The Wedding

I know everyone wants answers....BUT I really have none still. Dates for the wedding are still pending, and I'm sorry to keep everyone waiting but its going to be a crazy ride.

In other news: the Commissioning is still 16MAY and everyone is still invited to that! Dress is 'business casual' or slacks/button up and the like. Nothing too formal, and there's no actual dress code, but that's what I'd wear (essentially, it's a graduation.)

If you need more details, let me know and I'll answer anything I can! We have a few beds at my house that people are welcome to, and I'll happily give up my bed also.

Love you All
Earl

Write me!

So, as you all know, I leave tomorrow to get locked down for 34 days... I can already tell you that i will be STARVING for contact, letters, newspaper clippings, anything at all to get my mind of the drudgery of 'Warrior Forge.' so please write me!!!!

Earl Semadeni
ROTC Warrior Forge
10th Regiment, Bravo Company, 4th Platoon
Box 339543
Fort Lewis, WA 98433-9543

P.S. Baked goods, jerkey, and other such things count as contact with or without notes. Just snd enough for 12-40 people :-D


Love you all, back August 7!

-e (little E)

Christmas Names.

I like to make things complicated. And you all have to follow my thought process, I'm the baby after all, and you HAVE to love me. SO:

To determind Christmas Names, I used Excel.

First, I listed everone's names, and using the RANDBETWEEN (which returns a random number from a specified range; in this case 1-8) Gave everyone a number.

Since there are double 3's, and we have a 4 but no 5, Jaqueline becomes 5. Also, because she is his better half, Sarah retains rights to 6, bumping Michael to 8.

Then, taking each person, 1-8 (in numerical order) and using the RADNBETWEEN function again (discarding duplicates,) we return a value (1-8) for each person, i.e. the gift-ee.

SO:
Roger - Earl
Earl - Susan
Susan - Michael
Josh - Elena
Jacqueline - Roger
Sarah - Josh
Elena - Sarah
Michael - Jacqueline

Note: I had taken a bunch of really cool screen shots of me doing all this, but have decided I'm too lazy to publish them on here...

He speaks

Ok everyone, i will know around the end of febuary what my summer schedule will be...stay tuned.

remember, this plan is build around the idea that its better to eat less per meal and more meals.
it's also tailored for our training so it might be a bit protein heavy...but that will do nothing but good (as long as you keep on training!!!)

Ranger Challenge Meals

BREAKFAST

1) 1 ½ Cup Oatmeal, Made with 1 cup skim milk, ½ cup cranberries or raisins, 1 cup of light orange juice to drink
2) 2 Bagels with reduced fat Peanut Butter, 1 piece of fruit, 1 glass skim milk, one cup light orange juice
3) 3 Egg omelet (Cheese or Veggie), 2 slices whole grain toast, 1 glass skim milk, one cup light orange juice
4) Large bowl of whole grain cereal with fresh fruit and skim milk, 1 cup light orange juice
5) 4 oat-bran(or whole grained) frozen waffles, 2tbsp pure maple syrup, 2 eggs( or substitute 1 cup of low fat cottage cheese), one large glass of skim milk, 1 cup light orange juice
6) one large glass of fruit smoothie with protein powder
7) Lean Ham, English Muffin, 2 Scrambled Egg Whites, one cup of light orange juice
8) One baked potato, 4 eggs, 1 cup of light orange juice
9) One slice of whole grain bread, ½ serving sliced strawberries, 1 cup of light cottage cheese
10) Fat Burn Meal
3/4 cup scrambled Eggs
1 piece multi-grain toast with 1
teaspoon natural peanut butter
1 small apple
1 small banana

MIDMORNING SNACK

1) 2 Apples with reduced fat peanut butter
2) Fruit smoothie with protein powder
3) 2 cups of fresh vegetables (preferably carrots or broccoli)
4) 1 ½ cups non fat Yogurt with Fruit
5) 1 ½ cups of low fat cottage cheese
6) Banana and reduced fat Peanut butter sandwich with whole grain bread
7) 1 cup cooked oatmeal with 1 cup skim milk, 1 scoop whey protein

LUNCH

1) Turkey Sandwich, Whole-Grain or any 9-12 grain bread, one piece of fruit
2) Chicken Sandwich, whole grained or any 9-12 grained bread, piece of fruit
3) Salad with chicken or Salmon
4) Pasta Salad, Whole Grained, be sure to drink 1 cup of skim milk because this meal is not high in protein
5) 2 cups of homemade egg salad on 2 whole wheat pitas, one banana
6) Tuna and cheese sandwich, whole grain or any 9-12 grain bread, 4 oz. tuna, 2 oz. cheddar cheese, lettuce, tomato
7) Ham Sandwich, Whole Grain or any 9-12 grain bread, one piece of fruit
8) Chicken Sandwich, Baked or grilled and not fried, whole grain or any 9-12 grain bread, one piece of fruit

9) Fat Burn Meal
2 ounces of fresh deli cut
turkey breast
1 tablespoon regular mayonnaise
2 slices of multi-grain bread
1 cup fresh baby carrots
1/2 cup low-fat cottage cheese

AFTERNOON SNACK

1) Salad with Meat
2) Smoothie with Protein
3) Salad with unlimited amounts of your favorite raw veggies
4) 1 ½ cups plain, non fat yogurt, 1 cup cottage cheese, 1 cup blackberries
5)1 package tofu pudding with 1 ½ cups of cold water, and one package low fat pudding, blend

DINNER

1) Main Entrees:
Chicken Breast (Either baked or Grilled)
Salmon
Turkey
Lean Pork
Cod
Tuna
Note: Only Baked or Grilled Meats. No Fried!
Acceptable Side Items:
Sweet Potato, Yams
Brown Rice, Fried Rice
Steamed or Raw Vegetables
Any Other Complex Carbohydrate

1) Fat Burn Meal
1 medium roasted, skinless
chicken breast
1 cup lentil soup
2 celery sticks with non-fat
cream cheese

AFTER-DINNER SNACK

2) Fruit with Reduced fat Peanut Butter
3) Large Glass of Skim Milk
4) Smoothie with protein
5) Low Fat pudding with scoop of whey protein

Everyone note: the preamble to the preceding post is the reason I rarely vocalize....its usually incoherent or not pretty :-D have a good day!

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Can I tell everyone how sick I am of lists, listserves, memos, templates, chains of command, phone databases, databases in general, notes, schedules, business plans, plans in general, parking garage days, 5 mile runs, and really anything that requires thinking (ok, so scratch the last two.... if you don't know what I mean by parking garage days I’ll gladly expound...)! But here goes anyway :-D (I’m a diligent solider, always ready to dutifully do my duties as duty requires...HA I said DUTY THREE TIMES IN ONE SENTENCE!!)


The List:
Top O'the list:
Band Of Brothers on DVD
The Red Hot Chili Peppers: Stadium Arcadium
Gift certificates for music...anywhere is cool if they have a website*...
if you'd rather just send money i know of a website that sells really REALLY cheap CDs person to person...check it our (www.half.com) it's an ebay affiliate.
fm transmitter for my iPod
other toys for my Ipod
Toys for my iMac

movies:
pulp fiction
last samuari
the saint
13th warrior
serenity
nash bridges all/any season on dvd

Music:
(Note: some of these are not complete cds, just songs. I don't mind if the entire CD is attached to the song. It's really OK with me.)

van helsing soundtrack
styx blue : collar man (song)
ramjam (band)
american graffiti soundtrack
buju banton (Artist)
eek-a-mouse (Artist)
black uru (Artist)
slave soundtrack
peter tosh (Artist)
dj dan (Artist)
ron-d-core (Artist)
dj irene (Artist)
dj rectangle (Artist)
dj shadow (Artist)
Van Halen
chili peppers : uplift mofo (cd)
marshall tucker : can't you see (song)
the police (Artist)
yes (Artist)
alabama
Mitch hedberg (comedian)
madonna: confessions on a dancefloor (cd)

Books:
Anne Kolter: Godless
Vietnam: the necessary war : michael lind
isreal: a history : martin gilbert
the case for isreal : alan dershowitz
standing with isreal : david brog
a history of the jews : paul johnson
myths and facts : mitchell bard
why I am a reagan conservative
Bush v the beltway : laurle mylrole

bones of contention
flags of our fathers
world without cancer
after the flood
the worlds most famous court trial
ride to glory
icons of evolution
hydroplate theory
the nature of the judicial process: benjamin cardosa

cs freidman (have the coldfire trilogy)
stephen r donaldson
ra salvatore (ask what i have or no)
terry brooks (Ask i f i have it alread)
terry goodkind: Phanton

Just Kidding:
A suzuki SV650
An Honda CBR 650
a Sig SP2022 (SW.40)
a Sig 1911 Revolution Nitron (.45)





More to Come*

*NOTE: this is not just a gimme gimme list, this is a list of stuff I've been meaning to get myself (if i ever have money) that I've been building on my phone for forever... :-D