Archive for September, 2009
Parents on Facebook
September 30th, 2009
I recently had to deal with Facebook Hatemail as post-breakup backlash. Adam sent me this video, knowing I could relate.. Gone are the days when a Facebook account required a college e-mail address – now it is overrun with overly-involved parents, shallow gossips and crazy ex-girlfriends stalking the picture page. Don’t misunderstand – two of my stepmoms and my grandparents are on facebook, but they haven’t overstepped the invisible line of decency. Take Heed Middle-Aged Facebookers – the Onion is making fun of you. ”The only excuse for not knowing every detail of your child’s life is having one of your own.”
Tags: breakup, facebook, stoner
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Update on Sora
September 28th, 2009
Remember Sora? I told you about her a few months ago. Her family is in Basra and she was torn between staying here or going back to Chicago to start pharmacology school. Well, she decided Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: sora
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Red Bull Report
September 26th, 2009
Tags: working
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Pop The Champagne
September 25th, 2009
Our replacements will report to their Mobilization Training today! It took about a month and half from the time we got to Fort Dix to boots on ground, which included our Christmas break. They won’t be there as long as we were since there aren’t any holidays approaching which puts a big smile on my face. I can’t wait to greet them, show them the office and eagerly board my flight home.
WE’RE WAITING ON YOU WITH OPEN ARMS, REPLACEMENTS. GET HERE FAST!
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In the Spirit of Death Valley
September 18th, 2009
This was sent to me from an officer in my unit.. he even personalized it! Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: humor, LSU
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Secrets don't make friends
September 17th, 2009
When you’re deployed, people think they’re protecting you by not burdening you with the problems of home. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: divorce, secrets
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What You Won't See on CNN
September 16th, 2009
This was forwarded to me by my Aunt Tracy. I usually hate fwd’d e-mail, but I had to share this one.
This is a Chief Master Sergeant in the Air Force. The girl he’s holding became an orphan when her entire family was executed. They tried to shoot her in the head, but failed to kill her. She’s healing in John Gebhardt’s hospital and he’s the only one who can calm her down. His new bed is this rickety chair and his blanket – this baby girl.
Tags: child, good news, john gebhardt
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Enjoy your 72 virgins, Boys
September 15th, 2009
This is video from Apache gunships with 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, Task Force Pegasus in southern Afghanistan. They watched insurgents plant an improvised explosive device and you can tell these guys want to fire (a kid keeps getting in the way). They patiently wait, declare this a hostile act but before they can do anything – the bombers kill themselves. Premature Detonation? Looks like these terrorists passed the Suicide Bomber Course with flying colors.
Tags: afghanistan, bomb, IED
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Holiday?
September 11th, 2009
Today is September 11. 8 years ago, thousands of people died when terrorists decided to exploit America’s vulnerabilities. Heroes died rushing into burning buildings, buildings that crumbled on top of them like a stack of cards. Innocent passengers traveling from point A to B died at the hands of cowards, murderers looking to be martyrs. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: flight93, holiday, pentagon, september 11, twin towers
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I Scream, You Scream
September 9th, 2009
What’s the big news on the warfront in Basrah? Ice Cream! Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: basrah, ice cream, stoner
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