Archive for May, 2007

• BBQ Rules

  Date: 2007.05.31 | Category: I was too lazy to organize these | Response: 2

  (saw this and found it worthy of reposting)

  We are about to enter the summer and BBQ season. Therefore it is important to refresh your memory on the etiquette of this sublime outdoor cooking activity, as it’s the only type of cooking a ‘real’ man will do, probably because there is an element of danger involved.

  When a man volunteers to do the BBQ the following chain of events are put into motion:

  Routine…

  (1) The woman buys the food.
  (2) The woman makes the salad, prepares the vegetables, and makes dessert.
  (3) The woman prepares the meat for cooking, places it on a tray along with the necessary cooking utensils and sauces, and takes it to the man who is lounging beside the grill – beer in hand.

  Here comes the important part:

  (4) THE MAN PLACES THE MEAT ON THE GRILL.

  More routine….

  (5) The woman goes inside to organize the plates and cutlery.
  (6) The woman comes out to tell the man that the meat is burning. He thanks her and asks if she will bring another beer while he deals with the situation.

  Important again:

  (7) THE MAN TAKES THE MEAT OFF THE GRILL AND HANDS IT TO THE WOMAN.

  More routine….

  (8) The woman prepares the plates, salad, bread, utensils, napkins, sauces, and brings them to the table.
  (9) After eating, the woman clears the table and does the dishes.

  And most important of all:
  (10) Everyone PRAISES the MAN and THANKS HIM for his cooking efforts.
  (11) The man asks the woman how she enjoyed “her night off.” And, upon seeing her annoyed reaction, concludes that there’s just no pleasing some women….

  I’m not sure why the woman wouldn’t enjoy her night away from cooking… then again, I always end up cooking even when the girl is over (I’m going to get hell for that comment later)

• My reaction was less than good

  Date: 2007.05.28 | Category: I was too lazy to organize these | Response: 0

  Some people never get ill and when something happens it hits you like a freight train. It takes time to let it all sit in but you know that they’re going to be fine… different but fine. Its hard to deal with but you’ve gotta be there for them because they’re dealing with the really bad stuff; you’re just dealing with the thoughts and emotions that come along with it.

  I don’t want to write anything else about this… so I won’t

• It’s all changing

  Date: 2007.05.23 | Category: I was too lazy to organize these | Response: 0

  I came back from Texas to start my new job. The changes, thus far, have been huge. I go home at the end of the day physically exhausted. I’m sure that in time I’ll get used to the grunt labor but for now I’m struggling. I’ve had a NCO rank for almost a year but I’ve never actually supervised troops… until now. When I went through ALS I thought I knew everything but now I feel that I’m reaching back and trying to remember all of that stuff. Its a daunting task but I’m sure that I can do it. I’ve got some good supervisors that have said they are more than willing to help me do this.

  I’ll probably only be working at Target on the weekends as we are prone to work longer than our scheduled hours. Sure, I loose a few dollars here and there but its not going to break the bank.

• A few words from a well spoken marine

  Date: 2007.05.20 | Category: I was too lazy to organize these | Response: 0

• Inspector Urine

  Date: 2007.05.18 | Category: I was too lazy to organize these | Response: 0

  This has always made me laugh and it took me hours to find so I decided to repost inspector urine in all its glory. Thanks to Taco the Wonder Dog for this gem.

  Embed doesn’t like me so just watch it here.

• Traveling

  Date: 2007.05.18 | Category: I was too lazy to organize these | Response: 0

  After finishing my class today all I had left to do was drive to Dallas to stay at my hotel. I left the base around 11am for what was supposed to be a two hour drive. Shortly after I left town I had the distinct feeling that I had made a wrong turn because I thought I was supposed to be on a four lane road and on HWY 287 not HWY 281. I decided to keep on driving south for a while longer in the hopes that I would run into something familiar. Eventually I saw a sign for Ft. Worth and I was extremely relieved. I was at least heading in the right direction. I eventually stopped at a small town to grab a bottle of water and to ask for directions. I talked to a real country son of a gun that sent me on roads I had never heard of. I started off and decided to call my padre to tell him of my travels because I knew he would get a kick out of it.
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• Glen Beck on Free Speech

  Date: 2007.05.17 | Category: I was too lazy to organize these | Response: 0

  “If you stop consuming it, they’ll stop broadcasting it.”

  Carlos Mencia made light of this a few weeks ago and George Carlin has talked about it on numerous occasions: jokes based on racial stereotypes in themselves are not bad things. If you let a stereotype bother you…. stop it! Its not a big deal and it shouldn’t bother you.

  Check out the video… 95% of it is dead on the money

  Want to know more? check out Peopleagainstcensorship.org

• War Czar – Scapegoat

  Date: 2007.05.17 | Category: I was too lazy to organize these | Response: 0

  Yesterday it was announced they had found a suitable candidate for the new position of War Czar. Many have asked… isn’t that what the SECDEF was created for? I’m not sure if this position will provide any net benefit for the white house or the american people but I do know its one more chunk of bureaucracy that has been added to the stack.

  The guy is not a fan of the buildup option and I’m a huge fan of contrasting points of view. This could be a good thing but only time will tell.

  All of the details can be found at the Washington Post.

• Arbitrary Numbers

  Date: 2007.05.17 | Category: I was too lazy to organize these | Response: 0

  For quite a few years I have been looking for a particular arbitrary number as I move through each day. I’m not sure why I chose this particular number but I do know that when you look for a particular number its bound to pop out. I chose 108. If I happen to look at a clock I’m bound to look only when the time is 1:08. If I am going to recieve change, odds are it will be $1.08 or $11.08. If I look at a sequence of numbers I’m bound to see the number 108 buried in the middle of it. Wikipedia has an interesting article of where this number is also prevelant.

  I found a few that caught my eye

  The sum of “The Numbers” in the American TV show Lost

  The number of stitches on a baseball

  The Chinese school of martial arts agrees with the South Indian school of martial arts on the principle of 108 pressure points

  Sacred in Hinduism, Buddhism and other Dharmic religions

  So, if you want to try it out pick out an arbitrary number and watch for it. You’d be surprised on exactly how many times you run across it on any given day.

• You pay a price for everything

  Date: 2007.05.16 | Category: I was too lazy to organize these | Response: 1

  Last night peer pressure got the best of me. I was coerced into going out last night, on a school night, to go to the karaoke bar and engage in alcohol fueled shenanigans. While I didn’t want to spend any money while I was out I did want to spend time with other people in my class because its turns out they’re not all that bad. It takes me a while to mesh with other people and it appears that just as I’m about to leave I start to integrate with the group. Oh well, no matter, I’ll probably never see any of them in the future.
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