No Regrets

         One thining that I have heard over the years is to live with no regrets. That is something that I aspire to live my life according to. That is way, in my 22 years, I have no regrets. Looking back on my past, I wish somethings would of turned out differently. The way that I look at, my past makes me the man that I am to this day. Now one question that I have been asked latley is "Why are you joining the Marine Corps?" Well, its quite simple actually.
    When I get to be in my 50's or 60's, I dont want to look back and regret not joining the Marines. Every single person that I have talked to that were in the Marines, not a single one of them regreted it. Also, there is something special I have noticed that when I have talked to people that were in the Marines.
         The thing that I noticed, mainly in my dad and Uncle Mike, is a certain unspoken streangth. Now, I realize that they grew up in different times then i did. But, that doesn't mean that my choice is any more right or wrong then their's was. Mainly, I dont want to look back and regret not joining. As things turn out, I may hate it or I may love it. In the end, at least I will know if the Marine Corps is the life for me. And thats all I gotta say about that.

The Shirt

Now there are many great things about the Quinlan Family. One thing is their story telling ability. But I think that one of the most endering qualities, is that they are more then willing to give you the shirt off of their backs. It reminds me of one of my favirote memories of my Uncle Tony. It was back when we still owned our cano livery in Roscommon. One of the yearly traditions that my dad and I participated in was, almost every weekend we would go up north on Friday night. When we would get there, my dad would order a large pizza and an order of hot wings. At about that time my dad would go over to my Uncle Tony's place, which was literaly maybe two miles down the road. They would sit around and shoot the breeze while having a few beers. While they were doing their thing, I would be at our cabin, eating pizza and watching T.V. Well one of the times, my dad and Uncle Tony were doing their thing, Uncle Tony was wearing this T-shirt that said "Why Cloning Should Be Illegal." Above that was a dozen pictures of one of Three Stooges. When my dad saw this he said something to the effect of, "Man, that is something that Connor would love." So with out a further word, Uncle Tony took the shirt and gave it to my dad. To this very day, I still have that very same shirt and I still wear it. To this day, every time I see that shirt, I cant help but think of my dad and Uncle Tony and what a cool family i have.