No s--t there I was, baked beans in the gas tank............oops, wrong story.
I have decided, before I go to Iraq to fulfill my lifelong dream (and by lifelong, I mean at least two years now) of building a trebuchet. What might you ask, is a trebuchet? Think catapult, with a sling instead of a bucket. It is easily differentiated from other siege equepment; the onager, the mangonel, the scorpion, the turtle.......well, you get the idea.
Outdated? I think not, my friend. Catapults were widely used as recently as WWI to lob hand grenades into enemy trenches. I've even seen some made out of leaf springs and used to hurl molotovs against the russians in Warsaw. Ha ha!!!!! And you think you're so smart with your fancy schmancy multiple launch rocket systems. (which were actually invented by the chinese a good thousand years ago or so........)
Mine's gonna be little though. No storage, and no time. We're talkin' hurl a soccer ball size. Still oughta be fun. And when I get to Iraq, I want to build a ballista! I think I can talk the commander into it. After all, we are stuck in an artillery battalion..........
Also, I've finished dharma's scarf, and started a matching hat.........by knitting in the round using circular needles. OOOOOHHHHH!!!!! AAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!!!! It's not that bad after the first couple of rounds. I watched Clerks II last night and got in about ummm 4 rounds. Okay, not that far, but I did figure out how to do it.
Found a nice alternate 10k this morning. While looking for a 4 miler. {grumble} Stinking airfield's bigger than it looks. Quick shower, then off to the commisary to get groceries. Love you guys. Even the stinky ones. Which is me at the moment. (damn your eyes for using up all the hot water, joy). Meh. Bundle up, it's frickin' cold out there.
With a fanfare for the comman man,
Nbs
P.S. How many Communist Chinese does it take to change a light bulb? Only one to insert the bulb, but another 10,000 to give it a Cultural Revolution.