Later today I'll attend Julian's burial at Arlington National Cemetery. I've never been to a military funeral before, and though I've spent my whole life in D.C. I've never actually visited Arlington. I'm curious to see what it'll be like, nervous how I'll react to a 21 gun salute, and generally wishing this were all under better circumstances ( Read more... )

(I apologize if this offends anyone, I just felt called to share ( Read more... )

The Department of Defense recently identified the remains of Lance Corporal Julian Brennan. He died in Afghanistan on January 24th ( Read more... )

Life goes, I try to go with it. Judges are reviewing how well I'm doing ( Read more... )

Please take a moment and consider how you treat waiters at restaurants, and whether or not you consider the entirety of the job they have to deal with. In the US, a waiter's income is their tips, their employers are legally allowed to pay them a much lower minimum wage which is less than half the current rate. So please for the sake of human ( Read more... )

Does anyone know of any good craftsmen capable and willing to do custom engagement rings ( Read more... )

Well, I got bored enough to take the plunge (possibly by falling off the deep end) and made a Facebook account. If you think you've suffered me long enough to be on my friend's page and find that I missed you in my initial collection process, let me know and I'll add you post haste. Basically it comes down to the fact that I have a lot of friends ( Read more... )

So, I've spent the last short while watching videos Tory has taken from his trip on the AT. I gotta say, he's makin' me a little nostalgic for the days of Teen Adventure, and further back to CQC. Yeah, it's nice to think of the good times, the views from McAfee Knob and the wall of fog on Apple Orchard Mountain. It's making me want to go dig out ( Read more... )

It was an absolutely gorgeous day out today. A little too sunny since I forgot my shades but I coped on account of the warm air and cool breezes. I didn't do games night tonight, and for those I missed I am sorry. Still sadly it's crunch time, and I'm beginning to feel like the dim witted goblin who thought it would be fun to play, "poke the ( Read more... )

"I hear a voice a callin'
and it ties my heart in a knot.
It says a comrade has fallen,
we must game for those who cannot."

RIP Gary Gygax 1938-2008