theronin75's blog: "from my head to your eyes"

i came to this site invited by family members saying it was really a fun place to be. for the first few weeks i agreed until i found it was taking up most of my time and i was paying less and less attention to the real world around me. so i started to distance myself from all these internet comunities and saw that there are friends and family right here next to me. sadly tho family members with who i used to talk with, and have a once and a while online game with, didn't. now, when i do get a word from them, its mostly about this site or the talk, after a hello how are you, is leading up to it. what bothers me is that i see them online here on fubar use the shoutbox to get to them i'm ignored only to recieve a message a few days later that "im in a contest need help bombing" or i get e-mails saying: this user wants u to see this stash, picture, profile. i want my family back!! i can agree that internet comunities do have their charm but to the point of neglecting family?? doesn't flesh and blood have its own importance? isn't it more real than that person a thousand miles away who you might never see? this is a rant about my family, but how many others does this apply to? look deep inside youselves and be honest is this what your doing to your loved ones? have you been sucked in by your modem? if you have its time for a reality check!! start living again. if i made you angry by writing this too bad!! to those of you this concerns you know who you are

Since 2002, 53 Canadian soldiers and one diplomat have been killed in Afghanistan. Here is a list of the deaths: 2002 April 17 — Sgt. Marc Leger, Cpl. Ainsworth Dyer, Pte. Richard Green and Pte. Nathan Smith, killed when U.S. F-16 fighter mistakenly bombed Canadians. 2003 Oct. 2 — Sgt. Robert Short and Cpl. Robbie Beerenfenger, killed in roadside bombing. 2004 Jan. 27 — Cpl. Jamie Murphy, killed in suicide bombing while on patrol. 2005 Nov. 24 — Pte. Braun Woodfield, killed when his armoured vehicle rolled over. 2006 Jan. 15 — Glyn Berry, British-born Canadian diplomat, killed in suicide bombing. March 2 — Cpl. Paul Davis and Master Cpl. Timothy Wilson, killed when their armoured vehicle ran off road. March 29 — Pte. Robert Costall, killed in firefight with Taliban. April 22 — Cpl. Matthew Dinning, Bombardier Myles Mansell, Lt. William Turner and Cpl. Randy Payne, killed when their G-Wagon destroyed by roadside bomb. May 17 — Capt. Nichola Goddard, an artillery officer, killed in Taliban ambush. She was first Canadian woman to be killed in action while serving in combat role. July 9 — Cpl. Anthony Boneca, killed in firefight. July 22 — Cpl. Francisco Gomez and Cpl. Jason Warren, killed when car packed with explosives rammed their armoured vehicle. Aug. 3 — Cpl. Christopher Reid, killed by roadside bomb. Sgt. Vaughan Ingram, Cpl. Bryce Keller and Pte. Kevin Dallaire, killed in rocket-propelled grenade attack. Aug. 5 — Master Cpl. Raymond Arndt, killed when his G-Wagon patrol vehicle collided with truck. Aug. 9 — Master Cpl. Jeffrey Walsh killed, by apparent accidental discharge of rifle. Aug. 11 — Cpl. Andrew Eykelenboom, killed in suicide attack. Aug. 22 — Cpl. David Braun, killed in suicide attack. Sept. 3 — Sgt. Shane Stachnik, Warrant Officer Frank Robert Mellish, Warrant Officer Richard Francis Nolan and Pte. William Jonathan James Cushley, killed in fighting in Panjwaii district. Sept. 4 — Pte. Mark Anthony Graham, killed when two U.S. aircraft accidentally strafed Canadian troops in the Panjwaii district. Sept 18 --- Cpl. Glen Arnold, Pte. David Byers, Cpl. Shane Keating and Cpl. Keith Morley, killed in suicide attack. Sept 29 --- Pte. Josh Klukie, killed after triggering what may have been an improvised explosive device (IED) on a road in Afghanistan's Panjwaii district. Oct 3 --- Sgt. Craig Paul Gillam and Cpl. Robert Thomas James Mitchell, killed in Taliban insurgents attack in the Panjwaii district. Oct 7 --- Trooper Mark Andrew Wilson, killed when the armoured vehicle he was in struck a mine or a roadside bomb in the Panjwaii district. Oct 14 --- Sgt. Darcy Tedford and Pte. Blake Williamson, killed when a rocket-propelled grenade exploded over their heads. Nov 27 --- Chief Warrant Officer Robert Girouard and Cpl. Albert Storm were killed in a suicide bomb attack near Kandahar. 2007 Mar 2 --- Cpl. Kevin Megeney was killed in a non-combat shooting. Apr 8 --- Sgt. Donald Lucas, Cpl. Aaron E. Williams, Pte. Kevin Vincent Kennedy, Pte. David Robert Greenslade, Cpl. Christopher Paul Stannix, and Cpl. Brent Poland were killed when their armoured vehicle struck a roadside bomb west of Kandahar City. Apr 11--- Master Cpl. Allan and Trooper Patrick James Pentland where killed in a roadside bombing in Afghanistan.