About Me

Warning, when I get on here its usually 3am, and I ramble. A lot. Anyways, its great to finally see so many people on here that Ive known so many years, some of you since Kindergarden at St. Johns! For those that havent seen me in a while, a lot has changed.
After leaving my small northern Indiana hometown, I got two degrees...and now I work on cars. Go figure. Anyways, I enjoy the many things Ive been blessed to see and do, and I always try to apply it to each day. Learn, love, and move forward for the better...no matter what. The people around me have made all the difference, especially my beautiful wife Tammy whom I adore. We met in May of 2000, and were finally married on Oct 1, 2005. The first three years 'together' we lived between 60 and 200 miles apart, and only had time on weekends to see each other (college blows). Things were just ment to be, and we finally have lives that let us enjoy each other every day..
Everyone I love makes life worth while, even on the worst of days. Especially my wife.
"You've got a huge heart, and it's in the right place, but until i truly fell into my deepest and darkest place, i wasn't able to even begin getting better" - Krystle
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My great-uncle Dale's story on HBO's Band of Brothers
The little of his story I know Ive tried to share. I encourage each of you to reseach or record the tales of anyone in your families past that may have lived through such a story. Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it.
The next 101st Airborne event, Toccoa GA in October!!
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My Interests

Anything that has to do with cars. I understand everyones passion goes different routes in this feild, so do what you love. Import tunning, classic restoration, racing, lowriders, off roading.... just do it!
An engine is the most beautiful peice of machinery in the world. Each one has a soul, an attitude, and problems...just like people.

I'd like to meet:

Anyone that served in the 101st Airborne Division durring the Normandy landings.

Movies:

Batman Begins - The Dark Knight Trailer 2

Posted Jan 17, 2008

Trailer 2 for Batman Begins - The Dark Knight

Letters from Iwo Jima
"Flags of our Fathers"
Saving Private Ryan,
Band of Brothers (HBO Mini-series),
Batman Begins,

FlyBoys
Forrest Gump,
Gladiator,
Miracle,
Pirates of the Caribbean,
Crash,
Gone in 60 Seconds,
Contact,
Twister,
The Postman,
Mystery - Alaska,
Shindlers List,
Troy,
Man on Fire,
Hoosiers,
5th Element,
Training Day,
The Matrix,
City of Angels,
Jarhead,
Batman Forever,
Dumb and Dumber,
40 Year Old Virgin,
Bruce Almighty,
Nothing to Loose

Ronin

Bullitt

Books:

Hunt for Red October,
The Mysterious Island,
Rendezvous with Destiny: 101st Airborne

Heroes:

Dale H. Atwood (KIA 6-6-44) A man who wanted to see the world, live life, and do what was right. For that, he gave his life at 22 years of age, being killed after landing with with his brothers in 101st Airborne Divison in Normandy. Able Company, 506th PIR

My Blog

The Longest Day, 64 years later

Tonight, June 5th, 2008, 11pm EST. This afternoon, I relized that tomorrow is D-Day, 64 years later. At this very moment, 8 times zones away, 64 years ago, 25,000 American, British, and Canadian men w...
Posted by Brian on Thu, 05 Jun 2008 05:21:00 PST

Update!

Sorry to those who are waiting on a new mailing address. We have yet to buy a house (since ours has not sold in Louisville) up here, but we've found the one we want! As soon as our old hou...
Posted by Brian on Mon, 03 Mar 2008 06:32:00 PST

My kitty went to heaven

Mom told me today that she had my cat put down, she was 18 1/2 years old. Not many of you knew Gabe, but I got her when I was 8, and she was always the most lovable cat towards everyone. She li...
Posted by Brian on Fri, 27 Jul 2007 01:59:00 PST

Dont ask stupid questions

some things are just to long to explain, even if the truth is funnier and more understandable than anything you can think up in your twisted little minds. that is all.
Posted by Brian on Wed, 23 May 2007 10:25:00 PST

Im a god damn f'**k'n hick, you bastards!

I swore i'd go crazy if I was forced to listen to country music all night at work more than once a month. Well, its been 3 times in two weeks, and it burning a whole in my skull!! If I yel...
Posted by Brian on Wed, 23 May 2007 12:56:00 PST

a mentor passes on

I rarely get actual emails anymore, mostly just spam and forwards. But I couldnt quite put my mind around one titled "Passing of Mike Mundy" from the head of the Industrial Arts department of Vi...
Posted by Brian on Wed, 07 Feb 2007 02:13:00 PST

I have been Inked!!

Yes, today I got my first tattoo! Its a cross in memory of my great-uncle Dale, who was killed in Normandy on D-day as part of the famed 101st Airborne Division durring World War II, and is...
Posted by Brian on Sat, 10 Jun 2006 02:06:00 PST

death, as in life...

My mom called me last night. Its funny how that since Ive left home eight years ago, she only calls to tell me someone has died. Shes had to call way to many times.And she always start...
Posted by Brian on Thu, 08 Jun 2006 07:30:00 PST

the tattoo comith!

Now that im actually using the excess money that i earn on myself instead of just throwing it away into a black hole, im finally getting the tattoo that ive wanted for more than 3 years now. ...
Posted by Brian on Tue, 18 Apr 2006 08:01:00 PST

the greatest heartbreak

There is no way anyone can ever predict the future. Isnt it suppost to be the harder we try and make the world better, the better it will be?? How is it that people can use that, use you, ...
Posted by Brian on Tue, 14 Mar 2006 07:44:00 PST