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Stephen King
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4:27 AM - 29 Oct 2018 (Pacific Time USA)
I have a book coming out tomorrow—ELEVATION. Hope you’ll read it, guys.
from my private journal as Kerry Burgess: 05/22/08 11:08 AM
The food I bought from the QFC Borg yesterday, and the time before that, in hindsight, has left me thinking of that plot element from "The Langoliers" TV miniseries. I found that to have a fair level of profound considering my current circumstances. It also reinforces a notion that I was thinking about just before or just after I awoke a few hours earlier that all the grief I feel from being away from my wife Phoebe all these years is just a few steps behind me as I run around in all directions trying to figure out how to get back to her. I have pondered a few times over whether it will suddenly just hit me like a wall. That wall I wrote off a long time ago when I was writing about a person creating some kind of anti-gravity device and when the inventor came under the influence of the anti-gravity device, then the wall to the west of him, or anything to the west of him due to the Earth's spin, was going to slam into him at about 1000 miles per hour. Later I would wonder if the friction of the atmosphere would burn him to a cinder first though. It depends how far he was away from the wall.
From 5/29/1902 ( Henri Guillaumet ) To 5/22/2008 ( referenced in text above here: from my private journal as Kerry Burgess ) is 38710 days
38710 = 19355 + 19355
From 11/2/1965 ( my known birth date in Antlers Oklahoma USA as Kerry Burgess ) To 10/30/2018 is 19355 days
From 3/19/1938 ( premiere US film "The Face Behind the Mask" ) To 3/16/1991 ( my first successful major test of my ultraspace matter transportation device as Kerry Wayne Burgess the successful Ph.D. graduate ) is 19355 days
From 11/2/1965 ( my birth date in Antlers Oklahoma USA and my birthdate as the known official United States Marshal Kerry Wayne Burgess and active duty United States Marine Corps officer ) To 10/30/2018 is 19355 days
From 11/22/1996 ( premiere US film "Star Trek: First Contact" ) To 10/30/2018 is 8012 days
8012 = 4006 + 4006
From 11/2/1965 ( my birth date in Antlers Oklahoma USA and my birthdate as the known official United States Marshal Kerry Wayne Burgess and active duty United States Marine Corps officer ) To 10/21/1976 ( premiere US TV series "Visions" ) is 4006 days
From 5/7/1992 ( the first launch of the United States space shuttle Endeavour orbiter vehicle mission STS-49 includes me Kerry Wayne Burgess the United States Marine Corps officer and United States STS-49 pilot astronaut and my 1st official United States of America National Aeronautics and Space Administration orbital flight of 4 overall ) To 10/30/2018 is 9672 days
9672 = 4836 + 4836
From 11/2/1965 ( my birth date in Antlers Oklahoma USA and my birthdate as the known official United States Marshal Kerry Wayne Burgess and active duty United States Marine Corps officer ) To 1/29/1979 ( premiere US TV series "Salvage 1" ) is 4836 days
From 12/8/2003 ( premiere US TV miniseries "Battlestar Galactica" ) To 10/30/2018 is 5440 days
From 11/2/1965 ( my birth date in Antlers Oklahoma USA and my birthdate as the known official United States Marshal Kerry Wayne Burgess and active duty United States Marine Corps officer ) To 9/24/1980 ( premiere US TV miniseries "A Rumor of War" ) is 5440 days
From 12/20/1994 ( in Bosnia as Kerry Wayne Burgess the United States Marine Corps captain this day is my United States Navy Cross medal date of record ) To 10/30/2018 is 8715 days
From 11/2/1965 ( my birth date in Antlers Oklahoma USA and my birthdate as the known official United States Marshal Kerry Wayne Burgess and active duty United States Marine Corps officer ) To 9/12/1989 ( premiere US TV series "Chicken Soup" ) is 8715 days
From 6/27/2004 ( as Kerry Burgess I successfully completed the Ironman Coeur d'Alene triathlon ) To 10/30/2018 is 5238 days
From 11/2/1965 ( my birth date in Antlers Oklahoma USA and my birthdate as the known official United States Marshal Kerry Wayne Burgess and active duty United States Marine Corps officer ) To 3/6/1980 ( premiere US TV series episode "3-2-1 Contact"::"Near/Far: Space Travel" ) is 5238 days
From 7/12/1941 ( premiere US film "Your Last Act" ) To 10/30/2018 is 28234 days
28234 = 14117 + 14117
From 11/2/1965 ( my birth date in Antlers Oklahoma USA and my birthdate as the known official United States Marshal Kerry Wayne Burgess and active duty United States Marine Corps officer ) To 6/27/2004 ( as Kerry Burgess I successfully completed the Ironman Coeur d'Alene triathlon ) is 14117 days
From 2/25/1944 ( premiere US film "The Navy Way" ) To 2/21/1997 ( the landing of the US space shuttle Discovery orbiter vehicle mission STS-82 includes me Kerry Wayne Burgess the United States Marine Corps officer and United States STS-82 pilot astronaut and my 4th official United States of America National Aeronautics Space Administration orbital flight of 4 overall ) is 19355 days
From 11/2/1965 ( my birth date in Antlers Oklahoma USA and my birthdate as the known official United States Marshal Kerry Wayne Burgess and active duty United States Marine Corps officer ) To 10/30/2018 is 19355 days
From 9/26/1983 ( premiere US TV series "Emerald Point N.A.S." ) To 10/30/2018 is 12818 days
12818 = 6409 + 6409
From 11/2/1965 ( my birth date in Antlers Oklahoma USA and my birthdate as the known official United States Marshal Kerry Wayne Burgess and active duty United States Marine Corps officer ) To 5/21/1983 ( as Kerry Burgess my official United States Navy documents includes: "I accept him for enlistment on behalf of the United States Navy" ) is 6409 days
From 1/17/1991 ( the date of record of my United States Navy Medal of Honor as Kerry Wayne Burgess chief warrant officer United States Marine Corps circa 1991 officially the United States Apache attack helicopter pilot ) To 10/30/2018 is 10148 days
10148 = 5074 + 5074
From 11/2/1965 ( my birth date in Antlers Oklahoma USA and my birthdate as the known official United States Marshal Kerry Wayne Burgess and active duty United States Marine Corps officer ) To 9/24/1979 ( Eagles "The Long Run" ) is 5074 days
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elevation_(novel)
Elevation (novel)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Elevation is a novel by American author Stephen King, published on October 30, 2018
Plot details
The story takes place in the fictional town of Castle Rock. The main character, Scott Carey, faces a mysterious illness causing bizarre effects on his body and making him rapidly lose weight, even if he appears healthy on the outside. While battling this disease with his trusted doctor, he also tries fixing a dire situation involving a lesbian couple trying to open a restaurant surrounded by a disapproving public.
Battlestar Galactica - television miniseries premiere episode - Monday 08 December 2003 USA
(from internet transcript of incomplete dialog)
Lt. Gaeta: Morning, sir.
Adama: Good morning.
Gaeta: Comm traffic from the mid-watch.
Adama. Hmm. Anything interesting?
Gaeta: Uhh, mostly housekeeping. Ah, there was one odd message, the one that we were copied on from fleet headquarters there, sir. Courier officer's overdue coming back from Armistice Station. They've asked for a full status report on all FTL capable ships, just in case they need someone to jump out there today, see if his ship is having any mechanical problems.
Adama: I think we're a little bit busy today, wouldn't you say so, Lieutenant?
Gaeta: (smiling) Yes, sir.
Adama: I'm glad we agree.
Gaeta: And may I take this opportunity to say that it's been both a pleasure and an honor to serve under you these past three years.
Adama: It's my honor, Lt. Gaeta. (They both salute.)
(We follow Gaeta out into the hallway as Adama rehearses his speech yet again in the background. Colonel Tigh is leaning against a wall with a cup in his hand.)
Gaeta: Colonel? (They salute each other and then walk in different directions; we follow Tigh, who passes the same tour group.)
Tour guide: You'll see things here that look odd, even antiquated. (To Tigh) Hello. (Tigh walks past, we stay with the group.) Uh, antiquated to modern eyes, like phones with cords, awkward manual valves, computers that, well, barely deserve the name. It was all designed to operate against an enemy who could infiltrate and disrupt even the most basic computer systems. Galactica is a reminder of a time when we were so frightened by our enemies that we literally looked backward for protection.
(We catch up with Commander Adama again, as he walks down a flight of stairs to the hangar.)
Adama: Good morning. (yells) Attention on deck!
(Chief Tyrol turns around and salutes.)
Adama: Hey, Chief. At ease.
Chief: (gestures) This way.
(Cut to some techs pulling a sheet off an old-model Viper.)
Adama: (smiles) Mark II. Haven't seen one of these in about twenty years.
Chief: If the commander will take a closer look. (The side of the ship reads: Lt. William Adama, "Husker") (Adama laughs) At the tail numbering. Nebula 7242 Constellation.
Adama: Oh my god. Where did you find her?
Chief: Rusting out in a salvage yard in Saggitarion. We had hoped the commander would allow her to participate in the decommissioning ceremony.
Adama: She'll fly?
Chief: Oh yes, sir. We've restored the engines, patched the guidance system, replaced much of the controls...
Adama: You guys are amazing.
Chief: ...she's fueled, armed. Ready for launch, sir. (He holds out a package) Commander.
Adama: What, more? (Takes it, opens the paper) Somebody's buckin' for promotion around here.
Chief: I believe that would be Prosna, sir. He found this in the fleet archives; he was doing some research for the museum.
(It's a picture of a younger Adama with two boys, one blond and one dark-haired. They're all wearing jumpsuits and are standing in front of a Viper.)
Adama: (Taking a deep breath) Thank you. Thank you all. It's an honor.
Chief: You're welcome, sir. (To the crew) Fall out.
(Adama stands and looks at the photograph.)
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album: "The Long Run" (1979)
http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/eagles/thelongrun.html
AZ
EAGLES
"The Long Run"
I used to hurry a lot, I used to worry a lot
I used to stay out till the break of day
Oh, that didn't get it
It was high time I quit it
I just couldn't carry on that way
Oh, I did some damage, I know it's true
Didn't know I was so lonely, till I found you
You can go the distance
We'll find out in the long run
(In the long run)
We can handle some resistance
If our love is a strong one (is a strong one)
People talkin' about us
They got nothin' else to do
When it all comes down we will
Still come through
In the long run
Ooh, I want to tell you, it's a long run
You know I don't understand why you don't
Treat yourself better
Do the crazy things that you do
'Cause all the debutantes in Houston, baby
Couldn't hold a candle to you
Did you do it for love?
Did you do it for money?
Did you do it for spite?
Did you think you had to, honey?
Who is gonna make it?
We'll find out in the long run
(In the long run)
I know we can take it
If our love is a strong one
(Is a strong one)
Well, we're scared, but we ain't shakin'
Kinda bent, but we ain't breakin'
In the long run
Ooh, I want to tell you, it's a long run
In the long run
In the long run ...
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- posted by Kerry Burgess 2:36 PM Pacific Time Spokane Valley Washington USA Saturday 03 November 2018
