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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 December, 2008

Steelers Lost…. watch how you say that!

Tuesday, December 23rd, 2008

I was Christmas shopping in a department store and was checking out, being assisted by an older woman. Her appearance made me think she might be Pentecostal, I mean, she had the PHD, the glasses, the outfit etc…. not that it matters, I am just trying to set the scene. She was sharing the register [...]

Well that will bring in business…

Friday, December 19th, 2008

From the local newspaper: Dayton stimulus request includes prostitution plan Couldn’t they just put in a few McDonalds, or maybe a Starbucks? Actually the story is about ridding the city of prostitution but its hard to tell based solely on the headline.

What’s in a name? Maybe a smile….

Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008

When we were traveling last week we stopped at a Bojangles in Kentucky for a quick meal. We walked in and this young lady asked if she could help us. Reading her name tag, I said something like, ‘you sure can Gloria’ and with the words barely out of my mouth I noticed this large [...]

NKR (not quite right) v.1.0

Monday, December 1st, 2008

While I was mobilized I spent 3 weeks in Malaysia which a Navy colleague refered to as the ‘Land of NKR (not quite right)’. I actually thought it was fine but his title did inspire me start gathering my own NKR moments. Here is the first installment of things I noticed on my recent vacation [...]