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Mikeward v8.0 is the personal website for Mike Ward, the former east coast, now midwest, computer geek/naval officer. It is a place for me to document my random thoughts, ideas, travel tips, sea stories etc... a place for pics of the places I've been and the things I have seen... pretty much what makes me happy. Feel free to read and share...


Archive for March, 2008

Happy SPD!

Monday, March 17th, 2008

It is my custom to fly the flag of Ireland and the Green and Red of Mayo (the county of my Mum’s birth) today but since moving into the new house, I have not had the chance to put up any type of flag flying device. This year I will just have to fly them [...]

1 week, 6 days, 17 hours, and 17 minutes

Wednesday, March 12th, 2008

In case you were wondering, that is the amount of time it takes to accumulate 5000 SPAM email messages in your spam folder.
Well, thats how long it took me. Would love to hear how long it takes somebody else.

A great email in broken English….

Sunday, March 9th, 2008

If any of you have gone through the public photos on my site, you may have stumbled across the pictures of the World’s Best Chicken, a little roasted chicken place in Castelvolturno, Italy (near Naples).
Well today, I got an email from Giuseppe (Peppe) who owns the restaurant that had just a few words in broken [...]

Only the French…

Friday, March 7th, 2008

I don’t write this stuff. I found this one on Reuters.
Cemetery full, mayor tells locals not to die
“BORDEAUX, France (Reuters) – The mayor of a village in southwest France has threatened residents with severe punishment if they die, because there is no room left in the overcrowded cemetery to bury them.
It added: “Offenders will be [...]

I am 3 Degrees of Kevin Bacon!

Tuesday, March 4th, 2008

It goes like this:
Brian Cesak was in Fandango (1985) with Kevin Costner; Kevin Costner was in JFK (1991) with Kevin Bacon; therefore Brian Cesak has a Bacon number of 2.
Brian Cesak, after his moment in the Hollywood sun joined the Navy. I was mobilized with Brian to Seventh Fleet onboard the USS Blue Ridge in [...]