Argghhh!

I got up this morning, grabbed coffee, and headed downstairs to feed the Auld Soldier's Guard and see what all y'all have been up to. Looking out the window from the Armorer's Throne, it was an interesting view - one of the reasons we bought the new Castle. T'is a foggy day at Castle Argghhh! as the north-looking view will attest.

Rest in Peace, Captain"Lex" Lefon... John, said it best: “He was the leader you wanted to be led by.” A civilian myself I cannot claim the personal experience that proves John’s opinion true, but I felt it instinctively, and I saw that truth borne out in how men and women I admired responded to him. Every good word I have seen heaped on his memory these last hours is simple fact. He was that good—as a naval officer, as a patriot, as a writer, as a thinker, and as...

I have removed the stitch. This incident is now closed . For my next trick: A gun platform is being built. This so that the Mountain Howitzer of Argghhh! won't list quite so drunkenly, nor be in ground contact. This involves the tractor, the Ranger, shovels, cement blocks, saws, drills, ratchets... and splintery wood beams and planks permeated by poisons. Not to mention schlepping the gun around. Yes, the Emergency Room has been put on notice, and extra suture kits laid out. Your concern is touching...

This is "Fail"...When you're going to do a drive-by grenade toss through the passenger window, always insure the passenger window is *down*....and this is "*Epic* Fail"...When your mission is to deliver a suicide bomber to the gate of the FOB, and you have evaded the US patrol and outrun the Iraqi police and you are rapidly approaching your objective -- do not fist-bump your passenger on the hand that's holding the clacker.We need to establish an eastern regional office...

WHAT A REAL WOMAN DOESA real woman is a man's best friend. She will never stand him up and never let him down. She will reassure him when he feels insecure and comfort him after a bad day.She will inspire him to do things he never thought he could do; to live without fear and forget regret.She will enable him to express his deepest emotions and give in to his most intimate desires.She will make sure he always feels as though he's the most handsome man in the room and will enable him to be...

For those who keep an eye on me via Facebook, you know I'm suffering a little flare of the ol' gout. For me it only happens when I get stressed - and I spent this last week stressed writing a proposal for some new work. I don't get stressed writing big props for lots of work - but when I'm writing one that's essentially for me... well, I get a little stressed, don't pay attention to things I should, and sometimes the gout flares. It's not a full up attack - if it was,...

Hey, for every choice, there are consequences. Just because you make the choice people who aren't your customers urge you to make, doesn't mean that your customers are going to like the choice, does it? Even in cloud-cuckoo-land? I suspect they'll survive and recover. Coke survived New Coke. Ford survived the Edsel. Might lose a few employees over it, but that's acceptable collateral damage. It's for the children, after all. ***’s Sales, Stocks Drop Following Black Gun Ban