Weekend open thread
July 20, 2018
Sea Dragon
Off the coast of Flinders, Australia, swims a male weedy sea dragon. Like its relative the seahorse, the male sea dragon will care for the eggs laid on his tail by his female mate.
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First!
AAAAHHHHHHHH! I had to exit safari, thanks urban dictionary!
Congrats.
(Felching…The guys were having lunch, had to read the definition. NSFW)
Thanks, Roh-Dog. You missed it by mere seconds, my friend.
Congrat’s Commissioner! We all bow to your coveted First! So let it be written, so let it be done!
Congratulations CW!
First!
Second 2 weeks in a row, next week is mine!!
Have a GREAT weekend y’all!
Second!
Ah…Third.
Still my best!
Dammt!
First, has anyone had any interactions with the Scottish American Military Society? Last weekend I was at a Highland Games and while talking with another individual, was offered a membership application. I am curious as to if it is worth the time and effort.
Second, I had forgotten just how awesome a 10 year old Single Malt Scotch is when slowly sipped near a bonfire.
Third, just when I thought that TDS has peaked, I saw the story about Judge Piro on the view, and it causes me to shake my head more and more.
Fourth, my third comment has me wanting another Scotch.
Used to be a member in the last century. Back then it was little more than a T-shirt and cap badge drinking society, from what I see these days, every one appears to be a Ranger, SEAL, SF, Marine Recon, or some combination thereof. Honestly not much to recommend it.
Top something
BUUURRRRPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP
Number whatever.
Bunch of dickweeds anyway
I’m hoping to see ex os2 answer with his classic…
With a full afternoon of … basically nothing staring me in the face, and my desire to get to it full force, I present to you all here at TAH the latest installment of my weekly silliness. I hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoy writing it for you! DID YOU KNOW…? Who was the first U.S. president for whom women were able to legally vote? By Commissioner Wretched And the hottest part of the year has now taken hold here in the South. Thank heaven for the invention of air conditioning! Next week or so, we’ll come to what are known as the “Dog Days” of summer. That’s a period when it seems to be the hottest, and since it happens in late July and August, it’s a good bet that it’s either the heat or the humidity that makes you most uncomfortable. Dogs feel the Dog Days too, you know. But why are they called the “Dog Days,” anyway? The answer involves, of all things, the night sky. It seems that Sirius, the Dog Star (brightest star in the Canis Major, or Big Dog, constellation) is rising just before the Sun does, and somehow the ancient Greeks and Romans connected that with heat, drought, sudden thunderstorms, lethargy, fever, mad dogs, and bad luck. You know, things that we now take for granted. Yes, they felt that a star a bit more than 8 and a half light years away had something to do with our planet getting warmer. (Hey, it’s as good a reason as any, right?) The fact that Sirius is the brightest star in the sky (next to the Sun, of course) didn’t hurt its reputation, either. But Sirius has as much to do with temperature on Earth as it does with trivia. Once you know how far away it is, you can move on to other things … like the rest of the column. Or e-mailing me, if you’ve a mind to, at didyouknowcolumn@gmail.com. I always answer. So let’s get “Sirius” about trivia! Did you know … … lobsters were once considered “poor… Read more »
Actually, if Sirius ligt measures anything close to 1 percentage then it would mean a 1% increase in visible light radiation which will be absorbed by the ground and be re-emitted as infrared (heat radiation) and potentially raise the temp by one tenth of a degree.
Inverse square law, would need to be a LOT closer.
The crap men have to put up with from women. I got to choke down my coffee listening to this Soviet nonsense.
Nice set of ivories.
Nice piano.
Nice tits.
Amen!
I just discovered there is sound to this clip after the 3rd time watching. I echo 2/17. 🙂
There’s sound?
There’s a piano there?
There’s a piano?
Serviceable piece of gear.
I’d let her tickle my whatever.
I love those curtains, favorite color!
What’s that in her back pocket?
I’d say a very fine ass…
Nice legs on that piano
You’re such a poor, deprived man, Dave…
Absolutely stunning… and talented!
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Excellent!
Excellent week.
I am ready for my case of Budlight.
No Bud light until I see a 5988-E on that buffer, Soldier. If it’s not up to -10 -20 standards, your weekend is in jeapordy.
“Budlight?”
I figured for sure you’d be scouring the post for a couple of these to make it through the weekend:
7930-045-6912*
* do the Google-Fu search if you’re really interested in what they are./smile
You need to raise your standards for beer…
TO beer… Bud Light ain’t. HOWEVER- if you take a Bud brewer tour where they tap a tun of BL before pasteurization… heavenly. Then they screw it up.
Surely you mean PBR!
Stone Double Bastard bomber and a cigar!
I personally prefer Arrogant Bastard Ale®™️, some people I know swear it’s named after me. They say that Bud Light was almost named “Sex in a Canoe” because it’s next to fucking water!
I received letter yesterday telling me the TRICARE Retiree Dental Program was ending 31DEC2018. The Russian and I do have the option of enrolling in FEDVIP, the Federal Employee Dental and Vision Insurance Program. Open season for enrollment in one of the many companies offering the plan(s) is NOV – DEC. Has anyone else received notification and, if so, does anyone have any insight into these programs?
Received the notice but i don’t know anything about the FEDVIP plan. Its got to be cheaper than the ones out on the market, be worth looking into.
I did a quick look-see and the cost for both the dental plus vision plans combined was less than what Delta Dental is currently charging.
I’ve had the FEDVIP for a couple of years now through my work, and I have nothing to complain about.
I did quick check once I got around to it. In the dental plan list one of the providers is Delta Dental. One of the vision plans is VSP(Vision Service Plan). I have used both and was satisfied with both plans. VSP has a basic copay of $10.00 each for the exam, frames, and lenses. There are price ranges for frame and lenses which if exceeded will increase the copay rates. The prices hadn’t been available when I first looked.
forty-eleventh! Presented here for your viewing pleasure, the latest update in the “Veterans on Patrol” saga. Enjoy!
http://www.kvoa.com/story/38687759/warrant-issued-for-man-who-started-child-sex-camp-claims
Talk about ‘Bat Shit Crazy’
Present and not to be held accountable for anything.
And it is raining quietly in my kingdom, a real soaker, which means that the weather gods finally listened to me and decided “it is time”.
Chocolate ice cream is good as a snack.
Ex, is that all your eating today, Ice Cream? My new favorite is Ben & Jerry’s Everything but the kitchen sink! That is the best ice cream I have ever had!!! What is for dinner tonight? I’m looking forward to drooling over your menu!! Have a great weekend!!!
Saw this today and thought of you Ex.
Too bad the poor lady didn’t have your skillet skills.
https://bangordailynews.com/2018/07/20/news/midcoast/police-renter-conked-maine-woman-with-cast-iron-pan/
Very, very bad man. Cast iron cookware is to be used for self-defense, not for attacking your hostess.
He is a very bad man. Very bad.
No, the ice cream is simply a snack on a muggy day.
Supper is pasta carbonara (with LOTS of bacon) and a green salad, and lemon ice (sorbet) for dessert, plus a good book.
Good food!
As always, your menu choice always leaves me wanting dinner, NOW!
AW1Ed, if you got year ears on, the Oshkosh EAA Air Adventure is in town!
Some of the military air power:
KC-10A Extender
HC-130N Combat King
HH-60G Pavehawks
KC-135R Startotanker
F-22A Raptors
B-1B Bomber
B-52 Stratofortress
F-16C Fighting Falcon
A-10C Warthog
F-15C Eagle
F-35 Lightnings
C-17 Globemaster
F-16 Viper
F/A-18F Super Hornets
EA-18G Growlers
plus all of the vintage warbirds on the Warbird tarmac.
Two Tuskegee airman (Col. Charles McGee & LTC. George Hardy) will be present.
One week long, over 500,000 visitors, 10,000 individual planes landing, 3,000 plus aircraft on static display (military, ultra lights, home built, vintage, war birds, seaplanes, etc.).
A virtual airplane orgasim! LMAO
How do I know this? Because I live a number of miles outside of town and the planes are stacked up over my head flying to the airport.
If you ever come to AirAdventure and need a place to stay AW1Ed, you have a fellow TAH Dickweed with a place to hang your hat for awhile.
https://www.eaa.org/en/airventure/features-and-attractions/aircraft-areas
Oh yeah, eleventy first.
Have a safe and great weekend all of you fellow (and fellow-ette) Dickweeds.
Impressive list of players, Skyjumper, and thanks for the invite!
What, no Compass Call? Heavy Chevy is going to be SO disappointed. However, since the show is in Wisconsin, he should be able to meet his cheese 🧀 intake requirement pretty easily.
I’m making chili today. I make the ‘best’ chili in town. I make large amounts, suitable for freezing. Chew on it for a week or so, repeat in a few weeks. Still haven’t been able to figure out how to make a decent cornbread. Mom and Grandma just threw stuff into a bowl, never measuring, and their cornbread was out of this world.
To commissary yesterday for a ‘few’ things. The total would have made a decent dent in the national debt. Found that I can buy frozen blueberries for less than the fresh ones cost. Consumer Reports and other ‘experts’ (Google it) say that frozen fruits and vegetables are as good as the fresh variety. We go through a lot of frozen fruits. I make sure the Russian has at least three smoothies per week. Blueberries, especially, are packed with antioxidants. Throw in a banana and occasionally another fruit and we’re good to go.
Hoping for a good, healthy weekend for my fellow miscreants. Ex-PH2 will be supplying sandwiches for all hands later in the afternoon.
I think that the frozen vegs are even better than fresh. I think they’r flash frozen, but not sure about that but they keep well and frozen green beans sauteed with white wine and a little bacon and some mushrooms and onion make a nice addition to any meal.
I’m disappointed that no one has yet flown into Oshkosh’s fly-in in a reproduction WACO CG-4A, or maybe a reproduction Horsa. That would be awesome.
HONORARY FIRST … and Bernath is still dead!
And the DRG is in total disarray.
Not that it wasn’t already.
He died?
He falled.
While we’re keeping tabs on all of our favorite peoples, any prognosis on Jonathan Idema’s AIDS?
Anyone want to start a dead pool on our SV/embellishing/all around douche features?
I’m juat wondering when whatsherface is gonna shut down the website.
Or any of the other dickweeds who have threatened to sue or actually sued Jonn.
“He’s Dead Jim.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/30/world/asia/jonathan-idema-con-man-and-afghan-bounty-hunter-dies-at-55.html
I know, its he could be deader for my liking, him and Master Queef (Dishonorable) Dirty “Can’t Fly/bad ‘lawer’ Guy” Bird-nasty.
Sic Semper F**kfaces.
Purple Heart Returned: Purple Hearts Reunited return medal to family, shed light on loved one’s service to America. We all have to be conservative with which projects we take on, and one of those worthwhile charities I dedicate my time to is Purple Hearts Reunited, started by Zach Fike, who is an Army major and Purple Heart recipient himself. If you take a moment to read his background and hear his story, you will see why he was nominated as Soldier of the Year by the Army Times. Purple Hearts Reunited is the only organization in the country returning lost or stolen medals to Veterans and military families at no cost. The non-profit organization spends a considerable amount of time researching and locating the original recipient of the medal or family and, when possible, conducts a “Return Ceremony” to reunite the Veteran or family with the medal. Fike’s passion to reunite lost medals of valor from our Veterans to their descendants will spark almost divine spiritual moments among these families and bring history and sacrifice to the forefront. In many cases, these families didn’t even know about grandpa’s brother who was killed fighting the Japanese or Germans and died at age 18. His history stopped that day when he paid the ultimate price for our country. Rediscovering medals from fallen Veterans brings their stories back to life. No person is truly gone as long as their memory is passed down and honored. Last week, we were able to return Pfc ”Pat” Pepe’s Purple Heart to his niece Donna Carpenter and nephew Mike Pepe. Pat was one of three children, with a younger brother Al and sister Rita. A replacement medal was acquired, and Purple Hearts Reunited framed and presented the award to the family. IMAGE: Donna Carpenter and Mike Pepe (brother) (Former Marine) Donna Carpenter and Mike Pepe Here are the details about Pepe’s service as provided by Fike to the family: “Pfc. Pasquale “Pat” Pepe was born 12 April 1922 in Fayette County, Pennsylvania to Italian immigrants Michele Pepe and Mary Carmen Marfangel. He grew up in the Bronx… Read more »
HMC, it is my understanding that the Purple Heart medals are only engraved with the name of the deceased veteran? If you are awarded the Purple Heart for just a wound in combat, they are not engraved? Please let me know if I am correct in my assumptions? I would love to return the Purple Heart medal my pos brother has to the rightful owner if so engraved?
Thank you,
Willy
Willie: Yeah, your brother is a piece of work. How he has pulled it off defies understanding. I believe you are correct re the Purple Heart. I realize now, after a re-read, that he opening paragraph in my posting might suggest I have an affiliation with the organization. I do not. That para was just part of the article. Sorry for any misunderstanding.
Willie, I don’t for the life of me understand how your brother can pull the stuff he does. Can’t you rat him out under the whistleblower’s program and be compensated for your efforts? Man, I thought my brother was a piece of work, but your brother takes the cake.
So, yes, wounds resulting in death have the Purple Heart engraved and not so if wounds do not result in death. I believe that to be the case.
Thanks HMC, I have ratted him to everybody and their brother, yes, I have even gone to the whistle blower sites and tried there as well. Nobody seems to give a shit?? I am almost ready to give up, but I still keep trying…………
Zach Fike is coming to TAH.
Can’t wait! Great to hear.
The dems’s last slogan didn’t work out so well so they have come up with a new one. Talk about idiots who can’t learn. The new slogan is “For The People.” 10-9-9-7-Stop!
How far did you make it before you said,
“F the people?”
Just in case any of you DW’s were wondering:
https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6424383899983441920
Don’t send flowers!
So that’s where you’ve been! Welcome back. Sounds like good news on the procedure(s).
MCPO, I wish I could find a good back surgeon, I have had pain issues for years and nobody has been able to fix it yet?
Hospital for Special Surgery NYC. People travel in from all over the country and world for the best care.
Dr. Frank Cammisa, Jr. he is the best and takes cares of Veterans. He knows the deal with the OTHER hospital system that is suppose to take care of us. They failed me horribly.
I was always told you can’t fix perfection!
Kidding, speedy recovery!
I always suspected you needed a good screw. Now you’ve got three.
Glad to hear you are shipshape and able to navigate the stormy seas again.
Welcome back!
place obligatory screw loose comment here—>
Welcome back Master Chief!
👍🏻
Godspeed to you Master Chief!
Not first, not last, still out west working.
All good.
If you didn’t see this, prepare yourself. You’ll either punch your monitor or just chuckle out loud. San Francisco has just extended voter registration to non-citizens, including illegal aliens. The limited purpose is for voting for school board members and the rationale is that parents, whether citizens or not, should have a say-so in their child’s education. So, this affects only parents of school-age children? No, but the child must be not yet 19. So, that leaves the parents of babies, toddlers, and small children able to register and vote, despite the fact that their little illegals are not in school. Of course, that rationale can easily work for extending the vote to other matters, such as city gov’t. (i.e., Shouldn’t Frisco residents have a say-so in their gov’t?) And so it begins. One small step for a city. One giant step for the destruction of a nation.
I’m not that far out west, thank God.
In fact, boss man said fly home versus drive home next week, come back around the 29th.
So I got that going for me, which is nice.
This will pass upper court challenge.
Won’t pass in the new USSC.
Ha!
Same thing Portland Maine.
Next will be county then state then….
Yeah, liberals bawl about foreign interference in our elections while screeching for illegal aliens to vote, further proof that liberalism is a mental disorder!
Sorry, Sparky. I was going to ask you, working what? but I was fearful of the answer, so I deleted it but inserted a new comment that has nothing whatsoever to do with whatever or whoever it is you’re working.
Well, unlike Phildo and the rest of the poseurs, it’s not balls behind the truckstop.
Just a little work so the good people of New York have some lights at night.
NH, Did you ever make down to PR or USVI for electrical grid repair? Sorry if I did not ask before.
Nope, not yet.
Operative word, “yet”. In my new job (I switched about 3 months ago) I belong to the national group, so while most of my work is regional, I can be sent anywhere in the country, and outside it, if needed.
Aside from the fact PR hotels are scarce and expensive (kinda like when I was in west Texas), it would certainly be a worthwhile experience, corruption, etc, notwithstanding.
YES TO BEARDS!
When I joined we had them, I just could not grow one at 17!
https://www.yahoo.com/news/hairy-issue-sailors-tell-us-navy-want-beards-040554841.html
We had them underway on longer ops, provided you bought a “beard chit” (aka a $10 donation to the Rec Fund.)
Z-Gram 57 about a year before I enlisted. Beards were allowed, but due to my heritage I couldn’t grow anything but a cheesy mustache.
Yeah, we had underway beards, cruise beards … but through the late 70’s and early 80’s most of the mid to senior ranks sported old school nautical facial hair … many other things we did then too that let’s say will not be discussed here.
Growing mine back after a several decade hiatus. No, that’s not gray, it’s blond. Yeah, blond…
When Zumwalt made them legal I took a chance at one. After about a year I gave up. Scraggly looking piece of fuzz.
Not first, not last. Happy weekend!!!
What is this I read at Ace of Spades HQ about someone blabbing that the US has a source near V. Putin—as in loose lips get people shot?!! See http://ace.mu.nu/archives/376197.php.
Army has a new machine gun: FOX FIREPOWER 1 day ago Army’s new machine gun will blast like battle tanks Allison Barrie By Allison Barrie | Fox News Army’s new firearm puts power of a tank in soldiers’ hands Defense Specialist Allison Barrie has a first look at the Army’s new machine gun, which is made to be lighter, shoot farther, and pack the power of an M1 Abrams tank in the palm of soldiers’ hands. The Army’s new weapon will look like a light machine gun, but will put M1 Abrams Main Battle Tank-style blasting power literally at the fingertips of U.S. soldiers. The new light machine gun will weigh less — and yet shoot farther. It should make U.S. soldiers even more lethal and enhance their speed and mobility while improving their safety in future combat. A Message from Polaris Any Task. Any Trail. Take pride in being ready for anything with General. You need a machine that can do it all. Catch your next ride at our Summer Sales Event The Next Generation Squad Automatic Rifle (NGSAR) may replace about 80,000 SAWs (the M249 squad automatic weapon). The well-known and loved M249 SAWs were already beasts — now the Army’s light machine gun is going to get even more powerful. Armed with the NGSARs, soldiers will have the confidence of knowing the new weapon can be relied on for stopping power against sophisticated adversaries who arrive to fight in advanced body armor. INNOVATIVE PROJECT HARNESSES LEGOS AND SMARTPHONES IN THE FIGHT AGAINST INVISIBLE, DEADLY WEAPONS The goal is for the weapon’s chamber pressure to achieve similar levels to battle tanks. Recent conflicts have shown that currently issued weapons have not been sufficient when tackling the challenge of forces with defense innovation and access to modern equipment. BarrieSAW2 File photo – a U.S. soldier with an M249 SAW (U.S. Army) Even if a threat is about 2,000 feet away and seemingly well protected, the new weapon will blast through enhanced body armor. Distance, accuracy, ergonomics and lethality are all expected to be improved in this new generation of… Read more »
I think I just got wet. (Smile)
That all translates to wunderspecs for a concept that is impossible to make.
So was Tranquility Base.
Am wrapping up my road trip vacation and will return to fort living room tomorrow and back to work on Monday. Earlier this week, we passed through the Blowing Rock/Lenoir AO in NC; I kept my eyes out for an extremely rotund fatbody in phony dress blues and Ranger beret, but there was no Round Ranger sightings to be had…too bad…
Catch you all later as we make our way home…
That’s my hood. I’ve had no sightings either.
You live in a very scenic area, SJ, and the people there are friendly as heck. I look forward to visiting this area when we go on road vacation again…
Yank my chain next time through. Mrs SJ is the native. I’ve only been here 5 years. I agree with your assessment of the folks and the scenery. Glad she brought me here.
I am First.
Cocksuckers.
See, that’s what I’m talking about. Little things like a period and a lousy s. Without them, your comment reads, “I am First Cocksucker.”
LOL!
Timing chain on the ticker seems to have slipped, so Monday the cardiologist will try a jump start, called a cardioversion. Hopefully this will return my heartbeat back to a normal rhythm. The good side- they’ll knock me out for the procedure; bad side I have to muster at the hospital at 0530. This did not charm Mrs. AW1Ed, but she’ll come along anyway.
Looking forward to getting some stamina back- AFIB sucks moist ass.
Use the best doctors always.
Worth every dime.
Even if you have to travel and stay over night. M
Good luck stay strong.
Thanks Master Chief- I have the top heart doc in the area. It’s an outpatient procedure, so if I have to stay something didn’t go well.
Enjoying the CVMA Ghost Ride and barbecue this Weekend.
What’s up with the Japanese and their idea of a good time. Some guy was screwing around and stuck a hose in another guy’s ass. Garden hose? No, a pressure hose that was connected to a running air compressor. Outcome? Laughs, followed by death. There has got to be a “blow me” joke in there somewhere.
That’s the second consecutive week I had the 100th comment. I’m sure it means something. I just have no idea what. Maybe that should be wot.
Bet a hundred bucks for consecutive wins in the first and second race. Trust me.
It makes you a Centurion?
Does he know Biggus Dickus?
Yep, he blew his ass up ala Wile E Coyote. Wonder if the air compressor is from Acme?
Video?
If there video, Live Leak probably has it.
LE uses that website for evidence all the time.
That video certainly will be explosive.
Late to the party. Ambient temps in the triple digits in our neck of the woods, heat index is out of sight.
Caused something to blow in our electric grid, and lost power for a while. The surge fried a breaker for my a/c, so I had to miss a grandchild’s birthday party to run to town for a replacement breaker.
All good now – at least we get to sleep in the a/c.
Y’all keep heads and butts down.
Yeah, being in a substation when a 34.5 kv breaker lets go and the arc goes up into the bus sucks ass.
It was almost 100 degrees that day, I was standing 70-80 feet from the blast, and the heat even at that distance was a real wakeup (thought I might have a mild burn at first.)
North of Tyler noe… 106 today.
I’m off to do a little fishing in BFE Colorado
See you all next week
John Giduck – the turd with a face!
Cori LeCinda Pierce – the turd who defrauds with a dog!
“They will eventually get it out of their systems, says Ms. Pierce.
She doesn’t know us very well.
Doesn’t it make you laugh when an adversary underestimates you?
Yeah, we all let this crap drop easily. We are all quitters.
NOT!
LT Murphy update: the critter who conducted the vandalism is a well known perf and punk. The cost of repair was paid immediately by many. There is a LT Murphy Cadet Training Center and Museum being built … I will write an article about that effort and perhaps we can all spread the word. There will be many avenues to contribute to cause, direct cash, corporate and of course the “brick” or “plaque”. Dan Murphy told me in short, “we are so proud and greatful that our son’s memory in the minds of Patriots lives on strong”.
MCPO OUT!
Master Chief….what about the 14 year old’s parents…🤔
Nothing yet, but no doubt it will leak out.
I am VERY interested in that.
My top picks:
Snowflakes
Illegal travelers
Liberal loons
Socials
Drug users
or just horrible parents.
But, what do I know …
Hmmm…the 14 year old is being charged with Criminal Mischief, 2nd Degree, which is a Class D Felony in NY:
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/PEN/145.10
Parents probably hired an Attorney. Am speculating he will do zero jail time and be put on Probation. Don’t know if Felony charges will be dropped to a lesser sentence or if he will carry that sentence the rest of his lies. He should still be punished.
For now:
TAH DW’s:
Please cross post this link on your linked blogs and other social media outlets.
In the days after the vandalism at Murph’s Park, lets raise some money for his new museum.
https://murphsealmuseum.org
Thanks,
MCPO OUT!
126rd and Honorary First once again.
In other news lest we forget:
49 years ago this week Neil Armstrong (Rest In Peace), Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins conducted the first US Moon Mission, with Neil Armstrong being the first Man to set foot on the Moon.
That same week, 49 years ago, Ted Kennedy continued the Kennedy curse by setting his foot and car on
Chappaquiddick Island…
Rest in Peace, Mary Jo.
Big fan of the Appollo 11, we met the crew in Queens Boularvard before the parade down the the Canyon of Heroes in NYC. All the Irish if Woodside, NY held their ground and the motorcade stopped.
Then the Mets won the World Series and ….
Wow…what an HONOR and a wonderful experience to meet the Crew. You are so lucky.
By the way Collins was one smart guy, I remember an interview, he said, the landing and hopeful takeoff was so risky that he was glad they left the smarter guy aloft so he could help them land and take off again. What a guy, and it was true.
Smart and funny I meant to say.
Yesterday, my little 6-year-old neice asked me about the Gadsden rattlesnake on the t-shirt I was wearing. I gave her a brief rundown on the Sons of Liberty, and how the British provoked the French & Indian War by unofficially encouraging colonial settlers to encroach on the Ohio River Valley, then accused the colonists of starting it and jacked up their taxes to pay for it. I explained to her that the Gadsden rattlesnake and “Don’t Tread On Me” means that, just as we can’t break the law, the government can’t break the law against us either, or else we will do something about it that they REALLY won’t like. I also had to explain to her that because of that, bad people who want the government to break the law against us often try to lie about what it means, and say that those of us who display the Gadsden flag are racist, backward, anarchist, etc.
She now wants a Gadsden t-shirt to wear.
You’re a good man and an awesome father, TOW!
Per this Reuters article this morning, it appears that Rouhani is blustering about dTrump over the blustering remarks a few weeks ago about shutting down Iran’s oil exports.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-nuclear-usa-rouhani/irans-rouhani-warns-trump-about-mother-of-all-wars-idUSKBN1KC07Z
His statement that Iran “has been the ‘guardian’ of the Strait of Hormuz throughout history” seems a bit farfetched to me, but if you’re gonna bluster, you gotta make it good, right?
You may recall that Jimmy Carter couldn’t figure out where that place was, either, when he was muddling and meddling and mostly destroying US foreign policy in the Middle East.
It’s almost like Iran wants a war.
And Khomeini stuck his oar into it, too. I thought his ‘sell or freeze by’ date had expired.
Read the same article early this morning as well. The whole “death to America” thing is getting pretty old and I would love to see this guy eaten alive by his own people.
There’s also an article about how there is a rising trend in the Left side of the political fence to crank up the liberalism rhetoric, loudly and vehemently.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/21/us/politics/democratic-party-midterms.html
Apparently, they are going to “energize it” so that they can somehow overwhelm the Muddles (that’s us) on the righthand side of the fence.
I think I can get some mileage out of this, because people in the UK want May out and Boris Johnson (conservative) in.
Want to piss away hours? Accidentally tune into Live PD on the A&E Channel! You’ll say oh that’s funny but got stuff to do….hours later you’re still watching. Mrs SJ wasn’t here to rein me in.
But I learned some things: (1) Good thing I’m not a LEO because lots of folks would be getting wood shampoos when they won’t STFU. (2) If I were a LEO I would simply arrest everyone not wearing a shirt…they are the ones up to shitbaggery.
I DVR it for those nights I have trouble sleeping- good stuff.
When I turn it on, it is a train wreck I just can’t stop watching.
The mega class pathetic loser that we know as the Serial Poser Kyle Christopher Barwan, not an Army Ranger, not Army Special Forces, not an Officer, not British, not an Upright Citizen, gets his prison update status posted late Sundays, so it is Monday morning before I update, and here is this weeks news. It seems that he is still in the sweltering, mosquito infested, Gainesville FL area at the Gainesville Work Camp of the Florida State Prison, with a release date of December 2nd.
http://www.dc.state.fl.us/offenderSearch/detail.aspx?Page=Detail&DCNumber=H50625&TypeSearch=AI