John Hawkins is having a Q & O over at rightwing news.
One of the questions was:
Q&A Friday #71: Why Do Average Americans Idolize Bill Clinton?
John gave his answer here.
Mine is much shorter; a con man is supposed to be likeable.
Friday, August 10, 2007
Thursday, August 09, 2007
Can someone answer me?
Why, am I the ONLY ONE one the road at quitting time who wants to go home?
I mean I want to at least drive the frigging SPEED LIMIT, not sit 10 cars behind some
JACK @SS doing 5 TO 10 mph BELOW the speed limit.
You know, pacing the guy in the slow lane and admiring the empty highway in front of you. Or, like the 2008 Suburban, jacking your jaw on a figging cell phone while going 25 in a 40 MPH city.
Gawd, I'm still pissed.
Being assigned to north San didn't help either. Everything takes longer because of either the rock, or the overgrown gardens- or both. It seems hotter up there, too.
I'm looking for a replacement work truck, and can't remember when GMC became the premiere truck of the GM stable. The Japanese trucks are just as expensive- if not more than the Union cost vehicles. I *know* for a fact that Toyota doesn't pay union wages to their labor force in San Antonio. So, is the extra price all profit?
Ohhh, Ford Ranger and Mazda's B series pick-ups are the same- Mazda costs about $500 more. A Ford/Mazda costs about $1500 more for the same trim level as the Chevy Colorado.
(UPDATE)
Can anyone tell me about the supposed tax break that everyone uses (according to the Greenies) to drive around in absolutely free (Tax break) SUV's?
Is that just for an "S" corp, or could I use it as a sub-contractor for a large nameless cable company?
I mean I want to at least drive the frigging SPEED LIMIT, not sit 10 cars behind some
JACK @SS doing 5 TO 10 mph BELOW the speed limit.
You know, pacing the guy in the slow lane and admiring the empty highway in front of you. Or, like the 2008 Suburban, jacking your jaw on a figging cell phone while going 25 in a 40 MPH city.
Gawd, I'm still pissed.
Being assigned to north San didn't help either. Everything takes longer because of either the rock, or the overgrown gardens- or both. It seems hotter up there, too.
I'm looking for a replacement work truck, and can't remember when GMC became the premiere truck of the GM stable. The Japanese trucks are just as expensive- if not more than the Union cost vehicles. I *know* for a fact that Toyota doesn't pay union wages to their labor force in San Antonio. So, is the extra price all profit?
Ohhh, Ford Ranger and Mazda's B series pick-ups are the same- Mazda costs about $500 more. A Ford/Mazda costs about $1500 more for the same trim level as the Chevy Colorado.
(UPDATE)
Can anyone tell me about the supposed tax break that everyone uses (according to the Greenies) to drive around in absolutely free (Tax break) SUV's?
Is that just for an "S" corp, or could I use it as a sub-contractor for a large nameless cable company?
I've been saying they were Commies
Now I have support fom someone who really knows.
Propaganda Redux
Take it from this old KGB hand: The left is abetting America's enemies with its intemperate attacks on President Bush.
BY ION MIHAI PACEPA
Tuesday, August 7, 2007 12:01 a.m. EDT
During last week's two-day summit, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown thanked President Bush for leading the global war on terror. Mr. Brown acknowledged "the debt the world owes to the U.S. for its leadership in this fight against international terrorism" and vowed to follow Winston Churchill's lead and make Britain's ties with America even stronger.
Mr. Brown's statements elicited anger from many of Mr. Bush's domestic detractors, who claim the president concocted the war on terror for personal gain. But as someone who escaped from communist Romania--with two death sentences on his head--in order to become a citizen of this great country, I have a hard time understanding why some of our top political leaders can dare in a time of war to call our commander in chief a "liar," a "deceiver" and a "fraud."
Good enough creds?
Now we see the parallels between the Communist propiganda and the Liberals echos:
Sowing the seeds of anti-Americanism by discrediting the American president was one of the main tasks of the Soviet-bloc intelligence community during the years I worked at its top levels. This same strategy is at work today, but it is regarded as bad manners to point out the Soviet parallels. For communists, only the leader counted, no matter the country, friend or foe. At home, they deified their own ruler--as to a certain extent still holds true in Russia. Abroad, they asserted that a fish starts smelling from the head, and they did everything in their power to make the head of the Free World stink.
The communist effort to generate hatred for the American president began soon after President Truman set up NATO and propelled the three Western occupation forces to unite their zones to form a new West German nation. We were tasked to take advantage of the reawakened patriotic feelings stirring in the European countries that had been subjugated by the Nazis, in order to shift their hatred for Hitler over into hatred for Truman--the leader of the new "occupation power." Western Europe was still grateful to the U.S. for having restored its freedom, but it had strong leftist movements that we secretly financed. They were like putty in our hands.
And the Lefts' Viet Nam policy?
During the Vietnam War we spread vitriolic stories around the world, pretending that America's presidents sent Genghis Khan-style barbarian soldiers to Vietnam who raped at random, taped electrical wires to human genitals, cut off limbs, blew up bodies and razed entire villages. Those weren't facts. They were our tales, but some seven million Americans ended up being convinced their own president, not communism, was the enemy. As Yuri Andropov, who conceived this dezinformatsiya war against the U.S., used to tell me, people are more willing to believe smut than holiness.
The final goal of our anti-American offensive was to discourage the U.S. from protecting the world against communist terrorism and expansion. Sadly, we succeeded. After U.S. forces precipitously pulled out of Vietnam, the victorious communists massacred some two million people in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia. Another million tried to escape, but many died in the attempt. This tragedy also created a credibility gap between America and the rest of the world, damaged the cohesion of American foreign policy, and poisoned domestic debate in the U.S.
Unfortunately, partisans today have taken a page from the old Soviet playbook. At the 2004 Democratic National Convention, for example, Bush critics continued our mud-slinging at America's commander in chief. One speaker, Martin O'Malley, now governor of Maryland, had earlier in the summer stated he was more worried about the actions of the Bush administration than about al Qaeda. . .
Ok, go read the rest!
Beth is a gold mine today, that's where I found our ex-KGB buddy at.
Propaganda Redux
Take it from this old KGB hand: The left is abetting America's enemies with its intemperate attacks on President Bush.
BY ION MIHAI PACEPA
Tuesday, August 7, 2007 12:01 a.m. EDT
During last week's two-day summit, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown thanked President Bush for leading the global war on terror. Mr. Brown acknowledged "the debt the world owes to the U.S. for its leadership in this fight against international terrorism" and vowed to follow Winston Churchill's lead and make Britain's ties with America even stronger.
Mr. Brown's statements elicited anger from many of Mr. Bush's domestic detractors, who claim the president concocted the war on terror for personal gain. But as someone who escaped from communist Romania--with two death sentences on his head--in order to become a citizen of this great country, I have a hard time understanding why some of our top political leaders can dare in a time of war to call our commander in chief a "liar," a "deceiver" and a "fraud."
Good enough creds?
Now we see the parallels between the Communist propiganda and the Liberals echos:
Sowing the seeds of anti-Americanism by discrediting the American president was one of the main tasks of the Soviet-bloc intelligence community during the years I worked at its top levels. This same strategy is at work today, but it is regarded as bad manners to point out the Soviet parallels. For communists, only the leader counted, no matter the country, friend or foe. At home, they deified their own ruler--as to a certain extent still holds true in Russia. Abroad, they asserted that a fish starts smelling from the head, and they did everything in their power to make the head of the Free World stink.
The communist effort to generate hatred for the American president began soon after President Truman set up NATO and propelled the three Western occupation forces to unite their zones to form a new West German nation. We were tasked to take advantage of the reawakened patriotic feelings stirring in the European countries that had been subjugated by the Nazis, in order to shift their hatred for Hitler over into hatred for Truman--the leader of the new "occupation power." Western Europe was still grateful to the U.S. for having restored its freedom, but it had strong leftist movements that we secretly financed. They were like putty in our hands.
And the Lefts' Viet Nam policy?
During the Vietnam War we spread vitriolic stories around the world, pretending that America's presidents sent Genghis Khan-style barbarian soldiers to Vietnam who raped at random, taped electrical wires to human genitals, cut off limbs, blew up bodies and razed entire villages. Those weren't facts. They were our tales, but some seven million Americans ended up being convinced their own president, not communism, was the enemy. As Yuri Andropov, who conceived this dezinformatsiya war against the U.S., used to tell me, people are more willing to believe smut than holiness.
The final goal of our anti-American offensive was to discourage the U.S. from protecting the world against communist terrorism and expansion. Sadly, we succeeded. After U.S. forces precipitously pulled out of Vietnam, the victorious communists massacred some two million people in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia. Another million tried to escape, but many died in the attempt. This tragedy also created a credibility gap between America and the rest of the world, damaged the cohesion of American foreign policy, and poisoned domestic debate in the U.S.
Unfortunately, partisans today have taken a page from the old Soviet playbook. At the 2004 Democratic National Convention, for example, Bush critics continued our mud-slinging at America's commander in chief. One speaker, Martin O'Malley, now governor of Maryland, had earlier in the summer stated he was more worried about the actions of the Bush administration than about al Qaeda. . .
Ok, go read the rest!
Beth is a gold mine today, that's where I found our ex-KGB buddy at.
Wednesday, August 08, 2007
Here, we'd call that a dust devil
But up in 'Da City', thay call 111mph winds a tornado! (everybody panic!)
The National Weather Service confirmed that the storm brought with it Brooklyn's first ever tornado since such weather events were recorded. Officials measured it to be an EF2 twister, characterized by winds of anywhere from 111 to 135 miles per hour.
Between 4 a.m. and 7 a.m. a string of severe thunderstorms blew through the region, making for an incredible headache for morning commuters. Thousands of New Yorkers found themselves enduring hours of delays in the sweltering heat with subways shut down and vacant taxi cabs hard to come by.
Subways don't run in the rain? Aren't they like, underground and isolated from that weather stuff?
Oh, HI Erica!
The National Weather Service confirmed that the storm brought with it Brooklyn's first ever tornado since such weather events were recorded. Officials measured it to be an EF2 twister, characterized by winds of anywhere from 111 to 135 miles per hour.
Between 4 a.m. and 7 a.m. a string of severe thunderstorms blew through the region, making for an incredible headache for morning commuters. Thousands of New Yorkers found themselves enduring hours of delays in the sweltering heat with subways shut down and vacant taxi cabs hard to come by.
Subways don't run in the rain? Aren't they like, underground and isolated from that weather stuff?
Oh, HI Erica!
Tuesday, August 07, 2007
Isn't it coming up on the second Katrina anniversary?
And ol' chocolateboy Nagin hasn't even gotten abandoned cars off the street yet.
Much less even trying to do ANYTHING except try to finagle more money out of the rest of Americas taxpayers.
Her — mainly the poor, elderly and infirm — are still sitting in FEMA trailers expecting the government to take care of them.
Naturally BusHitler isn't doing enough after steering Katrina right into the Big Easy.
Much less even trying to do ANYTHING except try to finagle more money out of the rest of Americas taxpayers.
Her — mainly the poor, elderly and infirm — are still sitting in FEMA trailers expecting the government to take care of them.
Naturally BusHitler isn't doing enough after steering Katrina right into the Big Easy.
Apples and oranges
Tonight, I guess there will be a home run record broken- sort of.
This new record will be set off with a huge asterisk because of the differing ideas the players had on winning.
Barry Bonds overtook Babe Ruths record the other night, but the only performance enhancing chemicals the bambino used were hot dogs and beer.
I bet Barry can't even name the cr@p he used.
The only dope Hank Aaron used came in a red and white can.
This new record will be set off with a huge asterisk because of the differing ideas the players had on winning.
Barry Bonds overtook Babe Ruths record the other night, but the only performance enhancing chemicals the bambino used were hot dogs and beer.
I bet Barry can't even name the cr@p he used.
The only dope Hank Aaron used came in a red and white can.
Sunday, August 05, 2007
Ok, I bashed the Air Force the other day
.....Deservedly so... (I was stationes at Sheppard AFB), but now here's one for the Navy!
I don't think we've still lived THIS song down yet.
And yes, I was in CE-"A" school in Gulfport, Miss. shortly after this came out.
Just out of curiosity, any signalmen out there? Just wondering what they said with the flags???
And as a nod to the wife's country...
I DO notice the British Navy is made up entierly Officers,,,
I guess the enlisteds were busy dancing with the Capitains daughter on the gun deck for farting, or not showing the proper respect to a Middie's coat...
(Which is why we had that little dispute in 1812)
I don't think we've still lived THIS song down yet.
And yes, I was in CE-"A" school in Gulfport, Miss. shortly after this came out.
Just out of curiosity, any signalmen out there? Just wondering what they said with the flags???
And as a nod to the wife's country...
I DO notice the British Navy is made up entierly Officers,,,
I guess the enlisteds were busy dancing with the Capitains daughter on the gun deck for farting, or not showing the proper respect to a Middie's coat...
(Which is why we had that little dispute in 1812)
Did anyone else catch this?
In the most recent AP article about how badly we're running the entire Iraq thing, and just how badly the Iraqis have it; two things kinda jumped out at me.
BAGHDAD - Iraq's power grid is on the brink of collapse because of insurgent sabotage, rising demand, fuel shortages and provinces that are unplugging local power stations from the national grid, officials said Saturday.
Rising demand? Isn't that kinda like people are USING more?
If the economy was so bad, it seems like the demand would be falling.
Electricity shortages are a perennial problem in Iraq, even though it sits atop one of the world's largest crude oil reserves. The national power grid became decrepit under Saddam Hussein because his regime was under U.N. sanctions after the Gulf War and had trouble buying spare parts or equipment to upgrade the system.
The power problems are only adding to the misery of Iraqis, already suffering from the effects of more than four years of war and sectarian violence. Outages make life almost unbearable in the summer months, when average daily temperatures reach between 110 and 120 degrees.
The U.N. sanctions couldn't keep Saddam from building palaces all over the country, or working on WMD's, but somehow he just couldn't find the off the shelf parts to maintain the electrical system?
If I remember right, the only reason Baghdad had 24/7 electricity when Saddam was in power was because the majority of electricity was funneled into Baghdad, and the rest of Iraq was left to live in the stone-age.
No power for A/Cs makes life almost unbearable? Is that just for Baghdadians? Do the rest of the Iraqi citizens have less of a hard time living like they have for millennia just because some reporters are without A/C in their hotels?
BAGHDAD - Iraq's power grid is on the brink of collapse because of insurgent sabotage, rising demand, fuel shortages and provinces that are unplugging local power stations from the national grid, officials said Saturday.
Rising demand? Isn't that kinda like people are USING more?
If the economy was so bad, it seems like the demand would be falling.
Electricity shortages are a perennial problem in Iraq, even though it sits atop one of the world's largest crude oil reserves. The national power grid became decrepit under Saddam Hussein because his regime was under U.N. sanctions after the Gulf War and had trouble buying spare parts or equipment to upgrade the system.
The power problems are only adding to the misery of Iraqis, already suffering from the effects of more than four years of war and sectarian violence. Outages make life almost unbearable in the summer months, when average daily temperatures reach between 110 and 120 degrees.
The U.N. sanctions couldn't keep Saddam from building palaces all over the country, or working on WMD's, but somehow he just couldn't find the off the shelf parts to maintain the electrical system?
If I remember right, the only reason Baghdad had 24/7 electricity when Saddam was in power was because the majority of electricity was funneled into Baghdad, and the rest of Iraq was left to live in the stone-age.
No power for A/Cs makes life almost unbearable? Is that just for Baghdadians? Do the rest of the Iraqi citizens have less of a hard time living like they have for millennia just because some reporters are without A/C in their hotels?
Saturday, August 04, 2007
Fergit politics for the week-end
Lets just let the killer take over...
Whole Lotta Shakin' Going on
Great balls of fire
Good golly Miss Molly!
Roll over Beetoven
Chantilly Lace
Whole Lotta Shakin' Going on
Great balls of fire
Good golly Miss Molly!
Roll over Beetoven
Chantilly Lace
Well, chalk up another one
Yep, besides actively working to lose the war, Nan and crew are working on screwing the poor even more.
They just passed an unnecessary price increase to everyone who uses anything that oil touches. Way to go Nan, food will be going up, so will all commodities that travel on truck or rail...which is basically-----EVERYTHING.
I can't believe that the dems are so dense that they think increasing taxes on "Big oil' that prices won't rise to meet the new user tax. Or is that what they want.
Foods going up because of the fertilizer going up, and the transport cost.
fuel is going up because of taxes AND the increased cost of just transporting it.
Toilet paper...oh, they can use the Constitution, they're already shredding it when it comes to stealing votes in the House.
They just passed an unnecessary price increase to everyone who uses anything that oil touches. Way to go Nan, food will be going up, so will all commodities that travel on truck or rail...which is basically-----EVERYTHING.
I can't believe that the dems are so dense that they think increasing taxes on "Big oil' that prices won't rise to meet the new user tax. Or is that what they want.
Foods going up because of the fertilizer going up, and the transport cost.
fuel is going up because of taxes AND the increased cost of just transporting it.
Toilet paper...oh, they can use the Constitution, they're already shredding it when it comes to stealing votes in the House.
Life lessons
Learn everything you can before going off half cocked!
A Cowboy sitting in a saloon one Saturday night, he recognized an elderly
Man standing at the bar who, in his day, had the reputation of being the
Fastest gun in the West.
The young cowboy took a place next to the old-timer, bought him a drink and
told him the story of his great ambition.
"Do you think you could give me some tips?" he asked.
The old man looked him up and down and said, "Well, for one thing, you're
Wearing your gun too high. Tie the holster a little lower down on your
Leg."
"Will that make me a better gunfighter?" asked the young man.
"Sure will," replied the old-timer.
The young man did as he was told, stood up, whipped out his 44 and shot the
bow tie off the piano player.
"That's terrific!" said the hot shot. "Got any more tips for me?"
"Yep," said the old man. "Cut a notch out of your holster where the Hammer
hits it. That'll give you a smoother draw".
"Will that make me a better gunfighter?" asked the younger man.
"You bet it will," said the old-timer.
The young man took out his knife, cut the notch, stood up, drew his gun In
a blur, and then shot a cufflink off the piano player.
"Wow!" exclaimed the cowboy " I'm "learnin' somethin' " here. Got any More
tips?"
The old man pointed to a large can in a corner of the saloon.
"See that axle grease over there? Coat your gun with it."
The young man went over to the can and smeared some of the grease on the
Barrel of his gun.
"No," said the old-timer, "I mean smear it all over the gun, handle and
all."
"Will that make me a better gunfighter?" asked the young man.
"No," said the old-timer, "but when Wesley Harding gets done playing the piano,
he's going to shove that gun up your ass, and it won't hurt as much."
A Cowboy sitting in a saloon one Saturday night, he recognized an elderly
Man standing at the bar who, in his day, had the reputation of being the
Fastest gun in the West.
The young cowboy took a place next to the old-timer, bought him a drink and
told him the story of his great ambition.
"Do you think you could give me some tips?" he asked.
The old man looked him up and down and said, "Well, for one thing, you're
Wearing your gun too high. Tie the holster a little lower down on your
Leg."
"Will that make me a better gunfighter?" asked the young man.
"Sure will," replied the old-timer.
The young man did as he was told, stood up, whipped out his 44 and shot the
bow tie off the piano player.
"That's terrific!" said the hot shot. "Got any more tips for me?"
"Yep," said the old man. "Cut a notch out of your holster where the Hammer
hits it. That'll give you a smoother draw".
"Will that make me a better gunfighter?" asked the younger man.
"You bet it will," said the old-timer.
The young man took out his knife, cut the notch, stood up, drew his gun In
a blur, and then shot a cufflink off the piano player.
"Wow!" exclaimed the cowboy " I'm "learnin' somethin' " here. Got any More
tips?"
The old man pointed to a large can in a corner of the saloon.
"See that axle grease over there? Coat your gun with it."
The young man went over to the can and smeared some of the grease on the
Barrel of his gun.
"No," said the old-timer, "I mean smear it all over the gun, handle and
all."
"Will that make me a better gunfighter?" asked the young man.
"No," said the old-timer, "but when Wesley Harding gets done playing the piano,
he's going to shove that gun up your ass, and it won't hurt as much."
Friday, August 03, 2007
Long story short
Karen wants to make money to go home to visit.
she got a part time job, guess what she's doing?
I'd rather talk about that than the cr@ppy day I had.
Every time they put me on the north side, every drop is f8cked-up somehow and it takes longer, too.
...AND, I bypassed a two lane wreck on 410 by going thru town and discovered the truck's starting to run hot. I just replaced the water pump two years ago, too.
(UPDATE) 08-04-07
Scot is the winner...it's Mary Kay!
Can't believe no woman got that.
Also on the truck front, I fixed a vacuum leak on the A/C-heater vents, and the truck's running like it was four years younger. Shouldda fixed it when I first started having probs....instead of relying on mechanics.
she got a part time job, guess what she's doing?
I'd rather talk about that than the cr@ppy day I had.
Every time they put me on the north side, every drop is f8cked-up somehow and it takes longer, too.
...AND, I bypassed a two lane wreck on 410 by going thru town and discovered the truck's starting to run hot. I just replaced the water pump two years ago, too.
(UPDATE) 08-04-07
Scot is the winner...it's Mary Kay!
Can't believe no woman got that.
Also on the truck front, I fixed a vacuum leak on the A/C-heater vents, and the truck's running like it was four years younger. Shouldda fixed it when I first started having probs....instead of relying on mechanics.
Wednesday, August 01, 2007
Ummm,,,you Air Force peeps
You really need to work on your people skills.
Report on military bullying
August 1st, 2007 by lex
I received an advance copy of the investigation results into allegations that bullying was widespread in the US military - allegations that, if true, might have shaken a volunteer organization to its very core. Fortunately for the US Army and Navy, the results are reassuring.
But I’m sufficiently worried about the Air Force to quote the entire report at length:
“DEFENSE BULLYING REPORT - Air Force Worst of the Three Services
A recent report by experts has found that allegations of “a culture of widespread bullying and brutality” within the Military are, in the most part, unfounded. The audit team, which traveled to every Defense establishment across the country and abroad and interviewed staff from all three services, found surprisingly few cases of unfair treatment and bullying within the Army and Navy.
When it came to the Air Force, however, the report told a different story. Complaints to the team came from a total of 3,555 Air Force members, compared with three from Navy and just one from Army...
Continued here...
and a Texas H/T to Guidons.
Report on military bullying
August 1st, 2007 by lex
I received an advance copy of the investigation results into allegations that bullying was widespread in the US military - allegations that, if true, might have shaken a volunteer organization to its very core. Fortunately for the US Army and Navy, the results are reassuring.
But I’m sufficiently worried about the Air Force to quote the entire report at length:
“DEFENSE BULLYING REPORT - Air Force Worst of the Three Services
A recent report by experts has found that allegations of “a culture of widespread bullying and brutality” within the Military are, in the most part, unfounded. The audit team, which traveled to every Defense establishment across the country and abroad and interviewed staff from all three services, found surprisingly few cases of unfair treatment and bullying within the Army and Navy.
When it came to the Air Force, however, the report told a different story. Complaints to the team came from a total of 3,555 Air Force members, compared with three from Navy and just one from Army...
Continued here...
and a Texas H/T to Guidons.
Tuesday, July 31, 2007
MMMmmmmmmm, ribs
Karen and I were talking about the ‘baby’ (Goliath), and how he’s almost got the last rib bone gnawed down. She thought he (and the rest of the dogs) could use another supply dump.
Today I got done early (12 drops buried by 1:30- thankyouverymuch) and dropped by H.E.B. (A major grocery chain in Tx) to get some *dog food* and other things I forgot on the Sunday shopping run.
Anyway, beef ribs for $1.42/lb and tomato sauce satisfied the meal needs. $65 took care of the rest I couldn’t remember Sun. (Because I forgot the shopping list).
Got home about 3PM and turned on the oven to 370 and started the BBQ sauce.
I don’t usually like candy or much sweet- but when it comes to BBQ- I’d kill a diabetic with my sauce.
This is what went on the ribs:
can tomato sauce (1 LG- or 3 small)
1 good squirt of mustard
2/3 (or 1) sweet onion diced fine
Garlic powder - to cover the entire sauce pan (or to taste)
Cumino - a good TBS (or to taste)
Chili powder - double the Cumino
Brown sugar - at least 2/3 cup (or more)
Honey - a good squirt (or two)
Cinnamon - a quick dash.
Stir while heating to get everything melted and mixed.
Spoon it on the ribs and cook the ribs until the wife gets home.
The sugar will be crunchy caramelised on the top and end pieces and the rest will be juussst right for finger liking, AND the meat will almost want to fall off the bone.
Also we had Cottage Fries per Karen’s request.
And nothing helps ribs like a good cold beer. This happened to be a Shiner Bavarian Amber anniverary brew #98.
Now, after hearing about my meal, do you think I’d be worried about the nutritional content of my beer? TheTABC BATF Treasury Dept. thinks you should be, that’s why they’re thinking about mandating nutritional labels on your alcohol.
NEW YORK — The Treasury Department is considering a new rule that would require companies to put alcoholic content, serving sizes and nutritional information on all alcoholic drink packaging.
According to the proposed rule being published Tuesday for public comment, labels on all alcoholic beverages — from beer cans to wine bottles — would include a statement of the drink's percentage of alcohol by volume.
The labels would also include a "serving facts" panel, which would list the number of calories, carbohydrates, fat and protein for a standard serving size.
Because evryone is worried what alcohol will do to your diet :-S
Today I got done early (12 drops buried by 1:30- thankyouverymuch) and dropped by H.E.B. (A major grocery chain in Tx) to get some *dog food* and other things I forgot on the Sunday shopping run.
Anyway, beef ribs for $1.42/lb and tomato sauce satisfied the meal needs. $65 took care of the rest I couldn’t remember Sun. (Because I forgot the shopping list).
Got home about 3PM and turned on the oven to 370 and started the BBQ sauce.
I don’t usually like candy or much sweet- but when it comes to BBQ- I’d kill a diabetic with my sauce.
This is what went on the ribs:
can tomato sauce (1 LG- or 3 small)
1 good squirt of mustard
2/3 (or 1) sweet onion diced fine
Garlic powder - to cover the entire sauce pan (or to taste)
Cumino - a good TBS (or to taste)
Chili powder - double the Cumino
Brown sugar - at least 2/3 cup (or more)
Honey - a good squirt (or two)
Cinnamon - a quick dash.
Stir while heating to get everything melted and mixed.
Spoon it on the ribs and cook the ribs until the wife gets home.
The sugar will be crunchy caramelised on the top and end pieces and the rest will be juussst right for finger liking, AND the meat will almost want to fall off the bone.
Also we had Cottage Fries per Karen’s request.
And nothing helps ribs like a good cold beer. This happened to be a Shiner Bavarian Amber anniverary brew #98.
Now, after hearing about my meal, do you think I’d be worried about the nutritional content of my beer? The
NEW YORK — The Treasury Department is considering a new rule that would require companies to put alcoholic content, serving sizes and nutritional information on all alcoholic drink packaging.
According to the proposed rule being published Tuesday for public comment, labels on all alcoholic beverages — from beer cans to wine bottles — would include a statement of the drink's percentage of alcohol by volume.
The labels would also include a "serving facts" panel, which would list the number of calories, carbohydrates, fat and protein for a standard serving size.
Because evryone is worried what alcohol will do to your diet :-S
Monday, July 30, 2007
Dear Brit.,
I read about your last attempt at being some-kind of hot.
Please stop.
Really!
No matter what you sycophants say, your sexy hot-nobody-cares-about-your-frog-voice is, like so 10 years ago.
Today you're a late 20-something with visibly slack , , , things.
You've had two (or three-who knows) kids you don't take care of.
You're not much better than trailer-trash.
So I guess it falls on me to tell you.
Sorry toots, not alot of people want to see a has-been chunker doing a pole-dance if she still sounds like a frog.
...And your little dog, too!
Please stop.
Really!
No matter what you sycophants say, your sexy hot-nobody-cares-about-your-frog-voice is, like so 10 years ago.
Today you're a late 20-something with visibly slack , , , things.
You've had two (or three-who knows) kids you don't take care of.
You're not much better than trailer-trash.
So I guess it falls on me to tell you.
Sorry toots, not alot of people want to see a has-been chunker doing a pole-dance if she still sounds like a frog.
...And your little dog, too!
Sunday, July 29, 2007
Google: 'we only want whats best for you'
You know, the Liberal kant.
Their official motto is . . . ummm 'do no harm'?
Anyway, after buying You-tube for all the money it's pulling in enhancements it can bring computer users, it got sued by the entertainment industry for copyright infringement.
They came to an agreement and will now see how popular they can stay without music videos. They have a new program to block copyrighted uploads that will start in fall (or winter,,,or whenever).
The technology will be as sophisticated as fingerprint technology used by the FBI and Google plans to roll it out in the fall, "hopefully in September," attorney Philip S. Beck of Barlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott LLP told U.S. District Judge Louis L. Stanton, according to the AP. Fall runs from late September to late December.
~snip~
The video recognition technology will allow copyright owners to provide a digital fingerprint that within a minute or two will trigger a block from YouTube whenever someone tries to upload a copyright video without permission, the AP reports.
So, the Peoples Internet default everything will now be the filesharing police?
Sounds kindahypocritical appropriate for an avowadly Liberal company to be the enforcer of approved content, doesn't it?
Give it enough time and Google will be our new masters.
Not because it will have 'power', but because it will control everything on the internet, and only allow *approved* content to anyone- including governments.
(UPDATE) 11:45AM
Speaking of computers, I just got this note in my e-mail.
Apple Computer announced today that it has developed a computer chip that can store and play music in women's breast implants. The iTit will cost $499 or $599 depending on size. This is considered to be a major breakthrough because women are always complaining about men staring at their breasts and not listening to them.
Their official motto is . . . ummm 'do no harm'?
Anyway, after buying You-tube for all the
They came to an agreement and will now see how popular they can stay without music videos. They have a new program to block copyrighted uploads that will start in fall (or winter,,,or whenever).
The technology will be as sophisticated as fingerprint technology used by the FBI and Google plans to roll it out in the fall, "hopefully in September," attorney Philip S. Beck of Barlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott LLP told U.S. District Judge Louis L. Stanton, according to the AP. Fall runs from late September to late December.
~snip~
The video recognition technology will allow copyright owners to provide a digital fingerprint that within a minute or two will trigger a block from YouTube whenever someone tries to upload a copyright video without permission, the AP reports.
So, the Peoples Internet default everything will now be the filesharing police?
Sounds kinda
Give it enough time and Google will be our new masters.
Not because it will have 'power', but because it will control everything on the internet, and only allow *approved* content to anyone- including governments.
(UPDATE) 11:45AM
Speaking of computers, I just got this note in my e-mail.
Apple Computer announced today that it has developed a computer chip that can store and play music in women's breast implants. The iTit will cost $499 or $599 depending on size. This is considered to be a major breakthrough because women are always complaining about men staring at their breasts and not listening to them.
Saturday, July 28, 2007
It was a semi-productive day
I got the front yard under control
And I got rid of the reluctant interim dishwashers for the new thorough mechanical one.
It kinda sucked, with the $250 I laid down for it, I kept having a leak where the elbow went into the water solenoid. As cheap as it was made, I was afraid of breaking the female inlet of the solenoid by making it too tight.
Goliath was helping us mow- he was catching toads.
Do they make doggie mouthwash,,,to get rid of 'Eau de Morte Sappo'?
(UPDATE) 9:10PM
Thing two just got back from the mall and reported that "It sure smells like dead toad out there."
And I got rid of the reluctant interim dishwashers for the new thorough mechanical one.
It kinda sucked, with the $250 I laid down for it, I kept having a leak where the elbow went into the water solenoid. As cheap as it was made, I was afraid of breaking the female inlet of the solenoid by making it too tight.
Goliath was helping us mow- he was catching toads.
Do they make doggie mouthwash,,,to get rid of 'Eau de Morte Sappo'?
(UPDATE) 9:10PM
Thing two just got back from the mall and reported that "It sure smells like dead toad out there."
Lessons in the obvious
I bet she'll be wondering why he's in prison in 10 years, too.
Ok, you have the 'mother' of a 7 year old who buys him a grill.
You know, the mouth jewelry that your favorite ghetto rapper wears on his teef.
She didn't see anything wrong with him wanting to wear it.
Not a thought to maybe say "No, you'll send the wrong message to people."
But what does our insperational mom do?
Buys a grill at a flea market for $10 and wonders why he swallowed it.
The family of a 7-year-old boy in Sanford who was rushed to an emergency room after he accidentally swallowed his "grill" -- or decorative metal mouth piece -- is concerned because the apparatus remains in his stomach.
Bobby Tedesco placed the grill over the teeth after his mother purchased it for $10 at a flea market.
Bobby said the grill fell out off his teeth and he started choking on it. His mother, Dawn Tedesco, attempted to clear his throat, but he swallowed the grill.
I bet he can't name one of the Apostles, but can rap entire misgynonistic rap songs all day long.
Ok, you have the 'mother' of a 7 year old who buys him a grill.
You know, the mouth jewelry that your favorite ghetto rapper wears on his teef.
She didn't see anything wrong with him wanting to wear it.
Not a thought to maybe say "No, you'll send the wrong message to people."
But what does our insperational mom do?
Buys a grill at a flea market for $10 and wonders why he swallowed it.
The family of a 7-year-old boy in Sanford who was rushed to an emergency room after he accidentally swallowed his "grill" -- or decorative metal mouth piece -- is concerned because the apparatus remains in his stomach.
Bobby Tedesco placed the grill over the teeth after his mother purchased it for $10 at a flea market.
Bobby said the grill fell out off his teeth and he started choking on it. His mother, Dawn Tedesco, attempted to clear his throat, but he swallowed the grill.
I bet he can't name one of the Apostles, but can rap entire misgynonistic rap songs all day long.
Wednesday, July 25, 2007
Rodney Carrington
As you can see, I'm using the lazy bloggers best friend.
Semi-safe for work, as long as the sound isn't too loud.
So is this one, but I wonder how old those girls are?
Semi-safe for work, as long as the sound isn't too loud.
So is this one, but I wonder how old those girls are?
Tuesday, July 24, 2007
Sorry, nothing
Enjoy the mashups!
Ahhh, they have Gwen back!
And I never like rap all that much...
Dianonds are for material girls
Walk like an aguilera(which is no longer valid)...
SO how about some real music?
Sorry, no rap inspired gyno-hating rap here. Just the bangles.
And No, I don't think any are from Brazil... bt I did always have the hots for the bunette, if that helps.
Queens Dirty deeds
Phil rocking you?
And lastly......
One for my Liberal "pull-out-at-all-costs" polititians....
Your new theme song
(update)...
I'm sorry, but I have to ask.
Freddy Mercury was a hell of an artist.
BUT would you let those gnashers anywhere near your best parts?
If you know what I mean, people....
Sorry but it looks like he used bobwire for a teething ring.
Ahhh, they have Gwen back!
And I never like rap all that much...
Dianonds are for material girls
Walk like an aguilera(which is no longer valid)...
SO how about some real music?
Sorry, no rap inspired gyno-hating rap here. Just the bangles.
And No, I don't think any are from Brazil... bt I did always have the hots for the bunette, if that helps.
Queens Dirty deeds
Phil rocking you?
And lastly......
One for my Liberal "pull-out-at-all-costs" polititians....
Your new theme song
(update)...
I'm sorry, but I have to ask.
Freddy Mercury was a hell of an artist.
BUT would you let those gnashers anywhere near your best parts?
If you know what I mean, people....
Sorry but it looks like he used bobwire for a teething ring.
Just curious
Did San Antonio have some kind of huge @sshole convention yesterday?
First there was very heavy traffic all the way in from Castroville, and they were driving like ...@ssholes. All day lomg I was getting cut off, tailgated and people were stopping short on yellow lights.
Ad to the fact that I lost money on my first two jobs and it went even farther down hill. I'm going to have to see about getting the drops in Cibilo (far N.E. San Antonio) consolidated instead of doing them as soon as our techs install them. I did a job in Cibilo the first thing, then had to drive over an hour to Boerne for the next $17 job.
I ended getting 14 done, but what a long chitty day.
Hey! how about those cutting edge Dems last night? I didn't bother watching the debate, wanted more intellectual stimulation then that thang. Anyway what can you say about their constituency send ing them the hard-hitting You-tube questions with singing snowmen and hysterical kids? Redefining class downward.
First there was very heavy traffic all the way in from Castroville, and they were driving like ...@ssholes. All day lomg I was getting cut off, tailgated and people were stopping short on yellow lights.
Ad to the fact that I lost money on my first two jobs and it went even farther down hill. I'm going to have to see about getting the drops in Cibilo (far N.E. San Antonio) consolidated instead of doing them as soon as our techs install them. I did a job in Cibilo the first thing, then had to drive over an hour to Boerne for the next $17 job.
I ended getting 14 done, but what a long chitty day.
Hey! how about those cutting edge Dems last night? I didn't bother watching the debate, wanted more intellectual stimulation then that thang. Anyway what can you say about their constituency send ing them the hard-hitting You-tube questions with singing snowmen and hysterical kids? Redefining class downward.
Sunday, July 22, 2007
I have a hard time believing we're the only one
But then, when you think about how socialistic the civilians are in our allied countries, I'm not surprised.
I just got done reading a post over at Rhiannas about the whole help-a-sevicemember-out effort. Karen says that there are organizations out there, but I'm not sure we're talking about the same thing (cousins seperated by a common language thing).
I'll do some more checking, but if there isn't it would be a good thing to try to thank our allies with some American appreciation. If nothing else, I might see about starting something. There are alot of Air Force retirees in San Antonio- and they DO have a presence in Great Britain. Gee, maybe some are marries to Brits who may know someone over there!
If not, we can probably get the command in charge of theCheltingham Cheltenham(pronounced 'Cheltm')/ Gouchester Gloucestershire Regiment (pronounced "glos") to pony up some kind of address.
(UPDATE)
The Brits DO have a Support our Soldiers organization, too. Maybe I'll send them something American in appreciation..jerky and what Karen says they'd appreciate.
I just got done reading a post over at Rhiannas about the whole help-a-sevicemember-out effort. Karen says that there are organizations out there, but I'm not sure we're talking about the same thing (cousins seperated by a common language thing).
I'll do some more checking, but if there isn't it would be a good thing to try to thank our allies with some American appreciation. If nothing else, I might see about starting something. There are alot of Air Force retirees in San Antonio- and they DO have a presence in Great Britain. Gee, maybe some are marries to Brits who may know someone over there!
If not, we can probably get the command in charge of the
(UPDATE)
The Brits DO have a Support our Soldiers organization, too. Maybe I'll send them something American in appreciation..jerky and what Karen says they'd appreciate.
Saturday, July 21, 2007
I was going to ask...
Who's Kim Kardashian?
But Cassy answered me before I could post it.
She's been mentioned in several blogs I read. Specifically her bubble butt that some consider attractive.
Spoiler, she's famous for being a friend of Paris and starring in some kind of 'accidental' porn movie- or something.
I know I shouldn't be targeting a physical deformity (I'm not a Lib), but Gawd- lookit the size of that thing. She needs clearance lights on it and a back-up alarm just so she won't hurt anyone if she backs up without looking.
But Cassy answered me before I could post it.
She's been mentioned in several blogs I read. Specifically her bubble butt that some consider attractive.
Spoiler, she's famous for being a friend of Paris and starring in some kind of 'accidental' porn movie- or something.
I know I shouldn't be targeting a physical deformity (I'm not a Lib), but Gawd- lookit the size of that thing. She needs clearance lights on it and a back-up alarm just so she won't hurt anyone if she backs up without looking.
Michael Chertoffs newfound border religion
I was going to say something about this yesterday, but fergot (hey, I got in late and Dr. Who was on).
I hear that after the spanking George and Michaels amnestry bill took. And his going up to the Senate to cry about it, he's now decided to build a border fence.
He's decided to put it in the most controversial place he could. He's also decided to use the most heavy handed and objectionable way to acquire the land rights by imposing Eminent Domain as a first resort.
There are over 2,000 miles of border that need this fence, most property owners would welcome it. The Texas Bend communities have made their concerns known.
I have teens, I was a teen.
I recognize a temper tantrum when I see one- even if he IS the head of homeland security.
"They didn't want my amnesty bill....I'll show THEM!"
I hear that after the spanking George and Michaels amnestry bill took. And his going up to the Senate to cry about it, he's now decided to build a border fence.
He's decided to put it in the most controversial place he could. He's also decided to use the most heavy handed and objectionable way to acquire the land rights by imposing Eminent Domain as a first resort.
There are over 2,000 miles of border that need this fence, most property owners would welcome it. The Texas Bend communities have made their concerns known.
I have teens, I was a teen.
I recognize a temper tantrum when I see one- even if he IS the head of homeland security.
"They didn't want my amnesty bill....I'll show THEM!"
Can the secret come out now?
The book is out.
Will we find the plot?
Who dies?
The New York Times did a review this week before the book came out, but unlike our Anti-terror program- they didn't think every one "needed to know' what happened.
But then again it was important to not tell anyone because after all it's HARRY POTTER! and not some evil, crooked (but legal) way of helping Geo. Bush's anti terror program.
Will we find the plot?
Who dies?
The New York Times did a review this week before the book came out, but unlike our Anti-terror program- they didn't think every one "needed to know' what happened.
But then again it was important to not tell anyone because after all it's HARRY POTTER! and not some evil, crooked (but legal) way of helping Geo. Bush's anti terror program.
Wednesday, July 18, 2007
Got Dammit!
I have a dog who's fixing to get himself shot.
The thing kept me awake almost all night finding things that he's not supposed to- to chew on.
He dumped the kitchen trash can over at 1:30 and was whining for no reason all frigging night.
He's helping himself to anything left on the counter. Pizza this time.
Anyone want to share tips -short of firearms- on how to get him to play right?
Maybe I should ask Cesar?
(UPDATE) 6:30AM
We have 3 dogs. Crating one is not an option. Even if we did he'd keep us awake ALL.NIGHT.LONG. with his whining.
Also you have to catch him in the act, not when he's aready running from breaking a coffee cup while skarfing the pizza off the counter (we'd just stepped out onto the porch when we heard the cup).
And we actually like dogs...unlike some who will remain nameless
The thing kept me awake almost all night finding things that he's not supposed to- to chew on.
He dumped the kitchen trash can over at 1:30 and was whining for no reason all frigging night.
He's helping himself to anything left on the counter. Pizza this time.
Anyone want to share tips -short of firearms- on how to get him to play right?
Maybe I should ask Cesar?
(UPDATE) 6:30AM
We have 3 dogs. Crating one is not an option. Even if we did he'd keep us awake ALL.NIGHT.LONG. with his whining.
Also you have to catch him in the act, not when he's aready running from breaking a coffee cup while skarfing the pizza off the counter (we'd just stepped out onto the porch when we heard the cup).
And we actually like dogs...unlike some who will remain nameless
I had to almost search for this
You'd think it would be in the top 10 news stories this morning, too. Given just how important the 'all nighter' was for the cut-and-run strategy of the Dems.
Hmmmm...funny, the only time references I see was when they talk about their faves- Hill and 'Big John' Kerry and the 5AM target for new voting.
You'd think that as important as this was that there'd be better money quotes than:
"This is nonsense," said Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska.
Added Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., of his Democratic colleagues: "I bet I can stay up longer than they can."
But at least the Dems aren't afraid to come right out with their version ofhypocracy reality:
Will the all-night session change any votes? I hope so," said Reid, D-Nev. "Because it will focus attention on the obstructionism of the Republicans."
and...
"We are at the crossroads of hope and reality, and the time has come to address reality," said Snowe, who said the Iraqi government was guilty of "serial intransigence" when it came to trying to solve the country's political problems.-OOps never mind, she calls herself a Republican-
Smith, who is seeking re-election next year, said Iraqis appeared focused on "revenge, not reconciliation," and that the administration needed to change its approach. "The American mission is to make sure that Iraq doesn't fall into the hands of al-Qaida," he said, rather than referee a civil war. Hey Mr. Smith (RINO), want to remind us just how good things are going in KOSOVO?
Hmmmm...funny, the only time references I see was when they talk about their faves- Hill and 'Big John' Kerry and the 5AM target for new voting.
You'd think that as important as this was that there'd be better money quotes than:
"This is nonsense," said Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska.
Added Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., of his Democratic colleagues: "I bet I can stay up longer than they can."
But at least the Dems aren't afraid to come right out with their version of
Will the all-night session change any votes? I hope so," said Reid, D-Nev. "Because it will focus attention on the obstructionism of the Republicans."
and...
"We are at the crossroads of hope and reality, and the time has come to address reality," said Snowe, who said the Iraqi government was guilty of "serial intransigence" when it came to trying to solve the country's political problems.-OOps never mind, she calls herself a Republican-
Smith, who is seeking re-election next year, said Iraqis appeared focused on "revenge, not reconciliation," and that the administration needed to change its approach. "The American mission is to make sure that Iraq doesn't fall into the hands of al-Qaida," he said, rather than referee a civil war. Hey Mr. Smith (RINO), want to remind us just how good things are going in KOSOVO?
Monday, July 16, 2007
Connections
And the minor things you remember can make or break an argument.
Not that I believe the Global warming alarmists, but...
I was reading this Excerpt over at Bullwinkle's blog about the increase in hurricanes-where they'd never been!!!!!!
Recently, however, they have been forming in unusual places, which Gaertner sees as a clear danger signal.
In 2004, Hurricane Catarina formed in the south Atlantic and hit land in southern Brazil. A year later, Hurricane Vince formed next to the Madeira Islands and became the first to make landfall in Spain.
Ok, I've always admired the Brits (except when in school, learning about the Revolution), and know about Admiral Nelson and the Battle of Trafalgar.
...Where the majority of the damage and loss of life came from a hurricane just after the battle.
Off the coast of Cadiz.
In the S.E coast of Spain.
I know EXACTLY where it is because I was stationed about 20 miles north in Rota for two years. (ahhh, the memories....)
Anyway here's an excerpt from Amy Ridenour's blog.
Does anyone still care about the battle of Trafalgar? The empire which it secured 200 years ago, is long gone. The triumphal sense of British destiny, which sustained the Victorians and fed on the mythic image of Nelson dying on his flagship in the hour of victory, has vanished...
~snip~
Risking death in battle, defeating the French, and then keeping the fleet together in the terrible storm afterwards - a hurricane which, we now know, probably killed almost more sailors than the battle itself. How did they do it?
The hurricane is in the Official history of the British Navy, And probably the French and Spanish, too.
Ok, now that that's been proved wrong, I'd like to pat every one of you who are reading this in English. No matter which accent you're reading it in; if you have been or are involved with someone who has been the result of the Anglosphere's emphasis on training.
Nelson's contemporary, the military theorist Karl von Clausewitz, put his finger on it. He said there are two kinds of courage in battle. One depends on an emotional impulse triggered by patriotism or religious fanaticism or ideological fervour. It's the kind that drove the armies of the French and Russian Revolutions, and the Japanese and Germans in the Second World War. We see it every day in Iraq's insurgents, or the suicide bombers on a Spanish train or London tube.
The other kind of courage rests on a calm deliberate training of mind and body, until courage becomes a habit not just "in the face of physical danger, but in the face of responsibility."
The first type of courage looks impressive; but the second, Clausewitz says, "is more certain, because it has become a second nature" to those who have it, both on the battlefield and off.
That is the kind of courage the British sailors at Trafalgar had. It's the kind American and British sailors and soldiers showed on D-Day and in Burma in the Second World War, and show every day in Iraq in regiments such as the Black Watch. They were and are not driven by fanaticism or hate or an arrogant warrior's code. They just know they have to stay with the job with all its ugliness and horrors, until they reach the victorious end.
Good job guys!
Not that I believe the Global warming alarmists, but...
I was reading this Excerpt over at Bullwinkle's blog about the increase in hurricanes-where they'd never been!!!!!!
Recently, however, they have been forming in unusual places, which Gaertner sees as a clear danger signal.
In 2004, Hurricane Catarina formed in the south Atlantic and hit land in southern Brazil. A year later, Hurricane Vince formed next to the Madeira Islands and became the first to make landfall in Spain.
Ok, I've always admired the Brits (except when in school, learning about the Revolution), and know about Admiral Nelson and the Battle of Trafalgar.
...Where the majority of the damage and loss of life came from a hurricane just after the battle.
Off the coast of Cadiz.
In the S.E coast of Spain.
I know EXACTLY where it is because I was stationed about 20 miles north in Rota for two years. (ahhh, the memories....)
Anyway here's an excerpt from Amy Ridenour's blog.
Does anyone still care about the battle of Trafalgar? The empire which it secured 200 years ago, is long gone. The triumphal sense of British destiny, which sustained the Victorians and fed on the mythic image of Nelson dying on his flagship in the hour of victory, has vanished...
~snip~
Risking death in battle, defeating the French, and then keeping the fleet together in the terrible storm afterwards - a hurricane which, we now know, probably killed almost more sailors than the battle itself. How did they do it?
The hurricane is in the Official history of the British Navy, And probably the French and Spanish, too.
Ok, now that that's been proved wrong, I'd like to pat every one of you who are reading this in English. No matter which accent you're reading it in; if you have been or are involved with someone who has been the result of the Anglosphere's emphasis on training.
Nelson's contemporary, the military theorist Karl von Clausewitz, put his finger on it. He said there are two kinds of courage in battle. One depends on an emotional impulse triggered by patriotism or religious fanaticism or ideological fervour. It's the kind that drove the armies of the French and Russian Revolutions, and the Japanese and Germans in the Second World War. We see it every day in Iraq's insurgents, or the suicide bombers on a Spanish train or London tube.
The other kind of courage rests on a calm deliberate training of mind and body, until courage becomes a habit not just "in the face of physical danger, but in the face of responsibility."
The first type of courage looks impressive; but the second, Clausewitz says, "is more certain, because it has become a second nature" to those who have it, both on the battlefield and off.
That is the kind of courage the British sailors at Trafalgar had. It's the kind American and British sailors and soldiers showed on D-Day and in Burma in the Second World War, and show every day in Iraq in regiments such as the Black Watch. They were and are not driven by fanaticism or hate or an arrogant warrior's code. They just know they have to stay with the job with all its ugliness and horrors, until they reach the victorious end.
Good job guys!
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