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Ultimate Zombie Apocalypse Survival Quiz!

I frankly expected to do better.

I just finished reading John Ringo and Tom Kratman's book Yellow Eyes. It's a sci-fi book, part of the Posleen War series. The afterward of this book was fascinating and fortunately, is available on the Internet.

What made this timely and interesting for me is a discussion I recently had with my wife about the United Nations.  It actually had to do ( Read more... )

I am once again filled with despair and dread at the upcoming list of Presidential candidates.  From the incumbent to all the hopefuls, they are all a bunch of clueless, dangerous, craven and twisted political creatures, none of whom deserve to be elected to any office higher than county dog-catcher.

So once again, I will throw my hat into the ring ( Read more... )

Okay, so this probably seems weird for me to talk about.  Recently a good friend of mine could not understand how I could agree with the invasion of Iraq and yet not agree military intervention in Libya.  To be clear about that point, first and foremost, just because a President decides to use military force does not mean I unilaterally agree with ( Read more... )

Coworker A was talking about the Led Zeppelin song being about LotR.  I told him pretty much the entire album was about LotR, and the influence they had on Led Zep...

Coworker B is almost totally unfamiliar with Led Zeppelin and - true to form, intrepidly gets fully into the conversation anyway.  So while he is talking, Coworker A is calmly ( Read more... )

 In Congress, July 4, 1776 ( Read more... )

 IT IS THE SOLDIER

It is the Soldier, not the minister
Who has given us freedom of religion.

It is the Soldier, not the reporter
Who has given us freedom of the press.

It is the Soldier, not the poet
Who has given us freedom of speech.

It is the Soldier, not the campus organizer
Who has given us freedom to protest.

It is the Soldier, not the lawyer
Who has ( Read more... )

I made the decision earlier this year to retire from the Army.  I've been active duty and reserve for over 30 years now.  Yeah, I enlisted during the Carter Administration.  I've been a part of the Cold War, have deployed for Desert Storm, Operation Joint Guard/Joint Endeavor, and three tours in the GWOT in Iraq and Afghanistan.  I've got plenty of ( Read more... )

Was reminiscing with the War Wife over dinner last weekend.  I hadn't seen her in a couple of months even though we only live a couple of hours away from each other.  It's always good to be able to sit and talk awhile.

We typically only carried our M9's on the FOB in Jalalabad, leaving our M4's locked up in our hooches.  One night we were walking ( Read more... )

As you go into this Memorial Day holiday with the cookouts and concerts and such, remember to raise a glass to absent friends.


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