Shhhh.......don't tell anyone I'm knitting. I'll have to go all limp in the wrists, and start wearing rainbow sweaters with big go-go boots.. Girly man. And in other news, that's my latest hobby to keep me sane whilst (and at the same time even) being in the Army, and moving to six different posts this year. Past (most of which I still do) hobbies include (but are not restricted to), cooking, painting glass, gardening, metal casting, black smithing, running marathons, scherinschnittte, ...

Shhhh.......don't tell anyone I'm knitting. I'll have to go all limp in the wrists, and start wearing rainbow sweaters with big go-go boots.. Girly man. And in other news, that's my latest hobby to keep me sane whilst (and at the same time even) being in the Army, and moving to six different posts this year. Past (most of which I still do) hobbies include (but are not restricted to), cooking, painting glass, gardening, metal casting, black smithing, running marathons, scherinschnittte, ...

and that's all I have to say about that. Full of mexican food and frappucino. Listening to Cocaine Blues, and getting ready to knit some more and watch Charleton Heston pretend to be a Mexican. (a Touch of Evil for the film classically challenged. Also known for "the world's longest pan shot.") God bless Orson Welles. Life is good. Meebeluh, Timmy!!!

and that's all I have to say about that. Full of mexican food and frappucino. Listening to Cocaine Blues, and getting ready to knit some more and watch Charleton Heston pretend to be a Mexican. (a Touch of Evil for the film classically challenged. Also known for "the world's longest pan shot.") God bless Orson Welles. Life is good. Meebeluh, Timmy!!!

And the merry go round goes round goes round......... I got extremely fortunate this weekend and picked up GASP!!!! a two day weekend!!!!!!!! Yay!!!!! So, I did what any red blooded american would do, and set out to see the sights of Salt Lake City. (excepting all the LDS stuff, they're having some kind of special weekend, and every Mormon in creation is downtown at the temple.) Being a total fanatic for all things involving metal and the melting thereof, I naturally started off with th...

And the merry go round goes round goes round......... I got extremely fortunate this weekend and picked up GASP!!!! a two day weekend!!!!!!!! Yay!!!!! So, I did what any red blooded american would do, and set out to see the sights of Salt Lake City. (excepting all the LDS stuff, they're having some kind of special weekend, and every Mormon in creation is downtown at the temple.) Being a total fanatic for all things involving metal and the melting thereof, I naturally started off with th...

Snow??? In September??? wtf??? That aside, all is......not well exactly, but moving along. I know more about what's going on now, got to see a LOT of country on the drive up, and am now entering the second week of training as a "hick" (human intelligence collector). Today was the land nav course; woot! Soon to start secret squirrel type stuff. Also woot. I miss my wife, my cats, and my Mustang.....in that order. And just because cross-stitch wasn't girly enough, I've also taken up knitt...

Snow??? In September??? wtf??? That aside, all is......not well exactly, but moving along. I know more about what's going on now, got to see a LOT of country on the drive up, and am now entering the second week of training as a "hick" (human intelligence collector). Today was the land nav course; woot! Soon to start secret squirrel type stuff. Also woot. I miss my wife, my cats, and my Mustang.....in that order. And just because cross-stitch wasn't girly enough, I've also taken up knitt...

Just when I was starting to get some free time to blog and whatnot again...... WHAM!!!!!!!!! Two days notice, you're going to UTAH to train with a national guard unit at sunny Camp Williams. (just south of SLC) You'll be TDY en route to your next duty station, so you're not coming back. You're not going to be there long enough to take your wife. Crap. I was supposed to pack up last night, clear Ft. Huachuca (Az.) today, and leave tommorow morning early, possibly starting class on ...

Just when I was starting to get some free time to blog and whatnot again...... WHAM!!!!!!!!! Two days notice, you're going to UTAH to train with a national guard unit at sunny Camp Williams. (just south of SLC) You'll be TDY en route to your next duty station, so you're not coming back. You're not going to be there long enough to take your wife. Crap. I was supposed to pack up last night, clear Ft. Huachuca (Az.) today, and leave tommorow morning early, possibly starting class on ...

If one person calls you a jackass, don't worry too much about it. If five people call you a jackass, start shopping for a saddle.

If one person calls you a jackass, don't worry too much about it. If five people call you a jackass, start shopping for a saddle.

I've had an idea kicking around in my head for awhile, and thought I'd bounce it off of you guys. I was thinking about a book on suicide. Not one of those cutsey little self-help/prevention books though. More like one of the for Dummies or Idiot's Guide books, although I definitely don't want to make it a how to book. I was thinking more along the lines of writing about it historically, trivia, various methods, anecdotal tales, suicide in pop culture, assisted suicide, even a section of...

I've had an idea kicking around in my head for awhile, and thought I'd bounce it off of you guys. I was thinking about a book on suicide. Not one of those cutsey little self-help/prevention books though. More like one of the for Dummies or Idiot's Guide books, although I definitely don't want to make it a how to book. I was thinking more along the lines of writing about it historically, trivia, various methods, anecdotal tales, suicide in pop culture, assisted suicide, even a section of...

Now if that's not a grabber line, what is? I had surprise flag detail up on post this evening, so by the time I got home, I didn't feel like making a serious meal. End result? I made peach salsa and kicked back to watch Johnny Depp die a bad bad death in Nightmare on Elm Street on AMC. Damn he looks young in that.......But then who wouldn't after being sucked into their bed and pureed by Freddy? Peach salsa, how do you make that you say? Here's the Nbs version. Take about 3 or 4 peac...