November 2011 - Argghhh! - The Network of Care

Fuzzy warriors...

From ICanHasCheezeburger via the estimable Bad Cat Robot.

Published Tue, Nov 08 2011 4:57 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: GWOT Whatever it is..., Furry Family Members, iraq, cats, soldiers

Ring, Christmas Bells, Merrily ring...

Yesterday I spent a couple of hours ringing a bell in front of Wally World for the Salvation Army, as a service project of my Rotary club. We have a friendly competition with our civic club bretheren the Lions and Kiwanis for bragging rights about who raised the most for the Salvation Army via the kettles. The Lions, being the largest of all of us, usually pull more shifts and win. And I suspect they stuff the kettle, too. Win-win for the Salvation Army. I know the only time Rotary won we stuffed...

Published Sun, Nov 27 2011 10:24 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: General Commentary, Something for the Soul, Spirit of America, Shameless Self-Promotion, salvation army, bell ringers, charity, kettles

A Christmas Bleg from Vietnam - David M

I want to thank John for posting the link to my bleg over at The Thunder Run. I thought I'd add a couple of images of the patch in question. I think what my father-in-law really wants is one of the unit patches from 69-70 when Walt Disney had been added to the patch after the unit received authorization from the Walt Disney Company to use their Captain Hook Figure. A little about this authorization can be found by clicking on this line drawing from the Walt Disney Company: A similar version of...

Published Mon, Nov 28 2011 6:03 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: General Commentary, Historical Stuff, Militaria

Gunner ***, with admittedly too many duck-hunter missiles...

But I'm not so picky that I won't enjoy the rest of the show! H/t, Kevin....

Published Wed, Nov 30 2011 5:12 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: Observations on things Military, Artillery, Gun Pr0n - A Naughty Expose' of the fiddly bits

Like Bill, some Vietnam veterans just can't sit still...

A couple of days ago, an email popped up... John- Big fan of the site, thought you might appreciate this photo taken last week onboard USCGC DALLAS (WHEC 716) one of the LAST ships around to have ever fired her main gun in anger. Vietnam veteran she'll be decommissioned this march after her last JIATF patrol. The emailer was Commander Carlson, XO of Dallas, and a man of discerning taste in his internet reading. And he was right. Nice gun ***! Click that turret for a larger version! The following...

Published Wed, Nov 30 2011 5:21 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: Historical Stuff, Observations on things Military, GWOT Whatever it is..., Artillery

Maryland's Psychodelic Contortions

You walk into a shrink's office and he asks you: "Und vat do you zee, in diz pickture, Ja"? Encklicken [Read More] below for zee answer...

Published Fri, Nov 04 2011 6:42 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: General Disgust with Everybody

Leading by example...

...an artform not often seen in the political class but which is still practiced in the military (often, not *always*) and well-run business (see prior caveat). In re the post below this one, directing Castle minions to perform a task... The Armorer is even credited by the author. Well, sorta. She credits all the people (many by name) that helped her with this book and others that are coming down the pike. The Armorer was allowed to read an early draft (three-ring binder - old school!) several years...

Published Mon, Nov 28 2011 5:35 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: General Commentary, Castle Pr0n, Shameless Self-Promotion, Book Reviews, Sabrina Chase, The Last Mage Guardian

#Occupy Castle Argghhh!

I have a useful degree from a land grant university that I paid for with blood, sweat, pain, (that was the football) and otherwise having a job, and promising myself to serve after graduation. I have a useful Masters that I got from a large private institution that I did on my own time and own dime. I took an unglamorous job that entailed hard work, lots of travel, and not a little bit of danger... in order to make a decent living. I lived and worked in some really crappy conditions - but it was...

Published Tue, Nov 01 2011 11:14 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: Citizenship, Castle Pr0n, Occupy Wall Street, OWS

Help a brother out...

Dave, over at the Thunder Run, has a Christmas bleg that won't cost you a dim e. For our Viet Vet helo-drivers, this is one that can probably be quickly resolved via your networks. Bill? V29, Baby-san, et.al.?

Published Mon, Nov 28 2011 5:53 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: Historical Stuff, Observations on things Military, Veteran's Issues, Castle Pr0n, Spirit of America, Helicopter Pr0n - 10,000 fiddly bits all flying in formation...

If you're needing to feed your "Whatziss" jones...

...the Neanderpundit has just the eye-candy you're looking for. I'm stumped.

Published Fri, Nov 25 2011 5:27 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: Shameless Pandering to Big Bloggers, Shameless Self-Promotion

Well, pretty much everybody guessed --

-- that the sorta oblong portion of the Dual Whatziss was a rear-view mirror.Which is wrong, but it shows you're thinking. Here's an expanded view, with additional context...And all the guesses about the yellow thingumabob were -- ummmmm -- well, *wrong*, too.Now, if you're Army AeroScout material (or a former squint for an unnamed Three-Letter Organization), you'll notice something right off the bat......

Published Tue, Nov 22 2011 1:37 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: Postcards from the Edgy, Bill's Excellent Adventure, Helicopter Pr0n - 10,000 fiddly bits all flying in formation..., Aviation

A dual Whatziss

I'll be travelling for a few days with no 'net availability, so I'll leave you with a dual Whatziss:First, what's the function of the sorta-oblong object outlined in black and second, what's the yellow thing stuck in the lower-center of it?No cat hairs for scale, because you'd need a *large* magnifying glass to see 'em.Ready? Commence. Back in about a week......I hope....

Published Sat, Nov 19 2011 1:31 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: Postcards from the Edgy, Helicopter Pr0n - 10,000 fiddly bits all flying in formation...

Buy this book... or the fat elf gets zapped with the Death Ray®!

Not much of a marketing hook, but whattayaz 'spect from a Bad Cat Robot who aspires to Evil Galactic Overlordship through the liberal application of her Death Ray®? No, really, our own BCR is on Amazon! A note from the author: "It's live and everything! Plus, I only put it up four days ago and 8 copies have sold. I know who one of them is, but not the rest-- and I'm only just now getting around to sending the emails to tell people. W00t!" Link to the Amazon page: The Last...

Published Sun, Nov 27 2011 10:39 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: Castle Pr0n, Spirit of America, Shameless Self-Promotion, Book Reviews, Sabrina Chase, Last Mage Guardian

This clue has more heft to it

So it might be a little more useful to you. Those of you who are actually putting forth the effort to figure it out have nothing to be ashamed of - some of your ideas are close, in twisty ways. Those of you who play to entertain me are doing your usual fine job. I'm running out of really obscure bits... so I'll probably just start cheating.

Published Wed, Nov 02 2011 6:31 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

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

The danger bored rednecks pose...

H/t, Kevin....

Published Tue, Nov 29 2011 5:03 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..