It makes me wince every time my lily-white Commander uses the term "girlfriend" in the "You go Girlfriend!" context. Why? Because he only says it when he is talking to black soldiers. I know that he only does this because he is acutely self-conscious about his palpable lack of "cool" but it doesn't make it any more palatable. This sort of thing goes on all the time but since he is sitting right here in front of me and has said it no less than...
Just a quick update... My next article will likely deal with they way the end of my Army career is being handled. I haven't been able to write about it much yet as the situation has been too confusing and emotionally charged to burden my wife, close friends, and relatives who read this blog but I promise I will have it all down in writing soon. No guarantees as to it's quality though
Just a quick note : Talisein is here for a visit today. He is the same as always I am sure the DFAC will not live up to his high standards... This will likely constitute more of an update to his blog than you will get out of him.
The Saddam Hussein Commemorative Hardened Shelter Balad , Iraq 0500Z 16 October, 1993 " Yusef ! Get down here! Yella ! " Abu Mazen . I hate that prick. Always shouting and strutting about without lifting even a trowel himself . Ba'athist pimp, no… son of a pimp. That is more fitting for his sort of scum. Still I suppose he is the one who gives me this job and keeps...
Since I am not actively writing at the moment I decided to look through some of my older stuff for inspiration and amusment. I will be posting links to a few of the articles I liked most (even if you guys hated some few of them (similar to the Best of other folks posts I have done)) while I am mirroring this same content over here . Really just blog shufling but it seems to be helping me slightly and who knows? You might even enjoy re-reading some of my old tri...
I am taking an indefinate hiatus from the blog. Not calling it quits for good but I won't post anything again until I have written something that doesn't suck. Could be tomorrow for all I know.
In keeping with the tone set by my earlier article I decided to do some research into Mother Theresa again (I remembered some of this from her canonization proceedings) and was disgusted anew by one of history’s most celebrated hypocrites. These folks give religion a bad name. “This returns us to the medieval corruption of the church, which sold indulgences to the rich while preaching hellfire and continence to the poor...
Came across this rather interesting (if a bit one-dimensional) blog covering "non-profit" religious hospitals making truly staggering profits. Hell once I saw some of the portfolios these places are holding with the gains of their "non-profit" profits I wished they were publicly owned companies so I could buy some stock! A sample for the non-clickers : Not-for-profit Daughters of Charity Health Care System, in California, was established in 2002. Th...
Another week as usual in the Democratic Underground fever swamps: Let’s start with the theory that Right Wing Christians are staging a “coup” Coups typically use the power of the existing government for its own takeover. . OK, now let's take a look at what's happening, in context: 1) Control of some active portion of the military: .....Recent reports of harassment of non-christians in Air Force Academy .....Growth of Christian Militia groups ....
A quote from this new author's article : And with the tension built among the Mongoloid races, the world has never looked so ready for a World War, even if it is an underground one. A pacifist and racist who despises both the President and the Pope. What a lovley new writer! Be sure to welcome them to JU won't you?
The commentary on a recent article regarding mIRC made me keep that article private until such time as the author of mIRC has had sufficient time to respond to an emailed question. I really didn't give him as much time as I should considering his schedule and the sheer volume of email he receives per week. If he responds I will re-post the article with comments left intact but until then it will remain visible only to me. Sure, the lure ...
My blogroll was getting excessively long. I didn't mind that since I was proud to link to so many good bloggers (especially since I had been the reason some of them started) but since the beginning of the year a great many of the folks I linked to have simply stopped writing (which is fine). I was ruthless (nearly even delinking my mother but for a single update she made in the last month) but it did cut my link section down to something...
Not that Victor Davis Hanson needs a bump from the likes of me but I once again urge all of you to include him in any political reading regimen you might have. VDH's 5 Rules for a post 9-11 world : 1. Political promises must be kept . 2. Any warnings to use force — much less unfortunate unguarded braggadocio — should be credible and followed through. 3. Diplomatic solutions follow, not precede, military reality. 4. The worst attitude toward the Eur...
Update : An unlikely tie-in via Instapundit and TCS. Habemus Papam...Ad Perpetuitatem? (First a not-so-bold prediction) Cloning will replace the abortion debate inside of a decade. Don’t believe me? You can already see career politicians shrewdly framing their positions on cloning, genetic engineering, and transhumanism in general. Some of these folks are motivated by genuine representation of their constituency ( Feinstein ), others throu...
If you die well, you’re still dead Guest Normal Guest 3 5 2005-04-20T18:20:00Z 2005-04-20T18:24:00Z 1 66 381 US ARMY 3 1 467 9.3821 If you die well, you’re still dead. Why not live that way? Why not learn what that means? Don’t wait to make your brave stand before the end. Don’t delude yourself and realize you are going todie only minutes befor...