Mark Wright’s Blog

A report on CNN.com on Wednesday, reported that Olympic organizers for the upcoming Beijing Games have been backtracking on their promise to provide journalists with complete freedom.  Websites such as Amnesty International and anything mentioning the word Tibet have been blocked despite repeated promises that journalists would have the freedom that they would need to […]

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I received a phone call from another old Navy buddy of mine last night.  I ran a Google search on this guy about a week ago.  He has a unique last name so I figured if he was out there, I could find him.  I was able to find him on the networking site Linked […]

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A moderate earthquake of a 5.4 magnitude hit Los Angeles today.  It was also felt in Long Beach at the Blue Sand Design offices.  Fortunately, all is well.  Our offices are on the tenth floor.  I was actually on the phone with a colleague when the first tremors hit.  He informed me that they were […]

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To say Arthur Price Jr. is having a bad week would be an understatement.  The Ohio native was arrested for allegedly having intimate relations with a picnic table.  Yes ladies and gentlemen, that was not a typo.   The police arrested Price after an anonymous tipster dropped off three DVDs that showed Price in the act.  […]

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As a former member of the United States Navy, I am very proud of my military service.  However, I am not very proud of the treatment our country gives to war veterans.  Increasingly, I see or hear stories about soldiers coming back from battle and being unable to cope with life.  I’m sure a lot […]

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