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Skyline Drive: A 2-Mile Slow Motion Drive Mid Day

A super slow motion clip of a couple miles driven on Skyline Drive in late October when the leaves are changing colors!

I was cleaning up my office the other day and found my GoPro 11 Black edition. I’ve had it for almost 2 years now and can you believe I’ve never used it!? So, I dusted it off and decided to take it on a ride. It was mounted on the hood of the vehicle using GoPro’s Suction Cup mount. This video was shot at 240 Frames/Second, reduced the speed by 25%, and its sequence was set to 59.97…

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John Carpenter - The Filmmaker Who Dabbled In Darkness

John Carpenter will always have a special place in my heart because of Halloween. Because of this, I decided to write this paper on him when the first opportunity appeared. I believe this was the first paper I ever wrote in film school. It’s fun to see how you improve on things over time. This paper looks like grade school work compared to recent papers! I cleaned it up a little bit so it’s a…

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An Email from an Army Recruit on Christmas Exodus

When I returned from Iraq the second time, I went heavy on trying to open people’s eyes about what was going on in the Middle East when it came to the United States. Even if you believed we should be over there, you should at least be wary of all the waste in spending. My website at the time, SADplayer.com (oooo…it’s available!), was my hub for spreading the truth about it. It was hard. There…

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A Trip to another Planet - Badlands National Park!

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Dear Evan Hansen Thoughts & Otter AI Transcription

So, this is an old post that never got posted. It’s of a podcast I use to do called Movies Are Dumb Sometimes in which I just talked about movies. I use to use a service called Otter AI to make transcripts from my podcasts. Below, I’ve included the transcript unedited so you can decide how good it is. Keep in mind this is from 2022. One of my favorite things about Otter AI was that if you had…

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The Art Institute of Las Vegas Reviews: Foreign Languages

In their course catalog (if you can ever find it online), you will see that the school offers three foreign languages – French, Japanese, and Spanish.  All have a showing of two levels for each class. I took French I (Conversational French). However, the school never offered the next level of French the whole time I was there and they only offered it that one time. I have seen Conversational…

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The New Lands - A Dungeons and Dragons Medieval Story

As I was going through some old papers, I found an old Dungeons and Dragons campaign. As I went through more papers, I found a second, more detailed campaign I started called The New Lands! I know I came up with this campaign at least 20 years ago. Since then, I don’t really have much interest in following through with this campaign or story. Without rewriting and completing it, it isn’t of much…

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To Revamp Public Education or to Keep Status Quo?

Before we get into how we should revamp public education, it’s time for a pop quiz! Q: If you’ve been out of high school for few years, how much of all that education do you use on a daily basis? A. All of itB. Most of itC. Some of itD. Barely any of itE. None of it Would you feel cheated if you were told the correct answer is D or E? Continue reading To Revamp Public Education or to Keep…

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Tire Shop Customer Service Experience

A couple years ago, I sent a big email after an experience with a national tire shop chain. Having just come from a great experience with a mechanic the day prior, this was a bad way to follow it up. I was visiting Utah and had to get some work done on my car. After the work was completed, it was suggested to get an alignment. The shop we were referred to for an alignment was booked past the…

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The Irony of Chicken Hawk Memes in Warfare

After 6 years in the Army, 2 deployments, 2 years in USAREC – United States Army Recruiting Command – and discovering liberty, I have become quite spiteful of the Chicken Hawks and have grown to love chicken hawk memes! Here’s a quote summing up Chicken Hawks: “Why of course the people don’t want war. Why should some poor slob on a farm want to risk his life in a war when the best he can get…

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The Cost of New Military Guns

Chicken Hawks can’t get enough of new military guns. There are many factors to consider when any military decides to replace a weapon. However, with the newest machine gun purchased by the United States Special Operations Command (a.k.a. SOCOM), one question isn’t being asked: But what is the cost of new military guns? Continue reading The Cost of New Military Guns

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How Will a College Experience Affect Your Life?

Will college really make your wildest dreams come true? Or is it the individual's discipline? #College #BachelorsDegree #AssociatesDegree #HigherEducation #College Experience

What do you really expect to get out of a college experience? Do you really need college to be successful? It’s pretty strange that even though there is so much information about student debt and how bad colleges can be, college is still in the forefront of many young adult lives. It’s quite a shame that many kids look forward to the college experience without even realizing they can get a…

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6 Paths other than College to Be Educated

There are so many paths other than college to take to be educated and successful. Isn't it strange that high schools don't push them more?

Personally, I don’t believe starting your “adult” life by going into student loan debt is a good thing in any measure. If you don’t have scholarships and can’t afford it, avoid college until you can. Believe it or not, there are plenty of paths other than college. While in high school, you probably should get a part-time job. It’ll be the closest to the real world you’ll get while in the…

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I Wish I Learned Business Class in College

I spent all that time in high school and college and I never learned proper business etiquette. As I observe business, it's becoming more and more casual, and it shows.

It’s no secret college wasted my time. We can find good in any experience, but does my 3.97 GPA outweigh the time, money, and effort I put into college? I absolutely do not believe so. The most current book I’ve read, Business Class: Etiquette Essentials for Success at Work, made me set it down for a minute. Internet because widely accessible for a while. Books are not hard to find. It’s strange…

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Maria Shriver's Ten Things to Know Entering the Real World

You can find something to learn in everyone. I learned a lot from reading Maria Shriver's Ten Things I Wish I'd Known, even though she was something I definitely was not or intend to be! #Learning #Leadership #Journalism

As I’m working on learning to become a better leader, I didn’t think Maria Shriver’s Ten Things I Wish I’d Known – Before I Went Out into the Real World wouldn’t be a bad read. She’s a very successful news anchor and reporter. I was searching for something short to read and it came up. Of course, she has some good advice for entering the real world! I’d like to take a few moments to provide some…

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Why Is There REALLY a Student Loan Debt Problem?

I had to gather some thoughts on the #StudentLoanDebt problem we have, and the problem with our current education. Please, offer me discourse. #Education #StudentLoans #PublicEducation #College #University

It’s no secret – The United States of America has a real student loan debt problem. However, the real question is: Why do you want to start your legal adult life going in debt? Before we go on, I’d love to know if I my information is correct. If you spot anything wrong, please let me know so I can correct it. (more…)

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Why Is there a Lack of Leadership?

There has been a #LackOfLeadership in a lot of those around me. I'm hoping to correct this by taking some time to develop myself as a better #leader. #LeadershipTraining #Leadership

It was another hot, heavy day in Iraq. I was assigned to pull security to the left flank as my platoon maneuvered up into a possible hostile target. The last thing on my mind was a potential lack of leadership. I looked around after not hearing anything for a bit. The rest of my team about 30 yards ahead of me. I then checked behind me and no one was there. I looked all over and everyone was…