November 2010 - Argghhh! - The Network of Care

Beat it

The Chicoms quietly are providing support to the Norks' shenanigans. In response out fearless leaders can do nothing but write sternly written letters...

Published Fri, Nov 26 2010 5:29 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: General Commentary

Weapons maintenance at Castle Argghhh!

...is a never-ending chore, thankfully. In addition to small arms maintenance (mainly pistols and one machine gun [DEWAT for any interested LEO types]) this weekend, I did a little work on the Howitzer of Argghhh!.There is some new kit for the cannon. New sponge and rammer, vent cover, and, for you people who simply get *offended* because I use cannon fuse on *koff* my cannon... a percussion lock. The lock will still require drilling and tapping the vent for a nipple, and some custom leather work...

Published Sat, Nov 27 2010 2:09 PM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: Artillery, Gun Pr0n - A Naughty Expose' of the fiddly bits, Castle Pr0n

Getting Inside The OODA Loop

From last night's e-mail flurry:Me to John: Dunno what the story is, but about 90% of them stopped shooting right after I decided to try to catch the audio. Most of the action sounded like it was at [redacted].(vid of pitch blackness with sound track of various and sundry automatic/semiautomatic weapons with my melifluous narration as an attachment)John to me:Yer never gonna make it on CNN with stuff like this, boyo!Hey, the Prez told us there wasn't a war there anymore, so, this is like...

Published Tue, Nov 30 2010 5:00 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: GWOT Whatever it is..., Postcards from the Edgy, Bill's Excellent Adventure

A Brush With Congress

Turbo Tax Timmy , can't fight his way out of a computerized tax software program. Yet, he gleefully enforces our tax code. Rep. Charles Rangel is unwilling to follow the tax laws that he himself writes.<

Published Tue, Nov 30 2010 12:02 PM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: General Disgust with Everybody, Politicians Hit Bottom, Dig...

Safety Alert!

Well, sure, anything labeled "SAFETY ALERT" in all-cap, block lettering, with extensive underlining and Safety Yellow highlighting is gonna catch your attention, right?Particularly when it's set squarely on the end of your dining table, protected by about 10 mils of clear plastic sheeting (aka, our tablecloth).So, that's why it caught *my* attention.Heh. WHILE OUTDOORS ON COS WARRIOR ALLUS FORCES, CONTRACTORS, ANDCIVILIAN EMPLOYEES WILL:WEAR REFLECTIVE BELT OR VEST BETWEEN HOURS...

Published Fri, Nov 05 2010 1:26 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: Observations on things Military, GWOT Whatever it is..., I think it's funny!, Postcards from the Edgy, Bill's Excellent Adventure

Caption Contest - White House Trick-or-Treat Edition

Take me to your leader... Boq

Published Sun, Nov 07 2010 6:51 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: Politicians Hit Bottom, Dig...

Frontal Assault, Not.

Sometimes, the best way to defeat a stout defense is not to bash your energy upon it. Sometimes, it's better to politely walk through the front door...

Published Mon, Nov 08 2010 6:20 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: General Commentary

The empty dish...

...the tennis ball that sits forlorn under the chair. The unchewed chew-toy. All signs of a huge hole in the family.Longtime Castle reader Miss Ladybug has lost her best friend - the one who was *always* there. You were my dog your entire life. I saw you be born. I always loved how your one ear never really stood up all the way. But it was time to let you go. I miss you already. I love you.We know how it feels here at the Castle. But we couldn't imagine the Castle without the Guard.Gunner! Assemble...

Published Tue, Nov 09 2010 6:03 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: In Memoriam, Furry Family Members

A chance to tell your TINS...

Sgt. Douglas D. Tompkins of Jud, North Dakota, Tank Company, 5th RCT, 24th U.S. Infantry Division, fires a .50 caliber machine gun at Communist-held positions during an assault against the Chinese Communist forces along the east central front, Korea. 14 July 1951. Korea. From an email: I’m writing you today about an invitation for people to post stories about what Veterans Day means to them on ArmyStrongStories.com this week. We’re also inviting veterans to share their experiences. This...

Published Wed, Nov 10 2010 5:45 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: Historical Stuff, Observations on things Military, GWOT Whatever it is..., Veteran's Issues, Bill's Excellent Adventure

Things that annoy Damncat and I

I lurves me some words and language. Which causes me some pet peeves and admitted philosophical inconsistencies.Language is a living, breathing thing. The French choose to ignore this, and via the Academy, try to give French usages the force of law. Which gives us good movie fodder, for those of you who remember "Royal with Cheese" vice "Quarter Pounder with Cheese.But language is one place where the masses of the great unwashed can, and do, thumb their noses at the patrician elites...

Published Fri, Nov 12 2010 5:48 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: Media Morons, Moonbat Watch, General Disgust with Everybody, Pugnacious Stupidity, Scraping the Bottom, Politicians Hit Bottom, Dig..., Damncat Sez

Your Captain Attila Speaking

I didn't know that Attila's first name was Ray Boq

Published Sun, Nov 14 2010 7:28 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: General Commentary

Okay, this frosts my 'nards

It'd frost Damncat's, too, but he's 'nardless.As is, evidently, Michael L. Rhodes, director of administration and management at the Pentagon.In May, the commission met with representatives of 60 veterans organizations to solicit their views. They had hoped to create an advisory board with representatives of officer and enlisted ranks from each of the services. Our source said Mr. Rhodes would allow only one veteran, at most. The commission had planned to meet in October with representatives...

Published Wed, Nov 17 2010 12:31 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: Veteran's Issues, Postcards from the Edgy, Stupid Politician Tricks, Politicians Hit Bottom, Dig...

From deep in the bowels of the VRWC...

Greetings from Grand Cayman, British West Indies. No, I haven't fled the country with a vast trove of illegal cash, seeking to save it from the revenuers. SWWBO and I are on the National Review 2010 Post-Election cruise. I didn't mention it because, well, it's a vacation.So, yes, I've been silent on SSG Guinta and his Medal of Honor. I rather figure others have got that covered. I've been silent on the START Treaty, if anyone cares what I think on the issue. I've been hanging...

Published Thu, Nov 18 2010 11:38 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: General Commentary, Politics, Shameless Pandering to Big Bloggers, Shameless Self-Promotion, Shameless sucking up to the wife.

On A Day Like Today

On a day like today a President dedicated just under two-an-a-half minutes of his valuable time to redefine the fundamental principles of our republic. Let us pray that neither we nor future generations are called upon to reforge our republic as they once forced to do. Boq

Published Sat, Nov 20 2010 5:56 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: Citizenship

Since Boq got his Hanes' in a twist over the pics for Dusty and Bill...

...this one's for you, Boq - per your request! The Master and Mistress of Argghhh! are back on dry land. The drunken weaving walk is not due to alcohol or Parkinson's - we finally got our sea legs, so, of course it was time to debark... BTW, Boq - are these things fueled by customer feedback?

Published Sun, Nov 21 2010 8:06 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: I think it's funny!, Denizen Link-Fest!

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Beat it

Weapons maintenance at Castle Argghhh!

Getting Inside The OODA Loop

A Brush With Congress

Safety Alert!

Caption Contest - White House Trick-or-Treat Edition

Frontal Assault, Not.

The empty dish...

A chance to tell your TINS...

Things that annoy Damncat and I

Your Captain Attila Speaking

Okay, this frosts my 'nards

From deep in the bowels of the VRWC...

On A Day Like Today

Since Boq got his Hanes' in a twist over the pics for Dusty and Bill...