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November 11 Rigpa Glimpse of the Day for Nov 11 2008
October 04 Katrina, Rita, Gustoff (sig hile) and Ike (USA RocKs)How do you start a hurricane any how?
In 2005 I was fired from OOSI unjustly by Mike G. Three years later a cat 3 hits Freeport, Texas.......
In 2008 while working for NBT, Inc Gustoff hits my office in Morgan City, La. ..........
Also in 2008 Ike blows a treeover the house I was staying in with me fast asleep in the garage ........
Can you say "Hello God, are you trying to contact me?" "Next time just call or look me up on the web ~ I AM @ JAMESWHUDGENS dot COM ....."
Peace and Blessing to all creatures, big and small.....
February 28 5Linx - Legit or MLM Scam? « Water Buffalo Press
This is my latest investment. Come be a part of the next wave in telecommunications. The Job is FinishedWe finished our mission with the pipelaying vessel Solitaire. She is the largest in the world laying the deepest pipe on record. What a treat to be a part of such an operation. The mates envited me up for a tour, spectacular. Had dinner, coffee and a tour of the bridge. I do love my job. Posted a few new pictures, hope you enjoy them.
We are already off to new adventures. As long as I have a good connection, like here in Houma, Lousaiana, it is pretty easy to publish to this blog. January 06 MySpace.com Blogs - James MySpace Blog
Little blogs all over the place. My train trip is on hold till I get my teeth looked at. Having a little pain and did not want to head out with out knowing why. I'll update with new dates soon I hope, maybe in the spring. December 28 Standing By in Morgan CityMade it back to work yesterday. We will be standing by till after the New Years holiday. We will be heading offshore to work with AllSeas then and believe me, I will be glad to get working again. The boat is all painted and cleaned up. We are all ready to go. December 26 Learning to LoveToday I am learning to love. To get out of myself and into action helping another person helps not only them but myself as well. Why am I such a hard learner? Why does it take so long to let down the walls and let another person in? Tough. I am learning though, slowly but surely. Great holiday this year, off to work tomorrow and then my train trip in January. There is a link on my homepage, jameswhudgens, come on over and visit. December 16 The Man in Seat Sixty-One...I am planning a train trip next month. see my trip plan at http://travel.yahoo.com/trip-journal-1340920-2008_train_trip;_ylt=Agmi3A6R7SawdQFu_rDkxy38xmoA My mom sent me this link to "The Man in Seat 61". I just thought I would share this wonderful resource. Simplify My LifeIt is Friday Morning at 0230 hours. I am enjoying my time in Galveston at the San Luis Resort and Spa. I slept for 6 hours this evening and am trying to get back adjusted to "land time". This morning finds me reflecting on my life and some of the sorted confusion arising from my technology. "When my technology outruns my spirit, it is time to slow down". I have converted to Windows Live Mail and integrated all of my mail accounts to one location. Now with one click I can see my G Mail, AOL Mail, Hotmail and Yahoo Mail. How cool is that. And using Live Writer I now have access to my blog with one click and spell check to boot. June 01 Talking about My Live Search collectionNow, this cool. Here is where I worked from 1993 till 1996 with Beach Divers Hawaii. Quote My Live Search Maps collection Talking about My Live Search collectionWell I was playing around with Microsofts 3D Earth and mapped whre I worked in Fiji back in 1998. Not sure if it adds links but here we go, I'll give it a try. Quote My Live Search Maps collection April 15 Update and NewsWell my taxes are done, months ago and the money already put to good use. Hope you did not have to pay to much.
 My Coast Guard endorsements that I have been working on for the past year all came through. I am so happy to have reached this plateau in my vocation. It is a good time for me to enjoy the fruit of my labor. I am now an Apprentice Mate with a 200 GT 500 ITC endorsement. Ii have STCW 1995 and Radar endorsements also. I am looking forward to the next 10 years in the towing industry and obtaining my Master of Towing endorsement over the next 1 to 2 years. www.northbanktowing.com for more info about my company.
A dear friend of mine passed on this past week. www.davidagumm.org is a site I maintain for his family. Visit the site and read about a great man and see the guest book for testimonies of the lives he touched. He will be missed by all.
My new domain is up and running. www.jameswhudgens.com i will use this site more and more over the coming years and continue to build my Web and Consulting business from there.
Visit my sites and drop me an e-mail. Thanks for checking in with me. January 09 Personal PageFinally finished updating my personal web page at http://web.wt.net/~jameswh
The page underwent a complete format change and rewrite with plenty of new photos. Visit me there and drop me an e-mail. I'm sure I will be fiddling with it more over the coming months.
December 07 Rebuilding the GulfFor the month of October and November we worked moving a rig and setting new platforms. Here is a shot of one of the tugs moving the material barge into place beside the Derick Barge. It is amazing work and I am fortunate to be a part of this whole process.
I am learning a lot and hope to continue working this venue for years to come. October 17 Working on DocumentationOver the past few months I have ben working on documentation and licensing for my Master of Towing. I obtained my Z-Card ad finished all of my schooling, including Radar. Will be workig on getting STCW out of the way over the next few months.
Sea time is piling up and we made a little trip to Mexico last month. I am looking forward to future travels. June 12 SchoolToday was my first day of class for my Master of Towing endorsement. The new job is going well but due to new licensing requirements of the USCG, I find myself back in school. I have not been in these type of classes since 1995 when I studied for my original license and since I did my instructor training for Scuba in 1993.
They say you can not teach an old dog new tricks but I think this salty dog can learn a new trick or two.
I feel good about my decision to stick with this and "press on", as my dad always said. April 14 TaxesThere are two things certain, taxes and death.
A dear friend of mine passed away last night about 10:00 pm. She will be greatly missed.
My taxes are done for the year and amended for the past 3 years, so I guess from this point on I will be venturing into the uncertainty of the new. December 18 Welcome to Tow BoatsThe last few months have been busy to say the least. Lost my crew boat job and took a month or two off, travled to New Mexico and Colorado and landed a job with North Bank Towing. Amazing how life works. More money, slower pace, chance to really use my skills and a new challenge.
Spent a week in the hospital back in November, lack of rest and stress from losing my job. Being the diagnosed bi-polar that I am, I never really watch things like diet and rest. I just blast through life and take it as it comes. Hopefully the new, slower paced job will help. October 22 Katrina / Rita / WilmaIt has been an Amazing few months. What began as a simple evacuation from Katrina, turned to vacation in the central pacific, holiday in California, evac from Rita, home in Missouri City, hospital stay at West Oaks, loss of job on the Gulf and now Wilma is threatening the Gulf.
Do you remember a time when three cat 5 hurricanes took aim on the gulf in your lifetime in three months?
I think not.
I am pausing for a Moment of Silence to remember those affected and those in harms way.
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