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Nov. 5th, 2009 @ 06:06 pm
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Weird to know that a place I've been at (The SRC at Fort Hood) Just got shot up. For the sake of everyone else in the Army with an Arabic name, I'm hoping that this wasn't terrorism, or a lot of loyal American Soldier's are going to have to put up with a lot of crap because of it. Of course, if it was, then that would be intentional on his part. On the other hand, I would think it more likely that mental problems would be overlooked in a career officer than extremist sympathies. On the third hand, he apparently had accomplices.
Update: Now the article is saying those other suspects were released, and the officer in question had expressed dissatisfaction with his upcoming deployment. So it was a lone psycho after all. |
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Yes _another_ campus-area bicyclist ran a red light and cut me off today. And the moron glared at ME when I honked the horn at him. I swear, I'd be doing Darwin a favor... |
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But it's just so damned CUTE.
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Don't get me wrong, I like Obama as much as the next Godless Liberal, but what, exactly, has he done worthy of a Peace prize? Aside from not being Shrub, that is. |
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Glee!
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Oct. 7th, 2009 @ 05:16 pm
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The upcoming Green Army Men Army Men on Patrol set from the Lego Toy story theme looks like it will, in fact, be a reasonably priced "army builder" set. Will probably cost 12 bucks for a set with a small jeep and 4 genuine soldier minifigures. Good to see that Lego's charmingly quaint "no modern war toys" corporate policy is that much closer to biting the proverbial dust. Just think, genuine US Army minifigs, lacking only proper yellow hands and faces to fit with the rest of the denizens of Legoland. I need at least 5 copies of this set when it comes out... |
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City workers clean up 44 tons of putrid bison meat after it's left to rot for 2 years
Behind the freezer doors at a meat plant mysteriously abandoned by its owner, the 44 tons of bison meat managed to hold its own for months, masked by the brutal chill of two South Dakota winters.
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Fed up with the smell, a brave crew of 18 city and county workers took matters into their own hands this summer and stormed the plant to haul away the putrid meat and take back their town. What came next was the biggest indignity: Three months after the cleanup, the owner still hasn't paid the $11,151 cleanup bill, and owes about $14,085 in unpaid property taxes on top of it.
Really, what right has this "city" to tell a Free Man what he can or can't do with his own property? He oughta send them a bill, for trespassing! Or something. (/sarcasm)
Oct. 6th, 2009 @ 11:54 am
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AND his apologists. He didn't "Have sex" with a minor, he drugged and raped her. Then ran away to another country when it looked like he'd get more than a slap on the risk. Newsflash, sycophants: Plea bargains are not legally binding. Yes, judges _usually_ listen to the prosecutor's recommendation, but they can and sometimes do throw the book at the guilty-pleading perps anyways, if they feel the suggested sentence is too lenient. This is an occupational hazard, when you go around committing crimes. Deal with it, scumbag.
Sep. 30th, 2009 @ 04:39 pm
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Sep. 22nd, 2009 @ 08:13 pm
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| » If it weren't for the specter of my insurance rates going up... |
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... I'd give serious consideration to NOT slamming on the brakes next time some FREAKING MORON BICYCLIST runs a red light in front of me.
Sep. 16th, 2009 @ 09:12 am
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Zubbles are finally on sale. Still expensive, but how awesome are brightly-colored-yet-non-staining bubbles, anyway?
Aug. 23rd, 2009 @ 12:20 am
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Not only have most of the previously bright red hairs scattered through my beard long since faded to an-extremely-light-shade-of-blond-that-an-particularly-ignorant-savage-might-mistake-for-grey, but now I see hairs of that shade on top of my head too. :-P
Aug. 6th, 2009 @ 11:24 am
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| » Needed: Fruit dehydrator. |
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I know they make such things. Anyone got one they'd be willing to loan out? You'l get dried raspberries in return.
Jul. 14th, 2009 @ 05:29 am
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![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) naughtyaelf showed me a secret black raspberry patch in her old neighborhood. We got run off by mosquitoes, but tomorrow I shall drench myself in bug spray and return with copius tupperware containers and _pick_them_all_. MWAHAHAAAAA!
Jul. 7th, 2009 @ 08:53 pm
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Michael Jackson is dead, apparently.
Jun. 25th, 2009 @ 11:14 pm
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I spent much of my drive to work today in front of some idiot who was hanging one arm out the window, while holding his cell phone with the other hand. How do I know this, you ask? I could see him very clearly in my rear-view mirror, as the idiot was tailgating me. Why can't the _right_ people ever get maimed in fiery wrecks?
Jun. 23rd, 2009 @ 10:25 pm
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| » How is babby formed? |
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How girl get pragnent?
Note: I reject any responsibility for aneurysms caused by clicking this link.
Jun. 10th, 2009 @ 11:36 am
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Everyone knows that "Breast is Best"; that breast milk is better for babies than formula. But has anyone ever done any research into whether parentally-pre-chewed food is better or worse than commercially prepared baby food? It would not surprise me at all if it were, and if this does prove to be the case, there will need to be a catchy motto to promote this probably-more-healthy practice. The best I can come up with is "Chewed isn't Rude". Any other suggestions?
Jun. 4th, 2009 @ 10:30 pm
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Oklahoma drugstore shooting stirs debate over self-defense, turns a pharmacist into folk hero - OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Confronted by two holdup men, pharmacist Jerome Ersland pulled a gun, shot one of them in the head and chased the other away. Then, in a scene recorded by the drugstore's security camera, he went behind the counter, got another gun, and pumped five more bullets into the wounded teenager as he lay on the floor.
I have no problem with him shooting the bad guy the first time. Even shooting him again when he was down would have been perfectly reasonable, provided he did it right away, in the proverbial 'heat of the moment'. But leaving the scene, coming back, and THEN shooting him? Not cool. Not only was the criminal no longer a threat to his life, there is no reasonable way he could have _believed_ that such a threat existed. That turns this from self-defense, into homicide. While it's highly unlikely that a jury will convict him, the DA still did the right thing in charging him.
Jun. 1st, 2009 @ 01:05 pm
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1. Do you like bleu cheese?
Hell no.
2. Have you ever been drunk?
Yep.
3. Do you own a gun?
Nope.
4. What do you like to do on weekends?
Sleep, goof off, engage in unnatural activities, etc.
5. Do you get nervous before doctor appointments?
Generally, no.
6. What do you think of hot dogs?
Very environmentally conscious. Like the Indians, we use every part of teh animal...
7. Favorite Christmas movie?
Nightmare Before Christmas
8. What do you prefer to drink in the morning?
Soda, orange juice.
9. Can you do push ups?
Yes.
10. What's your favorite piece of jewelry?
Don't really have one.
11. Favorite hobby?
reading, followed by legos.
12. Favorite novel?
There's so many!
13. What's your favorite shoe?
Comfy Army desert boots.
14. What is your middle name?
William.
15. Name 3 thoughts at this exact moment?
Mmmm, legos.
Mmm, porn.
Mmmm, LEGO PORN!!!
16. Name 3 drinks you regularly drink.
Diet Coke.
Orange juice.
Beer.
17. Current worry?
I'm doomed, aren't I?
18. Current hate right now?
Those fucktards on Faux News.
20. How did you bring in the New Year?
Shooting people with nerf weapons.
21. Where would you like to go?
Visiting nieces and nephews.
22. Name three people who will complete this:
Joe, Bob, and John. Those names are generic enough I can guarantee that at least one of each will take up this meme, regardless of my own actions.
23. Do you own slippers?
Yes, but I have no idea where they are.
24. What color shirt are you wearing right now?
Brown
25. Do you like sleeping on Satin sheets?
Meh, I guess.
26. Can you whistle?
Yes.
27. Favorite colors?
Blue.
28. Would you be a pirate?
Probably not. Unless there was an evil empire to heroically resist by raiding their commerce.
29. What songs do you sing in the shower?
Random ones.
30. Favorite Girl's Names?
Destiny.
31. Favorite boy's names?
Valor.
32. What's in your pocket right now?
Phone, keys, wallet, pen, pencil, nail clipper.
33. Last thing that made you laugh?
Boneyard trade paperback.
34. Favorite summer activities?
Aside from those that can be improved by taking place outside, pretty much teh same as my favorite acttivities the rest of the year.
35. Worst injury you've ever had?
Food poisoning.
36. Do you love where you live?
somewhat.
37. Who is your loudest friend?
I think I'm usually the loud one..
39. How many dogs do you have?
None.
40. Does someone have a crush on you?
Oh yeah. :-)
41. What is something you are really looking forward to?
The digital reconstitution and perfection of our world and its inhabitants at the hands of our hyperevolved descendants thousands of years from now.
42. What is one thing you do several times a week?
Shower.
43. What song do you want sung at your Funeral?
I'd prefer not to have a funeral.
44. Name something or someone you love.
Lamp.
May. 27th, 2009 @ 11:59 pm
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U.S. defense chief lauds soldier in pink boxers.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Thursday praised an Army soldier in eastern Afghanistan who drew media attention this month after rushing to defend his post from attack while wearing pink boxer shorts and flip-flops.
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"I can only wonder about the impact on the Taliban. Just imagine seeing that: a guy in pink boxers and flip-flops has you in his cross-hairs. What an incredible innovation in psychological warfare,"
The article declines to mention whether he still had morning wood or not. Now THAT would be psychological warfare...
Edit: I have a strong urge to track down that grunt's address and mail him one of these, with a note saying "If you're gonna be a Redshirt, do it the right way!", 'cuz that's how I roll. Alas, that might not be taken well. Still, guy was lucky in his choice of embarrassments; Yes, he's gonna get a lot of ribbing over the years to come, but it'll be the sort of mockery that's mixed with respect. If he plays it right, he'll get free beer for the rest of his military career, and beyond.
May. 22nd, 2009 @ 11:06 am
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