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Hello everyone, some of you know what's been going on with my parents. I'll try and keep this short. Mom and dad are 87 and 90. Dad will be 91 in August mom 88 in September. in April mom had critical loss of blood circulation in her left leg. If you've never seen someone's legs dying it's a nasty looking and painful thing. She was faced with the real possibility of amputation. Luckily her medical providers were able to surgically improve her circulation to the point her feet are slowly healing and the pain has improved. As you know my dad has a multitude of health issues. Congestive heart failure, dialysis 3 times a week, broke his hip twice. Sadly in May he started having sores on his legs and was being in the home by Extramural care. Finally we had to call an ambulance and have him taken to Emergency. He was diagnosed with Critical loss of blood circulation in his right leg and LIVER CANCER involving 1/3 of his liver. At 90 there was great debate in the hospital about treating a 90 year old man with so many conditions of which anyone of them could kill him at any moment. You see my dad is a very intelligent and mentally functioning man. He still pays his bills on line with an iPad. The medical staff are all amazed at how sharp of mind he is. They performed the same procedure on his right leg as they did for my mother. He now has improved blood flow in his lower legs reducing the pain and starting the healing. Dad, my 2 bothers and I had a meeting with the Oncologist regarding the Liver Cancer. He was a great Doctor and explained everything in a gentle way to all of us. He made it a point to say he questioned the wisdom of the other Doctors in treating Dad's circulation but he said after he met dad and interviewed he now agrees with their decision. Unfortunately Dad's Liver Cancer is not treatable as his age and multitude of medical issue would just make him suffer and not accomplish any improvement. The Oncologist mentioned dad's options will be Palliative or Hospice care when the time comes. He is currently in the hospital. Dad has made great improvement in the last week as always he continues to shock his Doctors. This morning the Unit Doctor told us Dad is not ready for Palliative! They are going to heal the sores on his legs and get him ready for a nursing home. He is one fighter. On July 1st Mom and Dad celebrated their 69th wedding Anniversary in the Dialysis department in the hospital. Sorry this is so long. Remember if you have someone in your life you love you better tell them. So I love you all....................in a family way! Wayne aka WeednFeed

Here is a picture of DAD with myself standing and my 2 brothers! Some people say we look like dad. What do you think?

I think that it's a good idea. Could try to leave a voice mail too, explaining that it might sound weird, but we're worried about a gaming friend :)

Let start with your clan name? E-raser Do you have any nicknames? Personal or in game? 'E' When and where were you born? Northern Michigan Jan 1954 When you were a child, what did you want to be when you grew up? No idea, living day-to-day Where have you lived? Northern Michigan / South East Michigan What got you into gaming? Video Arcades Your first game you played? On the PC, Duke Nukem And what do you play now? Mostly COD5 WAW FT (XI servers) / Oculus VR WW1 air combat Why did you join XI? Met some great people while playing COD, so wanted to be a part of the community What do you get from being in this clan? Meeting some great people from around the world , daily socializing What is your favorite hobby? I have many off and on.. just now getting in photography What is your favorite travel destination? Grand Cayman, but haven't been back there in a long time Are you married? Yes Do you have children? Yes, a son and daughter - both of them married and moved out. What kind of pets do you have, if any? What are their names? Used to have a cat (since passed) but now only some fish(guppies). Are you a sports fan? If so, what is your favorite team? No not really into sports. What causes are you passionate about? People taking responsibility for their actions. Do you volunteer? If so, where? No What is an interesting fact about you? None that I'm aware of. Have you continued your education past college or university with career development seminars or classes? What kind? I'm a lot into self learning. While many people took up golf and hitting the bars , I actually enjoy reading tech books and 'how to books' (not much of a social life ?? Having an electrical background in vocational high school, I taught myself computer programming starting with machine language. Then 'C' ... this progressed later into my work career. Did you know what profession you wanted to work in when you started college? No idea, Was getting married and only knew I needed a job. Only had about 4-months of college(dropped out for job) then found a job in the Airline Ground handling sector, which turned into a career 43-years Did you belong to any professional organizations? A couple unions through work. What is your current job title? Retired Did you win any awards or recognitions during your education? Runner up in Michigans 1972 State Electronics Design competition (4th place). Where do you work? Retired now since 31DEC2016 - before that North Central Airlines / Republic Airlines / Northwest Airlines and finally Delta Airlines.. Actually 'same-airline' just through multiple mergers. What other job titles have you had in your career? Grocery Store bagger / shelf stocking / resort dish washer Where else have you worked? Local small grocery store / Local resort Why did you choose to work in your industry? Airlines, just needed a job - ended up loving it. Why do you like your job? My job 'retired' .. love not having daily must do work routines / no time management How would you describe your career? 'my life' , good parts and bad. What are some accomplishments you've achieved during your career? Started with the airline basics.. loading unloading planes/jets - working weight and balance - worked air freight handling / tariffs , billing. Worked in employee scheduling and administration. Used my computer programming skills to stream line some of our work processes.. this let to a position working with I.T. and mainframe programming. Describe a time that your career was rewarding. Others that recognized my value and appreciated my input / work. If you could give a younger person career advice, what would it be? Unknown to me at the time, in high school we had to take a semester of typing. I was pretty good at it because my penmanship is horrendous. My typing skills then came to play at work when our weight and balance computerized. Other employees struggled with the 'hunt-n-pick' typing method. What is your favorite thing about your career or industry? Discounted travel , however others don't realize that it has challenges as well. Your not guaranteed getting a seat. This can be a process when trying to book hotels and car rentals - especially those with no refunds. Many times your left behind at the airport. What is a valuable lesson you learned in your career? This may sound racist, however growing up in Northern Michigan, I think there was only one black family. All my folks knew was what they read in the newspapers about the Detroit Riots in the 60's, so I feel their understanding was tainted. When they knew I was moving to the Detroit area for work they instilled in me a fear about the area and people. Actually when I started working at the Airport I learned really quick there are good and bad in all of our different groups. I worked with the Black, Asian, Arab, Latino people. I made some great friends in all of the groups. I also became more sensitive to their particular backgrounds and history. We all have the same fears and wants out of life and family. What do you hope to accomplish in your career? I'm retired... I hope I left the place in better shape than when I started. Are you involved in any professional/ non-profit/sports organizations? If so, do you have a title or rank within these organizations? none What is your favorite sport? none Do you play any sports? no If you were granted 1 wish, what would you wish for? To start life over again, knowing the lessons I've now already learned along the way. If you won a very large amount of money what would you do? Probably do more traveling and give a bunch away. Quote: Listen to the quiet people, they are the ones with something to say....

I did not text because it says its a land line,,,there are cell numbers and email listed but it does not show all the numbers or letters. But I have 4 different numbers so I texted them all!!!lolol

Can u send him a text to his number? Maybe it would be easier . Just a thought.

Thank you Skuz!

Happy Birthday folks!

Wayne, I would say that you all are almost spitting images of your old man. And from what I can tell, you carry the same vibrant, positive attitude he does, even to this day. We will keep your father and the rest of your family in our thoughts.

Happy Birthday everyone, I hope you have a great one ! @White_Dragon, we miss you around !

Happy Birthday everyone

Happy Birthday!

with @@babyback and @wildthing and I on the cod4 mw2ft... Was casually playing then was occasionally goofing up and also was seeing a lot of good stuff. I was also live streaming this game play too. I did promise clip of babyback's pred launch attack as well. Couldn't pass other moments too. Enjoy.... PS make sure youre not drinking while watching these and make sure your bladder is empty. AT-cm_9oPGD2sU70cTJFVSLKYRyg.mp4 vod-1853433671-offset-6082.mp4 vod-1853433671-offset-5118.mp4 AT-cm_hMwqpgVC-kzEUIS_5zkC_g.mp4 AT-cm_9yFMqveFXD7EMIwRqlzR1g.mp4

Wayne thinking of you, your family and wishing the best for your dad.

Happy Birthday everyone

be safe out there

Thanks everyone for the kind words. A Doctor was in to see dad yesterday and told him he’s NIT palliative yet. Their plan is to heal his leg sores so he can move to a Nursing Home with his bride of 69 years. He just keeps moving forward day by day! They’ve reduced his Dilaudid by 50% but man does that stuff make him comical hahaha. He’s the coolest 90 year old stoner I’ve met. we we’re pretty poor growing up. For a few years we had no indoor plumbing, gathered water in a bucket, went to bathroom in an outhouse. Dad was crying the other day because he tried to give the 6 of us an allowance of 25 cents a week. He could only do it for one week and had to use that $1.50 for some groceries. He did a hell of a job he has 4 of his 6 kids are millionaires and all retired early. I’m not one of the millionaires but I’ll not run out of money hahaha. Imagine second generation immigrants all doing well because my grandparents landed in Canada where the streets are paved with gold. I used to complain about the 45% income taxes I had to pay. I’ll never complain again. The medical care my family has received through our Canadian Medicare has been absolutely amazing. Well it’s been a hell of a stressful ride I’ve been on since 2017 with the parents but I’ll have no regrets. Cheers Wayne

Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday folks!

Happy Birthday folks!

One clip shows @wildthing killing me on the rooftop and I got him back.... the other clip shows me snuck up on wildthing and stabbed him. Muahaha loved it AT-cm_jqd7mET6F5FrQzDkXIPKRg.mp4 AT-cm_x9dHXfqbUMdnMD9H41wYbw.mp4

you all look like brothers!!hahaha Take care of yourself

She called to tell me that she is going to start my mother is hospice care. This was two years ago on her birthday. Yes I am a mama's boy. 20210227_072131.mp4

Damn that's a lot to contend with, Weed. Seems like your old man is a hell of a fighter! Best of luck and hang in there, pal.

Hey Key you mean the pic with the good looking guy in front of the RV with the BEER!

he is 71 his birthday was July 1st when did you

Tkank You Skuzapo!

Happy Birthday!

Have a GREAT birthday everyone!!!!

Happy Birthday All That includes the one and only Butt Nade Dropper WD.

Happy birthday to a great bunch!!!! cheers!!

Happy Birthday folks and cheers !!

Happy Birthday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Happy Birthday and have a great day

Happy Birthday IDIOTS!!! Kissy Kissy @iboomboom lol

Moms are so awesome. Love my mom with all of my heart and soul. My mom is a "gamer", she plays the MMO game Perfectworld. She used to play World Of Warcraft but she's not very good at the PVP stuff and her arthritis makes it hard to jump around and stuff.

Let start with your clan name? BDS1961 Every name I tried came up as being taken already when I first started this is what I came up with so I could play and never changed it Do you have any nicknames? Personal or in game? In games it’s either Beads or some cuss word after I shoot someone When and where were you born? Aurora Illinoise atleast that’s what the sales slip says that I came with When you were a child, what did you want to be when you grew up? Loved working with my hands and wood wanted to do cabinet making Where have you lived? Pretty much my entire life in Concord Ca What got you into gaming? Sadly I have had to do a lot of sitting around recovering from multiple knee surgeries and treatments It gave me something to do instead of going crazy I hate sitting around with a passion Your first game you played? Lol Does Load runner count And what do you play now? I mostly play COD 2 The group of people I play with here on XI are a great group of people sadly over the last few years I have lost what I consider some good online friends I have played with for years Why did you join XI? I use to lay on the FBI server a long time ago they started getting more and more hackers 0laying to where it was no fun at all Found XI and have never left great people and players and the admins do a great job keeping it clean of cheats What do you get from being in this clan? A sense of on line family and friends to play with on a daily bases Such a broad range of personalities it’s always fun to play and talk with What is your favorite hobby? Have way to many Wood working and metal work , radio control planes and boats, electronics and I use to shoot competition years ago Trying to get back into all of them now What is your favorite travel destination? I am happy on the go, we just purchased a cabin up in the mountains and have been enjoying that a lot lately but a lot of work getting it ready so we can go up any time and have friends come up and enjoy it with us. We also have a house in Greece we are hoping to be able to get over to this summer, we use it as a home base to go to the islands and play Are you married? Yes coming up on 29 years Do you have children? Yes a son who is 26 and a Daughter that is 21 What kind of pets do you have, if any? What are their names? we have a Bichon frise that absolutely hates me, even though she comes to me for anything she needs and then three cats Are you a sports fan? If so, what is your favorite team? Not a real big sports fan What causes are you passionate about? Don't really have any causes I’d say I’m passionate about spent to many years taking care of and dealing with the public Do you volunteer? If so, where? No unless having to cook for everyone in my house What is an interesting fact about you? It’s a strange thing but for some reason I deal with emergencies and bad things really easily and efficiently. In my career In the facilities I over saw I have had to deal with everything from earthquakes to murders suicides and drunks. Can handle it all at the time and make clear decisions for needs to be done, but then I pay the huge price when it’s done the next day and what all I had to deal with and see hits me Have you continued your education past college or university with career development seminars or classes? What kind? I never went to college, but I have a ton of specialized training that covers a wide variety From just about everything related to HVAC and the equipment for operating it, trained in lighting and control systems and then some really specialized training I had to go through for some of the areas I did work in that I cannot fully mention Did you know what profession you wanted to work in when you started college? i was heading into law enforcement and had just been accepted into the CHP academy. Sadly shortly after being accepted I blew my new out and never made it. I had planned on going to college and getting a degree in aeronautical engineering, after that Signed up for the class’s and that’s when I had my first knee surgery stopping me from attending, registered again for the next year and had my second knee surgery stopping me once again, this happened the following year again. At that point I took another path Did you belong to any professional organizations? only one I was a member of was a group for engineers in the SF Bay Area What is your current job title? Retired now Had to have a knee replaced that ended my career at 52 years old Did you win any awards or recognitions during your education? In high school I did get a lot of awards for things I had built and designed Where do you work? At home What other job titles have you had in your career? I have always been around facilities, I was a maintenance manager at a bullocks store, the building was sold and I was sold along with it (lol) Nordstroms had bought it and put me into management with them in a engineering capacity, I prepped and opened the original 5 stores in the SF Bay Area , from there I opened a luxury hotel as a chief engineer. From there it was just a full run Where else have you worked? I had my own construction business for about 16 years after I was done with the hotel work, my clients where hospitals, PG&E, UC Berkeley a Few cities and a little bit of residential work along with working with attorneys and specialist on construction lawsuits. Having kids I needed something more stable and not as many hours as I was putting in. I went into the apartment industry and was a regional engineering manager covering facilities from Monterey CA to Seattle Washington 10,000 units of apartments, I did all inspections and over saw the quality of the on site work done by the staff and there training along with that I put together yearly capital project and ran them in the range from 15 million to 35 million every year . Also I was head of disaster for the northwest region in case any thing happened ( no stress in my life ) Why did you choose to work in your industry? it was strange but it seemed to choose me Why do you like your job? I liked all the areas I have worked Always something new everyday. Things that I was able to see and be around when contracting was amazing How would you describe your career? Fun but stressful Now that I have been out of it for a while I can not figure out how I was able to carry such a huge load and get it all done I don’t think I could do that now What are some accomplishments you've achieved during your career? I think the one thing that I am most proud of is how many people I was able to advance in there career, At one of the hotels I was hired to clean up and get running again I was given the option to completely replace the maintenance staff, I kept them, worked with them and created a highly effective team there. Getting people to grow is a great feeling Describe a time that your career was rewarding. I always found it extremely rewarding when called in for problems and being able to resolve them. As simple as figuring out why when someone flushed there toilet in a high rise it would affect 3 floors of showers. The company had specialist looking at it for months and couldn’t figure it out, I fixed it in one day of going through the systems. In my career I had a few times I cured issues with newly built buildings If you could give a younger person career advice, what would it be? don’t go in thinking you know it all Listen to everyone around you and even the old crazy guy, the amount that you can learn is amazing, even today if I was working I would not ever claim how much I know and still listen to all involved in a project What is your favorite thing about your career or industry? something new every day What is a valuable lesson you learned in your career? how to deal with people What do you hope to accomplish in your career? Its a wrap I do get called once in awhile to help cover some projects when there are problems are something special is needed. Just do it once in a great while Are you involved in any professional/ non-profit/sports organizations? If so, do you have a title or rank within these organizations? nope What is your favorite sport? Not a big sports fan, from the damage I did to my knee I have over a 40 history of physical therapy Have seen to many sport injuries in young people pushing it to hard. Just turned me off to the give all cloture of sports Do you play any sports? nope If you were granted 1 wish, what would you wish for? that people would mellow out and learn how to enjoy each other instead of stepping on each other for gain If you won a very large amount of money what would you do? ohh how do you know I don’t have it already lol I don’t think I’d change a thing in what I do or how I live. I’m the type of guy that can be super happy with a beer and a fishing pole sitting by the lake, don’t really need any th8ng fancy

Happy Birthday !

Happy birthday

Thank-you Rose it was worth the try.

thank you all for still trying to get a hold of Dragon

Hoth Let start with your clan name? Hoth>XI< Do you have any nicknames? Personal or in game? I’m sure my opponents in game have come up with a few obscenities for me in game. When and where were you born? Dec 9th 1969. Dayton, Ohio USA When you were a child, what did you want to be when you grew up? A policeman Where have you lived? Dayton, Ohio. I have never really moved outside the area. (Yet) What got you into gaming? Video arcades when they started popping up, Pacman, Space Invaders, Donkey Kong, Tron, Gorf, etc. Played most of the consoles when I was young, Atari 2600, intellivison, Colecovision, various nintendos. I went to my brothers around 1994, he had just got Doom running on a lan. (ipx spx :0 ) My 1st experience with a fps. He and my cousins proceeded to beat the hell out of me. I really enjoyed the game. Being severely competitive I said to myself I will build a pc and beat the brakes off of them. That is what I eventually did. Your first game you played? Video game was probably pong And what do you play now? COD warzone, (not a huge fan of Warzone II) COD4 Freezetag Server 1, MW2, occasionally COD2 Why did you join XI? I played on the servers a few years before I joined. Some of my 1st games on XI was COD2 with the breakfast club. When I was working (cough, cough) with Izumi on 3rd shift. I really enjoyed the people in the Clan and the servers. Some guy name Rugger said he would sponsor me. What do you get from being in this clan? Great games. I can hop into and escape reality for a bit. Healthy competition. Friends I have gamed with for over a decade. What is your favorite hobby? Probably video games, weight training What is your favorite travel destination? Anyplace with an awesome beach Are you married? No Do you have children? Yes 2. An 18-year-old daughter and a 15-year-old son. What kind of pets do you have, if any? What are their names? None currently, Does Stormcrow count? I would call him a Rabid dog. Are you a sports fan? If so, what is your favorite team? I like all types of sports. NFL The Steelers, MLB The Reds, College Football OSU, College Basketball the Dayton Flyers. NBA I am pretty neutral. I just like to watch the greatest players play. What causes are you passionate about? Taking Care of this planet for future generations. Do you volunteer? If so, where? Nothing currently. What is an interesting fact about you? I think I could build a house with what I have spent on the NFL and concerts over the years. Have you continued your education past college or university with career development seminars or classes? What kind? Various certs in Networking & Security, Cisco, Juniper, Fortinet etc. Many security and network seminars as well. Did you know what profession you wanted to work in when you started college? No clue. Did you belong to any professional organizations? Nothing currently What is your current job title? Senior Network Engineer. Did you win any awards or recognitions during your education? No. It was an accomplishment for me to show up for class in my early years. Where do you work? For a company doing government contracts. What other job titles have you had in your career? IT Director, Network Security Engineer, Network field Engineer Where else have you worked? Time Warner Cable. The isp side of the house for 11 years. Contingent (now owned by Comcast) The city of Englewood Ohio, many contract jobs for various employers. Why did you choose to work in your industry? A love for networking and pcs. Why do you like your job? I do primarily security and networking daily which is what I enjoy the most. Solving problems, designing solutions. How would you describe your career? Ever changing, constant learning. Challenging and rewarding. What are some accomplishments you've achieved during your career? Rebuilding two cities network infrastructures. This included a 911 call center for 1 site. I have installed fiber connectivity for most schools and companies in Western Ohio it feels like back in my TWC era. Describe a time that your career was rewarding. Designing and fixing issues that other couldn’t. If you could give a younger person career advice, what would it be? Educate yourself. Find a good trainer when you get your foot in the door. Be a sponge. Do some of the jobs no one else wants to tackle. What is your favorite thing about your career or industry? I work on technology that I would be screwing around with at home except I get paid for it. What is a valuable lesson you learned in your career? The ability to leave work at the office. Be loyal to a certain degree but keep in mind if you are gone the company will have you replaced in a couple of weeks if needed. What do you hope to accomplish in your career? Stability. Teach others. Look back on work that I am proud of. Are you involved in any professional/ non-profit/sports organizations? If so, do you have a title or rank within these organizations? None currently other than coaching my kids in football aka soccer for many years. What is your favorite sport? NFL Football Do you play any sports? I run mud races, Spartan and a few other companies. I played on some pretty successful paintball teams long ago. If you were granted 1 wish, what would you wish for? The ability to heal. Too many relatives and friends suffering from health issues. If you won a very large amount of money, what would you do? Buy real estate. Party like a Rock Star when necessary.