Walking Dead Takes Nashville

I’m going to start this post out talking about one of my favorite entertainers out there and also telling you guys about when I met Norman Reedus.

This event happened at the Full Moon Tattoo and Horror Convention at the Downtown Nashville Convention Center.  I had originally went to another convention at the same location and found out at a later date that Norman Reedus(Daryl Dixson from The Walking Dead and Murphy MacManus from the movie Boondock Saints) would be at the Full Moon Tattoo and Horror Convention along with other Walking Dead actors such as Madison Lintz(Sophia, The Walking Dead), Jeremy Ambler(featured zombie, The Walking Dead), and Mike Koske(zombie, The Walking Dead).  I never got a chance to make it over to talk to the other cast members of The Walking Dead, but I enjoy that show nonetheless.

Well when I met Norman Reedus I had to stand in line for about 2 hours and wait for him to come down from his room because he had drank a little bit the night before and had to deal with a hangover or at least that’s what I am going to assume.  Anyways he was a pretty chill guy and told me a few good stories and signed a poster for me and then took a picture with me.  The second time was when I went to my photo op picture with him and had a professional picture done with Norman Reedus, my brother, and I.

Sally's New Brakes

Well everyone I’m going to tell you how to change the rear brake pads on the rear end of a 1996 Mustang GT convertible.  

1. Well the first thing you have to do is call your older sister and make sure that her boyfriend is free for the weekend that you have planned to do the work an make sure he is willing to do it.  Sisters are extremely nice like that.  

2. The Second thing you have to do is pick up the needed parts.  Hopefully you got the right parts so her boyfriend won’t look at you like your stupid.  

3. The third thing you got to do is help him jack the rear end of the car up.  After jacking the car up you have to take the rear tires off.  

4. The fourth thing to do is unbolting the caliper bracket and caliper from the rotor. After this you remove the brake pads and you have to compress the caliper pistons.  Thankfully my sister's boyfriend had the funky red tool to do this. My dad and I attempted to do it last summer without the tool and it didn’t go very well. There was plenty of swears and random things thrown around.

5. You then put the new brake pads in and put the caliper on the rotor and bolt all this to the caliper mounting bracket.  After that you have to put the wheel back on, remembering to tighten every other bolt.

6. Then take the wheel off on the other side and repeat the process all over again.  Of course while you’re doing all this you get to listen to said boyfriend complaining about your junky mustang and how he can make a fox body out run the V8 GT one you’re currently working on.  Now is also the time to think of anything else that needs to be done to the car.  After all this I have to remember to suck up to my sister just in case I need anything else done.

Misadventures in Guiding

Where I Used To Live

Well I am going to tell you guys a story that happened to me in the fall of 2003.  

I was 19 years old and was up in Ontario Canada for the summer helping my grandfather out with guiding hunters, tending baits, and setting up tree stands.

I was on my way to one of the baits carrying a bait bucket and as I walked into this particular bait I was met with an odd feeling.  While I was in the middle of filling the bait barrel a momma bear and her 2 cubs came walking up a game trail to eat from the barrel and she and her cubs stopped in the woods out of the clearing and waited for me to finish what I was doing.

When I was about half done a male bear came into the opposite side of the clearing and upon seeing the male bear the female bear charged the male bear and ran him off to protect her 2 cubs and also protecting myself in the process.  After she ran the male bear off she waited patiently for me to finish what I was doing and kept a careful eye on her 2 cubs who decided they were going to start playing in the clearing maybe 30 feet from me.  I guess she did not consider me a threat to her cubs.

So after all these events I finished filling the barrel and walked out of the bait and back to the truck and explained to my grandfather what had happened and was met with a lot of shock.  I will go on to share some more of my guiding, fishing, and other outdoor experiences later on throughout the rest of my blog posts.  Well I appreciate you taking the time to read my posts if you do sit down and I hope you enjoyed it.

Prostitution is Illegal Mr. S. S.

This past weekend a group of Secret Service agents who were sent down ahead of President Obama to the city Cartegena, Columbia gave in to the “fruit of another” 

and paid for it by being sent back to 

the United States.

     

I guess you may be wondering how this is of national importance, but it can be construed as a safety violation, a chance for blackmail, and even a black mark against the professionalism of our nations Secret Service.

Obama can’t be too happy about these past events.  Our nations Secret Service agents should be more professional than this, but then again they should be able to have the actions during their off duty broadcast for the whole world to read.

This event makes you think of the start of a new action movie where the prostitutes turn out to be professional hit-women and are setting up the Secret Service agents to take the fall for the murder of President Barack Obama.

The country of Colombia is and always has been a hot bed of violence and danger for American Visitors’.  Many Americans have been kidnapped in Colombia during the past but it has been getting better there in recent years.  Just as long as the Secret Service keeps doing it's duties and protecting the future presidents from the Clear and Present Dangers they should get more leeway.

Spilled Beans

Everett D. Stetson III

Everett D. Stetson III, 60, of Portland, Maine died on August 30, 2044 after slipping and falling into a coffee grinder at the Starbucks Coffee processing plant during a guided tour that went completely wrong. Oils from the coffee beans dripped out of the bean roaster and created a slippery surface causing him to fall.

He was born August 30, 1984 in Portland, Maine to Everett and Cinthia Stetson.  Everett worked incredibly hard in order to attain his GED in 2003.   After taking two years off from his education , He went on to Middle Tennessee State University to attain his Bachelor’s Degree in Digital Media Communication.  He lived life to the fullest and never had a chance to marry.

Everett joined the Navy and attained the rank of Commander.   He  also attained multiple Navy Cross’s and was awarded the Navy Expert Rifleman Medal while in basic training.  He was awarded 3 multiple Navy Cross’s after his ship struck a coral reef off the coast of Australia due to an electrical malfunction in the ships radar system.  Stetson had to keep his crewmates safe during a tropical storm while the surviving members were adrift in the ships life raft.

Stetson retired to Portland, Maine so  he could start up his own sport fishing business.  He was also an avid hunter, fisher and outdoorsman.  He has many Boone and Crockett class awards in the record books.  Everett always had a smile on his face while he was on the water, in the woods or just being outdoors in general.

Everett is survived by his father and mother Everett and Cinthia Stetson of St. Cloud, Fla; brother Jacob Stetson of Tokyo, Japan; and sister Angelica Stetson of Tullahoma, Tenn.

Services will be held along the lake front at Crystal Lake in Gray, Maine.  Stetson’s ashes will be spread in the water near the shore.

In lieu of flowers the Stetson family requests that you make a small donation to the “Make Starbucks Safer fund.”