Argghhh!

Myself, I call it a paintball gun (or propane gun) and good special effects work. What say the commentariat?

In this post back in December 2005 , I let it be known I was searching for the wicker container for an SRD rum jug. I didn't know at the time that they were built around the jugs - i.e., I wasn't going to find one to add to my recently acquired jug. No matter - one has been acquired! A whole new jug, that is.

Item the first - notice how we have the rumblings that President Obama, if he thinks things are not going to go well in November, will simply declare an emergency and call off the election? And we will have had our last election, ever? Item the second - remember how we had the rumblings that President Bush, if he thought things were not going to go well in November 2004, and again in November 2008, would simply declare an emergency and call off the election? And that we would have had our last election...

...I'm going to be a contrarian. Kasserine Pass.

Meh: Vets Groups Urge Soldiers to Refuse Combat Veterans advocacy groups that want to end the war in Afghanistan are leading an outreach campaign near Joint Base Lewis-McChord this week to connect soldiers with information about how to become conscientious objectors. Good: Former 173rd Commander Retires at Reduced Rank The 173rd Airborne Brigade colonel who was convicted of fraud and bigamy has left the Army after being reduced in rank. Bad: Dempsey Opposes 4-Star's Demotion America's top...

Boq

There are six Medals awarded for actions on this day in our military history. One during the Civil War, three during WWI, including a very distant relative of mine, and one each during Korea and Vietnam.Civil WarBATCHELDER, RICHARD N. Rank and organization: Lieutenant Colonel and Chief Quartermaster, 2d Corps. Place and date: Between Catlett and Fairfax Stations, Va., 13-15 October 1863. Entered service at: Manchester, N.H. Born: 27 July 1832, Meredith, N.H. Date of issue: 20 May 1895. Citation:...