Wednesday, May 29, 2002


"This magazine is designed to help you understand the Army's Homosexual Conduct Policy and the rights of soldiers and actions of the commander under this policy."

Check out the most unintentionally funny thing the Army has produced. Click here for the exclusive PDF version!

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Monday, May 27, 2002

On this Memorial Day, please take a moment to reflect on the countless men and women who have "given all their tomorrows so that we may be free today." While we enjoy our picnics and barbeques, let us not take for granted the freedoms that we enjoy. Let us pay tribute to those who gave the ultimate sacrifice so that we may live in peace.

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Sunday, May 26, 2002

When the rain is blowing in your face
And the whole world is on your case
I would offer you a warm embrace
To make you feel my love

When evening shadows and the stars appear
And there is no one to dry your tears
I could hold you for a million years
To make you feel my love

I know you haven't made your mind up yet
But I would never do you wrong
I've known it from the moment that we met
There's not doubt in my mind where you belong

I'd go hungry, I'd go black and blue
I'd go crawling down the avenue
There ain't nothing that I wouldn't do
To make you feel my love

The storms are raging on a rolling sea
And on the highway of regret
The winds of change are blowing wild and free
You ain't seen nothin' like me yet

There ain't nothin' that I wouldn't do
Go to the ends of the earth for you
Make you happy make your dreams come true
To make you feel my love

(-Bob Dylan)

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Friday, May 24, 2002

Prisoners Escape as Jailers Chase Rabbit

KAMPALA (Reuters) - Thirty-one Ugandan prison inmates escaped when their guards ran off to chase a rabbit, a newspaper said on Friday.

The prisoners were digging in a garden near their prison in northeastern Uganda when a rabbit shot out of a nearby bush. All five guards set off in pursuit.

"While they were chasing the rabbit, the inmates also took off in the opposite direction," Lieutenant Colonel John Mulindwa told the state-owned New Vision newspaper.

Mulindwa, currently leading a drive to disarm Karimojong warriors in the area, said 10 of the prisoners had been convicted earlier this year of illegal gun possession. The remainder were awaiting trial on the same charge.

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Saturday, May 18, 2002

Happy Birthday Pope! Wonder if someone will give him a new hat. ;)

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Friday, May 17, 2002

Another year older. Bah.

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Thursday, May 16, 2002

Local artist fools CalTrans. Check it out here!

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May is National Military Appreciation Month. Show your pride and support our men and women in uniform!

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Wednesday, May 15, 2002

American girls
And American guys
We'll always stand up and salute
We'll always recognize
When we see Old Glory flyin'
There's a lot men dead
So we can sleep in peace at night when we lay down our heads

My daddy served in the Army
He lost his right eye
But he flew a flag out in our yard
'till the day that he died
He wanted my mother, my brother, my sister, and me
To grow up and live happy in the land of the free

Now this nation that I love
Is falling under attack
A mighty sucker punch came flyin' in from somewhere in the back
Soon as we could see clearly through our big black eye
Man we lit up your world like the Fourth of July

Hey Uncle Sam put your name
At the top of his list
And the Statue of Liberty started shaking her fist
And the eagle will fly
And it's gonna be hell
When you hear Mother Freedom start ringin' her bell
And it'll feel like the whole wide world is raining down on you

Brought to your courtesy
Of the Red, White, and Blue

Justice will be served and the battle will rage
This big dog will fight when you rattle his cage
And you'll be sorry that you messed with the US of A

'Cause we'll put a boot in your ass
It's the American way

Hey Uncle Sam put your name
At the top of his list
And the Statue of Liberty started shaking her fist
And the eagle will fly
And it's gonna be hell
When you hear Mother Freedom start ringin' her bell
And it'll feel like the whole wide world is raining down on you

Brought to your courtesy
Of the red, white, and blue

Of the Red, White, and Blue
Of my Red, White, and Blue

(Toby Keith, "Brought to you Courtesy of the Red, White, and Blue")

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I hate everyone and everything.

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Monday, May 13, 2002

Well, Mother's Day didn't exactly turn out the way my sisters and I had expected.

The past couple of days had been spent planning what we had hoped would be a perfect Mother's Day celebration. We were looking forward to showing mom that we cared about her and had spent lots of time trying to come up with the perfect way to celebrate. Now, if you know me or my sisters then you know how hard it is for us to make decisions when it comes to restaurants, places to go, and gifts to buy, so--needless to say--we spent a considerable amount of time, and put a great deal of effort into trying to make everything just right.

We had agreed on getting together at 4:00 for an early dinner at this incredible Argentine restaurant on Melrose, and were really looking forward to spending the time together, since we rarely get to hang out all at once. So, at about 1:00, my younger sister tries to call my mother on the phone to ask her a question. Her line is busy. Since mom has call waiting we find that a little odd, but figure that she's probably on the phone and decide to wait a while to call back. About an hour later we make another attempt. Still busy.

Finally, 3:45 rolls around and her phone is still busy. My younger sister and I get into my car and I drive to her house. We figure her phone must have gotten knocked off the hook without her realizing. I pull up to her apartment and park in the driveway, leaving my younger sister outside to watch the car since the neighbors tend to go berserk when someone parks there. I punch in the security code to the building; the door buzzes, and I push it open. My mom's apartment is the last one down the hall so I go for a little walk and then knock on the door.

There is no answer.

I knock again, a little louder this time and I hear her dog scratching at the door.

Still no answer.

I knock on the door again and call out, "Hello?"

Finally, a slurred voice replies, "Who's there?"

I answer, "Scott."

"Who?"

"Scott."

"Why are you here?"

"Uhh, we're going out."

"Not until four."

"It is four."

"Umm, shit. Let me get dressed."

"I'll be outside."

I walk back to join my sister outside. When I return to the car I quickly tell my sister what's going on and then call my older sister on my cell phone and explain the situation to her. At this point, I'm not completely ertain if she's drunk. She tells me that she will call the restaurant and push our reservation back half an hour. About 15 minutes pass and we see mom's dog rush to the front door excitedly. My mother is paranoid about that dog and would NEVER let so much as set foot outside her apartment without a leash. She is clearly drunk again.

My younger sister starts panicking. As my mother stumbles to the front door, I hear my sister softly saying, "I'm scared," over and over.

Mom finally picks up her dog and opens the front security door. She says, "I'm going to have to take a rain check," slams the door, turns around, and stumbles back down the hall.

I call my older sister back. "Call the restaurant and cancel the reservation. Mom's drunk as a sailor again," I tell her.

My younger sister is concerned, my older sister is worried; I am livid. None of us are surprised. We agree to go out to dinner someplace less expensive, without mom.

I start the car and peel out of the driveway. I am genuinely pissed off. How could she be so fucking selfish? How could she care so little about us, respect us so little, that she could not restrain herself from getting drunk the one time that she should be happy!? It was a selfish act. That’s what hurt me the most.

A long time ago I reached a point where I no longer really cared when she got drunk. After the divorce she said she had gotten help—that she was sober. I think she thought that she was fooling everyone. Nobody believed her. We knew the truth.

Yesterday was actually the first time that I recall seeing her drunk since she moved out of our house and my parents got divorced. There have been times though when I have called her on the phone and known. When that happens, I quickly end the conversation. I refuse to talk to her when she is in that state.

She called me this morning to apologize. It’s a good thing she was too drunk to call me yesterday. If she had I probably would have gone off on her. Luckily I went to an Al-Anon meeting with my sisters after dinner last night. I was reminded that alcoholism is a disease. At this point, I don’t care about helping her, but I am no longer angry. I am indifferent. I don’t hold it against her. In fact, I feel no emotion whatsoever. I accepted her apology. She will always be my mother and we both know she fucked up. I also know that if I fucked up she would eventually forgive me, and I don’t hold grudges. Despite what she has done, I still—and always will—love her.

The Al-Anon meeting was a great help last night and I have decided to start going on a regular basis. I realized that I need help just as much as she does. My views toward alcohol in general, my relationships with people, have all been greatly perverted because of her alcoholism and my experience growing up with it as a child. Right now I don’t to change how I view alcohol, but I want to start coming to terms with some of the feelings that I can’t seem to express. Feelings that I realize are getting interfering with my own life. Alcoholism is not just the alcoholic’s problem. It’s a problem for everyone around them.

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Sunday, May 12, 2002

Happy Mother's Day!

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Saturday, May 11, 2002

DSL tech just finished doing some work on the box outside. Hopefully my connectivity will remain stable.

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I'm having some major DSL connectivity issues so--as some of you may have noticed--my server is going on and offline quite often. I apologize and hope to have the problem taken care of soon. Currently waiting for PacBell to call me back to schedule a technician. I waited on hold for nearly two hours last night until I was finally able to open up a trouble ticket! I say they give me a free month.

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Friday, May 10, 2002

I just heard the most disturbing thing on the news. Funny thing is, just the other day my friend Mike and I were discussing this very subject! We were wondering how long it would be until they started implanting ID chips into humans. Little did we know that our question would be answered within the week! The following article doesn't say it, but on NBC they added: "This is just a first step. Scientists eventually plan on being able to track patients via satellite." Being military, I'm sure I'll be one of the first to get the "upgraded" version.

I've said it before, and I'll say it again: 1984.

Click here for the full text of the article.

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Wednesday, May 08, 2002

The Justice Department finally does something right regarding gun ownership and the 2nd Amendment! Read all about it...

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Tuesday, May 07, 2002

This article just makes my blood boil! Read it here.

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Saturday, May 04, 2002

It has come to my attention that my guestbook is currently malfunctioning. If you have attempted to sign it and received an error, I apologize. I will try and fix it tonight and invite you to resubmit your entries. Y'all need to send me an e-mail when you notice a problem!

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