There’s a thin line between normal and insane. I think I’m standing on it… which would explain the big blob of crazy on my shoe.
Posted in Local Characters, Tennessee on Oct 21st, 2008
One of the Opposition Cousins sent me a link to a fantastic human interest story by Bob Moore at the Tribune: ‘Daddy’s home’-Mission accomplished: Local soldier orchestrates operation to surprise wife.
The article turned out to be a real tearjerker – but in good way. The link to the story is dead now, as is [...]
Posted in Tennessee on May 26th, 2008
(WATE) – The 60 men and women from the Knoxville-based Company D, 4th Combat Engineer Battalion have been mobilized for duty in Iraq.
Posted in Tennessee on May 21st, 2008
WKSR in Pulaski reports Tennessee National Guard’s 1st Battalion of the 181st Field Artillery are expected to land on U.S. soil this week. The group has served nearly a year in Iraq. The 1/181st is headquartered in Chattanooga and mobilized on June 4, 2007. Click here for report.
Posted in Uncategorized on May 19th, 2008
First it was 2010: now Tricities.com reports the 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment will deploy to Iraq in spring of 2009.
The 278th was put on alert earlier this week.
Photo from 278th homecoming in Greeneville, TN
A Correction from Tricities.com moves the date to sometime in 2009 or 2010.
Posted in Tennessee on May 15th, 2008
The Times-News reports the Tennessee National Guard has put soldiers of the 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment on alert.
Members of the state’s largest military unit, with about 4,000 soldiers, were last in Iraq in 2004 and 2005. (Knox News must-see coverage of 2004 deployment.) It was the largest deployment of a unit that size since [...]
Posted in Blog on May 9th, 2008
Dear Government:
Yesterday, I spent some time with your average American voters.
You remember that plan you had to divert attention from your war, your recession and your corruption by creating a presidential election full of celebrity-gossip type media coverage, trumpeting what amounts to about a 0.0086 per gallon gas-coupon and then pointing your finger and being [...]
Posted in Blog on Apr 21st, 2008
The Title “Bitter” seemed nicer than calling it – “I Hate You All.”
(Updated to mention: the language and images contained in this video are not suitable for children.)
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