No Cause for Parades
Thursday 11 November 2010 by: Camillo “Mac” Bica Camillo “Mac” Bica, Ph.D., is a professor of philosophy at the School of Visual Arts in New York City. He is a former Marine Corps Officer, Vietnam Veteran, and the Coordinator of the Long Island Chapter of Veterans for Peace. We have just begun the tenth year […]
Sack Lunches
…prayers for our soldiers… ====================================== I put my carry-on in the luggage compartment and sat down in my assigned seat. It was going to be a long flight. ‘I’m glad I have a good book to read. Perhaps I will get a short nap,’ I thought. Just before take-off, a line of soldiers came down […]
Dog Medal of Honor Winner
I Thought you might like to know about this dog and his story. I especially like the ending…. The K9 above is Brutus, a military K9 at McChord.. He’s huge – part Boxer and part British Bull Mastiff and tops the scales at 200 lbs. His handler took the picture. Brutus is running toward me […]
Moral of the Story
The teacher gave her fifth grade class an assignment: Get their parents to tell them a story with a moral at the end of it. The next day, the kids came back and, one by one, began to tell their stories. There were all the regular types of stuff: spilled milk and pennies saved. But […]
I BET YOU DIDN’T SEE THIS IN THE NEWSPAPER OR ON THE 6 O’CLOCK NEWS
The Sailor Pictured Below Is, Navy Petty Officer, PO2 (Petty Officer, Second Class) EOD2 (Explosive Ordnance Disposal, Second Class) “MIKE MONSOOR” April 5th, 1981 ~ September 29th, 2009 Mike Monsoor, Was Awarded “The Congressional Medal Of Honor” Last Week, For Giving His Life In Iraq , As He Jumped On, And Covered With His Body, […]
I Can’t Believe it IS Butter…
Top Chef Creates Intricate Works of Art with Golden Spread Mr Athukorale, 46, picked up two gold medals and a silver at the international Salon Culinary Awards in London last week. Spread of brilliance: Vipula Athukorale with his Rolls-Royce sculpted from butter. Creamy goodness: A scene from the Pied Piper is reinvented. Mr Athukorale uses […]
United States Marine Corps..
Conversation overheard on the VHF Guard (emergency) frequency 121.5 MHz while flying from Europe to Dubai. It’s too good not to pass along.. The conversation went like this… Iranian Air Defense Radar: ‘Unknown aircraft you are in Iranian airspace. Identify yourself.’ Aircraft: ‘This is a United States aircraft. I am in Iraqi airspace.’ Air Defense […]
An Iowa “Boy”
John Gebhardt works at the Cargill plant in Eddyville, Iowa. Wouldn’t it be fitting if this went completely around the world! This needs to make headline news… not some of the other junk that makes the news these days! Like the Beer Summit … celeb weddings … celeb funerals … who’s not wearing undies etc. […]
