Find a Vet and thank them.
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Monday, November 09, 2009
Some Day, Someone Is Going To Bite It.
Some foggy, rainy, snowy, or otherwise low visibility day...or an icy slick day...
Some new driver or out-of-towner is really going to bite it if the other traffic thinks everyone sees all the stop signs at one particular 4-way stop.
There's a big tree just literally feet from a sign. You don't see it until you're right up on it. You have to know it's there to start slowing down, and it's at the bottom of a sloped street.
Here's what I mean (and sorry for the crappy camera pics - I pretty much wasn't aiming, just click, click, clicked...and hoped the sign/tree were in frame).
Here it is one street away:
Half way there, you don't see it at all:
If you know it's there, you can see the edge of the sign behind the tree
(Click on the pic to make it bigger...you'll see what I mean):
When you reach the corner property, you finally see it...but if you haven't already slowed down for it...
...then you're right on top of it.
Some new driver or out-of-towner is really going to bite it if the other traffic thinks everyone sees all the stop signs at one particular 4-way stop.
There's a big tree just literally feet from a sign. You don't see it until you're right up on it. You have to know it's there to start slowing down, and it's at the bottom of a sloped street.
Here's what I mean (and sorry for the crappy camera pics - I pretty much wasn't aiming, just click, click, clicked...and hoped the sign/tree were in frame).
Here it is one street away:
Half way there, you don't see it at all:
If you know it's there, you can see the edge of the sign behind the tree
(Click on the pic to make it bigger...you'll see what I mean):
When you reach the corner property, you finally see it...but if you haven't already slowed down for it...
...then you're right on top of it.
Saturday, November 07, 2009
Friday, November 06, 2009
That famous "Shout out"
This turned up in a forum discussion about Obama's reaction in the video posted previously. I thought it warranted some blog real estate so I hope the author doesn't mind:
"I think too much is being made of this one point. The guy he recognized was a Congressional Medal of Honor winner... as I understand it, the CMH isn't handed out to just anybody -- it's not the Nobel Peace Prize."
"Update: Out of curiosity, I went to the Congressional Medal of Honor Society's website, and looked for "Dr. Joe Medicine Crow", but couldn't find him. So I found him on Wikipedia, and it turns out that President Obama misidentified the honor bestowed upon him -- he won the Congressional Gold Medal, not the Congressional Medal of Honor. And it turns out the CGM probably is handed out to just about anybody. So perhaps it's right to be irritated with Obama... he basically just insulted all of the CMH winners by not knowing the difference."
From Malkin re: Obama's Reaction to Fort Hood
Nobody said it better...and I sure can't.
EDITED to Add the UNsanitized for news version(where they cut out the first few minutes). Thanks for the prompting, Road Warrior!
On Thursday, 11 soldiers and civilian police at Fort Hood were slaughtered execution-style at close range and over 30 others wounded, allegedly by a U.S. Army Major Malik Nadal Hasan. The President immediately addressed the nation concerning this horrific event.
However, his expression of grief was very odd. He spent the first two minutes of the four-and-a-half minute address in a light-hearted discussion of his earlier “Tribal Nations Conference” on Native American rights, including a “shout out” recognition of a conference attendee.
When he finally got around to the purpose for his public appearance, he gave an uninspired and rambling dissertation on the tragedy. Even then, he could not keep the topic focused on sympathy for the pain of others:
"I want all of you to know that as Commander in Chief, that there’s no greater honor, but no greater responsibility for me (emphasis his) than to make sure that the extraordinary men and women in uniform are properly cared for…"
Poor soul, it’s so saddening to know how this tragedy affects him. Listening to this address provides some insight into Obama’s character and how he ranks his priorities.
EDITED to Add the UNsanitized for news version(where they cut out the first few minutes). Thanks for the prompting, Road Warrior!
Thursday, November 05, 2009
Because I'm Just. That. Cool.
So I was forking over some lunch bucks to the MiniMe today and she said, "Oh! I forgot to tell you about the coolest thing a kid had yesterday..." and she proceeded to tell me about a dollar bill that was folded to look like a shirt.
She went on and on about it...
So I took one of the bills I'd just given her and whipped it into shape.
When I handed it to her, I said, "You're welcome".
I. Am. Teh Awesome.
She went on and on about it...
So I took one of the bills I'd just given her and whipped it into shape.
When I handed it to her, I said, "You're welcome".
I. Am. Teh Awesome.
Monday, November 02, 2009
Friday, October 30, 2009
The Month in Peace.
Islam. The “Religion of Peace”.
I’ve taken the time to compile just a few peaceful moments from the onslaught of happenings around the world each day so that you can enjoy a moment of the calm that must surely lie deep in the hearts of the most devout Muslims.
You can thank me later.
10/1 in Somalia; Islamists shell a vegetable market, killing civilians.
10/2 in Russia, Muslim gunmen kill a police officer in a drive-by while in Afghanistan, Taliban extremists attack a group of trucks, killing drivers.
10/3 in Pakistan, a group of Hindu men are abducted and murdered while a woman is beheaded in Iraq. Not to be outdone in Afghanistan, a peaceful Muslim masqueraded as a local soldier and murdered two American servicemen in their sleep.
10/4 a series of Jihad truck bombings killed drivers in Iraq while a woman was murdered in an “honor killing” not far away. In India, peaceful Muslim cops kill a Hindu boy for marrying a Muslim girl.
10/5 a 10-year-old boy is taken out by a bomb hidden in a garbage can in Iraq while just down the road, a half-dozen funeral mourners are blown to bits by a suicide bomber. Shortly after the funeral bombing, the tortured body of a Christian businessman is discovered after having been kidnapped by peaceful Muslim members.
10/6 in Afghanistan, a peaceful rocket aimed at a passenger bus, kills riders while a similar peaceful bus-bomb in Iraq explodes, too.
10/7 in Thailand, four civilians are killed in separate peaceful bombings while back in Afghanistan, bombers peacefully slay 4 cops.
10/8 in Kabul, Afghanistan, a suicide bomber detonates outside the Indian embassy, ending the lives of seventeen innocents while a similar peaceful explosion outside a shop in Iraq killed several shoppers.
10/9 in Somalia there were several peaceful shootouts resulting in many infidel deaths while hundreds are injured or burned to death from a suicide car bomber in a shopping plaza.
10/10 in Pakistan Muslims peacefully stormed a security headquarters, killing six officers in the siege taking a few hostages.
10/11 a hospital in Iraq is bombed while in Thailand a man drinking tea in a tea shop is gunned down in the name of peace…as was a cattle rancher in Thailand.
10/12 in the town of Abu Khamis, Iraq, the mayor was peacefully targeted, but they missed and took out his two sons.
10/13 in Iraq, an ambassador of peace detonates himself in a cafe, killing other patrons while another emissary in Afghanistan kills some American soldiers in the name of Allah (the god of peace?)
10/14 in Pakistan, a car peacefully plows into a crowd killing a dozen people when it blows up.
10/15 in Pakistan again, a little kid about 6 years old is blown apart by a remote-controlled car bomb along a city street.
10/16 in Iraq, a suicide bomber at a yell's 'Allah Akbar', then opens up with a machine-gun before detonating, leaving at least fifteen dead in the peaceful massacre.
10/17 in Somalia, a policeman is gunned down in an Islamist drive-by while a roadside bomb in Iraq killed members of a security detail.
10/18 in Iran, a peaceful demonstrator detonates in a gymnasium, slaughtering more than 50 people.
10/19 in Somalia a Christian woman is peacefully murdered inside her home for refusing to wear a veil.
10/20 in Pakistan, two suicide bombers attack a women's university peacefully blowing up several students and faculty.
10/21 over in the Philippines, a bomb is peacefully planted near a water pipe which kills an inspector.
10/22 in Somalia, peaceful Islamists mortar an airport, killing several.
10/23 in Iraq, more peaceful Islamists bomb a family in their vehicle, killing them.
10/24 in Pakistan, a bomb peacefully detonates on a minibus killing people in a wedding party.
10/25 in Iraq, car bombs take out a couple hundred people standing near or in government buildings. The dead include a bunch of kids at a day care center. It was a good day for peace.
10/26 in Thailand, dedicated peaceful Muslims gun down two Buddhist civilians looking for food.
10/27 in Pakistan, they attacked a police post, peacefully killing some cops.
10/28 in Afghanistan, there was a peaceful attack when Muslims peacefully forced their way into a UN guesthouse, murdering nine people, including six international workers…while here at home police are investigating the assault of a Detroit News photographer outside a mosque whose leader was killed during a shootout with FBI agents Wednesday. He’d told an informant if the FBI came to get him: "I'll just strap a bomb on and blow up everybody."
10/29 A New York woman allegedly tried to slit her husband's throat because she said he wasn't the devout Muslim she thought she married five months ago. He was making her do horrible non-peaceful things (like eating pork, wearing short clothing and makeup…)
Today (10/30), I haven’t skimmed international news yet…but the day is young. I’m sure peace will break out in several places before long.
I’ve taken the time to compile just a few peaceful moments from the onslaught of happenings around the world each day so that you can enjoy a moment of the calm that must surely lie deep in the hearts of the most devout Muslims.
You can thank me later.
10/1 in Somalia; Islamists shell a vegetable market, killing civilians.
10/2 in Russia, Muslim gunmen kill a police officer in a drive-by while in Afghanistan, Taliban extremists attack a group of trucks, killing drivers.
10/3 in Pakistan, a group of Hindu men are abducted and murdered while a woman is beheaded in Iraq. Not to be outdone in Afghanistan, a peaceful Muslim masqueraded as a local soldier and murdered two American servicemen in their sleep.
10/4 a series of Jihad truck bombings killed drivers in Iraq while a woman was murdered in an “honor killing” not far away. In India, peaceful Muslim cops kill a Hindu boy for marrying a Muslim girl.
10/5 a 10-year-old boy is taken out by a bomb hidden in a garbage can in Iraq while just down the road, a half-dozen funeral mourners are blown to bits by a suicide bomber. Shortly after the funeral bombing, the tortured body of a Christian businessman is discovered after having been kidnapped by peaceful Muslim members.
10/6 in Afghanistan, a peaceful rocket aimed at a passenger bus, kills riders while a similar peaceful bus-bomb in Iraq explodes, too.
10/7 in Thailand, four civilians are killed in separate peaceful bombings while back in Afghanistan, bombers peacefully slay 4 cops.
10/8 in Kabul, Afghanistan, a suicide bomber detonates outside the Indian embassy, ending the lives of seventeen innocents while a similar peaceful explosion outside a shop in Iraq killed several shoppers.
10/9 in Somalia there were several peaceful shootouts resulting in many infidel deaths while hundreds are injured or burned to death from a suicide car bomber in a shopping plaza.
10/10 in Pakistan Muslims peacefully stormed a security headquarters, killing six officers in the siege taking a few hostages.
10/11 a hospital in Iraq is bombed while in Thailand a man drinking tea in a tea shop is gunned down in the name of peace…as was a cattle rancher in Thailand.
10/12 in the town of Abu Khamis, Iraq, the mayor was peacefully targeted, but they missed and took out his two sons.
10/13 in Iraq, an ambassador of peace detonates himself in a cafe, killing other patrons while another emissary in Afghanistan kills some American soldiers in the name of Allah (the god of peace?)
10/14 in Pakistan, a car peacefully plows into a crowd killing a dozen people when it blows up.
10/15 in Pakistan again, a little kid about 6 years old is blown apart by a remote-controlled car bomb along a city street.
10/16 in Iraq, a suicide bomber at a yell's 'Allah Akbar', then opens up with a machine-gun before detonating, leaving at least fifteen dead in the peaceful massacre.
10/17 in Somalia, a policeman is gunned down in an Islamist drive-by while a roadside bomb in Iraq killed members of a security detail.
10/18 in Iran, a peaceful demonstrator detonates in a gymnasium, slaughtering more than 50 people.
10/19 in Somalia a Christian woman is peacefully murdered inside her home for refusing to wear a veil.
10/20 in Pakistan, two suicide bombers attack a women's university peacefully blowing up several students and faculty.
10/21 over in the Philippines, a bomb is peacefully planted near a water pipe which kills an inspector.
10/22 in Somalia, peaceful Islamists mortar an airport, killing several.
10/23 in Iraq, more peaceful Islamists bomb a family in their vehicle, killing them.
10/24 in Pakistan, a bomb peacefully detonates on a minibus killing people in a wedding party.
10/25 in Iraq, car bombs take out a couple hundred people standing near or in government buildings. The dead include a bunch of kids at a day care center. It was a good day for peace.
10/26 in Thailand, dedicated peaceful Muslims gun down two Buddhist civilians looking for food.
10/27 in Pakistan, they attacked a police post, peacefully killing some cops.
10/28 in Afghanistan, there was a peaceful attack when Muslims peacefully forced their way into a UN guesthouse, murdering nine people, including six international workers…while here at home police are investigating the assault of a Detroit News photographer outside a mosque whose leader was killed during a shootout with FBI agents Wednesday. He’d told an informant if the FBI came to get him: "I'll just strap a bomb on and blow up everybody."
10/29 A New York woman allegedly tried to slit her husband's throat because she said he wasn't the devout Muslim she thought she married five months ago. He was making her do horrible non-peaceful things (like eating pork, wearing short clothing and makeup…)
Today (10/30), I haven’t skimmed international news yet…but the day is young. I’m sure peace will break out in several places before long.
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