December 2012 - Argghhh!

This is a microcosm of why police and armies (and the wolves and sheep therein, because not all are instruments of goodness and light) came into existence.The police much later in the game, so as to be a kinder, gentler version of using the Army for the same tasks. Cops usually make lousy soldiers* (when used as such) and soldiers are not very good cops, because they operate at very different ends of the spectrum. But it's the simplicity of this BFR, this Blinding Flash of Reality, and an idealist...

Believe it Meathead: BOQ

Irony, thy name is Gregory. I went into this on Facebook when it happened. I obviously never got around to putting it up here on the blog. Here's what I said on Facebook (though I'm more interested in what happens with CNN's dunderhead Lemon): Looky! Our self-appointed social consciences can't obey the existing laws, but they're all for adding to them. I would note in the case of Mr. Lemon, that unlike when he got his driver's license from the DMV, he underwent a background...

Soldiers assigned to 6th Engineer Battalion (Combat, Airborne) Pfc. Christopher Moore, a native of St. Albans, W.Va., left, Pvt. Jordan Villa, a native of Oxnard, Calif., Sgt. John-Paul Gorcyca, a native of Shreveport, La., and Pfc. Sean Spacek, a native of Sugar Land, Texas, build a snowman at Malamute Drop Zone on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson while waiting for a parachute drop of heavy equipment, Thursday, Dec. 13, 2012. Fresh, heavy snowfall the day before left conditions perfect for snow play...

...this is the only pic of a kid we have on offer at Castle Argghhh! this day. My side of the bed, natch.

Hopefully Capt H can give us some pointers. Merry Christmas Everybody. BOQ