definitely would be more excited. Those kids didn’t show any real emotion.

If you go to this site,

http://navycompass.com/modules.php?name=Top_Stories&action=view&id=433

you can see addiitonal photos and story content regarding First Class Petty Officer Rick Warnick and his family.

Very awesome.

This sort of thing needs to happen more often. Most of those coming back home suffer depression and other things that perhaps we could help with, even if just a bit.

Know a vet? Let them know your appreciation, to his service (no need to be political in order to be human).

Just wish this happened more often. No need of Padres or Athletics to give these families a good comforting moment. They surely deserve it.

Democrats everywhere are seething at this. They hate anything that shows the US military in its true glory. Can you believe we are stupid enough as a nation we are about to elect one of these hate filled misfits president?

Outstanding!!! Very few things compare to watching your loved one return from the military, especially in a combat unit. I am a Air Force Veteran who watched two of my sons join the Marines and deploy to Iraq for two tours. I was there when they enlisted, when they left, and will be their return. It is one of the most defining moments you will ever experience. Thanks SD what a class act.

Why did the family not seem too surprised, nor ecstatic, to see him?

Wow…this was so great and it made me blubber, too. God bless America and God Bless the Warnick family! May they totally enjoy their time together with Dad home.

Nice story. The family didn’t seem too surprised, though.

Very Cool, she did not seem too surprised.

Max–

I will teach you how to drive–

What happened to the kids will be something they will always remember and talk about for the rest of their lives! pretty cool! can’t buy that memory!

Adam’s video is on the home page-

John–

You need to make a movie with the last post— it is better than the movie I just watched today- Lord of War and I thought that was a cool movie– but your post has more action! LOL

I am a lifetime Yankee fan in Canada but I will have a special place in my heart for S.D. Padres from now on. I love stories of Americans supporting their military rather than the treatment the Military received after Viet Nam.

ATL–

What a busy girl you have been- I checked out your blog— and good for you– on working on getting your Masters!!!!

God Bless the military and their families

I love it!

These surprise visits never get old. One never knows what will be the next exciting thing at the ball park.

The Navy and Major League Baseball – What a team. Unbeatable!!!

God bless the military. The sacrifices that these families make is indescribable.

Whoa…tears are running down my face. Thank you San Diego Padres…who we love via our Eugene Emeralds Baseball team. We are proud of you for being supportive of our troops in keeping the Peace for the Greatest Country in the World….The United States of America!

What a Great story & video!! ….although little Brad might catch some heat for that pitch…they have the Summer to play catch

@ATL

And the late night homecoming aint’ nothin’ to sneeze at, either….If ya know what I mean.
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No, I don’t know what you mean-

Proud to be an american

Now that you are home, you can teach that kid how to throw a baseball !

Very Cool! I’m glad that happened in SD. SF would have booed him and nobody in LA would have seen it since they don’t show up until the third inning.

Nicely done, Adam! Glad to see there’s still some class acts in the news industry!!!

Wow THey look happy and very surprised ..like they already knew ahead of time..hhahaha

God bless our military men and women and thank you, Padres, for a great story!

What an incredible thing the Padres had done for this family and in their support of our military. Way to go!!!

Add me to the list of criers.

Back in the 60’s, my Dad was tranferred to Japan to work on aircraft for a year or so. To a kid, that’s an eternity.

One day in elementary school, my brother, sister and I were called to the Principal’s office. Catholic School with all nuns, mind you. We’re like, what’s this all about. The Principal then signaled for someone to enter the room… it was our Dad… totally unexpected. (not exactly throwing out the first pitch in a major league baseball stadium, but it was cool) And yes, Susan…I’ll never forget that moment.

The boy in the video probably got so used to being the *Man* of the family and being brave and all… then his Dad appears from nowhere, it’s awkward. I bet he was happy as a clam as soon he got home and it could just be him and his Dad.

Nice family, nice video.

Hey, Adam,
I never post to news sites, but I had to here. That was so awesome!!! I want to ensure the Padres hear my heartfelt thanks for this wonderful event that they made happen! Thanks to the organization! I am ex-military and, yes, I cried. Love all you for this.
Dale
Austin, TX

I am a White Sox fan and until not my favorite Padre memory was a dramatic comeback to beat the cubs in the playoffs in the 80’s. Way to go Padres on supporting the troops now…and beating the cubs then.

I was born and raised in San Diego and have been a lifelong Padres fan, even though I do not live in San Diego any more. Adam, you are absolutely correct when you noted that the Pads are extremely supportive of San Diego’s military community. I wish more organizations could be this way as it takes so little to create such a positive impact on a person’s life.

That was cool! Glad to see MLB and especially the Padres doing something for the military. Way to go SD.

I have loved the Padres since 1984 and the comeback from an 0-2 hole to beat the cubs. Until now that has been my favorite memory of the Padres. Way to go Padres now for this amazing story…and for beating the godless cubs in ‘84.

I just wish he had taken the mask off earlier so we could have seen the kids run to him!

The Padres are such a class organization to make this happen. I’m an Atlanta Braves fan, but I have nothing but total respect for the Padres for this. As a military officer myself who deploys, this really touched a warm spot in my heart!

WELL, WhAT A NEAT THING FOR THE NAVY AND PADRES TO DO FOR THAT FAMILY- TO BAD THAT MARRIAGE IS OBVIOUSLY OVER… WHAT A COLD FISH- THE ONLY LOVE THERE WAS OBVIOUSLY BETWEEN THE KIDS AND THE DAD…

Okay. This is pretty cool. Why the hell can’t other towns, cities and organizations show this sort of pride in our military, even if they disagree with policies or the war. Way to go San Diego – this is the sort of thing that makes me glad to live in this country.

this is why i love my PADRES! =)

That was wonderful, I too would have been a blubbering idiot if that was my spouse and I can guarantee my kids would have been jumping up and down. I was in San Diego back in January and visited the USS Midway. It is a great museum, and I recommend everyone visiting it.

Terri-

Truth or Consequences– and yes, Bob Barker– I think he was the last of the hosts for that show– I loved it too! LOL

Awesome story. The Padres, the City of San Diego and the Navy are to be congratulated. A wonderful, emotional, true story. We need more of this type of story – instead of the political mud slinging stories. Thank you.

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Susan Thanks for your kind comments about my blog.

John, where do I begin?

Awesome, Padres, Awesome! God Bless America & all of your organization. I am not a big “baseball” fan, (Florence, Oregon-what baseball?) but I am a fan of patriotic organizations. After my service in the Air Force, I spent my professional career in LA (Rockwell). Retired. Age 73. Also, Fox, thanks for the report! Oh, by the way, my youngest daughter is Army 1st Sgt., her husband (Special Forces, Medic)also
a Master Sergeant, (oooh, 6 foot-6, muscle: stand tall privates!), but in this case, obviously 2nd Sergeant! The youngest, a son, after 9 years as an MP, took GI bill to UofO, graduated, been Ore State Trooper for 3+ years. Dang, this pitchers mound video got me going! Enough! Thanks Again–Jack

Great story! Imagine if more teams would get on board and honor returning our returning soldiers and seamen. Just to see the children so happy is heartwarming. Bless their little hearts. They give up a lot, don’t they?

Awesome. God Bless the US Military and the Padres. They are now ranked in my heart as a number one team.

Thanks Adam.

That’s my little brother posing as a Padres catcher and we couldn’t be prouder of him. Thanks for showcasing his story. Thanks also to the Padres for their support and spirit of our men and women serving!!! These great stories and those who are able to showcase them is what makes America great!!!!!! Thanks again for caring enough to get his story out there.

wow! thanks for sharing that video! does my heart GOOD to see these families reunited after deployment of their loved one. makes me even more proud to be an American!

WOW, I love to read this kind of news. ThanX to all that made it possible. I hope a few of my tax dollars went for this.

wow! great video! thanks for posting that. does my heart good to see loved ones reunited after deployment. what brave American men and women we have in our military!

Great…as if my pg hormones weren’t enough, now I’m all choked up and teary-eyed over this…

What a sweet story.

Beautiful. You should see the tears streaming down my eyes. God Bless the Warnick family and all of our brave men and women and their families.

Way to go Padres!! Go Navy!

A Life Long Dodger Fan

nice…

Aloha from Maui – We are so proud of you. Thank you for protecting us during these unstable times and thank your family for their supporting you.

Ke Akua me ka aloha – God Bless

Werner and SallyAnn Kraensel

WOW–

VERY COOL—

Adam got some hits here!

xxxxx to all of you!

@Adam–

You are going to be one busy man thanking these new faces! LOL!

Sam– Adam is a correspondant for Fox- Kind of famous!

Jorge– are you Puerto Rico Jorge?

xxxxx

Kathy Tex-

I LOVE your stories on your blog! Remember if I don’t hit on them everyday it not because I don’t care but only because of time!

But you are definitely a great writer! And your heart is totally into it!

xxxxxx

I just wish more American’s would do things like this for our service men and women. A special THANKS to the Padre’s.

Dewey E. Du Bose
Sergeant Major
U.S. Army, Retired

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God Bless and great job Adam as it is good to see a “feel good story” amid all of this gloominess in the world!
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KUDOS

@ALL-

Adam is a good man!

@ all who posted here who are new —

WELCOME!

@KMAN

Comment by kman
June 6th, 2008 at 10:51 pm
Back in the 60’s, my Dad was tranferred to Japan to work on aircraft for a year or so. To a kid, that’s an eternity.

One day in elementary school, my brother, sister and I were called to the Principal’s office. Catholic School with all nuns, mind you. We’re like, what’s this all about. The Principal then signaled for someone to enter the room… it was our Dad… totally unexpected. (not exactly throwing out the first pitch in a major league baseball stadium, but it was cool) And yes, Susan…I’ll never forget that moment.

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Kman–

We have a blogger who lives in Japan– He is real busy right now with his moving but it would be so cool if you came back and stated where you were in Japan!
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Can I share something about my one memory? I have always had a big mouth! I can actually remember when

It is really awesome to see moments like this, it makes me think about the reunion with my wife and boys soon. Thanks to all of you who support the men and women in uniform. It is tough being away from family and friends. Knowing people care about the difficulties that service members and their families endure, makes the tour go by a little better. To the Padres Organization. THANK YOU!

@kman–

oops– typed too fast here!

My memory— My big mouth– I was in Bolivia, in a classroom, about nine years old, and I got into trouble for sticking up for a friend who the teacher at the time was being rude! So I was reprimanded by standing in a corner– in front of all of the class to serve as an example!

Now- today– First Amendment, I believe in! Thanks to that incident! (As long as it is reasonable)

xxxx

@JACK

Comment by Jack Boyle
June 6th, 2008 at 9:30 pm
I am a 77 yearold miltary retiree. I am a father, grandfather, and great grandfather, and I am as tough as nails. However this makes me catch my breath and shed a few tears.
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Jack–

When my daughter came back from South Korea, from Air Force, my tough as nails attitude, dropped!
She finally came back! She spent four years with the Air Force and she she has still two more for obligation!

If Iran and Iraq go to war, she has to deploy! What a mother’s nightmare!

I think this video is awesome!! As many of us can may relate!

xxxxxx

This video is too cool. It shows how the military is beginning to realize that family is as important as the service of their personnel. Kudos to the Padres & the US Navy for the early reunion!

That is totally awesome

The Navy, how I loved it and still love what it does for those sailors who serve with pride!

Fantastic reunion and a brilliant surpise. My son just go out of the Army and we’re happy to have him home. Thank you. Go America Go!

Tell that out of touch newscaster who got chills listening to Obama that this is what brings chills to a lot of us–maybe more than he will ever understand. This has substance.

This sort of thing never gets old. Of course, that’s a good thing, because over the last 7 years this sort of routine has been done many times.

In a time when fatherhood is so low on our priorities in society, and many children are raised without true fathers. (Not just sperm donors…who abandon) This story made me tear up and boo hoo! I have 5 children, 1 son 16, 1 adopted son 14, and three foster children, 2 years, 14 months, and 3 months. To see a father take such pleasure in seeing his kids, and to see the kids happy as well makes me proud to be called a Dad! Its the most important job I have and I never plan to retire!!!
Thanks for making my day! GREAT STORY!!!!
p.s Everyone please remember to Honor Them All! regardless of your views on politicians, politics, and IRAQ, remember that the soldiers, airmen, naval, and marines are there by order and doing the best they can in a situation that is very difficult. I think we should all put aside our approval or disapproval and make sure we Honor Them All! Thank your local Vet, soldier, military family today. It makes them stand taller, feel prouder, and know we are behind them!!!

i cried like a cow…..i’m navy retired 20 years now….i can relate…..great story…..what a fantastic event for that family….. GOD BLESS AMERICA! to the doubters of the story, i will say…..i came home (to the Philippines) one time unexpectedly, my wife was defrosting the ref, i set my bags outside, walked in the door, to the kitchen, cleared my throat. she turned and looked at me and said….”what are you doing here”? wasn’t like she didn’t miss me, just that i caught her by surprise! (good thing she was alone huh!) anyhow, happily married for like 28 years now….and i hope nothing but health and happiness for the Warnick family.

Adam – thanks for sharing the video. It’s always great to see these stories! Did the wife know he was going to be there? She didn’t seem surprised. Maybe she was just in shock.

Susan – here’s the link (under my name)

Susan – ps…everything in the pictures came from my parents furniture store. and I do mean EVERYTHING!

Great story, great coverage! Thanks!

F. J. Conroy, HMC(SS/FMF), USN Ret.
Antigua, Guatemala

Wow…lots of comments on this thread. It’s nice to read about happy news for a change.

Susan: thanks.

I think the boy’s at that age where he doesn’t want to show emotion in public. The little girl was all excited.

I am an all-American patriot…I bleed red, white and blue. Heck, I’m more excited to watch NASCARs pre-race show than the race because they have flyovers, have real American fans, wave flags, and show deep appreciate for our troops. The lack of joy on this video really bummed me out. But hats off to the Padres for trying!

This is the kind of story thast we should see more often. Brilliant!!!!! Sitting here at work and still almost cried when I saw it. Thank God for all of those who serve. God Bless our Troops. Go America!!!!!!!!!

To all of the people who were wondering about the less-than-surprised reaction of the wife…

I am not married but I have been with my girlfriend for almost three years. I could tell it was her by the outline of her body and the way she walks even if she was wearing Arctic gear. My guess is that the wife realized it about halfway through and let it be a surprise for the kids.

Hi Susan,

Just to clarify, the whole family didn’t go to Japan, just Dad. When he showed up like a year later out of the blue, well…

My Mom was in on it, this family’s Mom may have been too. Afterall, the planning that goes into the whole thing to pull it off, right?

Ha Ha, I’ve seen a classroom corner or two in my day. Good for you sticking up for your friend.

Thanks to everyone that supports our Sailors, Soldiers, Airmen, and Marines. About the reunion (yes I am the Rick in the video), my wife did know I was coming home, I had actually got in the night before. Next to meeting my wife and the birth of my kids, I would say this is the greatest thing that ever happened to me. My kids were shocked, but this is not my first deployment (I have been gone 327 out of the last 426 days), so I think my kids were more shocked about being in front of everyone in PETCO…

That video is very cool. I teach my two boys that true heroes are not people with super-powers, but real people who put themselves in harm’s way to save others. It doesn’t take any guts to hold up an anti-war sign. It does take guts to leave your family half a world away and work for peace in a place where you are a target for extremists. Let’s restore our nation’s respect for the military that has made us free and give these hard-working public servants the honor they have earned as the bravest of the brave.

Adam, Great story and love the video.

No better place to live than the USA, thanks to our fine military.

Serious reply first:

@Adam Housley

Thank you for posting this thread, and the attached video. Yes it was a good thing, no, I’m not going to analyse it. Some things in this world are best appreciated as they are.

My compliments to the USS Midway Museum, the U.S.N., and to the Padres organization for having this happen and making the video available freely.

ADAM,

Military from Venezuela captured in Colombia with 40.000 bullets for FARC
Name: Manuel Teobaldo Agudo Escalona Second Sargeant Nationl Guard.

Capturan militar venezolano vendiendo armas a las Farc

Noticiero Digital (06-06-2008-08:18pm).- Las autoridades colombianas atraparon a cuatro personas, entre ellas un sargento segundo de la Guardia Nacional que responde al nombre de Manuel Teobaldo Agudo Escalona, quien tenía en su poder 40 mil cartuchos de fusil fabricados en Colombia y los cuales presuntamente iban destinados a las Farc. El fiscal colombiano, Mario Iguarán, confirmó la noticia y los capturados serán trasladados esta noche a Villavicencio, y el sábado en la mañana llegarán a Bogotá para imputarles los cargos.

Globovisión
http://www.globovision.com/news.php?nid=89555

Fiscalía colombiana: Capturan en Colombia a dos venezolanos con munición para FARC

Cuatro personas, entre ellas dos venezolanos, uno de los cuales dijo ser miembro de la Guardia Nacional, fueron capturadas por el ejército colombiano en el este del país, sindicadas de vender munición a la guerrilla de las FARC, informó este viernes la Fiscalía.

“Se capturaron cuatro personas en flagrancia, a quienes se les incautaron 40.000 cartuchos para fusil AK-47″, precisó a periodistas el fiscal general colombiano, Mario Iguarán.

El funcionario agregó que “dos de ellos se identificaron con cédulas venezolanas, uno de los cuales que dice llamarse Manuel Agudo Escalona, se identificó como sargento segundo de la Guardia Nacional”.

Según Iguarán, otro de los capturados presentó dos cédulas, una colombiana y otra venezolana, y dijo llamarse Germán Castañeda Durán.

De acuerdo con el reporte, la munición estaría destinada al frente 16 de la guerrilla de las Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC).

La captura de las cuatro personas se realizó durante una operación en zona rural de Puerto Nariño, límites de los departamentos de Vichada y Guainía (frontera con Venezuela).

El Fiscal dijo que las cuatro personas serán trasladadas a Bogotá para adelantar la judicialización correspondiente.

Cita:
Capturan militar venezolano que estaría vendiendo armas a las Farc

Las autoridades capturaron en las últimas horas a cuatro personas, entre ellas el sargento segundo de la Guardia Nacional venezolana, Manuel Agudo Escalona, según las autoridades estás personas estaban en el país vendiéndole municiones a la guerrilla de las Farc.

Fuente: http://www.rcn.com.co/index.php3

Oiga por este link

http://media.rcn.com.co/rcn/multimedia/archivos/25843.php?audio_principal=militarvenezolano.mp3

Hiya K2, been awhile and I missed your post yesterday or whenever it was. Nice to see you!

g’morning Adam and All. Wow, lots of new ones! Welcome!.

LDG said it best…”Some things in this world are best appreciated as they are.”

and now for the less serious…

@John

re: yours of June 6th, 2008 at 8:29 pm

A.P.E.S. rally plan revision:
Reconditioned Kaiten not available, darn thing is in the shop. Fallback plan initiated. Am currently standing by with the Science Patrol ready-squadron for launch-on-notice. Would appreciate your advising USS Lake Erie that they are *not* to engage against a hypersonic suborbital vehicle inbound to the U.S. West Coast originating from East Japan. Otherwise, this could hurt a whole bunch. Thanks. Recommend you also advise socalsurfer to take the lead on guiding in R.N. assets that are in-route.

((grin))

@All

…and good ‘morning’ all around. Move completed, new F.O. Internet connection up, and all is well in LDG-land again. Interested parties can look *here*, for the June 7th posting showing a picture of the new living room:

http://blog.goo.ne.jp/princess_foxy

fair warning: The bulk of the text is in Japanese.

LDG…i am so totally envious of the house, beautiful, but i will still congratulate you and Foxy on a huge mission accomplished.

or is foxy the cat? *L* I’ve forgotten!

@Patty

“…or is foxy the cat? *L* I’ve forgotten!”

Perfectly reasonable confusion on your part, there being two Princesses and all…

Princess Foxy = Mrs. LDG’s nom-de-internet. She may well be a fox. They are tricky (in japanese legend).

Princess Little Mew = Ashley, who is certainly a cat.

-more-

and thank you, Patty. It is a joy to share.

LDG,

Loved your pictures. Never been to Japan.

Thank you, Sylvia.

I actually wish I had more “japanese” things to show you (& others), but as that ‘blog is my wife’s and her whole point of posting it is to show off her “American Home”, it is going to be few and far between that I can ask her to post other things. My regrets about that.

gotcha ldg. in my eye, she is a “fox” in amercican slang!

sorry if this double posts

@Patty

I’m sure she’ll be flattered when I tell her of your compliment. You might want to look at this, however, looking in particular at section 3.3:

(link disabled)
h ttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kitsune

back closer to on-topic:

I was searching about (in Japanese) for any reference to the fact that the Fighters hosted an “American Ball Park Weekend until 2002 (when they moved out of Tokyo and up north). This was a very cool thing, and they always made tickets available to the personnel and families from the U.S. military bases in the area. Sadly, it seems no other team picked up the event. I did see that the off-post tours arranged for American personnel still include going to some games in both Yokohama and Tokyo.

@Adam Housley

Thanks for pointing out Rick’s post!

@Rick (a.k.a. Rick Warnick)

Welcome, and welcome home! Thanks for the extra information. All my best to you and yours.

and with that, it is time to go rest.

Be well and safe, All.
((departs))

re: Comment by Rick
June 7th, 2008 at 10:12 am

Thank you for serving! Bless you and your family.

also thanks to you and Adam, for reminding all of us, to “never forget”!

I must have something in my eye….

Great vid!!!!!!

@kman–

I like you!! YOU ARE WAY COOL!!! Please stick around!!!

@LDG–

WOW AND WOW!!! (the new pictures) wow and wow again!!!!!!!!

xxxxx

dang Sunshine—

that is one nice house!!!! Beautiful!!!!!!

Between LDG’s home, Jen’s, and yours I think Adam needs to set up a Home and Garden thread so everyone can post pictures of their homes!!!!

Marie has a cool house too!

And BTW– You are a cutie!

Alfredo–

el desmadre nunca se acaba!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ¿Que onda con el buey de Chavez y el Secret Service Police?

Max—

Be on the look out tomorrow for a I LOVE LONDON look!

xxxxxxxxxxxxx

grr!!!!

What happened to my posts? They were nice ones!

LDG and Sunshine-

beautiful homes!!!! Just absolutely beautiful! So tastefully decorated!!!! (I think I am envious)

Sunshine– Put in a good word for me at your parent’s furniture store– I will take one of each! LOL

Welcome back AE1 Rick Warnick!!! You gonna put on Anchors this year or what???

Chad

Susan,

You’re going to have to teach me Spanish so I can read some of your comments!!!!

Great story Adam. Thanks… ( ~.~ )

Welcome home Rick and thanks for your service to our country.

I have great memories of the San Diego Padres.

Back in the 70’s during summer camp in Yuma my Dad got me a wonderful present..I am the proud owner of a baseball signed by Steve Garvey… My favorite player back then.

Adam, something is going wrong with the postings on the blog. I’ll try again and try and remember what I said.

Great story Adam…thanks

Welcome home Rick and thanks for your service to our country.

The San Diego Padres have special meaning to me… Back in the 70’s my Dad gave me a wonderful present… He saw Steve Garvey at the Yuma summer camp and I am the proud owner of a baseball signed by Steve Garvey… my favorite back then.

Dottie

lDG, Congratulations on your new home.

Love the pictures, especially the fireplace and the light fixtures.

Blessings to you .

Dottie

Sylvia and other new ones, Alfredo is a regular and is very passionate about Venezuela (sp?), he’s keeps us and Adam alerted to new (horror)stories for Chavez. Most of his links are in spanish, its hard to find the links in english. When Adam posts a thread about Chavez, Susan will many times gives of the english short version of Alfredo’s, maria’s, and Rebecca’s links so we can also understand whats going on. They are all fluent in spanish.

Comment by Patty
June 7th, 2008 at 7:01 pm
Sylvia and other new ones, Alfredo is a regular and is very passionate about Venezuela (sp?), he’s keeps us and Adam alerted to new (horror)stories for Chavez. Most of his links are in spanish, its hard to find the links in english. When Adam posts a thread about Chavez, Susan will many times gives of the english short version of Alfredo’s, maria’s, and Rebecca’s links so we can also understand whats going on. They are all fluent in spanish.

Thanks Patty,
I welcome his comments very much and thanks to Susan for the translating…..

Dottie

Hey Rick– video Rick–

Shame on me!!!!!! Sorry I overlooked your post!

I love the video!! And I am soooooooooo happy you are back! Enjoy mowing the yard!!!! Time to do home stuff! LOL And when you get done mowing your yard, plzzz come and do mine!

hugs from AZ

Sylvia–

grinning from ear to ear here– I got by with using expletives in spanish– blog didn’t catch it! LOL

I basically called Chavez an a$$

Patty–

Don’t forget LDG– He sure keeps up with the events ALL AROUND THE WORLD!

If anyone needs to know anything, LDG would be the one to ask!!!

Dottie–

I am having a hard time with the posts–

BTW– I just bought some pomegranate green tea– it is sooooooooooo good!

We had a conversation months ago about pomegranate!

xxxxx

Dottie–

I think the posts are being monitored– Oh Lord– what have I done? Did I just ruin it for all of you?
xxxx

No Montana today, i hope that isnt a bad thing.

You’re welcome Dottie.

Oh yes, ldg, how could i forget him?!?

Susan,
You have a photographic memory…… I need someone around me like that all the time.
( ~.~ )

pomegranate green tea– sounds wonderful…. Regular pomegranate juice is very expensive right now so I am doing the blueberry pomegranate juice . I would love to find tea…..

By the way….I am in…….( ~.~ )

Blessings

Dottie

Susan,
Since I don’t know any Spanish, you can teach me the expletives you know and that will be a good start!!!! Maybe I could get by with those words.

My post has gone too. i said:

Susan: *looks out*

after this post– six more for page three on this blog!

Patty—-

I just talked to Jen– she and her husband will be here tomorrow at 3:00– they are having a good old time at the Grand Canyon at this moment–

So I will make sure she posts a hello to all of you! LOL

xxxxx

Colombia, Venezuela to verify identity of suspected military arms trafficker

Last update: 6:05 p.m. EDT June 7, 2008
Bogota, Jun 7, 2008 (EFE via COMTEX) — The Colombian government established contacts with Venezuela to try to verify the identity of a person said to be a sergeant in the National Guard of that country and who was nabbed near the border on grounds of selling arms to the FARC.
Colombian Foreign Minister Fernando Araujo said Saturday that there was an exchange of messages between the two Foreign Ministries to corroborate the identity of Manuel Teobaldo Agudo Escalona, who said he was a member of the Venezuelan National Guard.
“We in the Foreign Ministry have established contact with the Venezuelan Foreign Ministry so they can help us with aspects of the investigation and verify once and for all the identity of the accused and any others who could be implicated. In this case the two Foreign Ministries are going to coordinate their work,” he said.
He also said that upon verifying the identity and establishing the charges that will be filed against the supposed Venezuelan soldier, “from the point of view of Colombian justice the full weight of the law ought to be applied” and said that he was sure that the Venezuelan government will carry out the necessary investigations and apply the corresponding sanctions.
Press accounts said Saturday that when Agudo Escalona was caught he had in his possession a beret of the kind used by officials of the Venezuelan Defense Ministry, and apparently preliminary investigations show that the munitions were stolen from a military garrison in Valencia.
It was then supposedly transported by car to the border and sent by boat down the Orinoco River to the meeting place agreed upon for the sale with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, the daily El Tiempo said.
The suspects were taken Saturday to Bogota under strict security precautions.
The four suspects, including two men who said they were Venezuelans, were arrested Friday by Colombian authorities in an area along the Venezuelan border, accused of selling weapons and munitions to FARC rebels.
Colombian Attorney General Mario Iguaran said at a press conference that the four were nabbed by agents of the AG’s office in the Colombian region of Vichada, some 400 kilometers (250 miles) east of Bogota, and had in their possession 4,000 bullets for AK-47 rifles.
Iguaran said that another of those under arrest was carrying Venezuelan identity papers in the name of German Castañeada Duran, while the others were Colombians.
He added that the capture of the four people was related to the arrest hours before in the southern province of Caqueta of the guerrilla Hernando Gamboa Sanchz, known as “Abraham.”
The rebel was one of the security chiefs of Jorge Briceño Suarez, alias “Mono Jojoy,” who in turn is one of the seven members of the FARC leadership. EFE
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quick visit, checking if posts went through…

@FL Sunshine

– Woah… Your house is wonderful! More, that slideshow is so good I am forwarding the link to it to some friends so they can see how nice it is. (You will laugh about this, but my house being about 1500 sqft everyone thinks it is “so big and wide!”… wait till they see yours!)

@Dottie

Thank you as always for your kind words and blessings.

@Susan-AZ

re: house –Thanks for the WOW! I am glad you liked it. I concur on the home and garden thread idea, one day perhaps.

re: knowing –Heh, it is my job to know, but thanks. Just remember that I read Spanish slowly at best, so doing more than summarizing is a task for the real bilingual posters here.

@All
((waves, smiles, ducks back out till tomorrow))

This is a great story…glad it got some more press!

Hi Patty,
missed your post yesterday.

Susan, looking forward to your and Jen’s update on the visit. Have fun.

On the road all day today – on our way to MI.
Will try to drop in during the next few weeks and check in with everyone.

Susan, have a wonderful time. Wish i could meet the 2 of you.

Montana

g’morning All.

k2…MI? whoa, they had some serious storms lastnight and looks to be still going on.
Stay safe!

Im so tired of windy days, and rainy/stormy nights. Those of you that need this rain, wish i could share!!
Weather patterns like this play heck for those of us that suffer from migraines. grrrrrrrr

Susan…*doing happy dance*….can’t wait for pics!!!

FL…did ldg just tell you that you are “big and wide”? “wait till they see yours”!!! *LOL* just kidding!!!!
it sort read that way unless you knew the “rest of the story” and breeezed through comments like i did.

Adam, are you gonna share a couple family pics when you were all together this weekend????? At least one of you and Tamera all dressed up, btw…was she in white? *LOL*

Hi All,

Patty, are you still getting storms? We are sunny and very hot in Ohio today.

Susan, will you post a pix from today’s meeting?

Montana, are you staying out of the heat in AZ? I think your temps will be higher than ours but we have the humidity to deal with.

I keep checking in looking for family wedding pictures. Not sure when they will arrive! I too am happy about Jen and Susan.

@Patty

::)

all in good fun, I know.

@LDG–

Yours and Sunshine’s house——- I love the kitchen—

Patty–

good thing we are doing dinner here– Ken is sick! He has a cold–how he got one, I have no clue– but this sucks because he becomes insulin resistant and now his blood sugar is erratic! grrrrrrrrr!

@all–

have a good day– I have to clean patio windows– something I never do– I hate to clean windows- LOL

will put a picture later today– Adam– will you look at the picture too?

xxxxx

Sylvia: it’s only 9:50am there. Jem is meant to arrive at 3pm so it should be a while.

LDG: have you ever eatten Dinuguan?

Just a quick Hi to everyone……

Happy the blog is working again.

Thanks all for your sweet comments.LDG, Patty, Susan.

Awesome to see you blogging again Sylvia

I feel sad Montana was down and hurting for this week but I know she will feel better soon.

I will check in later to see what Susan and Jen are up too.

Have a great Sunday

Dottie
“Smile, it confuses people

Dottie,……I confuse people even without smiling…just ask Montana.

Avi…..press has given Obama a free pass…..just ask Hillary.

Susan…..I hate cleaning windows too…but sometimes I just force myself.

Susan…that stinks that Ken isn’t feeling well Hopefully it will pass quickly!

Jen should be there, yes? *tap tap on screen* too much fun and you all forgot about us??? *L*

Sylvia, yep, the storms just keep rolling through. thankfully nothing severe here today. just more water, still thankful we aren’t flooding like other states are. My heart goes out to all that are.

Rick – Welcome home and THANK YOU for your service and sacrifice to our country!!! You are a hero in my eyes as well as in the eyes of my family!!!!!

LDG & Susan – Thanks for the compliments on the house. Honestly, our house is not that big…maybe it photographs larger than life. lol
LDG – you need to make a slide of your home for all of us to see. I have a hard time on your site since I can’t read anything! lol

Comment by Sylvia
June 8th, 2008 at 3:22 pm
Dottie,……I confuse people even without smiling…just ask Montana.

Sylvia, Montana thinks you are the best…..Maybe the best confuser..HEE HEE ( ~.~ )

My dear I have only heard wonderul things about you….. Nice to see you enjoying Adam’s blog… me too….

Dottie

These stories always make me cry. How wonderful hes home safe and sound.

@Max

“…have you ever eatten Dinuguan?”

I know what it is, and like Filipino cooking, but I am going to say “no” in this case, as I can’t claim a time and place. I’ve had blood-meat stews a number of times though in different places, England included.

Just curious, why do you ask? Planning a feast?

Well hello to all!!

Jen and her husband are about one of the nicest couples I have ever met!! I was so nervous and for naught! Sorry we didn’t come on here and post but time just flew! They just left and I am truly sorry to see them leave! They are adorable as well!! What a cute couple! I really had a great time- My friend Rob was here and he and Jen’s Rob had a good time with conversation– My pictures, the six I took, only one came out not blurry– Jen took a few and so did her husband– I am sure she is going to post a slide show of her time in Az– so maybe there will be one of us together! I am trying to get them to come back and stay here with us so we can all go to Greer– Rob (my friend) loved them as well!!! This was one of the nicest days! Our dinner here at home was wonderful!!! A good time was shared between new friends as I hope to always keep them as such!!!

http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh165/susan1az/Picture208.jpg

Jen’s Rob– Jen- Ken- and my friend Rob-

Jen– when you come back on here- Rob just called me to thank me for the wonderful day and he said you two are genuine people! I miss you already– waaaaaaaaaaa!!

xxxxxx

Instant posting gone now, Adam?

Well– hopefully my last one went through–

Adam– you have nice bloggers– I hope you get the chance to meet Jen and her husband– they are awesome!! truly so!

xxx

Good morning – almost afternoon!

Is the west coast of the U.S. of A. still around? Loss of communication? ✈ ✈ ✈ ✈ ✈ Send an SOS if you need help from Florida!

Well Adam is missing in action– the posts don’t post instantly– Jen is headed back to Kentucky–

the world is falling apart! waaaaa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

LDG: i made something like it on saturday, but i used corn instead of jalepinos.
You were the only person i could think of who may have eatten something similar.
It’s far more filling that i expected. I also had bone marrow dumplings from Germany, which were delicious.

Susan: i hope they have photos with you in.

Susan,…sounds like you had a wonderful time. Nice picture. Hope to see more.

Where does Jen live? I’m new around here so I don’t know where most bloggers live.

Dottie,…thanks for the nice comments. How much money do I owe you?!!!!!!

You are a special person….very kind.

Sylvia

Hey Guys, I got permission from Adam to plug in my new Website. If you all have kids and have loved SISTER, SISTER, Twitches and want to learn what Ill be up to next. Check it out. You have to come and visit. It’s TameraMowry.net

xoxo
Tamera

Good morning everyone -

Adam – wonderful video, as with almost everyone else, hubby and I shed a few tears also. Love those types of reunions

Just paid $4.50 per gallon of gas – regular unleaded – What are you guys paying in your states???? Thank goodness I do not have to drive to work. Love being retired more and more!!

LDG – congrats on your move into your new home. Bet you are glad that “little” chore is over. Have you fixed your first meal on your new stove in that beautiful kitchen??

@Max

Sounds delicious, dumplings and all!

“…who may have eatten something similar.” — heh. yeah well, variety in diet is a good thing. (says the guy who used to joke about a “Panama Picnic” = a live iguana and a six-pack of Cerveza Panama)

Tamera: your blog doesn’t allow comments

my comment went right through.

@Darvette Mowry

((applaudes))
Nice website! I gave you a “unique” from a foreign ISP, if you wonder where the heck that visit was from.

side note: your site tries to install an Active X function (a media player maybe?), and that is blocked by high security settings, just FYI.

KC: here’s it’s about $13 a gallon.

LDG: have you any suggestions for exciting Japanese foods i could try?

testing

finally this works

@KC-Fresno

Yes, glad to be done moving and just fixed the first dinner this last evening for Foxy and her mum. Was just a joy to work in that kitchen. (before someone chimes in with guesses as to the menu: it was a spinach saute with onions and thick bacon minced in; pork-beef meatballs done Swedish-style in a cream sauce with celery and sliced mushrooms; and Fettuccine. store-bought chocolate mousse cake and fresh cherries for dessert)

and yay, posts are now clearing realtime… I wonder where my previous test posts went, though.

@Max

maybe you had best define “exciting” for this context…

Also, you are more interested in meat courses than seafood than vegetables, if I recall, yes?

Tamara ,

next site…. btw nice car ….

LDG: Yes, and i prefer savory to sweet as well.

LDG

Well, now you have made me hungry and it is only 10am- your dinner sounded very good indeed

Tamera – also tried to say hello, but could not find where to post a comment. I also get some kind of pop-up. Hope you and Adam are enjoying your stay (rest) in Napa. You both deserve some time off.

Patty – your weather doing OK and how are you today??

i meant nice***

Well now I know why Adam was missing in action– he was relaxing in paradise with Tamera!

Tamera— great site- I love the pictures– My perception of you– through your pictures and writings–

You, indeed, have a happy soul and you are a free spirit– You love life! Your beauty is radiated through your internal as well as the external!!!! (this is an sincere comment)

LDG–

Your dinner sounds great! Ours was pretty cool too–

xxx

Max–

Jen will probably post a slide show– I Love London should be in one picture! She has a picture too of I Love London– I have worn it twice and I thought I had washed it with my clothes the other day and I found it with another pile– so I took the t-shirt out and Jen and I each displayed it in front of us! LOL

Instant posting back?

‘morning, or afternoon for some!

KC…have had rain everyday, but the last couple weren’t severe, and nothing like all the mess a little farther east or south or all the way around for that matter. We are fortunate where I am.

Kansas gas (NE corner) is $3.97 (so far).

Susan & Jen…I’m so glad you all had a great time!!!! *still happy dancing* *L*
Hope Ken is getting over his sniffles. I have a story to tell you about “your” Rob Susan!

Tamera….you girls are so d*ng pretty! but I’m sure you hear that all the time. Just as much fun to watch you “grow up”, since my girls used to watch you two. Awesome web-page….and ya…I missed the comments too!?
Inspirational speaker hu? any particular subjects?

Sylvia…Jen lives in Kentucky. When she isn’t gallivanting around! *L*

Sylvia–

Jen lives in Kentucky–

xxx

echo echo echo…*L* Susan, you and i answered at the same time!

@Max

right then, taking a guess or three at “exciting” = uncommon + interesting taste, with a focus of flavorful items:

Living as I do in the Northeast, I have to mention basashi which is simply thinly sliced raw horsemeat. Serves well in small portions with a side of daikon oroshi (grated Japanese radish) that is flavored with a touch of soy sauce.

The other superb choice for flavorful meat is deer venison, but that is not exactly uncommon to you. Serving it as shikasashi, which is raw (like the horsemeat in the example above), or as a lightly blanched addition to o-nabe (a stewpot of vegetables) as a cold weather dish is how I have seen it here.

One addition, from the seafood side, is uni, which is sea urchin “roe” (actually all the insides). That is available as “adventurous food” at many sushi restaurants, served in small rolls of seaweed. It has a texture unlike most anything else.

Patty–

I just talked to Jen a bit ago- she was waiting for the shuttle– I am trying to talk them into to staying at the property in Guayabitos (off of Puerto Vallarta) this November when they possibly take a vacation– They like the sun, outdoors, and of course the ocean– and we talked about if they ever come back here to stay with me– and all of us would go to Greer and stay at the cabin– LOL

I will reiterate– a an absolutley adorable couple– the prettiest smiles– Jen is very pretty– very natural– and her husband is way cool! Boy is he in shape! prettiest blue eyes– so peaceful!

anyhow– enough of that– I will start crying– waaaaaaaaaa!

What story do you have about my friend Rob? Is he wanted in your state? LOL

speaking of food… i cant wait to eat american food especially ducken doughnuts

@Susan-AZ

I saw your menu, YUM! You all had a great feast!

@Patty

I’m so glad to hear the weather let up for you. The reports we see from here make it sound like everywhere from the Plains to the upper Ohio River got hammered.

Patty–

thanks about Ken– he has a cough so I just had his doctor call in a prescription– His blood sugar was good at one point yesterday but now it is totally out of whack and he has been coughing for the last two hours!!! I think the excitement got to him a bit yesterday– he was around all these nice people so he was up with us– LOL

LDG-

I thought I was adventuresome when it came to trying out different foods– I will skip on the horse meat, the venison– the sea urchin sounds like a maybe– I would rather eat it than step on one as I have!! LOL

Oh LDG–

I will eat the seaweed and do all the sauces!!! yum!

@Avi

What, you tired of chicken already? ((remembers chicken or eggs as 99% of all protein courses in Israel, back when))

Susan, thanks for the picture of Jen and Hubby, I hope Ken is feeling better.
Now tell me who is Tamera?

Sylvia, I never lie, I heard you are a sweetie. Thanks for your nice compliment

Did you speak to Montana? Is she OK?

Off to work soon.

Dottie

I see raw tomotoes is off the menues lately… All veges and fruit need to be washed thoroughly.

Dottie

LDG–

Thinly sliced raw horsemeat? oh Lordy!!!

My steak yesterday was grilled to well done– no blood!!! I have always been like this– all my life– my mom use to order steak tartar– and it made me so sick to watch her eat it as a kid, I never got over raw meat!! LOL

@Susan-AZ

heh, nori, which is just shredded seaweed pressed into sheets, is pretty darn tasty stuff. But I have a suspicion that you would like uni as well.

Sorry to hear Ken is less than well, and I hope it passes quickly. I am sure your care will help that.

Dottie–

I checked out the tomatoes on the internet the other night as 16 states have had incidents with the e- coli– grape tomatoes- on the vine- and roma were still safe– so I took the chance and ate grape tomatoes yesterday– so far, so good!

have a good day at work!

LDG–

What is uni?

Dottie–

Tamera Mowry– Adam’s girlfriend– she and her twin sister starred in Sister Sister– a family show-

cute show– I watched a few episodes after I found out what Tamera did– and she and her twin are definitely very cute!

@Susan-AZ

“Thinly sliced raw horsemeat? oh Lordy!!!”

…I was waiting for that to ring home. Yeah, probably *not* on your menu, ever. I confess to prefering to ride them rather than eat them as well. It brings to mind “siege cuisine”.

(siege cuisine = things you only eat when some enemy has besieged your fortress and you are all starving. Snails, frogs, rats, horses that you don’t want to feed…)

@Susan-AZ

“What is uni?”

sea urchin. Look here:

Comment by LDG June 9th, 2008 at 1:51 pm : third item mentioned.

LDG,

yah chicken is big here its called ” shintzel” here lol…. having ” shintzel” for dinner…

I dont like israeli food lol

Seige cuisine–

reminds me of Papillon—

where he was eating roaches and anything else that crawled!!!

Henri Charrière was my hero for many years! LOL

LDG–

uni– I had looked it up on the internet– and I didn’t type in the right clues– so I asked you– but I just typed it in again and found about the same description as yours-

sea urchin roe is more frequently called “Uni”, and it is actually not roe at all; rather it is the organs that produce the roe. In other words, the gonads.

Horse meat? Seaweed? Sea Urchin Roe?…………Yuck! Give me a good ‘ole all American hotdog made from pig intestines and cow brains any day. Wash that down with a luke warm rancid Budweiser and I’m good to go.

Hey, you guys see where Southern Californians are streaming across the border to Mexico to buy gas at $2.75/gallon………..Is this the start of “reverse illegal immigration”?

@LDG—

Once again I learned something from you— thank you!

Ken’s prescription is ready– and off I go–

oyasumi nasai–

and @ all–

Have a good day!

@ John

Hey, you guys see where Southern Californians are streaming across the border to Mexico to buy gas at $2.75/gallon………..Is this the start of “reverse illegal immigration”?

LOL ;(

@Avi

“shintzel” — I think of that as a kind of sesame chicken… is it just the generic term for chicken you hear now?

@Susan-AZ

Yes, that is the idea. Eat to survive in that case.

@Susan-AZ

go well!

@John

What, no Head Cheese for you? hehheh.

Clearly we are all just passing the time here waiting for a new thread topic…

…any guess what will be up next?

I had raw prok the other week. Tasted like caviar.

Avi: schnitzel is german for cutlet. So it just means a peice of meat i guess.

a guess, something about strange foods

Max Ldg,

schnitzel
n. thin meat cutlet (usually breaded and fried)

re: “…any guess what will be up next?”

Max’s reply:

“a guess, something about strange foods ”

@Max

if so, we’ll have to digress, of course. ((grin))

My guess for a topic would be on our “friend” Chavez. He apparently told FARC to give up their fight in Columbia in a speech this weekend…………yeah right.

I wonder how long before the drug cartels will engage in smuggling gasoline into the US to supplement their drug running operations. Maybe they can offer free gifts with every fill up like ths old days here in the states. Free bag of weed with every 20 gallons………

@Avi

Ah ok, defaults to the German borrow-word. Got you now. Thanks!

Avi: yeah, in Israel schnitzle is normally chicken or turkey, but in Germany it’s normally beef or pork.

From Reena Ninan

Schalit family receives letter from captive son, gilad

ATLANTA — Representatives of former U.S. President Jimmy Carter delivered today a handwritten letter from Cpl. Gilad Schalit, held in Hamas captivity for two years, to his parents, Noam and Aviva.

At their Damascus meeting in April Hamas leader Khaled Mashal committed to President Carter to transfer the letter, and it was received at the Carter Centers office in Ramallah on Sunday.

President Carter and his staff will attempt to arrange for a return letter from Schalits parents to their son and hope that an arrangement enabling Gilad Schalits release will be reached soon.

*
Urgent Queue

@John

Another Chavez thread would be good, lots going with that (including the story you mentioned).

as to gasoline smuggling…

while it happens in a lot of the world, I bet you have already thought of the issue with the sheer tonnage involved to get any appreciable value in the North American market from international smuggling, though. The U.S. in particular is not a good target market as most of the import of petroleum to the ‘States is crude oil and there are controls on what refined products enter the market stream. I could sure see it being a good business (crime) in other places though.

If I recall correctly though, there was a period where hijacking tanker trucks inside the U.S. and sneaking off into another state to sell to an unscrupulous distributor happened. 1970’s?

[...] I like baseball. Yes, despite the miserable, selfish, egotistical players and the player’s union. I like the game of baseball. And every now and then, you get some real good news from the sport, where you see support for “Mom, Apple Pie, and Baseball.” Like here. [...]

LDG………There have been a few instances here on the east coast where tanker trucks were stolen from construction sites. They were recovered within a day with their fuel ( diesel fuel in most cases ) syphoned out. Authorities do not think it’s an organized criminal element, just soem desperate truckers or other heavy machinery operators.
What’s becoming somewhat of a concern to authorities is the apparent hoarding of gasoline by individuals. These people are thinking that the gas situation is going to get much worse, so they are storing the gasoline inside their homes/garages, usually in containers that are not designed to hold fuel. Could be a, litteraly, explosive situation.

Avi,

I like taboule, hummus, and other food that I’m sure you must get in Israel. I do not like donuts. Maybe we should trade places.

I will leave the horsemeat and other exotic stuff to more adventurous bloggers.

@John

Thanks for the info on fuel thefts. More current a problem than I had thought.

“…Could be a, litteraly, explosive situation.”

I’d claim that as a Darwin Award candidate, except they have a rule against nominating any case where innocents are as endangered as the perpetrator.

Yuck.

@All

Time to rest for me. Thanks for the fun digressions. Be well and safe!
((departs))

Susan Az

You’re talking haute cuisine! Snails are escargot and frog legs sauteed in garlic butter, um what can I say? ✈ ✈ ✈ ✈ ✈

What a touching story!

We need to do more of this for our military & their families!

Made Me Cry!

I’ll be back in a bit…but wanted to get my name in on the list for about 100 gals of that gas john! *LOL*

Susan….schnitzel…..look at all the consonants (sp?)! ha ha ha ha and go figure, its “german”!

Susan,

ur having to much fun with those smilies :O :O :O

Humm, i haven’t decided if you all made me hungry, or whether i want to pass on supper now!
I’m with the burgers, steak, grilled shrimp, and instead of beer, make mine a mountain dew! I’m not one to try “new things”, sorta like to stick to the ones i know. uugh, nothing raw, thats for sure!!!

We don’t have so much gas theft here, our biggest problem is copper theft! They are stealing copper wire from work sites, etc, because the “cash it in” pay is so high. That and ammonia theft for the small time “crack” betty crockers. Although i would guess that is a “rural” problem, not much call for ammonia tanks in the city.

wow, adam must have really relaxed! Getting a new slide show ready for us adam?

Tamera Snuck a look at your site. Okay I took a long look. I love the picture of you and your sis on her wedding day, very sweet. I also love the picture on your about you page of you and Adam, very nice of both of you.

Patty I vote grilled shrimp!

We are having sandwiches and choc chip cookies! Daddy is working shift work. Our good dinner was at 2.

Patty and Kathy,…we had grilled shrimp last night. Sure beats raw food….other than salad and fruit.

oh, i skimmed by the frog legs! Now those i will eat! Fresh from the pond. Did ya know when you fry them they jump? *L* nope, not kidding, they really do. So there, thats as exotic as we get!
Spent many a nights trapsing around the edge of the pond in the dark “be veeery veeery quiet” just like elmer fudd!

Betty–

I have been around the escargot and frog legs too– I will pass on these too! And caviar! LOL
What is that cooking show which that guy travels all over the world and tries the food and more than ninety percent of the time, I am about ready to throw up! LOL
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Speaking of throwing up– whatever happened to Robert Shaffer?

Patty–

I hope Jen and hubbie made it back safe and sound! I bet they are tired! Jen had a great tan!

Adam dear–

Lay off the sweetened green tea, chocolates, and wine and come and pay us a visit! LOL

Sylvia–

SOS-

dot dot dot
dash dash dash
dot dot dot

(LDG’s teachings) LOL

Patty–

I think learning German would be easier than Japanese! LOL I would just have to remember all the consonants!

Avi– kosemec!

Susan I thought it was sweet tea! Not green tea, I should have paid attention;D

missed this with all the hoohah this last weekend…

O. North on D-Day rememberence

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,363864,00.html

note the comparison with what political leaders said and did then, vs. now.

Good Morning All,

Guess it’s way too early for most of you to be up and blogging….except maybe Avi, Max and LDG.

Terrorist : 1 Israel : -10

13:34 Kibbutz Nahal Oz residents told to stay indoors due to attacks from Gaza (Haaretz)

12:28 Ten mortar shells hit near Kibbutz Nahal Oz; no casualties (Haaretz)

Maybe we can get our Congress and Senate to follow suit……..

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f1c3c588-3696-11dd-8bb8-0000779fd2ac.html

Here’s an interesting concept……

http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D917466O0&show_article=1&catnum=1

Adam,
Since you are a big baseball fan you must be happy to hear that Griffey jr hit his 600 homer WITHOUT the help of steroids. A good thing for baseball.

Sylvia

This guy’s wife asks her husband, ” Honey, if I died would you remarry? ”

He replies, ” Well, after a considerable period of grieving, we all need companionship, so I guess I would. ”

She asks, ” If I died and you remarried, would she live in this house? ”

” We spent a lot of money getting this house just right “, he says, ” So I wouldn’t want to move out. ”

” If I died and you remarried and you lived in this house, would she sleep in our bed. “, the wife asks.

The husband replies, ” We just bought that bed for $2500.00. so I wouldn’t be interrested in spending money for a new one. ”

The wife asks, ” If I died and you remarried and she lived in this house and slept in our bed, would she use my golf clubs? ”

” Oh no, that would be impossible ” the husband replies, ” she’s left handed “

John,

Funny….as long as it’s not a true story!!!!!!

Check this out:

very interesting…..

http://hotair.com/archives/2008/06/10/obamas-panama/

Sylvia………I agree, kudos to Ken Griffey Jr……….it’s nice to see that there are still some players that earn their place in the record books without cheating. I was always a big fan of Cal Ripken Jr for the same reasons.

Sylvia: I normally come on later once it’s no longer quiet

Feeling a bit better today and looking forward to posting again.

Montana

Kathy Texas–

it was sweet tea– You did pay attention!

John– for you!

If you’re sitting in a traffic jam watching the minutes tick away and you’ve decided honesty isn’t the best policy for you, think of a believable and acceptable reason you’re walking in late. After all, if you were a hiring manager who heard any of these 10 real-life excuses for being late, you’d be suspicious, too.

1. While rowing across the river to work, I got lost in the fog.

2. Someone stole all my daffodils.

3. I had to go audition for American Idol.

4. My ex- stole my car so I couldn’t drive to work.

5. My route to work was shut down by a presidential motorcade.

6. I have transient amnesia and couldn’t remember my job.

7. I was indicted for securities fraud this morning.

8. The line was too long at Starbucks.

9. I was trying to get my gun back from the police.

10. I didn’t have money for gas because all of the pawnshops were closed.

@ the new bloggers–

Adam use to play ball too!

Susan……….lol.

#10 though may be a sad but true scenario. I heard an interview with a pawn shop owner on the radio this morning. He said that he’s seen a definite increase in people coming in to pawn their stuff in the last few months. What’s scary is, he said, is that people are coming in pawning rings, bracelets, watches, etc because they need money for gas.

Another good one is: While driving to work I ran into a guy I’d never met before……..boy, was he pissed.

But the number one excuse for being late for work is…….” My girlfriend said her headache was gone “

Adam,

Aren’t you going to use any of Susan’s “excuses” for being late?

Welcome back, Adam Housley, and congratulations on the web traffic!

@All

breaking story off the FOXNews Urgent Queue:

http://www.foxnews.com/urgent_queue/index.html#53314695,2008-06-10

McCain to visit Colombia, show support.

ready for my all time favorite joke?

a wife was looking to get her husband something special for his birthday, she thought new golf clubs would be nice, but after digging them out of the garage and looking at them, she realized they were barely used…that would never work.

so then she thought maybe some new tools, she looked at those and she realized they were all new, he didn’t need those.

Then she remembered he loved Bridgette Bardot, so she thought and thought and thought and finally came up with the perfect gift, she would buy some very sexy lingerie, get a tattoo of BB (for bridgette bardot) on her arse and surprise him when he got home.

she runs down down to the Tattoo parlor, and the lingerie store and races back home to surprise her hubby.

but she is too late, the hubby is sitting there in shock, she asks what wrong and he says “why are my clubs and tools out?”

in all the years of the marriage she had never touched his golf clubs or tools and here they were, all out.

he was jumping to conclusions

she immediately stripped off her clothes to show him the new lingerie and cheer him up, but he was already thinking the worse, they had always been conservative and she had never worn anything like that for him…he was fuming now.

she was getting desperate to calm him down, so she knew the Tattoo would cheer him up, she dropped her knickers and bent over to show him the Tattoo.

her husband dizzy with disbelief, staggered back and all he could say is…

“that tears it….who the he!! is BOB??????”

Adam put up a new thread.

Wll howdy Housely! So you arent on a honeymoon i take it? *L*
Welcome back!

We tried not to digress, but (hurry up john, what was the excuse we agreed to use)…….oh ya, we were just being us! You know how it is! *L*

Also, WB montana, i hope you are healing. I know the prednisone really screws with a body. Take care of YOU!!!