A little light reading

I found this site and loved the short stories.

For those that enjoy Wal-Mart: The Wal-Mart Story

For those that have ever called a computer help desk: The motherboard chronicles (it's longer but GREAT)

Chinook Crash 28 June 2005

Well by now just about everyone has heard about the crash. As far as I know so far all 17 aboard did not survive.

Does this make me afraid to fly? No, I still have faith in my crew members and the person who will be on the controls with me.

Does this make me afraid to deploy? Still the answer is no.

Though you cannot always believe in the "Big Sky, Little Bullet" theory, I still think that it is safe. Just take a second to think about how many people die on the U.S. roads each day. I would wager to say that there are, on average, more deaths (other than natural) in the U.S. than there are with the deployed soldiers.

Now I know that there are some out there that will bring to point that there is nothing in the U.S. that a normal citizen would go through like that of an infantry soldier fighting on the front lines (unless you are in Fort Bragg, NC and down on the "Merc" around midnight, just kidding) . But not all jobs within the military are infantry type jobs. There are many jobs in the Army that the soldier may never fire a bullet unless they are on a firing range.

So, what do I think about the crash? I don't like it. I feel sorry for anyone who dies in combat, especially when it is someone who I share a similar job with. But it will not deter me from doing my job. Never in my career has anyone twisted my arm to join or re-enlist (other than my wife). I volunteered to join the military and even got to pick my job. I love what I do and couldn't ask for anything better except to win the lottery and become an even bigger couch potato.

Well enough of my blabbing, you will see more of this type of writing once I am in the dust.

I told you before...they are evil!

Anything can be figured by just using simple math.

Why can't they figure it out?

I will let you figure out which "they" I am talking about.

Spooky

Picture taken by the Mars Rover

Just Something Neat

Donations to help soldiers

Holster 4 Heroes

Galco holsters allows anyone to donate money to buy soldiers better holsters than the army issue type. They are offering a 2 for 1 donation. For every holster that is bought to donate, they will ship 2.

Worst Jobs

You thought that you had a bad job. Could be worse.

Forget-Me-Not Panties

As if the jacket wasn't bad enough, now you can track a pair of panties via GPS

Forget-Me-Not Panties

I have a feeling that they are fake but you never know.

No-Contact Jacket

No-Contact Jacket. Powered by just a 9V battery.

No-Contact

WON'T THE WEARER GET SHOCKED?
The No-Contact Jacket has a unique electrically insulated rubber layer between the wearer and the electrified outer layer, which will keep the electric current from coming in contact with them. However avoid contact with other more exposed body parts like your legs or face, this could result in a shock.

Liger

This is a liger. If anyone has seen Napoleon Dynamite you know what this is.

Deb: What are you drawing?
Napoleon Dynamite: A liger.
Deb: What's a liger?
Napoleon Dynamite: It's pretty much my favorite animal. It's like a lion and a tiger mixed... bred for its skills in magic.

Liger Information