Veteran’s Day 2025

Veteran’s Day 2025

Here we are again, Veteran's Day. Another year further away from all of it...the incoming mortars and rockets, the @#$% unloading an AK, or an RPG at us, the mines/IEDs, the MREs, the sand/dust, trying to get by on my Arabic or Dari, and the distance from everyone and...

Monday Afternoon Links

Monday Afternoon Links

Commonly seen sight at work The Giant Work From Hell assignment is culminating. If you don't hear from me, in the next 3 weeks, I am probably scoping out rooftops and bell towers...IYKWIMAITYD. But that won't stop the links, nosiree! I, for one, am laughing. *squints...

Currently serving at the pleasure of a Swiss multinational. Previously a Soldier, rugby player, lawyer, bouncer, bartender, substitute teacher, risk manager, and cubicle mushroom. Will work for raclette.

Black Friday Swiss Morning Links

Me, right about now, trying to line up some Bourbon County variants. So, my personal, work and other lives have been put into a blender and set on "chopped". So, I may be even crankier than I usually am...for a while. But, you know, nobody has shot at me, dropped...

Monday Afternoon Links

News and Links and Stuff The work keeps pouring in...and my Swiss masters have a lot more coming up the next few months. So Happy @#$%ing Thanksgiving to me. Here are some links that are not so cranky as I am. Randy old goat remains randy. So always look for the union...

Veteran’s Day Open Post

It's Yea for Me day! Not strictly true, but for all Veterans it is the day each year we can strip our sleeves and show our scars and say, these I got on Crispian's Day...wait, wrong country. Anyhoo, I am probably starting a pint somewhere, so you get an open post....

Monday Afternoon Links

The Change of Season cold hit, right on time. I have pounded some Tylenol and will get these here links done, regardless! Take that, pesky virus. Paging OMWC, OMWC to the Red Courtesy Phone. You know who else promised to restore order? OK, enough levity - now for the...

Monday Afternoon Links – Post Holiday Edition

Best part of Euro kick ball...any match is most likely to be replaying an old war! I am presuming most of you had a very long weekend. I did not, but I am still sacking up to bring links! *strikes heroic pose* But seriously, let us ease back into the routine with some...