I read this. And found it well written. And so I share it with you:

It is rather long, so I put a cut in.

I Miss Iraq.  I Miss My Gun.  I Miss My War.
A soldier's lament

By Brian Mockenhaupt

A few months ago, I found a Web site loaded with pictures and videos from Iraq, the sort that usually aren't seen on the news. I watched insurgent snipers shoot ( Read more... )

happy golden birthday alicia. this makes it three times i've told you this. on all three of the websites that i can contact you. perhaps i shall make a phone call later...

(btw, i expect replies on each and every one of these sites)

i had to describe the courtyard in my english class today. heres what i came up with, in no particular order ( Read more... )

im fat now. college was not good to me. 25 lbs in the wrong direction. 205 baby!! im a fatty fat fat head. so yeah, im gonna get on that come the new year. until then, swiss cake rolls, zebra cakes and fatness is for me!

Why is soccer loved with a passion by billions in virtually every country except for the U.S.? Why do cities stop and countries hold their breath for the World Cup or European Championships, while the U.S. rumbles on, barely noticing the anticipation of so many souls?

I (think I) know the answer, but your points will be appreciated.

Marie Antoinette is possibly the worst movie ever. absolutely no plot, no character development, pathetically small amounts of dialogue and atomic particles of conflict. it was so bad that francis ford coppola, who was a producer (his ____________ sopphia coppola, was director) loses standing in my eyes. why francis, why?

So we all kinda batted this idea around a while back, and pretty much came to the conclusion that Wal-Mart, while the devil, is a necessary evil, and that its censorship wouldn't be that bad for society as a whole. Well, the greedy bastards are taking on politics now, making contributions to federal, state and local campaigns. this could get ( Read more... )

I've been thinking about intelligence again. In our last little discussion, we all seemed to agree that intelligence was, at its core, the ability to learn new concepts. What we disagreed on however, was how to measure this. I may have a solution ( Read more... )

legalization of marijuana. anyone for ( Read more... )

I found this quote and I like it ( Read more... )