Argghhh!

Tim asked in an earlier post (Castle General Order #1) if I'd ever posted pictures of the Memorial Chapel and Piddler's Green. The answer is yes - on Facebook and the blog, but not completely on the blog. So, here's the Memorial Chapel, set at Preston's Falls along Cramer Creek. And here's a link to a post with a video in it, where Kiki and I take a walk to Piddler's Green (the Castle's Burying Place for the furred and feathered).

...and while General Ham may be engaging in a little psy-ops with Qaddafi here, I rather suspect that is wishful thinking on my part. From the AP/.CBS:(CBS/AP) WASHINGTON - The United States may consider sending troops into Libya with a possible international ground force that could aid the rebels, according to the general who led the military mission until NATO took over.Army Gen. Carter Ham also told lawmakers Thursday that added American participation would not be ideal, and ground troops could...

We all know the about the good work that The USO does to lift-up the spirits our servicemen. So I'm not to surprised that to stumble into the following clip of The Colombian FARC's homely equivalent...

When the holes are in the front, well, that's when you know you've found a sheepdog , not a sheep.

...I enjoyed yesterday's election returns much better than a year ago.Now to see what message who takes away from it - aside from the Dems spinning the NY-23 election as the single most important indicator of anything that occured yesterday and those two governorships as meaningless, and the Republicans spinning them (probably more correctly, but no doubt overstated) as the opposite.That said - the Republicans need to understand that what happened yesterday wasn't Republicans going to the...

The note: Dear John, The St Vincent de Paul Society Queensland has been given a limited edition print of Australia’s 3 living Victoria Cross recipients (signed + framed) to raise money for disaster/flood affected people in Australia. We’ve placed the item online, on eBay. This is an international auction and I’m writing to see whether there is anyway your blog/website may be able to assist in the promotion of this? I have attached a media release for you providing more information...

I always thought that Teachers Unions were left leaning partisan organizations. But never thought that they would actively work to destroy the foundations upon which our republic is founded on...

Special to the Castle by Tech. Sgt. Kevin WallaceRegional Command-West Public AffairsBALA MURGHAB, Afghanistan (Jan. 16, 2011) – Italian mountain soldiers, known as Alpini, teamed with Afghan National Army, hold the front line on the eastern sector of Bala Murghab's (BMG) southern perimeter.Living in rugged mountains is not a new lifestyle for the Alpini, who were formed in the late 1800s and are the oldest active mountain infantry in the world. Alpini saw their first combat on foreign...