As many of you know, my brother is a contractor for Blackwater. A lot has been said in the media about Blackwater recently. My brother is not allowed to say anything on the topic.

However, I will say that the media seems to be "inventing" much of what we are reading and hearing. Blackwater employees will be fined up to a years salary for speaking to the press. So, keep in mind that we are only hearing one side of the story. Also, please keep in mind that Blackwater guys really are the best of the best. They are all hand chosen and tested by Blackwater for months before going to theater. These guys probably don't randomly shoot at civilians... 

I just hope that friends and family will read what I've written and come to a logical conclusion. 

Molly will be volunteering her time by filming and editting this Golf Scramble event in Orlando. The Brain Tumor Scramble (sounds kinda gross), was created to help young people that have lost a parent to a Brain Tumor. 

If you'd like to take part in this charity golf event, or if you'd just like to donate, then please download the flyer below. 

George Bartol Memorial Scholarship Fund

Lets help support Molly and this wonderful charity event!

-Will

Many of you have met my mother (Deb's) husband, Mark. Unfortunately, Mark's father, Walter Lundin (we call him "Pappy"), passed away on the 2nd after battling cancer. 

Pappy will be missed very much by everyone that got to know him. He was always busy doing something and rarely sat down to take a break. Pappy was a WWII Ace and was one of the few surviving Aces from the Second World War.

I know that Dad really enjoyed talking with him (and probably will again) about aviation (especially the famous battle called "The Great Marianas Turkey Shoot"). This was one of the most incredibly lopsided Arial victories in US history. The American fighter pilots attained a staggering 12-to-1 kill-to-loss ratio in the skies above the Philippine Sea. Pappy was truly a national war hero and got many requests for his autograph by aviation and history enthusiasts.

I am proud to say that I knew him. He was 91.

I just got back from my trip. I had a wonderful time. In 3 weeks I visited Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Latvia, Estonia, and I flew home from Finland. That was pretty exhausting, but very fun. I know that Dad was watching over me and occasionally saying "hey bear!". I know that he is proud of me for keeping my word on a promise I made years ago. The promise was that I would visit a different country for every year that I have lived. I am now back in the black with 36! 

Mood:  accident prone

The website was down because of a miscommunication problem. Obviously, this has been resolved.

I will be on vacation for the next 3 weeks and will try to update the website remotely if anything exciting happens.

 Bye everybody!

Mood:  special

I will be taking a trip to Scandinavia next week. I'm very excited. Haven't done much travelling recently. Kathi is also taking a trip to spend time with her family in Myrtle Beach and I'll be watching the house (and the pets). Alex got a new puppy (black Doberman) and he named it Bishop. Molly and Jeff are doing well and so is little Kyle. We all miss Dad so much and he would want us to live lives to the fullest. Nobody is going to stop the Beatons! 

Alex, and his girlfriend Kayleigh, had a great time this past week.They returned from their cruise on Sunday to stay with Kathi at Dad's house. I cought a couple of Kingfish on Sunday morning and Kathi prepared a wonderful meal that evening. It was the first time that we had most of the family together (missed Molly and the Browns thou) since Dad passed away. I'm sure Dad was looking down last night and smiling at the site of seeing his boys and Kathi spending time together and remembering him.  

The hosting company finally fixed the problem that was causing the comment to not work. I was in the process of building a new site. I think I will still build it anyway. So, be sure to check back.

Alex is back from Iraq and we got to spend sometime with him before he left with his girlfriend to go on a cruise. Kathi just got back from visiting family up north... and I am planning on taking a trip to Northern Europe.  That's about it for now.

 Gotta get to work on the new site...

The hosting company finally fixed the problem that was causing the comment to not work. I was in the process of building a new site. I think I will still build it anyway. So, be sure to check back.

Alex is back from Iraq and we got to spend sometime with him before he left with his girlfriend to go on a cruise. Kathi just got back from visiting family up north... and I am planning on taking a trip to Northern Europe.  That's about it for now.

 Gotta get to work on the new site...

Southern California Broadcasters Association

BTW, the hosting company doesn't seem to care about the comments section of the site not working... So, I will be moving this site in the near future.