By Restless
This is fairly old, but underreported news. We are building an enduring, military presence in Iraq. Check out more on military news here.
As of mid-2005, the U.S. military had 106 forward operating bases in Iraq, including what the Pentagon calls 14 “enduring” bases – all of which are to be consolidated into four mega-bases.
1) […]

Your odd photo of the day, from a 1926 KKK Fun Day at the Carnival

From MSNBC.COM: 
Mama cat adopts Rottweiler puppy
6-day-old canine at animal shelter was rejected by its mother
MERIDEN, Conn. - Who says cats and dogs don’t get along?
Workers at the Meriden Humane Society are marveling at a short-haired mother cat that has adopted a 6-day-old Rottweiler puppy that was rejected by its mother.
The tiny pup, named Charlie by […]

Good Morning.  Sorry about the dearth of posts yesterday, busy day at work, and on some days I just need a break, or don’t really feel all that goofy.
On with the cup…
Here’s a sweet little post Valentines day story to cheer you lovebirds up. heh.
Have you thought of entering that new Coke contest where you can […]

By Restless
From the BBC:
As the communal bloodshed has worsened, some Iraqis have set up advice websites to help others avoid the death squads.
One tip - on the Iraq League site, one of the best known - is for people to draw up maps of their local area using Google Earth’s detailed imagery of Baghdad so […]

By Restless
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is the most common psychological injury of war. Experts have found evidence of PTSD in troops from every major American war – from WWI, when it was called combat fatigue, and WWII, when it was dubbed shell shock, to as far back as the Civil War, when it was called […]

I have to admit, it’s a catchy tune though.
I appologize in advance for the earworm. (To the left… to the right…)
Wait… no I don’t.

He’s the man.
I love what he says at the end, how if you’re an athiest you will live your life to the fullest, because you haven’t tricked yourself into believing there is anything else, while if you’re religious, you believe there is an afterlife, so you know, there’s justification for […]

By Restless
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12, 2007 - The Defense Department’s America Supports You program transcends politics in its mission to support the men and women of the U.S. armed forces.
“I think we have a great history of that through our America Supports You program,” Allison Barber, deputy assistant secretary of defense, said. “Over the past two […]

 
While Anna Nicole Smiths death is a sad tragedy, an even bigger tragedy appears to have been her love life.  It seems like every day now we find out about another potential father for her baby born last fall.
To keep you up to date.. Here are the contenders:

Howard K. Stern, Age 38  (Boyfriend)
The former attorney […]

Over on Damn Interesting, they have a, well, damn interesting article about the “The Wilhelm Scream”.
Read the article for the complete story, but in a nutshell, Hollywood has used a scream sound effect that was originally made in the 1951 movie Distant Drums starring Gary Cooper, in hundreds of movies since then. […]

A little something happened on the weekend.  Barack Obama declared he is runing for President.
So far, he’s the guy that I’m supporting.
What a contrast to Bush,  just watching Barack speak for 5 minutes, one wonders what it would be like to have someone who is intelligent in the White House again,  someone who is intellectually […]

Or more like,  WHERE in the world is this.   Tell me what country this picture was taken in, and you win.
NEW RULE starting with this Photo:
The first person to CORRECTLY answer gets 2 points,  everyone else who correctly answers gets 1.

So do you think (A) and (B) are different colors?
It looks that way doesn’t it?   Well they are the exact same shade of grey.  Don’t believe me?   Cut and paste this image into MS Paint, and then cut the (A) and (B) squares out, and put them side by side.
It’s an example of the way your eye will […]