Ermcool's Blog

     How are you doing?  Well, I hope.  Tonight I close at Albertsons.  This will be my second time closing.  I hope I measure up to the task.  Yesterday I left my cigarettes at home.  I did fine.  I am going to leave my cigarettes at home again.  I think by not smoking at work, I will do better at my job.     There are reports that the COIVD-19 is on the rise again.  This time, it is something called, the "Delta" variant.  Some states have already gone back to using mask mandates.  Other states are busy working out what they will do for schools.       I read some more in my book.  The Flying Tigers .  The last day of peace for the United States as December 6, 1941.  The next day, the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.  The AVG suddenly had a different mission, from trying to secretly help the Chinese.  To actually being participants in the war.  the AVG was bro...

 I have a few minutes to write.  Not much to say.  At work, they spoke to me about my hygiene.  I need to be careful to shower before work.  But I usually do.  I usually shower before work.  But the other night I showered before bed.  I think time passed, and I began to stink.  Well, I will make sure to shower before work instead this time.   I'm just drinking my coffee right now.  One sip at a time.  After I shower I will have plenty of time for more coffee.  I brewed a whole pot.  Maybe William will leave some for me. Oh that is right.  William is back again.  He took his road trip across the country.  He saw Colorado, Washington, Oregon, and California.  He used the BLM (Bureau of Land Management) camp grounds.  They are free, open to anyone camp grounds provided by the Bureau of Land Management.   William is in the process of getting an apartment and a job.  He wants to...

Coffee helps me enjoy my morning.  I am not sure why, but I have been enjoying plain coffee lately, from the gas station.  I just look around and sit back and sip.  I enjoy it.   How did I come to enjoy coffee? I do not have any pictures of that time.  But it all began onboard USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63).  I can remember being in the space, and pouring my first true cup of coffee.  I did not even put sugar in it.  It was hot.  To hot perhaps.  I just sipped on the coffee.  I did not even know the rules of the coffee pot at the time.  Of course, these were the Navy rules.  For all I knew, I was not supposed to be drinking coffee.  But the ship's crew allowed me to have a cup each day. I remember all the ports that the Kitty Hawk went to for that underway.  First, we went to Hong Kong.  Hong Kong was an unusual port, because the carrier cannot pull in to Hong Kong.  So, we had to take liberty boats. ...

 Doing Well I hope.  Yesterday I went on my tour of UTA.  It was hot.  I did not know if I would make it.  But I did.  My tour guide was Summer.  She took us to the University Center, West Hall, the MAC, and into the Central Library.  We also passed the Nanotech Research facility.  While I was at UTA I learned about the cybersecurity boot camp at UTA. The program for UTA's cyber security is just what I have been looking for.  I was sitting down, waiting for my tour.  Scrolling through Facebook, when I came across it.  I will look into that program further, and find out whether they take the GI Bill or not.  The program looks just like what I have been searching for when it comes to Security+.  I will schedule to find out more about the program.   Here is a photo of the UTA Race Car from the entrance of the Dan Dippert University Welcome Center.  I have seen this before.  But not at the welcome cen...

 I decided to wake up early.  I do not know why.  I played some Total War Rome II.  I made a video and uploaded it to YouTube.  I will share it here.  I was not to impressed.  I was a bit rusty.  But I will play the Prologue and record myself doing that.  I think that will be a good idea.  Although Total War Rome II is an old title it is still fun to play.  Especially as Rome.   Today, I have my campus tour.  It is going to be hot.  Plus, I have already attended classes.  I wonder what they will think of me.  Maybe I will get some new tips, or learn something new.  My tour starts at 1 PM and I park at the Park South Garage.  I have to arrive a little bit early, and bring my license plate number. Today I checked Eric Poppy.  I saw posts from almost everybody.  Still waiting for a certain person to reply, who I will not name.  Why did things change between us?  You used to be...

 To make my last post about politics. All I wanted to do was share the story about me, and my friend Scott and Steve who had an incredible adventure helping my Dad with his car.  Instead, I delivered a rant like no other.  Sure, I included some history.  But not as much as I wanted to.  I get much more from reading history, than I do from following politics.  But I still just wanted to lay out how I feel about things.  Especially, considering the vaccine.  Even discussing the vaccine has been rendered political.  People, it was Trump who released the vaccine.  Nobody should be forced to get the vaccine.  But people should consider getting the vaccine.  When you consider the source, Trump, you realize that the vaccine is probably ok.  If it was the mark of the beast as you call it, then you wouldn't be able to get it without worshipping the beast.  We live in America, not Babylon.  This is a part of the deception....

 How are you doing?  Well, I hope.  Today, I woke up and found a McDonald's Iced Coffee in the fridge.  I wonder how it got there? Well, anyways, yesterday I worked.  I opened, but by 1:15 PM (1315) I was off.  Not much really happened.  I cleaned a spill, and got carts.  About 12:30 we had a cart round up.  I am off until Wednesday.   After I got off work Scott called.  He said he would come over later in the evening, once it cooled down.  The heat index registered at 106 degrees Fahrenheit.  It was hot.  At one point I wanted to get some lunch, but it was to hot.   At about 5 PM Scott and Steve arrived.  I am always nervous for some reason but it is exciting to hangout with Scott and Steve.  We always have some kind of adventure.  We looked at the 2002 Ford Focus standard shift.  Then, I asked, "Do you want to get some food?"  We settled on McDonalds.  We got two large fr...

Ezekiel 33 Ezekiel Is Called to Be A Watchman 1 The LORD spoke his word to me.  He said, 2 "Son of man, speak to your people.  Tell them, 'Suppose I bring a war on this country, and the people of this country choose one of their men and make him their watchman.  3 If he sees the enemy coming to attack the country he will blow his horn to warn the people.  4 If the people hear the horn and ignore the warning and the enemy comes and takes them, they will be responsible for their own deaths.  5 They heard the sound of the horn but ignored the warning.  So, they are responsible for their own deaths.  If they had taken the warning, they could have saved themselves.  6 "'But if the watchman sees the enemy coming and doesn't blow his horn to warn the people and the enemy comes and kills someone, that watchman must die because of his sin.   I will hold him responsible for their deaths.' 7 "Son of man, I have appointed you as a watchman for the p...

 How are you doing today?  Well, I hope.  I have been still taking my medicine.  I open today.  This is the first time I will open as a Courtesy Clerk instead of Sanitation.  I feel like I have gotten a level of trust at Albertsons.  The question remains, "Will Albertsons be a permanent career, or a temporary job"?  It remains to be seen.  I really enjoy working at Albertsons.  But then, there is the issue of me smoking.  I guess I will just have to take things one day at a time.   My brother and Dad working on the Ford Focus This gem is of the 2002 Ford Focus that my brother bought.  He paid $183 dollars for it from someone at where he works.  The car has not started in ten years.  But who knows, maybe they can get it running.  My brother David is checking the oil.  The person who he bought it from at least changed the oil on it.   Well, its almost time for work.  

 Along with re-applying to UTA I also filled out my FAFSA for 2021 and 2022.  I always forget to fil out my FAFSA.  But this year I did it because I am re-applying for school.  I intend to use the GI bill rather than student loans.  But it is on the to do list.  You can fill out the FAFSA yourself at  https://studentaid.gov/h/apply-for-aid/fafsa .  I need to order transcripts according to my checklist.  But UTA already has my transcripts.  Still, I guess I will find out whether I need to do so in the next day or two.  It is a weekend that I submitted my application.  So, I need to allow a couple of days.  It will be good to be back in school.  After working at Albertsons maybe I can tough it out a little better now.  I have a bit of a work ethic now.  I cannot wait to start.  Not sure if I will start this fall, or next spring but I am determined to finish my studies.   Scott is going to come b...

 I re-ordered my medicine through the VA.  Still waiting for one of them, and I had to order another one.  So, it is just a waiting game right now.  I hope I will get my medicine soon.  The medicine is helping.  But I want to go off of my medicine.  I am ok now.  I want to finish my service with the Navy.  I want to serve well.   Today I work only a few hours from 3:30 to 8:30.  Perhaps I will be off tomorrow.  A new schedule comes out today.  I check it online, but never see anything.  I take a picture of the schedule so I can check it on my phone.  Then I also memorize the schedule.  Don't want to miss work. I do have a picture today.   Me, enjoying a cigarette and coffee Once I get my coffee and cigarette I can write so much better.  I get slow in the morning, and this helps wake me up.  Yes, its Folgers Coffee.  I drink my coffee plain, these days.   Anyways, I am ...

 Macayla, a Front End Manager at Albertsons cut me lose early.  I was happy with it.  For one, Albertsons was not busy as it had been lately.  So, I was just standing around.  As a mid-shift Courtesy Clerk I was not sure what to do.  Well, Macayla helped me, by letting me off early.   I edicded to watch a few Youtube videos.  One, by Casey:  Casey compares the current COVID crisis and the vaccine, or the "jab", as people call it, to a Seinfeld episode.  Indeed a lot of the symbolism was present.  Along with the date December 7, 2021.  Because Casey believes that is the date that the birth of Jesus was announced to Mary.  That Apollos birthday is December 25th, or Winter Solstice.  Casey also took the imagery of the white horse of the Apocalypse and compared it to the ribbon in the Seinfeld episode.  Kramer was asked to wear a red ribbon.  It did not go well for Kramer.  As Kramer refused to wear th...

Enjoy: The issue of withdrawing from Afghanistan is personal to me.  I was in Afghanistan.  Kandahar, KAF to be exact.  At RC(S).  I watch this, and realize that this is a big setback for Afghanistan.  They want Islamic rule, with Islamic law.  The Taliban that is.  The very government we uprooted is swooping back into power.  This is a very dark situation.  We should not have gone in to begin with.  But I feel bad about leaving the Afghans to there fate.  I hope cooler heads will prevail.  For now, though it looks like the Taliban, and Al Qaeda will prevail.  There are those willing to fight back.  But they are not very strong without support from the United States.

 I hope you are doing well.  I am just sitting here in my pajamas preparing for work.  Enjoying coffee.  That is one of my "go tos", has been for years.  I got into drinking coffee on USS Kitty Hawk.  That was 2004.  I would just sip on one cup for hours, even as it cooled down.  Then, to were the canned coffees that Japan offered.  They had all kinds of flavors in cans that could be cooled or heated.  So, during the summer months most of the coffee in a can was cooled, whereas during the winter months, the coffees in a can were heated.  They were America Coffees and Georgia Coffees.  If you have ever had one, you know what I am talking about.  I think they sell George Coffees at the World Market, but I have never seen them there.  But I did check.  In fact, I am going to go get some coffee right now.  "Mhm".  That is good coffee.  I drink my coffee plain.  Although, sometimes I still go for a...

 I have a Youtube channel.  I am not exactly sure what I want to do with it.  But lately, I have been trying to attract viewers and subscribers so that I can actually do something worthwhile.  I record footage of me playing computer games.  Hoping to build a base of viewers.  Here is a link to one of my videos:  I recorded the game play because once again, I play a lot of computer games.  But I want to do more than play computer games.  I would like to make a good Youtube video.  I do not have very many videos but I am happy with my channel.  I want the theme of my blog to be about me opening up.  I think the background theme I chose is a good one for this reason.   Eventually, on my youtube channel I would like to make some money.  I think I would be good at that.  But for now, I will be content with typing in my blog.  recording my computer games.  Also, I run a pinterest that has gotten some vie...

 With this blog, I am in the process of opening up to other people.  I like to express my thoughts in writing.  I have always been a bit reclusive.  When I was growing up my friends consisted of people I knew from church and in my neighborhood.  Later in life, I came to find that I formed good connections online.  But sometimes, in real life I am not very good at making connections.  There are a few exceptions, such as Bert where I never even asked if he had a Myspace account.  But other people I met in real life, and later connected with online.  I feel like that is when the real connection formed.  I am in the process of opening up my life to other people.  Because of my childhood, a couple times I connected with people through church.  Also, some connections are from the Navy.  For some reason I connect better with people online.  I text rather than call, for instance.  I get on Facebook rather than hangout....

 Today I decided, or rather my Dad decided, for me to get a haircut.  Normally, I go to Great Clips down the street.  But there haircuts have gotten to be to expensive for me.  So, I tried on the base, at Carswell NAS JRB.  I still have my ID.  Plus, the Officer told me, even though I am a nondrilling reservist and I need to keep the grooming standards. Me, before getting a haircut As you can see, this picture from June, it being July I really needed a haircut.  I arrived at the base, and parked in the exchange parking lot.  Right as I got to the door for the barbershop, I saw this:  The barbershop had been temporarily relocated On the door was a sign telling me where the barbershop had moved to it.  Next to the sign was a map that I didn't notice earlier.  It shows the route to the barbershop, located in building 1506, which is actually the same building as the dining facility.  It took me no time at all to find the Mooreland ...