Well I am back in class, My English Comp class is going to be hard.  The first week ‘s questions are about comma’s and where they go in the sentence.  It is also very rigid about following the APA guideline.

My in laws were down yesterday helping, well actually building, us a fence in our backyard around our pond, giving us a space that the dogs can’t get into and  if we ever build a deck it will be nice that the dogs can’t get up on it.

We have had some pretty good storms the past few nights and have more coming in a few hours from now.

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I found this news piece about an innovative artwork that blends photography, pencil drawings.  These pictures are really neat.

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Did you see the moon tonight (May 5th)?  The moon reached its perigee and appears about 14 percent larger and about 30 percent brighter than the when it is at its apogee.  

Here is a slide show of the moon at its most superduperist.

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Total casualties as confirmed by U.S. Central Command:6415

Deaths by Conflict:
Operation Enduring Freedom :1944
Operation Iraqi Freedom :4404
Operation New Dawn :67

23 year old Army Sgt. Nicholas M. Dickhut

When did the Republican Party become the party of hate and discontent?  When did it become the party of  paranoia and conspiracy theories?

Under Reagan and Bush the party was the “get tough” on communism and penny dictators, then under the idiot Bush, it became the warmonger party and now with the Tea Party ASSTARDS it has just exploded with hate, conspiracy theories and paranoia.

Some of the Tea Party members even make Rush Limbaugh look and sound smart, then again, what should you expect from a bunch of people who think it would be a good idea to have Samuel  Wurzelbacher  (yes, that’s Joe the Unlicensed Plumber) represent them in congress. 

A state that has become a major hub for Tea Party hate and paranoia is Arizona.  The Tea Party has turned the Grand Canyon State into a state that preaches and teaches hate against Mexicans and anyone else with darker skin than Governor Jan Brewer has. Turned it into a state that would destroy the Grand Canyon and other natural wonders with its anti environmental laws.

The state even has its own Heinrich Himmler, under the disguise of Sheriff Joe Arpaio.

With all that the Tea Party preaches, if the Tea Party Republicans ever take control of the House, Senate and White House at the same time, the US will make the 1984 nation of Oceania look like a vacation paradise.

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Oh, and by the way, The Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) was signed into law by President George W. Bush on October 3, 2008, not Obama.  Stop watching Fox”news” and get the real stories.

Total casualties as confirmed by U.S. Central Command:6403
Deaths by Conflict:
Operation Enduring Freedom :1932
Operation Iraqi Freedom :4404
Operation New Dawn :67

22 Year old Army Pfc. Michael J. Metcalf

Earth and Moon from Mars

 Once again it is Earth Day, a day when people should take a look at how they live and make changes that will help the environment. 

We recycle everything that the recyclers will take. There are some items that they just refuse to take such as plastic shopping bags and styrofoam of any type.  Our waste hauler uses Recycle Bank, which gives us points every two weeks for the amount we recycle. We currently have over 3,500 points.

If we have to use shopping bags we try to either bring our own, or when I forget them, we use paper.  We also try to avoid styrofoam egg cartons, and SAM’s Club actually sells eggs in two 18 Grade AA egg  for under 4 bucks. those eggs come in the pressed paper container.

Our house is 99.8% LED and CFL lit and we have water saving shower heads (which my wife hates because I have adjusted them to use even less water.) We installed a heat pump and last winter we used very little propane for heat when it was too cold for the H.P.

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Total casualties as confirmed by U.S. Central Command:6395

Deaths by Conflict:
Operation Enduring Freedom :1924
Operation Iraqi Freedom :4404
Operation New Dawn :67

22-year-old  Navy Constructionman Trevor J. Stanley

Yes, I know I have not been posting.  Most of my computer time is being taken up by school work.  I have one more week left for this cycle.  I found out that there isn’t a final for my American Military History II but my Politics in the State and Communities not only has a final with 4 long essay’s in APA format and 100 multiple choice questions (4 hours to complete), there is also a project due for the last week.  I hate when the school makes you take a course and they make it hard to do anything else.

I also just finished a Common Sense Parenting class given by  Boys Town.  That was an interesting class and I learned how to deal with some of the things my son does.

Our Easter was ok, I worked the night before and then stayed up while my in-laws visited, it was worth staying up for.  I finally went to bed around 5pm and woke up around 830pm then I dozed on and off for a while and finally got out of bed at 10 to get ready for work.  It is going to be a long night, but I have another 4 essay’s to write before midnight on Tuesday.

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I don’t understand why this country allows Israel to get away with breaking international law by building settlements in occupied lands, committing abuses against the Palestinians that should be considered as crimes against humanity but when North Korea launches a rocket we get all uptight, make threats  and then use food as a weapon against them, in an attempt to get their way.  We can’t stand the fact that Iran is building a nuclear power plant and conducting nuclear experiments, but don’t say a thing to Israel about their nuclear weapons. 

Let the DPRK launch their satellite.  Chances are that it won’t make orbit and the rocket will probably blow up. 

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Well I best get gonig on my essays. 

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Total casualties as confirmed by U.S. Central Command:6384
Deaths by Conflict:
Operation Enduring Freedom :1913
Operation Iraqi Freedom :4404
Operation New Dawn :67

21 year old Marine Cpl. Christopher D. Bordoni

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Total casualties as confirmed by U.S. Central Command:6367
Deaths by Conflict:
Operation Enduring Freedom :1896
Operation Iraqi Freedom :4404
Operation New Dawn :67

34 year old Army 2nd Lt. Clovis T. Ray