The Navy SEALs

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

"We are reminded that we are fortunate to have Americans who dedicate their lives to protecting ours," President Obama said today. "We may not always know their names, we may not always know their stories, but they are there every day on the front lines of freedom and we are truly blessed." 

There is nothing like a man in uniform. What’s even sexier is a man who is brave, courageous and mentally capable of performing such dangerous missions. Man we don’t give these men the real props they deserve. What sets these men apart from other men or other men in the military is most men couldn’t do this. Let’s keep it 100; most men couldn’t do this. I started thinking are these special elite forces men married; if so who could tolerate being married to one of these men? Personally I would age before my years in worry. I would be the type of wife hiding in the back of hummers and shit with my black face paint on in my camouflage gear and timberland boots ready to kick some ass. My motto would “baby if you going I’m going”. See he would have to divorce me because he would get tired of having to call a code PWA (psycho wife alert) every time he was about to go on a secret mission. I couldn’t handle it, kudos to the wives that do if there are any. I bet these men are not married? Since we rarely or never learn the identity of these men I guess we will never know that either. Anywho, wanted to give a BIG SHOUT OUT to our Navy Seals for all their secret missions known and unknown and their fearless dedication to our country. This country has many issues but it is the best country in the world.

Angie


http://abcnews.go.com/US/osama-bin-laden-dead-navy-seal-team-responsible/story?id=13509739&page=2


U.S. Navy Sea, Air and Land Teams, commonly known as SEAL Teams, are the best of the best. Their creed is to be "a special breed of warrior ready to answer our nation's call."


SEAL Team Six, the "Naval Special Warfare Development Group," was the main force involved in Sunday's firefight.


The daring operation began when two U.S. helicopters flew in low from Afghanistan and swept into the compound where Osama bin Laden was thought to be hiding late Sunday night Pakistan time, or Sunday afternoon Washington time. Thirty to 40 U.S. Navy SEALs disembarked from the helicopters as soon as they were in position and stormed the compound


These men have done all of this in anonymity. It is standard procedure never to identify members of Team Six.


"A lot of those missions -- a majority of those missions -- are ones that the public will never know about... and that's a good thing," Smith said.


Navy SEALs toil in the dark of night, tasked with the most daring, dangerous and important missions. To become a SEAL, those men completed some of the most brutal training regimens ever devised, designed to push the boundaries of even the most able service members. Only one third of recruits eventually become SEALs.


"You have to be able to endure a lot of physical pain and sometimes emotional pain, and you just have to dig deep. It's an elite organization and so it can't be for everybody," said Paul Tharp, master chief of the Naval Special Warfare Preparatory School and a SEAL for 24 years.


"What sets SEALs apart is our diversity in terms of the environments in which we operate," said Smith, also a SEAL for 24 years. "We operate at 10,000 feet in the Hindu Kush Mountains. We operate in desert regions in Iraq and elsewhere. We operate in jungles throughout the world."


As of 2009, there were 2,500 active duty SEALs. With the expanding war on terror and missions in 30 countries, the Navy needs more, but finding young men who can meet the SEALs' standards is a challenge.


"We are not looking for cocky kids," said Senior Chief Hans Garcia, a SEAL recruiter. "The perfect person would be a candidate who is remarkably physically fit, but is pretty humble, an analytical thinker, a problem solver -- someone who is very value-oriented, patriotic, puts service above self."


ABC News' BRIAN ROSS (@brianross) , JAKE TAPPER (@jaketapper) , RICHARD ESPOSITO, ALICE MAGGIN and NICK SCHIFRIN (@nickschifrin) contributed to this report.

Originally posted by Ms. Angela's Stuff at 11:32 AM

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Better with Age

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Is it me or doesn’t it seem like the older you get the more your able to let go. It seems like when I get upset, disappointed, down or hurt about something I don’t hold onto it very long. The next day I’m back to being positive and feeling like whatever! What is that called? Is it that self defense mechanism called Denial? Is it strength generated through years of getting to know and love yourself and building confidence in your worth or purpose on earth? Is it that I’ve become wiser understanding some things never change; other things are constantly changing and you either Adapt, Evolve or get the Fuck out the way. It’s life! Nothing or know one should make you break down so low that you forget your God giving right to Live, to Feel, to Absorb and to Grow. Nothing is that bad. So yeah, I think I’m just getting wiser and stronger. It feels good to be able to bounce back from anything and still feel good about myself and people.

Originally posted by Ms. Angela's Stuff at 12:53 PM

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My 4 Year Old

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

My 4 year old is a technical genius. This boy since the age of 2 (no exaggeration) has been able to operate a computer, go on the internet, watch youtube videos, listen to music, etc. Now he knows how to operate a laptop without a mouse I might add while it sits on his lap. He is really into playing internet games and told his Mom the other day to wait his game was downloading! Don't give him a cell phone or blackberry he knows how to take pics, play your music and everything. Kids these days come out as adults, just freaky. I don't know if this boy will be a technical genius or a Kung Fu master. He is exceptionally athletic and knows how to do all those complicated martial arts flips and jumps. The only thing that worries me about him is he still believes superhero's are real but I guess at the age of 4 that is be expected. He told me one day that if a bad man came in the house he wouldn't hide like we try to teach him but he would fight him cause he got super powers. He argued me up and down and tried to get me to feel the wolverine nails that was inside his fingertips. That boy is something else.

Originally posted by Ms. Angela's Stuff at 11:41 AM

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Is There a Flat Butt Anonymous?

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

I’ve been doing really good going to the gym. I haven’t giving it up and actually it’s rather addictive. Brian the sales/trainer man I met when I first went to the gym is the only person in this world that knows all of my body measurements. He weighed me, measured my thighs, calves, arms, hips, waist, chest, shoulders, neck, arm length, tested my BMI and all that good stuff. Sometimes when I go in to the gym Brian is busy so I work out on my own, besides I don’t pay to get training everyday so I try not to bother them too much. However, some days when I see Brian has a moment I will ask him to run me through a program. The first thing he always ask is did I work my gluts. I would say no (at first to be honest I didn’t even know what gluts were) and he would take me to a machine and have me do some reps on that. Then one day it dawned on me; Brian must think I have a FLAT ASS.  Because that’s the first thing he asks all the time; “did you work your gluts”? I should have been offended but Brian is too beautiful to be mad at for more than a second. Besides; all I could do was laugh thinking about my sister Toni and all the comments she would make. But hey, I’m working my gluts and I think I see progress.  So Toni, stop laughing.

Originally posted by Ms. Angela's Stuff at 11:26 AM

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Fake Work Associates Part II

Wednesday, May 19, 2010

I work with a person who can not stand her boss. I mean she really detest her boss. But you would never know it. She hides her dislike of her boss like an academy award actress. I try to be there for her and listen to her gripes, complaints and criticism. But it’s tiring me out now because as much as she complains about her boss she does so with no change. I always advise her to either suck it up because she needs the job or do something about it. Most of the time I try to get her to speak up to her boss and defend herself in a professional and intelligent way. But she never takes my advice all she does is constantly complain and complain.  I have come to the conclusion she is either a very weak individual who can not stand up for herself or her boss is not the evil bitch she portrays.

My co-worker also has a girlfriend across the hall in another department. For the longest I had to hear her complaining about this person. Then finally, they had a fallen out. Then she started revealing all the girl secrets. Then as high school as it sounds they made up a couple of months later because my co-worker reached out to her first via Facebook. Then it was back to more griping about her. Though I must admit lately not as much.  I guess they have really healed all those wounds or she is just wising up about running her mouth so much. 

I have come to the conclusion if this person can so easily treat her boss that she detests like she is the best boss ever and smile and hang out with the girl across the hall that gets on her last nerve; how does she really feel about me? How can you completely trust someone like that? When you see how fake they are to others they profess not to like or hate?

Well the answer is you can’t. That’s why I always have my guard up with her. Plus sometimes she goes through phases like she has a problem with me. I know I have done nothing to offend her so all I do is keep to myself and wait for her to warm up to me again. Because of this wishy-washy attitude and my observation of her fake treatment towards others I remain pleasant when she is speaking to me and continue to be a confidant but I never allow myself to trust her fully. All I can do is what I’ve been doing remain professional, friendly and nice no matter what. At the end of the day I leave work behind me anyway. I happen to appreciate and respect my boss fully but I leave him and everyone else I work with at the office, including her. Besides how she conducts herself doesn’t mean I have to conduct myself in the same manner.  Life is too short to be worrying about fake work associates!

I feel better for sharing!.

Originally posted by Ms. Angela's Stuff at 11:55 PM

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To Be, or Not to Be, "Gay" That Is The Question

Monday, April 19, 2010

“To be, or not to be, that is the question” is one of Shakespeare most famous quotations from the play Hamlet. The soliloquy spoken in the play by Prince Hamlet is complex with various interpretations and one of the most studied literary works ever. To be gay or not to be gay is just as complex. What makes a person gay? Are you born gay or become gay through trauma, environment or choice?

I find it difficult to believe people are born gay. God is not capable of sin or enticing sin the bible teaches us. So why would he create someone born with a sin that could damn them to eternal hell? Personally, I believe people either become gay due to abuse or choice. Many will argue why would someone choice to be gay knowing all the drama they have to go through. I honestly can not explain the mental state or dysfunction of others. I think that choice to be gay is an individual choice and only that person knows in their heart why they have become that way. Many want to believe they are born gay because it gives them an excuse to rationalize and not change. Honestly, I am extremely grossed out at the thought of two grown ass men sweating, touching, kissing and sexing each other. It’s BUTT ASS nasty (literally). But hey, there choice is between them and God. Ultimately only God has final authority over someone eternal life or damnation so I may be deeply perplexed by the lifestyle and will never agree with it, but oh well.

My issue is with people, in particular men who are on the down low. But I will get to them last. Women that are gay or claim they are bisexual I just don’t get it. I MEAN I REALLY DO NOT GET IT! Excuse my French but I like D*** way too much. Keeping it 100, fingers and tongue can almost pass as substitutes but nothing takes the place of a D*** and not a fake plastic one. Strap-on’s won’t work for me. Women who are real women know exactly what I am talking about. I just love men. I love their smell, even when they smell musty (I mean a little musty not full blown WTF musty). I love his strength, his arms, back and legs; I just LOVE MEN. A woman can’t do ish for me. I see so many lesbian couples in Atlanta. Boy do they start young it’s not uncommon to see many girls in middle and high schools that are openly gay. Girls tend to come out earlier then boys and they are not ashamed in any way shape or form. But at least they come out and can be honest with their sexuality and choices.

For those men who are hiding behind a supposed or pretend girlfriend but you F*** men on the side. Please do women and the world a favor stop FOOLING YOURSELF! Men: if you like to F*** men up the butt or have your butt pounded you are GAY. You don’t want to accept it, that’s why you do women on the side, showcase girls to family and friends and even marry one but you’re GAY. I’m starting to become paranoid of these guys who claim they are metrosexual. Is metrosexual the new code word for on the down low? I’m leery of men who are always with the same guy friend who they call “my boy” or “partner”. Maybe I am too paranoid but these down low men are being discovered more and more and it’s actually very scary. They are putting men and women at a higher risk of HIV/Aids. Granted heterosexuals are HIV positive as well but men who F*** each other up the butt are more prone to catching HIV just because of the physical aspects of anal sex. Some of these men will selfishly have unprotected sex with the pretend girlfriends knowing what they are doing but don’t care. STOP THE MADNESS! If you must be in denial about being GAY at least use condoms. Better yet, why not pick one and stick with it; you’re gay or not gay; to be or not to be, that is the question?

Originally published Apr 19, 2010

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Predestination vs. Free Will

Do you believe that everything that happens to you was meant to be or already predestined? Beliefs in predestination are generally referred to as Calvinism or Reformed Theology. What is predestination: Predestination is a doctrine which teaches that God predetermined who would go to heaven and hell. It basically teaches that you were born without choices. All the events or actions you made from birth to death were already orchestrated by God. That also means all your sins were really not your fault but God’s will. Furthermore, it states man is not held accountable for his sin and God has already chosen which people will be saved and which will be damned.

Do you believe that where you are right now in your life is a consequence of your own choices possibly altered through prayer, God steering you in the right direction or altering your life when you call on him to do so. If you believe that then you believe in “Free Will”. What is Free Will: Free will teaches that when presented with the facts of God’s plan for salvation that every individual person has a choice to make, to either accept or reject God’s gift of salvation. It basically teaches that you were born with the gift of making your own choices. That also means you are accountable for all your sins.

I’m a believer in Free Will. In the beginning God created man and “God saw all that he had made, and it was very good”. Genesis 1:31. God’s PREDETERMINED PLAN was to create man in his own image with a free will to fellowship with him. Adam CHOSE to bite the forbidden fruit which bought sin into the world. God did not cause Adam to disobey Him; otherwise man wouldn’t have been created in God’s image. God is not capable of enticing us to sin nor would he want to. That would defeat the whole purpose of his creation. The Bible tells us that God hates sin and that sin can’t enter heaven. Solomon wrote: “This only have I found: God made mankind upright, but men have gone in search of many schemes”. Ecclesiastes 7:29

Stated even better, Josh McDowell had the following to say about creation, evil, and God’s love for us:
“The Scriptures make it plain that God did not create the world in the state in which it is now, but evil came as a result of the selfishness of man. The Bible says that God is a God of love and He desired to create a person and eventually a race that would love Him. But genuine love cannot exist unless freely given -- through free choice God allows us to accept His love or to reject it.

This choice made the possibility of evil a reality. When Adam and Eve disobeyed God, they did not choose something God created, but, by their choice, they brought evil into the world. God is neither evil nor did He create evil. Man brought evil upon himself by selfishly choosing his own way apart from God’s way”.

A consequence of having free will means bad things will happen as a result of living in a fallen world. In times of war, death, natural disasters, accidents, illnesses, loss of job or income and other calamities many flippantly use the expression “Everything happens for a reason” or “it’s God’s Will”. This is a convenient attempt to say man is not accountable for sin or destruction but God is. Yes, God allowed sin to enter the world due to Adam’s disobedience but he is not the creator or enticer of sin. “When tempted, no one should say, “God is tempting me.” For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does he tempt anyone; but each one is tempted when, by his own evil desire, he is dragged away and enticed.” James 1:12-14

Every person born into this world is the creator of his or her own destiny. Some have argued a statement such as that means God has no control or I am taking away God sovereignty or authority to rule over our lives. I argue, God can only rule over our lives if we CHOOSE so, even when we choose so we often fall or continue to sin. Yes, God is omniscient (he knows all) but just because he knows the choices we will make doesn’t mean he created those situations that make us have to choose. God is here for numerous reasons; one is to keep us on the path of righteousness. As the Bible states "Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting." Galatians 6:7-8. One element of the doctrine of Karma closely resembles the biblical passages of you reap what you sow. I describe the element as: "every act we commit, no matter how big, small, insignificant or significant creates a good or bad consequence. Those consequences create other good or bad acts and more consequences. Those good or bad consequences have led you to where you are today; it will determine where you will be tomorrow". You’re in the driver seat steering the path of your own destiny. Drive with caution! Be gentle with one another; try with all your might to avoid sin, listen to God daily, pray often and seek God in everything and EVERYONE you come in contact with. Be Blessed and stay humble!

Originally posted by Ms. Angela's Stuff at 6:17 PM

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