Thought for Food

I was about to give up when I noticed it there, almost hidden beneath the sour cream. But how there were now 3 slices in the package when I was all but certain that when it had gone into the refrigerator there was only one. What manner of trickery was at work here? I gave it a thorough examination akin to what one could expect to receive if accused of witchcraft in Salem during its heyday of 1692. But not finding any mark of the devil I decided then and there that yes, this Swiss cheese shall indeed be the crowning jewel of my sandwich. Satisfied with my decision my thoughts turned to the selection of a complementary snack pack as I closed the refrigerator door and headed towards the garage.

Irony wormholes back into its own ass and fucking explodes

If we weren't already alone enough in a crowd: Mobilyze!

Depressed, lonely, need a hug? Does this app help with any of that? No, but it does send a text telling you that you are depressed, lonely or need a hug.

Wikipedia will be down in a few hours to "fight the man"! From their website, at least until it goes down: English Wikipedia anti-SOPA Blackout.

So, dust off the old Korean or Russian skills for the next 24 hours to get your net fix in other languagesas the rest of the monolinguist English world riots, self-immolates, protests, calls Congress to do something (which is what is causing this), etc. as Wikipedia, Google, and Facebook join the protest.

New Year new post

Gentlemen it is time we decide what to actually do with this blog. I say lets make 2012 a year of action. Let's actually DO SOMETHING worth writing about. I will start even if it bores you to tears.

In Lighting we trust

"Cruel"

Love this song, it is so infectious. I love how electro it sounds but the chick shreds at appropriate moments. Plus, the song also is pretty pointed to all the bastards in our lives. Enjoy a wonderful song but creepy video:

Toxins Linked to Gulf War Illnesses

Toxins linked to Gulf War Illnesses... Really? We're just coming to this now? How long did that take 20 years?

"Veterans who served in combat zones took Pyridostigmine Bromide pills, small doses of a nerve agent intended to allow troops to build up resistance in case of a chemical attack."


Yeah can't see anything going wrong with that.


Pyridostigmine Bromide may cause nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal cramps, increased peristalsis, increased salivation, increased bronchial secretions, miosis and diaphoresis. Nicotinic side effects are comprised chiefly of muscle cramps, fasciculation and weakness which, through involvement of the muscles of respiration, may lead to death.


"Among support troops, symptoms of illness were most common in personnel who used pesticides on their uniforms or skin, the researchers found."

Unreal...

(Be sure to check out the comments and the bottom of the article)

Merrill's Meadow

I got bored...really fucking bored as you will soon see. After watching a documentary that mentioned Fiddler's Green I decided to write a version for us MI folks. I named it Merrill's Meadow for Poetic reasons and after MG Frank Merrill. Merrill is famous for coming up with the idea for and founding Merrill's Marauders. Besides being a general (literally and figuratively) bad-ass Merrill was a MI officer. So, I thought it more fitting to use him rather than some staff pogue to give a name to the Valhalla for MI soldiers. Any Valhalla with MI soldiers would have A/C, spades, poguie bait, little to no fighting except maybe for some D&D, internet, and perfectly clean/unused weapons.

So here goes Merrill's Meadow by me (copyright haters!). Read it side by side with the inferior "Fiddler's Green" I linked to and give me some suggestions. Fiddler's Green does not mention MI once; fail!

Merrill's Meadow

At the gates of limbo on the way to hell,

In SICPs perfectly in a row

Toil MI soldiers at their field desks,

Putting on dog and pony shows.

And this second purgatory

Is classified “Merrill’s Meadow.”

At this place, denied access to hell,

Are all those friends and foes,

Trying to get in for the AC, coffee,

And internet but ordered, “NO!”

For none but MI soldiers are “READ-ON”

To enter Merrill’s Meadow.

They leave to get the proper DA Forms signed,

Ask Sergeants and officers who might know,

Where and who they must go to find,

Permission or signatures they can show,

To the MI soldiers at the SCIF,

To get a TS/SCI to enter Merrill’s Meadow.

So when a soldier dies and his ghost marches from its grave,

To join its comrades in the world of shadows,

And take his place among those who weren’t saved,

Remember the few things that all who enter hell must know:

That MI Soldiers man the gates of hell and mind what is said,

Your name must be on the access roster and ID must be shown,

And still you are not worthy ‘nuff to proceed

Past the MI soldiers napping at Merrill’s Meadow.