It was five years ago this hour (when the blog is set to post) that my father, Oliver Joseph Courtemanche, Jr., passed away. Dad had been sick for a number of years with emphysema, and was actually in the … Continue reading
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How about a punk-girl-Japanese-band doing Carpenters songs? I thought so. Have a great Sunday. (by the way, the album this comes from is one of my favorites, “If I were a Carpenter.” I only listen to it about 20 times … Continue reading
It was one of those dreams that none of us really enjoys: full of remorse and questions about a course of action that is lost to history and can’t be changed. I dreamed of my last days in the United … Continue reading
My wife and I just finished watching Inside Combat Rescue‘s season finale. I can honestly say that I’ve rarely watched anything remotely as disturbing, wonderful, awe-inspiring, touching, beautiful, frightening, and courageous as this series. The series tells the story of … Continue reading
My friend Tracy keeps me supplied with cool stuff. She sent me this video today. I have to caution you, the website mentioned on the video http://www.gggdirect.org is a total train wreck of a website and I can’t tell you … Continue reading
