29th CMC General Alfred M. Gray Jr. Passes Former Commandant of the Marine Corps (29th) General Alfred M. Gray Jr., passed away this morning in his Alexandria, Virginia home at the age of 95. He is likely the most popular modern-day CMC and I had the pleasure of meeting him three different times in my… Continue reading 29th CMC General Alfred M. Gray Jr. Passes
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.
Nerding Out Over The Sphere
Nerding Out Over The Sphere What is the Sphere you ask? The Sphere is one of the newest destination spots on the Las Vegas Strip. It is designed so the inside and the outside display high-resolution graphics. But there is so much more the technology is mind-boggling. The Las Vegas Sphere has 4,000TB SSD storage… Continue reading Nerding Out Over The Sphere
Marine Corps Changes Dress Code Requirement For Women
Marine Corps Changes Dress Code Requirement For Women Beginning this week, women in the Marines will no longer be required to wear hosiery with their uniform skirts, a first since women became a permanent part of the Marine Corps in 1948. “Effective immediately, the wear of hosiery with skirts is optional,” the order read. “When… Continue reading Marine Corps Changes Dress Code Requirement For Women
You Had One Job
You Had One Job We have all seen the web pages that show stupid things that people do. Well here are some that I like to title, “You Had One Job” Take this mess of an elevator panel. To someone, it seemed logical to others like me it is very confusing. I have a job… Continue reading You Had One Job
Wildness
Wildness If you like 80s hair bands, then this band might be for you. They have a sound like Dokken, older Def Leppard, and Europe, which are two bands that I like. I am a huge 80s hair bands, and Wildness does not disappoint. Even their album art has that eighties vibe to it. Wildness… Continue reading Wildness
What Are Sitemaps?
What Are Sitemaps? What is a sitemap? The Sitemaps protocol allows a webmaster to inform search engines about URLs on a website that are available for crawling. A sitemap is an XML file that lists the URLs for a site. It allows webmasters to include additional information about each URL: when it was last updated,… Continue reading What Are Sitemaps?
Happy Pi Day
Happy Pi Day March 14th marks Pi Day (the mathematical constant or Pi – 3.14159265.. or 3.14 or March 14th) What is Pi Day and why do we celebrate the holiday? Each March 14, mathematicians, scientists, and math lovers all over the world have a good time on Pi Day, a commemoration of the mathematical… Continue reading Happy Pi Day
Maya Loves Her Hay
Maya Loves Her Hay Maya, who is a mix of draft and quarter horse just loves her horse. Being part draft, she is super lazy and when she walks up to you, she has this big swing both in the front and her back. This horse loves to pull her big old fat ass up… Continue reading Maya Loves Her Hay
Happy Steak and BJ Day 2024
Happy Steak and BJ Day 2024 Steak and BJ day is Valentine’s Day for men. Face it Valentine’s Day is for women, there isn’t anything manly about it. It is a holiday that the greeting card industry created to sell greeting cards and other associated products. As Valentine’s Day is February 14th, one month later,… Continue reading Happy Steak and BJ Day 2024
Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week – March 10-16, 2024
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 10-16, 2024
