Don't be a fool and die for your country. Let the other sonofabitch die for his.
-- General George S. Patton
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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September 25, 2005
Happy Birthday To You
Daddy's little girl turned 6 years old today. Happy Birthday Monkey!!!!
On a sad note while celebrating her birthday my little girl was playing on the swingset. She fell off and broke both her Radius and Ulna of her right arm. Poor thing will have to spend several weeks in a cast.
Poor thing will always remember her 6th B-day.
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September 19, 2005
Watch Me Light This Fart On Fire...
"I think you should put this on your web page, I don’t think it is entirely accurate as far as the years because it sounds just like my child hood and yours as well I’m sure, but it is an accurate portal of the lives of children today." -- Defender1
TO ALL THE KIDS WHO SURVIVED the 1930's, 40's, 50's, 60's and 70's!!First, we survived being born to mothers who smoked and/or drank while they carried us.
They took aspirin, ate blue cheese dressing, tuna from a can, and didn't get tested for diabetes.
Then after that trauma, our baby cribs were covered with bright colored lead-based paints.
We had no childproof lids on medicine bottles, doors or cabinets and when we rode our bikes, we had no helmets.
As children, we would ride in cars with no seat belts or air bags.
Riding in the back of a pick up on a warm day was always a special treat.
We drank water from the garden hose and NOT from a bottle.
We shared one soft drink with four friends, from one bottle and NO ONE actually died from this.
We ate cupcakes, white bread and real butter and drank soda pop with sugar in it, but we weren't overweight because WE WERE ALWAYS OUTSIDE PLAYING!
We would leave home in the morning and play all day, as long as we were back when the streetlights came on.
No one was able to reach us all day. And we were O.K.
We would spend hours building our go-carts out of scraps and then ride down the hill, only to find out we forgot the brakes. After running into the bushes a few times, we learned to solve the problem.
We did not have Playstations, Nintendo's, X-boxes, no video games at all, no 99 channels on cable, no video tape movies or DVD's, no surround sound, no cell phones, no personal computers, no Internet or Internet chat rooms..........WE HAD FRIENDS and we went outside and found them!
We fell out of trees, got cut, broke bones and teeth and there were no lawsuits from these accidents.
We ate worms and mud pies made from dirt, and the worms did not live in us forever.
We were given BB guns for our 10th birthdays, made up games with sticks and tennis balls and although we were told it would happen, we did not put out very many eyes.
We rode bikes or walked to a friend's house and knocked on the door or rang the bell, or just walked in and talked to them!
Little League had tryouts and not everyone made the team. Those who didn't had to learn to deal with disappointment. Imagine that!!
The idea of a parent bailing us out if we broke the law was unheard of. They actually sided with the law!
This generation has produced some of the best risk-takers, problem solvers and inventors ever!
The past 50 years have been an explosion of innovation and new ideas.
We had freedom, failure, success and responsibility, and we learned HOW TO DEAL WITH IT ALL!
And YOU are one of them! CONGRATULATIONS!
You might want to share this with others who have had the luck to grow up as kids, before the lawyers and the government regulated our lives for our own good, and while you are at it, forward it to your kids so they will know how brave their parents were.
Kind of makes you want to run through the house with scissors, doesn't it?!
lagleRock Out!
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June 19, 2005
Happy Fathers Day
To all of you deserving Dad's I'd like to say....
HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!!!!!!!!!!!
I'd like to extend a special Happy F-Day to my own Father and Grandfather.
While I'm at it… Happy Father's Day to all of my Uncles and friends as well.
To all of you dead beat Dad's who haven't seen or spoken to your children in years... Shame on you... Grow a pair and be the Father that your children need and deserve.
lagleRock Out!
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May 29, 2005
Too Busy To Blog
I know this will seem ironic as I am writing this on my blog, but I have simply been too busy to blog. My family and close friends understand fully everything that is going on and why I haven't had time to get back into the swing of things. For everyone else, I promise it will happen. I will get the urge, something will spark the need to write.
Thanks again to everyone who reads regularly.
Stay tuned, more to follow.
lagleRock Out!
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May 12, 2005
Nothing Profound To Say, Discuss, Or Bitch About
I have to apologize. Posting has been light lately. I haven't had anything profound stand out to me. Nothing has reached out to me and said, "SlagleRock post me." It just hasn't happened. In general things have been a zoo. At my duty location things are slowly winding down. Our mission will come to a close soon so I have been doing everything that is necessary for us to close.
Outside of work, Germany has been a great experience. The wine, castles, cars the endless amounts of world history that are here for the picking.
For those of you who read this post previously you will notice some of the content has been removed. Part of it raised quite a stink and that was not the intention. I have also deleted all previous comments pertaining to this post. Sorry to those whom I may have offended, but you simply misunderstood. I was merely venting about nothing and everything all at once.
lagleRock Out!
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May 09, 2005
I've Been Tagged
Mamamontezz has challenged me.
The Challenge: Here (I'll list them at the end of this post) is a list of different occupations. You must select at least five of them. You may add more if you like to your list before you pass it on (after you select five of the items as it was passed to you).Of the five you selected, you are to finish each phrase with what you would do as a member of that profession. Then pass it on to three other
suckersbloggers.
So what did I choose?
If I could be a Linguist, I would surely be the most cunning linguist of all. Just hearing the romance languages roll off the tip of my tongue would surely make a woman's legs quake.
If I could be a Midget Stripper, they'd have no choice but to call me tripod. After all, a midget with three legs would be sure to draw a crowd. They'd have to say; once you go small you'll never go tall.
If I could be a Scientist, I'd develop a bomb that has the same properties as Marijuana. Why fight a war when you can mellow your enemies to the point of submission. Who would there be to fight if the world was one big happy Woodstock?
If I could be a Musician, I'd bring the Recorder to the main stream. No more guitar, drums, or mixing machines. Classic hits like Three Blind Mice and Twinkle Twinkle Little Star would soar to the top of the charts.
If I could be a Federal Judge, the appeal process for those sentenced to death would consist of one appeal to a higher court. If the appeal was lost the execution would be carried out within 24 hours of sentencing. (Sorry this one was serious instead of silly)
I didn't have much time to work this one up, so I leaned toward humor. Though I don't have anyone in particular to tag any who read are more than welcome to try their hand at this.
The options are:If I could be a scientist…
If I could be a farmer…
If I could be a musician…
If I could be a doctor…
If I could be a painter…
If I could be a gardener…
If I could be a missionary…
If I could be a chef…
If I could be an architect…
If I could be a linguist…
If I could be a psychologist…
If I could be a librarian…
If I could be an athlete…
If I could be a lawyer…
If I could be an innkeeper…
If I could be a professor…
If I could be a writer…
If I could be a backup dancer…
If I could be a llama-rider…
If I could be a bonnie pirate…
If I could be a midget stripper…
If I could be a proctologist…
If I could be a TV-Chat show host…
If I could be an actor…
If I could be a judge…
If I could be a superhero…
If I could be a celebrity gynecologist…
lagleRock Out!
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April 27, 2005
Paul Harvey RIDDLE
I got this riddle attached to an email from a friend. The answer came very easy to me so I decided to search the net and see if the statement about the kindergarten children was true. Needless to say it is false, but the riddle is still cool nonetheless.
When asked this riddle, 80% of kindergarten kids got the answer, compared to 17% of Stanford University seniors.What is greater than God, More evil than the devil, The poor have it, The rich need it, And if you eat it, you'll die?
So do you know the answer? No cheating, no looking it up on the net. Place your answers in the comment section and I'll reveal the true answer in a few days.
According to Truth or Fiction.com:
A simple riddle with a simple answer that was allegedly reported on Paul Harvey...and that Kindergartners answered more correctly than university seniors.The Truth
The riddle has been around for a long time, but there is no evidence that research was ever conducted on the comparative answers of Kindergartners and Stanford University seniors.There is also no evidence that this was reported on Paul Harvey.
lagleRock Out!
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April 25, 2005
Leading The Way (A Little Service Rivalry)
4/25/2005 - PHOENIX -- Ricky Rudd, driver of the Air Force Wood Brothers Racing No. 21, battles Joe Nemechek, driver of the U.S. Army car during a race at the Phoenix International Raceway. Nemechek came in 10th place, and Rudd came in 34th. (U.S. Air Force photo by Larry McTighe)
lagleRock Out!
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April 16, 2005
How old do you feel?
I got this one from a friend. It starts, "Only a few Senior Citizens can make a perfect score on this one!" I am here to tell you that is BS, I got a perfect score and I am under 30. I will admit though I had a hard time with number 10 and ultimately guessed, but my guess was correct!
Enjoy!
Only a few Senior Citizens can make a perfect score on this one!Youngsters can try their luck.
The answers are below, but don't cheat.
01. After the Lone Ranger saved the day and rode off into the sunset, the grateful citizens would ask, "Who was that masked man?" Invariably, someone would answer, "I don't know, but he left ______ behind." What did he leave behind?_______________________.
02. When the Beatles first came to the U.S.in early 1964, we all watched them on the, ______________________show.
03. Get your kicks, _______________.
04. The story you are about to see is true. The names have been changed____________________.
05. In the jungle, the mighty jungle,_________________________.
06. After the twist, the mashed potato, and the watusi, we "danced" under a stick that was lowered as low as we could go in a dance called the_________________________.
07. N_E_S_T_L_E_S, Nestle's makes the very best, _______________.
08. Satchmo was America's "ambassador of goodwill." Our parents shared this great jazz trumpet player with us. His name was, ____________________.
09. What takes a licking and keeps on ticking?__________________.
10. Red Skeltons hobo character was _______________________. and he always ended his television show by saying,"Good night, and_____________________________."
11. Some Americans who protested the Vietnam war did so by burning their_________________.
12. The cute little car with the engine in the back and the trunk in the front, was called the VW. What other names did it go by?___________&____________
13. In 1971, singer Don MacLean sang a song about, "the day the music died." This was a tribute to__________________________.
14. We can remember the first satellite placed into orbit. The Russians did it; it was called _____________________.
15. One of the big fads of the late 50's and 60's was a large plastic ring that we twirled around our waist; it was called the ___________.
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01. The Lone Ranger left behind a silver bullet.
02. The Ed Sullivan show.
03. Route 66
04. To protect the innocent.
05. The Lion sleeps tonight.
06. The limbo
07. Chocolate.
08. Louis Armstrong
09. The Timex watch.
10. Freddy the freeloader, and "Good night, and may God Bless."
11. Draft cards (the bra was also burned)
12. Beetle or Bug
13. Buddy Holly
14. Sputnik
15. The Hoola-hoop
How did you do?
lagleRock Out!
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April 05, 2005
Rhein-Main AB, Germany
As most of you know, I am currently on a Temporary Duty (TDY) Assignment in Germany. I am stationed at Rhein-Main AB near Frankfurt.
I just thought I'd share a little of the bases unique and interesting history.
In 1909, Count von Zeppelin used the area as a landing site for his lighter than air dirigible Z-II. Germany had planned the site for use as one of the most important European air terminals on the continent. In 1936, the base opened for commercial use. The northern part of the base saw use with airplanes and the extreme southern part near Zeppelinheim served as a base for rigid airships. The southern portion of Rhein-Main became the port for the Graf Zeppelin, its sister ship LZ-130, and until May 6, 1937, the ill-fated Hindenburg. The airships were dismantled and their huge hangars demolished on May 6, 1940, when the base was converted for military use. Luftwaffe engineers extended the single runway and erected hangars and other facilities for German military aircraft. During World War II, the Luftwaffe used the field sporadically as a fighter base and as an experimental station for jet aircraft. Allied forces bombed the base heavily in the latter part of 1944 and the beginning of 1945. Rhein-Main completed its drawdown April 1, 1995. The remaining units support more than 2,600 community members, 30 tenant units and maintain contingency facilities for spin-up use by transient airlift aircraft. No aircraft are permanently assigned to the base Officials in Ninth Air Force intended the base for use as a bomber base, but Rhein-Main became a principal European air transport terminal from 1947 to 1959. Rhein-Main was the main western base for the round-the-clock Berlin Airlift, Operation Vittles, from June 1948 to September 1949. In April 1959, U.S. Air Forces in Europe turned over the northern part of the base to the German government for use as a civilian airport. The Flughafen, Frankfurt Airport became the chief commercial airport for the greater Frankfurt area in April 1959. The rest of the base remained under control of USAFE. The base became the principal aerial port for U.S. forces in Germany. On July 1, 1975, the base was assigned to Military Airlift Command. Under terms of an agreement with the Federal Republic of Germany, only transport aircraft have been stationed at Rhein-Main since May 1975. On April 1, 1992, the base was reassigned to USAFE. The base functioned as a major hub for U.S. forces deploying and redeploying for Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm. The base delivered increasingly larger amounts of humanitarian aid for Operation Provide Comfort, Provide Hope, Restore Hope, Support Hope and the longest sustained humanitarian airlift relief effort in history, Operation Provide Promise. On Dec. 20, 1993, base officials announced plans to draw down to half the size and reduce the active duty force by more than two-thirds. The United States 826th Engineering Aviation Battalion arrived at Rhein-Main in April 1945 and immediately began clearing rubble and reconstructing major buildings. Army engineers built new runways and extended and widened the existing runway. Also, they constructed new aprons and hardstands as well as taxiways leading to the new Rhein-Main passenger terminal completed in 1946. Air traffic into Rhein-Main increased in October 1946 when the air terminal at Orly Field, Paris, France, closed. Rhein-Main then hosted the Eastern Air Transport Service in January 1947.
Obviously that is a brief look at the 60 year history of this base. If I find more I will post it as well.
For more information on Rhein-Main AB check out Global Security.org
SlagleRock Out!
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April 04, 2005
The Weekend In Review
Ok, so what haven't I commented on???
First, the Pope. Pope John Paul II was a very influential man. Now, I am not a religious person at all, but I obviously understand the significance of the Papacy.
To the believers he was an inspiration and replacing him will be very difficult.
Now that the respect and niceties are out of the way....
Religious Fanatics
This weekend while sitting in the hotel bar (yeah I know real tough deployment) I overheard a woman explaining to her husband that the Popes passing wasn't due to illness or age it was sympathy for the suffering of Terri Schiavo.
It took everything I had to not burst into laughter. To each his own, I feel like people are entitled to their own religious views and practices, but when a person is that far over the edge.
Some people will never cease to amaze me.
If you've read my recent posts you know what I think of the Schiavo situation it is sad. But to think that the 84 year old Pope who was struggling with his health died for Terri, Wow, 'nuff said!
Instead of getting on an unecessary rant and saying mean things about people, I'll just say this...
Get a grip of reality people!
SlagleRock Out!
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March 24, 2005
Another Inmate Starved To Death (Fiction or Future)
Newscaster A: "Today the Texas Dept of Corrections locked inmate John Smith in the starvation cell."Newscaster B: "Mr. Smith’s family held out to the last possible second before entering the viewing room adjacent to the starvation chamber in hopes that the Governor would grant a stay of starvation."
Newscaster A: "Exactly B, but the stay was not granted and Mr. Smith received his last meal at 6 p.m. Thursday. The ACLU, American Red Cross, and several other human rights groups staged protests throughout the Dallas/Ft. Worth area. The prison doctors estimate that it will take Mr. Smith 10-12 days to die without food and water based on his apparently great health."
Newscaster B: "So the question we'd like to ask our viewers is, is it really worth it to save $50 per injection and simply starve death row inmates? Check back tomorrow on the channel 10 at 10 news to see what the poll results are and for an inside look into the 'Starvation of America'; does starving inmates and other 'less productive' members of society benefit our nation? Many say we are regressing to a less favorable period in the world’s history similar to a time when the Nazi's of Germany were exterminating those people with physical and mental handicaps as well as incurable diseases. More tomorrow on the 10 O'clock news.
Is this where we are headed?
SlagleRock Out!
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February 07, 2005
New Flag Of The Democratic National Committee (Design Contest)
This is my entry, SlagleRock
I received an email from Ken who made his own interpretation of a flag for the Democratic National Committee. After seeing his idea I thought it would be neat to have a little contest to see what different people come up with.
So, how do you get in on this silly little contest? Design your own flag that best represents the DNC. Perhaps the Donks need yellow stripes down their backs, or Frenchman kissing their asses?
Make your own flag for the DNC, track back here and I'll post them all together to be judged by other bloggers and readers.
Here is Kens original submission:
I also received this one from Linda at Something and Half of Something
And here is another from Ken:
I'll continue updating as I receive the "flags" via email or TrackBack.
SlagleRock Out!
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February 06, 2005
What Do You Think About This?
**NOTE** I Believe this to be fake. Or at least not something coming from the AF.
All right everyone, opinion time. I know I have many military readers, and also many readers who are military brats.
How many of you know/remember what the Security Police badge looks like?
Here is a reminder:
In 1997 there was a major realignment of our careerfield and our title was changed once again. We went from Military Police (under the Army) to Air Police in the early years of the Air Force to Security Police and in October 1997 we became Security Forces. Throughout all of those years one constant was the badge. The changes that were made were subtle. Now, I am hearing that a new badge has been proposed and found a link that claims this is the new badge.
What do you think of this?
I don't know what to think. Part of me says leave it alone. Part of me says, maybe it will be more recognizable as a Law Enforcement badge.
If anyone has any legitimate information on this badge or it being a proposal, please leave me a link or let me know in the comments.
Thanks
SlagleRock Out!
For Comparison:
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January 27, 2005
Remembering the Wannsee Conference and the Liberation of Auschwitz
This article is posted as part of the January 27, 2005, BlogBurst (see list of participants ), to remember the liberation of the Auschwitz death camp, sixty years ago, on January 27, 1945.On January 20th, we marked the anniversary of the 1942 Wannsee Conference. In the course of that Conference, the Nazi hierarchy formalized the plan to annihilate the Jewish people. Understanding the horrors of Auschwitz requires that one be aware of the premeditated mass-murder that was presented at Wannsee. Highlighting these events now has become particularly important, even as the press reports that '45% of Britons have never heard of Auschwitz' (Jerusalem Post, December 2, 2004)
The Holocaust, symbolized by Auschwitz, the worst of the death camps, occurred in the wake of consistent, systematic, unrelenting anti-Jewish propaganda campaigns. As a result, the elimination of the Jews from German society was accepted as axiomatic, leaving open only two questions: when and how.
As Germany expanded its domination and occupation of Austria, Czechoslovakia, France, the Low Countries, Yugoslavia, Poland, parts of the USSR, Greece, Romania, Hungary, Italy and others countries, the way was open for Hitler to realize his well-publicized plan of destroying the Jewish people.
After experimentation, the use of Zyklon B on unsuspecting victim was adopted by the Nazis as the means of choice, and Auschwitz was selected as the main factory of death (more accurately, one should refer to the “Auschwitz-Birkenau complex”). The green light for mass annihilation was given at the Wannsee Conference, January 20, 1942.
The Wannsee Conference formalized "the final solution" - the plan to transport Europe's Jews to eastern labour and death camps. Ever efficient and bureaucratic, the Nazi kept a record of the meeting, which were discovered in 1947 in the files of the German Foreign Office. The record represents a summary made by Adolf Eichmann at the time, even though they are sometime referred to as "minutes".
Several of the Conference participants survived the war to be convicted at Nuremberg. One notorious participant, Adolf Eichmann, was tried and convicted in Jerusalem, and executed in 1962 in Ramlah prison.
The mass gassings of Europe's took place in Auschwitz between 1942 and the end of 1944, when the Nazis retreated before the advancing Red Army. Jews were transported to Auschwitz from all over Nazi-occupied or Nazi-dominated Europe and most were slaughtered in Auschwitz upon arrival, sometimes as many as 12,000 in one day. Some victims were selected for slave labour or “medical” experimentation before they were murdered or allowed to die. All were subject to brutal treatment.
In all, between three and four million people, mostly Jews, but also Poles and Red Army POWs, were slaughtered in Auschwitz alone (though some authors put the number at 1.3 million). Other death camps were located at Sobibor, Chelmno, Belzec (Belzek), Majdanek and Treblinka. Adding the toll of these and other camps, as well as the mass executions and the starvation im the Ghettos, six million Jews, men, women, the elderly and children lost their lives as a consequence of the Nazi atrocities.
Auschwitz was liberated by the Red Army on 27 January 1945, sixty years ago, after most of the prisoners were forced into a Death March westwards. The Red Army found in Auschwitz about 7,600 survivors, but not all could be saved.
For a long time, the Allies were well aware of the mass murder, but deliberately refused to bomb the camp or the railways leading to it. Ironically, during the Polish uprising, the Allies had no hesitation in flying aid to Warsaw, sometimes flying right over Auschwitz.
There are troubling parallels between the systematic vilification of Jews before the Holocaust and the current vilification of the Jewish people and Israel. Suffice it to note the annual flood of anti-Israel resolutions at the UN; or the public opinion polls taken in Europe, which single out Israel as a danger to world peace; or the divestment campaigns being waged in the US against Israel; or the attempts to delegitimize Israel’s very existence. The complicity of the Allies in WW II is mirrored by the support the PLO has been receiving from Europe, China and Russia to this very day.
If remembering Auschwitz should teach us anything, it is that we must all support Israel and the Jewish people against the vilification and the complicity we are witnessing, knowing where it inevitably leads.
H/T To Beth for showing me this BlogBurst.
This post was written by Joseph Norland of IsraPundit.)
SlagleRock Out!
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January 26, 2005
Redemption?
Doing the Right Thing is seldom easy-but never too late....
STORY NUMBER ONE
Many years ago, Al Capone virtually owned Chicago. Capone wasn't famous for anything heroic. He was notorious for enmeshing the windy city in everything from bootlegged booze and prostitution to murder.
Capone had a lawyer nicknamed "Easy Eddie." He was his lawyer for a good reason. Eddie was very good! In fact, Eddie's skill at legal maneuvering kept Big Al out of jail for a long time.
To show his appreciation, Capone paid him very well Not only was the money big, but also Eddie got special dividends. For instance, he and his family occupied a fenced-in mansion with live-in help and all of the conveniences of the day. The estate was so large that it filled an entire Chicago City block. Eddie lived the high life of the Chicago mob and gave little consideration to the atrocity that went on around him.
Eddie did have one soft spot, however. He had a son that he loved dearly. Eddie saw to it that his young son had the best of everything: clothes, cars and a good education. Nothing was withheld. Price was no object. And, despite his involvement with organized crime, Eddie even tried to teach him right from wrong. Eddie wanted his son to be a better man than he was. Yet, with all his wealth and influence, there were two things he couldn't give his son; he couldn't pass on a good name and a good example.
One day, Easy Eddie reached a difficult decision. Easy Eddie
wanted to rectify wrongs he had done. He decided he would go to the authorities and tell the truth about Al "Scarface" Capone, clean up his tarnished name and offer his son some semblance of integrity. To do this, he would have to testify against The Mob, and he knew that the cost would be great. So, he testified. Within the year, Easy Eddie's life ended in a blaze of gunfire on a lonely Chicago Street. But in his eyes, he had given his son the greatest gift he had to offer, at the greatest price he would ever pay.
Police removed from his pockets a rosary, a crucifix, a religious medallion and a poem clipped from a magazine. The poem read:
And no man has the power
To tell just when the hands will stop
At late or early hour.
Now is the only time you own.
Live, love, toil with a will.
Place no faith in time.
For the clock may soon be still.
STORY NUMBER TWO
World War II produced many heroes. One such man was Lieutenant Commander Butch O'Hare. He was a fighter pilot assigned to the aircraft carrier Lexington in the South Pacific.
One day his entire squadron was sent on a mission. After he was airborne, he looked at his fuel gauge and realized that someone had forgotten to top off his fuel tank. He would not have enough fuel to complete his mission and get back to his ship. His flight leader told him to return to the carrier. Reluctantly, he dropped out of formation and headed back to the fleet.
As he was returning to the carrier he saw something that turned his blood cold, a squadron of Japanese aircraft were speeding their way toward the American fleet. The American fighters were gone on a sortie, and the fleet was all but defenseless. He couldn't reach his squadron and bring them back in time to save the fleet. Nor could he warn the fleet of the approaching danger. There was only one thing to do. He must somehow divert them from the fleet.
Laying aside all thoughts of personal safety, he dove into the formation of Japanese planes. Wing-mounted 50 caliber's blazed as he charged in, attacking one surprised enemy plane and then another. Butch wove in and out of the now broken formation and fired at as many planes as possible until all his ammunition was finally spent. Undaunted, he continued the assault. He dove at the planes, trying to clip a wing or tail in hopes of damaging as many enemy planes as possible and rendering them unfit to fly.
Finally, the exasperated Japanese squadron took off in another direction. Deeply relieved, Butch O'Hare and his tattered fighter limped back to the carrier.
Upon arrival he reported in and related the event surrounding his return. The film from the gun-camera mounted on his plane told the tale. It showed the extent of Butch's daring attempt to protect his fleet. He had in fact destroyed five enemy aircraft. This took place on February 20, 1942, and for that action Butch became the Navy's first Ace of W.W.II, and the first Naval Aviator to win the Congressional Medal of Honor.
A year later Butch was killed in aerial combat at the age of 29. His home town would not allow the memory of this WW II hero to fade, and today, O'Hare Airport in Chicago is named in tribute to the courage of this great man.
So the next time you find yourself at O'Hare International, give some thought to visiting Butch's memorial displaying his statue and his Medal of Honor. It's located between Terminals 1 and 2.
SO WHAT DO THESE TWO STORIES HAVE TO DO WITH EACH OTHER?
Butch O'Hare was Easy Eddie's son.
Interesting story. Though I am sure there has been some inflation of the facts it is true that Butch O'Hare was the son of Al Capones lawyer, Easy Eddie.
Acidman also blogged on this one.
SlagleRock Out!
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January 20, 2005
Happy Birthday Pop
Two Score And 12 years ago my Father came into this world.
Figure that one out?
Anyway, I just wanted to wish a Happy Birthday to my Dad!
You have always been an inspiration.
I hope you have a wonderful day.
Happy Birthday Dad
SlagleRock Out!
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January 16, 2005
On This Day In History
The "Superman" comic strip debuted in 1939.
I just thought I'd share. Any of you Superman fans out there?
SlagleRock Out!
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January 13, 2005
Happy Birthday To You...
Happy birthday to you, you look like a monkey and you smell like one too!
I just wanted to wish the Middle Slagle™ a Happy 21st Birthday!!
May your belly be filled with liquor abound
and your barf make it into the toilet and by Dad not found!
Have a blast, party hard (and this time it'll be legal) and be smart about it!
Happy Birthday Bro!
SlagleRock Out!
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January 01, 2005
HAPPY NEW YEAR
I hope 2005 is everything you want it to be. I also hope that whatever (if any) resolutions you have are met and worth the effort.
Again...
HAPPY NEW YEAR
SlagleRock Out!
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December 28, 2004
Bwaaahahaha, er, I Mean, Awwwww...
Well, it seems that Poor Old Slaglerock's stuck in a place with little access to his blog except to save things as drafts. Poor little Zoomie.
At least there are not Tsunamis in the upper elevations of the Cascade Mountains. We can all be thankful for that. And I can think of much worse places for anyone to be stuck. Can you say "Donner Pass"? At least they won't have to consume the neighbors.
Until then, I have the power! Yes, the Blog Mama herself, little old me, has control over his content for a few days. I will be posting all sorts of embarasing things here, and there is not a whole lot he can do, at least until he gets back home, then he can bomb my site with all manner of foul things. But hey, he's such a good boy and we know he would never stoop as low as his coniving, evil, vicious sweet old auntie and do such a thing.
Sit back and enjoy the ride for the next few days. This could be fun.
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December 20, 2004
Teacher Arrested...
I got this in an email from an old friend today. I decided to post it as I have determined that it is the single worst email/joke that I received in all of 2004. I think it is great that friends make little distribution lists so that they can send mass emails and jokes to friends so that we'll know they still care, but I was actually bitter when I got this one. I mean, not only did I waste 10 seconds of my life reading it. I wasted another 20 seconds blogging it. So here it is, the worst mass email of 2004!!!
At New York's Kennedy airport today, an individual later discovered to be a public school teacher was arrested trying to board a flight while in possession of a ruler, a protractor, a setsquare, a slide rule, and a calculator.At a morning press conference, the U.S. attorney general said he believes the man is a member of the notorious Al-Gebra movement.
The FBI is charging him with carrying weapons of math instruction.
"Al-gebra is a fearsome cult," the attorney general said. "They desire average solutions by means and extremes, and sometimes go off on tangents in a search of absolute value. They use secret code names like 'x' and 'y' and refer to themselves as 'unknowns', but we have determined they belong to a common denominator of the axis of medieval with coordinates in every country. As the Greek philanderer Isosceles used to say, 'there are 3 sides to every triangle'."
When asked to comment on the arrest, President George W. Bush said, "If
God had wanted us to have better weapons of math instruction, He would have given us more fingers and toes!!!"
Well that's it, the worst email of '04.
Thanks for caring Andy, but this one is garbage.
SlagleRock Out!
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December 12, 2004
Post Election Humor
I got this one from my Friend Andy, he and I served together during Iraqi Freedom.
Kerry, Kerry, quite Contrary,
How did Ohio go?
You made the push, to beat George Bush,
but overlooked Carl Rove!
You padded the vote, with even a goat,
and lawyers ready to rally!
But try as you may, on that given day,
fell short on the ultimate tally!!
With CBS Dan, you made your stand,
and labeled the Prez a liar!
The "Elitist" beamed as "Fahrenheit" screened,
and Teddy belched deep from the mire!!
The Media said, that you were ahead,
and winning by you, a "cinch"!
They just couldn't wait, to end the debate,
to Crown you and the "pickle-wench"!!
But from the waters of Nam, and your praise of the "Cong",
Your past had the stench of a "paddy"!
After all's said and done, about who's Number One!
GW is still yo Daddy!
-- Author Unknown
Thanks Andy!
SlagleRock Out!
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December 07, 2004
A Little Military Humor
Right about now there are Sailors, Soldiers and Marines who aren't too happy with their recruiters.
AIM HIGH Air Force!!
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November 07, 2004
King Arthur Am I
You are King Arthur of the Britons! You let no-one
stand in your way, you are brave and strong!
Keep searching, you'll find the grail yet!
Which Monty Python & the Holy Grail Character are you REALLY?
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November 01, 2004
The Slaughterhouse's First Caption Contest
Here we have my first picture for a caption contest.
BEER GOGGLES?
Is that what a gas mask is really for? Who needs to do a keg stand when it can be poured in directly?
Put your caption in the comments.
SlagleRock Out!
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Michael Moores Comments At The Slaughterhouse
Oh joy! Today I had a wannabe visit my site and comment as Michael Moore. The email provided with the comment was Wallace@aol.com. While I didn't bother to email that address I am quite sure that it is just some leftist looney who would love people to believe that Michael Moore actually read and commented on my silly little post about John Kerry's Bitch Wife.
Here is what "Michael Moore" had to say about my post:
First of all, let's just acknowledge what you already know: America is a country which still has a race problem, to put it nicely. Al Gore would be president today had thousands of African Americans not had their right to vote stolen from them in Florida in 2000. In Ohio, the Republicans are sending almost 2,000 paid "poll challengers" into the black precincts of Cleveland in an attempt to stop African Americans from voting. This action is beyond despicable. Do not let this stop you from voting. I, and thousand of others, will be there to fight for you and protect you.To George W.:
I know it's gotta be rough for you right now. Hey, we've all been there. "You're fired" are two horrible words when put together in that order. Bin Laden surfacing this weekend to remind the American people of your total and complete failure to capture him was a cruel trick or treat. But there he was. 3,000 people were killed and he's laughing in your face. Why did you stop our Special Forces from going after him? Why did you forget about bin Laden on the DAY AFTER 9/11 and tell your terrorism czar to concentrate on Iraq instead?
There he was, OBL, all tan and rested and on videotape (hey, did you get the feeling that he had a bootleg of my movie? Are there DVD players in those caves in Afghanistan?)Speaking of my movie -- can I ask you a personal question before we part ways for good on Tuesday? Why did you and your friends fund SIX "documentaries" trashing me -- but only ONE film against Kerry? C'mon, he was the candidate, not me. What a waste of your time and resources! Sure, I know what your pollsters told you, that the film had convinced some people to vote you out. I just want you to know that that was not my original intent. Funny things happen at the movies. Hope you get to see a few at the multiplex in Waco. It's a great way to relax.
Michael Moore
To "Michael Moore",
I know it's gotta be rough for you right now. All you leftist loons have been there. "You're a dumb ass" are four factual words when applied to you. Bin Laden surfacing this weekend to remind the American people of how inept Kerry is by supporting him is a total and complete failure for the Democratic Party. But there he was. 3,000 people were killed and he's supporting Kerry in the hopes he can kill 3,000 more. Why did Clinton turn down Sudans offer not once but three times to hand us Osama Bin Laden? Why do you focus your film making efforts on making Americans look bad when we pour billions of dollars into the well being of other nations?
There he was, OBL, on videotape and typical of the liberal media they didn't play the entire video including the part where OBL threatened any state that votes for Bush. Could this be that he fears our Incumbent and knows that Kerry would make us a soft target? As for your filth, if he did get a bootleg of your garbage "documentary" even OBL has the sense enough to know you are full of shit!
Speaking of your "movie" -- can I ask you a personal question before Bush gets re-elected on Tuesday? Why do you and your Hollywood friends further terrorist efforts by adding fuel to the fire? Why don't you just move to Canada and belittle and bemoan all things Canadian, at least they are your kind of people? (See Monument for Deserters)
SlagleRock Out!
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October 31, 2004
Happy Halloween
Have a safe and Happy Halloween!!!
Remember to check all candy before giving it to your kids and look for the unusual, even the far out such as the drugs found in the candy at this post.
Have fun Trick -or- Treating (or taking your kids)
SlagleRock Out!
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What Makes You Happy? (Humor)
Bill and Hillary Clinton and John Kerry are flying on Kerry's wife's private jet.
Bill looks at Hillary, chuckles and says, "You know, I could throw a $100 bill out the window right now and make somebody very happy."
Hillary shrugs her shoulders and says, "Well, I could throw ten $10 bills out the window and make 10 people very happy."
Kerry says, "Of course then, I could throw one-hundred $1 bills out the window and make a hundred people very happy."
The pilot rolls his eyes, looks at all of them and says to his co-pilot, "Such big shots back there ... I could throw all of them out the window and make millions of people happy."
Thanks go out to TSgt S, currently stationed in Kuwait.
SlagleRock Out!
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October 29, 2004
Rocky Horror Election Show
I found another great political cartoon. For those of you old enough to remember the Rocky Horror Picture Show, or who have ever had the pleasure (if you can call it that) of attening it live you will surely laugh at this.
The Presidential Horror Picture Show
Have a laugh.
SlagleRock Out!
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October 27, 2004
A Readers Thoughts
I received the information below in the comments of one of my other posts. To the individual who left this hear I say thank you for the information, but next time please leave a valid email address or web address. I normally as a matter of practice remove negativisms from trolls that are afraid to leave valid information. It is only fair that I do the same with information that I agree with. However, since this is the first time I will let it slide. I would be interested in reading your blog so please, next visit, leave a valid URL.
I've been watching your blog for awhile, and this was emailed to me today, and I thought you might like to read it.. I blog myself, but times like these, I enjoy keeping somewhat 'anonymous'Keep the great articles/insight coming. W04
"A clear perspective"
There were 39 combat related killings in Iraq during the month of
January.....In the fair city of Detroit there were 35 murders in the month of January.
That's just one American city, about as deadly as the entire war torn
country of Iraq.When some claim President Bush shouldn't have started this war, state the
following:FDR...led us into World War II Germany never attacked us: Japan did. From
1941-1945, 450,000 lives were lost, an average of 112,500 per year.Truman...finished that war and started one in Korea, North Korea never
attacked us. From 1950-1953, 55,000 lives were lost, an average of 18,334
per year.John F. Kennedy...started the Vietnam conflict in 1962. Vietnam never
attacked us.Johnson...turned Vietnam into a quagmire. From 1965-1975, 58,000 lives were
lost, an average of 5,800 per year.Clinton...went to war in Bosnia without UN or French consent, Bosnia never
attacked us. He was offered Osama bin Laden's head on a platter three times
by Sudan and did nothing. Osama has attacked us on multiple occasions.In the two years since terrorists attacked us President Bush has liberated
two countries, is crushing the Taliban, crippled al-Qaida, put nuclear
inspectors in Libya, Iran and North Korea without firing a shot, and
captured a terrorist who slaughtered 300,000 of his own people.The Democrats are complaining about how long the war is taking, but...It
took less time to take Iraq than it took Janet Reno to take the Branch
Davidian compound. That was a 51-day operation.We've been looking for evidence of chemical weapons in Iraq for less time
than it took Hillary Clinton to find the Rose Law Firm billing records.It took less time for the 3rd Infantry Division and the Marines to destroy
the Medina Republican Guard than it took Ted Kennedy to call the police
after his Oldsmobile sank at Chappaquiddick, killing Mary Jo Kopechne.It took less time to take Iraq than it took to count the votes in
Florida!!!!Our Commander-In-Chief is doing a GREAT JOB! The Military morale is high!
The biased media hopes we are too ignorant to realize the facts.USAFReservist
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October 26, 2004
Seattle Scion Exposed
This past Saturday the 23rd my wife and I attended a rally of sorts for Scion owners and those people potentially interested in owning one of these unique vehicles.
The image above is our registration for the event. We were the second car to register (002).
Scion held a pretty good little get together. It was hosted by the Experience Music Project in Seattle, WA.
Everyone who attended that arrived in a Scion xA, xB, or tC got a ticket for free admission to the Music Project. The ticket is good for one year. They even gave us an adult ticket for our 9 week old baby boy. His admission is free so that is a ticket we can use to bring a friend.
Attendees also got a gift bag with a Scion key ring, hat, music CD and some Scion information.
The event had a DJ and also hosted a competition with some show cars (Scion of course).
Near the end of the five hour event the event coordinator brought out a large box of T-shirts and hats. Ultimately we left with seven T's and five hats. All of which are sold on the Scion website for $20 each.
It was a good time and a good reference for things we may want to do to our xB.
Click Continue Reading for pictures from the event.
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October 22, 2004
Arm Yourselves...
... with the truth and the information to defeat the Democrats!
Don't let the Dems and their efforts to prevent the public from seeing the powerful documentary Stolen Honor stop you from seeing the full documentary.
While looking at the Rott, I discovered that Stolen Honor is available for viewing on line.
Take a look and see why Kerry and his band of Dumbocrats are fighting to prevent you from seeing this film.
What is so damaging that they are fighting the constitutional rights of the film makers, the public and the television stations!?!?!
Spread the truth and these links!!!!!!
Watch the full 42 min. documentary
SlagleRock Out!
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Legends, Paying My Respect
I mentioned in an earlier post that my wife and I recently visited the final resting places of two of America's most famous.
Our first of two stops was the Monument that is constructed over the final resting place of Guitar GOD Jimi Hendrix. The monument is amazing. A large dome covers the grave and original headstone. It is a beautiful display of marble and serves as the final resting place for the man many would consider the greatest guitar player of all time. The monument is a beautiful marble design. Also with James "Jimi" Hendrix at the memorial you will find other members of his family including his Grandmother, Mother and Father.
Here are some pics of his monument:
It is grand indeed. While it is clear that fans of all ages/generations visit this Mecca of music frequently it is still very well kept and well respected. Many fans leave flowers, sheet music and other items in tribute to Jimi. Others use a non-permanent method of writing messages to the legend such as chalk or charcoal on the walkway leading to the monument.
It is an amazing feeling to be in the presence of a legend.
On our trip to visit the greats of the past we also stopped at the final resting place of martial arts LEGEND Bruce Lee. Bruce is buried in a very small cemetery just north of Seattle. His son Brandon was laid to rest next to him after his tragic accident while filming the movie The Crow.
Bruce's grave is precisely what I would have expected for a philosophical giant and a champion of the martial arts. Nothing too elaborate and set off and away from the public eye. His tombstone is successful in marking his location and paying tribute, all while being low key and not imposing on nature.
Here are some pics of Bruce and Brandon Lee's final resting place:
Now you are probably wondering, why these two?
Well, there is no doubt that Jimi Hendrix was a rock and roll giant. His powerful guitar is still to this day used in movies, commercial and other music. Most guitarists try to emulate him and most of us who can't play the guitar imagine what it would be like to be as good as him.
As for Bruce Lee, he was one of my childhood heroes. I was really first introduced to Bruce (who died two years before my birth) by my Uncle. He has always been a huge fan of the martial arts, and to be a fan of the arts is to be a fan of Bruce Lee. I was amazed at the things this little man could do. Often as Americans we are impressed by the biggest muscles, the largest gun or the loudest bark so to speak. Bruce had all of these wrapped tightly in a 5'7" body that was well under 150lbs. He scared boxing legend Mohammed Ali into backing out of a fight. That is something!
I am a collector of his movies and a fan of his art. I have studied his philosophy and will forever remain influenced by all that he accomplished in his short life.
It really was an amazing day. As we started out on our journey it was pouring down rain. It rained all the way until we arrived in Renton, WA. Just as we were pulling into the cemetery it suddenly stopped raining. We were able to get out and walk around Jimi's memorial. I took numerous photographs and my wife did a charcoal rubbing of Jimi's original headstone. We are going to put something together with the rubbing and the photographs.
After an hour or so it was time to head on to Bruce Lee's grave. I visited Lee's grave about a year ago, but decided I'd like a charcoal rubbing of his headstone as well.
Once again, no sooner than we got in the car it started pouring again. As my friend from Georgia says, "It was raining so hard it was like a cow peeing on a flat rock."
It rained all the way until we pulled off of I-5 just north of Seattle, WA to take the back roads to the final resting place of Bruce Lee.
Just like our visit at the Jimi Hendrix memorial the sun peaked out and gave us the opportunity to spend about an hour taking pictures and completing the charcoal rubbing of both Bruce and Brandon's headstones.
It was a very cool experience. It was a great stroke of luck when the rain stopped not once but twice. It was a memorable and very cool day.
Rock On Jimi, And Kick Ass Bruce (only when necessary)
SlagleRock Out!
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Political Bohemian Rhapsody
If you haven't seen this take a moment and have a laugh.
Here is another great election parody sung to the tune of Bohemian Rhapsody from Queen.
Enjoy!
SlagleRock Out!
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October 21, 2004
A Little Slow Today...
As you may have noticed things have been very slow here at the Slaughterhouse today. I didn't have time to surf the web, link, post or bitch about whatever it may have been that pissed me off.
Many of you may have attempted to access the site at various times today with no luck. Don't worry I'm not going anywhere; the Mu.Nu servers have been under maintenance.
Today my family and I decided to do something a little unusual. We visited the final resting places of martial arts legend, Bruce Lee and arguably the greatest guitar player to ever live, Jimi Hendrix.
I will post pictures from our visits to these extraordinary men’s graves as well as some thoughts on their influence around the world tomorrow or the next day.
Just wanted everyone to know, I'm still here, still kickin' and just waitin' on a little server stability to get back to bloggin'
SlagleRock Out!
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October 19, 2004
Humor Or Painful Reality, You Decide
I say painful reality!
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Friends And Their Adventures
While taking a short break from the political material I typically read and post on I was milling around a close personal friends online Poetry Review.
My friend Jalina is quite the accomplished person. She hosts an online poetry review called Rock Salt Plum. It is a very interesting site. I take a look weekly at a minimum. At Rock Salt Plum you will find poems, short stories, interviews with the authors etc.
Aside from hosting this poetry review Jalina is an accomplished poet herself. Her first book Spikeseed was published by Bad Moon Books
As if being a mother of two, the wife of a military man, the editor of a poetry site, a licensed message therapist and a published poet aren't enough now she has decided to dive head first into the BlogoSphere.
Her blog is called Eve's Dropper. I encourage everyone to stop by, take a look and welcome her to the sphere. I expect her blog to be a refreshing look at life through the eyes of a poet, mother and great friend.
Welcome J
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October 18, 2004
A True Dead End
'Nuff Said!
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October 13, 2004
Who Are You Who Who...
Found another silly little quiz over at My Right Wing Conspiracy.
Which Peanut are you?
I am Snoopy!
Which Peanuts Character are You?
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Fun little quiz. Anyone who is Pig Pen let me know. I'll roll up the carpet at the SlaughterHouse before you visit. LOL
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October 10, 2004
A Little English Humor
An English couple, an Irish couple and a Scottish couple are golfing...
The Englishman's wife steps up to the tee and, as she bends over to place
her ball, a gust of wind blows her skirt up and reveals her lack of
underwear.
"Good God, woman! Why aren't you wearing any knickers?" her husband
demanded.
"Well, you don't give me enough housekeeping money to afford any."
The Englishman immediately reaches into his pocket and says, "For the sake
of decency, here's £50. Go and buy yourself some underwear."
Next, the Irishman's wife bends over to set her ball on the tee. Her skirt
also blows up to show that she is wearing no undies.
"Blessed Virgin Mary, woman! You've no knickers. Why not?"
She replies, "I can't afford any on the money you give me."
He reaches into his pocket and says, "For the sake of decency, here's £20.
Go and buy yourself some underwear!"
Lastly, the Scotsman's wife bends over. The wind also takes her skirt over
her head to reveal that she, too, is naked under it.
"Sweet mudder of Jesus, Aggie! Where the frig are yer drawers?"
She too explains, "You dinna give me enough money ta be able ta affarrd
any."
The Scotsman reaches into his pocket and says, "Well, fer the love 'o Jasus,
'n the sake of decency, here's a comb. Tidy yerself up a bit."
Yuck, just plain yuck.
SlagleRock Out!
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October 08, 2004
Be Water...
I originally got this link from my Uncle Delftsman.
After I took the quiz I discovered I was water. I can live with that. It was Bruce Lee who said, "Be formless, shapeless, like water... You put water into a cup, it becomes the cup, you put water into a bottle, it becomes the bottle, you put it in a teapot, it becomes the teapot... Now water can flow, or it can crash, be water my friend."
What element are you?
Have fun!
You are water. You're not really organic; you're
neither acidic nor basic, yet you're an acid
and a base at the same time. You're strong
willed and opinionated, but relaxed and ready
to flow. So while you may feel worthless at times,
without you, everything would collapse.
People should definitely drink more of you
every day.
Which Biological Molecule Are You?
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Correcting Waffles, According to Ray
Got this one from Ray:
Have you seen the John Kerry commercial in which George Bush pledges to help Seniors on Medicare and "the very next day imposes a 17% premium increase -the biggest in history"? That ad is a stroke of genius on Kerry's part and will surely gain him many votes among the uninformed. I found it so amazing that I did some homework on the issue.
As it turns out the 17% increase was not imposed by President Bush but was mandated by the "balanced budget agreement" signed by President Clinton, voted into law by Senator John Kerry, and was scheduled to come into effect during the Bush administration. President Bush had no authority to reverse what had been voted into law by Senator Kerry during the Clinton administration.
Once again Kerry is counting on the ignorance of the American people. Don't be duped by his mendacity.
Thanks Ray
SlagleRock Out!
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October 05, 2004
Ah The Smell Of Gun Powder In The Evening
I had a night fire class tonight. Not much beats the smell of gun powder and carbon. Hell the crack of the M4 carbine or the M9 pistol is about the only sound I like to hear when it is raining(No thunder or lightning, that usually means cancellations). Nothing is worse than trying to grade students on a paper target that is totally saturated.
I'll have more to say tomorrow.
SlagleRock Out!
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October 03, 2004
A Global Test
Do you agree with John Kerry? Take this Global Test and see if your views really are as rediculous as John sKerry's.
SlagleRock Out!
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Torture Kerry While You Can (He will surely torture you if he gets elected)
Ever want to see just how far you can stretch Waffles horse face? Maybe kick him in the nuts?
Check out the Kerry Torture Game for a little laugh.
Enjoy!
SlagleRock Out!
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October 01, 2004
In The News (Sort Of)
Be sure you lock your doors and windows at home!
A Seattle man was found dead in his home over the weekend.
Detectives at the scene found the man face down in his bathtub.
The tub had been filled with milk, sugar and corn flakes.
A banana was sticking out of his ass.
Police suspect a cereal killer!
SlagleRock Out!
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Boycott Heinz. Buy "W" Ketchup
Click the picture above for information on "W" brand ketchup. You can order as many as you want from the "W" ketchup company.
Would you believe this is real?
Enjoy
SlagleRock Out!
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His Record Speaks For Itself
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Seeing Eye To Eye (Todays Humor)
A Security Forces convoy was driving north of Basra when they came upon an Iraqi soldier badly injured and unconscious.
Nearby, on the opposite side of the road, was an American Airman in a
similar but less serious state The Airman was conscious and alert. As
first aid was given to both men, the Airman was asked what had happened.
The Airman reported, "I was heavily armed and moving north along the
highway and coming south was a heavily armed Iraqi soldier." Seeing each other
we both took cover.
"What happened then?" the cops asked.
"I yelled to him that Saddam Hussein was a miserable low life slug"
And he yelled back: "John Kerry, Ted Kennedy, Bill and Hillary Clinton
are miserable slime balls."
"We were standing there shaking hands when a truck hit us."
Ain't it da truth?!?
SlagleRock Out!
Posted by SlagleRock at 11:54 AM | Comments (3)
September 30, 2004
Google Search Expiriment
John Kerry is a moron. Starbucks coffee supports our troops. John Kerry Ace and Gary. John Kerry is an idiot. Texas Slaughterhouse. Military Starbucks Support Troops John Kerry is a Nimrod.
Posted by SlagleRock at 08:32 AM | Comments (1)
September 23, 2004
True Bravery
True bravery is arriving home late after a guy's night out, being assaulted by your wife with a broom, and still having the guts to ask, "Are you cleaning or were you flying somewhere?"
There really may be some validity in the statement about the healing power of laughter.
SlagleRock Out!
Posted by SlagleRock at 02:46 PM | Comments (2)
September 20, 2004
Are You Ready For Some Football
Given the time of year (both elections and football) I found this fitting.
Thanks SSgt Z for the picture!
SlagleRock Out!
Posted by SlagleRock at 09:24 PM | Comments (6)
September 19, 2004
Lucky Little Grasshopper
Sent to me by a friend. Thank you PJ too funny.
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Sometimes you just need a laugh that is off the deep end!
Posted by SlagleRock at 12:29 PM | Comments (4)
Military Bearing
Their is no doubt that we have the FINEST AIR FORCE in the world.
That is because of the quality human beings who serve.
Just remember whatever our flaws we are human.
Prime Example:
Now Airman your eyes should be straight forward while at the position of attention!
Give these guys a break, those are the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders!
SlagleRock Out!
Posted by SlagleRock at 09:49 AM | Comments (2)
September 18, 2004
Friendships Lost...
...And Found
Most people know what it is like to lose a friend. Some of us have lost friends to tragic accidents or illness. Some of us have lost friends to the ravages of war. Some of us have lost friends to stupidity such as one incident or a grudge. It hurts when we lose contact with an important friend, either because they are no longer living or because time, distance and circumstance have taken them away.
Recently I got to see what the other side of that emotion is like. A good friend of mine who was there for me all through Iraqi Freedom dropped me an email. He and I lost contact after I moved back to the States and as I found out recently he moved to Europe.
It has only been a year since we last spoke, but much has happened. I learned that he got a divorce due to his wifes infidelity while he was in the Middle East, and is now happy to "just date a little". He learned that I had a second child. It has been neat to catch up on what is new as well as to remember the time we spent in the sandbox.
I guess the point of this post is to not only share a happy event but maybe to motivate each of you to find that friend. We all have one. Maybe this is a person that you used to talk to regularly. Then perhaps you sent the occasional email and now nothing.
Look for a phone number, an email address or a snail mail address. If more people would stay in touch maybe this world would be a better place.
Just food for thought.
SlagleRock Out!
Posted by SlagleRock at 04:50 PM | Comments (2)
September 13, 2004
Once Again, Jack Finds The Links That Reveal How Big A Liar Kerry Is And How Jacked Up The "Main Stream" Media Really Is
Front Page Media.com outs the Kerry campaigns plans to bash the Presidents service record before Waffles campaign got the chance. FrontPageMedia.com
**Note** This is the bomb that Dan Rather screwed up royally and the blogosphere put a hurtin' on the mainstream.
Bush's National Guard Service. The truth comes out. Click Here
United States Navy gets further inquiry over Kerrys War Hero Status. Judicial Watch.org
Kerry campaign aid and widely advertised veteran is his own downfall. Kerrys Band Of Liars.
Islamic Cleric supports targetting children. UK Telegraph
Looks like Kerry's world is about to unravel, the IG is looking into the matter, yet he won't come clean about his "credentials". World Net Daily
Letters home from the Middle East are making a difference. Yakima Herald
Marine speaks out against John Kerry
As usual Jack proves how valuable he is as a surfer of the information super highway.
Thanks Jack
SlagleRock Out!
Posted by SlagleRock at 03:18 PM | Comments (2)
Satans Sister (A Little Humor)
We all know I am not much of a religious person, however I can appreciate a good joke.
Satan visits church...
A few minutes before the services started, the townspeople were sitting in their pews and talking. Suddenly, Satan appeared at the front of the church. Everyone started screaming and running for the front entrance, trampling each other in a frantic effort to get away from evil incarnate.
Soon everyone had exited the church except for one elderly gentleman who sat calmly in his pew without moving, seeming oblivious to the fact that God's ultimate enemy was in his presence.
So Satan walked up to the old man and said, "Don't you know who I am?"
The man replied, "Yep, sure do."
"Aren't you afraid of me?" Satan asked.
"Nope, sure aint!" said the man.
"Don't you realize I can kill you with a word?" asked Satan..
"Don't doubt it for a minute," returned the old man, in an even tone.
"Did you know that I could cause you profound,horrifying, physical AGONY for all eternity?" persisted Satan.
"Yep" was the calm reply.
"And you're still not afraid?" asked Satan.
"Nope"
More than a little perturbed, Satan asked, "Well, why aren't you afraid of me?"
The man calmly replied, "Been married to your sister for 48 years
Know the feeling?
SlagleRock Out!
Posted by SlagleRock at 07:49 AM | Comments (3)
September 12, 2004
Conspiracy Theory
I am not one for conspiracy theories, but this is an interestin compilation of thoughts, pictures and video.
This link asks the question, What if it wasn't a plane that hit the pentagon?
http://pixla.px.cz/pentagon.swf
Things that make you go HHHmmmmmmm
SlagleRock Out!
Posted by SlagleRock at 08:54 PM | Comments (5)
September 02, 2004
What's GMail You Ask?
Have you heard of GMail? It is a new free email service being offered by Google, hence the name GMail.
In a nutshell GMail is:
If you haven't already heard about Gmail, it's a new search-based webmail
service that offers:
- 1,000 megabytes (one gigabyte) of free storage
- Built-in Google search that instantly finds any message you want
- Automatic arrangement of messages and related replies into
"conversations"
- Text ads and related pages that are relevant to the content of your
messages
As of now GMail is available by invitation only.
My buddy Bill at In Bills World has 5 available invitations for GMail for Active Duty Military Personnel Only.
Why would a military member want ANOTHER email account/address? Well first of all, GMail is a search based email account. What does that mean? You will have access to all of your saved emails from any computer. Your files are saved by Google instead of on one computer like most mail accounts.
So if you want one of these accounts scoot on over to Blackfive or In Bills World and see what you can do. They are both offering these to any active duty member from any branch of service.
Thanks for pointing me in this direction Bill, I truly appreciate you thinking of me!
SlagleRock Out!
Posted by SlagleRock at 05:26 PM | Comments (1)
August 29, 2004
The Popes Texas Visit
On a tour of Texas, the Pope took a couple of days off to visit the coastal area for some sightseeing. He was cruising along the sea wall on Galveston Isle in his Pope mobile when suddenly he notices a frantic commotion just off shore.
There was John Kerry struggling frantically to free himself from the jaws of
a 25-foot shark. As the Pope watched, horrified, a speedboat came racing up
with two men aboard. One of the men, President George W. Bush quickly fired
a harpoon into the shark's side while Dick Cheney reached out and pulled the
bleeding, semi-conscious John Kerry from the water. Then using (autographed
Round Rock Express) baseball bats, the two heroes beat the shark to death
and hauled it into the boat.
Immediately the Pope shouted and summoned them to the beach. "I give you my blessings for your brave actions" he told them. "I heard that there was
some bitter hatred between President Bush and John Kerry, but now I have
seen with my own eyes that this is not true."
As the Pope drove off, President Bush asked the Veep "Who was that?"
"It was the Pope" Dick replied. "He is in direct contact with God and has
all of God's wisdom."
"Well" says the president, "he may have access to God's wisdom, but he
doesn't know squat about shark fishing...... how's the bait holding up?"
SlagleRock Out!
Posted by SlagleRock at 03:29 PM | Comments (4)
A Post Turtle
Here's a bit of COWBOY humor...
The common sense displayed by farmers & ranchers never ceases to amaze me.
While suturing a laceration on the hand of an 80-year-old grizzled Arizona rancher (whose hand had caught in a gate while working cattle), a doctor and the old man were talking about John Kerry's possibility of being in the White
House.
The old Cowboy said, "Well, ya know, Kerry's one of them 'post turtles'."
Not knowing what the old man meant, the doctor asked him what a post turtle was.
The old man said, "Well, when you're driving down a country road and you come across a fence post with a turtle balanced on top, that's a post turtle."
The old man saw a puzzled look on the doctor's face, so he continued to explain,"You know he didn't get there by himself, he doesn't belong there, he can't get anything done while he's up there, and you just want to help the poor dumb bastard get down 'afore he hurts hisself."
Thanks Bill
SlagleRock Out!
Posted by SlagleRock at 03:26 PM | Comments (3)
August 28, 2004
A Little Humor
Take a look at the Dancing Bush.
It is pretty funny, and whomever worked it did a good job.
Enjoy!
SlagleRock Out!
Posted by SlagleRock at 06:41 PM | Comments (2)
August 27, 2004
21 Gun Salute
I got this one from one of my friends in CA. He is a reservist in the US Air Force:
I sat, as did millions of other Americans, and watched as our government underwent a peaceful transition of power in January 2001.
At first, I felt a swell of pride and patriotism as I watched George W.Bush take his oath of office. However, all that pride quickly vanished as I later watched William Jefferson Clinton board Air Force One for the last time.
I saw 21 Marines, in full dress uniform with rifles, fire a 21-gun salute to the outgoing president. It was then that I realized how far America's military had deteriorated under Clinton.
Every last one of them missed.
Thanks, Bill that's a good one.
SlagleRock Out!
Posted by SlagleRock at 10:42 PM | Comments (2)
When Life Really Sucks...
...Take two of these and call me in the morning.
Special Thanks to SPC Flannery (Soon to be Sgt Flannery) for the picture.
Dr. SlagleRock Out!
Posted by SlagleRock at 07:09 PM | Comments (3)
August 24, 2004
Another Cartoon...
... Courtesy of The Daily Blitzand Cox and Forkum.
Thanks for the humor DB and CF.
Enjoy!
SlagleRock Out!
Posted by SlagleRock at 04:16 AM | Comments (2)
August 23, 2004
Isn't It Obvious?
They keep arguing about all the Viet Vets that support Kerry, yet this is the same number that keeps appearing??
Anyone see anything strange here?
SlagleRock Out!
Posted by SlagleRock at 08:46 PM | Comments (2)
August 22, 2004
Todays Humor
Ever wonder if there may be any truth in this one? If so I'll live to be 100 or more.
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Posted by SlagleRock at 03:35 PM | Comments (2)
More 'Toons
Speaks for itself!
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Posted by SlagleRock at 03:30 PM | Comments (1)
August 21, 2004
Kerry Humor
If Kerry were Commander In Chief!
The worlds view of the US under Democratic Party "leadership"
SlagleRock Out!
Posted by SlagleRock at 09:25 PM | Comments (1)
August 20, 2004
Around The Blogosphere
As I have been very busy being a Daddy to the newborn I haven't had much time to watch the news, the Olympics or surf the web, so today I took a quick walk around the blogosphere.
Here is what I found:
Mamamontezz speaks out (again) about Michael Moore.
Emigre offers his Random thoughts and Be careful what you wish for.
Mike at Sworn Enemy has an interesting piece about private citizens and guns
Murdock talks about the crisis in Iran at Blogging at 20,000 feet.
Of course those are just a few that are interesting today.
Also take a look at some of my favorites at:
The Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler, Blackfive, Kim du Toit and The Dissident Frogman
Take a look at what they're blogging. Let me know if I need to offer a little incite or general slaughter on what you find, topic, subject or person like John F-ing sKerry.
SlagleRock Out!
Posted by SlagleRock at 12:59 PM | Comments (1)
August 19, 2004
Homecoming
As I mentioned in an earlier post, I was blessed with a second child.
My son Robbie was born Tuesday the 17th at 0956. He is a healthy 7 lbs. There were some early concerns about some "abnormalities" in his heart. His delivery was induced to "be safe".
He was bright shining and healthy when he was born. While they have found some minor "variations of normal" in his heart we are being told that it is nothing to worry to much about.
The Pediatric Cardiologist told me that he doesn't expect there to be anything severe enough to prevent him from "Joining The Air Force" or "Playing Footbal".
His abnormalities will be monitored over the course of his life and we will always hope for the best.
For now, he is happy healthy and home with is big sissy, Mommy and me.
Thanks to everyone who had nice things to say about his birth.
Thanks again!
SlagleRock Out!
Posted by SlagleRock at 09:31 PM | Comments (4)
August 17, 2004
A Baby Is Born...
...My baby to be more precise. My son Robert Adyn-Michael was born today at 0956 a.m. He weighed 7 lbs 2 oz and measured 20.5 inches long.
As you can see I have been pretty busy over the past few days.
The blogging will be thin for a little while. Once things settle at home I will be back up and running full steam.
Thanks all, needless to say I am one proud Papa. This is my second child and he is just beautiful (of course he is, he looks just like his Daddy!)
SlagleRock Out!
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August 13, 2004
Two Johns
Why is it a good thing that Kerry and Edwards are running together?
Because with that much shit you'll need two Johns.
Posted by SlagleRock at 08:47 PM | Comments (3)
August 10, 2004
Mrs sKerry
I got this one in an email from a friend I served with in Saudi Arabia:
... " To mention just a few, they support the "Barrio Warriors," a radical Hispanic group whose primary goal is to return all of Arizona, California, New Mexico and Texas to Mexico..." but read on, please!Following is a brief backround on Mrs. John Kerry .. She hates being called that, by the way:
Maria Teresa Thiersten Simoes-Ferreira Heinz Kerry. Married Senator Kerry in 1995. She only took his name eighteen months ago and she is an "interesting" paradox of conflicts.
If you thought John Kerry was scary, he doesn't hold a candle to his wife! Maria Teresa Thiersten Simoes-Ferreira Heinz Kerry was born in Mozambique, the daughter of a Portuguese physician, was educated in Switzerland and South Africa. Fluent in five languages, she was working as a United Nations interpreter in Geneva in the mid-60's when she met a "handsome" young American, H. John Heinz, III, who worked at a bank in Geneva. He told her his family was "in the food business."
They were married in 1966 and returned to Pittsburgh where his family ran the giant H. J. Heinz food company. He was elected to the US House of Representatives in 1971, and in 1976 he was elected to the first of three terms in the United States Senate. A Republican, he wrote a burning diatribe against some of the causes backed by young House member John Kerry.
Several years later, in 1991, he was killed when his plane collided with a Sun Oil Company helicopter over a Philadelphia suburb. The senator, his pilot and copilot, and both of Sun's helicopter pilots were killed. He was survived by his wife, Teresa, and their three young sons.
Four years later, having inherited Heinz's $500 million fortune, she married Senator John Forbes Kerry, the liberal then-junior senator from Massachusetts. She became a registered Democrat and the process of her radicalization was set in motion.Heinz Kerry is not shy about telling people that she required Kerry to sign a prenuptial agreement before they were married. John Kerry may not have check writing privileges on the Heinz catsup and pickle fortune, but he is certainly a willing and uncomplaining beneficiary of it.
A lot of hard-earned money, made through many years of hawking catsup, mustard, and pickles has fallen into the hands of two people who despise successful entrepreneurship and who believe in the confiscatory redistribution of wealth.
So how does Mrs. Heinz Kerry spend John Heinz's money?
Just one example:
According to the G2 Bulletin, an online intelligence newsletter of WorldNetDaily, in the years between 1995-2001 she gave more than $4 million to an organization called the Tides Foundation. And what does the Tides Foundation do with John Heinz's money?They support numerous antiwar groups, including Ramsey Clark's International Action Center. Clark has offered to defend Saddam Hussein when he's tried.
They support the Democratic Justice Fund, a joint venture of the Tides Foundation and billionaire hate-monger George Soros. The Democratic Justice Fund seeks to ease restrictions on Muslim immigration from "terrorist" states.
They support the Council for American-Islamic Relations, whose leaders are known to have close ties to the terrorist group, Hamas.
They support the National Lawyers Guild, organized as a communist front during the Cold War era. One of their attorneys, Lynne Stewart, has been arrested for helping a client, Sheikh Omar Abdel Rahman, communicate with terror cells in Egypt. He is the convicted mastermind of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing.
They support the "Barrio Warriors," a radical Hispanic group whose primary goal is to return all of Arizona, California, New Mexico, and Texas to Mexico.
These are but a few of the radical groups that benefit, through the anonymity provided by the Tides Foundation, from the generosity of our would-be first lady, the wealthy widow of Republican senator John Heinz, and now the wife of the Democratic senator who aspires to be the 44th President of the United States.
Aiding and supporting our enemies is not good for America, regardless of your political views.
If voters will open their eyes, educate themselves and see the real Teresa Heinz Kerry, they will not appreciate her position as ultra rich fairy godmother of the radical left. They will not want to imagine her laying her head on a pillow each night inches away from the President of the United States.
Hopefully they love this country enough to decide that the only way these two will ever be allowed into the White House is with an engraved invitation in hand.
Let everyone know these people are unfit to represent this great nation. The uninformed will never hear the truth from the press, who wants Kerry elected!
Those who buy the Kerry facade, beware what you vote for - - - you may regret that you got it!
Thanks Andy
SlagleRock Out!
Posted by SlagleRock at 08:48 AM | Comments (1)
August 09, 2004
Great Links, Getting Caught Up
Here are some of the great links I have received from friends and readers.
Many, as usual, are from our friend Jack.
Tear jerker about the recovery of Jessica Clements, a US Soldier Thanks to Mamamontezz for this one!
'Rape 2 and call me in the morning'
Pentagon working to make sure military ballots get counted
Nancy Reagan backs President Bush and has a thing or two to say about John F-ing sKerry
John Kerry's Stalinist Campaign Slogan
Democratic Delegate Has Terror Ties
Eco-Terrorist Tre Arrow's request for refugee status in Canada accepted
Wounded Marine soothes family's emotional scars
Big thanks to Jack as usual most of these links are from him. You can always count on Jack to find the great links.
SlagleRock Out!
Posted by SlagleRock at 08:30 AM | Comments (1)
August 08, 2004
Vietnam Special Forces Vets Against Kerry
I took this picture from Vietnam Special Forces Vets Against Kerry click either here or the picture and take a look at their site. You will notice there are far more Vets who support the President than those who purportedly support John F-ing sKerry, especially those who have been in the shit and those who served with Waffles in his extremely short tenure in Vietnam.
I leave this to your interpretation.
SlagleRock Out!
Posted by SlagleRock at 06:41 PM | Comments (6)
August 06, 2004
Is It Ace And Gary (The Ambiguously Gay Duo) Or Two Evil Dumb -O- Crats?
Kerry and Edwards have unveiled their new campaign efforts to draw the gay vote.
On a serious note:
SlagleRock Out!
Posted by SlagleRock at 07:42 AM | Comments (6)
August 05, 2004
Socialism's Here Again...
Ain't it da truth??
On a different note, keep the Letters Coming. We are rapidly approaching 200. If you have one up and I haven't linked to it or you haven't tracked back to one of my letter posts, please do. I don't want it to be left out.
SlagleRock Out!
Posted by SlagleRock at 06:13 PM | Comments (3)
August 01, 2004
Caption Contest (My Entry)
Greyhawk at Mudville Gazette started a caption contest.
This is my entry:
Ok so maybe, that is what I would have been thinking.
SlagleRock Out!
Posted by SlagleRock at 03:25 PM | Comments (5)
July 30, 2004
Profiling
This email has been around a time or ten. However, it does give you something to think about.
Please pause a moment, reflect back, and take the following Multiple Choice
test.... No need to keep score. The events are actual cuts from past
history. They actually happened! Do you remember?
1. In 1972 at the Munich Olympics, athletes were kidnapped and massacred
by:
a. Olga Corbitt
b. Sitting Bull
c. Arnold Schwarzeneger
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40
2. In 1979, the U.S. embassy in Iran was taken over by:
a. Lost Norwegians
b. Elvis
c. A tour bus full of 80-year-old women
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40
3. During the 1980's a number of Americans were kidnapped in Lebanon by:
a. John Dillinger
b. The King of Sweden
c. The Boy Scouts
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40
4. In 1983, the U.S. Marine barracks in Beirut was blown up by:
a. A pizza delivery boy
b. Pee Wee Herman
c. Geraldo Rivera
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40
5. In 1985 the cruise ship Achille Lauro was hijacked and a 70 year-old
American passenger was murdered and thrown overboard in his wheelchair by:
a. The Smurfs
b. Davy Jones
c. The Little Mermaid
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40
6. In 1985 TWA flight 847 was hijacked at Athens, and a U.S. Navy diver
trying to rescue passengers was murdered by:
a. Captain Kidd
b. Charles Lindberg
c. Mother Teresa
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40
7. In 1988, Pan Am Flight 103 was bombed by:
a. Scooby Doo
b. The Tooth Fairy
c. Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40
8. In 1993 the World Trade Center was bombed the first time by:
a. Richard Simmons
b. Grandma Moses
c. Michael Jordan
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40
9. In 1998, the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania were bombed by:
a. Mr. Rogers
b. Hillary Clinton, to distract attention from Wild Bill's women problems
c. The World Wrestling Federation
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40
10. On 9/11/01, four airliners were hijacked; two were used as missiles to
take out the World Trade Centers and of the remaining two, one crashed into
the US Pentagon and the other was diverted and crashed by the passengers.
Thousands of people were killed by:
a. Bugs Bunny, Wiley E. Coyote, Daffy Duck and Elmer Fudd
b. The Supreme Court of Florida
c. Mr. Bean
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40
11. In 2002 the United States fought a war in Afghanistan against:
a. Enron
b. The Lutheran Church
c. The NFL
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40
12. In 2002 reporter Daniel Pearl was kidnapped and murdered by:
a. Bonnie and Clyde
b. Captain Kangaroo
c. Billy Graham
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40
Nope, I really don't see a pattern here to justify profiling, do you?
So, to ensure we Americans never offend anyone, particularly fanatics
intent on killing us, airport security screeners will no longer be allowed
to profile certain people. They must conduct random searches of
80-year-old women, little kids, airline pilots with proper identification,
Secret agents who are members of the President's security detail, 85-year
old Congressmen with metal hips, and Medal of Honor winning former
Governors, and leave Muslim Males between the ages 17 & 40 alone because
of profiling.
As the writer of the award winning story "Forrest Gump" so aptly put
it, "Stupid is as stupid does."
Some of the options on this test are not meant to be sarcastic. It was written this way simply to stress a point.
As a frequent traveler I will tell you that the fastest way through airport security is to be an Arabic male between 17 and 40 or dress up as one.
Something to think about.
SlagleRock Out!
Posted by SlagleRock at 07:25 PM | Comments (3)
July 20, 2004
Professor Olson
Professor Joseph Olson of Hamline University School of Law, St. Paul, Minnesota, points out some interesting facts concerning the most recent Presidential election:
Population of counties won by:
Gore=127 million
Bush=143 million
Square miles of land won by:
Gore=580,000
Bush=2,2427,000
States won by:
Gore=19
Bush=29 Murder rate per 100,000 residents in counties won by:
Gore=13.2
Bush=2.1
Professor Olson adds:
"In aggregate, the map of the territory Bush won was mostly the land owned by the tax-paying citizens of this great country. Gore's territory mostly encompassed those citizens living in government-owned tenements and living off government welfare..."
Olson believes the U.S. is now somewhere between the "complacency and "apathy" phase of Professor Tyler's definition of democracy; with some 40 percent of the nation's population already having reached the"governmental dependency" phase.
Pass this along to help everyone realize just how much is at stake in this Election Year and that apathy is the greatest danger to our freedom.
Notice I have marked the winner in bold for each item.
Here is yet another one from Jack. Thanks
SlagleRock Out!
Posted by SlagleRock at 03:04 PM | Comments (4)
July 17, 2004
Happy Birthday To Me
Happy Birthday to me, Happy Birthday to me, Happy Birthday SlagleRock, Happy Birthday to me.
29 Years Old!!
SlagleRock Out!
Posted by SlagleRock at 11:57 AM | Comments (7)
July 13, 2004
Open Letter To The Kerry Campaign
July 12, 2004
Mary Beth Cahill
Campaign Manager
John Kerry for President
P.O. Box 34640
Washington, DC 20043
Dear Ms. Cahill:
On Thursday your campaign hosted a fundraiser at Radio City Music Hall at which Sen. Kerry said, "Every performer tonight in their own way either verbally through their music through their lyrics have conveyed to you the heart and soul of our country."
I called on your campaign to release the performance that Sen. Kerry said represented the "heart and soul" of America so that all Americans could see for themselves what John Kerry thinks represents the "heart and soul" of our country.
Do most Americans in their hearts, think that calling the President a "thug" and a "killer" represents the "heart and soul" of our nation? We don't think so, but we think voters should decide for themselves by watching the celebrities John Kerry said captured the "heart and soul" of America.
Your Senior Advisor Tad Devine said that you believed that releasing musical performances "might violate copyrights and licensing agreements for the entertainers who performed and allow the Bush campaign to use the tape in commercials against Kerry and Edwards"
I have been assured that "fair use" rules of copyright would allow you to release the tapes of these musical performances to the news media under 2 U.S.C. 107. To allay the other concern you relayed to the news media, Bush-Cheney '04 pledges to refrain from using audio, video or transcripts of the event for any television, cable, satellite or radio advertising. We look forward to seeing this spirited display.
Sincerely,
Ken Mehlman
Campaign Manager
Posted by SlagleRock at 04:26 PM | Comments (1)
July 12, 2004
Links
More Links, from Jack (This guy is a reference giant!)
Syrian Economist Ridicules Decision to Impose Economic Sanctions Against The
U.S.
Former Editor of Major Arab Daily on Arab Indifference to the Violence in
Sudan
Thanks again Jack
SlagleRock Out!
Posted by SlagleRock at 10:51 AM | Comments (1)
Pre-Election Humor
Check out JibJab.com for a great animation. George Bush and John "Waffles" Kerry sing "This land is my land". Full of humor.
Enjoy
SlagleRock Out!
Posted by SlagleRock at 10:48 AM | Comments (1)
July 06, 2004
Are They Twins Or Is It The Same Man???
Allegedly the man on the left is whack job nut case douche bag Michael Moore and the man on the right is terrorist nut job Muqtada Al-Sadr.
I think perhaps it is the same man. What do you think?
Thanks to Ken for the picture.
SlagleRock Out!
Posted by SlagleRock at 07:45 AM | Comments (2)
June 27, 2004
3,000 Hits At The Slaughterhouse
Well, we have hit the 3,000 hits mark here at SlagleRock's Slaughterhouse. The 3,000th hit happened on 26 Jun 04.
It has been about 2.5 months since I started this blog, with the help of Mamamontezz, and I have been averaging more than 1,000 hits per month.
While I wish it were 10,000 hits per month it makes me feel good that so many of you are interested in reading what this Air Force Sergeant has to say.
Keep reading, keep commenting, keep hitting me with the links and I'll keep telling it like I see it.
Thanks all!
SlagleRock Out!
Posted by SlagleRock at 08:21 PM | Comments (5)
June 14, 2004
2,000 Hits @ The Slaughterhouse
We are getting there slowly. To my regular readers I say thank you. For all of my new readers, I hope you will become "regulars" and that I provide you many things worth reading.
The Slaughterhouse hit 2,000 visitors at 1800 hours on 14 Jun 04.
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June 13, 2004
This Needs No Explanation
'Nuff Said!
Thank you Darth Monkeybone at SithMonkey for this great cartoon!
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June 12, 2004
The Federalist
The Federalist is a concise, highly acclaimed e-journal of anecdotal rebuttal to contemporary political, social and media Leftists.
I thought some of you may be interested.
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