COVID-19 – New Guidelines This is a Joke Facebook Here are the official Coronavirus guidelines: 1. Basically, you can’t leave the house for any reason, but if you have to, then you can. 2. Masks are useless. But they will protect you. They can save you, no they can’t, they’re useless, but wear one anyway.… Continue reading COVID-19 – New Guidelines
Author: Average Joe
Welcome to the Average Joe Weekly blog. This is basically my place on the web where I can help spread some of the knowledge that I have accumulated over the years. I served 10+ years in the Marine Corps on Active Duty, but that was some 25 years ago.
Marines Welcome 275 New Recruits to San Diego a Week After Others Tested Positive for Coronavirus
Marines Welcome 275 New Recruits Marine Corps Recruit Depot in San Diego welcomed a new company of recruits Monday evening as the Corps tries to maintain its training pipeline, a week after several recruits in San Diego tested positive for the novel coronavirus. The positive cases have not been reported previously but were acknowledged by… Continue reading Marines Welcome 275 New Recruits to San Diego a Week After Others Tested Positive for Coronavirus
Happy Easter Sunday 2020
Happy Easter Sunday 2020 Happy Easter! I’m well aware that Easter is a religious holiday, but in the spirit of trying to keep things light, here is an easter egg. Step #1 – Google O’Reilly Auto PartsStep #2 – Go to the O’Reilly websiteStep #3 – Go into the website and look for the searchStep… Continue reading Happy Easter Sunday 2020
Recruits Begin Taking Extra Precautions
Recruits Begin Taking Extra Precautions Recruits begin taking extra precautions to prevent the spread of COVID-19 by wearing face masks at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego (MCRDSD), April 9, 2020. As of April 8, 2020, all personnel on MCRDSD are required to wear face masks in all plausible situations excluding physical training in order… Continue reading Recruits Begin Taking Extra Precautions
Parris Island halts arrival of new recruits over COVID-19 concerns
Parris Island Halts Arrival of New Recruits over COVID-19 Concerns The Marine recruit depot aboard Parris Island, South Carolina, is halting the arrival of new recruits as COVID-19 continues to disrupt military planning and operations, the recruit training installation announced Monday. Parris Island said in a news release that in the future incoming recruits will… Continue reading Parris Island halts arrival of new recruits over COVID-19 concerns
Torn Meniscus
Torn Meniscus I have had knee pain for as long as I can remember, I recall being in the Marine Corps and having that pain, so I finally had my knee looked at, MRI revealed a torn meniscus. Surgery is scheduled in May, wish me luck.
Our Horses
Our Horses Here are some photos of the two miniature horses we have. The dark guy is Rebel (13 years old). Rebel’s mother, Dixie is the other mini. We adopted Dixie many years ago and Rebel and his father (who has since passed, “Midnight”) can along as a packaged deal. So we have literally had… Continue reading Our Horses
Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week – March 8-14, 2020
Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week Early on in this game, I have been playing, the doctors first threw around Multiple Sclerosis. At that time my symptoms have fit MS pretty much like a glove. The fatigue (which I still have); the walking (Giat) difficulties (which I still have); the numbness and tingling sensations (which I still… Continue reading Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week – March 8-14, 2020
Yellow Foot Prints
Yellow Footprints It was 32 years ago today, I stepped on those famous yellow footprints and started my journey to become a United States Marine at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, California. It was a very dark night, the wind was still and the bus stopped in front of the processing building, then all… Continue reading Yellow Foot Prints
March Is Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month
March is Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month Launched in 2003, National Multiple Sclerosis Education and Awareness Month is observed in March of each year, a nationwide effort by the Multiple Sclerosis Foundation and affiliated groups to raise the public’s awareness of multiple sclerosis. The vital goals of this campaign are to promote an understanding of the… Continue reading March Is Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month
