Tragedy
My heart, and certainly, my thoughts & prayers go out to the soldiers and families of those stationed at
Ft. Hood, Texas, in the wake of this afternoon's tragic mass shootings, apparently, by one... or more of their own.
At this time, it appears that one shooter (
Army Major Malik Nadal Hasan) has been killed by civilian police and possibly two others (also reported to be U.S. soldiers) are in custody. I hope authorities have gotten them all.
People just delight in killing.
(NOTE:) A late, evening update by the military authorities states that there was only one shooter and that he is
NOT dead, but only wounded and that he is expected to survive!
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HodgePodge
Day after day, I "
surf" the
Blogosphere, looking.... Looking for what? Knowledge? Entertainment? Bargains? News? Connections? A respite from Boredom? What? Heck, I don't know.
What I
do know... is that I seldom find anything really worthwhile and generally, I wind up back here, where I started. And I scroll down & stare at my own
Frankenstein. "
It's alive!" Occasionally, I even go back and randomly select old, probably obsolete posts and I look 'em over, frequently wondering if it was, indeed, me... that blogged that stuff. I mean, some of it, is pretty good; some of it, is crap. Most, I don't even remember posting and I sometimes wonder if some invisible hacker has gotten into my blog's inner workings and posted little gems/turds (a matter of perspective, I suppose) before slinking off to work mischief elsewhere....
Remarkably, to me, at least... I've been at this for almost four years now. I started the whole thing, as I've mentioned, in the past, just because I was really pissed off at my old employer. Not because of anything related to that employment, although there is plenty of grist for the mill there, but because, as an individual who finds it necessary to frequently avail myself of that entity's services, I am forced to abide by rules which I find archaic & ridiculous. I needed an outlet, to vent. Violence is still illegal.
Too, I wanted another option for communicating with our two grown children (now, adults) who no longer live under our roof. In hindsight, that hasn't exactly worked out as I'd hoped. One of the "
kids" still uses a computer that's running
WINDOWS 98 and can barely view my blog; it's a jumble, so she has to wait until she's visiting, here at our home, before she can even check it out and try to catch up. The other, lives and works in a remote area of the country and has only occasional access to the internet, not to mention, little tv or telephone service. In fact, in four years, I don't think he's ever even left a comment on here, so I don't think he's visited here more than a handful of times... if that much.
So, I frequently wonder, why bother? But, I keep at it; I guess it's because I just have to have my say.... Anyhow, enough of that. Let's move on.
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Another Honor
It behooves me to mention my man,
Mr. Favre. According to this little news report, he done good... again. Go,
Brett! Enjoy your bye week.
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"Old" Ladies
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Speaking Of...
On the subject of "
old ladies", there's always this crone. Have you ever really watched her? I have, and I always get this creepy feeling that I'm watching a
ventriloquist's dummy. It claps & grins. But it is more insidious; it also passes legislation that affects the rest of us. This grinning little
marionette scares the shit out of me....
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One of the problems I've been experiencing with my blog, lately, is a
political virus that seems to be spreading. Increasingly, I seem to be wasting more & more time and space with
politics and
patriotism, neither of which have ever held a lot of interest for me. I'm not a flag-waver; I prefer to leave that to others who live that sort of stuff.
Oh, don't get me wrong. I fly our flag out front of the house, pretty much on a daily basis. I place my hand over the left side of my chest when the
National Anthem is played and I don't talk, nor fidget while its notes are sounding. Too, I really don't like assholes who disrespect it. Also, I served my time in our
Armed Forces, when they called me up. But, I never sought it out and I'm not into the "Rah... Rah... Death before Dishonor... Your Country needs you" mind-set. I am
NOT here on this earth, for the use, convenience or disposal... of
any country or government, including this one. They want to go to war, to gain territory or push a philosophy, let 'em. Just leave me out of it, unless I think it's worthwhile; I don't need someone else telling me how to think, what to believe, whatever.
And that goes for politics, as well. I like to think I'm an Independent. I've voted for Democrats. I've voted for Republicans. I've voted for Libertarians. I've voted for Green candidates. I've also voted for women, Latinos, Blacks, whichever. I vote for whomever I think will help us better ourselves, our lives, our country. But, I don't like politicians; I don't trust most of them. I think they're usually in it for themselves and, despite their flowery rhetoric, patriotic speeches and unending promises, I think they're mostly full of shit.
Unfortunately, politics seem to be all we're focusing on, any longer. And I, for one, am fed up with hearing about it. So, I'm going to try to go back to leaving that crap off my blog. It's a lofty goal, and I can only hope that I can achieve it, or at least, keep it to a minimum. Maybe force it back into the gutter where it belongs.
As for the rest of you, do what you will. Think what you want. That's your right. Supposedly, the time I spent in uniform, helped guarantee that right. So, exercise it. But, also excercise it somewhere that does not include me. I've had enough.
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In God We Trust
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Mohawk Chieftain... Mohawk Chieftain...~~~~~~~~~~~~
