I'm the village idiot, I don't have anything to do with this pathetic little opera, I just felt like passing through!
This year I’m thankful for a lot of things. It’s been an eventful and exciting year. At the top of the list, I am thankful that I had the opportunity to serve my country in an endeavour to free the Iraqi people from tyrannical dictator who was a threat to world peace. There have been … Read more
This is an excellent article on military action in Fallujah. Tough reading if you really think about what it is saying. B Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marines fought hard and did well. Dexter Filkins documents the experience of B company in a fair and unbaise manner. In this Op-Ed piece, “Postcards from Iraq,” Mr. Friedman … Read more
Do you wonder how it could be that a United States Marine would shoot and kill a wounded, unarmed man in a Mosque in Fallujah? Well, maybe this will help. The following is a quote from this article in the San Jose Mercury News. I strongly recommend that you read the article. Lance Corporal Ailes … Read more
I had a long email conversation with a gentleman from Des Moines, Iowa who is getting ready to go over to Kuwait. A reservist like me, he was looking for information about take he should take, what is useful, what is necessary, what is useless. As a result of that conversation I decided to create … Read more
Tomorrow I go back to my civilian job in Silly Cone Valley. I wish I could say I was happy to be going back. I’m really feeling pretty depressed. I would really like to remain involved in the efforts in Iraq. As I have mentioned many times in this weblog, I believe in what we’re … Read more
It was another very close election. This year it came down to Ohio. It appears that we the American public will be spared the drama of 2000. Mr. Kerry has conceded the election to President Bush. The GOP will likely control the White House, the Senate and the House. If the last two presidential elections … Read more
I voted! Did you? Aloha