I
finished up my Masters Program this past Saturday. I graduated from the
University of San Diego with a Master of Science in Global Leadership
(MSGL). It was a great program and I learned a ton. I definitely recommend
the program if you are into ethical leadership, best business practices in the
world today, and the international geopolitical environment.
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My uncle Ray died last Sunday. It was really a surprise to everyone in
the family. He died at the urgent care center. From what I heard,
he went there for chest pain and just slumped over while filling out the
paperwork. He was only 55....He spent his whole life working towards retirement
and then when he almost reached that point...death...The people he worked with
at Boeing had just completed a plaque they were going to give him next week commemorating
30 years of service there...his co-workers got the call that he had died 5
minutes after they finished putting the plaque together. His death came
after a weekend spent with family up at another uncles Cabin in
Wisconsin. He is the first of 10 children from my mom’s family to die and
he was the oldest male.
I was able to get off of work last minute to be able to attend the funeral, which
was really nice, although buying a plane ticket the day before cost me a lot of
money, but it was worth it because most of the family was able to make it in
and I got to see relatives that I had not been able to see in almost 4 years
and who I won’t see again this Holiday season b/c I am scheduled to deploy over
the holiday season. I arrived in St. Louis at 1222am on Wednesday and I
flew out on Friday at 6pm. Only 3 days there, but it was a good
time (because I got to see family and be with them, not because my uncle died, him being dead is not good). All my relatives were so happy to see me and were very happy that I was able to make it in, although they all would have understood if I couldn't have made it in and no one was expecting me to show up.
I served as a poll bearer at my uncle’s funeral. He was laid out for
everyone to see on Wednesday night and Thursday morning. We burred him
Thursday morning at Jefferson Barracks, a military cemetery where my grandma
and grandpa are buried. He was catholic so the viewing was held at a at a
Catholic funeral home. It’s sad to have him not be with us and like I
said earlier, it’s a real surprise that his is dead. Surreal kind of
because it was so unexpected, at least I know he’s in a better place, to be
absent from the body is to be present with the Lord...although I do wish he was
still with us, even though I hadn't seen him in almost 4 years...
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I think I need to pray more for my families protection...one of my aunts and
some of my cousins were almost killed in a car accident 2 weeks ago when their
van was totaled when it ran into a tree and my uncle just died this past Wednesday. My Aunt told me its by the grace of God that they were all able to walk away with only scratches.
Also, my mom's sister's husband (an uncle by marriage)...his mom died in this past week
too so that particular family had to attend 2 funerals this week...not fun...
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I am staying up all night tonight so that I can sleep all day tomorrow to kick
myself into a night shift routine so I can work nights for the next few days...I will probably play some video games (now that I finished up the masters program, I can let myself play video games a little bit more, although there isn't a real strong desire to)...perhaps I will do some reading. I also want to do some organizing and cleaning...
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I am moving away from Las Vegas in the next few months to New Mexico before I deploy. I am looking forward to the move because I enjoy moving every few years, but I will miss the friends I have made here in Vegas. Alas, like the friends I have made in other areas of the country, I will probably not talk to them but a couple times a year if that...but its good to have friends and know people because then you have people to visit and people who can visit you
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I have always been into tech. This is an interesting article if you are
too:
Super-Cooled
Quantum Computing Is Coming : D-Wave’s Orion: The First Commercial Quantum
Computer?
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/super-cooled-quantum-computing,1976.html
....break.... God is very faithful and I love him very much and am very grateful to him for everything in my life. He takes care of me and protects me and blesses me so very much...Glory be to him forever and ever!!!
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