January 2010 - Argghhh!

I'm not a biblical scholar, and while I am spiritual, I am not a confirmed member of anything, though I subscribe to the Christian tradition. So, mebbe I'm missing something with this whole "God as vengeful punisher" thing. Strikes me that the Reverend Robertson perhaps quit reading The Book when he hit the part where some editions start printing certain passages of text in red?I thought the rainbow was kinda His promise he wasn't going to go slinging weather and rocks around...

Last night on Capitol Hill, the Massachusettes (sic) Attorney General held a fund-raising event for her senatorial campaign.

Civil WarToday is a pretty light day for the Medal, and all the awards were in the 19th century era. None were posthumous.Civil War. There are several Medals that are for actions on this date, but they span several days from December through January, all at Fort Fisher. They will appear on 15 January, the closing date of the citation. Quartermaster Stevens is the exception, with his Medal solely for actions on the 13th.STEVENS, DANIEL D. Rank and organization. Quartermaster, U.S. Navy. Born: 1840...

We woke up this morning to fog and heavy frost... with the destriers of Argghhh! out munching on the remnants of the big round bale.It was really quite lovely.With every thing limned in delicate icy filigreeJust plain purty. Waitaminnit. Whazzat?There, in the distance, at the end of the road.I missed, dammit....

There are five Medals awarded for this day, all in the modern era, beginning with World War II. Two of them are posthumous.World War II. Three tough warriors, whose Medals came from different phases of the war in the Pacific. Lieutenant Ninninger earned his Medal the hard way on Bataan during the dark days of 1942, Major Davis earned his on Guadalcanal, where we started the march across the Pacific that ended at Okinawa and Tokyo Bay, and Staff Sergeant Laws earned his taking back the Philippines...

By Roger Teel Special to American Forces Press Service ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md., Jan. 12, 2010 - Army 2nd Lt. Sophie Hilaire does not particularly fit the general image of an explosive ordnance disposal warrior. At 120 pounds, one wonders how she possibly could be strong enough to function in an 85-pound bomb suit, handling the physical and mental demands of defusing improvised explosive devices. But Hilaire is strong enough to run a marathon in full battle armor. In fact, she holds a world record...

Meet Erroll Southers.