That Crazy Navy Guy's blog: "Buffalo"

Ok so here we go.....on Dec 3rd i will be going in for knee surgery....hopefully this will correct all the dam pain i have in my knee!!!! I hate hospitals !!!!!! So my dad might be coming down to be with me for a couple of days but we will have to see....So please keep me in ur prayers come Dec 3rd.... Dom

Are there any Single, Non crazy woman with no kids left out there????? Cause i really dont think there is...

Leading Causes of Death in the US -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Leading causes of death in the United States - all ages, all races, both sexes The 10 leading causes of death accounted for about 79 percent of all deaths occurring in the United States in 2002. The top two causes, Diseases of heart (heart disease) and Malignant neoplasms (cancer), accounted for more than one-half (51.3 percent) of all deaths in 2002. The rank order remained unchanged from 2001. Top 10 Causes of Death - US Diseases of Heart 28.5% Malignant Neoplasms (cancer) 22.8% Cerebrovascular Diseases (stroke) 6.7% Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 5.1% Accidents 4.4% Motor Vehicle Traffic Accidents (41% of all accidents) Poisoning (16% of all accidents) Fall (15% of all accidents) Diabetes Mellitus 3.0% Influenza and Pneumonia 2.7% Alzheimer's Disease 2.4% Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome and Nephrosis (kidney diseases) 1.7% Septicemia (blood poisoning) 1.4% All Others 21.4% -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sex differences The top two causes for males and females—heart disease and cancer—are the same. Unintentional injuries was third for males and seventh for females. Stroke, CLRD, Diabetes mellitus, and Influenza and pneumonia, which ranked fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh, respectively, for males, ranked third, fourth, sixth, and eighth for females. Suicide and Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis were ranked 8th and 10th, respectively, for males, but were not ranked among the 10 leading causes for females. Kidney disease ranked ninth for both males and females. Alzheimer ’s disease and Septicemia, ranked 5th and 10th, respectively, for females, were not ranked among the top 10 for males. Age differences Leading causes of death varied substantially by age. The leading cause of death for age groups from 1–4 through 25–34 years was unintentional injuries. Assault (homicide) and Intentional self-harm (suicide) were also important causes of death in these age categories. Unintentional injuries, homicide, and suicide combined accounted for 76 percent of deaths for those aged 15–19 years, 73 percent of deaths for those aged 20–24 years, and 53 percent of deaths for those aged 25–34 years. Cancer, heart disease, and Congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities were also consistently ranked among the leading causes for the younger age groups. In the older age groups, mortality due to chronic diseases was most prevalent. Cancer and heart disease were the top two causes of death for those aged 45–54 years and the older age groups and consistently accounted for close to one-half of all deaths in these age groups. Other prevalent chronic causes among the older age groups were stroke, CLRD, Diabetes mellitus, Alzheimer ’s disease, kidney disease, and Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis. Unintentional injuries, Influenza and pneumonia, and Septicemia were also important causes of death for those in older age groups. Race differences The four major race groups share six of the leading causes. Heart disease and cancer rank first and second, respectively, for the white, black, and American Indian populations. For the Asian or Pacific Islander (API) population, cancer was the leading cause of death, with heart disease second. Stroke ranks third for the white, black, and API populations but ranks fifth for the American Indian population. CLRD, unintentional injuries, and Diabetes mellitus also ranked among the 10 leading causes of death for each race group. CLRD ranks fourth for the white population, seventh for the American Indian and API populations, and eighth for the black population. Unintentional injuries ranks fifth for the white and black populations, third for the American Indian population, and fourth for the API population. Diabetes mellitus ranks fourth for the black and American Indian populations, fifth for the API population, and sixth for the white population. Influenza and pneumonia ranks sixth for the API population, seventh for the white population, and ninth for the American Indian population, but this category is not ranked in the leading 10 causes of death for the black population. Suicide ranks 8th for the American Indian and API populations and 10th for the white population, but it is not ranked in the top 10 for the black population. Kidney disease ranks ninth for the white, black, and API populations, but it is not in the top 10 for the American Indian population. Homicide was among the 10 leading causes for only two race groups: the black and the American Indian populations, ranking 6th and 10th, respectively. Likewise Septicemia ranks 10th for the black population and also for the API population, but it is not among the 10 leading causes for the white and American Indian populations. For three race groups, at least 1of the 10 leading causes is unique to that group. For the American Indian population, Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis ranks sixth but is not ranked in the top 10 for the other 3race groups. HIV disease ranks seventh for the black population, and Alzheimer ’s disease ranks eighth for the white population but these causes were not ranked among the top 10 for the other race groups. Hispanic origin Heart disease and cancer ranks first and second for both the Hispanic and non-Hispanic populations. Unintentional injuries ranks third for the Hispanic population, higher than both the non-Hispanic white and the non-Hispanic black populations (fifth). The fourth-ranked cause for Hispanics is stroke, which ranks third for the non-Hispanic populations. Diabetes mellitus ranks fifth for the Hispanic population, but ranks eighth for the non-Hispanic white population and fourth for the non-Hispanic black population. Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis, ranks sixth for the Hispanic population, but this category is not ranked among the 10 leading causes for the other race-origin populations. Homicide ranks seventh for the Hispanic population and sixth for the non-Hispanic black population, but this category is not ranked among the 10 leading causes for the non-Hispanic white population. The only other leading cause shared by all three groups is CLRD, which ranks much lower for the Hispanic (eighth) and non-Hispanic black (seventh) populations than for the non-Hispanic white (fourth) population. Influenza and pneumonia also ranks much lower for the Hispanic population (ninth) than for the non-Hispanic white population (sixth); it was not among the 10 leading causes for the non-Hispanic black population. The 10thranked cause for the Hispanic population is perinatal conditions. The high ranking of perinatal conditions is primarily a reflection of the relatively young age distribution of the Hispanic population. HIV disease (ranks 8th for the non-Hispanic black population), Alzhe-imer’s disease and suicide (ranks 7th and 10th, respectively, for the non-Hispanic white population), and kidney disease (ranks 9th for both the non-Hispanic white and black populations) do not rank among the 10 leading causes of death for Hispanics. Septicemia ranks 10th for the non-Hispanic black population but did not appear among the top 10 for the other groups for 2002. Leading causes of infant death The leading cause of infant death in 2002 was Congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (congenitalmalformations), which accounted for one-fifth of all infant deaths. Disorders relatedto short gestation and low birthweight,not elsewhere classified, was ranked 2nd and followed by Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) (3rd); Newborn affected by maternal complications of pregnancy (4th); Newborn affected by complications of placenta, cord and membranes (5th); unintentional injuries (6th); Respiratory distress of newborn (7th); Bacterial sepsis of newborn (8th); Diseases of the circulatory system (9th); and Intrauterine hypoxia and birth asphyxia (10th). In all, the 10 leading causes of infant death accounted for 68 percent of all infant deaths. From 2001 to 2002, the ranking of the most prevalent causes of infant death did not change. Neonatal and postneonatal mortality Stark differences were evident when comparing leading causes of death in the neonatal (less than 28 days after birth) and postneonatal(between 28 days and 11 months after birth) periods. Disorders related to short gestation and low birthweight, not elsewhere classified was the leading cause of neonatal death. In contrast, SIDS is the leading cause in the postneonatal period. Congenital malformations, although top-ranked for infant mortality overall, ranks second for both neonates and postneonates. The remaining leading causes of neonatal death are characterized by conditions occurring in the perinatal period. In the postneonatal period, the remaining leading causes are characterized more by conditions prevalent among the general population, including unintentional injuries (third), Septicemia (fifth), homicide (seventh), and Influenza and pneumonia (ninth). Data Source: National Center for Health Statistics National Vital Statistics Reports March 7, 2005

Leading Causes of Death - Young Adults -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Leading causes of death in the United States - young adults The top three causes, Unintentional injury (accidents), Assault (homicide) and Self inflicted injury (suicide), accounted for close to three quarter (61.58 percent) of all deaths among young adults (ages 25 through 29) in 2002. Note that automobile accident is the number one cause of death in this age group, accounting for about 20%. Top 20 Causes of Death - Young Adult (25 - 29) Rank Cause of Death Total Deaths No of Deaths Percent All Deaths 17959 17959 100.00% 1 Unintentional Injury 6122 34.09% * MV Traffic 3650 20.32% * Poisoning 1310 7.29% * Drowning 227 1.26% * Fall 130 0.72% * Fire/burn 113 0.63% * Other Spec., classifiable 94 0.52% * Suffocation 87 0.48% * Firearm 75 0.42% * Other Land Transport 70 0.39% * Other Transport 69 0.38% * Pedestrian, Other 64 0.36% * Unspecified 63 0.35% * Struck by or Against 59 0.33% * Natural/ Environment 43 0.24% * Machinery 31 0.17% * Other Spec., NEC 27 0.15% * Pedal cyclist, Other 6 0.03% * Cut/pierce 4 0.02% 2 Homicide 2514 14.00% 3 Suicide 2423 13.49% 4 Malignant Neoplasms 1258 7.00% 5 Heart Disease 1076 5.99% 6 HIV 500 2.78% 7 Diabetes Mellitus 229 1.28% 8 Congenital Anomalies 213 1.19% 9 Cerebrovascular 183 1.02% 10 Influenza & Pneumonia 135 0.75% 11 Septicemia 119 0.66% 12 Chronic Respiratory Disease 116 0.65% 13 Nephritis 107 0.60% 14 Anemias 83 0.46% 15 Complicated Pregnancy 82 0.46% 16 Liver Disease 77 0.43% 17 Benign Neoplasms 62 0.35% 18 Viral Hepatitis 37 0.21% 19 Hypertension 36 0.20% 20 Pneumonitis 31 0.17% All Others 2556 14.23% -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Data Source: National Center for Health Statistics National Vital Statistics Reports March 7, 2005

Leading Causes of Death - College Age -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Leading causes of death in the United States - college age young adults The top three causes, Unintentional injury (accidents), Assault (homicide) and Self inflicted injury (suicide), accounted for close to three quarter (73.3 percent) of all deaths among college age young adults (ages 20 through 24) in 2002. Note that automobile accident is the number one cause of death in this age group, accounting for about 30%. Top 20 Causes of Death - Young Adult (20 - 24) Rank Cause of Death Total Deaths No of Deaths Percent All Deaths 19234 19234 100.00% 1 Unintentional Injury 8275 43.02% * MV Traffic 5712 29.70% * Poisoning 1193 6.20% * Drowning 309 1.61% * Fall 164 0.85% * Other Land Transport 113 0.59% * Fire/burn 110 0.57% * Firearm 103 0.54% * Other Spec., classifiable 102 0.53% * Suffocation 87 0.45% * Pedestrian, Other 86 0.45% * Other Transport 83 0.43% * Unspecified 71 0.37% * Struck by or Against 46 0.24% * Machinery 29 0.15% * Natural/ Environment 27 0.14% * Other Spec., NEC 23 0.12% * Pedal cyclist, Other 10 0.05% * Cut/pierce 7 0.04% 2 Homicide 3327 17.30% 3 Suicide 2497 12.98% 4 Malignant Neoplasms 1007 5.24% 5 Heart Disease 617 3.21% 6 Congenital Anomalies 244 1.27% 7 HIV 140 0.73% 8 Cerebrovascular 118 0.61% 9 Diabetes Mellitus 116 0.60% 10 Chronic Respiratory Disease 99 0.51% 11 Influenza & Pneumonia 92 0.48% 12 Anemias 69 0.36% 13 Septicemia 69 0.36% 14 Nephritis 63 0.33% 15 Complicated Pregnancy 61 0.32% 16 Benign Neoplasms 46 0.24% 17 Pneumonitis 28 0.15% 18 Liver Disease 24 0.12% 19 Aortic Aneurysm 19 0.10% 20 Hypertension 17 0.09% All Others 2306 11.99% -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Data Source: National Center for Health Statistics National Vital Statistics Reports March 7, 2005

Here is something Every American should know. Until I read this, I didn't know, but I checked it out and it's true: We in the United States have all heard the haunting song, "Taps." It's the song that gives us that lump in our throats and usually tears in our eyes. But, do you know the story behind the song? If not, I think you will be interested to find out about its humble beginnings. Reportedly, it all began in 1862 during the Civil War, when Union Army Captain Robert Ellicombe was with his men near Harrison's Landing in Virginia . The Confederate Army was on the other side of the narrow strip of land. During the night, Captain Ellicombe heard the moans of a soldier who lay severely wounded on the field. Not knowing if it was a Union or Confederate soldier, the Captain decided to risk his life and bring the stricken man back for medical attention Crawling on his stomach through the gunfire, the Captain reached the stricken soldier and began pulling him toward his encampment. When the Captain finally reached his own lines, he discovered it was actually a Confederate soldier, but the soldier was dead. The Captain lit a lantern and suddenly caught his breath and went numb with shock. In the dim light, he saw the face of the soldier. It was his own son. The boy had been studying music in the South when the war broke out. Without telling his father, the boy enlisted in the Confederate Army. The following morning, heartbroken, the father asked permission of his superiors to give his son a full military burial, despite his enemy status. His request was only partially granted. The Captain had asked if he could have a group of Army band members play a funeral dirge for his son at the funeral. The request was turned down since the soldier was a Confederate. But, out of respect for the father, they did say they could give him only one musician. The Captain chose a bugler. He asked the bugler to play a series of musical notes he had found on a piece of paper in the pocket of the dead youth's uniform. This wish was granted. The haunting melody, we now know as "Taps" used at military funerals was born. The words are: Day is done. Gone the sun. From the lakes From the hills. From the sky. All is well. Safely rest. God is nigh. Fading light. Dims the sight. And a star. Gems the sky. Gleaming bright. From afar. Drawing nigh. Falls the night. Thanks and praise. For our days. Neath the sun Neath the stars. Neath the sky. As we go. This we know. God is nigh I too have felt the chills while listening to "Taps" but I have never seen all the words to the song until now. I didn't even know there was more than one verse . I also never knew the story behind the song and I didn't know if you had either so I thought I'd pass it along. I now have an even deeper respect for the song than I did before. Remember Those Lost and Harmed While Serving Their Country. Also Remember Those Who Have Served And Returned; and for those presently serving in the Armed Forces. Please send this on after a short prayer. Make this a Prayer wheel for our soldiers...please don't break it .

Buffalo BABY!!!! I'm from Buffalo. We eat chicken wings, not buffalo wings. Jack Kemp is a quarterback, not a politician. We drink Labatt Blue and love it. Mighty Taco always has preference over Taco Bell. Pop, not soda and Pepsi, not Coke. They are sneakers not tennis shoes. It's a sucker, not a lollipop. Bison Chip Dip, La Nova Pizzeria, Aunt Rosie's Loganberry, Chevetta's Chicken, and Ted's Hot Dogs are all too familiar...not to forget Anderson's Shakes. A fake ID is unnecessary when there is always Canada... but we have them any ways. Our bars don't close until 4, and we DO sell beer in a grocery store (Tops or Wegmans ), which always makes for early starts and late nights. Jim's Steak Out at 4 in the morning is calling it an early night... We never cuss, but we swear entirely too much. We know that a 65 mph speed limit really means 80. We will cut you off, swear, and give you the finger if you are not keeping up AND do it all in the snow, while expecting nothing less from you in return. Driving in the snow not only comes naturally, it is fun. We start the weekends off right at Thursdays in the square enjoying beer, free music, and an interesting crowd. We lived through Wide Right, The Forward Lateral, and No Goal. Dubbed by Dan Marino as "the meanest fans because none of us actually wanted to live here"... we all know he wouldn't stand one winter up here. We love the Bills (no matter what) and accept that it takes 2 hours to get home from a game. Nothing closes in 3 feet of snow or -20 wind chills... in fact, that's how we prefer to tailgate. The 2001 Christmas Storm that dumped nearly of 7 ft of lake effect snow we still think it's a mere 2nd to The Blizzard of '77. We can correctly pronounce, spell, and identify Chippewa, sacajaquada,Lackawanna, Cheektowaga, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Olean and Tonawanda without hesitation. When giving direction it's not " take I-90 to Route 33 east" it's "take the 90 to the 33 east"..."the" is not an option. We are 30 minutes from another country, one of the seven wonders of the world, and even a few beaches. It's the second largest city in New York. I AM FROM BUFFALO, a beer drinking town with a Big sports problem, and damn proud!