After 10 years of faithful service, the Rodeo was donated to YUGO Ministries on February 6, 2009. The memories of this beloved SUV will be cherished forever.
I regret to
inform you that I will be resigning from my position with Artech Information
Systems. My last day will be Friday,
September 26, 2008.
Thank you
for the opportunities allowed me during my time here. I have gained tremendous professional and
personal growth through my assignment at Hewlett Packard.
Please let
me know how I can help make this transition as smooth as possible. Thank you.
On my way home tonight, I was driving west along a dark stretch of Sorrento Valley Blvd. I saw in the distance on the other side of the road, a faint silhouette of what appeared to be a car stopped in the middle of the road, facing the wrong direction. As I got closer, it turned out to be an SUV that got in an accident. No one was around so I immediately pulled over, grabbed my trusty Surefire C2 Centurion and dialed 911 as I ran over to the scene of the accident. Being the first one on the scene, I checked the vehicle for anyone hurt and communicated my 20 to the police dispatcher. Nearby, I saw a man walking towards the vehicle. I asked if he was the driver, to which he confirmed. I asked if he was hurt and if there was anyone else in the vehicle. He said he was fine and that no one else was with him. He went on to explain that he fell asleep at the wheel.
Realizing that this accident posed danger to other oncoming cars, I ran back to my car to grab the flares that I've had in my trunk for the last 5 or so years. Meanwhile trying to recall the training I received as a CSO in setting flare patterns for accidents and directing traffic...
I never got to utilize my flare pattern training in a real life situation during my 3 year CSO career. My time had finally come. I grabbed a handful of flares and ran about 30 yards up the street. As I struck the first flare, I had visions flashing through my mind of Stanley Goodspeed lighting the green flares to signal neutralization of the threat in The Rock. The first flare did not work out so well, as it took me a few tries to light. But with each subsequent flare, I struck with increased confidence, efficiency and emotion. Shortly after I finished setting the flare pattern, the SDPD arrived on scene followed by an ambulance and fire truck a couple minutes later. I stuck around for a bit to make sure they didn't need anything from me, then decided that my CSO duties had been accomplished and it was time to roll out. Before doing so, I snuck my camera to the scene and took a couple shots without flash (hence the blurriness)...
Even if this picture weren't blurry, you probably wouldn't be able to
make out much of the car anyways. It pretty much became one with the
tree.
Here is my handiwork, I'll have to work on setting them in a straight line next time haha
All in all, things turned out "well". No one got hurt, I got to relive my CSO days for a brief, but fulfilling moment and it potentially prevented an even worse accident.
I guess I've been dormant on Xanga for so long that I didn't even realize Anonymous Commenting was a new feature on Xanga! Well, I received my first Anonymous Comment on my previous Xanga post the other day. It reads:
That
is extremely cruel, offensive, and just plain disgusting. I can't
believe you or anybody else on this post found this amusing in the
least bit. Animal cruelty is always wrong. A rat is just as much a
living breathing animal as your pet cat or dog. You wouldn't think of
doing that to them, would you? "A righteous man cares for the needs of his animal, But the kindest acts of the wicked are cruel" Proverb 12:10
I understand if the post was offensive and I would apologize if I knew who left the comment. For the sake of keeping the peace, I've decided to take the post down. But for now, here is a verse I found interesting:
"Of the animals that move about on the ground, these are unclean for you: the weasel, the rat, any kind of great lizard..." Leviticus 11:29
