tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post115669719063039820..comments2023-08-10T18:06:06.024+10:00Comments on Philippines Phil: 24 Hour Relay Race, Parts I, II and IIIPhilippinesPhilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15921214743105919057noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-1171831691866496972007-02-19T07:48:00.000+11:002007-02-19T07:48:00.000+11:00I actually ran with Gus and George Ortega in high ...I actually ran with Gus and George Ortega in high school. They were two years older than I was and were great role models on the cross country team. I also knew many of the other runners you mentioned. Most were teammates of mine or runners from other local high school cross country or track teams. I was unable to attend the 24 hour relay because I had to work but remember everybody getting Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-1163513955613001952006-11-15T01:19:00.000+11:002006-11-15T01:19:00.000+11:00Hi Tim. The Blog world definitely makes the world ...Hi Tim. The Blog world definitely makes the world even smaller. My sitemeter tells me that people all over the world access my posts everyday. You last saw Gus back in the late 80s? So he made the Corps a career then. Interesting. Sounds like he was an entirely different sort of Marine than his brother Ray. Wheew, what a character, but everyone changes with the passage of time. He probably tamedPhilippinesPhilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15921214743105919057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-1163505807120468602006-11-14T23:03:00.000+11:002006-11-14T23:03:00.000+11:00I worked for Gus Ortega in Okinawa during the late...I worked for Gus Ortega in Okinawa during the late 80s. He had transferred into 3rd Supply Batallion as the Maintenance Management chief, was a pretty good boss and helped tremendously in securing my transfer to 1st MAW and eventual deployment to Cubi Point.<BR/><BR/>Sounds like he may have married one of those blonde high school sweeties.<BR/><BR/>Small world.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-1156816397914902872006-08-29T11:53:00.000+10:002006-08-29T11:53:00.000+10:00Try to get the help of someone who who has tools t...Try to get the help of someone who who has tools to recover files from a crashed hard disk. You might still be able to salvage some content! I think Norton utilities can also recover files.Nick Ballesteroshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11851406139825729546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-1156813542586810982006-08-29T11:05:00.000+10:002006-08-29T11:05:00.000+10:00Amadeo, you're like a mongoose my man! you were al...Amadeo, you're like a mongoose my man! you were all over my temporary directional glitch. I say temporary because it was like that for maybe 5 minutes before I discovered it myself and changed it. <BR/><BR/>I'm aware I should have an extra storage drive; its one of those cases where I just keep putting it off. I don't do MP3, and I have no big files, but having a place to save precious photos andPhilippinesPhilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15921214743105919057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-1156781570499978322006-08-29T02:12:00.000+10:002006-08-29T02:12:00.000+10:00Phil:Guess what, I now live close to Modesto, or c...Phil:<BR/><BR/>Guess what, I now live close to Modesto, or close enough to be in the same valley.<BR/><BR/>But a minor heads up, if you were coming from Alameda shouldn't you be pointing southeast to go to Modesto, or else you will end up in the Pacific Ocean?<BR/><BR/>Modesto today still shows vestiges of being a farming town, though pretty soon it may be gobbled up as part of the greater Bay Amadeohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00040096079637569742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-1156779419000477522006-08-29T01:36:00.000+10:002006-08-29T01:36:00.000+10:00Hey Wat, thanks for the kind words on my storytell...Hey Wat, thanks for the kind words on my storytelling...but I don't know what your talking about concerning your stuff -- I've always enjoyed it.<BR/> <BR/>As far as what this is about, stay tuned...it's a continuation piece; just finished part II.<BR/><BR/>Hello Ed, yup I write in Word too. Actually, it was much worse than I led you to understand...my C drive actually crashed and I lost PhilippinesPhilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15921214743105919057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-1156776960465318662006-08-29T00:56:00.000+10:002006-08-29T00:56:00.000+10:00I always right my posts in word which seems to be ...I always right my posts in word which seems to be pretty stable. Only after they have been saved do I attempt the internet and blogger.Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13214319366049620074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-1156758523910884502006-08-28T19:48:00.000+10:002006-08-28T19:48:00.000+10:00The way you tell stories ... wish I can write as w...The way you tell stories ... wish I can write as well as you do.<BR/><BR/>So what is the race all about? Is it a contest?<BR/><BR/>That has happened to me twice already. One time, I think it's blogger's fault. There was an error saving my post and when I hit the return tab, my post was gone! At another time, the computer hanged up. But yeah, after thinking out your piece and losing it just Nick Ballesteroshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11851406139825729546noreply@blogger.com