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Okay, I’m sorry, I’m sorry, that… okay I actually like Sonic Lost World, I’m sorry. I’m just getting frickin’ worked up because of you Sonic haters! Holy frickin’ fricks! It just makes me SO MAD!! You frickin’ fricks just ruined everything with your...Read more »
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So for the last month there was like one Saturday thread and several Sunday threads. This week there’s a bunch of Saturday threads and no Sunday thread. “They were all over the place, it was wherever they needed you at the time,” Lee said. “Most guys went to a camp, I did not. I was called ...Read more »
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The phone call came as I walked the dog on a balmy summer afternoon last year; the caller’s number showed as ‘unknown’ and there was silence on the line. I was about to hang up when a voice crackled faintly: ‘Please hold, you have a call from Afghanistan.’ Why would anyone want to be a Grisham w...Read more »
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"In late September 2000, we were submitting our proposal for a newbuild FPSO, having put together a detailed basic design in just four weeks. In fact, the main parameters for the vessel have not changed much from that document. Afterward, a clarification process followed, mainly concerning t...Read more »
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“And guess who got out,” said Mogk. “Gen. Westmoreland.” He was referring to Gen. William Westmoreland, commanding general of the troops in Vietnam. “I would thank my lucky stars when I left the hospitals,” he said. “I was very, very blessed, because a lot of them were wounded very badly.” It was...Read more »
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That’s the first time I’ve heard a mantra Enya-ed. I’m not sure I like it on the neo-Celtic tip. I prefer my mantras, shlokas, etc. to be less fusion-y. The 1968 Mason City graduate was drafted by the Army after one semester at North Iowa Area Community College. “Anytime I held ...Read more »
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In April 2008, Andy had been the commander of an RAF Regiment patrol protecting Kandahar Airfield. Crossing a wadi, his vehicle was ripped apart by an IED. He was blasted out of the vehicle, breaking the door frame with his head, and landing 32ft away. The first thing he remembers is coming aroun...Read more »
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Except to argue that as the sole factor and not the dissemination of counter-arguments to church dogma would make you profoundly ignorant of European religious history. They were responsible for checking the junk boats as they came in to make sure there were no arms or supplies for the enemy Viet...Read more »
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While in the military, Steinberg was able to spend his weeklong R&R in Australia, visiting Sydney and the Blue Mountains. He says being among people taller than 5 feet was a highlight of the trip. I’m very good at victimhood and blaming the establishment, I know how to protest to bring ...Read more »