When the Smoke Clears

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again:
The beauty of a conspiracy theory is that you are ALWAYS right. Even when people try to present evidence to show how ridiculous the theory is, you can point to the fact that such evidence is further proof since “They” are just trying to create the [...]

A few of y’all have been putting up the calculator of your worth. This is what I came up with on that site:
$4640.00The Cadaver Calculator – Find out how much your body is worth
However, I found another calculator as to how much I am worth as a living being. Considering our overlords will soon [...]

I’m an Apple fanboy. Make no mistake.
But the new iPhone: HEY! it’s just a phone with some extra features. And it’s expensive. And it’s a first generation product of an entirely new product line. Possible problems? You bet.
Y’all who are camping out, most of whom are certainly looking to make a little money [...]

550 posts
55,000 filthy spam comments blocked in 4 months since switching to Wordpress. (note: Harvey is NOT blocked.)
8 bloggers asked to be on the support staff: not all will be posting but they are watching.
12,250 absolute unique visitors (visitors coming from different computers even if they are sharing the same network connection. Not [...]

With all the last minute details to be handled before the big day, I’m running from place to place, purchasing toiletries, last minute copies and faxes to various agencies, even time at the post office to secure some stamps and send of the last round of care packages to my soldier/friends from me for a [...]

Army Wife is over at her place asking folks for recipes for the upcoming Fourth of July. It’s at the end of another one of her experiential posts but the real insult is in the phrasing. She has the unmitigated gall to ask for recipes from the LADIES as if there aren’t a few men [...]

I plan on flying under the radar as much as possible. No volunteering, no answering questions no one else knows, and NONE of my comedy.
Last night’s dream helped:
“Alright, maggots! We are now going to review what we have just learned. It is called the ‘phonetic alphabet’ for a reason,” the drill instructor shouted. [...]

Things I Probably Won’t Miss
Late night phone calls from someone in tears over the same problem as the last three calls. Leave him. Seriously, let him go.
Major decisions worth a lot of money
Yard work
Picking out what to wear
24-hour deadlines to come up with documents and a plan or else “all construction will stop.”
“So long as [...]

I was in the chair. My CO called. He wanted to be sure I was taken care of with some of the issues of work and getting time off. The days are ticking down.
But instead, the chair. The light above me, the masked people on either side, needles, hooks, picks, probes, drills.
Back to [...]

My views of New York are clouded by the television I watched in the 70s and the great movies from the 50s and 60s. I know it’s nothing like that now, and to be honest I really couldn’t see myself living in that megalopolis. After all, zombie hordes and bio toxins will destroy that place [...]

Sixteen years ago, my mother came to watch me graduate from college. It was the end of the basic steps I needed to take to start failing and succeeding in life. She awkwardly tolerated the presence of my father.
Among the presents from the few relatives I have was a small booklet she gave me [...]

Last night, my blog-sis Christina mentioned her judge of character as one of her superpowers. “We all have them, you know.”
It’s true. And I’m about to reveal my limited superpowers, lest they remain secret for too long:
1. I can name all 50 states in alphabetical order.
2. I have an overcharged sense of smell. I [...]

I will miss the calm of the library. The cabin has a room downstairs that I refer to as the library, and though the layout is awkward for much of anything, several walls have built-in shelves carefully crafted by the second owner of this house. I just wish someone hadn’t come along and painted them [...]

I fear what Eric’s score might be and I realize this probably means I’m a bit of a cold-hearted bastard, but I have thought scenarios like this through:
87%
Mingle2 –
Mangled-corpse Tip to Mrs. Who.

Pre-shipping Personal Fitness Test conducted. In the cool air I was out at the track with a few active soldiers and guardsmen. I can tell how it’s going to be for me for the next few months. “Don’t let the old guy beat you, Maltese!”
Yeah, I’m the whipping boy motivation for the youngsters.
My assessment: [...]