I've been gone awhile, deprogramming, minding my own bidness, and just chillin', yo. Letting my hair grow long, sporting my little pirate goatee. Got a bit more grey in it, kinda diggin' it. Just living life, finally got through my mourning, only to start up again, because our country has died and you killed it. You know of whom I speak. The hippies, burdened with the guilt of being children of parents who wouldn't let blac
There was no evacuation or lockdown after the first incident because the police had been told it was a domestic situation and the shooter had driven off in a pickup truck shortly after. the relaxed gun laws here in Virginia do not exist, we still require background checks. He fit every requirement the state and federal government asked of him. He could have bought his guns anywhere in the U.S. if he wanted to. It's not a question of gun laws. This
The sky is falling, the sky is falling!!!
I see the VA missed your Alzheimer's diagnosis, Colonel. We should have a Congressional hearing about that. The President's "lies" were the same ones told to us 10 years ago by another President, if I recall, along with a collection of swindlers and crooks and criminals holed up in a large building in NYC. So that doesn't cut the mustard, Colonel. I could give a flying leap about your opinion of our Commander-in-Chief, sir, but I do take offense at
Yesterday I was perusing the aisles of my local Home Depot, looking for some sundry items for my job. I passed a section of the store containing power generators, pamphlets and a video describing the newest, latest and greatest home generator system. The voice on the video was talking about how comfortable you would be while your neighbors would be wallowing in thei
Hello, dear reader, it's been awhile. That's been entirely my fault and I accept full responsibility for the lack of my own. I noticed I haven't kept in touch in about seven months and that isn't good. I've missed my catharsis, my release, my joy at creating something of my own doing. I've needed that, especially these past months, believe me. I promise not to s
Alright, so the title may be a little misleading, but there may be some merit to it. Obesity has been on the rise since the inception of this country, but only recently (the last twenty years) has it reached pandemic status. Think about that for a moment. More and more jobs have been sent overseas, labor intensive jobs, work that actually made a person break a swe
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I blame the teachers, but not to the extent that I blame the parents. I think the education complex is more to blame than teachers, and that includes the government and the President's "no child left behind" policy. Too much emphasis is being placed on teaching to the standardized tests than to teaching. Unfortunately for parents, in this day and age, they still have to assume responsibility for their brood, a burden that it may be. LW, we
According to an A.P. story released today, the Justice Department called blacks and hispanics stupid because a higher percentage did not pass a mathematics exam as part of the National Police Officer Test than did white test takers. Now, my question to you is, what type of math is on this exam for minorities not to pass? Having briefly been part of law en
Kaine has never been conservative with anything. I knew Pennywise would raise taxes as soon as he got in office. I fully expect for him to attempt many, many times during his reign to repeal the car tax and send our money to the lib yankees in Northern VA to pay for the South's version of "The Big Dig". It's only a matter of time for him to call for a moratorium on the death penalty. He'd have done it the Monday after his inauguration if that lit
It was only a joke, you know that, right, God?
I'm pro abortion, but only for the people who are pro abortion. If they want to be pro choice or pro abortion, then I hope they go through with it. The last thing we need is more people like them. Yeah, that's the ticket.
No, Tex, you're right. Nobody who takes their vows seriously, or loves their spouse would behave that way. I admit I've called my wife a bitch, but only one, she's a witch every other time. We don't fight, haven't in more than two years. Poor children.
If everybody would please calm down, I'll pour some Kool-Aid and the beautiful Colonel Gene will courteously serve you all. After you have received your dixie cup of Jesus juice, on my count we will all drink, then ride the giraffe and pet the monkey. Some of you naughty children may want to spank it, but only Casper is allowed to do that. When he and Pat Robertson have finished their pow-wow with Jaysus, he will, by the grace of GOD, give you the g
You can never have to many memories Tex, especially the good ones. If read what you've just written, your sentimental objects are the simple ones. Except maybe the Xbox 360. That's just over the top. But you hit it on the head with the luxury stuff. And they thought the 80's were bad.
Does the Cone of Silence sound like the ocean?
I drank away half my brain cells in high school. Does that count?
Local, State, then Federal, in that order. It's always the blame game. People in this day and age have forgotten what it means to take responsibility. Integrity and honesty are archaic. Unfortunately, the lack of it kills. But we don't want to judge.
I think Tex may misunderstand the meaning of "stuff". If I were you T. Wahine, I'd keep your "stuff". Those are memories, not plasma televisions, luxury cars, automated coin sorters, heated socks, massaging recliners, et al. I blame the Joneses. It's all their fault. By the way, I'm starting a Waylon Jennings cult in Luchenbach. Come join me. All kidding aside, I understand. My wife has dragged me into this world of crap. I'm still
You bore me. Consumer confidence is the highest in five years.
You are the most pessimist fellow I have ever read. Do you have high blood pressure? High cholesterol? Recent divorce? Man, you need a hobby. You're really trying to blame the size, or lack of, on our current President? You should quit taking your Alzheimers' medication, it would make you feel better. If you really want to place blame, try our last two Presidents, Clinton and Bush 41, and our preceeding Congress. You portray our Presid
So, he's currently hanging by his testes in Abu Ghraib? Give me a break Colonel, really. I'm not sure what branch you may have served in, but if I were to guess, it would be Air Farce. If the Prez were trying to silence this guy, we'd have never seen anything in the Times. Do you honestly believe the earth is globally warming? I seem to recall an article within the last six months saying we were in a global freeze. Thirty years ago, we
Seems I'm attracted to your writings Colonel. Health savings accounts are a good thing. Set up similar to an IRA or a 401(k), or similar savings plan, it would work quite well. Employer fund matching would work. Cutting a check directly to a physician or hospital is almost always less expensive than what they would bill the healthcare provider or the government. I know, I've been doing it for almost ten years. It benefits both the employe
Interesting thought, Colonel, but mandating an increase in fuel mileage for motor vehicles would result in only the slightest decrease in our dependency at best (and then only temporarily), and very possibly an increase. Greater fuel mileage would mean more people on the road, more people driving, guaranteed. Besides, have you seen the number of vehicles on the road with monsterous V-8's? Americans live and breathe horsepower and torque and if fuel
It's not rhetoric, it's an opinion fashioned after observation, and not nearly as myopic or bloviated as some of your fanciful writings.