12-318 Garand Picture of the Day - Korea

[Bill Hollinger]

At 12 it looks like he could use a shave!

[HOOKED ON HISTORY]

LOL. My son is 12 and he's a long way from shaving. But he's not turkish. Or italian. But he's got quite a bit of irish in him and we grow some real course, red beards. As we get older, they're unruly.

Stephen: I wouldn't worry about them. Didn't I tell ya before? It's my island. William Wallace: Hamish, ride ahead to Edinburgh and assemble the council. Order it.

[ABPOS]

LOL. That's me, not my son.

BTW, I'm not Stephen. That one went over my head Hooked on History, other than the fact that William Wallace was Scottish.

OK, it's a quote, from the movie I assume.

[HOOKED ON HISTORY]

OK, it's a quote, from the movie I assume.

Stephen was the "Insane Irish" fellow in the Braveheart movie (Best movie ever)! I wanted to post a video link to the quote but could not fine it.

[ABPOS]

Well, I can tell you this, we got a bit of craziness in us. That's for sure. I got lymes disease and one symptom I got was a severe case of OCD/Germaphobia having to do with food. I never used to be like that. And it's pretty stiff. Getting better as I deal with it, but the anxiety was pretty high for a while, every time I ate. One of my Great Grandpa's brother's (McDowell is the last name) said he used to have "running" fits. He would just get overwhelmed by something at home and take off out the front door and go running for a long time. Crazy Irish. My Grandma on this side, you can tell, she's just wired for sound. You know. High strung we all are. I always have been. When I was younger, it was easier to deal with physically. As I get older, I've had to learn how to teach myself to calm down about things. It's like a whole other science. Overcoming your inner craziness. hehehhe Although I have a feeling the Irish aren't the only ones that have to deal with this. Maybe it's just normal. My Dad's a recovering alcoholic and my Grandma has such a sweet tooth, I think pretty soon all she'll eat is sweets. My wife's Dad is like this and He's Irish too, I think.

[HOOKED ON HISTORY]

. One of my Great Grandpa's brother's (McDowell is the last name) said he used to have "running" fits

Was his Name Forrest Gump?
I hope no more of my movie refrences are missed. Im a bit OCD myself. I can remember movie lines, odd historical facts, who sang a particular song but I cannot remeber a phone number long enough to hear it and dial it or anything that I could make a living with now that I think about it.Oh well such is life.

[ABPOS]

I know what you mean. Yeah, "Run Forrest, Run!"