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		<title>On Sheep, Wolves and Sheepdogs</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The following is used by permission from Lt. Col. Dave Grossman.
On Sheep, Wolves and Sheepdogs
(From the book, On Combat, by Lt. Col. Dave Grossman)
Honor never grows old, and honor rejoices the heart of age. It does so because honor is, finally, about defending those noble and worthy things that deserve defending, even if it comes [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thegamblefamily.net/wp/?p=161</link>
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		<title>Rescuing Snow Globe Santa</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The story of Snow Globe Santa began in December 1975.  My wife and I had been married about a year.  I was in the U.S. Navy and in the process of begin transferred from Great Lakes, IL to Patuxent River, MD.  My salary was a meager $200 twice a month (after taxes).  The Navy allowance for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thegamblefamily.net/wp/?p=160</link>
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		<title>Thought(s) for Today</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My nephew sent me an email that contained the quotes that are included later in this post.  After reading the quotes, I got to thinking, and that usually causes me to reflect on our nation, its people, and its history.  In a day and age where people feel that the world, the government, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thegamblefamily.net/wp/?p=159</link>
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		<title>East Tennessee Twisty Flu</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ I called in sick today.  I had a serious case of the East Tennessee Tristy Flu, also known as Dragon Fever.  In other words, I was having withdrawals from the Tail of the Dragon.  It has been over a year since I last tamed my favorite stretch of highway.  At least once a year, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thegamblefamily.net/wp/?p=157</link>
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		<title>Be&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Be on fire.
Be unstoppable.
Be a force of nature.
Be better than everybody else at what you do.
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		<link>http://www.thegamblefamily.net/wp/?p=156</link>
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		<title>Tetelestai!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I shall take this opportunity to borrow from the bible and shout &#8220;Tetelestai!&#8221;
This past week, we paid off the mortgage on our home.  My wife and I seem to be among the fortunate few that are actually able to live in a home for nearly 20 years and pay for it - completely.  [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thegamblefamily.net/wp/?p=154</link>
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		<title>A Wasted Life?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This past Friday night, I watched ABC&#8217;s 20/20 special on Randy Pausch and his battle with Pancreatic Cancer.  While watching the show, I could not help but be moved by Randy&#8217;s seemingly positive attitude during his darkest hour.  Following the program, I downloaded and watched his now world famous &#8220;Last Lecture&#8221;, which he [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thegamblefamily.net/wp/?p=153</link>
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		<title>A Day Late and a Dollar Short</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I was finally able to escape Delta Hell in Cincinatti at 4 PM Saturday, which means that I was 23 hours late leaving.
Let me recap my experiences over the past two days:


Friday 5 PM
My flight was scheduled to leave.


&#160;


Friday 5:30 PM
Delta announces that the crew that is supposed to fly our plane is inbound from [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thegamblefamily.net/wp/?p=152</link>
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		<title>Hotel California ala&#8217; Delta</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;You can checkout any time you like, But you can never leave!&#8221;
  &#8212; Don Felder, Don Henley and Glenn Frey
I was sitting in Delta Hell in Cincinnati at 2:30 PM (which, by the way, means that my much anticipated 12:45 flight was delayed), when all of a sudden, I felt a tap on my [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thegamblefamily.net/wp/?p=151</link>
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		<title>Delta Airlines - The Worst Airline in the US?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you check my Delta Airlines post from December 2006, you&#8217;ll see a sordid tale of delayed flights from that airline that is &#8220;Ready to go when you are&#8221;.  Unfortunately, two years later, I have once again been relegated to Delta Hell.
It started when I arrived in Cincinnati yesterday, optimistic that I would arrive [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thegamblefamily.net/wp/?p=150</link>
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