Been talking to a friend of mine (former student) who is now on his second tour of Iraq. You know, the Iraq he is telling me about is somewhat different from the Iraq we see on TV ( Read more... )

I still say the "Spartacus Option" should be invoked....part of the bailout plan should include a line item for spikes and 4x4 timbers.

Remember the old Roman practice of "Decimation"? We take the top 10% of the company executives and start nailing them to the crosses...

OK, I'll admit it. I haven't bought a Marvel comic book in thirty-some years.

But I've like Wolverine since I first saw him in the New X-Men.

But this movie has Levels that just impress the heck out of me. On the top layer, it's an action-adventure movie with lots of boom, crash, slash and hack. Not all that much gore, though, and most of the people ( Read more... )

Superflu escapes from a meteor strike, causing humans to turn into zombie squirrels with nuclear hand grenades....oh yeah, and Elvis is the Lord of the Zombies, assisted by Jimmy Hoffa.

Naw, seriously, the world as we know it ends every day.  Every day, the world is a little different, and eventually, you look back and wonder "How did we get here ( Read more... )

MAERSK-ALABAMA CAPTAIN RESCUED BY REAR ADM. MICHELLE HOWARD'S SHIP
Whoa! Nope, this is one you SURE DIDN'T HEAR on the news. The ship that rescued the Maersk-Alabama's captain was part of a task force commanded by a BLACK FEMALE REAR ADMIRAL?
Get OUT of here!
You GO, girl!
http://www.navy.mil/navydata/bios/navybio.asp?bioID=394

On the other hand, ( Read more... )

Have you ever killed a person? and other stupid questions
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The true question to measure your life - Do you control your fears, or do your fears control you?

Committing Suicide in Buffalo is Redundent

http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/newreply.php?do=newreply&p=2228403

[quote=mmmeee0;2228403]So, I've opened this competition just for the fun of it. I want a day in the life of a ( Read more... )

Well, as a twice divorced guy, I use this day to remember past failures, the wasted years trying to rekindle love.

This year, I have a relationship with a wonderful woman that I'd love to spend the rest of my life with. and those other years weren't wasted, they were just...painful experience....

Today's National One Hit Wonder Day. Whole albums or entire ouvres can be quite impressive, but more often than not, individual songs have the largest impact on us. Which one hit wonders have played a major role in your life?

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My independence is to just walk into my house after work, kick off my shoes, and, if I'm tired, take a nap ( Read more... )