Friday, June 02, 2006
WooHoooo!!!
I R Back!
...and watering the garden, petting the critters, restocking the provisions, cleaning the car [ach - that fine NV desert dust!], washing the rock-findings [ooooo - preeeeeetty!], preparing for a b’day party, deciding whether or not to take on yet another hossie, running ‘round in circles ‘n’ smackin’ into the wall.
[Humph—and all The Mister hasta do is ride the damn tractor all day. I wanna trade jobs!
/waaaaah]
I will soon *cough* have pics up and descriptions posted, but for now, Hiiiiiiiiii!
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Thursday, June 01, 2006
"Words have meanings—let’s use the right ones."
-- 1st Lieutenant Jeffrey Barnett
Y’all who know me know that that statement, alone, makes me quite fond of this Marine. His piece reflecting on the Haditha killings makes me respect him as well.
...Regardless of what happened at Haditha, I think we should recognize the Marines who make these decisions every day, most notably the infantry. Nineteen-year-old men fresh out of high school are put into impossible situations, and somehow they almost invariably do the right thing. Unfortunately, it’s those rare instances of a broken moral compass that make the news. The life and death games that young men in our fighting forces play all over the world make the responsibilities of corporate CEOs pale in comparison.
I feel fortunate just to have served alongside men such as these.
Go. RTWT. Then peruse his blog, Midnight in Iraq.
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