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January 19, 2006

The Moon Is Simply Too Close...

...NASA needs a greater challenge.

NASA launches probe into Uranus to Pluto.

The mission will take approximately 9.5 years.

For the full story go here.

It will be interesting to see what this mission may yield. Stay tuned for the report in the year 2015.

lagleRock Out!

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Thoughts And Prayers

I received this from Jack at the Conservative Insurgent...

IF YOU CAN HELP THE "FIRST MATE" AND CAPTAIN ED, PLEASE CONTACT THEM. IF NOT, PLEASE KEEP THEM IN YOUR PRAYERS.

Please keep Captain Ed and his "First Mate" in your thoughts and prayers.

Thanks for the heads up Jack.

lagleRock Out!

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January 17, 2006

Dem Shure Is Smarrt Kidz

I have a Uncle that attended A&M for a while so this one is especially funny...

lagleRock Out!

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Todays Humor

I got this one in an email from my girlfriend:

A 'touchy-feelie' CNN reporter, while interviewing a Marine sniper, asked, "What do you feel when you shoot a terrorist?"

The Marine shrugged and replied, "Recoil."

That's a good one, thanks dear.

lagleRock Out!

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January 16, 2006

Einstein May Not Have Said It, But It Is Worth Reading

I received this recently via email:

Does evil exist?

The university professor challenged his students with this question. Did God create everything that exists? A student bravely replied, "Yes, he did!"

"God created everything? The professor asked.

"Yes sir", the student replied.

The professor answered, "If God created everything, then God created evil since evil exists, and according to the principal that our works define who we are then God is evil". The student became quiet before such an answer. The professor was quite pleased with himself and boasted to the students that he had proven once more that the Christian faith was a myth.

Another student raised his hand and said, "Can I ask you a question professor?"

"Of course", replied the professor.

The student stood up and asked, "Professor, does cold exist?"

"What kind of question is this? Of course it exists. Have you never been cold?" The students snickered at the young man's question.

The young man replied, "In fact sir, cold does not exist. According to the laws of physics, what we consider cold is in reality the absence of heat. Every body or object is susceptible to study when it has or transmits energy, and heat is what makes a body or matter have or transmit energy. Absolute zero (-460 degrees F) is the total absence of heat; all matter becomes inert and incapable of reaction at that temperature. Cold does not exist. We have created this word to describe how we feel if we have no heat."

The student continued, "Professor, does darkness exist?"

The professor responded, "Of course it does."

The student replied, "Once again you are wrong sir, darkness does not exist either. Darkness is in reality the absence of light. Light we can study, but not darkness. In fact we can use Newton's prism to break white light into many colors and study the various wavelengths of each color. You cannot measure darkness. A simple ray of light can break into a world of darkness and illuminate it. How can you know how dark a certain space is? You measure the amount of light present. Isn't this correct? Darkness is a term used by man to describe what happens when there is no light present."

Finally the young man asked the professor, "Sir, does evil exist?"

Now uncertain, the professor responded, "Of course as I have already said. We see it every day. It is in the daily example of man's inhumanity to man. It is in the multitude of crime and violence everywhere in the world. These manifestations are nothing else but evil."

To this the student replied, "Evil does not exist sir, or at least it does not exist unto itself. Evil is simply the absence of God. It is just like darkness and cold, a word that man has created to describe the absence of God. God did not create evil. Evil is not like faith, or love that exist just as does light and heat. Evil is the result of what happens when man does not have God's love present in his heart. It's like the cold that comes when there is no heat or the darkness that comes when there is no light."

The professor sat down.

The young man's name — Albert Einstein.

According to Snopes.com Einstein was not in fact the author of this argument nor did it take place in a college classroom.

Regardless of who the author is I think it is a valid argument and well thought out.

Something to ponder, just thought I'd share.

lagleRock Out!

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January 15, 2006

My Thoughts On A Little War On Terror News

Official: Saddam Judge Offers Resignation
Resignation!?!? Is this guy nuts?!?!? He could go down in history as the man who put Saddam away for life!

Pakistanis Condemn Purported CIA Attack
While I don't blame the local Pakistanis for condemning the attack they must realize if it was a U.S. strike they must have had good intel that the #2 man was actually there. The 17 (now 18) lives they lost were tragic but so were the nearly 3,000 Americans that lost their lives on September 11th, 2001.

Unfortunately it appears that the Al-Qaeda #2 man was not among the dead in Pakistan.

lagleRock Out!

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January 14, 2006

Sad Update To A Tragic Story

I was just surfing the net and learned that the young man who pointed a pellet gun at Florida S.W.A.T. members has been pronounced brain dead.

Sad update to this story...

Lawyer: Teen Shot by Police Is Brain Dead By KELLI KENNEDY, Associated Press Writer

LONGWOOD, Fla. - The parents of a 15-year-old boy accused of terrorizing classmates with a pistol warned authorities the weapon likely was fake before police shot him in a middle school bathroom, a family attorney said Saturday.

Christopher Penley, of Winter Springs, was accused of pulling a pellet gun in a classroom Friday and pointing it at other students. When he later raised the weapon at a deputy, a SWAT team member shot him, authorities said. Penley was clinically brain dead Saturday, said family attorney Mark Nation.

"His organs are in the process of being harvested," Nation said.

Officers who had responded to the 1,100-student school in suburban Orlando believed the gun was a Beretta 9mm, and didn't learn until after the shooting that it was a pellet gun.

The boy's parents, Ralph and Donna Penley, were in contact with authorities during the incident and told them they believed Penley did not have a real gun, Nation said. Ralph Penley went to the school to attempt to talk his son out of the situation.

"When he got to the school, they would not let him in and he was later told Christopher had been shot," Nation said.

Sheriff's officials Saturday did not return several calls from The Associated Press seeking comment on the lawyer's allegations.

Friends and investigators say Penley was bullied and emotionally distraught, and went to school that day expecting to die.

Patrick Lafferty, a 15-year-old neighbor who has known Penley about six years, said he wasn't surprised by what happened. He said Penley was a loner who "told me he wanted to kill himself dozens of times."

"He would put his headphones on and walk up and down the street and he would work out a lot," preferring to keep to himself, Lafferty said.

Kelly Swofford, a family spokeswoman and neighbor of the boy's parents, said the boy had run away from home several times. Her 11-year-old son, Jeffery Swofford, said Penley had said he had something planned.

"He said `I hope I die today because I don't really like my life,'" Jeffery Swofford said.

Maurice Cotey, 13, told WKMG-TV in Orlando that he struggled with Penley over the gun after everyone else left the classroom.

"He got me towards the closet door, he turned me around, and ... started to point the gun at me, so I started to grab for it. And he pulled it away and then I grabbed for it one more time, .... twisted it and I pointed it at him."

Cotey said after he put the gun to Penley's legs, the gunman kicked him into the closet, where the two scuffled further, before Penley ran out of the classroom.

The school went into lockdown.

From there, Seminole County Sheriff Don Eslinger said, Penley traversed the Milwee Middle School campus before ending up in a bathroom. By then, more than 40 officers, including SWAT and negotiators, were on scene. He refused to drop the firearm, Eslinger said, and was shot after pointing it at a SWAT deputy.

Jeffery Swofford said Penley had been in a disagreement with someone, allegedly over a girl. There was going to be a fight Friday, he said. "I heard a rumor that he had a BB gun, but I didn't think he really had one," he added.

This is truly unfortunate. While I haven't had to suffer the loss of a family member such as my own child I have lost other family members and friends. Death is difficult no matter what the situation. My heart and prayers truly go out to the family and friends of young Christopher Penley.

I have to say, as I mentioned in my previous post, I am inclined to believe that the pellet gun must have been a very accurate replica, especially considering now that they say the S.W.A.T. members thought it was a Beretta 9mm. Every cop on the planet can identify a standard 9mm Beretta.

It mentioned that his organs were being harvested. I pray that some good will come of this and the life of another or even others can be saved by this tragedy.

lagleRock Out!

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SWAT Team Shoots Armed Florida 8th-Grader

This kid is lucky he was only wounded!

An 8th-grader at a Florida middle school was shot and wounded when SWAT fired on him in a restroom. The boy gestured several times that he was going to kill himself and also stated the same thing.

After pointing the weapon at Sheriff's deputies the boy was shot and wounded.

LONGWOOD, Fla. - An eighth-grader was shot and wounded by a SWAT team officer in a school bathroom Friday after he pulled out a pellet gun that resembled a real weapon, authorities said.

He was shot after raising the gun at deputies.

Seminole County Sheriff Don Eslinger said the 15-year-old boy brought the gun to Milwee Middle School in his backpack. Eslinger said two students saw it and one persuaded the other to report it, causing a scuffle.

The alleged gunman told one of the students to go into a closet, ran from the classroom and "traveled with this firearm throughout the campus," Eslinger said. Deputies eventually isolated him in a restroom, and the school was evacuated.

"At one time he held the gun to his neck. As the deputies attempted to establish dialogue, he raised the firearm and lethal force was used by the sheriff's office," Eslinger said.

The boy was taken to the hospital, where he was on "advanced life support" Friday afternoon, Eslinger said.

"He was suicidal," Eslinger said. "During this standoff, and during the chase, the student said he was going to kill himself or die."

No one else was injured. The sheriff's office confirmed later that the weapon was a pellet gun fashioned to look like a 9mm handgun.

Classes were canceled for the rest of the day, and frantic parents arrived to pick up their children.

"When I saw the news, I just couldn't believe this was my daughter's school. I came right away," said Anil Santos, whose daughter, Aleister, is in eighth grade.

Sarah Tivy, 12, said some students were frightened, but she appeared calm.

"I just figured that if someone is going to bring a gun to school, then they need to be taken out of school," she said.

Wow, a pellet gun! Holy shit, notify the gun control Nazi's and fire up the liberal propaganda machine, this could be the story that gets them another 15 minutes of fame, NOT!

I spent my first 5 years in the Air Force working Law Enforcement and I know what it feels like to have a weapon pulled or even pointed at me.

As real as many "toy" weapons look these days it is easy to understand why the deputy reacted the way he did. Reports were that the boy had a real firearm and it looked real.

When the shit hits the fan, your brain doesn't say that's a Glock Model 17 in 9mm or don't shoot that is just a perfect replica, but it is really just a pellet gun. The brain, says FUCK, GUN! I know. The officer reacted properly. Now, I don't know what type of gun this boys pellet gun looked like, but I can tell you the minute he pointed it at law enforcement all they saw was gun. Fight or flight; remember that!?!

I agree with 12 year old Sarah Tivy, that boy has no business in an ordinary public school; at least not until he has been adequately punished and educated.

lagleRock Out!

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January 11, 2006

Failed Grenade Attack On President Bush Earns Georgian Life In Prison

Ok, before you libs jump up and down thinking that someone in Atlanta tried to off the President this story is about Georgia the country.

Bush grenade attacker gets life

Wednesday, January 11, 2006; Posted: 1:01 p.m. EST (18:01 GMT)

TBILISI, Georgia (AP) -- A court has convicted a man of trying to assassinate U.S. President George W. Bush and the leader of Georgia by throwing a grenade at them during a rally in May 2005, and he was sentenced to life in prison.

The court also on Wednesday convicted Vladimir Arutyunian of killing a policeman in the course of an operation to arrest him several weeks after the incident.

The grenade that Arutyunian threw during the huge rally attended by Bush and President Mikhail Saakashvili landed about 100 feet from the stage where they were standing behind a bulletproof barrier and did not explode. No one was hurt.

Arutyunian, whose trial began last month, has acknowledged that he threw a grenade in the direction of the stage and said he would try again to kill Bush if he had the chance.

Life in prison. Should have been a firing squad, but I'll settle for life in prison.

lagleRock Out!

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January 08, 2006

Trollage And Pooper Scoopers

Ok, so far I am not keeping up with this as well as I would like. My resolution was to try and post daily. Like most New Years resolutions I am struggling. Like I have said in other posts life happens. I will try though, I promise.

Now, before I get off subject. First, trollage. A troll is someone who searches the blogosphere for beatiful green cyber lawns to shit on.

Occasionally a troll is an intelligent person who does not agree with the blog hosts point of view. Personally I like this kind of troll. It is often enlightening to read the opinion of another person, especially a person capable of both rational and intelligent thought. In fact, here at that Slaughterhouse I welcome these kinds of trolls.

Then, there are the Hanks of the sphere. The kinds of trolls incapable of rational thought, so they resort to a never ending rant of "fuck you" and "right wing whacko" comments. They try to belittle the host when in fact all they do is demonstrate their own lack of intelligence. I thought as a special treat to my educated readers, I'd put up my recent trollage here in this post.

It all started in this post, believe it or not a tribute post on Veterans Day 2005.

In his first appearance, all my friend Hank could come up with was, "what a bunch of assassins ! you should fry on the electric chair". Come on Hank, this post was in respect for Veterans Day. Since this post was nearly two months old I didn't think many readers would see his remarks, but I knew he'd hit other posts.

My response to his comments: Hank, since I am quite sure that my "READERS" will absolutely decimate an idiot like yourself I will not comment on the recent droppings you have left on my lawn. I will simply say that I and others like me are proud to fight for this country and preserve the right for idiots like you to show their collective asses.

SlagleRock Out!

So anyone who wants to let him have it in the Vet Day post, have at it!

His next appearance was just as weak. This time the best he could come up with was, "another big fuck you. do you like games so much ?war is not a game, little boy.go get a job and shut up"

Who the hell is he telling about war? I've been there. In fact I've been there more than once. I have seen things I am quite sure I could have lived without seeing, but hey what else is a short sighted person like Hank to do, but judge?

My response to this one:

Here again, we have Hank droppings. Seriously dude, this is 2006, what's with all the "Fuck You" remarks? The world has come to accept the homosexual community if you want to come out of the closet, just step out and let the world know who you are.

As for getting a job, read my 'FAQ' and 'Who is SlagleRock' posts and you will see that I have been gainfully employed by the government of this great nation for 11 years.

As for shutting up (since you obviously missed the fact that I fight to preserve free speech), in the simple words of my friend Bill M., "Eat a dick you big bag of shit!"

SlagleRock Out!

Seriously Hank, is that the best you can come up with? Did you know they can teach sign language to Apes? Do you have an opposable thumb?

His most recent appearance was even less productive and far more unintelligible, "a big big FUCK YOU".

My response: Thanks again, Hank for shitting in my lawn. It's morons like you that motivate me to write.

Clearly our educational structure needs improvement. When the best a man can come up with is "a big big FUCK YOU", he must lack the cognitive ability to construct logical and intelligent thought.

DID YOU KNOW? Our government provides grants to help educate our youth, and though you have referred to me as "little boy" I doubt you are too old to qualify. It's time for an education Henry. READ A BOOK!! HELL, HOOKED ON PHONICS, it's time for something.

SlagleRock Out!

So Hank, here you go, clearly you wanted to see your name on the web, I've got you covered friend, I mentioned you several times in this post and I will gladly leave your comments so that others may be as amused as I by your lack of intelligence.

Now for the pooper scooper, if you are interested in helping take care of the grounds here at the Slaughterhouse and you'd like to email Hank he claims his email addy is:

prow99@yahoo.com

More often than not, trolls leave fake email addresses, but I don't assume that Hank would be that bright, especially when you consider he has left the same email address each time he has stopped in to take a dump on my lawn. If anyone decides to email dear old Hank tell him I said hello and let me know what he has to say, assuming of course they've found a way for him to write his emails in crayon.

lagleRock Out!

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January 05, 2006

Robertson Suggests God Smote Sharon And SlagleRock Suggests...

...Pat Robertson is an extremist.

Pat Robertson, founder of the Christian Coalition and failed Presidential wannabe suggested that Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's stroke was divine retribution for the Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, which Robertson opposed.

Now, in the words of Forrest Gump, "I may not be a smart man..." Sharon is 77 years old, that is years past the average life span for a man. Do you suppose that maybe, just maybe his stroke was a result of his age. Give me a break Pat.

lagleRock Out!

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January 04, 2006

Update: Mine Collapse In W. Virginia, Rescue Efforts Yield One Survivor

Here is an update to this tragic story. One survivor is found in the mine collapse in W. Virginia.

More news to follow later...

lagleRock Out!

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January 02, 2006

2006 The First 48 Hours

So what's gone on in the first 48 hours of 2006? Well, better put, what's gone on in 2006 that I am remotely interested in...

Notre Dame lost to the Butt Eyes Buckeyes. What a load of crap! I mean I realize that they were the #4 and #5 teams (ND being the latter) but I really would have liked to see the Fighting Irish win the Fiesta Bowl!

13 coal miners were trapped by an explosion. An explosion left the miners more than a mile from the mouth of the mine.

The President chimes in with his perspective on the economy, he defends U.S. action in Iraq and challenges critics who claim his methods of fighting terrorists infringe on civil liberties.

Former Spook says the CIA is short on spies

These were a few of the "lame stream media" stories that caught my attention.

What about the sphere you ask?!?! Well here's what I found interesting:

The Emporer himself, of Anti-Idiotarian fame tells of one PC crowd attempting to sue another. If the libtards are going to start fighting amongst themselves they may as well give up. If they can't function as one collective weak mind they are doomed to fall in line with the right wing, LOL.

Matt at Blackfive tells us the amazing story about an amazing SSG in the U.S. Army. Follow the link to see how this amputee is changing jobs to stay in the Army.

Linda at Something and Half of Something has an interesting poem authored by Russ Vaughn, 101st Airborne.

Arklahomboy notes that this Xmas and New Year is just one more thousands of miles from home. I know the feeling arklahomboy, stay sharp, stay safe!

The one and only BlogMama, aka MamaMontezz asks that we keep her ailing Father in our prayers. Consider it done, Mama!

Uncle Burp introduces us to one BAD ASS Sniper, HUA Sgt Gilliland.

The Conservative Insurgent shows us that the "U.S. should free Saddam Hussein if it wants to end its problems". Must read!

Needless to say there were numerous other great entries throughout the blogosphere and I would have loved to mention them all, but life happens and I have a uniform to press and boots to shine. Stay tuned and see what gets me riled up next.

lagleRock Out!

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January 01, 2006

Big Fat Asses Vs. Standard Aircraft Seating

Ok, so now that I am back in full BLOG I figure I'll start the year off with a bang sure to infuriate many people.

This Christmas for the first time in 11 years I got to go home for the holidays. I was ecstatic to say the least. Well, for those of you whom haven't traveled much during the holidays I'll let you know that the blood sucking airlines practically double air fare.

Since I couldn’t afford anything better I took the crappiest flights on the crappiest routes to save money. That said it took a red eye and about eight million connections to get from Seattle, WA to Indianapolis, IN. I had plenty of opportunity to do a little observing. First thing I noticed was the fact that first class should be re-named FAT class. Of all the people in all the planes I was on there couldn't have been a half dozen people less than 225lbs. sitting in first class. Now before Americas rich and famous fat start to get there large undergarments in a bunch I will tell you that I am not here to pick on the FAT class passengers. They did the right thing and bought tickets for seats large enough to house their enormous derrieres.

Those that I am here to talk about are the passengers who chose to make every single person around them miserable. For example, on one leg of my trip I sat next to a gentleman who could have easily played offensive line for the Indianapolis Colts, and I don’t mean one position on the line I mean the whole damn thing. Seriously, this guy sat down and his “love handles” oozed out from under the arm rest and his second set of man boobs oozed over the top. Now not to sound cold and calloused about the mans situation, I acknowledge it could be his total lack of self respect and gluttonous lifestyle“glandular”.

On the next leg of the trip I sat across the aisle from a woman that looked like she could easily eat me in a single sitting. She was 5’2” tall if she was lucky and every bit of that in diameter.

What the hell are these people thinking??!!?? What gives them the right to make everyone around them uncomfortable? I should have gotten a discount for giving up half of my seat to the fat guy’s man tits. Don’t get me wrong I am not trying to single out America’s athletically challenged, but simply trying to point out the fact that these people should have the common decency to either fly first fat class or purchase two adjoining seats. I mean honestly when you have to ask for seat belt extension that should demonstrate to you that you are too much person for one seat.

The airlines are at fault as well. In the greed they'd rather have a large person fly in one seat than lose them to the expense of paying for two seats. Maybe the airlines should consider charging a 150% fare instead of 100% for each of the two seats. Something needs to be done.

So now that some of you are boiling mad at how insensitive to our athletically challenged I am being you need to know a thing or two about me. For those of you who don't know me or have never seen me, I am not a small person. God blessed me with all of 5'5" of height, but has challenged me to stay under 200lbs. According to the Air Force my ideal weight is 142lbs. Yeah, right, in my left nut...

Seriously 142lbs, maybe if I were a woman. I tend to hover around 175-180 lbs. This is just one of the reasons I am running now. I'd like to get down to about 165 but 140 is not going to happen. Now, I am by no means obese, and my girlfriend will tell you that I am dead sexy (bless her heart) but I know a little about what it feels like to be pudgy, chubby, thick, pleasantly plump, big boned, or under tall whatever you’d like to call it in our PC world. I know what it is like and I know that if I ever let myself go to the point that my seatbelt needed a seatbelt (extension) just to get around my mountain of a waist, I would certainly have the decency to purchase the extra seat, fly fat class or drive cross country.

Now, for my family members who are pleasantly plump and my friends who are a little chubby, I say, be not offended for I am not judging you. I am simply saying to those people in the world who are larger than life and need to fly you need to consider the other people who are going to fly on the same plane with you.

So how do we fix this you ask? I’d love to say that we educate our youth to exercise and eat right and take the US off the top of the list of Fat nations, but the truth is it isn’t that easy. So in the interest of fairness the Airlines should build a doorway that you must pass through when you check in (much like the box used to check the size of your carry on baggage). Make the doorway only as wide as the seats on the plane. If you require lubricant or a push from the person behind you to get through the door, you should have to buy a second ticket or fly first class.

Ok, hit me…

lagleRock Out!

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Happy New Year!!!!!!!!!!!

Happy New Year to all the readers here at the Slaughterhouse and to all those yet to discover, my charm, wit, and strong opinions.

Life happened in 2005 and it proved to keep me quite busy. At times I had many things I would have loved to vent about but simply didn't feel my blog was the right place to express my thoughts so many days the posts were simply left blank.

So... What's my resolution for 2006???

I have a few..

1.) I want to continue to be the best damn Father I possibly can to my children, and although we are now divorced I want to find common ground with my ex-wife to ensure my kids have the best possible upbringing.

2.) I want to keep running. I'd say I am averaging 3-4 days per week, and it just keeps getting a little easier each time.

3.) Blog, Blog, Blog, the first year here at the Slaughterhouse was a blast and very busy. The re-election of President Bush kept me occupied. I will continue to blog primarily about our military and this nations politics, but I will strive to once again post daily (at least a little something).

So for all of you who stuck by and kept checking...

Spread the word SlagleRock is back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

lagleRock Out!

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