Tag Archives: alzheimer’s disease

June 28, 2010

A Ball Game with Saint Pete

A week after I met Jesus and the team at 7-11 I found out that I was selected to be promoted to the rank of Commander in the Navy Chaplain Corps. While still in amazed wonderment about that meeting and … Continue reading →

In Memory of My Dad: Aviation Storekeeper Chief Carl Dundas, Husband, Father, Grandfather and Navy Chief 27 July 1935- 23 June 2010

Aviation Storekeeper Chief Carlton (Carl) Dundas My dad passed away last week and today we held his memorial service with full military honors in De Young Shoreline Chapel in Stockton California. The past couple of days leading up to this … Continue reading →

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Filed under alternative history, remembering friends, US Navy

Tagged as 10 commandments, admiral bob burt, admiral mark tidd, alzheimer's disease, Baseball, carl dundas, carlton l dundas, ceremonial rifle detail travis air force base, chaplain gerry seely, chaplain jessie tate, de young's shoreline chapel, eternal father strong to save, family, field of dreams, golf, horse racing, memorial services, military honors at funerals, navy chiefs, navy military honors team northern california, pcs moves, taps, the navy hymn, US Navy

June 25, 2010

Rumbles in the Old Litter-box: Manifestations of Stress When One Loses a Parent and dealings with the Social Security Administration

I am back in my home town of Mudville aka Stockton California for the funeral of my dad. I have mentioned the conflicting feelings that have been going on in me since I got the word on Tuesday of selection … Continue reading →

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Tagged as alzheimer's disease, automated calling attendants, death, grief reactions, military honors at funerals, navy chaplains, physical manifestations of stress, rumbles in the litter-box, social security administration, US Navy

June 23, 2010

The Yin and Yang of Life: Promotion, Losing My Dad and Missing another Wedding Anniversary

Highs and lows they are a part of life and stuff happens but sometimes it would be nice to simply be able to rejoice without having to balance it out with great loss. I am so full of mixed feelings … Continue reading →

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Filed under alzheimer's disease, Baseball, marriage and relationships

Tagged as alzheimer's disease, Baseball, carl dundas, De Young Funeral Home, harbor park, life and death, PTSD, wedding anniversaries

June 20, 2010

Father’s Day 2010: An Awkward Holiday

Jeff Dad and Me at the California State Capital about 1972 Father’s Day is one of those days that cause me to reflect on life. The Abbess and I were never able to have kids of our own but love … Continue reading →

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Tagged as alzheimer's disease, Baseball, father son relationships, father's day, field of dreams

May 30, 2010

Memorial Day Weekend 2010: We Happy Few, We Band of Brothers

On May 27th 2010 the US Military experienced the loss of its 1000th KIA in Afghanistan. The young man killed was Corporal Jacob C Leicht of Kerrville Texas. Corporal Leicht was assigned to 1st Light Armor Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine … Continue reading →

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Filed under iraq,afghanistan, Military, PTSD, shipmates and veterans

Tagged as 1st lar, 1st light armored reconnaissance battalion, 1st marine division, 1st sgt jim koenig, 2nd infantry division, 3rd marine expeditionary force, afghanistan, airmen, all volunteer military, alzheimer's disease, arlington national cemetary, band of brothers, bill "two feathers" tyrell, blackwater, buff rambo, church of baseball, colonel donald a johnson, colonel mike paulovich, colonel tom allmon, colonel walt swank, combat wounded, contractors, coonel jim truscott, corporal jacob c leicht, cwo4 charlie kosko, eod group two, halliburton, henry v, hue city veterans, ied, improvised explosive devise, iraq, iraq afghanistan veterans association, jim breedlove, kenneth branagh, korea, korean war, major general frank smoker, major league baseball, major scotty jenkes, marine security forces, marines, memorial day, mickey yarro, minor league baseball, nato, nelson lebron, norfolk va, number of us troops that have served in iraq and afghanistan, okinawa, paul reikoff, president barak obama, president george w bush, PTSD, raley's, rich whaley, roy bhawthorne, sailors, senior chief john ness, september 11th 2001, sergeant major kim davis, sfc harry ball, sfc harry zilkan, soldiers, stockton ca, substance abuse rehabilitation program, taliban, tbi, us air force, us army, us coast guard, US Navy, usmc, uss hue city, vietnam veterans of america, vietnam war, war protestors, we happy few we band of brothers, westboro baptist church, world war ii

March 30, 2010

Dad’s Gift of Baseball to Me…a New Season Begins

Baseball, it is said, is only a game. True. And the Grand Canyon is only a hole in Arizona. Not all holes, or games, are created equal.” George Will Harbor Park Baseball has always been a source of enjoyment for … Continue reading →

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Tagged as alzheimer's disease, anaheim stadium, andy messersmith, annie savoy, archibald moonlight graham, astrodome, babe ruth, baltimore Orioles, baseball books, billy hebert field, bob feller, brooks robinson, bull durham, California Angels, camden yards, campy campaneris, candlestick park, catfish hunter, charlie hustle, chico ruiz, church of baseball, commonwealth classic, dave rosenfield, earl weaver, ed halicki, elliott the usher, field of dreams, for the love of the game, frank robinson, george will, harbor park, jackie robinson, jim fregosi, jim spencer, ken johnson, ken mcmullen, kingdome, lou gehrig, new york mets, norfolk tides, oakland athletics, opening day, paul blair, Pete Rose, PTSD, ray kinsella, reggie jackson, retrurn from iraq, riverfront stadium, rogers hornsby, rollie fingers, san fransisco giants, sandy alomar, satchel paige, seattle pilots, shoeless joe, shoeless joe jackson, stan musial, stockton ports, susan sarandon, the big a, the git of baseball, the iowa baseball confederacy, three rivers stadium, veterans stadium, vida blue, w p kinsella

November 12, 2009

Veteran’s Day: Goodbye to 666 Lake of Fire Circle, a Golf Outing and Remembering the Veterans in my Life

Today was Veteran’s Day. Amid the solemnity of the day I am still in California where I came this week to try to help my mom with my dad’s affairs and to also see my dad who is definitely in … Continue reading →

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Filed under alzheimer's disease, golf, iraq,afghanistan, Military, PTSD

Tagged as 1st sgt jim koenig, 557th medical company, abusive parents, advisers, afghanistan, al anbar province, alzheimer's disease, an loc, an officer and a gentleman, applebee's, army rotc program, battle of hue city, chaplain rich whaley, colonel donald a johnson, colonel edgar morrison, colonel mike paulovich, colonel raymond hawthorne, cwo4 charlie kosko, eod technicians, fort indiantown gap, fort lewis wa, general peter pace, golf, iraq, lcdr breedlove, major general frank smoker, major scotty jenkes, navy, navy njrotc, nelson lebron, PTSD, robin williams' golf skit, rotc advanced camp, senior chief john ness, sfc harry ball, sfc harry zilkan, sgt henry boyd, sgt maj kim davis, tony limey cartilage, veteran's day, veterans, vietnam, vietnam veterans

November 11, 2009

Fort Hood Memorial and Veteran’s Day…The War Comes Home via a Traitor to His Oath

Soldiers rendering Honors to Fallen Comrades at Fort Hood (MSNBC Photo) The killings of 13 Americans and wounding of 30 others by Major Nidal Malik Hasan has left a bitter taste in many American’s mouth. It was an act of … Continue reading →

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Filed under Military, Politics, traumatic national events

Tagged as afghanistan, alzheimer's disease, blackwater, ft hood killings, ft hood memorial service, general casey, halliburton, hasan's terrorist connections, hippocratic oath, home grown terrorists, iraq, major malik nidal hasan, obama ft hood speech, offciers oath of office, president bush, president obama, self radicalized moslem, talk radio hosts, us army, veteran's day, vietnam, vietnam war, world war ii veterans

November 6, 2009

Highs and Lows: Baseball versus Alzheimer’s and Mass Murder at Fort Hood

Field of Dreams This has been a weird week. There was some great baseball in the World Series and I even nailed the prediction for it. Just take a look back if you don’t believe me. I have never gone … Continue reading →

Tag Archives: alzheimer’s disease

A Ball Game with Saint Pete

In Memory of My Dad: Aviation Storekeeper Chief Carl Dundas, Husband, Father, Grandfather and Navy Chief 27 July 1935- 23 June 2010

The Yin and Yang of Life: Promotion, Losing My Dad and Missing another Wedding Anniversary

Father’s Day 2010: An Awkward Holiday

Memorial Day Weekend 2010: We Happy Few, We Band of Brothers

Dad’s Gift of Baseball to Me…a New Season Begins

Veteran’s Day: Goodbye to 666 Lake of Fire Circle, a Golf Outing and Remembering the Veterans in my Life

Fort Hood Memorial and Veteran’s Day…The War Comes Home via a Traitor to His Oath

Highs and Lows: Baseball versus Alzheimer’s and Mass Murder at Fort Hood

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