They say that one of the reasons that America has fought as well as it does, is because of the great care with which we equip their individual soldiers. Take WWII. German engineering was waaaay better than American. Look at the panzer tanks for example. In fact, when we conquered the Germans, a lot of our future wartime technology was plagarized in mass. However, we outproduced them, and American soldiers that were better supplied carried the day. However......... When my grandfather went ...

They say that one of the reasons that America has fought as well as it does, is because of the great care with which we equip their individual soldiers. Take WWII. German engineering was waaaay better than American. Look at the panzer tanks for example. In fact, when we conquered the Germans, a lot of our future wartime technology was plagarized in mass. However, we outproduced them, and American soldiers that were better supplied carried the day. However......... When my grandfather went ...

No, really. I'm not going to erase this one......this time. Right. Quick update, back from the field for a couple of days now. Been cleaning tents for two days straight, and if I never see another one, it'll be too soon......like tommorow. Sigh......... Got a monsterously huge iPod to take to Iraq. It's my first one. Shhhhh. Don't tell anyone. Last but not least, went to appleby's applebies applepie.....damn. And had mudslides, followed by watching Ghost Rider. Wow. Not canon, but c...

No, really. I'm not going to erase this one......this time. Right. Quick update, back from the field for a couple of days now. Been cleaning tents for two days straight, and if I never see another one, it'll be too soon......like tommorow. Sigh......... Got a monsterously huge iPod to take to Iraq. It's my first one. Shhhhh. Don't tell anyone. Last but not least, went to appleby's applebies applepie.....damn. And had mudslides, followed by watching Ghost Rider. Wow. Not canon, but c...

Going to the field for a couple of weeks or so, so won't be blogging for awhile. Don't worry about responding, it'll be a bit before I get anything. Also, sometime in the next few months my blog is going to die. Maybe sudden like. Don't sweat it, I'll be back, and I'll jump in occasionally when I can. May be a year or two though. It's only a war, no big deal. Admin, please don't erase my articles before say, mid 09? Love ya'll all, and be back for awhile soon, NBS.

Going to the field for a couple of weeks or so, so won't be blogging for awhile. Don't worry about responding, it'll be a bit before I get anything. Also, sometime in the next few months my blog is going to die. Maybe sudden like. Don't sweat it, I'll be back, and I'll jump in occasionally when I can. May be a year or two though. It's only a war, no big deal. Admin, please don't erase my articles before say, mid 09? Love ya'll all, and be back for awhile soon, NBS.

I'm going to hell. I skipped church this morning to sleep in and play Guitar Hero II. Briefly, that game is AWESOME!!! Not worth skipping church for, I guess, but still awesome. I bought it yesterday, and I've been alternating jamming out with knitting on dharma's sock (yes, sock. it can't be socks because I haven't started the other one, silly.) and laughing at Joy playing. I've also got a sweet celtic-braid cable knit scarf going that's all of about nine inches long right now. When I'm ...

I'm going to hell. I skipped church this morning to sleep in and play Guitar Hero II. Briefly, that game is AWESOME!!! Not worth skipping church for, I guess, but still awesome. I bought it yesterday, and I've been alternating jamming out with knitting on dharma's sock (yes, sock. it can't be socks because I haven't started the other one, silly.) and laughing at Joy playing. I've also got a sweet celtic-braid cable knit scarf going that's all of about nine inches long right now. When I'm ...

Did you hear about the hijacked shipment of Viagra in Seattle? They don't know who did it yet, but the cops are on the lookout for hardened criminals...... And on that note, I went to see Pan's Labrynth yesterday. Wow. And again, Wow. Mister Del Toro, that more than made up for Hellboy. Frightening, mysterious, astounding beauty mixed with unflinching brutality. And I do mean unflinching. Do Not Take Your Kids To This Movie. I'm thirty and watch a LOT of horror movies and it was a...

Did you hear about the hijacked shipment of Viagra in Seattle? They don't know who did it yet, but the cops are on the lookout for hardened criminals...... And on that note, I went to see Pan's Labrynth yesterday. Wow. And again, Wow. Mister Del Toro, that more than made up for Hellboy. Frightening, mysterious, astounding beauty mixed with unflinching brutality. And I do mean unflinching. Do Not Take Your Kids To This Movie. I'm thirty and watch a LOT of horror movies and it was a...

So, during my tireless efforts to be more aware of current events, and thereby a better soldier......(and for no other reason whatsoever) I watched the Daily Show and the Colbert report. What? They're news. Sort of. Look, they're not anything more than a funnier version of CNN and Fox with the gloves taken off. Anyway, I ran into this. Link That's right. Fidel Castro. With trouble related to an artificial anus. {snicker, cough} And people say that God is dead...........He's alive,...

So, during my tireless efforts to be more aware of current events, and thereby a better soldier......(and for no other reason whatsoever) I watched the Daily Show and the Colbert report. What? They're news. Sort of. Look, they're not anything more than a funnier version of CNN and Fox with the gloves taken off. Anyway, I ran into this. Link That's right. Fidel Castro. With trouble related to an artificial anus. {snicker, cough} And people say that God is dead...........He's alive,...

Wow. Those closely guarded secrets of warfare in the Ancient World? Yeah. There's a reason for that. They worked their collective asses off to figure it out empirically. Well, that and you don't want your neighbor to know the best methods of storming your fortifications. With that, I am proud to announce that after only six hours of careful work and consideration, I have built a trebuchet that will consistantly fire forward (when it releases at all) small snowballs for a distance of up to ...

Wow. Those closely guarded secrets of warfare in the Ancient World? Yeah. There's a reason for that. They worked their collective asses off to figure it out empirically. Well, that and you don't want your neighbor to know the best methods of storming your fortifications. With that, I am proud to announce that after only six hours of careful work and consideration, I have built a trebuchet that will consistantly fire forward (when it releases at all) small snowballs for a distance of up to ...

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...