http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20080222/us_time/theairforcereachesforthesky

I'm a little disgruntled at this article. It's basically bashing the Air Force for requesting more for its budget.

A few notes:

We recently downsized our forces by 10%, so we're having to do more with less. That means that we're having to reinvent programs and change equipment ( Read more... )

I went on a ride with Miguel today. Holy crap, that's a crazy job. It was cold and raining, and we were pretty busy. In the 8 hours I was with him, we did 7 jobs. The last one was nuts, but I know that the DJ is itching to tell about it himself. And, he has the camera. So I'll tell about the first one we did ( Read more... )

Hey kids ( Read more... )

For about the last two days now. Not so bad during the morning, mainly caugh and congeston. At night, it gets worse. Fever and chills. Not pleasant.

Ladies and Gentlemen

I present to you: Hot Wings Pie

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I just sent in my final exam. Fingers crossed.  

It's three month since I've seen Chicago ( Read more... )

"In 2002, psychologist Richard Wiseman and colleagues at the University of Hertfordshire (UK) finished a year-long LaughLab experiment, concluding that, of the animals in the world, the duck is the type that attracts most humor and silliness; he said "If you're going to tell a joke involving an animal, make it a duck." The word "duck" may have ( Read more... )

'There are those who will disagree with me, who feel that to do anything other than bury or cremate the dead is disrespectful. That includes, I suspect, writing about them. Many people will find this book disrespectful. There is nothing amusing about being dead, they will say. Ah, but there is. Being dead is absurd. It's the silliest situation you' ( Read more... )

So, here I am. it's 9pm on Christmas Day. I'm sitting in my room, taking a break from a research project for my HazMat class. Finals this week.

I feel like i've lost my focus since I've been here. i can't describe it, but I used to be a lot more...motivated? Inspired? Driven? There used to be more hours in the day from when I first arrived. I used ( Read more... )