Sgt. DeForest L. “Dee†Talbert of the Dunbar-based 1st Battalion of the 150th Armor Regiment was killed Tuesday in Iraq.
Talbert was a star running back at T.C. Williams High School, the school that served as the setting for the 2000 movie “Remember the Titans.†During his high school grid career, he picked up the nickname [...]
Happy Belated Rain Day to everyone. (July 29th)
Danny B. Daniels II, from Varney, W.V., was killed July 20, 2004, in in Baghdad, Iraq.
As of Monday, 906 soldiers have died in Iraq. 133 soldiers have died in Afghanistan.
Fallen Heroes Memorial
For some reason, Old Oligarch more often than not sends me into rant mode. Not sure why, just must be talent. Usually I just mutter to myself, but this time I must call BULLSHIT!
Old Oligarch talks about women and modest dress, and specifically mentions women’s bathing suits. Don’t get me wrong—I’m not necessarily disagreeing with [...]
Cancer (June 21 – July 22)
You didn’t sleep well, last night. You won’t sleep well, tonight. In fact, chances are very good that you’ll be tired and cranky for the rest of your life. Try to think of this as an opportunity to grow, spiritually.
So in addition to the lemon cake I made, my grandmother brought up her pound cake. Both of which we ate with strawberries and fresh whipped cream. (I really would like to get some unpasturized whipping cream, as I’ve read that it’s better than the ultra pasteurized you get in the store. (Which is of [...]
My grandmother and I were talking this weekend, and she was telling me lots of stories about growing up and about her father.
My great-grandfather came to the US when he was 18, and spoke no English when he got here. He had a passion for learning, and although he always spoke with an [...]
My grandmother is visiting. Blogging will be sporadic to non-existant while she’s around. (She’s staying with us now, will visit my brother for a few days, and then back to visit us.)
If you want to get in the spirit of things, you can talk about books and play cards until late into the night. (Assuming [...]
So last week I decided that I really did want and need a nice suit. I never wear dresses anymore–ever–so I need a little variety in the dressy pants suits I have to wear. On a whim I went into Coni and Franc–one of the local stores that sells women’s clothes. Expensive, and I knew [...]
It wouldn’t be so bad if they wouldn’t keep emphasizing urine as an example.
Food scientists working for the US military have developed a dried food ration that troops can hydrate by adding the filthiest of muddy swamp water or even peeing on it.
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The water seeps through the membrane into the dehydrated food on the [...]
(F)orensic pathologist Steven Karch at the San Francisco Medical Examiner’s Department and his team have come up with the idea that it was medical misadventure that finished Napoleon off. Every day the doctors gave Napoleon an enema to relieve his symptoms. “They used really big, nasty syringe-shaped things,” Karch says. This, combined with regular doses [...]
I just redid my blogroll. Added some new places. Did a bit of rearranging. Once again noticed that weblog names seem frequently be of similar length, with the occasional outlier on the long end. (For example, I shortened Adventures of Accordion Guy in the 21st Centry and Happy Furry Puppy Story Time with Norbizness to [...]
She’s not the woman of my dreams, but maybe my dreams will change if we hang out together enough.
ADDENDUM the First
Came across another good quote:
I’ve found most of the folks who are busy drafting mission statements are people who are not working very hard. The people who are working hard don’t have time to [...]
The Books of Magic John Ney Rieber
In her quest to get me to read comics, Erin gave me book 1, Bindings, for my birthday, and so, finishing the first and being me, I had to read the rest. (Yeah, I know, I’ve got a bad book addiction, but it could be worse.)
Read More about The [...]
Waifs and Strays (2002) Charles de Lint
Charles de Lint’s latest short story collection is not as much for young adults as it is about young adults. As I recognized several titles in this collection from other collections, I hadn’t been in a hurry to get this collection. That was my mistake. Only the last stories [...]
Why yes, I HAVE seen the Hudsucker Proxy!
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From the NY Times
On Friday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that hourly earnings of production workers – nonmanagement workers ranging from nurses and teachers to hamburger flippers and assembly-line workers – fell 1.1 percent in June, after accounting for inflation. The June drop, the steepest decline since the depths of recession in mid-1991, came [...]
From the NY Times:
Ms. Fisch added. “From an average-citizen standpoint, what would you rather have Martha Stewart do, work on future plans for her company or make license plates?” she asked, and then added, “Although they would be very nice license plates.”
Nothing here except time wasting, move along….
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Finally downloaded the pictures from Cincinnati. The aquarium pictures turned out far better than we expected.
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