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are fast moving times so I'll understand if you're rushed, but you are cordially
invited to stay awhile and to browse. Hopefully, there will be something
here to interest you - to include LINKS to a constantly updated section dealing
with Cancer of
the Larynx - over two hundred + pages dedicated to assisting the
at least 100,000 "victims" of laryngeal cancer currently living on this planet;
an area highlighting the best Military
Links on the Web; and an area illustrating
My Family Tree.
Status
I'm a single, retired USAF Lieutenant Colonel; spent 21+ years flying jets, etc., to include a tour in Vietnam as a FAC. I retired in 1988 and entered Federal Civil Service, eventually serving at our Embassy in Bonn, Germany. Finally, I was medically retired (due to contracting larynx cancer) in 1994. I now live quietly in El Lago, Texas, near Houston. (See BIO---Photo, if you wish)
Education
BA in German and History from Heidelberg College, Tiffin, OH. Postgraduate work at Oklahoma University and Ohio University in Public Administration and Guidance Counseling. MA in National Security Affairs from the Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA. Within an outstanding program STILL sponsored by Heidelberg College, I spent my undergraduate Junior Year Abroad at the University of Heidelberg, Germany,
Avocations
Pro Sports (Cleveland Browns (?), Indians, & Cavaliers), Reading (History, Adventure Novels, Current Event Magazines), Playing on the Computer , Web Site Design (Amateur Level Only), Cooking, Dining Out, Travel, Building/Detailing Models/Military Miniatures, Researching My Family's Roots (got them back as far as 1690!).
Egyptian Nobleman - 1166 BC German Knight - 1350 AD
Check out my
Expanded Military Miniatures Pages
Handicaps
Somewhat SHORT (5'7" - on a good day); Somewhat OLD (62 - Generation Z), Somewhat Financially Challenged (living on my USAF retirement & VA compensation); Somewhat Verbally Challenged (due to larynx cancer, underwent a laryngectomy in 1994 and now use a voice prosthesis (implanted in 1995) to speak) - I make a very quiet friend! Finally, I am also one of those "Conservative Republicans"....need I say more?
Time of Day
- the morning; when it is quiet and wherein the possibilities of the day are born...- BTW, when you signed on to this page it was
here in Texas.
- or, for us military folks, it was
(ZULU!)
Vacation
- destination need only have the words "Germany" or "England" in it.- sometimes, even Cleveland, Ohio is a great place!!
Say more?? Will the Tribe make the playoffs this year?
Movies
- "Predator" and "RoboCop" are nose to nose at the wire for "No Brainers"; "Legends of the Fall", "A Bridge Too Far", "Sabrina"; "Apollo 13", "When Harry Met Sally", "Sleepless in Seattle", "Patton", "Air Force One", "Titanic", "Ghost", "Saving Private Ryan", "We Were Soldiers", "You've Got Mail", "G.I. Jane", "The Patriot", "The Mask of Zorro", "Schindler's List", "Zulu", "Zulu Dawn", "The Sands of Iwo Jima", "The Sound of Music" , "National Lampoon's European Vacation", "Porky's" and "The Thin Red Line" are among my all-time favorites.
Books
- Three GREAT reads recently published: "The O'Reilly Factor" & "The No Spin Zone" by Bill O'Reilly and "The Ten Things You Can't Say in America", by Larry Elder!! The Bridges of Madison County and anything by Robert Ludlum, John Grisham, Stephen King, Michael Crichton, Tom Clancy, and Dean Koontz . I must also recommend Tom Brokaw's recent book, "The Greatest Generation" - absolutely inspiring reading!! Must also recommend "Hit My Smoke! - Forward Air Controllers in Southeast Asia", by Jan Churchill, Sunflower University Press, 1997 - a book about USAF FAC's in Vietnam. Well-written and a good read! (And, I even get a "mention" in it!!) Another GREAT FAC book is "Naked in Da Nang", by Mike Jackson and Tara Dixon-Engel, Zenith Press, 2004. Tells some really neat and TRUE stories about the 0-2 FAC business in Northern I Corps. Speaking of FACs, check out Mike Shea's GREAT web site about the BILK FACs at Camp Evans, RVN in 1970. Click on the picture below to get there!
Quotations
"When Republicans ruin the environment, destroy the supply of affordable housing, and wreck the industrial infrastructure, at least they make a buck off it. The Democrats just do these things for fun." - P.J. O'Rourke"The free market is ugly and stupid, like going to the mall; the unfree market is just as ugly and just as stupid, except there is nothing in the mall and if you don't go there they shoot you." - P.J. O'Rourke
"No one is fond of taking responsibility for his actions, but consider how much liberals have to hate "free will" to come up with a political platform that advocates killing unborn babies but not convicted murderers." - P.J. O'Rourke
"Liberals have invented whole college majors--psychology, sociology, women's studies--to prove nothing is anybody's fault." - P.J. O'Rourke
"If we are not supposed to eat animals, how come they are made out of meat?" - Doug Doty
"Having children makes you no more of a parent than having a piano at home makes you a pianist" - Michael Levine
"The people have spoken, and now they must be punished." --Ed Koch, former Mayor of New York City.
"It depends on what the meaning of the word "is" is! - Bill Clinton
"Democracy is the right to vote for the candidate you dislike the least." - Robert Byrne
"What's the difference between ignorance and apathy? --- who knows and who cares?" - Anonymous Liberal Democrat -
"A liberal is someone who feels a great debt to his fellow man, which debt he proposes to pay off with your money." -- G. Gordon Liddy
"A government which robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul." -- George Bernard Shaw
"If you think health care is expensive now, wait until you see what it costs when it's free." -- P.J. O'Rourke
"We contend that for a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle."
--Winston Churchill
Drink
- "I never drink water." - W.C. Fields- "Shaken, not stirred." - The name's Bond,......James Bond
The Cleveland Browns are again back in action
on the "sunny " shores of Lake Erie in their new stadium. They were
3-1 in pre-season after a pitiful loss to the Panthers!! We said last
year that things would be better next year. Well, this IS NEXT
YEAR! Fingers are crossed!!
Well .. Opener against Cincy was ...ummm ... TERRIBLE!! Not looking
good!! (0-1) However, we followed it with a SQEAKER
over the Packers!! Not Shabby!! (1-1). Then came
Indianapolis (tough to beat ... but held them to a low score!) (1-2). Did
NOT lose during the Bye-Week! Suddenly, BINGO! A 4th Quarter
offensive burst buried the Bears, 20-10! (2-2). Next, of course, an "offensive"
Offense doomed us against the Ravens (2-3). This was then followed
by an even WORSE offensive performance as we lost to the LIONS!!
(2-4). In another heartbreaker, we lost to the Texans,
19-16, due to two critical fumbles and two touchdowns that missed by
"centimeters"! (2-5). FINALLY - we rally in the second half
and beat the TITANS, 20-14 ... the offense actually produced!!
(3-5). Then the dreaded STEELERS ... and we lose 34-21
and the offense was "offensive" again! (3-6)! However, FINALLY,
a perfect defensive effort and some offensive production, too, when we stunned
the Dolphins, 22-0! (4-6). This was followed by a return to form
... four turnovers killed us in a 24-12 loss to the Vikings! ARGH (4-7).
Then, again, offense sputters in second half as we LOSE to Jacksonville,
20-14 (4-8) Geezzzzz! MORE PAIN! Two penalties and a last second
field goal give the Bengals a 23-20 win (4-9). Suddenly, a BREAK!
Our Brownies hold on to edge the Raiders with a last second field goal
-- to win 9-7! God must have been smiling!! (5-9). Then, a return
to form as the offense STINKS and we lose again to Pittsburgh ... 41-0.
ARGH! (5-10). Finally ... the season ends with a long overdue
VICTORY over the RAVENS, 20-16!! (6-10). Maybe there is optimisim for
the next season!! WHAT A TRIP!!
skimming the tops of
a stratus cloud deck into a beautiful sunset at Mach 1+
skiing fresh powder
with friends (prior to hitting the fireplace lounge)
reading a "great" novel
while sipping on Mosel wine (or a Beck's beer!)
partaking of
"Gemuetlichkeit" at the OKTOBERFEST in Munich,
Germany
walking the woods in
the mountains (spring or fall)
sharing a late, long
breakfast (etc.) in bed with the woman you love
Why is it better to
have loved and lost than never to have loved at all?
Why is it "in" to have
BLUE water in your toilet bowl?
Why should you change
the oil in your car every 3,000 miles?
Why did we elect a liberal
President and a conservative House and Senate?
When will "Ebonics"
be offered as a required college course in California?
Why are there expiration
dates on cartons of "sour " cream?
Why do some drive-up
ATM machines have Braille keypads?
Do blind Eskimos have
seeing-eye sled dogs?
What color does a SMURF
turn when you choke him?
When manufacturers ship
styrofoam, what do they pack it in?
Why, in Heaven's name,
does Hawaii have Interstate highways?
How can one tell when
it's time to tune one's bagpipes?
Is "anal retentive"
supposed to be hyphenated?
Voting by County - 2004 - Bush vs Kerry |
(These numerous pages, dedicated to the subject of Laryngeal Cancer, contain information on the disease - causes, treatments, options, etc., + links to other on-line sources, to healthcare providers, a growing listing of international laryngectomee clubs and support groups, an expanding list of EMail addresses of laryngectomees, Otolaryngologists, Speech Therapists, and Radiation Oncologists who stand ready to answer serious questions from interested readers, an opportunity to join the WebWhispers Nu-Voice Club, a listing of "helpful hints" for new laryngectomees, a list of suppliers of laryngectomee needs, some "laryngectomee humor," some "laryngectomee-friendly" recipes, and LINKS to the IAL, the International Association of Laryngectomees, and its activities and functions.)
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My Family Tree - Press HERE
(These pages contain the Helms/Hepplewhite Family Tree - my
ancestors back to10 generations - also, a Surname Index, an Index
of Names, and a downloadable GEDCOM file for genealogy researchers.)
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