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Score one more for verbal judo.
So I get off work, and head to the karaoke bar. I get there and the girls in the group tell me there's a... situation. Specifically, a bunch of huge Samoans who have been drinking WAY too much have been way too inappropriate with the girls: talking disrespectfully to them, groping them, knocking them into tables "inadvertently", etc.
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2011: A Year in Review
This was a year of turmoil. This was a year of change. This was a year of growth.
2011 was a year of turmoil. It began on the heels of a tumultuous, desparate situation. I needn't go into detail; 2010 has its own review. But if there is one word I can use to describe my state of being at the start of this year, "floundering" would be the most ( Read more... ) -
The Obligatory 9/11 Post
I remember September 11, 2001 quite well. I was in Advanced Individual Training, learning the fine art of assisting chaplains. I remember the changed expression of my drill sergeants at some point between chow and the bus to the schoolhouse, and wondering who fucked up THIS time, if it was of the goons in my squad, and how much extra duty was ( Read more... ) -
Score one more for verbal judo.
So I get off work, and head to the karaoke bar. I get there and the girls in the group tell me there's a... situation. Specifically, a bunch of huge Samoans who have been drinking WAY too much have been way too inappropriate with the girls: talking disrespectfully to them, groping them, knocking them into tables "inadvertently", etc
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Reactionary Punditry: The bane of us all. Do your OWN research!
The shoddy reporting around the development of Park 51 (if you don't know what that is, google it) is starting to damage my calm. I generally consider myself to be a reasonable guy. But when you find yourself yelling at the TV in a public area (the DFAC), you realize your filled with more than average ire about a particular subject.
Now don't get me ( Read more... ) -
2010: Worst year ever
I sincerely hope that 2010 is the last 2010 I will ever have to encounter. During this time I've had bombs blown over my head, attended memorials for soldiers I knew and liked, had to work with soldiers who were either inept or intolerable, seen an Iraqi kid missing multiple limbs, been forced to choose between my integrity and a career change, and ( Read more... ) -
News.
Hey, just wanted to let you guys know I'm deploying to Iraq in January 2010. You know what this means.
I'll be throwing a HUGE fuckin party in the near future. -
McMusings and old friends unknown
Anybody ever really crunched numbers at a McDonalds? You can get a Cheeseburger, a Double Cheeseburger, or a Double Hamburger for $1. You can get a 4 piece McNuggets for $1. But a 20 piece is $6.24. So I could just buy 5 4 piece McNuggets and save myself $1.24 ( Read more... )
