So it turns out I only have 1 WoW player in my entire city, a level 76 Survival Hunter.\u00a0 (Slacker)\u00a0 But, WoW did come in this morning.\u00a0 Each morning and evening we assemble to raise and lower the flag, playing retreat and the Star Spangled Banner (it is still the official anthem, right?)\u00a0 Before each event, the Sheriff for each city calls the boys to attention, and the Roll Call of cities is taken.\u00a0 Bradley, Lee, Marshall,\u00a0 Nimitz etc, down to Washington.\u00a0\u00a0 Well, when they call the city, that city responds with some form of chant.\u00a0 Today one city, I think Puller had a guy yell out “Let’s do this!” and then the entire city responded with “LEEROY JENKINS!”\u00a0 (If you don’t get it, it is a warcraft reference.)<\/p>\n
Anyway, did our city caucuses last night, this morning our elections officials in the city passed out the ballots, the kids voted for Mayor, 2 Senators and 5 Delegates, and the results are being counted now.\u00a0 I ducked out for a bit to put up my daily post.<\/p>\n
Big day today, the Attorney General of Virginia, a former State Senator named Mimms is addressing the boys on what the Attorney General does.\u00a0 Tomorrow we have the LT Gov, and Thursday is the Governor, Tim Kaine.\u00a0 Friday morning we have the GOP and DEM candidates for Governor.\u00a0 Kids ask some seriously hard questions.<\/p>\n
Stood in the chow line this morning with 2 of my citizens.\u00a0 I asked them each if they had decided where to go to college.\u00a0 The first, my Sheriff informed me he was going to West Point, but his backup school was USNA.\u00a0 He already is accepted there.\u00a0 I talked to him about his parents, and he comes from a great family.\u00a0 Not that it is in anyway germane, but he’s an African American kid who I honestly could see rising to the highest levels in the military, it gave me great hope.\u00a0 I turned to the second kid who is of Chinese descent, third generation American.\u00a0 I asked him, and he will be pre-med at UVA.\u00a0 His mom is an electrician, his dad is a machinist.\u00a0 These boys are universally the best and the brightest.\u00a0 If you can, I recommend all veterans out there who think our society is screwed to call your Legion post and volunteer as a counselor.\u00a0 Maybe we are screwed, but looking at these kids, I have a hard time seeing it.<\/p>\n
We take applications for scolarships here, paid for by Samsung corp.\u00a0 Special points go to the kids and grandkids of various veterans.\u00a0 Another kid in my city, another African American kid gave me his application, and I looked through it.\u00a0 He’s got everything you can imagine.\u00a0 Model UN, Future Business Leaders of America, Boy Scouts etc.\u00a0 When I got to his Dad’s DD214, his dad was an 11B, Vietnam, 101st Airborne.\u00a0 CIB, Jump Wings, Air Assault, Army Achievement medals etc.\u00a0 When I commented that “your dad is a badass, please thank him for me” the kid looked blank.\u00a0 He said his dad never really talked about it.\u00a0 That kind of humbled me in a way.\u00a0 Here is a guy who did great things for his country, and continues to do so by raising one of the best kids you can imagine.\u00a0 He didn’t brag about his record, he just demanded excellence in his son, and the son responded.<\/p>\n
Last night I had a guy who ran for 4 offices.\u00a0 He’s a major in his ROTC unit in school, the Batt S3.\u00a0 Great kid.\u00a0 VERY intense.\u00a0 It takes a tough kid to be rejected 3 times.\u00a0 But he won on that 4th Ballot, and is now a nominee for delegate.\u00a0 I doubt he wins.\u00a0 I talked to him later, and a few other kids, and most had never been beaten on anything.\u00a0 It’s tough sometimes to lose when you aren’t used to it.\u00a0 But he didn’t give up, all fight.\u00a0 You have to respect that.<\/p>\n
Anyway, off to set up for that State Nationalist Convention that I am helping run with the chief lobbyist for the NRA.\u00a0 He’s the head guy, during a session of Congress he comes down here for a week to volunteer his time, to teach the kids everything he knows.\u00a0 The conventions are a lot of fun, and the kids are excited.<\/p>\n
Also have 7 sports events today, and I’m hoping we go 4-3, if we do, we are well on the way to winning best city.\u00a0 The guy just walked by inspecting rooms, and there weren’t any pauses in his gait, so I expect inspections went well.<\/p>\n
Anyway, Washington City out.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"