Life

I have been asked many times by blog viewers where I was born

and places I have lived, and why I don't post it here for all to see.

I was like there's no way I'm posting that info online for all to see, In fear someone would try to steal my identity.

My attorney said there's nothing to worry about as long as you don't give details or personal information.

I was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. We lived in a northern suburb of Winnipeg until i was 2 years old, we then moved to St. Cloud, Minnesota, United States for a short time. We then moved to Berchtesgaden, Germany. We lived there until I was 5 almost 6.

We then moved to Indianapolis, Indiana United States we lived in a few cities near Indianapolis, Indiana. My Mum got remarried to a United States Army Solider. Shortly after I turned 16 we moved to Baumholder, Germany. We lived there for 3 years.

We them moved to Fort Hood, Texas While there, I joined the Army National Guard in October 1980, I then joined the United States Army, on 24 May, 1982.

While I was in the Army I was stationed at:

Fort Bragg, North Carolina

Fort Hood, Texas (3 times)

Fort Sill, Oklahoma

Baumholder, Germany (2 times)

Calgary, Canada (6 months)

Barrow, Alaska (6 months)

Heidelberg, Germany

Schofield Barracks, Hawaii

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Jahra, Kuwait

Basrah, Iraq

Uijeongbu, South Korea.

My last tour of duty was August 1996 at Fort Hood, Texas.

While on a training mission i was knocked off a satellite truck while i was setting up. A deuce and a half backed in to the satellite truck causing me to fall off and broke my neck.

I was medically retired a short time after.

After that I lived in the Killeen, Texas area for a while.

I them moved to Houston, Texas to work for J.B.Hunt logistics trucking company. I had a dedicated routs between Texas and Canada.

I them moved to Indianapolis, Indiana I worked for Walmart Distribution as a class A truck driver, supplying stock for Walmart stores in Central Indiana for a few years

in 2015 I moved to Nova Scotia Canada for an excellent job offer I couldn't pass up. That job ended, it was only a 2 year job contract.

We now live in the Indianapolis, Indiana area, but not for long.

Very soon me, my wife, and our 4 children are moving to South Dakota to manage my Father-in-law's farms.

Places I have visited for vacations and because I wanted to visit them.

I have visited every state in the untied states more then 4 times each.

In Canada:

Winnipeg, Manitoba more than many times

Vancouver, BC. 10 times

Toronto, Ontario 28 times

Calgary, Alberta 14 times

Quebec City, Quebec 8 times

Montreal, Quebec 12 times

Moncton, NB. 13 times

Charlottetown, PEI. 4 times

Thunder Bay, Ontario 2 times

Saskatoon and Regina, Saskatchewan. 4 times each

Iqaluit, Nunavut 4 times

Eureka, Nunavut 2 times

I visited almost every city in Nova Scotia more than once.

We lived in Eastern Passage, we both worked in Dartmouth and Truro.

In Australia:

Melbourne, Victoria

Sydney, New South Wales

Devonport, Tasmania

Brisbane, Queensland

The Great Barrier Reefs, Queensland

Alice Springs, Northern Territory

Perth, Western Australia

In Germany:

Baumholder, Rhineland-Palatinate

Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg

Berchtesgaden, Bavaria

Munich, Bavaria

Dachau, Bavaria

Köln, North Rhine-Westphalia

Hamburg City, Hamburg

Berlin, Berlin

Bremerhaven, Bremen

There are to many cities I have visited in Germany

I lived in Germany for a total of 10 years

In United Kingdom:

London

Cambridge

Oxford

Bristol

Manchester

Liverpool

Glasgow

Stonehenge

Scotland:

Dundee

Perth

Drumnadrochit

Inverness

Aberdeen

In Ireland:

Dublin

Waterford

Limerick

Galway

In Iceland:

Reykjavik

Vatnajokull National Park

In Netherlands:

Amsterdam

Rotterdam

The Hague

In Denmark:

Copenhagen

In Sweden:

Stockholm

In Norway:

Oslo

Bergen

In Bosnia and Herzegovina:

Sarajevo

Mostar

In Greece:

Athens

In Cyprus:

Niscosia

Most all the beach resorts around the island

In Egypt:

Gaza

Cairo

The Great Pyramids

In Austria:

Salzburg

Vienna

In Liechtenstein:

Almost the whole country, We stayed at a hotel in Vaduz

In Belgium:

Brussels

Antwerp

My most favourite place in Europe is:

Luxembourg City, Luxembourg

In France:

Paris

Orléans

Dijon

Monaco

Lyon

In Spain:

Barcelona

Madrid

Pamplona

In Portugal:

Lisbon

In Italy:

Rome

Naples

Venice

Cantania, Sicily

Palermo, Sicily

Syracuse, Sicily

In Switzerland:

Zürich

Geneva

In Jerusalem:

Bethlehem

Tel Aviv

In Israel:

Nazareth

Haifa

Mount of Olives

In Thailand:

Bangkok

Nakhon Si Thammarat

In Vietnam:

Ho Chi Minh City AKA: Saigon

Hanoi

Nha Trang

Da Nang

In China:

Hong Kong

Qingdao

Quanzhou

Xiamen

In Taiwan:

The whole western coast line

In south Korea:

Seoul

In North Korea:

Pyongyang

In Japan:

Hiroshima

Tokyo

Nagasaki

In The Philippines:

Manila

Malay

In Singapore:

Singapore City

In Fuji:

Suva

Lautoka

In Samoa:

Apia

In American Samoa

Tafuna

Midway Island, United States Minor Outlying Islands

There are a few more places I'll add them later.

I visited most of these places while I was in the Army

Some were when I vacationed with close family members, between age 10 and 20

Three Tips To Keep Your Lawn Grass Green

I have some tips to help keep your lawn grass green.

Some people may already know this, and may think this posting is stupid.
I don't really care if you do think this posting is stupid.
Some people don't know, those are the people I'm addressing here in this posting.

Three Tips To Keep Your Lawn Grass Green:
1. Never water your lawn grass with city or municipal water, they have chemicals that can kill the lush green grass, and will almost always cause your grass to turn yellow, or get a yellow tint to it.
If you feel you have to water your grass, or live in an area where its a must. You should buy a water filter that removes these chemicals. The filter attaches to your garden hose, they don't cost much, and can be bought at any of the big box discount stores. cost are between $10 and $50 That's United States Dollars.

2. Never cut your grass in morning or mid day. Wait until about an hour before the sun starts to set. United States Summer Time would be around 7:00 PM / 19:00 hs.

If you cut your grass in the morning it gets the direct sun all day and the grass can't recover from being cut. and with the fresh cut ends is will loose its Chlorophyll, because of the direct sun. (Chlorophyll is what makes grass and leaves green) The grass has been injured and has to recover, like a person does when they have been cut. A person gets cut, the plasma in the blood forms a scab protecting the cut so it can heal. its pretty much the same for grass and plants.

When you cut your grass in the evening the grass has all night to heal and will not loose as much of its Chlorophyll. By the the next day's sun rise the grass its protected and almost healed.

3. Its not a good idea to use chemical fertilizers on your lawn grass.
Why?
Because:
Its like Cocaine or Heroin is to humans, after a short time using it, they depend in it, and physically suffer if they don't get it.

If you feel you have to fertilizer your lawn grass, use a natural fertilizer like compost, manure from a local farm or certified organic manure from a local nursery.

Here is a picture of my Uncle's lawn grass. We used to live here a few years ago
This picture was taken today Thursday, 18th of May, 2017 at 11:38 AM
My uncle cut this lawn grass last evening starting at 7:30 PM / 19:30 hs

This yard has never been fertilized since 2005. its never been cut before 6:00 PM since 2005
Its never been watered except by natural rain fall since 2005. It does have some yard berries scattered through it. Yard berries are related to Strawberries, they're only about the size of a button on a shirt, they can be eaten. This lawn also has clover scattered through it (I have found many 4 leaf clover in this lawn) We are told, but don't know for sure the grass is Fine Blade Kentucky Blue Grass and Rye Grass, Its a 50/50 mix.

Thank You,
I hope you find this posting helpful.
 Dakota B. Neal