Carl Crossman Blog

I have told everyone many times that I believe education is the key to long and happy life. It will help gain the confidence you need to succeed as well as get you into a higher job bracket. There is no doubt that it can be difficult for some people as the financial and logistical problems can be overwhelming. The good news is that a good education can be had online.

There are many Online Schools out there. All you have to do is find the right one for you. Just about every field is covered by one school or another. You can find such things as online degree programs in business or many other things. These courses can be done from the safety and comfort of your own home. An education will help you all through life.

The financial part of education is probably the most difficult. There are ways around this though. One site you can check out is called http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/. This site can help you find the financial resources you need to finish your education. I used this service during my own education and it served me well. I think most people will agree that getting an education is a very good thing to do. I hope you do as well.

Well, it’s almost time for the kids to get out of school for their summer vacation. They have been looking forward to this for a long time. My son has finished the tenth grade and will be a junior next year. My daughter is especially exited as she will be graduating from high school. We have a big event planned and I am sure she will have a time to remember. It will mark the end of one phase of her life and the beginning of another.

One thing she plans to do this summer is to begin finalizing her plans for college. One college she has been looking at is Walden University. She has some friends who plan to attend that school and she likes the school as she has visited it before. But, before making her final decision, she is making sure she has checked out all the options she has.

One item that is important to us is financial aid. We were lucky to find a site called WaldenU.edu that has a lot of information on the subject. We want her to have a great education but we don’t want to go broke doing it. She has had some good results with applying for scholarships and grants and I am sure that some will come through. I will be pleased when I see her cross the state at her next graduation.

I found a link to watch real time streaming of an Bald Eagle’s nest somewhere up in Iowa. This is not video taped or on YouTube – it’s live. I thought they were doing that in Tennessee, too. There is a large Eagle refuge up in the Kentucky Lakes area on the border between Tennessee, Kentucky and Missouri. I can’t find any links for the Tennessee nest – do you have it?

I watched the Iowa link for about 3 hours while I was doing some paperwork and cleaning up. They are marvelous creatures.

For centuries, we humans have been fascinated with the stars, the planet and our galaxy. The space program has been a wonderful advancement for mankind, with men on the moon, satellites orbiting earth and the space shuttle.

Today I read about a new discovery published by scientists in a trade magazine called, Nature. They have found 10 Jupiter-sized objects that they are calling rogue planets because they cannot connect the planets to any solar system. They are just free floating in our galaxy instead of orbiting a star.

This is fascinating to me and I have a ton of questions. I hope to get a copy of the full article so I can read more or find contact information of someone with enough firsthand knowledge to answer my questions.

One little known American hero is named Oliver Hazard Perry. He was the hero of the battle of Lake Erie against the British. His mantra was “Don’t give up the ship” that remains the standard of the U.S. Navy today. The problem was that his ship was wrecked and sunk when he hit a reef off the coast of Westerly.

The remains of the ship have finally been found. By two divers named Charles Buffin and Craig Harger. The divers have found numerous cannons as well as metal objects, shot, and an anchor. I herald this discovery as a great piece of American history has been brought back to life.