... but for some reason I cannot post here from the new computer at the apartment.
This is why it pays to keep a house key.
So while I'm loading up apartment supplies for the children, I'll just post here and let you guys know I can read, I can shout at the screen, but I can't post or comment yet. Damn it.
Baddboy should be coming over this afternoon to see if it's my computer's problem or if the issue is deeper, more sinister, Dick Winter's revenge for camping out on his sidewalk.
Thursday, June 12, 2008
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
I saw that show
The funniest thing about the Irish taking second was the fact that they had never shot a Barrett .50 cal and they won that part of the competition. I was really surprised to see the Air Force in it since they have only had a sniper school for a couple of years and it's designed for defensive sniping only, or at least it was. I've been a little out of touch as of late.
Baddboy
Baddboy
Gotta love those Irish!
Here’s one for you…
Very soon, the Irish people will be voting on a general referendum to decide if they want to support an “over-haul” of the European Union’s executive structure and institute an office of “President”. The trend in Ireland right now seems to show that the vote is very, very close… only last week, the “nays” had the edge, but as many as 35% of voters are undecided.
I find it ironic that this decision is now left in the hands of a people that are rapidly taking the lead in the EU’s “conservative” set… Ireland, Norway, Denmark, and the Baltic States all tend to trend away from the “liberal” left-leaning EU “power-houses” like France, Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Italy. I’m not using “liberal” in the American-sense of the word, either… I’m talking about European nations that fight the trend of relinquishing sovereignty through the surrender of military, diplomatic and economic control on a national level to the EU’s broader, general control.
What do I see that these smaller, less prominent European states share in common? They all share a “living” memory of individual armed resistance to outside oppression from neighboring nations… and ALL of these smaller states are experiencing record economic growth and prosperity while the larger, traditional European power-brokers are watching their economies tank.
Don’t get me wrong… an American conservative like Ryan would still see the word “liberal” as the best adjective to use in describing much of these state’s domestic policies… but they are still on the “right side” of the European spectrum, believe me.
The EU has spent far too much time trying to re-write it’s charter, in my opinion. Now, the Irish have the chance to say “enough” and start the Union on the road to actually getting something useful done for the participant nations.
Oh, and one more thing…
The Military Channel had a show on recently about a competition between the US service branches and 11 foreign services in the field of “sniper teams”. A GREAT show (I wish I could remember the name of it), by the way. The winner of the competition was a two-man sniper team from the US Rangers… but can you guess who had the #2 spot?
The Irish Defense Force. Second best sniper-team in a field of 17 teams from some of the world’s BEST trained forces… beating out even the US Navy, Air Force, Royal Marines, US Marine “Recon”, et al.
I thought that was rather impressive.
Very soon, the Irish people will be voting on a general referendum to decide if they want to support an “over-haul” of the European Union’s executive structure and institute an office of “President”. The trend in Ireland right now seems to show that the vote is very, very close… only last week, the “nays” had the edge, but as many as 35% of voters are undecided.
I find it ironic that this decision is now left in the hands of a people that are rapidly taking the lead in the EU’s “conservative” set… Ireland, Norway, Denmark, and the Baltic States all tend to trend away from the “liberal” left-leaning EU “power-houses” like France, Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Italy. I’m not using “liberal” in the American-sense of the word, either… I’m talking about European nations that fight the trend of relinquishing sovereignty through the surrender of military, diplomatic and economic control on a national level to the EU’s broader, general control.
What do I see that these smaller, less prominent European states share in common? They all share a “living” memory of individual armed resistance to outside oppression from neighboring nations… and ALL of these smaller states are experiencing record economic growth and prosperity while the larger, traditional European power-brokers are watching their economies tank.
Don’t get me wrong… an American conservative like Ryan would still see the word “liberal” as the best adjective to use in describing much of these state’s domestic policies… but they are still on the “right side” of the European spectrum, believe me.
The EU has spent far too much time trying to re-write it’s charter, in my opinion. Now, the Irish have the chance to say “enough” and start the Union on the road to actually getting something useful done for the participant nations.
Oh, and one more thing…
The Military Channel had a show on recently about a competition between the US service branches and 11 foreign services in the field of “sniper teams”. A GREAT show (I wish I could remember the name of it), by the way. The winner of the competition was a two-man sniper team from the US Rangers… but can you guess who had the #2 spot?
The Irish Defense Force. Second best sniper-team in a field of 17 teams from some of the world’s BEST trained forces… beating out even the US Navy, Air Force, Royal Marines, US Marine “Recon”, et al.
I thought that was rather impressive.
Sunday, June 8, 2008
How do you buy a VP seat??
Thats how I heard it, not sure how that works exactly but it sounds like she is going to buy her VP seat that way.
Ya know I'm really not a huge fan of modern politics
Ya know I'm really not a huge fan of modern politics
Did anyone hear?
Did anyone hear Hillary say she was "ending" her campaign? Or "closing it's doors"?
All I heard or read was that she was "suspending" her campaign. That means she still controls more than 1950 delegates at least until the second ballot at the convention. That equals clout, in my book... and she'll use it. Just watch.
All I heard or read was that she was "suspending" her campaign. That means she still controls more than 1950 delegates at least until the second ballot at the convention. That equals clout, in my book... and she'll use it. Just watch.
Friday, June 6, 2008
I am Jealous
KK so I'm the lightweight hehe.
Wish I was with you in Gettysburg, I went there when I was stationed in Washington DC and it was the same feeling I had at Normandy. When you can personally walk through history it puts a new perspective on it.
Congratulations from the whole Baddboy family.
Wish I was with you in Gettysburg, I went there when I was stationed in Washington DC and it was the same feeling I had at Normandy. When you can personally walk through history it puts a new perspective on it.
Congratulations from the whole Baddboy family.
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
We're back...
...and I'm NOT happy about it. Man, does it suck to be back at work.
Still, I have to pay for this little soiree somehow. Just so no one thinks ANY of us are lightweights (ahem, that's you, Baddboy) our little gathering managed to consume 21 cases of beer, two full cases of wine, and rack up a $200 bar tab in just 4 days. I spent nearly $1500 on the beer and wine, and Jambo,Ryan and Co. paid the bar bill (19 pints of Guinness, 20 pints of Smithwicks, and two snack trays between 5 people... and only ONE spilled pint!).
If THAT doesn't make us look like a bunch of degenerates... I have no idea what will. My math says we averaged (between the four of us) right about 18 beers a night. Now, of course... we weren't the only ones drinking here. I did have a 53 person guest list, after all (I AM rather popular), so the balance can be spread between the remaining 48 lightweights that attended the party.
We might be old... but we still know how to throw down at a party.
On our last day together, we drove to Gettysburg... despite the hang-overs and lack of sleep we all suffered from. Below are some of the images.
Here is one of the actual cannons that fired into the faces of oncoming Southern troops during the third day of fighting. Sobering, indeed, to imagine 40 minutes of repeated firing of triple-shot canister flying out of one of these pieces as the boys from MS, AL, NC, TN and GA walked across the fields with Pickett.
Here's the view from the ridge towards the Southern positions. Jambo had a very good point when we stood on the summit of Little Round Top and walked towards the breastworks of the 20th Maine... it takes your breath away to think you are standing on ground that witnessed a defining moment in a nation's history, especially when that nation is YOUR nation. The men from BOTH sides fought with uncommon courage in the face of overwhelming odds, and the fight was never one-sided. The entire conflict here among the sunny fields of PA could have gone either way, right to the end... and these men fought with and gave their very lives to defend that which they held dearest: their personal freedoms and beliefs.
Obama should come here... he might learn something he obviously hasn't learned yet.
Still, I have to pay for this little soiree somehow. Just so no one thinks ANY of us are lightweights (ahem, that's you, Baddboy) our little gathering managed to consume 21 cases of beer, two full cases of wine, and rack up a $200 bar tab in just 4 days. I spent nearly $1500 on the beer and wine, and Jambo,Ryan and Co. paid the bar bill (19 pints of Guinness, 20 pints of Smithwicks, and two snack trays between 5 people... and only ONE spilled pint!).
If THAT doesn't make us look like a bunch of degenerates... I have no idea what will. My math says we averaged (between the four of us) right about 18 beers a night. Now, of course... we weren't the only ones drinking here. I did have a 53 person guest list, after all (I AM rather popular), so the balance can be spread between the remaining 48 lightweights that attended the party.
We might be old... but we still know how to throw down at a party.
On our last day together, we drove to Gettysburg... despite the hang-overs and lack of sleep we all suffered from. Below are some of the images.
Here is one of the actual cannons that fired into the faces of oncoming Southern troops during the third day of fighting. Sobering, indeed, to imagine 40 minutes of repeated firing of triple-shot canister flying out of one of these pieces as the boys from MS, AL, NC, TN and GA walked across the fields with Pickett.
Here's the view from the ridge towards the Southern positions. Jambo had a very good point when we stood on the summit of Little Round Top and walked towards the breastworks of the 20th Maine... it takes your breath away to think you are standing on ground that witnessed a defining moment in a nation's history, especially when that nation is YOUR nation. The men from BOTH sides fought with uncommon courage in the face of overwhelming odds, and the fight was never one-sided. The entire conflict here among the sunny fields of PA could have gone either way, right to the end... and these men fought with and gave their very lives to defend that which they held dearest: their personal freedoms and beliefs.
Obama should come here... he might learn something he obviously hasn't learned yet.
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