The good captain has about 19 hits left to go to get 10,000. Go pay a visit. I’m sure he’ll say, “Thank you.”
Yay!!!! Rachel was the 10,000th hit at First In!!!!!!! Congratulations, Captain!
Entries from July 2007
July 31, 2007
HIT CAPTAIN AMERICA!!!!!
July 31, 2007
A kick in the pants…
Little Miss Chatterbox plugged a company, Despair Inc. on her site. The company offers posters of a demotivating style. They are pretty funny. I’m trying to be more optimistic, lately, so I won’t say these directly apply to me, but….
Be sure to check out the others at the website.
July 31, 2007
DAY IN THE LIFE:
First, I’d like to acknowledge some actual good news in the headlines: “U.S. death toll in Iraq for July hit 8-month low”
YAY!!!!!!!!!
I hear the “surge” is doing well and that morale is up, too.
Ok….this is my day. It is laugh-worthy:
I take my dad out to lunch once a week and today was the [...]
July 31, 2007
A poem I thought was good…
What Are Big Girls Made Of? Marge PiercyThe construction of a woman:a woman is not made of fleshof bone and sinewbelly and breasts, elbows and liver and toe.She is manufactured like a sports sedan.She is retooled, refitted and redesignedevery decade.Cecile had been seduction itself in college.She wriggled through bars like a satin [...]
July 30, 2007
HERDS OF HEADLINES!
1. Report: Astronauts drank before launch“Dude, where’s my ssssshuttle?” OR I’d have to be blitzed to strap a Roman candle to my back.
2. Pond bacterium converts light to energyAttn: Deathlok and JohnD!!!! No need to clean your pools–you can now say your bacteria ridden pools are a source of [...]
July 29, 2007
Get well, Pauly
1. In case you didn’t hear. Paul Stanley’s heart went a little bonkers.
2. I really like this song, but video is cheesy. However, boys, there are some girls sparring in a very choreographed manner.
3. I wonder if the guy who directed and/or provided the vision for Kiss’ video also directed [...]
July 29, 2007
SUNDAY SONG
“I Know My Redeemer Lives”Nicole C. Mullen
Have a wonderful and blessed Sunday.
July 29, 2007
READING MATERIAL
I saw this article by Oliver North. It is interesting, so I thought I’d share it with you.
July 28, 2007
"BLOGGER REFLECTION AWARD"
Today, Wyatt bestowed upon me the honor of the “Blogger Reflection Award.” Personally, I think he ran out of people to link for the bazillion memes going around our blogosphere. However, Wyatt actually brought a little tear to my eye with his kindness:
RT is SYLG’s number-one stalker; and I say that with the [...]
July 27, 2007
MINDSET
Michael Yon has an interesting dispatch on how the “can-do” spirit needs to fostered in Iraq. Quite obviously, it is something we take for granted in our own lives as Americans.
Often, when my students discuss what is happening in Iraq, I use something my uncle said based on his experiences and observations from being [...]
July 27, 2007
CAPTION CONTEST
You know the procedure. Have at it and have fun! I’ll post winners Monday evening.
Other caption contests:Bagel BloggerBullwinkle BlogCowboy BlobGone Rick MotelGOP CollegeRight PunditsRodney DillWILLisms(I took 3rd place this past week!)WizbangWyatt
THE WINNERS!!! (I really hate choosing.)
5. FIAR: Go-ooooo! Star Trek!
That’s Star Wars fatass. Now [...]
July 26, 2007
I need me a lumberjack!
When I arrived at work today I heard a chainsaw and it reminded me of this:
