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February 11, 2022

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The Last Lesson with Swim Coach Steve Hadley (3/16/22)

Last fall after telling my coworker Ben that I'd been taking my son to the local YMCA for swimming lessons he asked me if Coach Steve was still giving lessons and explained that he was interested in taking more lessons with Steve if possible. I asked who coach Steve was, and Ben explained that Coach Steve was about 90 year old and had taught him to swim in his fourties. The next time I took my son to swim lessons I saw an older shirtless man walking the pool deck while giving lessons. When he passed I asked if he was Steve, and he responded "Yes, I am," with a grin. I explained that Ben was interested in taking lessons, and Steve said that group lessons has been cancelled due to COVID. I then asked if Ben and I could take private lessons and Steve agreed to begin teaching us for 30 minutes at 6p on each Wednesday. I'd learned how to swim when I was younger and swam competitivly for a bit in elementary school. I'd been thinking it would be nice to begi...

WWIII? Russia has declared war on the Ukraine

It seemed this was a likely war with Putin at the helm, the extraordinary military build up in recent weeks, and what looked like a approval from China's Xi to invade. Looks like Russia has a clear advantage as the aggressor with a larger and more advanced military than the Ukraine. I anticipate that Russia will soon destroy the Ukranian military, and begin the removal of Ukranian officals in the coming weeks. Many inocent lives are sure to be lost or destroyed in the days ahead. Will urban warfare continue as Russia attempts to reasymilate the Ukranian people into Putin's grasp? WAR SUCKS!! Life as we know it in the free world has again shifted. The Russian invasion is also likely to provide an ideal moment for China to regain control of Tawain. Remember the SolarWind hack and Trump's private meetings with Putin? I expect a few tech suprises for Ukranian allies including the US in the coming days... BUCKLE UP!!

The Raven

Went in a ski trip to Summit Country with an old friend from school. My friends father (Chuck) also joined us for the night and in the morning I took the opportunity to ask him about his service during the Vietnam War. During the war Chuck was in the military training as a pilot. He said that during his training they told his class of pilots that there was an opportunity to join a secret group to join the fight, and that he and a few others from his class decided to join. He soon became one of a small group of CIA pilots that would be known as the "Ravens." This group of CIA pilots wore civilian clothes and flew small unmarked Cessna 0-1 Bird Dog aircraft in Loas during the war in Vietnam. These Raven pilots would scout for the North Vietnamese fighting inside Loas and report back their location for the US bombers. Since my highschool days with his son, I knew that Chuck has been shot down during one of his missions, and that he had been awarded a pur...

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