I think it's time to get some sleep. We'll be up early tomorrow to hit the Soulard market for some fresh produce.

Salsa and chips....mmmmmmm. The dog thinks so too.

Still haven't gotten up to go outside. The skeeters are probably out any way.

I should do something outside right now. Looks like a really nice evening.

A free Friday evening. I've not a clue on what to do.

TGIF! TGIF! TGIF!

Been a while since I've played guitar hero. Didn't do too bad but it still isn't as much fun as actually playing the bass.

Testing out Ping.fm. Is it working?

Sportscaster Jim McKay dies at 86

A voice from my childhood has passed away. I remember as a kid watching Wide World Of Sports and hearing Jim's unmistakable voice. I recently watched a documentary about the man. A true professional and all round good man. RIP Jim.

Sportscaster Jim McKay dies at 86

Lightning

Lightning
Originally uploaded by matneym

A good light show last night. Been playing with the camera trying to capture the lighting. This was one of the better shots.

Updates!

Been a while since I posted here. Been busy with my Lockergnome blog, Flickr, Twitter and Myspace. If nothing is here visit those sites too.

Troy

Troy Castle
Originally uploaded by matneym

Just down the road from the house.

Whitesnake and Def Leppard

New music this week in the house from Whitesnake and Def Leppard.

Whitesnake - Good To Be Bad

It has been a while since there has been a new CD from Coverdale and company but it is worth the wait. A real grower and it has been in constant rotation since picking it up.

Def Leppard - Songs From The Sparkle Lounge

A real disappointment but after X I guess I wasn't expecting a whole lot. The covers CD "Yeah" was fun but musically this just seems like the band doesn't know who they want to be. This one won't get much time after this week I imagine. Oh well....

Been a while

Been a while since I've posted anything. Time just slips by and before you know it....well what ever. Been a busy day working in the yard. It was a gorgeous day and I had to take advantage of it.

I did put a few new pictures up on Flickr that I took at the NHRA drag races that I attended Friday at Gateway International Raceway which is just down the road. Take a look and leave a comment if you like.


http://www.flickr.com/photos/matneym/

Meet Woody, the bird with a massive pecker that's triple the normal size

LOL!!! This was my first successful Fark submission.

Meet Woody, the bird with a massive pecker that's triple the normal size

Cat Found

CatFound
Originally uploaded by hedwig_the_owl

This is priceless. The caption for the photo is dead on.

Author Arthur C. Clarke dies

Damn.

:-(

Brett Favre retires

As a Packer fan I hate to see him go but he goes out on his terms. The upcoming season is going to be strange with him not playing. Thanks Brett for making the game enjoyable.

 

I took this photo last December when the Packers came to town to play the Rams.

Ebay Kitteh!

Enter the ICHC online Poker Cats Contest!

Guitarist JEFF HEALEY Passes Away

Damn, another fine musician has passed away. RIP Jeff.

Guitarist JEFF HEALEY Passes Away

The weekend is here

Been a while since I've posted. I'm glad the weekend is here. The home show is going on over at the America's center in St. Louis so we'll be spending Saturday there. Hopefully back in time so I can get a good nap in. Need to catch up on sleep.

Schmap.com

Wow, I'm nothing but an amaeuter photographer but one of my pictures was included in the St. Louis guide at schmap.com. I was surprised when they asked permission and even more surprised when they told me it was included. It helps when the picture is of Brett Favre getting ready to set a new record.

3 years ago

It was 3 years ago today that I officially became retired from the Air Force and became a civilian again. I've never regretted my time in the Air Force, or that I retired. Still work as a contractor for the Air Force which has made the transition easier in many ways. Regardless, 3 years...hard to believe.

Is it summer yet?

One of the frog hose bumpers sticking out of the snow.

How many 5 year olds...

31

Now it all makes sense.

Link to the author's blog.

Commercials you won't see in the US.

A commercial you would never see here in the US. :-)


Real Sex Education - The most amazing home videos are here

Andrew Olmsted

I didn't know Andrew Olmsted personally, but having served a career in the military I do know him. Those who serve or have served know what I am talking about. May he rest in peace, and to his family my condolences.

Andrew Olmsted

Another year gone, another one coming

Another year gone. My wife and I celebrated our 18th wedding anniversary and our son turned 16. Unfortunately my grandfather died and all of my grandparents are now deceased. But that is life, it goes on, the good and bad. But over all I can't complain and I hope that 2008 is a good year. So Happy New Year to all that read this blog.

Mike

Kex Gorin

Kex Gorin, one time drummer for Magnum passed away on the 21st of December. RIP is Kex.

At the game

Me, Ian and Leann at the Packers vs. the Rams here in St. Louis. The Packers won, yeah!

 

Thanksgiving Cookie!

Here's a picture of Cookie at Thanksgiving. She still hates the camera.

 

Kids These Days Have It So Easy

This is a good one.

Friday Funny - Kids These Days Have It So Easy

I could have told you that.

The battle!

A cool little animation to amuse you.


Animator vs. Animation by *alanbecker on deviantART

Trinity College executed 15 laterals to win the game

Wow, just an incredible ending to a game.

42

Isn't that the meaning of life, according to Hitchhikers guide to the Galaxy? Maybe it will magically appear to me today. When I was a kid in high school I never expected to be this old but here I am. Don't plan on going anywhere for quite a while either.

Ann Coulter shooting her mouth off again...

According to the New York Observer Ann Coulter had this to say:


If we took away women's right to vote, we'd never have to worry about another Democrat president. It's kind of a pipe dream, it's a personal fantasy of mine, but I don't think it's going to happen. And it is a good way of making the point that women are voting so stupidly, at least single women.
It also makes the point, it is kind of embarrassing, the Democratic Party ought to be hanging its head in shame, that it has so much difficulty getting men to vote for it. I mean, you do see it’s the party of women and 'We’ll pay for health care and tuition and day care -- and here, what else can we give you, soccer moms?'



I may be wrong but I believe Ann is a woman and single...

Do or die: Saving a soldier pierced by an RPG

An incredible story.

Do or die: Saving a soldier pierced by an RPG.

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Bye Bye Beautiful

When I Grow Up...

This made my day...

Nightwish - Amaranth

Can't wait to hear the entire CD!

Nightwish - Amaranth

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Fort de Chartres State Historic Site

It is amazing how much history is around you and most people don't even know it. Fort de Chartres State Historic Site is just about an hour south of here. I've seen it on the map but when I actually got around to visiting it, well it was much more than I ever expected. The oldest standing building in Illinois is within its walls. Being there reminded me of visiting a castle keep in Europe.

50 Cent: I'll quit if outsold by West

50 Cent: I'll quit if outsold by West

We can only hope! And once word of this starts spreading it might juts happen. I'm doing my part!

:-)

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David Readman - Don't Let It Slip Away

David Readman's first single from his solo album, which is fantastic!

Bush interviewed as a Illegal Jumps the Border

Obviously fake but it's funny.



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The New Air Force Recruiting Poster!

The new Air Force recruiting poster!

Drummer's fight to prolong life - Kex Gorin

My thoughts go out to you Kex, and I hope for the best.

Drummer's fight to prolong life

Minnesota bridge problems uncovered in 1990

Minnesota bridge problems uncovered in 1990.

My thoughts go out to the families affected by this tragedy. The infrastructure in this country is decaying and government at all levels needs to start taking a look at fixing it. I suspect we'll see a few more tragedies in the coming years because people have been negligent. It is more glamorous to build a new baseball stadium than to fix a bridge.

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Cool optical illusion

This is a cool optical illusion. It took me a while to see it. Focus on the extended leg

Spinning Girl

The Traveling Wall

The Traveling Wall is in my town for the Troy Homecoming this weekend. If you've never seen it before it is a sobering experience. It is half the size of the memorial in Washington DC. Looking at all the names, all the lives taken away...what can you say? The look I saw in the eyes of the Vets visiting it will not be forgotten, nor should it.

I'm now a Red/Black Belt

Just got done with my testing in Karate and I'm wiped out at the moment. But I did pass and am now a Red Belt second degree, or Red/Black belt as some would say. Only 8-9 months to go before I test for Black Belt. All I can say is that I really need to get in shape. I'm not 20 something anymore.

:-)

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Saving Saxon!

Technorati Tags: Saxon, music, fire, comedy, Channel 4, Justin Lee Collins

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Generation Chickenhawk

Absolutely amazing.

Generation Chickenhawk: the Unauthorized College Republican Convention Tour

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Pagans have a cow over Homer

Doh!

Pagans have a cow over Homer

With picture goodness!

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Christian Right Activists Disrupt Hindu Chaplain In The Senate

Guess these people don't believe in the Constitution. Not that I'm not surprised; most religious fanatics don't.

Christian Right Activists Disrupt Hindu Chaplain In The Senate

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Interview with a Girl At A Rush Concert

As a die hard Rush fan this is just too funny.

Interview with a Girl At A Rush Concert.

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In Congress, July 4, 1776 The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America

When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one
people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with
another and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and
equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle
them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they
should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created
equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable
Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of
Happiness. — That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted
among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed,
— That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these
ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to
institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and
organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely
to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate
that Governments long established should not be changed for light and
transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn that
mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable than to
right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed.
But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably
the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute
Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such
Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security. — Such
has been the patient sufferance of these Colonies; and such is now the
necessity which constrains them to alter their former Systems of
Government. The history of the present King of Great Britain is a
history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct
object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States. To
prove this, let Facts be submitted to a candid world.

He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good.

He has forbidden his Governors to pass Laws of immediate and
pressing importance, unless suspended in their operation till his
Assent should be obtained; and when so suspended, he has utterly
neglected to attend to them.

He has refused to pass other Laws for the accommodation of large
districts of people, unless those people would relinquish the right of
Representation in the Legislature, a right inestimable to them and
formidable to tyrants only.

He has called together legislative bodies at places unusual,
uncomfortable, and distant from the depository of their Public Records,
for the sole purpose of fatiguing them into compliance with his
measures.

He has dissolved Representative Houses repeatedly, for opposing with manly firmness his invasions on the rights of the people.

He has refused for a long time, after such dissolutions, to cause
others to be elected, whereby the Legislative Powers, incapable of
Annihilation, have returned to the People at large for their exercise;
the State remaining in the mean time exposed to all the dangers of
invasion from without, and convulsions within.

He has endeavoured to prevent the population of these States; for
that purpose obstructing the Laws for Naturalization of Foreigners;
refusing to pass others to encourage their migrations hither, and
raising the conditions of new Appropriations of Lands.

He has obstructed the Administration of Justice by refusing his Assent to Laws for establishing Judiciary Powers.

He has made Judges dependent on his Will alone for the tenure of their offices, and the amount and payment of their salaries.

He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harass our people and eat out their substance.

He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures.

He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil Power.

He has combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign
to our constitution, and unacknowledged by our laws; giving his Assent
to their Acts of pretended Legislation:

For quartering large bodies of armed troops among us:

For protecting them, by a mock Trial from punishment for any Murders
which they should commit on the Inhabitants of these States:

For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world:

For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent:

For depriving us in many cases, of the benefit of Trial by Jury:

For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences:

For abolishing the free System of English Laws in a neighbouring
Province, establishing therein an Arbitrary government, and enlarging
its Boundaries so as to render it at once an example and fit instrument
for introducing the same absolute rule into these Colonies

For taking away our Charters, abolishing our most valuable Laws and altering fundamentally the Forms of our Governments:

For suspending our own Legislatures, and declaring themselves invested with power to legislate for us in all cases whatsoever.

He has abdicated Government here, by declaring us out of his Protection and waging War against us.

He has plundered our seas, ravaged our coasts, burnt our towns, and destroyed the lives of our people.

He is at this time transporting large Armies of foreign Mercenaries
to compleat the works of death, desolation, and tyranny, already begun
with circumstances of Cruelty & Perfidy scarcely paralleled in the
most barbarous ages, and totally unworthy the Head of a civilized
nation.

He has constrained our fellow Citizens taken Captive on the high
Seas to bear Arms against their Country, to become the executioners of
their friends and Brethren, or to fall themselves by their Hands.

He has excited domestic insurrections amongst us, and has
endeavoured to bring on the inhabitants of our frontiers, the merciless
Indian Savages whose known rule of warfare, is an undistinguished
destruction of all ages, sexes and conditions.

In every stage of these Oppressions We have Petitioned for Redress
in the most humble terms: Our repeated Petitions have been answered
only by repeated injury. A Prince, whose character is thus marked by
every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free
people.

Nor have We been wanting in attentions to our British brethren. We
have warned them from time to time of attempts by their legislature to
extend an unwarrantable jurisdiction over us. We have reminded them of
the circumstances of our emigration and settlement here. We have
appealed to their native justice and magnanimity, and we have conjured
them by the ties of our common kindred to disavow these usurpations,
which would inevitably interrupt our connections and correspondence.
They too have been deaf to the voice of justice and of consanguinity.
We must, therefore, acquiesce in the necessity, which denounces our
Separation, and hold them, as we hold the rest of mankind, Enemies in
War, in Peace Friends.

We, therefore, the Representatives of the united States of America,
in General Congress, Assembled, appealing to the Supreme Judge of the
world for the rectitude of our intentions, do, in the Name, and by
Authority of the good People of these Colonies, solemnly publish and
declare, That these united Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free
and Independent States, that they are Absolved from all Allegiance to
the British Crown, and that all political connection between them and
the State of Great Britain, is and ought to be totally dissolved; and
that as Free and Independent States, they have full Power to levy War,
conclude Peace contract Alliances, establish Commerce, and to do all
other Acts and Things which Independent States may of right do. — And
for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the
protection of Divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our
Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor.

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Is it real or not?

I really hope this site is a joke and not real. If it is real then it's quite scary.

Net Authority

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Jesse Matney 1920 - 2007

My grandfather Jesse Matney, WWII veteran, 3 Bronze Stars. Your life was hard, you were hard to love but loved you were. May you rest in peace.

Jesse Matney 1920 - 1997

The graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, June 28, at West Lawn Memorial Park in Eugene for Jessie Cleveland Matney of Eugene. He died June 25 of age-related causes at age 87.

He was born Feb. 3, 1920, in Iola, Kan., to Grover and Eva Hatfield Matney. He and his wife, Georgia, were married July 5, 1941, in Galena, Mo.

He served in the Army in World War II, and worked as a general laborer in construction.

Survivors include two sons, Don of Albany and Kenneth of Springfield; a sister, Liela Daniels of Springfield, Mo.; 10 grandchildren and many great-grandchildren. His wife died Nov. 22, 2003.

Arrangements by Musgrove Family Mortuary in Eugene. Remembrances to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints mission program.

Just your average American racist family.

That there are people in this day and age who still think like this is just scary.

glumbert.com

The fringe

Thought this was pretty funny.





Here's how fringe I am, Fred Thompson.

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The US Army

Your experience may differ. :-)

Happy Father's Day

Boob flash!



Happy Father's day!

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Original Battlestar Galactica Gag Reel

For the fans of the original series.

Why are you taking my picture?

Cookie!

 

Goodbye to Linux (for now)

Well, my little experiment with Linux is over for now and I am back to
XP for my main OS. I’ve given it a go but it never worked quite right
for me. I spent more time trying to get things to work the way I wanted
versus actually being productive. I know from reading some of the
comments to my previous posts I’ll get some flack for that but that
doesn’t matter. It is my computer and as one of my friends said who
uses Linux exclusively said: use what OS is right for you regardless of
what it is. I’ve heard many a Linux user say that your computer should
work for you, not you for it. So XP it is (not spending the money on
Vista). So goodbye Linux (for now). I still have a few live distros to
spin up once in a while…



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Frack!

Frack! Frack! Frack!



Looks like the 4th season of Battlestar Galactica is the last. But on the same hand with the storyline of finding earth having a definite end is a good thing. But still....frack!



And then to top it off the character of Dr. Carson Beckett gets killed off on Atlantis last night. What is going on with all my favourite shows?!!!



Frack frack frack!!!

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Baby Sitting

Nice thong.



:-)

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Memorial Day

Today is Memorial Day. Thank you to all that have served and my thoughts go to those who have died in service to our country. May you rest in peace.

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Mussolini’s “The Political and Social Doctrine of Fascism”

A good read and it should make you think about the current state of politics in this country.



Mussolini's "The Political and Social Doctrine of Facism"

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Jericho cancelled - stupid frackin' CBS

Jericho has been canceled. One of the few shows that I look forward to every week ends on one hell of cliff hanger and CBS cancels it. Bastards!

Terror on Wall Street

The title of this site says it all. This is a damn interesting story.



Terror on Wall Street

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Movies mirror our culture, like it or not

A great column by Leonard Pitts Jr.



Movies mirror our culture, like it or not.

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The Fundamentalist Agenda

A great article to read.



The Fundamentalist Agenda

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Today is ANZAC Day

A little late but it's still ANZAC day here in my time zone. A hearty salute to those who perished and to those who survived.

ANZAC

Baby Got Back!

This is just too funny!

Memories...

Memories...hard to believe it's been almost 4 years since I went to this show.

 

Dragons Are Real

Thanks for pointing it out Dave.

New track up at fuelweb.com

The band Fuel has a new singer and a sample of a new track is up at the website. It sounds really good and I can't wait for the new album to come out.



Fuel Official Site

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If I Was You

Todays video is Saxon - If I Was You

Bush outflanks Congress to name Fox ambassador

Just another sad example of "I'm going to do what I want because I'm the decider".

Bush outflanks Congress to name Fox ambassador


Argh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Princess Alice and the Broken Arrow Chart positions

Chart positions in the UK are #70 overall and #4 on the Rock Album charts according to the BBC.



Well done!





http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/chart/rockalbums.shtml

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Crops -- and our wallets -- may get stung by bee problems - MarketWatch

Crops -- and our wallets -- may get stung by bee problems - MarketWatch

It isn't just the US either. There is a problem in the UK with bees dying off too. Bees are absolutely vital to certain plants to survive. It's little things like this that add up and will cause the human race problems.

All About Eve - Every Angel

More video goodness today.

All About Eve - Every Angel

Lambretta - Bimbo

Today's video is Lambretta's Bimbo

I was worried there for a second or two...

Thank goodness! I was worried but it seems her boobs are ok!

Magnum hit the UK charts at #29

Magnum hit #29 on the UK album charts today with the release of Princess Alice and the Broken Arrow. Well deserved mates and congratulations on a fabulous CD.

Official Magnum Website

Now scientists create a sheep that's 15% human

Now scientists create a sheep that's 15% human.

Bah! Nothing new here. Sheepherders have been injecting human DNA into sheep for years. It's only the method that has changed if you get my drift!

:-O

Magnum - Back Street Kid "live"

Back Street Kid by Magnum for your enjoyment. Thanks for posting it Al!

Magnum Fans

Well I've finally gotten around to updating my website about Magnum. I've pretty much deleted everything and just posted the latest news about Princess Alice and the Broken Arrow. I do plan to start doing a proper update with the discography, links, pictures, etc. but for now it's just news.

Magnum fans

If you are interested I run a group on Yahoo about the band also. Come on over, join and talk about the band with other fans.

Yahoo Groups - Magnum fans

Rush - Far Cry

The new single "Far Cry" can now be heard over at Rush.com

Oregon Ducks/USC Trojans Recap Saturday March 10, 2007

Ducks win Pac-10 tournament! Go Ducks!!!

NCAA Basketball - Oregon Ducks/USC Trojans Recap Saturday March 10, 2007 - Yahoo! Sports

Brad Delp, lead singer of Boston dead at 55

Another legend passes away. I remember first hearing Boston while in junior high. I was the equipment manager for the football team so I was always around the high school kids who listened to bands like Boston, Van Halen, Steve Miller, The Cars, etc. Brad Delp's voice was such a huge part of the Boston sound. The self titled debut is a classic.

Brad Delp, lead singer of Boston dead at 55.

John Inman dead at 71

Another legend has passed away. "Are You Being Served" is one of my all time favourite British comedies. You will be missed and may you rest in peace.

BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Obituary: John Inman




"I'm free!"

Just speechless

Reading this commentary today at ePluribus Media by Jay Gould III left me just speechless.

I love the following:

It has indeed been liberating for those of us who deservedly wield the economic, political, and social power in the US to eviscerate the Magna Carta, the Constitution, and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. We've no need of archaic or foreign documents declaring and defining rights for all human beings. My God, man. Habeas corpus and the Bill of Rights have outlived their usefulness. You aging hippies and starry-eyed dreamers crying over their loss need to get over it! Besides, it's painfully obvious we are not all created equal. If that were the case, men wouldn't dominate women, there wouldn't be long-term psychiatric care facilities, people wouldn't choose to sleep in their own urine on the street, and schools wouldn't have to provide for "special needs" children.

And then at the end he says:

We are Americans!

We love our nation. America is number one, and we aim to keep it that way!

If you don't like that, Chalmers Johnson, then get the hell out!

How Jay Gould considers himself an American is beyond me. He seems to hate the very things that make us who we are. The Bill of Rights and Habeas Corpus have outlived their usefulness? That is his vision of what America is?

Here is the article that got him going:

Republic or Empire

Tom Tomorrow

More Magnum - Soldier Of The Line

More Magnum tonight. Another of Tony's most powerful songs.

"Soldier Of The Line"

Soldier of the line how does it feel
You're far away from home polishing steel
The sun moves in between the mountain and sky
As dawn puts out its fingers splitting them wide

Soldier of the line what do you know
About the other side, they never show
They must be well disguised biding their time
Their armour well prepared so nothing will shine

Soldier of the line would you kill me
There's something in your eyes stopping you see
They're cloudy and you turn your head away
What's that rolling down your face, are you OK?

Hold back those tears from your eye
Don't show those feelings inside
You're in a murderous playground
War games on a castle wall
You're in a murderous playground
Crossed out if you dare to fall

Soldier of the line it isn't fair
You're bleeding deep inside nobody cares
Your flag and lance stand proud splintered and red
No movement in the field, the crows will be fed

Soldier of the line you've come to the end
You'll never get to see your mother again
Some unfamiliar place you're going to stay
An unremembered name an unforgettable day

Magnum - Sacred Hour

Magnum is my favourite band and I'm sitting here listening to their live album "The Spirit". Just as I finished my last post about Sgt Beardsley this song started playing. It's called "Sacred Hour" and is one of their most powerful songs. For some reason it makes me sad tonight.

"Sacred Hour"

All of my dreams that fell through and had tasted so sour
Take second place in my mind for this one sacred hour
Still I've been moved for so long by this strange fascination
Here as I stand all alone in complete concentration

Face through the clouds in the Gods shine with awe and splendour
Rise up and roar they approve will they always remember
I hear the voice of the crowd, it will last forever
Locked in my heart kept away like a stolen treasure

I can hear them calling
Hear the crowd applauding
If it's real I like the feeling
If I'm wrong who am I deceiving?

Night after night it repeats an exciting romance
Shared by us all though we met by a fleeting half-chance
Caught, trapped in time no escape from this powerful dreamworld
Pleased though I am to be here I am lost in the real world

Soldier, 25, dies after re-enlisting to aid ailing wife

Soldier, 25, dies after re-enlisting to aid ailing wife.

This story bothers me on so many levels. Another soldier dead, another family ripped apart. Children growing up without their father. That this man loved his wife so much that he re-enlisted to ensure she could get the medical care she needed. That he had to do it to be able to have health insurance because of the sad state of health care in this country. That his wife had to be told of his death on the day she left the hospital. It truly is a kingdom of madness.

RIP Army Sgt. William "B.J." Beardsley. After reading this article I know I won't forget you.