2.       Shave your head and grow facial hair. Bonus points for a scraggly Taliban beard. Lets’ face it, when Abdul is lining up that RPG with your vehicle, and he sees that bad assed beard, he will tremble in fear and put down his weapons. This is a proven fact. Also, it will help you blend in with the locals. Because all the locals are 6 feet ( Read more... )

at 1331 06 April 2010, our daughter Fíonna graced us with her presence after scaring the bat-crap out of us with sever heart rate drops during contractions- her cord was around her neck, prompting an emergency C-section, but she's otherwise healthy as a horse... a very very hungry horse capable of producing three times its own body weight in poop. ( Read more... )

I haven't done a preparedness post in a while, so.... I figured I would repost an article I wrote for another entity I am involved with, as it A) might help some folks on here, and B) will reassure those who think I am nuts that I am, in fact, batshit insane
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Several folks in various parts of the world are working on setting up local grass-roots resources for Sinnsreachd and general Gaelic polytheism, and as a part of that are local area discussion lists. I will be adding to this list as more are set up. These are JUST getting set up, so bear with the lack of material, but if you're in one of these ( Read more... )

For those in the Houston or SE Texas region interested in discussing Gaelic polytheistic beliefs- http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HouGael

Still being set up, so bear with while it gets off the ground

Since I am not really active on LJ or Myspace anymore- real life and all- I guess I'll be keeping my friends updated sporadically. So, where to start ( Read more... )

My mother passed away this morning. Rather than dwell on the loss, I want to remember her life ( Read more... )

Well, we're (hopefully, still haven't heard for sure that we've got it yet) moving to a 3/2 out in a rural area near Magnolia (Conroe's getting a bit too big for us, and it's a much nicer place, in the woods with a lot of ranches and ranchettes around it), but we have to be packed and outa here ASAP or get nailed for November's rent and a butt- ( Read more... )

It never ceases to amaze me how utterly disgusted I can become with the deoraithe just by reading or listening to their words. Today, it was the contemptuous views of a bunch of loose-legged harlots- i.e. your average teenage or twenty-something American-Idol-culture deoraí female- and their views of pregnancy. Unlike these brainless tarts, the ( Read more... )

I am happy to announce that, as of five minutes ago, I have been informed by my giddy-yet-woggy wife that she is pregnant again! YAY!