Monthly Archives: February 2005

Asinine Idiot Policies (AIP)

Posted on February 28, 2005 by x85130c4

I’ve been tossing and turning furiously over something that happened today, so I can’t sleep for the time being.  I just finished my National Geographic, so I may as well blog. For decades, the problem of manning Korea has presented … Continue reading →

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Dollar Daze

Posted on February 28, 2005 by x85130c4

I haven’t had a drop of alcohol or a bite of kalbi-ssal in nearly three weeks now, for a large number of reasons.  Today I withdrew W300,000 from the ATM with the intent of making up for lost time this … Continue reading →

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Et tu, Brute? Dolchstoss!

Posted on February 28, 2005 by x85130c4

And now, straight from New York City, we have schoolchildren sending letters to US troops accusing them of war crimes in Iraq.  These letters could have just as easily been written by radical Hanchongnyun college kids in Korea or Kent State … Continue reading →

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Seahawks cut Jerry Rice!?!?!?!?????

Posted on February 26, 2005 by x85130c4

WTF? Quote MSNBC – Seahawks release legend Rice This makes no kind of sense.  Given all the dropped passes by Darrell Jackson, Koren Robinson, Bobby Engram, etc. during the season, you would think that Jerry Rice would be the last … Continue reading →

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Flip-Flop Mode Squad: Busta Kim

Posted on February 22, 2005 by x85130c4

Question of the day: who is Flip Mode, Busta Rhymes or Kim Jong-Il? Quote MSNBC – Kim: N. Korea to return to talks, conditionallyThe announcement — the latest in more than two years of conflicting statements over North Korea’s nuclear … Continue reading →

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How to Use Companion Cavalry

Posted on February 21, 2005 by x85130c4

Here I am in the center with my companion cavalry.  Alexander is on my right with phalanx, and Ptolemy is on my left with a similar formation.  Not shown are my catapults and supply trains to Ptolemy’s rear.  Why have … Continue reading →

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Survivor

Posted on February 19, 2005 by x85130c4

Quote MSNBC – ‘Survivor’ returns with surprises  I watched the first episode of Survivor: Palau last night.  I haven’t watched Survivor since the first one in 1999?  Wow!  Did you see how many hotties are on?  That island would be … Continue reading →

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What? Midcourse Defense is broken?

Posted on February 15, 2005 by x85130c4

Quote MSNBC – U.S. interceptor missile fails to launch in test Well, our wonderful silver bullet to knock North Korea’s nuke from the sky failed yet again.  The good news is that I remember from my 8th grade social studies … Continue reading →

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Let’s have an asinine alert!

Posted on February 15, 2005 by x85130c4

So there I was, just about to head out the door at 0525 and go to the gym, when Samuel Jackson calls me and says that there is an alert and I need to bring all of my TA-50 (field … Continue reading →

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American UAV’s in Most Dangerous Game

Posted on February 13, 2005 by x85130c4

Quote MSNBC – U.S. uses drones to probe Iran for nukesThe Bush administration has been flying surveillance drones over Iran for nearly a year to seek evidence of nuclear weapons programs and detect weaknesses in air defenses, according to three … Continue reading →

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