Who I am.

Ok I hate stories about people that I don't know, so I am going to have a refrence page on here with the people that I will most likely be talking about, now with pictures. Think of this page as an IMDB.com entry, but with less creepy people checking it.

Me.

Andrew Comer

I'm 27 I have a wife and a daughter. If you read my last update, then you know that I am in the Navy and am a recruiter. But what you don't know is that I am getting transfered to the USS Eisenhower in Virginia.

Wife

Sari Comer

She is way out of my league, but somehow I convinced her to marry me. She is in the Air Force, and originally from PA. She has an older sister, Holly and older brother, Jim and and a younger brother Travis. Oh, yeah I look like a creepy old guy in this picture.

Daughter

Bailey Comer

She is about 5 months old and the big reason I decided to stay in the Navy. She is the first of her generation on the Comer side and has 2 cousins. And she is the only baby I know that doesn't cry without a reason.

That's it for the immediate family. I may or may not post more pictures of friends and family but we will see as time goes on and what stories I decide to tell.

About Recruiting pt 1 Veterans.

First things first, before I get into the first of many bad, nasty souring reasons why being a US Navy recruiter is not the best job ever, I would like to say that I am very proud of my job in the Navy. The Navy takes great care of myself and my family. I have a good life and lots of money and this is the best career choice I could have ever made, with the exception of being a member of Justin Timberlake's entourage.

Now for the shit.

I HATE VETERANS

I am sure that taken out of context that sounds really bad, but I'm not talking about all people who served ever, instead, I am talking about people who did 3 years in the army from 1982-1985, and spend the next 23 years talking about how they shouldn't have gotten out and spend the time they should be using to get a job complaining how things are terrible and how America isn't as proud as it used to be.
I spend a lot of time in my uniform walking around this armpit of America called Altoona, PA and people say things to me where I just think to myself "And?".

Example : Old guy sees me at the mall waiting in line to get cheese steak at Great Steak and Potatoes in the mall (one of the only redeeming qualities in this town) and he gets up and does his version of a run about 35 yards to me and while I have the "navy hat", a name tag that says "US Navy, a white uniform, and look like a roadie for the Village people he says "You in the Navy?". I can only assume that he means this rhetorically. Some times I just say "No, there is an Indian, a construction worker, and a cop in the car, we have band rehearsal later this afternoon." But not everyone gets the joke. So I answer the old guy "Yes I am." He then says, "I was in the Navy. But before you were born. . . . . . . I was on the USS Whositdam. . . . . . . " I just think "And?" But I can't say that because I will come off like the asshole I am. So I act amazed like a 5 year old just did a really shitty magic trick. "Wow. That's really cool sir." Unfortunately then he tells me things that have little or no bearing on my life or the navy in general....

Example 2: My wife was putting gas in her car while in uniform and some dufus saw her and an odd conversation took place that was very useless. Here's how it went.

Dufus: Oh, hey, you in the Air Force?
Sari: Yes
Dufus: That's cool, I was in for 4 years in 1997.

See how that means nothing. Serves no purpose at all and only distracts the people trying to get the job that you quit, done. But if you are going to distract us, at least tell us something useful. Here is a slight modification to the same "conversation" but enhanced with a point.

Dufus: Oh, hey, you in the Air Force?
Sari: Yes
Dufus: That's cool, I was in for 4 years back in 1997. And by the way, your hair is on fire.

See what I mean? Sari can now say "Thank you for telling me this, I feel better for having talked to you." I didn't say that to the guy that got in between me and my cheese steak.

So here is the point
No matter what job you do, teacher, soldier, or train conductor, do not dwell on it and let it define your life. People that spend 20 years in the service are the things that make America great, but when they retire at 38 and spend the next 40 years talking about it, and have no other purpose in life, that is pathetic. Kind of like the guy you know who is in his mid 20s still talking about all the chicks he slept with in high school. You just don't care. So do not be defined by any job, or especially period of time because time if fleeting and if you are stuck there, nobody will want to talk to you.

Mission Statement

This is my first blog that I have full intention on updating on a semi regular basis. I tried a few times before, but one thing or another caused me to give up on it.

One time I made the mistake of actually putting what I thought about things on a blog and that totally sucked. When my first wife and I were dating, after 2 weeks she told me she loved me. I kinda freaked out, so I "blogged about it" and that didn't turn out too well; which brings me to a point.

POINT: To any young men out there trying to get a girlfriend, or seeking a relationship. "If you see a girl who has 2 or more of the following 3 things on, or about her, do not try to get involved with her. 1. a half empty bottle of MD 20/20 (if you don't know what that is do a little google-fu) 2. any visible tattoo below the knee and above the ankle 3. a voice that sounds like police car is raping a baby seal, if that makes any sense."All these tips are a good basis for their own reason, but one, by themselves is not enough to brush them off, but you should be wary if they aren't wearing jeans, and don't talk much, but just move on to the next one.

I kinda got off track, so lets get this dog and donkey show on the road. The Mission Statement of this blog is: "Listen to what I have to say and your life will be better. I am right 90% of the time, and sound like I am right 110%, so that makes an average of 100% always right, all the time. Even my opinions are right. If you don't take what I have to say (type) to heart, at least enjoy the blog for what it is. Good 'wholesome' American entertainment."