March 2013 - Argghhh!

Parking's a ***.

First off, morning has broken at the Castle... And better yet, John (Not The Armorer) will be stopping by this afternoon on his way to a big show back east... WITH TOYZ!

Even if they *are* Marines. That reminds me of a story... take away the weather-appropriate clothes, add three decades of wear and tear and a beard, ditch the weapons and replace them with a standing rib roast, ribeyes, and 1.75 liters of tequila... and that could be me! Marines patrol through strong winds and heavy snow March 2 during a comprehensive bilateral field training exercise as part of Exercise Forest Light 13-3 at the Hokkaido-Dai Maneuver Area in Hokkaido prefecture, Japan. The FTX began...

I miss you, Mom. Elegy A good life, well lived.

And I could use a hose on those punks to gettem offa my lawn! Ayup. We weren't collectively stupid then. We have cable news now. Coincidence? No, I don't want to turn back the clock to 1964, except selectively. I'm not interested in reviving Jim Crow, etc. I'd like a re-do on the "War on Poverty" and "War on Drugs," though, if anyone's asking.

...if I had any .

...they're still deluding themselves and essentially lying to us. Heh. If their lips are moving, they're still self-delusional. And I have a three-generation view on this, dating back to the *founding* of the Veteran's Administration and my WWI veteran grandfather's interactions with same, followed by the Auld Soldier's interactions with same, followed by my own, and my work helping my younger brothers and sisters navigate the system. Meh. And these type of people feel they are...