How Wide Is Moon

River? It's wider than a mile that's for sure.

Sunday's Summary

• Our salvation (for lack of a better term) will not be in so called alternative energy- it will be in a wider use of nuclear energy, cellulosic bio fuels (use of stalks- not food part of plants), higher efficiency cars and convenient/efficient mass transit.






• If you heard that here first I'm sorry - it's the truth.






• When you start trying to change human nature- you're likely to fail- regardless of the endeavor, but we ought to also be a lot smarter about our use of every resource.






• We're off in search of nutrients.






• Translation: Zac needs pancakes and I need coffee.






• We'll then trek off to Sunday school and worship, then go fishing.






• I predict a good day.






• Never tear us apart

Two Marine Texans

killed near patrol base Karma Afghanistan by an IED.

Friday's Dispatch

• I know I've told this one before, but it's still kind of funny: when I would get ready to leave for a shift with my last job I would habitually spray my scrubs with a Febreeze type product which was always setting on the corner of a dresser. One night out of force of habit I picked up a can of Glade Relaxing Moments Water Blossoms air freshener which somehow appeared there and hosed myself down with it. Everybody I would go anywhere near for the next 12 hours would inhale deeply when they got near me and say,"Oh my gosh- you smell great, what is that?" "Uhm, I don't know- something I picked up off my dresser..."




• Water Blossoms- good grief.




• You should kiss me now. You should kiss me deeply and passionately and never stop.




• That's what she said. Isn't that great? Well, except for that last part. That kind of freaked me out a little.




• I love my job. Really, it's the job that makes me sad for every person who works a job they hate.




• My blood pressure is starting to run a little high- not stroke zone high, but too high for my age and lifestyle (modifiable) risk factors.




• Have a great day.

Eight Words Women Use

EIGHT WORDS WOMEN USE
(1) Fine:
This is the word women use to end an argument when they are right and you need to shut up.
(2) Five Minutes:
If she is getting dressed, this means a half an hour. Five minutes is only five minutes if you have just been given five more minutes to watch the game before helping around the house.
(3) Nothing:
This is the calm before the storm. This means something, and you should be on your toes.. Arguments that begin with nothing usually end in fine.
(4) Go Ahead:
This is a dare, not permission. Don't Do It!
(5) Loud Sigh:
This is actually a word, but is a non-verbal statement often misunderstood by men. A loud sigh means she thinks you are an idiot and wonders why she is wasting her time standing here and arguing with you about nothing. (Refer back to # 3 for the meaning of nothing.)
(6) That's Okay:
This is one of the most dangerous statements a women can make to a man. That's okay means she wants to think long and hard before deciding how and when you will pay for your mistake.
(7) Thanks:
A woman is thanking you, do not question, or faint. Just say you're welcome.
(I want to add in a clause here - This is true, unless she says 'Thanks a lot' - that is PURE sarcasm and she is not thanking you at all. DO NOT say 'you're welcome' . that will bring on a 'whatever').
(8) Don't worry about it, I got it: Another dangerous statement, meaning this is something that a woman has told a man to do several times, but is now doing it herself. This will later result in a man asking 'What's wrong?' For the woman's response refer to # 3.

Wednesday's Digressions

• I've broken 2000 posts here.





• The other day at work a girl noticed something on my scrub top that happened to be over my nipple. She said,"That's bothering me- let me get it off." She rubbed it one way, then the other. When it didn't come off she used her nail to scratch it off. About the time my nipple got hard, she got a curious look on her face and pushed my nipple with her finger tip as if she was trying to figure out what it was. She then said,"Oh my God I can't believe I just did that!" She then turned bright red and ran off.





• I've known multiple people who bought a million Iraqi dinars- and one civilian contractor who bought multiple millions of them.





• I'm getting a lot more cold intolerant the older I get.





• If you have to get a TB skin test for work or school I'd highly recommend getting it done at a health department familiar with the test, or at the very least go immediately to the department for a second opinion if told the test is positive. I've seen the test misread too many times. It would also be worth your time and money to get a QFT blood test if the skin test is actually positive.





• Darkness Comes Over Me My Rest A Stone- a verse from the hymn Nearer My God To Thee, first stood out to me as an inscription from the grave marker of a British soldier killed in the Boer War. I don't think I'll ever forget those eight words.





• Electric Six owns Radio Ga-Ga

Insurgent View

- US counter battery artillery fire. The insurgents have fired a rocket or mortar (probably a rocket) at a US base. The Americans have have used a computer tied to radar to rapidly back track to the source of the round fired by the insurgents to send indirect fires (mortars or howitzer) back to the area the fire originated. I doubt the insurgents are still present as the US rounds impact- they probably left the camera behind for pickup later.