I waqs surfing around on multiple blog sites and found the next generation of political intimidation. Props to Instapundit, Exit Zero, and LGF. here is the gist of it: Megan McArdle at Instapundit reports that a Florida Democrat tried to "play chicken with Katherine Harris and several campaign supporters. Unfortunately, he was the only one with a car." Apparently this was his idea of ‘political expression’: SARASOTA - (AP) -- A motorist who told police he was exercising his ''po...

If you can remember way back in August, I wrote a blog on some of the things that I disliked about being in the military, Here is the other side with the preface of the previous article immediately below. After 17+ years in military service, 4 years USMC, and 13 more in the US Army I figured this would be as good a place as any to throw out a few statements regarding military service. Disclaimer: Not all "Loves" or "Hates" will apply for all users but many things will be similar. I'll sta...

Well, I am back to give all of you lovely, and not so lovely folks another peek into my boring but stess filled life. Since my primary computer crapped out, I spent some time attempting to set my laptop up on the internet, this was not very successful for a number of reasons. A. about 4 weeks ago we had a thunderstorm that lit the skies for hours. During this storm my power supply decided that it didn't appreciate the power surge it took. oops, it's dead. My Modem was squirrelly but fun...

I have been putting together a new computer for my son Corey's 16th birthday, you know jut a basic box that will play the newest games, no monitor, keyboard or very many extras, just a good processor, lots of ram and a good video card. So; I finish putting the finishing touches on his comp, I load the last software, and I take a picture to send to my Mother and Sisters who contributed $$$ to the project. I move over to my computer, put in the slower video card, push the power button, ...

Here is a link to my Deployed roommates Live Journal. The story is a true representation of the silliness we deal with. Here is the link Link

Here is a link to my Deployed roommates Live Journal. The story is a true representation of the silliness we deal with. Here is the link Link

As you may have read I made reference to a place called "Muscle beach" where the Marines Sorry about the size of this thing. I am a n00bie to photo bucket. from TOW Company would clown around for photos while we were traveling to Norway. In this picture is the Marine I referred to in my blog on when the war really started. Link Here is one of the pictures that brought on that blog. U/L Guillermo SanPedro; U/R Larry Lund L/C I don't remember Link

I was going though some old photos from my years in the Marine Corps recently and I found pictures from a deployment in 1982 with TOW Company, 2nd Tank battalion, 2nd MARDIV. I looked at all of us clowning around and posing for snapshots "on Muscle beach" which was found wherever there was space between the racks. These photos and finding notes from a speech class where I wrote and read a eulogy made me do some serious thinking about our nation, and the war we are only now finally deal...

As you may know if you have read this blog before, I am a geezer, (note the lower case) but I am biologically not in what are more commonly referred to as the Geezer age group. Here is a little questionaire for you. Feel free to post your own too so I can ID some more geezers. You might be a Geezer if: 1. You are old enough to be a parent of 90%+ of your day to day co-workers. 2. You need help standing up after spending more than 5 minutes sitting cross-legged. 3. Trip-hop, Hip...

As you may know if you have read this blog before, I am a geezer, (note the lower case) but I am biologically not in what are more commonly referred to as the Geezer age group. Here is a little questionaire for you. Feel free to post your own too so I can ID some more geezers. You might be a Geezer if: 1. You are old enough to be a parent of 90%+ of your day to day co-workers. 2. You need help standing up after spending more than 5 minutes sitting cross-legged. 3. Trip-hop, Hip...

I was talking to some friends of mine known as Zippie and Tearz who live up in the Great White North near London, Ontario.They just got a new Corso Cano puppy this week. Their puppy’s name is Torque but in my head it turns into Tor-Q, which I am sure will annoy Tearz to no end. I was thinking about what their dog must be thinking in his new home. Here is my take on what will go on in the dog’s mind in the next few months. We all know dogs don’t think like people but lets try for this one...

I was talking to some friends of mine known as Zippie and Tearz who live up in the Great White North near London, Ontario.They just got a new Corso Cano puppy this week. Their puppy’s name is Torque but in my head it turns into Tor-Q, which I am sure will annoy Tearz to no end. I was thinking about what their dog must be thinking in his new home. Here is my take on what will go on in the dog’s mind in the next few months. We all know dogs don’t think like people but lets try for this one...

With all of the hullaballoo about which candidate is: A. A War Criminal B. A Hero for all to admire C. A Deserter D. A Phony I decided to clue you in to a person who I had the privilege of serving with in the Second Infantry Division in the Republic of Korea. Not a politician but a real person. His name, Tommy Ray Franks. General, US Army Retired. You may know him from his recent interviews on Cable TV, or from his press conferences when he was Commander of Central Command le...

After 17+ years in military service, 4 years USMC, and 13 more in the US Army I figured this would be as good a place as any to throw out a few statements regarding military service. Disclaimer: Not all "Loves" or "Hates" will apply for all users but many things will be similar. I'll start with the easy ones. Stick around for part 2 tho' I may surprise you. I doubt it but hey... Hates: Missing 7 of my oldest sons 15 birthdays due to field deployments or overseas tours. Missing 7 of my...