Could also be looking down from up there.

re: #1 song_and_dance_man

Who's going home tonight, song ?

Mares tails.

Strong wind coming.

I see skies of blue and clouds of white.

Buttermilk sky.

"They Call the Wind Maria" is a folk song from the Israeli section of Holland."
Tommy Smothers...........

UN teacher by day ... Islamists' chief bomb-maker at night

BY DAY, Awad al-Qiq was a respected teacher and headmaster at a United Nations school in the Gaza Strip. By night, he built rockets for Islamic Jihad.

The Israeli air strike that killed the 33-year-old last week also laid bare his apparent double life and embarrassed a UN agency that has long had to reject Israeli accusations that it has aided and abetted guerrillas fighting the Jewish state.

/the U.N., embarrassed?

Photoshop.
Dirt on the lens.
Poor lighting.

I see dead people...and vaginas....

/last thread hangover

See all that global warming
Those damn clouds are gonna be the death of us all

The Wind Cries Mary

My comment that bears repeating:

Explain to me how we are the party of psychopaths when we say that putting children in failing schools is akin to child abuse and child abuse?

Why are we less tolerant of crime?
Why are we less tolerant of early release for murderers and rapists?
Why are we less tolerant of terrorists and the countries that harbor them?
Why are we less tolerant of genocidal monsters like SAddam?
Why are we less tolerant of sexual behaviors that destroy human lives, infecting millions?
Why are we more protective of human life?

The argument makes no sense.

Also, I completely support Pres. Bush for his decision to invade Iraq. Saddam was creating mass graves with bulldozers out in the desert, rounding up tens of thousands of women and children, busing them to the graves, marching them into the graves, and then slaughtering them. The forensic anthropologist who testified against Saddam said that he uncovered thousands of graves with women holding their murdered children, their little pacifiers and toys clutched in their hands. Some were buried alive.

I am so g-d-m sick of these @sshole liberals who have no problem as bystanders to genocide. They are the corrupt sick b@stards that I hope burn in hell. Sorry, but this topic makes me cry - and furious!

Enablers are Monsters, too - new bumpersticker.

They Call the Wind Maria

Windy Up There

Blowing all those mind altering chemtrail chemicals around to control the population

Dust in the Wind

re: #15 DistantThunder

I hear your thunder and raise you 30 years of frustration. Find a way to cope, a healthy way, and stay in the fight. We need you.

Pretty crazy in Texas too. And my wife wants to drive to Illinois!

Tornada's, hurra-caaanes and erth-shakes oh my!

Cloud Appreciation Society.

re: #21 Deathtotheswiss

Pretty crazy in Texas too. And my wife wants to drive to Illinois!

Tornada's, hurra-caaanes and erth-shakes oh my!

ERTH-SHAKE ? Is that McDonalds new Green MilkShake ?

A cloud layer as scattered as Obama

re: #6 song_and_dance_man

Castro

Yeah, I think so too. He really sucked last night. And I've always been a fan.

...looks like...a...whale...

...no, maybe a tree with big wavy branches...

>squints

If you look very closely you can see me in this photograph.

Those clouds are made of ice.

You are looking at a photograph of ice.

On this day in History May 7th, 1945 Germany surrendered to the allies.

Disclaimer* VE-Day is officially celebrated on the 8th in the States, but on the 9th in most former eastern block countries. The Germans actually surrendered to the Allies on the 7th, but the Russians were not present, and being a bit miffed about it, demanded the surrender ceremony be repeated with appropriate Russian officials present.

From Wikipedia:

At 02:41 on May 7, 1945, at the SHAEF headquarters in Reims, France, the Chief-of-Staff of the German Armed Forces High Command, Colonel General Alfred Jodl, signed the German Instrument of Surrender. All active operations were to cease at 23:01 Central European Time on May 8, 1945. However as the British were operating on British Double Summer Time this was 00:01 May 9 in London.

Western journalists broke the news of surrender prematurely, precipitating the earlier celebration. Fighting continued on the Eastern Front until the Germans surrendered specifically to the Soviets at Karlshorst. The Soviet Union kept to the agreed celebration date, and Russia and other countries still commemorate the end of World War II, a significant part of which is known as the Great Patriotic War in Russia and other parts of the former Soviet Union, as Victory Day on May 9.

By May 8, most of Germany had already been taken by Allied forces. Hence V-E day was not such a drastic change for most German civilians. In the years after, V-E day was predominantly perceived as the day of defeat. But over the decades, this perception changed, culminating in the speech by West German President Richard von Weizsäcker on the 40th anniversary of V-E day in 1985, in which he called May 8 "the day of liberation" from the Nazi government.

Surrender in Berlin - Shortly before midnight on May 8, a second unconditional surrender was signed in the outskirts of Berlin, Germany. The signing ceremony took place in a villa in an eastern suburb of Berlin called Karlshorst. Representatives of the USSR, Great Britain, France, and the United States arrived shortly before midnight. After Soviet Field Marshal Georgy Zhukov opened the ceremony, the German command representatives headed by General Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel were invited into the room, where they signed the final German Instrument of Surrender entering into force at 23:01 Central European Time.

By the 9th, all the allies had heard the news of the unconditional surrender of Germany, and on that day, the photo I just put up as my avatar was taken.

So happy VE-Day Lizards, and a special happy VE-Day to my Dad. (he's in the photo) Tonight, I raise my Bass Ale in your honor for all you did for me, and all you did to defend liberty in this world.

I love you, I miss you, and I thank you. Happy VE-Day Dad...., Cheers.

These are water clouds.

Clouds

/funky!

re: #30 Ojoe

These are water clouds.

As apposed to dust clouds?

...no, I don't see any ice...

...it looks more like a sailboat!

Little Fluffy Clouds

This was obviously staged and photoshopped. I mean its just so, well, obvious. Probably done by a psychopath, too.

"I've looked at clouds from both sides now..."

re: #32 HelloDare

As opposed, yes, to the ice clouds at the top of the thread.

A Mighty Wind

/That's Right

re: #12 Sol Roth

I see dead people...and vaginas....

/last thread hangover

Right!

[Link: www.penny-arcade.com...]

re: #22 HelloDare

Cloud Appreciation Society.

Thanks, I am always a sucker for a nice sun-rise or sun-set.... [Link: www.cloudappreciationsociety.org...]

Rene's Clouds

Ammonia ice clouds

re: #29 Yankee Division Son

Raising glass, here here.

Sunshine of Your Love

/jazz style! It rocks!

re: #40 LoFlyer

Bookmarked that one.

"Blue Skies"
by Irving Berlin

I was blue, just as blue as I could be
Ev'ry day was a cloudy day for me
Then good luck came a-knocking at my door
Skies were gray but they're not gray anymore

Blue skies
Smiling at me
Nothing but blue skies
Do I see

Bluebirds
Singing a song
Nothing but bluebirds
All day long

Never saw the sun shining so bright
Never saw things going so right
Noticing the days hurrying by
When you're in love, my how they fly

Blue days
All of them gone
Nothing but blue skies
>From now on

[2]
I should care if the wind blows east or west
I should fret if the worst looks like the best
I should mind if they say it can't be true
I should smile, that's exactly what I do

I have never seen the wind,but I have seen the effects of the wind

So it's McCain vs. Obama. What'll it be?:

A. An Obama blowout as voters clamor for "change"
B. Another squeaker like the previous two elections
C. A McCain blowout as voters see George McBama

Hiz'b'allah is back to waring with Lebanon.

I demand an immediate ceasefire and UN force, and am 100% against the disproportionate force being used.

re: #25 mama winger

Yeah, I think so too. He really sucked last night. And I've always been a fan.

I'm still mad they sent Michael Johns home. His rendition of It's all wrong, but it's all right was amazing.

I do not understand the gushing over David A. He has a nice voice, but everything he sings sounds the same.

I think AI has about run it's course, don't you?

Sorry to butt in.

Good evening, Lizards.

re: #48 solomonpanting

So it's McCain vs. Obama. What'll it be?:

A. An Obama blowout as voters clamor for "change"
B. Another squeaker like the previous two elections
C. A McCain blowout as voters see George McBama

Who knows? Thats what make this race so fascinating! The downside is that most of us strongly dislike all the candidates!

re: #48 solomonpanting

So it's McCain vs. Obama. What'll it be?:

A. An Obama blowout as voters clamor for "change"
B. Another squeaker like the previous two elections
C. A McCain blowout as voters see George McBama

Another squeaker with the usual ranting about stolen elections, systemic racism and whatever replaces the smirking chimp.

Charles is pulling a fast one. That is not a shot of the sky. It's a snapshot of his kitchen floor. It's Marmoleum. One the Rhythmic Blues.

re: #51 goddessoftheclassroom

Evening Goddess, Were your students good today?

this year is the "who gives a rats behind election"...I will be voting for "none of the above"...just saying

re: #29 Yankee Division Son

So you had a dad in the war?

My dad was in the 42nd
I don't recall the regiment, but it was Easy company and he was a first machine gunner. H always wondered why he was chosen as he was 5'-3" and the smallest guy in the company. To compensate the captain assigned the bigest guy around to be his second gunner, and tote the tripod and ammo in addition to his own rifle and gear. My dad landed in marseille in november of 44, as the 42nd was rushed over as replacements since the casualties were so high. He fought on the german border during the bulge, at the southern end of the penetration by the germans. On January 3 1945, while being relieved to go back from the front and get the first hot meal in 2 weeks his squad came under attack by german mortars. A shell exploded only a few feet behind him and he was hurled into the air, and landed flat on the seat of his pants. His back was broken at the 3rd coxical (sic) vertebra and he was temporarily paralyzed. He regained the use of his legs after 6 months of therapy, and pulled shrapnel out of his skin for the next 20 years. He never considered himself a hero. Dad Died in 1983 from heart disease and few days go by that I don't think about him.

re: #54 HelloDare

Charles is pulling a fast one. That is not a shot of the sky. It's a snapshot of his kitchen floor. It's Marmoleum. One the Rhythmic Blues.

So which pattern is it?

re: #40 LoFlyer

Take a look at the lenticular and mamma clouds.

re: #60 HelloDare

Take a look at the lenticular and mamma clouds.

Give me a link, I'm game!

re: #55 LoFlyer

Evening Goddess, Were your students good today?

Yes, very much so. I had some great discussion on Act IV of Romeo and Juliet.

Most of my students would restore you faith in teenagers.

re: #59 LoFlyer

So which pattern is it?

It's been discontinued. Was called Blue Wisp.

You gotta love youtube. It's almost as fun as youporn but more workplace friendly.
The Kingston Trio: They Call The Wind Maria
They Call the Wind Maria
They call the wind Mariah
Frankie Laine - They Call The Wind Maria

re: #57 sojerofgod

I shall raise a toast to your Dad as well.

re: #61 LoFlyer

Give me a link, I'm game!

Here is it. Go to the box that says SELECT A CATEGORY.

Go Speed Racer Go....

Speed Racer

re: #62 goddessoftheclassroom

Yes, very much so. I had some great discussion on Act IV of Romeo and Juliet.

Most of my students would restore you faith in teenagers.

The courage and good works performed by our soldiers in Iraq leaves no doubt about the integrity and values of our youth. I only worry about what we are teaching our kids to aspire to nowadays. Lottos, welfare and foodstamps is not my idea of the American dream....

re: #66 HelloDare

Here is it. Go to the box that says SELECT A CATEGORY.

Very cool! [Link: www.cloudappreciationsociety.org...]

MAMMA.

re: #65 Yankee Division Son
TY

Ya know, he didn't talk much about it, I know that as a machine gunner he killed a lot of men. Probably a lot more than an average rifleman. He had PTSD I'm sure (back before that was cool, natch) He told once though that what really scared him was tanks and hand grenades. Tanks cuz they drew fire, and he said as a machine gunner he had all the fire directed at him that he needed, thanks very much. Hand grenades because his second was a baseball fan, and loved to throw them overhand like a fast ball and dad just knew one of those days he was gonna drop one in the fox hole and there wouldn't be time to get out of the way.

re: #71 sojerofgod

TY

Ya know, he didn't talk much about it, I know that as a machine gunner he killed a lot of men. Probably a lot more than an average rifleman. He had PTSD I'm sure (back before that was cool, natch) He told once though that what really scared him was tanks and hand grenades. Tanks cuz they drew fire, and he said as a machine gunner he had all the fire directed at him that he needed, thanks very much. Hand grenades because his second was a baseball fan, and loved to throw them overhand like a fast ball and dad just knew one of those days he was gonna drop one in the fox hole and there wouldn't be time to get out of the way.

Glad he made it through the war, my hats off to your dad!

re: #68 LoFlyer

The courage and good works performed by our soldiers in Iraq leaves no doubt about the integrity and values of our youth. I only worry about what we are teaching our kids to aspire to nowadays. Lottos, welfare and foodstamps is not my idea of the American dream....

Here's what I showed all my classes after we finished our work on R&J. I saw this link here at LGF yesterday:

#29 & #57
My Dad just died at the end of January this year. Didn't like to say much about his service (Army grunt - after the war, he was career USAF) in Europe in '44 - '45, but poked fun at his foray into a French restaurant in Paris in '45 on his way back to the States. It was his 21st birthday and he ordered the 'rarebit'. In his thick, Georgia drawl he called the waiter back to ask where the meat was - he thought it was 'rabbit'...wonder if the waiter told his kids about the dopey American....
Here's to the Greatest Generation - thank you, all.

re: #74 towm

#29 & #57
My Dad just died at the end of January this year. Didn't like to say much about his service (Army grunt - after the war, he was career USAF) in Europe in '44 - '45, but poked fun at his foray into a French restaurant in Paris in '45 on his way back to the States. It was his 21st birthday and he ordered the 'rarebit'. In his thick, Georgia drawl he called the waiter back to ask where the meat was - he thought it was 'rabbit'...wonder if the waiter told his kids about the dopey American....
Here's to the Greatest Generation - thank you, all.

I'm sorry about your losing your dad. We can never thank our veterans enough.

LoFlyer (#68),

USMC Overrun By Recruits

May 7, 2008: The U.S. Marine Corps has had more success than expected in attracting recruits, and has moved up the date for completing their current expansion. Last year, Congress ordered the marines to expand their strength from the current 181,000 to 202,000. At first, the marines thought it would take them four years to do it. But between the large number of recruits, and the many current marines who are staying in, the expansion will be accomplished by next year.

The one on the left looks like ... a horse. yeah, that's it.

re: #71 sojerofgod

TY
Ya know, he didn't talk much about it....

That's very common, neither did my dad.

re: #70 HelloDare

MAMMA.

/Mama

re: #70 HelloDare

MAMMA.

Nice!

re: #62 goddessoftheclassroom

Hooray! We were translating Cicero today. Summer break in about two weeks. You?

Ex-Gitmo prisoner carries out suicide attack

The U.S. military confirmed Wednesday that a former Guantanamo detainee from Kuwait carried out a recent suicide attack in northern Iraq.

A spokesman for U.S. military's Central Command told The Associated Press that Abdallah Salih al-Ajmi took part in an attack in Mosul.

. . .

The U.S. transferred al-Ajmi to Kuwaiti custody from Guantanamo in 2005. A Kuwaiti court later acquitted him of terrorism charges.

/how did that work out?

Neato clouds.

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re: #81 Pater Coop

Hooray! We were translating Cicero today. Summer break in about two weeks. You?

We finish June 3. I'm really going to miss my students.

re: #73 goddessoftheclassroom

Great video, your students are fortunate to have you as their teacher!

re: #80 rawmuse

Nice!

The name "mammatus" is derived from the Latin mamma (breast), due to the resemblance between the shape of these clouds and human female breasts.
[Link: images.google.com...]

Good Evening, Lizards! I spent the morning with John McCain in Rochester, Michigan. That, I guess, is the good news. The bad news is, he's about 75% moonbat, and we're screwed come January no matter what.

Happy Wednesday. Anyone have any GOOD news today?

re: #83 stevieray

Thank for the link.

re: #85 LoFlyer

Great video, your students are fortunate to have you as their teacher!

You are so kind.

I asked them to contrast William with Mildred in Fahrenehit 451. I pointed out how lucky we all were to be Americans and to be able to take electricity for granted. I also pointed out how Malawi didn't have public education and that William had to drop out--before he was 14--because he parents couldn't pay the $80 in fees.

Watcher of the Skies

re: #86 HelloDare

Stop it, you're killin' me!

re: #86 HelloDare

The name "mammatus" is derived from the Latin mamma (breast), due to the resemblance between the shape of these clouds and human female breasts.
[Link: images.google.com...]

Hmm, heavenly clouds!

Here are some ground formations....

re: #87 Grammy Cracker

I'll take my 25% wherever I can get it.

/for the judges if nothing else

Today was such a grand day in SF, I could scarcely stand it. During my walk we encountered baby ducklings at the pond. Fresh out of the box.

re: #40 LoFlyer
Love the link and bookmarked it.

re: #92 LoFlyer

Hmm, heavenly clouds!

Here are some ground formations....

Just another reason why I say NZ is the most beautiful spot on planet Earth...

re: #93 Killian Bundy

I'll take my 25% wherever I can get it.

/for the judges if nothing else

He specifically mentioned Roberts and Alito, which was good - and he IS right about the troops / war.... so I will *man up* and vote for him, but I don't have to like it...

re: #89 goddessoftheclassroom

No I'm not, I had several great teachers in grammer and high school, I am talking really dedicated and caring teachers that made up for the 80 percent of medicore teachers. A great teacher is as important as the finest cop or doctor to a community! Thanks for all you do!

re: #92 LoFlyer

Hmm, heavenly clouds!

Here are some ground formations....

I was taught in one of my atmospheric science classes that the Front Range in Colorado was the only place that produced lensticularis clouds. I want my tuition back.

re: #94 rawmuse

Today was such a grand day in SF, I could scarcely stand it. During my walk we encountered baby ducklings at the pond. Fresh out of the box.

Aaawwww! THERE'S some good news! That's nice....

re: #84 goddessoftheclassroom

I get mine for 3-4 years, so I know how you feel. Watching them blossom from freshman to senior is always bittersweet.

re: #83 stevieray
Very nice!

re: #98 LoFlyer

No I'm not, I had several great teachers in grammer and high school, I am talking really dedicated and caring teachers that made up for the 80 percent of medicore teachers. A great teacher is as important as the finest cop or doctor to a community! Thanks for all you do!

DITTO!

re: #74 towm
My father was just as reluctant to talk about his experiences in the pacific. He was a Marine in action from late Guadalcanal until he was shot on Iwo Jima. I remember pestering him for stories when I was very young. Of course I didn’t realize that those stories were not for kids. But I was always very proud of him.

re: #96 Grammy Cracker

Just another reason why I say NZ is the most beautiful spot on planet Earth...

The shot was the Grand Tetons in Wyoming, I have skied Jackson Hole several times and plan on spending some serious time there when I retire.....

re: #100 Grammy Cracker

Aaawwww! THERE'S some good news! That's nice....

re: #100 Grammy Cracker

Aaawwww! THERE'S some good news! That's nice....

Does anybody else have annual Spring storm-drain ducky rescues by the fire department?

Hi Folks. What do Lizards think of the Credit Cardholder's Bill of Rights Act of 2008?

I like this part:

`(1) IN GENERAL- Except as permitted under paragraph (2), if the outstanding balance on a credit card account under an open end consumer credit plan accrues interest at 2 or more different annual percentage rates, the total amount of each periodic payment made on such account shall be allocated by the creditor between or among the outstanding balances at each such annual percentage rate in the same proportion as each such balance bears to the total outstanding balance on the account.

`(2) ALLOCATION TO HIGHER RATE- Notwithstanding paragraph (1), a creditor may elect, in any case described in such paragraph, to allocate more than a pro rata share of any payment to a portion of the outstanding balance that bears a higher annual percentage rate than another portion of such outstanding balance.'.

This, in my opinion, is where credit card companies are the most deceptive in that they hide shit the above addresses (applying your payment to the lowest interest rate shit first) in the (incredibly) fine print. We're not all ace consumers (my beloved Mom included).

I hope I haven't bored all of you. You guys are tops.

re: #98 LoFlyer

No I'm not, I had several great teachers in grammer and high school, I am talking really dedicated and caring teachers that made up for the 80 percent of medicore teachers. A great teacher is as important as the finest cop or doctor to a community! Thanks for all you do!

I have to agree, GoTC! I have had many so-so teachers, a few truly horrible ones, and several who were so outstanding that after, uh, well, uh, a few, ahem, years...I still remember them with admiration and fondness.

Many years from now your students will be telling their grandkids about the amazing lady who taught them back in the day.... That, dear, is your legacy...and your due.

/bows with respect in GoTC's general direction....

re: #106 infidelia

Does anybody else have annual Spring storm-drain ducky rescues by the fire department?

We have annual ditch-drain dorky rescues....

Some not-so-nice clouds.

Adam Sandler's Israeli Commando Cum Hairstylist Zohan Doesn't Sport The Star Of David Around His Neck — It's a pentagram, isn't it? Might Hollywood be afraid to display the Jewish Star of David?

re: #109 Grammy Cracker

We have annual ditch-drain dorky rescues....

Is that when dorks are rescued from ditch drains or, when dorks are the ones doing the rescuing?

i love the sky and the clouds. of course i'm an air sign. ;0

re: #104 FreeIowa

My father was just as reluctant to talk about his experiences in the pacific. He was a Marine in action from late Guadalcanal until he was shot on Iwo Jima. I remember pestering him for stories when I was very young. Of course I didn’t realize that those stories were not for kids. But I was always very proud of him.

This is my first post since getting back from burying my father in Miami on Saturday. He is a Korean War Vet and the service on Saturday included the entire flag ceremony and the playing of "Taps". It was very moving. I'll miss him terribly but he is in a better place.

re: #103 MandyManners

DITTO!

{MandyManners}

re: #105 LoFlyer

The shot was the Grand Tetons in Wyoming, I have skied Jackson Hole several times and plan on spending some serious time there when I retire.....

My stepdaughter spends every Christmas skiing in Jackson Hole. I haven't been there YET, but I will join her one of these days, with or without Grandpa Cracker!

New Zealand truly is breathtaking, though, and I highly recommend you go if you get the chance. Here are a few reasons why:

1. The landscapes are beyond compare
2. The people are the nicest you'll find anywhere
3. The people are the NEATEST (meaning tidy) anywhere
4. The people are the most attractive you'll find anywhere

Seriously! I've joked ever since my first visit there that if you are born in NZ and you grow up to be rude, sloppy or ugly, they throw you off the islands! Single Lizards take note! VERY attractive and NICE people in New Zealand!

/just sayin'!

re: #109 Grammy Cracker

We have annual ditch-drain dorky rescues....

That's basically the same thing, except we have those year-round.

In a sane world this would be an election topic.
Israel: Iran could have nukes by '09

re: #112 MandyManners

Is that when dorks are rescued from ditch drains or, when dorks are the ones doing the rescuing?

Oh, our rescue personnel are golden! It's the dorks in the drains that are the problem....LOL

/all volunteer department, and STILL amazing....

re: #110 MandyManners

Some not-so-nice clouds.

One of these days I'm gonna spend a few weeks storm chasing. Thanks for the video!

re: #116 Grammy Cracker

My stepdaughter spends every Christmas skiing in Jackson Hole. I haven't been there YET, but I will join her one of these days, with or without Grandpa Cracker!

New Zealand truly is breathtaking, though, and I highly recommend you go if you get the chance. Here are a few reasons why:

1. The landscapes are beyond compare
2. The people are the nicest you'll find anywhere
3. The people are the NEATEST (meaning tidy) anywhere
4. The people are the most attractive you'll find anywhere

Seriously! I've joked ever since my first visit there that if you are born in NZ and you grow up to be rude, sloppy or ugly, they throw you off the islands! Single Lizards take note! VERY attractive and NICE people in New Zealand!

/just sayin'!

NZ has some of the finest scenery on the planet! They have a tough immigration policy though.....

re: #108 Grammy Cracker

{Grammy Cracker}

re: #114 VegasRick

i'm so sorry for the pain you have experienced w/ your dear father passing away. i've been thinking abt. you. i'm glad you're back and hope you are feeling better soon. it takes time to go thru the hurt of losing a parent, especially a good one, like your dad was.

re: #104 FreeIowa
Jeez aren't we a bunch of old farts talking about "The War" and all?

re: #114 VegasRick

This is my first post since getting back from burying my father in Miami on Saturday. He is a Korean War Vet and the service on Saturday included the entire flag ceremony and the playing of "Taps". It was very moving. I'll miss him terribly but he is in a better place.

{Rick}

re: #114 VegasRick

I'm very sorry for your loss. My Pop's been gone three years this July, and I miss him each and every day. It gets a little better as time passes. but it's gonna take a while. Hang in there, VR.

#114 Vegas Rick,

My sincere condolences to you and your family on the loss of your father.
My Dad flew during the Korean war; he said it was a 'no brainer' to enlist in the USAF after WWII since all the pilots and personell appeared to carry nothing heavier than golf clubs and tennis rackets when traveling from one assignment to another.

#104 FreeIowa,

If your Dad is no longer with us, may his memory be eternal. If he is, 'cheers'!

re: #114 VegasRick

This is my first post since getting back from burying my father in Miami on Saturday. He is a Korean War Vet and the service on Saturday included the entire flag ceremony and the playing of "Taps". It was very moving. I'll miss him terribly but he is in a better place.

Our condolences Rick, as you said, he is in a better place and we will not forget the sacrifices he made for us.....

re: #123 nyc redneck

i'm so sorry for the pain you have experienced w/ your dear father passing away. i've been thinking abt. you. i'm glad you're back and hope you are feeling better soon. it takes time to go thru the hurt of losing a parent, especially a good one, like your dad was.

Thank you so much. I am grateful for all the wonderful times I had with him and also for the great people, like you, here at LGF.

re: #114 VegasRick

This is my first post since getting back from burying my father in Miami on Saturday. He is a Korean War Vet and the service on Saturday included the entire flag ceremony and the playing of "Taps". It was very moving. I'll miss him terribly but he is in a better place.

{VegasRick} and God bless and keep your wonderful father!

I was with some of these brave men this morning and got the chance to say 'Thank you' in person....very special. Men of that generation were real men and real patriots, as you well know.

re: #73 goddessoftheclassroom

How cool!

Thank you all for your kind words and wishes. It feels great to be back with you all.

re: #114 VegasRick

My deepest condolences, VegasRick. I am grateful for your dad's service to our country. God bless ya'll.

It's always a good day when I get to read stories from my aunt's 5th grade class. This story is called Terrik.

Terrik
Once there was a triceratops and he had lots of friends but the T-rex was his enemy growing up some of his friends died because of T-rex. Terrik wanted to get revenge but he was a herbavore. T-rex was a big bully but Terrik stayed out of fights but T-rex kept tourmenting Terrik. So Terrik fought T-rex. T-rex bit him. Terrik tried but T-rex was to good for him. Terrik tried to run away but he couldn't so Terrik was injured and he later died.

re: #114 VegasRick

Welcome back, Vegas. Sorry for your loss.

Got a few chores to do. BBL!

re: #133 Intrepid

re: #135 bosforus

Thanks.

re: #124 sojerofgod

Jeez aren't we a bunch of old farts talking about "The War" and all?

LOL. In my case it's even someone else's war. I was too stupid to think of enlisting when I turned 18. Of course at the time Carter was president and even then I couldn't stomach the idea of working for him. :)

re: #87 Grammy Cracker

Happy Wednesday. Anyone have any GOOD news today?

Why yes. Got to post on the fridge at work the news article announcing my daughter's performances with Mark Morris Dance Group and The Met!

re: #114 VegasRickf

So sorry to hear about your loss. May his memory be a blessing.

re: #99 MandyManners

I was taught in one of my atmospheric science classes that the Front Range in Colorado was the only place that produced lensticularis clouds. I want my tuition back.

Saw my first lenticular cloud in Alaska.

Science fact
For example a dinosaur that lives in the swamp would have to have strong legs so he can pull them out of the mud.

Science fiction
Once apon a time theyre lived a spoiled kid named Tommy who claimed he was a iraqian pretty weird huh well he had a time machien he went back in time saw blood thirsty dinos well its sad he thought it was a petting zoo well weve never herd from him sense

re: #121 LoFlyer

NZ has some of the finest scenery on the planet! They have a tough immigration policy though.....

Here's a strange, as Paul Harvey would say.... we arrived at the Auckland airport after about 30 hours of traveling. It was about 5:30 AM local time, and we were so tired we didn't know which end was up....

Going through NZ Customs, we were asked, among MANY other things, if we had been on a farm recently... Well, yeah, we OWN a farm. Ah Ha! This is cause for great concern in NZ, so they confiscated Grandpa Cracker's boots and took them to an on-site, sort of haz-mat, unit for DECONTAMINATION! They take their small, closed ecosystem VERY seriously! After about 1 hour, his boots were returned and we were allowed to leave.

When the time difference allowed (they're 17 hours ahead of us...plus one day!) I called the friends who were meeting us there and told them to wash their damn boots before coming unless they really were looking forward to spending half the night in the damn airport!

re: #139 jamgarr

Happy Wednesday. Anyone have any GOOD news today?

Why yes. Got to post on the fridge at work the news article announcing my daughter's performances with Mark Morris Dance Group and The Met!

that is awesome. they are wonderful. i love dance. i didn't know what an incredible art form it was until a friend of mine started dancing w/ pylobolus. now that's a wild and crazy outfit.

re: #139 jamgarr
That's not good news, that's EXCELLENT news. Congrats!

re: #139 jamgarr

Happy Wednesday. Anyone have any GOOD news today?

Why yes. Got to post on the fridge at work the news article announcing my daughter's performances with Mark Morris Dance Group and The Met!

Congratulations! How wonderful!

re: #27 obscured by clouds

If you look very closely you can see me in this photograph.

Now you tell me.
I just spent twenty minutes trying to clean my monitor!
// {:-(™

re: #139 jamgarr

Happy Wednesday. Anyone have any GOOD news today?

Why yes. Got to post on the fridge at work the news article announcing my daughter's performances with Mark Morris Dance Group and The Met!

Here's good news (which I posted on a dead thread) - Yoko Ono is no longer doing this.......

(wait 2 minutes through the set-up - and make sure no pets are within hearing range. Sad that John and Frank had to share the stage with this)

re: #134 bosforus

It's always a good day when I get to read stories from my aunt's 5th grade class. This story is called Terrik.

Terrik
Once there was a triceratops and he had lots of friends but the T-rex was his enemy growing up some of his friends died because of T-rex. Terrik wanted to get revenge but he was a herbavore. T-rex was a big bully but Terrik stayed out of fights but T-rex kept tourmenting Terrik. So Terrik fought T-rex. T-rex bit him. Terrik tried but T-rex was to good for him. Terrik tried to run away but he couldn't so Terrik was injured and he later died.

Sounds like some sort of survival of the fittest story to me. Science must have gotten their hands on that poor kid!

/

re: #114 VegasRick

This is my first post since getting back from burying my father in Miami on Saturday. He is a Korean War Vet and the service on Saturday included the entire flag ceremony and the playing of "Taps". It was very moving. I'll miss him terribly but he is in a better place.

Glad to see you here and my condolences on the loss of your father. We are lucky to be surrounded by great men such as your father. I am thankful for all they gave.

re: #139 jamgarr

Happy Wednesday. Anyone have any GOOD news today?

Why yes. Got to post on the fridge at work the news article announcing my daughter's performances with Mark Morris Dance Group and The Met!

That IS good news! Congratulations to you and your daughter! What an accomplishment...I'm sure you're busting a seam with pride!

re: #114 VegasRick

Condolences for you loss, VegasRick. It sounds like your dad was a helluva man.

re: #144 nyc redneck

My daughter knows somebody in Pilobolus. Went to school with her in NY. Her first performance with them was the Oscars!

re: #87 Grammy Cracker

Good Evening, Lizards! I spent the morning with John McCain in Rochester, Michigan. That, I guess, is the good news. The bad news is, he's about 75% moonbat, and we're screwed come January no matter what.

Happy Wednesday. Anyone have any GOOD news today?

Well, that is better than Hillary (100% moonbat) and Obama (1000% moonbat).

Now I have to watch it at work; I almost blew up at a moonbat who supports Obama and didn't think the "G-d damn America" sermons were so bad.
And in a small company, it isn't a good idea to piss off co-workers.
At least, I'm reasonably sure our HR person is NOT a moonbat, so I might not get in trouble. (He was talking to me about how bad government health care would be, and some other stuff that I can't think of now)

re: #149 Sharmuta

Sounds like some sort of survival of the fittest story to me. Science must have gotten their hands on that poor kid!

/

I asked my aunt if that kid has any friends. He does, so it's easier to laugh at. The last line just kills me, ...and he later died

re: #145 snowcrash

Thanks. I'm very proud (although I've heard it's a deadly sin)

re: #114 VegasRick

Very sorry to hear, best wishes..

re: #146 goddessoftheclassroom

Thanks. She performs with MMDG next week in Seattle

re: #140 WriterMom

f

So sorry to hear about your loss. May his memory be a blessing.

re: #150 ArmyWife

Glad to see you here and my condolences on the loss of your father. We are lucky to be surrounded by great men such as your father. I am thankful for all they gave.

Thanks, I could feel him smiling during the service esecially during the military portion of it.

re: #155 bosforus

My grandfather has his doctorate in education, and got around to many different regions, and age groups in his career. I always loved seeing the stuff he brought home from the younger kids- it's always priceless.

re: #151 Grammy Cracker

That IS good news! Congratulations to you and your daughter! What an accomplishment...I'm sure you're busting a seam with pride!

Yeah. She's in Orfeo ed Euridice in January. Looks like we'll have a good contingent there from the mid-west.

What's on tap tonight, y'all? Is the troll from last night still around? My internet connection went down on my in mid-whack.

re: #156 jamgarr

Thanks. I'm very proud (although I've heard it's a deadly sin)

I think unreasonable pride in one's self is the deadly sin.... Pride in the accomplishments of one's offspring is.... unavoidable!

Vegas Rick,

Condolences, Rick. You have lost a good father: our country has lost a patriot.

re: #159 VegasRick

Very sorry for your loss, VegasRick. Prayers for you and your family.

Idol semi finalists singing Reelin in the Years....yuck.

re: #153 jamgarr

My daughter knows somebody in Pilobolus. Went to school with her in NY. Her first performance with them was the Oscars!

what a small world. my friend danced w/ them in the late '80's. he has moved on to other things now but loved his time w/ them. i'm a heck of a dancer, myself. " modern."
in other words i just make up moves and go nuts and my friends laugh at me.

re: #118 FreeIowa

In a sane world this would be an election topic.
Israel: Iran could have nukes by '09

In a sane world the centrifuges would be a smokin' hole.

Go to 6:45 and look at the grass blowing in toward the tornado. Those chasers were RIGHT there.

re: #152 Occasional Reader

Condolences for you loss, VegasRick. It sounds like your dad was a helluva man.

re: #157 Yankee Division Son

Very sorry to hear, best wishes..

Thank you.

re: #138 FreeIowa

LOL. In my case it's even someone else's war. I was too stupid to think of enlisting when I turned 18. Of course at the time Carter was president and even then I couldn't stomach the idea of working for him. :)

I enlisted under Carter....

If had been smarter I would waited.

re: #160 Sharmuta

My grandfather has his doctorate in education, and got around to many different regions, and age groups in his career. I always loved seeing the stuff he brought home from the younger kids- it's always priceless.

I've got a few papers of my own stuff from the 4th grade. It's pretty timeless stuff. Definitely worth holding on to and good for a laugh on a rainy day like today.

re: #87 Grammy Cracker

Happy Wednesday. Anyone have any GOOD news today?

Well, historically speaking, it was a very good day..

re: #162 Sarge1984

What's on tap tonight, y'all? Is the troll from last night still around? My internet connection went down on my in mid-whack.

Well, as per the usual, Grammy has wine on tap. I must have missed last night's troll...DAMN! Did anyone save me a bite? I'm okay with leftovers! Just warm it up in the microwave...

re: #159 VegasRick

Please accept my sympathy, too.

{VegasRick}

re: #167 nyc redneck

what a small world. my friend danced w/ them in the late '80's. he has moved on to other things now but loved his time w/ them. i'm a heck of a dancer, myself. " modern."
in other words i just make up moves and go nuts and my friends laugh at me.

Glad to hear it. Dance doesn't get the quantity of props it deserves.

re: #164 hermeneutics

Vegas Rick,

Condolences, Rick. You have lost a good father: our country has lost a patriot.

re: #165 Sarge1984

Very sorry for your loss, VegasRick. Prayers for you and your family.

Thank you all. It wouldn't surprise me if he were in heaven setting up a crap game for him and the buddies he lost in Korea right now.

I'm guessing these are high altitude cirrus clouds ... so high they are made of wee bits of ice.

A long time ago, when I was stupid, childless and daring, I loved to sky dive, but from no more than 10,000 feet. Never saw ice. So these must be at 15,000 to 20,000 feet.

Isn't nature amazing?

re: #173 Yankee Division Son

Well, historically speaking, it was a very good day..

Are you kidding? FDR's lying war for, uh, wienerschnitzel?

re: #174 Grammy Cracker

There was a smoldering tail left when it got dogpiled...I haven't sifted through the ashes today. It was from the blue collar thread last night. Troll had some really admirable stick-to-it-iveness, but circular logic and selective listening really don't work.

Well, I managed to photoblog a portion of the Sean Bell demonstrations. Nothing too earth shattering there - there were more media, police, and gawkers than demonstrators by a significant margin. While I was viewing the scene, no arrests and no attempts to block traffic.

That came later when I was not around and the gaggle of demonstrators worked their way further downtown.

re: #175 goddessoftheclassroom

Please accept my sympathy, too.

{VegasRick}

Thank you.

re: #115 goddessoftheclassroom

Teachers like you helped instill in me a life-long love of learning, and the English language. Would that all of my teachers had been like you, and not just in the the fifth and sixth grades.

I am passing my love onto The Kid. I (gently) correct him when he uses an adjective/adverb incorrectly, and we have word games to play when driving. Also, he's invented his own number games and has taught himself how to multiply--and divide--up to 15X15.

Teachers ROCK.

re: #179 song_and_dance_man

I agree.

we know that ;D

re: #173 Yankee Division Son

Well, historically speaking, it was a very good day..

I just KNEW I could count on my Lizards to make me feel better! Well, y'all and some nice little red wine....LOL

/maybe there IS hope, and CHANGE, for the better...

re: #180 Occasional Reader

Heh... "No Blood for Wienerschnitzel!"

re: #186 Grammy Cracker

I just KNEW I could count on my Lizards to make me feel better! Well, y'all and some nice little red wine....LOL

/maybe there IS hope, and CHANGE, for the better...

woo-hoo! WNDT! Drink x 2, Grammy!

re: #184 MandyManners

Teachers like you helped instill in me a life-long love of learning, and the English language. Would that all of my teachers had been like you, and not just in the the fifth and sixth grades.

I am passing my love onto The Kid. I (gently) correct him when he uses an adjective/adverb incorrectly, and we have word games to play when driving. Also, he's invented his own number games and has taught himself how to multiply--and divide--up to 15X15.

Teachers ROCK.

That is SO cool!

My poor kids have had their grammar corrected since they could speak.

re: #119 Grammy Cracker

Oh, our rescue personnel are golden! It's the dorks in the drains that are the problem....LOL

/all volunteer department, and STILL amazing....

Fire fighters, too?

re: #182 lawhawk

Thanks, Lawhawk -- good photos though they are very small and hard to see.

Sharpton's like a social disease ... he keeps coming back. And back.

Almost 100 posts behind.

I'm just gonna' quit bathing, start wearing Depends and send The Kid to boarding school.

re: #181 Sarge1984

There was a smoldering tail left when it got dogpiled...I haven't sifted through the ashes today. It was from the blue collar thread last night. Troll had some really admirable stick-to-it-iveness, but circular logic and selective listening really don't work.

I suspected as much... Well, maybe next time! I'm still not sure what wine goes best with grilled gamy buttock....

re: #120 stevieray

One of these days I'm gonna spend a few weeks storm chasing. Thanks for the video!

You're welcome! Those videos are out there. Just keep on searching.

re: #192 MandyManners

Almost 100 posts behind.

Speaking of posts somebody's about to hit the big 4-0-0-0-0!

re: #193 Grammy Cracker

Gewurztraminer. Goes good with spicy and smokey foods!

Okay, this has nothing to do with clouds but my husband just found out today that one of his rarely used credit cards recently purchased a plane ticket on Turkish Airlines, 600+ dollars worth of something from Gateway Computers and 500+ dollars worth of something from Dell Computers. Various other odd charges were made including a membership with Columbia House dvd club.

How annoying.

Just wanted to vent a little.

re: #114 VegasRick

I'm sorry to hear that, Rick.

((((((Rick))))))

re: #196 bosforus

Speaking of posts somebody's about to hit the big 4-0-0-0-0!

Who?!

I'm no monster, says dungeon father in attack on 'biased' media

The Austrian pensioner who has admitted locking his daughter in a dungeon for 24 years and fathering seven children with her broke his silence from his prison cell yesterday to protest against being "treated like a monster" by the media.

"I'm not a monster," Josef Fritzl, 73, told the German newspaper Bild, via his lawyer, Rudolf Mayer.

He condemned as "totally biased" media coverage of what Austrian authorities have referred to as "the worst such crime in history", adding that his treatment of his 42-year-old daughter Elisabeth and her children could have been worse. Three of the children were brought up by her in their windowless dungeon, while three grew up in the family house with Fritzl and his wife. The seventh died.

Fritzl, who has been in custody in the town of St Pölten since his arrest nearly two weeks ago, sharing a 12-square-metre cell with a man accused of gun crime, said he deserved credit for the mercy he had shown towards his 19-year-old daughter by Elisabeth, Kerstin. He claimed he had saved her life by taking her from the cellar to hospital. "Without me, Kerstin would not still be alive today," he said. "I made sure she got to hospital."

/well, big bonus points for that

re: #192 MandyManners

Almost 100 posts behind.

I'm just gonna' quit bathing, start wearing Depends and send The Kid to boarding school.

LOL

re: #200 MandyManners

Who?!

You, silly! Hope you've got plenty of strength in those lungs. This might take a while.

re: #141 jamgarr

Saw my first lenticular cloud in Alaska.

Was it formed on the eastern side of a mountain range?

re: #197 Sarge1984

Gewurztraminer. Goes good with spicy and smokey foods!

Also turkey.

re: #188 Sarge1984

woo-hoo! WNDT! Drink x 2, Grammy!

I second that!

re: #204 MandyManners

Was it formed on the eastern side of a mountain range?

Don't remember. Lots of mountains everywhere. I had never even seen a picture of one so it really took me by surprise. Very cool.

re: #190 MandyManners

Fire fighters, too?

Oh...YEAH, Baby! Firefighters are HOT...

If any Lizards are fans of the show Extreme Makeover: Home Edition... they filmed one within sight of my house about 2 years ago. A local firefighter died after living in an old house with mold... pretty young wife and SIX kids left behind...

The locals who helped build that new house were almost all on our FD. Heros all, in my book...

/plus, they rolled out, en masse, when Grandpa Cracker had his heart attack...

The clouds show the winds of change are blowing- the hill miester is being blown away and so will the obama rama in November. Hope they also blow the cobwebs outta Mclames mind too!

re: #191 hermeneutics

You can click on any of the photos to enlarge. But I'll post 'em in a medium format in the future. Thanks!

re: #200 MandyManners

Who?!

You, Honey.

re: #114 VegasRick

This is my first post since getting back from burying my father in Miami on Saturday. He is a Korean War Vet and the service on Saturday included the entire flag ceremony and the playing of "Taps". It was very moving. I'll miss him terribly but he is in a better place.

Lizards!
ATTENTION!

Hand Salute!

re: #211 Sharmuta

Still a baby. :-)

re: #199 MandyManners

I'm sorry to hear that, Rick.

((((((Rick))))))

Thanks Mandy.

re: #189 goddessoftheclassroom

That is SO cool!

My poor kids have had their grammar corrected since they could speak.

The Kid took his time speaking so I held back on grammar for a while out of sheer gratitude and relief. But, once the little bugger got going, he's not stopped.

I'll never forget when he said something was "fair and balanced" when he was four or so. He was weaned on FNC.

re: #208 Grammy Cracker

Volunteer firefighters have some of the biggest hearts you'll ever encounter. They risk their lives, donate their time, drop everything at the sound of a fire whistle, just to serve their communities.

re: #207 jamgarr

Don't remember. Lots of mountains everywhere. I had never even seen a picture of one so it really took me by surprise. Very cool.

Kinda' like flying saucers.

re: #190 MandyManners

Fire fighters, too?

Yo, Mandy... did I ever mention that I come from a long line of firefighters on my father's side? S' true. Grand-dad, Great-Grand-dad, and Great-great Grand-dad. (Dad sort of broke the chain by becoming a financial manager.)

So, basically, I'm pretty much the model for those pics you like to post. Really.

re: #215 MandyManners

The Kid took his time speaking so I held back on grammar for a while out of sheer gratitude and relief. But, once the little bugger got going, he's not stopped.

I'll never forget when he said something was "fair and balanced" when he was four or so. He was weaned on FNC.

LOL! l What a good boy!

re: #203 bosforus

You, silly! Hope you've got plenty of strength in those lungs. This might take a while.

What? No way. No fucking way. For real? Lemme' check.

re: #202 nyc redneck

LOL

Extreme measures for extreme times.

re: #214 VegasRick

Thanks Mandy.

May I offer my condolences also.

OT

SECNAV Names New Guided-Missile Destroyer USS Michael Murphy

LAKE RONKONKOMA, N.Y. (NNS) -- Secretary of the Navy, Donald C. Winter announced on May 7 at a ceremony in Lake Ronkonkoma, N.Y., the name of the newest Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer will be USS Michael Murphy. Designated as DDG 112, the name honors Lt. Michael Murphy who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions during Operation Red Wing, in Afghanistan on June 28, 2005.

re: #208 Grammy Cracker

Oh...YEAH, Baby! Firefighters are HOT...

If any Lizards are fans of the show Extreme Makeover: Home Edition... they filmed one within sight of my house about 2 years ago. A local firefighter died after living in an old house with mold... pretty young wife and SIX kids left behind...

The locals who helped build that new house were almost all on our FD. Heros all, in my book...

/plus, they rolled out, en masse, when Grandpa Cracker had his heart attack...

Is that the one on Nick when the crew arrives in a big bus and the family goes on a vacation? I love that show.

Troofer Charlie Sheen accused his wife of poisoning their child because she got the kid it's vaccinations.

[Link: www.nationalenquirer.com...]

They couldn't print it if it wasn't true..

re: #223 jcm
W00t!

re: #212 jcm

re: #222 LEGION

Thank you.

re: #215 MandyManners

Breath of fresh air for me to hear that- the school I worked at was full of left wing moonbats- on a quarter of a dozen recognized the truth when they saw it. Deep sigh.

re: #216 Sarge1984

Volunteer firefighters have some of the biggest hearts you'll ever encounter. They risk their lives, donate their time, drop everything at the sound of a fire whistle, just to serve their communities.

Heck I did it because it was fun, and I could get of high school classes and run around on big red chick magnets.
/

re: #211 Sharmuta

You, Honey.

Goodness. I forgot to check. Only 15 more to go.

I've got to get some sleep, so nighty-night, Lizards.

re: #224 MandyManners

Just 13 more!

re: #214 VegasRick

You're welcome, Rick.

Mandy?

re: #223 jcm

OT

SECNAV Names New Guided-Missile Destroyer USS Michael Murphy

Good for them.

re: #223 jcm

We are all humbled by his sacrifice, and elated at his recognition by the honor of bestowing his name on this wonderful ship.

re: #218 Occasional Reader

Yo, Mandy... did I ever mention that I come from a long line of firefighters on my father's side? S' true. Grand-dad, Great-Grand-dad, and Great-great Grand-dad. (Dad sort of broke the chain by becoming a financial manager.)

So, basically, I'm pretty much the model for those pics you like to post. Really.

Linky?

Drudge is so biased against Hillary. If I were working on Hillary's campaign, I'd be livid about the montage of Hillary faces with the caption, "NO WAY," underneath.

Below that, there's a smiling photo of Obama on the cover of Time and a second picture of Obama and wife walking happily down a street.

So wrong.

But that's why we have BLOGGERS!

Suddenly I feel like a post-whore.

I'm off! Appearing in a jazz club near some of you. Later, Lizards!

re: #231 goddessoftheclassroom

G'night.

re: #235 VegasRick

Good for them.

We were talking about naming ships in the lounge, so when are we going to have a USS Richard Nixon? Most said not in our lifetimes! Too bad, he opened China, the namesake could help Close it- lol!

re: #239 MandyManners

Suddenly I feel like a post-whore.

LanceKates has over 50,000 so don't feel too bad about yourself.
Hole punch clouds.

re: #235 VegasRick

Good for them.

Where do we find these guys?

Where?

re: #236 rawmuse

We are all humbled by his sacrifice, and elated at his recognition by the honor of bestowing his name on this wonderful ship.

For all Lizard if you haven't read it.

Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10

On a clear night in late June 2005, four U.S. Navy SEALs left their base in northern Afghanistan for the mountainous Pakistani border. Their mission was to capture or kill a notorious al Qaeda leader known to be ensconced in a Taliban stronghold surrounded by a small but heavily armed force. Less then twenty-four hours later, only one of those Navy SEALs remained alive.

This is the story of fire team leader Marcus Luttrell, the sole survivor of Operation Redwing, and the desperate battle in the mountains that led, ultimately, to the largest loss of life in Navy SEAL history. But it is also, more than anything, the story of his teammates, who fought ferociously beside him until he was the last one left-blasted unconscious by a rocket grenade, blown over a cliff, but still armed and still breathing. Over the next four days, badly injured and presumed dead, Luttrell fought off six al Qaeda assassins who were sent to finish him, then crawled for seven miles through the mountains before he was taken in by a Pashtun tribe, who risked everything to protect him from the encircling Taliban killers.

re: #192 MandyManners

Almost 100 posts behind.

I'm just gonna' quit bathing, start wearing Depends and send The Kid to boarding school.

I know for a fact that Wal-Mart has a cheaper brand of adult diapers than Depends, ones that are more absorbant. Plus, if you're not at the Depends stage yet, there's always Poise pads.

I'm a trial junkie, so when I'm watching some good courtroom drama, I do my best to hold it in. But I haven't given birth, so it's easier for me, I think.

/hee

re: #219 Grammy Cracker

LOL! l What a good boy!

I worried about it a bit when he wanted to be a "blown up fire-fighter" for Halloween one year. I probed a bit and found out he knew about 9-11. He wasn't old enough to remember the day it happened but, he'd seen enough.

A few years after that convo, I started teaching him abou Islam.

re: #239 MandyManners

Suddenly I feel like a post-whore.

Good to have you in the club. ;)

re: #238 hermeneutics

Drudge is so biased against Hillary. If I were working on Hillary's campaign, I'd be livid about the montage of Hillary faces with the caption, "NO WAY," underneath.

Below that, there's a smiling photo of Obama on the cover of Time and a second picture of Obama and wife walking happily down a street.

So wrong.

But that's why we have BLOGGERS!

drudge has a big crush on him. he can't help it. ("it is what it is")

re: #239 MandyManners

Suddenly I feel like a post-whore.

No reason to feel like a post-hole, it's just a hole in the ground.

Ohhh!

nevermind.

re: #239 MandyManners

Suddenly I feel like a post-whore.

/really?

re: #230 MandyManners

Goodness. I forgot to check. Only 15 more to go.

Uh, Mandy....days or years?

/don't worry, hon...I'm 4-O+10 and it's all good!

re: #237 MandyManners

Linky?

Sure. From my family photo album: Great-great Grand-dad.

re: #242 LEGION

We were talking about naming ships in the lounge, so when are we going to have a USS Richard Nixon? Most said not in our lifetimes! Too bad, he opened China, the namesake could help Close it- lol!

You were in the lounge?! I bow to your greatness. The only time I ever went in there I got out real quick, It was moving so fast I thought I stumbled onto some secret military decoding center!

re: #249 nyc redneck

I wonder if this will be the election during which a majority of clued in voters get part of their info from blogs,

re: #228 LEGION

Breath of fresh air for me to hear that- the school I worked at was full of left wing moonbats- on a quarter of a dozen recognized the truth when they saw it. Deep sigh.

After learning that a classmate in Kindergarten couldn't add 0+3, I got The Kid enrolled in a private, Christian academy. Well, I couldn't enroll him until he had taken an admission's test before the first grade. What a world!

re: #240 rawmuse

I'm off! Appearing in a jazz club near some of you. Later, Lizards!

You jazzy boy, you! Break a leg, RawMuse!

re: #256 MandyManners

After learning that a classmate in Kindergarten couldn't add 0+3, I got The Kid enrolled in a private, Christian academy. Well, I couldn't enroll him until he had taken an admission's test before the first grade. What a world!

8

re: #232 bosforus

Just 13 more!

Stop that!

re: #234 snowcrash

Mandy?

Yes?

re: #259 MandyManners

Stop that!

7!
...ok, i'll stop and just 'let it happen'

Go Mandy. 7

re: #198 kynna

Okay, this has nothing to do with clouds but my husband just found out today that one of his rarely used credit cards recently purchased a plane ticket on Turkish Airlines, 600+ dollars worth of something from Gateway Computers and 500+ dollars worth of something from Dell Computers. Various other odd charges were made including a membership with Columbia House dvd club.

How annoying.

Just wanted to vent a little.

I hear ya, kynna. May I ask what you and your husband have done about it?

re: #256 MandyManners

After learning that a classmate in Kindergarten couldn't add 0+3, I got The Kid enrolled in a private, Christian academy. Well, I couldn't enroll him until he had taken an admission's test before the first grade. What a world!

We've been putting the boys through all kinds of testing. Because of their background they are classified "at risk."

re: #244 Occasional Reader

Where do we find these guys?

Where?

We are a blessed nation that continues to produce real life heros. The chain will never be broken.