John Stewart recently appeared on CNN’s Crossfire and what followed was 13 and a half minutes of brutal TV          John Stewart recently appeared on CNN’s Crossfire and what followed was 13 and a half minutes of brutal TV. John took them to task for being one of the most polarizing influences on TV and he was right.          Now I suppose that as a member of the Vast Right Wing C...

Just got done watching the preview for Evan Coyne Maloney’s first feature length film : Brainwashing 101          Just got done watching the preview for Evan Coyne Maloney’s first feature length film : Brainwashing 101. This is how a documentary should be done folks. I can think a few prominent filmmakers who could take some lessons.          The films basic thesis is that in ...

My last few articles have been done in 14pt New Time Roman with double line spacing              My last few articles have been done in 14pt New Time Roman with double line spacing. 90% percent of the time they look fine on my computer but every once in a while I see them with the lines all bunched up. Do they look right to those of you out there who read them? I am still trying to nail down what format JU l...

I love Minnesota          I love Minnesota. Let me make that clear. I long for the smell of cold. I crave that silence after a blizzard when the world stops and takes note of the snow-hare. I adore the tracks a hound makes when it trails that same hare. I melt inside to remember the trusting gaze of a doe who knows I hold neither malice nor firearm.          Those who were not raised in the Nor...

(In fairness I should have done this one before Pseudo’s but well…I am a dick.) (In fairness I should have done this one before Pseudo’s but well…I am a dick.)             Dharmagirl’s blog was the second blog I read here at JU ( Brad’s were first and I don’t know if doing a “top blog” article for him would just come off as “knob-slobbing”) and Dharma’s were in ...

         Actually I was not hip-deep in Soju -caps at the time although I wished that I was. We just had a rule that any story that took place in Korea had to start that way… (credit EvilPidge )          In reality I was driving down the back road from the An-jung-ni/Pyongtaek (the red dot) are north to Osan Air Force Base. Our trusty blue station wagon was taking the curves and dodging ...

     I am refraining from posting any political articles until after the election. What the hell will I write about now though?

So this is an Islamic Moderate?   At a convention on the subject of "Pluralism in Islam" which took place in late August, 2004 at the Egyptian Journalists' Union in Cairo, Sheikh Dr. Yousef Al-Qaradhawi, a leader of the Muslim Brotherhood movement and one of the most important religious authorities in Islamist circles, issued a religious legal opinion permitting the abduction and killing of American civilians in Iraq in order to pressure the American army to evacuate its forces...

My top 9 articles from the inestimable Shebih Joondi Himself. (inspired by chiprj) 1. 2LT Cowherd, US Army 2. What puts the prefix in my name. 3. Supporting the troops. 4. The first time I met him (not homoerotic fiction - Ed) 5. How are you? 6. Iraqi Security Forces 7. Encounters at Sick Call 8. An Ancient Art 9. The WOLF Den Well those are the one I like best, feel free to disagree.  *edit : Drunk while writing title... thusly -----> ...

A word of caution : When in Jotunheim, don't drink on a dare.

     This morning I listened to NPR's coverage of the "hearings" over the mistaken medal placement of Paul Hamm. Paul himself had some sound bites and stated that he would "fight to keep his medal". Hey Paul how about struggling to earn   the fucking medal next time? I can't believe it takes hearings to sort this out! They should have just had a Romanian powerlifter go over and take the damn thing from him and stick the silver medal he did earn  up his tear ...

     I just spent the last hour catching up on all the blogs I have not read in about 3 weeks. Took me just over an hour to click through them all but I am current again. My point? Well mainly that I want to thank my Mom for teaching me to read very quickly. I clock at around 2000WPM most days (depending on content) and it helps to have nearly a perfect memory for printed material. This gift has made my life both tremendously easier and more enjoyable. Thanks

So, today I was asked if it was fear of reprisal that had stopped me from blogging as of late             So, today I was asked if it was fear of reprisal that had stopped me from blogging as of late. The answer to that is an unequivocal no. The main reason I have been gone was a lack of motivation followed closely by a lack of time. Compounding all of this was reluctance to continue banging my head against the rough wal...

            In my day I have had a fair amount of interaction with the gay community (for a straight guy in the military anyway) and I have several observations. Before I make them however you should know that I do not base these observations from any sort of moral judgment. What you do behind closed doors with another adult is your own damn business as far as I am concerned. Additionally it has been suggested that I turn in my membe...

Link and discuss (for Pseudo) or just read and don't discuss. Whichever you like. Today was too long for me to go in-depth on anything.   Here is a TIME article restating many of the slaient points I have made in a recent series of articles. They softball a lot of it but hey... You have to be a subscriber to get the whole text.