I hate to vent here, since I have been so lax at really doing much of being here for my friends. There are so many of my LJ friends who have shared and we have shared together. Over the past many months, I feel like my tongue is tied, and tonight I am near a breaking point ( Read more... )

The Army and Marines, along with some coalition partners and Afghan Forces have surrounded a Taliban stronghold. If we are there, it is good we surround and destroy the force arrayed against us ( Read more... )

This past weekend also marked a real milestone as the United States Marine Corps turned over our last command in Iraq to the US Army. Essentially the remainder of Marines, with few exceptions will leave Iraq. I knew things were winding down for the Marines in Iraq for some time, however reading about the actual hand over stuck in my head. ( Read more... )

Well, it is Christmas time. I have not been online much recently, but I felt a need to come on and send my very best wishes to my friends here.

Merry Christmas!

~A

The recently holidays imbued a sense of adventure. Yah, sure. Tomorrow I am taking flight to meet with some realities... Maybe a week. Maybe a week. An adventure after a wonderful time with my dad visiting me. Another year passes, which is good? Or ( Read more... )

Yeah. My dad, brothers and lil' sis are here. Big party and I feel ok. Nuts but ok. I doubt I would feel normal if I did not feel a bit pecan, peanut, or whatever variety of nut. You know nuts are filled with protein, and if you are not allergic, they are not 1/2 bad for you ( Read more... )

I was thinking earlier about the rain we have been getting lately. After many months of drought the rains came and now everything is green again. I was thinking about this since I have been really depressed and low for months. At this point I feel like things are turning back up again. At the end of the month I will be seeing my dad and his ( Read more... )

I better allow my fingers to make a post, because my fried brain is not doing much. A lot has happened over the past few months most of which I was either too depressed to post about, or wanting it not to be true, or just not wanting to air my dirty laundry in public ( Read more... )

I was on the ledge. Now I am thinking of what to say to a man who is ready to jump.... hey bud, I will catch you. Yep. All good. Thanks.

It has been a long while since I have made an attempt at a post. This obviously means that I am alive, in some form of fashion ( Read more... )