tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-130859842009-12-20T00:45:00.941-06:00From My Position... On the way!Life and observations from the not-so-pointy end of the spear.Chuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15321078272480623428noreply@blogger.comBlogger1301125tcoverridehttp://feedburner.google.comSubscribe with My Yahoo!Subscribe with NewsGatorSubscribe with My AOLSubscribe with BloglinesSubscribe with NetvibesSubscribe with GoogleSubscribe with PageflakesThis is an XML content feed. It is intended to be viewed in a newsreader or syndicated to another site.tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13085984.post-42379166574228439682009-12-20T00:45:00.000-06:002009-12-20T00:45:00.947-06:002009-12-20T00:45:00.947-06:00Happy Birthday Chuck!!!1!
Chuck,
I know, I used icanhascheezeburger last year too. It was either this or try to Rick Roll everyone. I know, that's so old...
I hope it's a great day. And I hope that 2010 is much more drama-free than this year.
Happy Birthday,
~~Code Monkey
PS I'll work on the new comment thingie. I promise.Code Monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11096683633892472280softwaresymian@gmail.com0http://tcoverride.blogspot.com/2009/12/happy-birthday-chuck1.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13085984.post-12038666865051276122009-12-15T23:06:00.008-06:002009-12-18T16:20:27.081-06:002009-12-18T16:20:27.081-06:00Radio Silence
DATE: 15 DECEMBER 2009
MILBLOGS GO SILENT FOR FELLOW BLOGGER
Milblogs Go Silent
On Wednesday 16 December 2009, many milblogs -- including This Ain't Hell, From My Position, Blackfive, Miss Ladybug, Boston Maggie, Grim's Hall, Bouhammer, and those participating in the Wednesday Hero program -- are going silent for the day. Some are choosing to go silent for a longer period of time.
The Chuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09078486081774303546noreply@blogger.com0http://tcoverride.blogspot.com/2009/12/radio-silence.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13085984.post-78964222687659538102009-12-15T17:39:00.005-06:002009-12-19T00:08:44.953-06:002009-12-19T00:08:44.953-06:00Soldier's Angels BackpacksMy name is SFC G and I am currently serving in Afghanistan.This past Friday I was MEDEVACed to the Hospital. While in transport my uniform was cut off me to allow the Doctors and everyone to do what they do best. Once I woke up in my hospital bed a Nurse handed me a bag from your Organization. At first I just thought that this was just the normal toothbrush, shampoo, and other personal hygiene Chuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09078486081774303546noreply@blogger.com0http://tcoverride.blogspot.com/2009/12/soldiers-angels-backpacks.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13085984.post-30942705293988085112009-12-12T14:41:00.003-06:002009-12-19T00:08:56.463-06:002009-12-19T00:08:56.463-06:00Understanding terminal effectsChuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09078486081774303546noreply@blogger.com0http://tcoverride.blogspot.com/2009/12/understanding-terminal-effects.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13085984.post-49543292032545779592009-12-12T11:21:00.002-06:002009-12-19T00:09:09.259-06:002009-12-19T00:09:09.259-06:00Something all men (especially philanderers) should rememberRudyard Kipling
The Female of the Species
When the Himalayan peasant meets the he-bear in his pride,
He shouts to scare the monster, who will often turn aside.
But the she-bear thus accosted rends the peasant tooth and nail.
For the female of the species is more deadly than the male.
When Nag the basking cobra hears the careless foot of man,
He will sometimes wriggleChuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09078486081774303546noreply@blogger.com0http://tcoverride.blogspot.com/2009/12/something-all-men-especially.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13085984.post-26738620884815778382009-12-11T15:42:00.002-06:002009-12-19T00:09:20.399-06:002009-12-19T00:09:20.399-06:00Penne ArrabiataThis is how my mind works:
I was looking for good deals at the local grocery stores for food for the weekend.
I'm checking out the Fresh and Easy ad.
They have Penne Arrabiata on sale.
I immediately forget about dinner and must watch this:
(Caution: there are a few f-bombs)
Legos and Eddie Izzard. What more could you need?
Oh yeah, I guess I need food too.
~~Code MonkeyCode Monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11096683633892472280softwaresymian@gmail.com0http://tcoverride.blogspot.com/2009/12/penne-arrabiata.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13085984.post-20179804006788397212009-12-10T23:00:00.002-06:002009-12-19T00:09:29.481-06:002009-12-19T00:09:29.481-06:00Not seeing the humorThis is off the usual blog topic but it's bugging me.
Why is it ok to laugh about a guy getting beat by his wife but the same people would get nuclear if the roles were reversed?
If a husband found out his wife was cheating and hit her, people would be rabid, but they laugh out loud at the Tiger Woods skits on SNL.
Why is it ok to say "He asked for it" but not "She asked for it."
Why do we Code Monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11096683633892472280softwaresymian@gmail.com0http://tcoverride.blogspot.com/2009/12/not-seeing-humor.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13085984.post-77064279433997463132009-12-08T19:00:00.002-06:002009-12-19T00:09:38.599-06:002009-12-19T00:09:38.599-06:00Watch list, here I come!You'd think an organization with the mission to protect the Nation’s transportation systems to ensure freedom of movement for people and commerce.would be smarter than to do this.
But then, you'd be wrong. If I didn't know better, (which I don't, so I suspect) I'd say that the same folks doing IT work for the TSA used to be employed securing personally identifiable information for the VA.
--Chuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09078486081774303546noreply@blogger.com0http://tcoverride.blogspot.com/2009/12/watch-list-here-i-come.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13085984.post-15909207278097465852009-12-07T20:38:00.002-06:002009-12-19T00:09:47.215-06:002009-12-19T00:09:47.215-06:00Exclusively Christian ChristmasI won't go on at length about this, except to say that I am going in the opposite direction as the White House when it comes to celebrating Christmas.
This holiday (from the root, Holy Day) is when Christians celebrate the birth of Christ. (Yes, I know all about it not being the actual date of Christ's birth, and how the early Christians usurped the Roman festival, etc.)
Doesn't matter. Chuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09078486081774303546noreply@blogger.com0http://tcoverride.blogspot.com/2009/12/exclusively-christian-christmas.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13085984.post-85210161755868815482009-12-07T07:25:00.000-06:002009-12-07T07:25:35.607-06:002009-12-07T07:25:35.607-06:00ParallelsToday in 1941, we were attacked (before a formal declaration of war) by the Empire of Japan. Valid military targets were destroyed, and we responded by entering a two-front world war that cost millions of US and Allied lives. It was the war that defined Brokaw's "Greatest Generation."
I do not seek to disparage those who (like my grandparents) fought and lived through that war, and definitelyChuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09078486081774303546noreply@blogger.com0http://tcoverride.blogspot.com/2009/12/parallels.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13085984.post-28109562654698481842009-12-06T21:48:00.002-06:002009-12-07T22:41:37.962-06:002009-12-07T22:41:37.962-06:00Soldier Defense FundI watched "It's a Wonderful Life" this weekend. It's become one of my favorite movies. Most people don't get a chance in life to see the impact they've had laid out before them.
There's a guy I know who is going through a rough time. To the best of my knowledge, he has not jumped into a river to save an angel's life (yet), but either way, he's in a spot where he had to reluctantly ask for Code Monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11096683633892472280softwaresymian@gmail.com0http://tcoverride.blogspot.com/2009/12/soldier-defense-fund.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13085984.post-77188468459089460132009-12-04T17:29:00.000-06:002009-12-04T17:29:11.899-06:002009-12-04T17:29:11.899-06:00HAHAHAH *Snort* HAHAHAHChuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09078486081774303546noreply@blogger.com0http://tcoverride.blogspot.com/2009/12/hahahah-snort-hahahah.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13085984.post-88156369720023301802009-12-01T23:39:00.000-06:002009-12-01T23:39:23.045-06:002009-12-01T23:39:23.045-06:00*Snort!*"He’s decided to send an additional 30,000 troops for 30 months. That’s not a strategic decision. That’s a new-car warranty."
From Sarah, linking to Vodkapundit Chuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09078486081774303546noreply@blogger.com0http://tcoverride.blogspot.com/2009/12/snort.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13085984.post-39615183157819791142009-12-01T18:49:00.000-06:002009-12-01T18:49:37.064-06:002009-12-01T18:49:37.064-06:00When I was just a lad of 18, I was in Basic Training/OSUT at Fort Knox when George Bush (the elder) authorized US troops to invade Iraq. Throughout the barracks, cheers when up and we collectively went nuts. As Cavalry Scouts, our chosen profession has a life-span measured in seconds in combat. And yet, when the clouds of war were ominous on the horizon, we cheered.
Maybe it was because we Chuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09078486081774303546noreply@blogger.com0http://tcoverride.blogspot.com/2009/12/when-i-was-just-lad-of-18-i-was-in.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13085984.post-75330056185717633002009-12-01T18:36:00.000-06:002009-12-01T18:36:34.591-06:002009-12-01T18:36:34.591-06:00Which is more important?Why is it that it only costs $10 a month to feed a hungry child, but $19 a month to keep a dog or cat alive?
Is there a way to feed the dogs and cats to the children, or vice-versa?
Seems like a win-win to me. Saving the children is actually cheaper, in the long run.
--ChuckChuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09078486081774303546noreply@blogger.com0http://tcoverride.blogspot.com/2009/12/which-is-more-important.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13085984.post-59588551125138471872009-11-30T22:17:00.000-06:002009-11-30T22:17:08.602-06:002009-11-30T22:17:08.602-06:00tweet.retweet/friend to raise $ for SA and Fort Hood SoldiersRUDY’S “COUNTRY STORE” AND BAR-B-Q® REMEMBERS
ONE-MONTH ANNIVERSARY OF FORT HOOD TRAGEDY BY GIVING AWAY PORTION OF REVENUES OF THE DAY
TO SOLDIERS’ ANGELS
Rudy’s to also donate 50 cents for every new Twitter follower or Facebook fan from November 30th to December 7th
WACO, TX, December 1, 2009 – As the one-month anniversary of the Fort Hood shootings approaches, Rudy’s “Country Chuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09078486081774303546noreply@blogger.com0http://tcoverride.blogspot.com/2009/11/tweetretweetfriend-to-raise-for-sa-and.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13085984.post-65137988425586526562009-11-28T21:49:00.001-06:002009-11-28T21:52:08.931-06:002009-11-28T21:52:08.931-06:00What the RNC's "purity" test should be like.They still don't get it.
Below is the RNC's purity test. If a candidate disagrees with more than two, they don't get RNC funding, which means they can flip-flop, disagree, or otherwise be weak on two and still get funded. That's the first problem. Agree (and do so in a legally binding manner) to all ten, or GFYS. My addendums and corrections below in bold.
(1) We support smaller governmentChuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09078486081774303546noreply@blogger.com0http://tcoverride.blogspot.com/2009/11/what-rncs-purity-test-should-be-like.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13085984.post-406507550240265782009-11-27T22:18:00.002-06:002009-11-28T00:12:08.006-06:002009-11-28T00:12:08.006-06:00Fa la la la la la la la laDon't ever let it be said I don't get into the Christmas spirit.
It just doesn't always last through all the "Christmas cheer."
I did buy a Christmas tree today for the first time in forever. The picture after the jump.
~~Code Monkey
That happens to be the tree I always wanted to take home when I was a kid. As an added bonus, it fits on top of my computer. It's perfectly perched above Code Monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11096683633892472280softwaresymian@gmail.com0http://tcoverride.blogspot.com/2009/11/fa-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la_27.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13085984.post-87551722782796682942009-11-27T10:30:00.000-06:002009-11-27T10:31:05.415-06:002009-11-27T10:31:05.415-06:00Think about itThere, standing by the door at the big-box store, wal-mart, target, etc., stads the receipt checker.20 feet from the register, and they ask to see your receipt.You have a constitutional right to be secure, in your person and papers, from search without probable cause. That means they must have a warrant to search you, as all the stuff you just bought is now YOURS.Letting them check your receipt Chuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09078486081774303546noreply@blogger.com0http://tcoverride.blogspot.com/2009/11/think-about-it.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13085984.post-23102335559074812102009-11-26T13:07:00.001-06:002009-11-26T13:07:05.258-06:002009-11-26T13:07:05.258-06:00Thanksgiving guestsSpending thanksgiving with wounded soldiers and thier families, including Mark, who we call "lucky."Mark was shot three times by that sack of shit at Ft. Hood.Add to the list things I am thankful for, that I am blessed to lead men such as these.Chuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09078486081774303546noreply@blogger.com0http://tcoverride.blogspot.com/2009/11/thanksgiving-guests.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13085984.post-39806650886614052172009-11-26T10:18:00.001-06:002009-11-26T10:18:54.831-06:002009-11-26T10:18:54.831-06:00Please pass the toast, jelly beans, and popcorn.In the year 1621, the Pilgrims held their first Thanksgiving feast. They invited the great Indian chief Massasoit, who brought ninety of his brave Indians and a great abundance of food. Governor William Bradford and Captain Miles Standish were honored guests. Elder William Brewster, who was a minister, said a prayer that went something like this: 'We thank God for our homes and our food and our Chuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09078486081774303546noreply@blogger.com0http://tcoverride.blogspot.com/2009/11/please-pass-toast-jelly-beans-and.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13085984.post-91211863134966424792009-11-22T13:28:00.000-06:002009-11-22T13:28:58.499-06:002009-11-22T13:28:58.499-06:00Fuel to the fireVia Sarah:
One of Hasan's commanding officers at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Lieutenant Colonel Melanie Guerrero, told investigators she had considered failing him as an intern but "decided to allow him to pass since he was going into psychiatry and would not be doing any real patient care." (emphasis added)
Yet another reason I adamantly refuse to so much as speak to an Army mental healthChuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09078486081774303546noreply@blogger.com0http://tcoverride.blogspot.com/2009/11/fuel-to-fire.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13085984.post-7550618788410301502009-11-21T17:19:00.002-06:002009-11-21T17:19:44.909-06:002009-11-21T17:19:44.909-06:00New Tank Pr0nChuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09078486081774303546noreply@blogger.com0http://tcoverride.blogspot.com/2009/11/new-tank-pr0n.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13085984.post-6417912576205541332009-11-19T11:11:00.000-06:002009-11-19T11:11:18.780-06:002009-11-19T11:11:18.780-06:00VALOUR-IT Recipient storyLast night, during my weekly visits, I was greeted by SGM Rocky S., our latest laptop recipient, with a quick little dance. I think he even clicked his heels! He is so terribly happy to have received a laptop and is really looking forward to having Joe show him all the in's and outs. You made this SGM, who has served faithfully for 40 years and is as crusty as they come, do a happy dance in Chuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09078486081774303546noreply@blogger.com0http://tcoverride.blogspot.com/2009/11/valour-it-recipient-story.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13085984.post-40731056681538977032009-11-19T11:10:00.000-06:002009-11-19T11:10:08.528-06:002009-11-19T11:10:08.528-06:00"Mercy"Oh great! Another medical drama, and one with an "Army" spin! It's like ER meets "Over There." Or M*A*S*H* meets "The Unit". What it is is horrid sterotyping. A soap opera that had doctors and nurses having affairs while deployed, PTSD from all the horrors they saw, flashbacks, and generally sensational topics of war in a hospital setting.
Next week: A bottom of the barrel psychologist (not a Chuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09078486081774303546noreply@blogger.com0http://tcoverride.blogspot.com/2009/11/mercy.html