Sunday, June 14, 2015
The Stonebridge on Rick's Pond ~ William Rainey' x2
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The Stonebridge on Rick's Pond - Fordyce Estate - Hot Springs National Park - Arkansas - June 2015
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Saturday, June 13, 2015
My camera and I ~
Greetings... to me...don't think anyone will actually read my blog even though it is "public". I however do not advertise this blog. Why? Well... because it is kind of personal.. :)
New items... a few weeks ago there was this beautiful lightening storm to the south of us which most likely occured on the northern side of New Mexico. I was standing outside smoking a cig and really didn't anything in particular. I was standing all alone..... and I noticed a flash occuring to my left look north. Oh, I thought.. a thunderstorm. I decided to walk closer and I couldn't believe it. You couldn't hear the thunder. The beautiful display was too far away. I stood there for about 15 minutes in awe.. It was like a firework display constantly going. I had never seen anything like this before in my entire life. I thought about taking pictures and thought it would be too dark, but in mind... it was worth a try.. The lightening was so prevalent I thought my camera might pick it up on video or if I zoon in, it might pick up something. I ran upstairs 2 flights of stairs to room 203 and grabbed my Sony digital camera out of my coat pocket handing on the back of chair and rushed back downstairs. When I go to my destination, I noticed there was now a crowd out there and many were filming, taking pictures with their smart phone or rather attempting too... I though, I'll show them... I have a 20 mxp Carl Zeis lens camera in my hand. I turned it on and was ready to shoot. I saw a white screen with a black streak running across it. I thought... got to be some mistake. Turned it off, then back on again and still white screen. Flock, I thought.. my camera is ruined. I did notice however that the camera gave the click sound when I took a picture. I thought.. maybe I can capture in the blind... I took lots of video with the zoon on, hoping to capture the continuous lightening storm and tried taking stills as well. I couldn't adjust any camera settings due to the screen. The crowd grew larger and I stood there with a very bright white screen. Many were being bitten by mosquito's, but was not harmed in anyway by those blood thirsty flying creatures. I decided to stop and went back up to my room and pouted. I thought how could this camera be broken. The only logical explanation I could come up with is I must of accidentally sat on it when I sit down in front of my laptop, but shrugged bacause I would of thought I would of felt it. It also had a padded case. I know I didn't drop it. The last time I took pictures was about 2 weeks prior. I do remember taking lots of photo's... over 100 of them on a relatively warm day. Could that be the manufacture defect? Did I burn out the camera. Another thought was when I sat, the camera turned on. When the camera turns on, the lens extends and with sitting near on top of it.. that could be another possibility. I have had that happen before when I put the camera back in the case. It is very tight case and that most likely caused the damage. Whatever the case, I was heartbroken... Heart broken enough that I didn't even touch the camera for almost a week. I just considered it broken. I mean.. how am I going to take pictures in the blind anyways. I still didn't know if it would take good pictures still.
Actually about a few days ago, I decided to plug it in. If anything to download the 100 or so pictures I took. I have yet to share any of them. Anyways, I plugged her into my desktop and waited for the photo's to upload.. I didn't think I had taken that many pictures. I do remember that day by the Arkansas river doing lots of experimenting and using almost all the features that the camera has built in which is quite a bit. The pictures starting uploading and I could view each picture uploaded, but the view was very brief. I knew that my camera was not completely broken. I checked my file first for that night of excitement. Yes, the camera did work, but none of the pictures turn out except a few of the "Nemesis" moon shots I took. Now that I knew it worked, now to find out which mode the camera is in. I took a few snapshots out of my window and took a picture of my laptop. The picture out of the window was completely black and white, but the picture of my lap top was also back and white, but had one difference. My cup on the table is red, That showed.... So, now I'm stuck on the black and white and red only. Not a bad combination actually, I've been enjoyed black and white photo's lately on facebook and maybe should shoot more black and white. My software also can work with black and white photo's and in fact I uploaded one the other day. To be able to change modes, I would have to press the menu button do one step and then take a picture.. might be in the black and white and green mode... I have yellow as well. Anyways, I have no view finder. I can still take a picture and might have to crop some pictures. When I take pictures, I very rarely crop. When I take a picture, no cropping is required. I also do not use flash. I like natural colors and such. It is there if I need it however. First thing I do on a camera is turn off the flash. :)
I've still in school for Art and Nutrition and seem to be doing well. Art is rather fun. Made a fish with wire and tissue for our first project and painted a copy of a painting from a famous artist. Got my hands dirty... Kind of felt like a kid again... :)
Anyways, enough for now ~ :)
New items... a few weeks ago there was this beautiful lightening storm to the south of us which most likely occured on the northern side of New Mexico. I was standing outside smoking a cig and really didn't anything in particular. I was standing all alone..... and I noticed a flash occuring to my left look north. Oh, I thought.. a thunderstorm. I decided to walk closer and I couldn't believe it. You couldn't hear the thunder. The beautiful display was too far away. I stood there for about 15 minutes in awe.. It was like a firework display constantly going. I had never seen anything like this before in my entire life. I thought about taking pictures and thought it would be too dark, but in mind... it was worth a try.. The lightening was so prevalent I thought my camera might pick it up on video or if I zoon in, it might pick up something. I ran upstairs 2 flights of stairs to room 203 and grabbed my Sony digital camera out of my coat pocket handing on the back of chair and rushed back downstairs. When I go to my destination, I noticed there was now a crowd out there and many were filming, taking pictures with their smart phone or rather attempting too... I though, I'll show them... I have a 20 mxp Carl Zeis lens camera in my hand. I turned it on and was ready to shoot. I saw a white screen with a black streak running across it. I thought... got to be some mistake. Turned it off, then back on again and still white screen. Flock, I thought.. my camera is ruined. I did notice however that the camera gave the click sound when I took a picture. I thought.. maybe I can capture in the blind... I took lots of video with the zoon on, hoping to capture the continuous lightening storm and tried taking stills as well. I couldn't adjust any camera settings due to the screen. The crowd grew larger and I stood there with a very bright white screen. Many were being bitten by mosquito's, but was not harmed in anyway by those blood thirsty flying creatures. I decided to stop and went back up to my room and pouted. I thought how could this camera be broken. The only logical explanation I could come up with is I must of accidentally sat on it when I sit down in front of my laptop, but shrugged bacause I would of thought I would of felt it. It also had a padded case. I know I didn't drop it. The last time I took pictures was about 2 weeks prior. I do remember taking lots of photo's... over 100 of them on a relatively warm day. Could that be the manufacture defect? Did I burn out the camera. Another thought was when I sat, the camera turned on. When the camera turns on, the lens extends and with sitting near on top of it.. that could be another possibility. I have had that happen before when I put the camera back in the case. It is very tight case and that most likely caused the damage. Whatever the case, I was heartbroken... Heart broken enough that I didn't even touch the camera for almost a week. I just considered it broken. I mean.. how am I going to take pictures in the blind anyways. I still didn't know if it would take good pictures still.
Actually about a few days ago, I decided to plug it in. If anything to download the 100 or so pictures I took. I have yet to share any of them. Anyways, I plugged her into my desktop and waited for the photo's to upload.. I didn't think I had taken that many pictures. I do remember that day by the Arkansas river doing lots of experimenting and using almost all the features that the camera has built in which is quite a bit. The pictures starting uploading and I could view each picture uploaded, but the view was very brief. I knew that my camera was not completely broken. I checked my file first for that night of excitement. Yes, the camera did work, but none of the pictures turn out except a few of the "Nemesis" moon shots I took. Now that I knew it worked, now to find out which mode the camera is in. I took a few snapshots out of my window and took a picture of my laptop. The picture out of the window was completely black and white, but the picture of my lap top was also back and white, but had one difference. My cup on the table is red, That showed.... So, now I'm stuck on the black and white and red only. Not a bad combination actually, I've been enjoyed black and white photo's lately on facebook and maybe should shoot more black and white. My software also can work with black and white photo's and in fact I uploaded one the other day. To be able to change modes, I would have to press the menu button do one step and then take a picture.. might be in the black and white and green mode... I have yellow as well. Anyways, I have no view finder. I can still take a picture and might have to crop some pictures. When I take pictures, I very rarely crop. When I take a picture, no cropping is required. I also do not use flash. I like natural colors and such. It is there if I need it however. First thing I do on a camera is turn off the flash. :)
I've still in school for Art and Nutrition and seem to be doing well. Art is rather fun. Made a fish with wire and tissue for our first project and painted a copy of a painting from a famous artist. Got my hands dirty... Kind of felt like a kid again... :)
Anyways, enough for now ~ :)
Wednesday, May 27, 2015
Greetings World' ~ May 27th, 2015 1430
Greetings world. Yesterday, I was driven to Pueblo, Colorado again for about the 20th time. This time I got my teeth finally. I have been waiting years for this and I have them on right now and of course am doing my best to adjust... Have to learn to speak again and I don't have to hide my smile anymore. Thanks to Obamacare, I finally got them done. Damn shame I have to be homeless to receive the care. I bought a subway sandwich to eat to try them out, but I decided to take them out to eat. I had only 6 bottom teeth showing with no teeth in the middle so I did look awkward to say to least. Why did I take my teeth out to eat. Well I testing them with a few Pringles' chips and the food just didn't taste right. I'm use to my mouth absorbing the taste and will all the plastic, they just didn't taste right, so it will take quite sometime for the adjustments including talking. I'm in no hurry. I've waiting years for this and they recommend to take it easy at first anyways. Soft food at first until they adjust. I have friends that go to a dentist not too far from here and they tell me... they pull their teeth and they get their dentures the same day.... That doesn't make sense to me. My dentist pulled quite a few bottom teeth and I didn't get my first impression until 3 weeks afterwards. I think mine is better. :) This was a milestone date for me. I can now apply for jobs where I appear in public. I am a very good salesperson from my statistics from previous jobs and maybe I might go that route. I am not quite sure what I want to be when I grow up. I'm very creative and artistic. I should become a professional photographer. That has always been my dream job. I have a 100.00 camera now that does a pretty good job, but I want more. My dream camera would be a Nikon digital SLR. Canon would do as well. I own a Sony right now. Why did I choose a Sony over Nikon... I owned a Nikon prior to this one. The advantage over the Sony over the Nikon Coolpix is that mine is 20 mxp and has a Carl Zeis lens. Carl Zeis lens are the best in the world and even professional photographers can't afford them. :).... My camera also can take partial color photographs which I enjoy very much. My camera is loaded right now and I have yet to download. I have photographs not worked on yet. Many photographs that I have shared are originals unedited except to insert my name and maybe sharpen it up just a bit. I have all kinds of editing software that I can use. I do have my favorites. I'm not sure why I haven't gotten into it lately. I've been kind of down and depressed. Thank God for my Facebook inspiration pictures that I share.
I received a compliment about a hour ago. A friend of mine is a friend on facebook and he told me he noticed something about me. He states he received my pictures that I share all the time. He says it is as if I'm praying for everyone and that everything I share is beautiful.... WOW I thought... what a compliment. A few facebook friends that are acquaintances have also expressed that to me and stated that they wait for me to post and look forward to them. I'm glad they feel that way... That is my intention... to touch someone or make them smile. And yes I send prayers to anyone that wants to view them. If you study the photograph long enough, you will see the written message that I shared. I do comment, but very rarely. My favorite comments are the <3 a="" am="" and="" as="" b="" don="" equates="" except="" field="" heart="" i="" if="" in="" is="" loner="" love="" me="" much="" nbsp="" of="" often="" on="" or="" out="" photo="" s="" share.="" share="" socialize="" solo="" sunrise="" sunset.="" t="" that="" the="" those="" to="" tree.="" tree="" when="" which="">
I've been playing with Google Earth and I have fun. I actually had a difficult time finding this place. Where they list as Fort Lyon is not where I live. I live walking distance from the Arkansas River and not too far from the rather large reservoir a few miles away. It is fun to explore. I really am in the boonies. :)
I start Summer school here on Monday and am taking 2 classes. One is nutrition and the other is ART. The classes will be longer, because we have a short semester before fall. Looks like I will be studying quite often.... especially the Nutrition class. The good news is after summer, I can go on campus in the fall. I want to take some photography classes. I wanted to brush on math, but my time is getting limited and I want to now take classes that I am interested or will use before my time expires. I took writing earlier. Photography and writing would be a good combination for me. Looks like I have experienced some technical difficulties. Well, I haven logged on to facebook yet... time to get "inspirated".
Sunday, May 24, 2015
Sunday, May 24th 2015 Memorial Day Weekend
Good day world. My daily blog it appears to be bi-weekly and I need to change that. The days go by rather quickly around here. It seems that the older I get, the days go quicker. My time here at Fort Lyon, I hope is for the best. It is a time in my life that I need to recover not just from alcohol and drugs, but mainly from life itself. Where will I journey on from here? Will my time here be wasted or beneficial? Whatever the case, I must take her one day at a time and do the best I can that one day at a time.
We have over 200 people here now from the usual 175 or so. They have a strict budget, but yet the Coalition brings in more. I understand too that they must keep this facility full the keep the budget going. Their fiscal year starts in July and their budget right now is tight. I got my own room here a few weeks back and have a wonderful view of Fort Lyon right out my window. My room is rather small, but comfortable enough for me. I love windows and I love to have it about 1/4 open to bring in fresh air. I have yet to turn on the air conditioner. We are having a long Spring it appears. I was up the other morning and it was 37 degrees. Did I close the window? Nope, I slept with it open with a roommate this winter when it got below zero. This room however, you can definitely feel the outside air. My window is rather large which I like very much. Having a room to yourself has its advantages, but then it has some downfalls as well. I tend to hide myself in here. I don't talk much or associate with many people. I do communicate with a smile when I see them and wish them well, but that is about all. Ben my friend that came with me didn't make his one year. He decided to get drunk here and leave. Didn't even say goodbye. He was my last "buddy" here. We use to eat lunch and dinner together and now I eat lunch by myself. What is loneliness? I am very seldom every lonely. I know I have God beside me. My socialization pretty much is with Facebook and twitter and some other ones. I have music, but I don;'t play it. Why? Music tends to distract me. I love music and I love tv, but I don't do either. I love taking pictures, and I have done that much either either.
We have been receiving lots and lots of rain. We here in Eastern Southern Colorado are suppose to be in a drought, The weather guessers seem to be wrong most of the time. They predicted yesterday only a 10 percent of rain. We got lots of rain last night and the night before. No matter though. I love the rain. I was woke up last night to a tremendous thunder storm. The rain was coming in through my window and I looked up and all I could see was lightening. It was quite a show and lasted about 30 minutes and then she was gone. My sleeping habits are out of whack. The night before I did a all nighter again... and went to bed yesterday at 1400. I just got up at 1130. I sleep lots when I do go to bed. I wake up quite a few times, but mainly to use the restroom and go back to sleep, I'm just snug as a bug in a rug and with the weather being the way it has been, it is not hard to keep in bed. I don't even get up for a cigarette. Once I am horizontal, I don't smoke a cig until I get up. Strange huh ?
I still continue to get my inspiration from facebook and I continue to share those photo's through my other pages. I post almost all my favorites on inspiration (secret) group and I recently opened up my again "inspiration" (public) group. I have my timeline and I have 2 other pages that I use to share as well. I have "life".. and "a sunrise" that I share with too... I have my personal page.. rickysaint100 that I share too, but not very often. I have "Save Darfur" still and rarely share anything as it is not public. I don't get much exposure on the other pages. My secret inspiration group has over 2000 members, but then I put them there or invited them and they are still there. I have over 4600 friends now... 5000 is the limit. I just posted 4 photos from facebook on my rickystjohn.blogspot.com blogger page just before lunch. I have it where when the picture posts it tweets, then goes to Wordpress and then to Facebook "a sunrsie" page and uploads that picture to "a sunrise" timeline. It creates a series of pictures in one post that I often share. When one click of the picture it goes to my Wordpress page.... but I prefer it to go to my blogger page. The pictures can be bigger. I didn't realize it either until just the other day... Everything I share on facebook on my timeline is shared via twitter. So... I am well connected to the world ! <3 p="">
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Tomorrow is Memorial Day and they plan on having a picnic. Right now the bugs are not too bad, but I hear this place gets very bad in the summer. We are basically in the middle of a swamp. John Martin Reservoir is just a few smiles from us and the Las Animas River just a walk away from here and it is full to the maximum. Thank goodness we have a dyke or otherwise we would be flooded. Yesteday, they forcasted that today we had only a 10 percent chain of rain and now it has grown to 40 percent. Should of been a weatherman. 90 percent wrong and still have a job the next day... :)
Well, I think I did my 30 minute therapy is writing today and I need to get back to that. For some reason, I always feel better after a 30 minute writing session. Now I look forward to least 2 hours of inspiration therapy that I share with. My goal is to make someone smile today.... :)
We have over 200 people here now from the usual 175 or so. They have a strict budget, but yet the Coalition brings in more. I understand too that they must keep this facility full the keep the budget going. Their fiscal year starts in July and their budget right now is tight. I got my own room here a few weeks back and have a wonderful view of Fort Lyon right out my window. My room is rather small, but comfortable enough for me. I love windows and I love to have it about 1/4 open to bring in fresh air. I have yet to turn on the air conditioner. We are having a long Spring it appears. I was up the other morning and it was 37 degrees. Did I close the window? Nope, I slept with it open with a roommate this winter when it got below zero. This room however, you can definitely feel the outside air. My window is rather large which I like very much. Having a room to yourself has its advantages, but then it has some downfalls as well. I tend to hide myself in here. I don't talk much or associate with many people. I do communicate with a smile when I see them and wish them well, but that is about all. Ben my friend that came with me didn't make his one year. He decided to get drunk here and leave. Didn't even say goodbye. He was my last "buddy" here. We use to eat lunch and dinner together and now I eat lunch by myself. What is loneliness? I am very seldom every lonely. I know I have God beside me. My socialization pretty much is with Facebook and twitter and some other ones. I have music, but I don;'t play it. Why? Music tends to distract me. I love music and I love tv, but I don't do either. I love taking pictures, and I have done that much either either.
We have been receiving lots and lots of rain. We here in Eastern Southern Colorado are suppose to be in a drought, The weather guessers seem to be wrong most of the time. They predicted yesterday only a 10 percent of rain. We got lots of rain last night and the night before. No matter though. I love the rain. I was woke up last night to a tremendous thunder storm. The rain was coming in through my window and I looked up and all I could see was lightening. It was quite a show and lasted about 30 minutes and then she was gone. My sleeping habits are out of whack. The night before I did a all nighter again... and went to bed yesterday at 1400. I just got up at 1130. I sleep lots when I do go to bed. I wake up quite a few times, but mainly to use the restroom and go back to sleep, I'm just snug as a bug in a rug and with the weather being the way it has been, it is not hard to keep in bed. I don't even get up for a cigarette. Once I am horizontal, I don't smoke a cig until I get up. Strange huh ?
I still continue to get my inspiration from facebook and I continue to share those photo's through my other pages. I post almost all my favorites on inspiration (secret) group and I recently opened up my again "inspiration" (public) group. I have my timeline and I have 2 other pages that I use to share as well. I have "life".. and "a sunrise" that I share with too... I have my personal page.. rickysaint100 that I share too, but not very often. I have "Save Darfur" still and rarely share anything as it is not public. I don't get much exposure on the other pages. My secret inspiration group has over 2000 members, but then I put them there or invited them and they are still there. I have over 4600 friends now... 5000 is the limit. I just posted 4 photos from facebook on my rickystjohn.blogspot.com blogger page just before lunch. I have it where when the picture posts it tweets, then goes to Wordpress and then to Facebook "a sunrsie" page and uploads that picture to "a sunrise" timeline. It creates a series of pictures in one post that I often share. When one click of the picture it goes to my Wordpress page.... but I prefer it to go to my blogger page. The pictures can be bigger. I didn't realize it either until just the other day... Everything I share on facebook on my timeline is shared via twitter. So... I am well connected to the world ! <3 p="">
<3 ...="" :="" a="" almost="" and="" but="" every="" few="" fun="" heart="" i="" in="" is="" making="" nbsp="" or="" p="" photo="" share.="" smile="" something.="" sometimes="" symbol.="" symbol="" that="" the="" them="" think="" thought="" to="" took="" use="" was="" wrong="">
Tomorrow is Memorial Day and they plan on having a picnic. Right now the bugs are not too bad, but I hear this place gets very bad in the summer. We are basically in the middle of a swamp. John Martin Reservoir is just a few smiles from us and the Las Animas River just a walk away from here and it is full to the maximum. Thank goodness we have a dyke or otherwise we would be flooded. Yesteday, they forcasted that today we had only a 10 percent chain of rain and now it has grown to 40 percent. Should of been a weatherman. 90 percent wrong and still have a job the next day... :)
Well, I think I did my 30 minute therapy is writing today and I need to get back to that. For some reason, I always feel better after a 30 minute writing session. Now I look forward to least 2 hours of inspiration therapy that I share with. My goal is to make someone smile today.... :)
Wednesday, May 13, 2015
Good Day World'
Good day world and this is my first public writing in quite sometime. I've been expressing myself to the public through pictures. I call them inspiration pictures. I use to write and do a 30 minute therapy session writing and it has been a long time coming. Pictures can express much more than I can say in words. I did post a blog or two when I arrived her at Fort Lyon back in October and it was pretty much the samo' samo' everyday. I was quite depressed when I got here and I spent numerous time at the library and I learned to express myself through inspiration pictures through facebook.com. It has not been a waste of time as the time invested I've made over 4500 friends and have over 100 followers. 5000 max is the most I can have. I don't ask for friendships like I did back when I got here and now I receive them and I'm quite surprised on some of the people that ask me for their friendships. Most of my friends are well known photographers and artists. I have authors, CEO's... all types of friends from all over the world and I'm happy that I can "touch" someone with my sharing of other photographs from my friends. I do share some of them on my blog and hope not to infringe on their copyrights. I've dedicated one complete blog to just photographs as not to blemish their work. I've posted blogs on very special photographs. I do give them credit and cite their url as well. Thus, I've decided to seperate my writings from my pictures.
When I got here back in October, I had nothing other than the clothes on my back and for the most part I continue to have the same clothes plus a few additional the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless provided me. I had no funds for 30 days at all and then then would give a small allowance... or a stipend that call it. I got 5.00 a week until I reached my 90 days and then afterwards, they started changing it all up and I still get about the same now. My case manager however does assist when I have special needs. Cindy, my sister has also helped me out with 20.00 here and there and thank goodness. I still smoke, but have cut down considerably. I used to smoke at least a pack a day and I've learned to stretch that one pack to 4 days. In January, I started school at Otero Junior College. I took 2 English composition classes and a introduction to Computer classes. I was able to get a grant and I received 700.00 to use for my schooling. I invested about 500.00 of that on a nice laptop with a big screen and later I invested in a camera which cost about 100.00. It was a long time coming for that camera. I have taken many photographs and have published them through my Flicker account and Facebook and last night I posted a few to Myspace.com and I also post to Google +. I'm involved in many photography groups in Facebook and share my photo's when I upload them. I enjoy publishing my original print to those groups and have even received a few awards.
I did a all nighter last night which means I didn't sleep, but then I didn't get up until 1600 or so. Aah.. the memory of writing my blog "chillin at 1600". Anyways, I take 300mg of Trazadone before I go to sleep and it does a good job. Such a good job, that I don't want to get up :). Actually, I've felt a bit down lately and I'm still I guess depressed for being here and I simply don't want to get up. I have no commitments. I graduated my 3 classes and in fact finished my computer class in less than 1/2 semester. I was the first one done... We have a break and I will most likely take some more classed here shortly where I plan on taking a few more classes and then I'm most likely taking Fall classes. This time I'll be able to go on campus. That should be interesting. That is .... IF which is a big word, I first survive until then and IF I'm still here. I'm not quite sure what to do ... I'm hanging in there. They recommend we stay at least one full year. This gives us one full year of recovery and most of us can earn a housing voucher. Me, I'm a Vet and I believe I still have to wait a year. Whatever the case, I need a job. I need to start working. My child support bill for 2 children I haven't seen in over a decade grows larger. Something is wrong with that picture. Now, they are even recommending a 2 year stay with a 2 year voucher. A 2 year from what I understand allows me to go anywhere in the United States. Still how does that assist me being that I'm a Veteran. I keep hearing Veterans takej preference, but I haven't gotten preference in anything. The VA wouldn't fix my teeth. It has to be service connected. What does that mean. I had to take a bullet in the face? Thank God for Obama care. Me being in a homeless status allows me Medicaid... my teeth are covered. Yes, after years and years of hiding my smile, I am scheduled to get my teeth on the 21rst. They screwed up the first and didn't match my bottom teeth. I have made at least 15 trips to Pueble for this special event upcoming.
OK, I have a laptop with WIFI access. Recently I got my own room. I have a camera loaded with pictures I have yet to download. I have many already downloaded ready to upload. Here at Fort Lyon, Colorado.... I'm not in any hurry. I'm just a bit confused and am not quite sure what route I should go. For now, I take it one day at a time and I'll continue on the route I'm on for the time being. I am enrolled in the Colorado Vocational Rehabilitation program which I have been on a waiting list for quite sometime... Last week, they told me I was off the waiting list, but now I have to wait on them to act. They are suppose to assist in me finding a job. I would like to find a job for the government being I have already 14 years invested in the military. I only need 6 years for a pension. I would like to get involved in a apprenticeship program where they train you and pay you while they train you and guarantee you a job. Is that too much to ask for a 14 year Navy Veteran that risked his life. Those reconnaissance missions I was apart of flying around in circles near the USSR in a 4 prop very old plane with no parachute was high secure job. :)
Enough for now on my first post. Yes, this is public. I'm trying to acquire my old Myspace blogs and am currently working on that. Why do I make this public. ?... Why do I publish pictures. I have nothing to hide and the only thing that I have concern is that I might write something that might offend someone like my old job or the Coalition. I don't write about anything bad, but simply I just write about the truth. Amen'.
When I got here back in October, I had nothing other than the clothes on my back and for the most part I continue to have the same clothes plus a few additional the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless provided me. I had no funds for 30 days at all and then then would give a small allowance... or a stipend that call it. I got 5.00 a week until I reached my 90 days and then afterwards, they started changing it all up and I still get about the same now. My case manager however does assist when I have special needs. Cindy, my sister has also helped me out with 20.00 here and there and thank goodness. I still smoke, but have cut down considerably. I used to smoke at least a pack a day and I've learned to stretch that one pack to 4 days. In January, I started school at Otero Junior College. I took 2 English composition classes and a introduction to Computer classes. I was able to get a grant and I received 700.00 to use for my schooling. I invested about 500.00 of that on a nice laptop with a big screen and later I invested in a camera which cost about 100.00. It was a long time coming for that camera. I have taken many photographs and have published them through my Flicker account and Facebook and last night I posted a few to Myspace.com and I also post to Google +. I'm involved in many photography groups in Facebook and share my photo's when I upload them. I enjoy publishing my original print to those groups and have even received a few awards.
I did a all nighter last night which means I didn't sleep, but then I didn't get up until 1600 or so. Aah.. the memory of writing my blog "chillin at 1600". Anyways, I take 300mg of Trazadone before I go to sleep and it does a good job. Such a good job, that I don't want to get up :). Actually, I've felt a bit down lately and I'm still I guess depressed for being here and I simply don't want to get up. I have no commitments. I graduated my 3 classes and in fact finished my computer class in less than 1/2 semester. I was the first one done... We have a break and I will most likely take some more classed here shortly where I plan on taking a few more classes and then I'm most likely taking Fall classes. This time I'll be able to go on campus. That should be interesting. That is .... IF which is a big word, I first survive until then and IF I'm still here. I'm not quite sure what to do ... I'm hanging in there. They recommend we stay at least one full year. This gives us one full year of recovery and most of us can earn a housing voucher. Me, I'm a Vet and I believe I still have to wait a year. Whatever the case, I need a job. I need to start working. My child support bill for 2 children I haven't seen in over a decade grows larger. Something is wrong with that picture. Now, they are even recommending a 2 year stay with a 2 year voucher. A 2 year from what I understand allows me to go anywhere in the United States. Still how does that assist me being that I'm a Veteran. I keep hearing Veterans takej preference, but I haven't gotten preference in anything. The VA wouldn't fix my teeth. It has to be service connected. What does that mean. I had to take a bullet in the face? Thank God for Obama care. Me being in a homeless status allows me Medicaid... my teeth are covered. Yes, after years and years of hiding my smile, I am scheduled to get my teeth on the 21rst. They screwed up the first and didn't match my bottom teeth. I have made at least 15 trips to Pueble for this special event upcoming.
OK, I have a laptop with WIFI access. Recently I got my own room. I have a camera loaded with pictures I have yet to download. I have many already downloaded ready to upload. Here at Fort Lyon, Colorado.... I'm not in any hurry. I'm just a bit confused and am not quite sure what route I should go. For now, I take it one day at a time and I'll continue on the route I'm on for the time being. I am enrolled in the Colorado Vocational Rehabilitation program which I have been on a waiting list for quite sometime... Last week, they told me I was off the waiting list, but now I have to wait on them to act. They are suppose to assist in me finding a job. I would like to find a job for the government being I have already 14 years invested in the military. I only need 6 years for a pension. I would like to get involved in a apprenticeship program where they train you and pay you while they train you and guarantee you a job. Is that too much to ask for a 14 year Navy Veteran that risked his life. Those reconnaissance missions I was apart of flying around in circles near the USSR in a 4 prop very old plane with no parachute was high secure job. :)
Enough for now on my first post. Yes, this is public. I'm trying to acquire my old Myspace blogs and am currently working on that. Why do I make this public. ?... Why do I publish pictures. I have nothing to hide and the only thing that I have concern is that I might write something that might offend someone like my old job or the Coalition. I don't write about anything bad, but simply I just write about the truth. Amen'.
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