Only 61 threads this year. Down from 81 the previous. And oh those two years before that. 600, 800 threads. Where did everyone go? I hope it wasn't something we said.
Happy New Year everyone.
Thursday, December 29, 2011
Sunday, December 25, 2011
Merry Christmas
A Merry Christmas to all. May your Christmas be blessed with warmth, good food and great company.
From the Carlson family.
From the Carlson family.
Thursday, December 22, 2011
Political correctness sucks....
It's so sad that our society has shunned away from our founding father's and Christian values. When some one says to me "Happy Holiday's", I always respond...and "Merry Christmas to you". This is by the way...Christmas time, right? The response I usually get is unsettling. But then again I live in New York. (Wonder what Jesus feels about all of this)?
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
hey Mark
I remember your last years Guam song....Gave me a smile:)
Here we on on Guam, With out a chance of snow. Where the trade winds go, a typhoons sure to blow. Santa and his sleigh, if the tropics will allow, Instead of driving 8 reindeer he rides a caribou!
oh jungle bells, coconut shells, sticker burrs all the way oh what fun it is to ride in a caribou cart today!
Here we on on Guam, With out a chance of snow. Where the trade winds go, a typhoons sure to blow. Santa and his sleigh, if the tropics will allow, Instead of driving 8 reindeer he rides a caribou!
oh jungle bells, coconut shells, sticker burrs all the way oh what fun it is to ride in a caribou cart today!
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Sunday, December 11, 2011
Thursday, November 24, 2011
Happy Thanksgiving my Friends!
Lets all think about the the things we're thankful for. I admit, I forget about that at times.
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Gaddafi
sources say he was addicted to Viagra and slept with 5 women a day. Are you kidding me?? The dude is but ass ugly. really? Who would let him touch them? sorry Just sayin.
Sunday, November 13, 2011
Friday, November 11, 2011
Happy Veteran's Day!
As a Veteran (US Army), I would like to salute my fellow Veterans on the DC Blog.
David R. Larson, (Brother) United States Navy
Steve S. Larson, (Brother) United states Navy (May your soul Rest in Peace)
Dave Larson, (Friend) United States Coast Guard Retired
Mathew Kalb, (Friend) United States Army
Robert Caraway, (Friend) United States Navy
Have a happy Veteran's Day my friends and family!
David R. Larson, (Brother) United States Navy
Steve S. Larson, (Brother) United states Navy (May your soul Rest in Peace)
Dave Larson, (Friend) United States Coast Guard Retired
Mathew Kalb, (Friend) United States Army
Robert Caraway, (Friend) United States Navy
Have a happy Veteran's Day my friends and family!
Sunday, November 6, 2011
Tell Doug...Weekly Advice
Ask me a question. I am here to help answer any pressing personal or professional question or concern.
401K rollover, Stocks or Bonds?
Android or I-Phone?
What type ammo is best for the impending zombie invasion?
Why is there air?
No question is out of bounds or inappropriate.
Back later with a sampling of letters from satisfied participants from a previous site before I was inexplicably and wrongfully banned.
401K rollover, Stocks or Bonds?
Android or I-Phone?
What type ammo is best for the impending zombie invasion?
Why is there air?
No question is out of bounds or inappropriate.
Back later with a sampling of letters from satisfied participants from a previous site before I was inexplicably and wrongfully banned.
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Sunday, October 23, 2011
We've Gone Solar
We had hoped to place a 3.0Kw system, but 2 roof vents and a skylight limited us to only 2.0Kw. This should be enough to provide 33% to 40% of our electricity needs.
Saturday, October 22, 2011
FYI
Scientists plumbing the depths of the Mariana Trench -- the deepest part of the ocean on the planet -- have identified gigantic amoebas lurking miles and miles beneath the waters.
The creatures are called xenophyophores, and scientists from the Scripps Institute of Oceanography at UC San Diego spotted them in the cold, crushing depths 6.6 miles beneath the white caps.
"They are fascinating giants that are highly adapted to extreme conditions but at the same time are very fragile and poorly studied,” said Lisa Levin, a deep-sea biologist and director of the Scripps Center for Marine Biodiversity and Conservation.
Scripps scientists said xenophyophores are among the largest individual cells in existence, often growing longer than four inches. Recent studies indicate that by trapping particles from the water, xenophyophores can concentrate high levels of lead, uranium and mercury and are thus likely highly resistant to large doses of heavy metals. They also are well suited to a life of darkness, low temperature and high pressure in the deep sea.
“The identification of these gigantic cells in one of the deepest marine environments on the planet opens up a whole new habitat for further study of biodiversity … and extreme environment adaptation,” Levin said.
To reach the bottom of the ocean requires special equipment. Levin worked with Eric Berkenpas and Graham Wilhelm -- Remote Imaging engineers from the National Geographic Society -- to build and launch “dropcams."
“Dropcams are versatile autonomous underwater cameras containing an HD camera and lighting inside of a glass bubble,” Berkenpas explained.
By wrapping high-resolution cameras in a thick-walled glass sphere, scientists were able to drop cameras capable of withstanding the extreme pressure of all that ocean. At a depth of 6.6 miles, the water above can cause more than eight tons per square inch of pressure.
Life is surprisingly abundant at these extreme depths, despite the cold and pressure. According to Dhugal Lindsay of the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, the Dropcam movie also depicts the deepest jellyfish observed to date.Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011/10/21/strange-form-life-discovered-in-oceans-blackest-depths/?test=faces#ixzz1bTkidwNm
The creatures are called xenophyophores, and scientists from the Scripps Institute of Oceanography at UC San Diego spotted them in the cold, crushing depths 6.6 miles beneath the white caps.
"They are fascinating giants that are highly adapted to extreme conditions but at the same time are very fragile and poorly studied,” said Lisa Levin, a deep-sea biologist and director of the Scripps Center for Marine Biodiversity and Conservation.
Scripps scientists said xenophyophores are among the largest individual cells in existence, often growing longer than four inches. Recent studies indicate that by trapping particles from the water, xenophyophores can concentrate high levels of lead, uranium and mercury and are thus likely highly resistant to large doses of heavy metals. They also are well suited to a life of darkness, low temperature and high pressure in the deep sea.
“The identification of these gigantic cells in one of the deepest marine environments on the planet opens up a whole new habitat for further study of biodiversity … and extreme environment adaptation,” Levin said.
To reach the bottom of the ocean requires special equipment. Levin worked with Eric Berkenpas and Graham Wilhelm -- Remote Imaging engineers from the National Geographic Society -- to build and launch “dropcams."
“Dropcams are versatile autonomous underwater cameras containing an HD camera and lighting inside of a glass bubble,” Berkenpas explained.
By wrapping high-resolution cameras in a thick-walled glass sphere, scientists were able to drop cameras capable of withstanding the extreme pressure of all that ocean. At a depth of 6.6 miles, the water above can cause more than eight tons per square inch of pressure.
Life is surprisingly abundant at these extreme depths, despite the cold and pressure. According to Dhugal Lindsay of the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, the Dropcam movie also depicts the deepest jellyfish observed to date.Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011/10/21/strange-form-life-discovered-in-oceans-blackest-depths/?test=faces#ixzz1bTkidwNm
Friday, October 7, 2011
12/21/12
OK so in the interest of freshening up the board for Matt let's consider for a moment or two the ever approaching end of the world as we know it. At least according to the Mayan calendar. The first order of business is to attempt to lend credibility (or lack thereof) to the Mayan capability of accurately predicting global cataclysm.
On the one hand the Mayans are known to have been brilliant astronomers, mathematicians & natural scientists. On the other hand they were well, Mayans. A culture that closely tied the success of their annual harvest to the number of heads that could be separated from the bodies of enemies and under achieving laborers. A civilization that virtually evaporated in the course of months. Vanished. Where in the fook did all these people go?
I have a calendar on my wall that ends on 12/31/11. Even after a few Budweisers (or Hamms Ric) I still cannot reasonably proclaim that this foretells the ghastly implosion of Mother Earth. No, more likely it simply means that I will soon need a new calendar.
That said, for the sake of discussion let's for a moment weigh the benefits and drawbacks of an end of the world type scenario that some say the end of the Mayan calendar portends.
Benefits
-I can tell my wife that she's getting a new mercedes for Christmas.
-An end to annual prostate exams.
-No more American Idol.
-Donald Trump will at last learn that you indeed can't take it with you.
-No more mosquitos.
-I may at last make some use of my stockpile of canned goods & ammo.
Drawbacks:
-I am due a promotion January 2013
-My 5 year CD matures that April.
-The Jack Daniels Distillery would likely cease operations.
-There would be no one to feed my cats. Although, I suspect that the area bird population would put this in the top category.
-It would probably suck.
Discuss. Please feel free to add to either list. It's only 14 months. Time's wasting.
On the one hand the Mayans are known to have been brilliant astronomers, mathematicians & natural scientists. On the other hand they were well, Mayans. A culture that closely tied the success of their annual harvest to the number of heads that could be separated from the bodies of enemies and under achieving laborers. A civilization that virtually evaporated in the course of months. Vanished. Where in the fook did all these people go?
I have a calendar on my wall that ends on 12/31/11. Even after a few Budweisers (or Hamms Ric) I still cannot reasonably proclaim that this foretells the ghastly implosion of Mother Earth. No, more likely it simply means that I will soon need a new calendar.
That said, for the sake of discussion let's for a moment weigh the benefits and drawbacks of an end of the world type scenario that some say the end of the Mayan calendar portends.
Benefits
-I can tell my wife that she's getting a new mercedes for Christmas.
-An end to annual prostate exams.
-No more American Idol.
-Donald Trump will at last learn that you indeed can't take it with you.
-No more mosquitos.
-I may at last make some use of my stockpile of canned goods & ammo.
Drawbacks:
-I am due a promotion January 2013
-My 5 year CD matures that April.
-The Jack Daniels Distillery would likely cease operations.
-There would be no one to feed my cats. Although, I suspect that the area bird population would put this in the top category.
-It would probably suck.
Discuss. Please feel free to add to either list. It's only 14 months. Time's wasting.
Thursday, October 6, 2011
For what it is worth Matheeeew....
On our vacation this year, Teresa and I drove out to Idaho from New York. There were 2 high lights that I want to share. One, my brother Dave and his family took us camping in a Ghost Town in Montana (that was sooooo awesome). Secondly, I was able to purchase and sneak a case of Hamms Beer back to New York!!! Still got a few left in the fridge!
Sunday, September 18, 2011
Friday, September 16, 2011
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Sunday, September 4, 2011
Friday, September 2, 2011
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Notes From The Uninformed...
-Yep so another Summer begins to grow smaller in the rear view and what's that right in front of us? Ah yes, another fun filled, alcohol lubricated, spleen rupturing football season. My favorite time of the year. Like Christmas. Only without Christmas.
-So it's hurricane season which can only mean one thing. Random tool bags from the weather channel will dress up in goretex, stand out in driving rain storms and tell everyone how dangerous it all is. I actually watched as some inbred bunny stood out in the surf as the surge rolled in and knocked her on her ass. Funniest thing was all the effort she put into saving her microphone. What was it going to come out of her paycheck or something? And the hype. OMG. There's this one guy standing at some street corner in some place nobody's ever heard of and he's talking about all the standing water and there's this puddle behind him. Meanwhile Vermont is going through a flood of Biblical proportion and all they call all talk about is the standing water (puddles) in Slapdick NJ.
-You know, Michelle Bachman, as easy as she is on the eyes she sure is skeery.
-Speaking of the media, anybody wonder why we never hear anything about what's going on at Fukushima? It sure ain't because the problems all better now is it. This is truly a sad, sad song. Radiation readings in Tokyo that on occasion exceed those found in the exclusion zone of Chernobyl. You know those pretty azaleas they have growing all over along the streets there? They're dying. Along with all other manner of flora. Fissures in the earth spewing cesium. And still she glows. You know, for all the ham handedness of the Soviet response to the Chernobyl disaster at least they put the friggin thing out. And so now we have a fair percentage of the western peninsula of Japan rendered uninhabitable for man & beast for oh i don't know say 10,000 years or so. Damn shame.
-2012 is just around the corner. Joy. This has the makings of a real barn burner folks. Romney, Bachman, Newt, and what's the guy from Texas? The one that decided to run because God told him to do it. Oh wait, that was Newt. No wait I'm pretty sure it was Michelle. Well you do have Ron Paul although he kind of comes across like Ross Perot without the personality. So what's the over & under on number of days before the most candidate like non-candidate Sarah Palin enters the fray? All for the chance to take the job from the current occupant that looks like he's aged 30 years since taking office. Long live the Republic.
-My plumeria bush is about to bloom. I think. Hopefully. There's always hope.
-My wife just asked me what I had written about her. I told her not a word. I don't know how she puts up with me. Probably my ongoing witty and insightful commentary on the events of the day.
-Happy Birthday Patsy.
-So it's hurricane season which can only mean one thing. Random tool bags from the weather channel will dress up in goretex, stand out in driving rain storms and tell everyone how dangerous it all is. I actually watched as some inbred bunny stood out in the surf as the surge rolled in and knocked her on her ass. Funniest thing was all the effort she put into saving her microphone. What was it going to come out of her paycheck or something? And the hype. OMG. There's this one guy standing at some street corner in some place nobody's ever heard of and he's talking about all the standing water and there's this puddle behind him. Meanwhile Vermont is going through a flood of Biblical proportion and all they call all talk about is the standing water (puddles) in Slapdick NJ.
-You know, Michelle Bachman, as easy as she is on the eyes she sure is skeery.
-Speaking of the media, anybody wonder why we never hear anything about what's going on at Fukushima? It sure ain't because the problems all better now is it. This is truly a sad, sad song. Radiation readings in Tokyo that on occasion exceed those found in the exclusion zone of Chernobyl. You know those pretty azaleas they have growing all over along the streets there? They're dying. Along with all other manner of flora. Fissures in the earth spewing cesium. And still she glows. You know, for all the ham handedness of the Soviet response to the Chernobyl disaster at least they put the friggin thing out. And so now we have a fair percentage of the western peninsula of Japan rendered uninhabitable for man & beast for oh i don't know say 10,000 years or so. Damn shame.
-2012 is just around the corner. Joy. This has the makings of a real barn burner folks. Romney, Bachman, Newt, and what's the guy from Texas? The one that decided to run because God told him to do it. Oh wait, that was Newt. No wait I'm pretty sure it was Michelle. Well you do have Ron Paul although he kind of comes across like Ross Perot without the personality. So what's the over & under on number of days before the most candidate like non-candidate Sarah Palin enters the fray? All for the chance to take the job from the current occupant that looks like he's aged 30 years since taking office. Long live the Republic.
-My plumeria bush is about to bloom. I think. Hopefully. There's always hope.
-My wife just asked me what I had written about her. I told her not a word. I don't know how she puts up with me. Probably my ongoing witty and insightful commentary on the events of the day.
-Happy Birthday Patsy.
Thursday, August 18, 2011
Sunday, July 17, 2011
News Flash!!
Renee is now our newest official member on the blog. She can log-in, comment, post etc... Ric, Sean, Dan, Amy... or anyone else that knows my 'new' kid sister (in-law), may write to her.. right here on the one and only, 'official' Dean's Circle blog. Hello... is anybody out there???
Posted by Dave
Posted by Dave
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Hey circle rats, message from our beloved Doug.
He says don't worry, he'll be back and he loves you all. He's been running back and fourth to Chicago. What a good guy. That's why we all miss him. He says congrats to Dave.....seeya Dougie!
Sunday, July 10, 2011
Juliet cool post on facebook girl
Juliet posted an awesome slide show of Guam scenes on facebook...check it out ya'll.
Saturday, July 9, 2011
Thursday, July 7, 2011
I blame all you boys
You made me start smoking at 14. We had cigarettes so easily at hand. I think I'll work on a rap about that for my kids.
I wanna quit now...so hard...I blame you boys..(kidding)?
I wanna quit now...so hard...I blame you boys..(kidding)?
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Friday, June 24, 2011
Sunday, June 19, 2011
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Monday, May 30, 2011
Saturday, May 21, 2011
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Monday, May 2, 2011
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Ya;ll hey!
I see no one talks anymore here. I have an excuse, my computer had a virus...a bad one. Rick your precious girl is one already?...unreal! Dougie I love you....love to all you Guamanians :)
Saturday, April 16, 2011
Mom from Guam
My Mom, Opal Jaquette, just came back from Guam
(she was there for the winter) and was able to be
with us/me for my 50th (March 31) and Daniel's 9th (April 3)!
Friday, April 8, 2011
lost puppy? I don't think so.
A shot of a lost sea puppy from a swim last weekend off of the Hilton.
Ben and I use to get chased out of the water by these guys when spear fishing, Without food in the water they're just curious.
Friday, April 1, 2011
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Reunion
Announcing the 2011 Guam High Schools Reunion!
Gold Coast Hotel and Casino - La Vegas, Nevada
Monday, September 5, 2011
This FUNDRAISING reunion will host all Guam High School ALUMNI.
Tickets to this great event are $75 per person.
Proceeds from this reunion will go to Guam Beautification Projects.
The Gold Coast Ballroom can accommodate only 700. Therefore register and pay early. We expect to sell out by July 2011.
Click Here to Register www.chamorro.com/reunion/
George Flores, MD
Chairman
For more information on the reunion, please contact:
George Flores
geofloresmd@hotmail.com
(270) 351-8386
Gold Coast Hotel and Casino - La Vegas, Nevada
Monday, September 5, 2011
This FUNDRAISING reunion will host all Guam High School ALUMNI.
Tickets to this great event are $75 per person.
Proceeds from this reunion will go to Guam Beautification Projects.
The Gold Coast Ballroom can accommodate only 700. Therefore register and pay early. We expect to sell out by July 2011.
Click Here to Register www.chamorro.com/reunion/
George Flores, MD
Chairman
For more information on the reunion, please contact:
George Flores
geofloresmd@hotmail.com
(270) 351-8386
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Happy Birthday George Washington
“Government is not reason; it is not eloquent; it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master.”
“Firearms are second only to the Constitution in importance; they are the peoples’ liberty teeth.”
“The very atmosphere of firearms anywhere and everywhere restrains evil interference, they deserve a place of honor with all that’s good.”
“Over grown military establishments are under any form of government inauspicious to liberty, and are to be regarded as particularly hostile to republican liberty.”
“The Constitution is the guide which I will never abandon.”
“The Constitution vests the power of declaring war in Congress; therefore no offensive expedition of importance can be undertaken until after they shall have deliberated upon the subject and authorized such a measure.”
“The marvel of history is the patience with which men and women submit to burdens unnecessarily laid upon them by their governments.”
“It is impossible to rightly govern a nation without God and the Bible.”
“The time is near at hand which must determine whether Americans are to be free men or slaves.
“Firearms are second only to the Constitution in importance; they are the peoples’ liberty teeth.”
“The very atmosphere of firearms anywhere and everywhere restrains evil interference, they deserve a place of honor with all that’s good.”
“Over grown military establishments are under any form of government inauspicious to liberty, and are to be regarded as particularly hostile to republican liberty.”
“The Constitution is the guide which I will never abandon.”
“The Constitution vests the power of declaring war in Congress; therefore no offensive expedition of importance can be undertaken until after they shall have deliberated upon the subject and authorized such a measure.”
“The marvel of history is the patience with which men and women submit to burdens unnecessarily laid upon them by their governments.”
“It is impossible to rightly govern a nation without God and the Bible.”
“The time is near at hand which must determine whether Americans are to be free men or slaves.
Geez, what a radical huh?
Saturday, February 12, 2011
Monday, February 7, 2011
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Wheres Juliet!
So anybody hear from Juliet?A lot of crazy shit happening in her neck of the woods right now.
Saturday, January 22, 2011
Vegas, Baby!
Looking out my window at several feet of snow, I'm thinking. . . another Dean Circle Gang reunion in Vegas would be nice about right now. Or, heck, even better Tumuning Bay.
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Monday, January 10, 2011
Sunday, January 2, 2011
happy new year Ya"ll
A day late, but it's still a new year right? I had to work, so that's my excuse. New guy at work, asked me about Guam. Hard to describe...just said we were wild...had to be there :) Wishing always the best this year for all my Guam sisters and brothers.
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