XKCD

XKCD started as random scribbles by the author that were scanned and saved for posterity. Somebody found them and they became a phenom. This comic, in particular, should serve as a guide on how to comment on the schlock that you will find posted on this website. Click the image for a link [...]

Death to Bluecoat pt 2

BlueCoat, the web filter ran by the USAF, has caused me much aggravation since my arrival at Balad. I am not the only one that is feeling pain – everyone else is affected by this poorly written web filter. Recently, I discovered a way to circumvent the filter – RSS feeds. Techically, I’m accessing [...]

Ramsey vs. Capt Slow – FIGHT!

If you’ve never heard of James May (Top Gear) or Gordan Ramsey (Chef) – this video is not for you. If you have heard of them, you might get a laugh or two out of it as I did. Thank you [...]

War – illegal? It could be soon

According to the Washington Post the war in Iraq could be illegal without new legislation before the end of the year. Sure, we’ve got quite a while before that happens but I don’t have much faith in them getting the legislation passed in time. Odds are, those who are against the war will filibuster [...]

Oil shortage? not so much

I wrote about ethanol a few days ago – and today I wrote about oil on How I loathe thee. Feel free to check it out – I think I’m on to something.

How I loathe thee

I’ve been reviewing some of my old posts and I noticed that I spend most of my time writing about things that cause me grief. So, I’m going to break off some of those onto a new blog called How I loathe thee

I do need some other bloggers so if you’ve got something [...]

The Loss of a Great Man.

At 7:03P.M. this evening my Grandfather, William Lee, passed away. He has had some serious health problems as of late and his body could only take so much. He was in the hospital since last Monday. He had 3 strokes and 2 surgeries. I got to see him a few times, gave my kisses, [...]