Yawns - Yeahs

Lance Armstrong innocent - yawn
Ivan Basso wins Tour of Italy - YEAH!

Journalist Injured in Iraq - yawn
Uncle Jimbo ranting at Murtha - YEAH!!

Summer heat has set in -Yeah!!
Stoooopid mowing of yard - ***** @#$!

Counting to Soccer Madness - Yeah!!
Kids watching me counting down to soccer madness - NOOOOO!!!!

PS: If you think this is hot, Fredmeister is in 103F temperatures.

"We are all entitled to our opinions,
But Not all of us are entitled to the facts."

how true.

Just in case

All the nice media portray the efforts in the middle east with America as the only foriegn presence.

Erhm .... I beg to defer.

RSS Endeavour returns from 3-month Gulf deployment.

"The RSS Endeavour had been tasked with providing logistics support for coalition vessels and helicopters, protecting the waters around key oil terminals, and conducting patrols and boarding operations." - Channel News Asia.

PS: That is a Landing Ship Tank (LST) isnt she a beauty??

Now eating: grilled cat. I mean beef curry.

A hidden message?

I wonder what this cat trying to say?

Get me out of my misery!!!

Erhh....

Checking in....
Still here...
Just busy.......
The daily battle remains.... the stooopid alarm keeps buzzing every morning.
Baby needs shoes (courtesy of Mr J., his baby needs BIG shoes now)
Er ....
Er........
There are some interesting pictures, still waiting to be downloaded. D'oh!!
The Writers block has moved in.

Will return with more excuses.

In the meantime, thanks for all the support. You, you, you, you, I'll have the lawyer send you my bill. (just kidding).

MAKE IT STOP!!!

*BREATHE BREATHE

*mental note: why does the phrase pulling hair seem sooooo inappropriate in this case?

It begins nightly at 1am.
The pounding, roaring and constant hum.
*Pointing beyond the backyard.

I guess this sacrifice is necessary so other drivers on the Interstate can remain safe.
But does it have to be this loud?
How loud?
Loud enough to drown out the snoring emitting from my walking warm and hairy carpet!

Breathe and sleep

D-Day has arrived despite many many many changes to the original plans.
Let's see..... we began with free trade negotiations, then proceeded with limited sanctions, things took a wrong turn into Shock & Awe, Operation Retraction, and the current stage, Mission Sanity with Sleep.

Peaceful tonight, no scary calls, not jumping with every tire track (try living close to the interstate), the cold metal rod will not take up half my bed tonight, I will close my eyes and relax, once I am done with this entry.


See you later Boss.
Hahaha.

Count down

The countdown is getting too difficult.
Should have known that easy is not a default.
Another day filled with anxiety passes,
Something else happens & another phone call to ease the crisis.

When does home get so hard to return to?
Or when nightfall really spooks me too.
A sidearm may be handy now.
But the villian cannot be found.

The mental hurdle, I must overcome.
Or else someone will get harmed.
Never piss off the wrong person,
Especially the one who gave up everything for your reason.

"You will reap what you sow"
The day of reckoning is in tow.
Time for you to pay up for evil deeds,
The devil has receipts.

I would like my money back,
But not blood money,
With a knife stabbed in my back,
Keep the change, especially the pennies.

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To my dear friends who are holding me up, know that my chin is still held up. My phone has been programmed for assistance. My nights are days, and my days are days. I wish I could take a cop home with me, but he is quite unnecessary (unless he has other skills). I am letting Newton's first law of motion dictate the remainder of the week. My other responsibilities cannot be disturbed, for their already fragile innocence have to be preserved. So chant, pray, voodoo, or whatever... I'll make it through.

In the words of Jimmy Bond..

In light of recent events in my life,

I am Shaken,

Not Stirred.

Shook up but still standing.

Salute and Salut!