Primarily, a place for folks to gather .................. if I {we?} can give you a chuckle, or a bit of hope, GREAT! If I make you think, so much the better ................. and if I encourage you to research for yourselves, to make your own, independent judgments - I will be fulfilled.
@ 1841 CT {6:41 pm, for civilians }, which is a "Texas THANG" for New Year's ........................ the FodGuy is NOT working tonight {it woulda been himself & ONE other person}, so we're going to go up the road a bit to a little honky-tonk for a spell - if it's too crowded/loud/whatever, we'll just head on out to dinner somewhere .............................. so, to KG, Gecko, MK, Tiberius, Bayou Renaissance Man, the LawDog, the Gentlemen of HillBuzz, Old NFO, the folks @ iOwnTheWorld, any of my visitors from around the world, and any and all Brothers & Sisters in our beloved U.S. Military, a heartfelt "Semper Fi'", Hand Salute, and
I received a thank you from iOwnTheWorld .......................... doin' a HAPPY DANCE!!
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Not only do I have some most-valued friendships via Crusader Rabbit, I also have a 'presence' at iOwnTheWorld ........................... life is GOOD!!
according to astrologer Linda Goodman, I've a .................... tendency .................. to kinda be the personification of 'hope springing eternal', whether warranted or not .................. I HAVE my pessimistic moments, but rather like Finian McLonergan, I'm always thinking it'll be better when I get to the "hill beyond yon hill" {which yes, can be actual or metaphorical} .................... we're having a bit of a rough patch, but like the song below, we'll be fine ........................
Hey, maybe I'll dye my hair
Maybe I'll move somewhere
Maybe I'll get a car
Maybe I'll drive so far
They'll all lose track
Me, I'll bounce right back
Maybe I'll sleep real late
Maybe I'll lose some weight
Maybe I'll clear my junk
Maybe I'll just get drunk on apple wine
Me, I'll be just
Fine and Dandy
Lord it's like a hard candy christmas
I'm barely getting through tomorrow
But still I won't let
Sorrow bring me way down
I'll be fine and dandy
Lord it's like a hard candy christmas
I'm barely getting through tomorrow
But still I won't let
Sorrow get me way down
Hey, maybe I'll learn to sew
Maybe I'll just lie low
Maybe I'll hit the bars
Maybe I'll count the stars until dawn
Me, I will go on
Maybe I'll settle down
Maybe I'll just leave town
Maybe I'll have some fun
Maybe I'll meet someone
And make him mine
Me, I'll be just
Fine and dandy
Lord it's like a hard candy christmas
I'm barely getting throung tomorrow
But still I won't let
Sorrow bring me way down
I'll be fine and dandy
Lord it's like a hard candy christmas
I'm barely getting through tomorrow
But still I won't let
Sorrow bring me way down
I'll be fine and dandy
Lord it's like a hard candy christmas
I'm barely getting through tomorrow
But still I won't let
Sorrow bring me way down
'Cause I'll be fine
(I'll be fine)
Oh, I'll be fine
Whether your Christmas is grand or modest, I wish you all love & peace in your hearts ....................... and that you remember the 'reason for the Season' .......................
What makes this so great is, the vast majority of Marines I've had the privilege of knowing/associating with, are JUST like this - you'd think they're without hearts, always professional, NO room for emotion/kindness ...................... the look on that little boy's face kinda gives the lie to that, doesn't it?
on computer power supplies & hard drives - tonight, as a combination anniversary/Christmas present {this is just PART of his Christmas!}, the FodGuy tonight got a 32", 1080p, 16:9 aspect ratio LCD TV as a computer monitor ...................... then we went out to dinner - I was thinking he was planning it as my 'birthday dinner', since he'll be working on my birthday next week ..................... I'm not overly snobbish, but Golden Corral just ISN'T my idea of a 'birthday' place ........................
couple of weeks ago, news report were that a flight was delayed, from Atlanta to Houston; WHAT WE WERE TOLD WAS, "a passenger" refused to end a cellphone call - OK, most folks gaff it off, figure he'd been too indulgent in the airport bar(s), & the flight crew, TSA, airport security would handle it, right? Seems that's not quite the full story .........................
From Old NFO, a report from a former U.S. Navy diver who was initially on the flight, before it left Atlanta.
THIS is the narrative of a Chaplain who got on the flight after most of the drama had occurred ..........................
Thank God there were people on the plane who weren't willing to "go quietly".
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UPDATE: I sent an eMail to The Atlanta Journal Constitution last night, calling them to task for glossing over this 'incident', which devolved into a snark-fest with their "evening news manager"; he went to Old NFO and responded to my comments there via eMail - apparently, he was too unsure of their 'reportage' to assert their veracity in an open forum. ANYhoo, I eMailed the Chaplain mentioned above, to thank him for his account - HE had just gotten off the phone with the AJC, and they were 'digging deeper'. SOOOOOO, thanks to "citizen advocacy" as opposed to "advocacy journalism", we MAY get the real story from the MSM, yet.
}, which is a "Texas THANG" for New Year's ........................ the FodGuy is NOT working tonight {it woulda been himself & ONE other person}, so we're going to go up the road a bit to a little honky-tonk for a spell - if it's too crowded/loud/whatever, we'll just head on out to dinner somewhere .............................. so, to KG, Gecko, MK, Tiberius, Bayou Renaissance Man, the LawDog, the Gentlemen of HillBuzz, Old NFO, the folks @ iOwnTheWorld, any of my visitors from around the world, and any and all Brothers & Sisters in our beloved U.S. Military, a heartfelt "Semper Fi'", Hand Salute, and 
