From Dec. 7

There are very few professions that allow someone to learn new things and meet new people on a daily basis. I'm glad to say that journalism is one of those that do. Today, I can honestly say that I experienced a few new things and met quite a few good people.

Today, I turned in three stories, two of which I covered today. In short, from about 10 a.m. 'til 4:30 p.m., I was on Camp Lejeune with the exception of about two hours. But it was without a doubt the most amazing experience I've had yet.

This morning, I covered a donation ceremony at the Naval Hospital. A jacksonville resident donated his father's crackerjack uniform to the hospital, so there was a ceremony in remembrance of him and the rest of the service men and women who were at Pearl Harbor. It was a real nice ceremony, and I was glad to have been a part of it and to have shared his story (and his father's story) with others. It was just a great feeling to be there and to share that experience.

This afternoon, I covered Rolling Thunder's toy ride and wreath laying at the Naval Hospital. It was amazing to see (and hear) so many motorcycles, some with the stereotypical crazy-scary looking biker, with toys on the back and a few with wreaths on the front. It's great to meet people who break the stereotypes that everyone suffers from, and the men and women of Rolling Thunder certainly do that.

When I got back, I finished up another article (well, added to mostly since, let's face it, I'm really not up to date with what's going on in Jacksonville) and wrote Rolling Thunder, did the captions and headed home.

It's Friday night and while I had plans to drink with a friend, and I did do some of that, I'm def about to put my exhausted ass in bed and call it a day, LOL.