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“Some must go to fight the dragons”

Posted in General on April 29, 2008 | 2 Comments »

That simple sentence is part of a post titled On Leaving that Greyhawk of Mudville Gazette wrote for his children on September 23, 2004 prior to his first deployment to Iraq. It touched me deeply and I’ve never forgotten it. Occasionally, I go back and re-read it. In fact, I read it again [...]

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Despicable new DNC Ad

Posted in General on April 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

I saw it and was appalled.

I have no problem with the Democrats attacking McCain. After all, that’s who they’re running against. I also have no problem with them using footage of attacks on American troops, EXCEPT for the fact that:

The Democrats don’t give one iota about any of our [...]

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Meeting Jim Breuer

Posted in General on April 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Cheatos, and Gershwin and Frosty Froggy recently met Jim Breuer on the same evening, but not at the same time or the same place. How weird is that?
Cheatos and some friends saw Breuer’s act as part of his Breuniversity Tour mentioned in this trailer for The Jim Breuer Road Journals coming June 1st. [...]

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Now for some good news

Posted in General on April 28, 2008 | 4 Comments »

Congratulations to TwirlGirl who made co-captain of the local high school Color Guard!  Woo Hoo!  I think this calls for a happy dance.

6:23 pm EST

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Sears Transfer Purchases Warning

Posted in General on April 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

This is a warning to anyone considering making a Sears Transfer Purchase. So what is such a purchase? It’s when you purchase an item at one Sears location, then have it delivered by another Sears store in a different location. For the first time ever we recently made such a purchase and [...]

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Computer woes

Posted in Apple, Computers on April 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

On the evening of April 16th, I decided to do a QuickTime (version 7.4.5) update on my iMac which Software Updater had notified was available. Everything appeared to go smoothly with the update, that is, until I restarted the computer. Nothing. It just sat there with the Apple logo and the [...]

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For the HMFIC

Posted in Family, Military on April 22, 2008 | 1 Comment »

Good luck on your first day at your new post!
And, yeah, I looked it up in my handy, dandy little “Embrace The Suck” pocket guide. I sometimes have trouble remembering acronyms, but I’m sure this one will stick.
12:01 am EST

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How do YOU feel about America?

Posted in General on April 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Thankful for the opportunities she’s given you?
The U.S. saved my life. If I die tomorrow, I would die smiling because I did the right thing.
– U.S. Army Spec. Myakol Mayom, 35, of Sioux Falls, S.D.
How do you express your gratitude?
America did something good for my life and my family by accepting me, so I decided [...]

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Going to work strapped to a Little Bird helicopter

Posted in Iraq, Military on April 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Via Blackfive, of course.

11:05 am EST

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Happy 23rd Birthday Alex!

Posted in Family on April 12, 2008 | 1 Comment »

It’s hard to believe 23 years have flown by already. The day you were born remains so clear in my memory. Surprisingly, you were awake and alert all afternoon and into the wee hours of the morning, those inquisitve eyes checking out your new world. That should have been my first clue we [...]

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