Month: June 2008

Editorial: Keep CAB in the present

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Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite, R-Fla., wants to make eligibility for the Combat Action Badge award retroactive to Dec. 7, 1941. The CAB was created in recognition of the dangers of fighting a new kind of war with a new kind of Army. Congress should leave the CAB alone. read more | digg story The Combat Action … Read more

Happy Birthday, Son

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Smith Bros. + One Originally uploaded by smittie We celebrated my son’s birthday on Saturday. He’s 13. Three of his friends, he and I went to play laser tag and then played video games. Above is a picture of the gang having lunch. It was a fun day. He’s an awesome son. It is one … Read more

Recording Industry Decries AM-FM ‘A Form of Piracy’

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This is classic. The music industry is what it is today because of AM and then FM radio. That was the primary means of discovery of new music. The recording industry understood this. That is why the radio stations are allowed to play music without royalties. The dinosaur thrashes more violently as it sinks deeper … Read more

Twenty Years of Marriage

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Wife @ The Chart House My wife and I have been together for 22 years, married for 20. Me @ Chart House We celebrated the anniversary of our years together with a short vacation to the central coast of California. We visited Hearst Castle and the San Luis Obispo Mission. We drove along Highway 1, … Read more

It’s Just Lunch

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I spent two and a half weeks at the Warrior Lead Course in Fort Lewis, Washington. I wish I could say I had a great time but, it was fairly typical Army training. Kind of a Basic Training Part II. It is a requirement for me to get promoted to E-6. Now I have it … Read more