Military Veterans and Patriots

Category: This Week in Health

  • The Stranger

    The Stranger

    The Stranger

    A few years after I was born, my Dad met a stranger who was new to our small town. From the beginning, Dad was fascinated with this enchanting newcomer 
    and soon invited him to live with our family. The stranger was quickly accepted and was around from then on. 

    As I grew up, I never questioned his place in my family. In my young mind, he had a special niche. My parents were complementary instructors: Mom taught me good from evil, and Dad taught me to obey. But the stranger… he was our storyteller. He would keep us spellbound for hours on end with adventures, mysteries and comedies.

    If I wanted to know anything about politics, history or science, he always knew the answers about the past, understood the present and even seemed able to predict the future! He took my family to the first major league ball game. He made me laugh, and he made me cry. The stranger never stopped talking, but Dad didn’t seem to mind. 

    Sometimes, Mom would get up quietly while the rest of us were shushing each other to listen to what he had to say, and she would go to the kitchen for peace and quiet.

    (I wonder now if she ever prayed for the stranger to leave.) 
    Dad ruled our household with certain moral convictions, but the stranger never felt obligated to honor them. 

    Profanity, for example, was not allowed in our home – not from us, our friends or any visitors. Our long time visitor, however, got away with four-letter words that burned my ears and made my dad squirm and my mother blush.

    My Dad didn’t permit the liberal use of alcohol but the stranger encouraged us to try it on a regular basis. He made cigarettes look cool, cigars manly, and pipes distinguished. 

    He talked freely (much too freely!) about sex. His comments were sometimes blatant, sometimes suggestive, and generally embarrassing.. 

    I now know that my early concepts about relationships were influenced strongly by the stranger. Time after time, he opposed the values of my parents, yet he was seldom rebuked… And NEVER asked to leave. 

    More than fifty years have passed since the stranger moved in with our family. He has blended right in and is not nearly as fascinating as he was at first.     Still     over in his corner, waiting for someone to listen to him talk and watch him draw his pictures.

    His name?….

    We just call him ‘TV.’


    He has a wife now….we call her ‘Computer.’ 

    Their first child is “Cell Phone”.

     
    Second child “IPod”

     
    And a Grandchild: 

    “IPAD”

  • A beer would go good right about now

    A beer would go good right about now

    Just so you know, I knew what beer before mother’s milk, and another thing, just because I don’t drink, doesn’t mean I don’t know how G’damn it, and yes it’s before noon, If I’m wrong here, I’ll stand corrected, anno, I haven’t been around Bill, he’s got Torrettis, I asked him once why people with Torrettis swear, that just set him off, I didn’t ask again. I know this is reginal item so Bear with me.

    WHAT THE FUCK!

    Veterans, some decorated, some Highly decorated, some in wheelchairs, others with walkers, and still others with oxygen tanks, the list of medical problems, just about endless flying to d.c. for maybe their first and only look of the place.

    An honor flight for women who served in the U.S. armed forces could soon be coming to the U.P.

    U.P. Honor Flight brings veterans to Washington, D.C., to see the memorials for the wars they fought in. Most of the veterans who take advantage of the opportunity are men, but the organization is looking to change that. If there’s enough interest, it’s considering a women‘s-only flight next May.

    U.P. Honor Flight says a women’s only flight could make women feel safer.

    Safer… safer from what

    Men who bare the scars and hardship of battle

    So with a coffee out here, looking at the Colors and EGA

    I think I have the proper response if I get call for such a ride

    fuck you man, just fuck you

    Music

    it’s always right there

  • Attitude is everything

    Attitude is everything

    With marky’s words still fresh, hence the posted picture

    A while back

    I mentioned a Marine buddy going under the knife, hopes & prayers were offered, I passed them on to his wifey. File this situation under self-preservation. I was told by his wifey of 32 years, NO BEER, his doctor told him NO BEER, I’m watching you 2 like a hawk. Thier landline rang, she went in, about the same time this other Marine showed up with some pisswater, sat it on a table. Chance, hand me a beer, no way man no way, ” the wifey won’t know hand me one” NO, not afraid of your wifey brother, it’s the cops, you die from drinking pisswater with the meds your on, I will not be arrested for your death. The Marine standing drinking a beer, basically teasing him. Tell ya my friend, that table is in my way and I gotta water one your trees, I moved the table went out, came back in to see this: You crazy fuck, he just smiled.

    Well he hasn’t died and the wifey don’t know so, life is good. Standing there looking at him, yeppers, scars tell better stories then tatts. Those who have healing hands are different than say the killer of kids & dogs. They took an Oath. We all don’t healing hands.

    He has a great attitude about stuff

    He asked me so how I do, told him I did real good, me a sticker in the mail

    no no no I ment at VA, ohh, it went well, “that it?”. yeah

  • FAFO

    FAFO

    How many were shown the door because they stood their ground

    ” come near me with that needle, I’ll stab you in the fucking eye with it”. After 30 some years or so, this fella was let go,

    he was a meteorologist on teevee down the road some. On a local Rock&Roll radio station he did weather for them to. He speaks gentle like, unlike some others.

    Point being, he didn’t lay around crying, he got stuff to do, as in

    he kicked some ass yesterday

    Candidate% VotesTotal Votes
    Karl Bohnak (R)74.7%6,849
    Burt Mason (R)15.2%1,389
    Melody Wagner (R)10.1%

    Should be fun for him goin back on that teevee station for interviews as in Stick in their face, let them smell what we consider wrong… Hea man, nice shot Karl. (Filter reference).

    Am I promoting gun violence no, taking life is something one never forgets, I don’t really care for the commentary, it does show “Distract, Maneuver, Advance

    Col. Jeff Cooper, his words are not wrong

    August 6th 2024, below the bridge

    Five men accused of being part of an international ring of burglars targeting Oakland County homes have been charged, officials said Monday.

    Owen Jean Cortes, 25, Michel Leandro Alba Rincon, 39, Omar Giovanny Rodriguez Aponte, 48, Alberto Franco-Jimenez, 43, and Geovanny Enrique Castellanos Forero, 27, have all been charged with second-degree home invasion, Troy police said.

    In addition to the home invasion charges, Cortes was charged with possession of burglar’s tools and Franco was charged with driving with a suspended license, the Prosecutor’s Office said.

    Like Cooper, have some more Cooper

    “If you find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck”

  • Seriously, you gonna eat that

    Seriously, you gonna eat that

    As you know, TRUST is in very short supply these days, me, well you can trust me to tell you the straight skinny about anything. Making much of my own I tend to keep an eye on the food supply, I like to trade/barter for stuff, they be happy I’m happy, what follows is some useful stuff to be aware of:

    Boar’s Head Recalls 7 Million Pounds Of Meat Due To Listeria Outbreak

    Other meats from the company, including Bologna, Beef Salami, Garlic Bologna, Beef Bologna, Virginia Ham Old Fashioned Ham, Italian Cappy Style Ham, Extra Hot Italian Cappy Style Ham and Steakhouse Roasted Bacon Heat & Eat, are being recalled. These product labels include “EST. 12612” inside the USDA mark, with sell-by dates of either August 10 or August 15. Listeria can easily spread between surfaces, hands, foods and deli equipment, the CDC said. The CDC advises businesses to “thoroughly clean and sanitize all food and non-food surfaces,” and throw away opened cheeses and meats in the deli.

    Since the investigation began, 34 illnesses and two deaths have been reported.

    The illnesses have been reported across 13 states with the majority being in New York. Other states include Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Wisconsin, and Minnesota.

    Farming

    heard tell, it’s not like you can drop a seed in dirt and it’ll grow, my garden lady who happens to be another Man’s wifey, which don’t mean a hill of beans to me, she’s my garden lady who talks funny, which don’t matter none either. Watched her drop a seeds, and it grows.

    Through the years I’ve noticed something, she talks so much nicer to me than the Armydog. Said something the other day, I heard it said by another ” I want go see my hometown one more time” I didn’t say anything, maybe I took it out of context. His feet were frozen at Chosen.

    enhance

    Tell ya what, walk into his home & you don’t remove your hat/cover

    I’ll remove it for ya

  • Tis the season of Independence

    Tis the season of Independence

    There’s some of anti-American at a website which I will not name, says that picture should not any where on their site for any reason, they said something like, it gives sympathy to him.

    We cannot save everyone, especially those who don’t want to be saved from Tyranny & oppression

    Harry Dean Staton in Aliens came to mind

    Right….

    Now excuse me, I have to check some trail cam video, don’t know if you know this, G’damn songdogs make me loose sleep, having a lack of sleep while having to go to town, soon, to G’damn soon.

  • Journal entry: PLYE!

    Journal entry: PLYE!

    I don’t see sunsets, I see sunrises, probably the reason for my sunny disposition.

    Not being family by the so-called legal definition, I’m not allowed to visit a Marine buddy. From a distance, best I can do resembles this:

    Few days back, he had triple by-pass surgery, a vein from an arm and leg attached to his heart. His wife of 32 years called, saying he’s not eating or drinking, he’s giving up, I’ve called the room a few times, no answer.

    New approach to the situation: I called the floor desk, “hi” Hi, ” you looking after that Garhead in room***?”. Yes, what can I do for you. “Mam, you have pen and paper there?”. Yes, write this down exactly word for word, then walk in there using your best Nurse Ratchet voice. ” Lisen-up PLYE, you can die later… GET – UP!, Don’t make me drive down there and kick your ass so hard , your vertebrae will come out your mouth like a Penz dispenser” I have no idea what you just said, “that’s ok Mam, he will, he was a 2575, did you write it down?”. I got it.

    It’s not like I can walk in there with a shiny garbage can and a nightstick, giving up, not eating or drinking after such surgery is a form of suicide.

    Short term goals are different than long term objectives

    getting a smile on his face is a good start

    People who read books and do research, will always sound crazy to those who don’t.

  • ListenUp… pay attention

    ListenUp… pay attention

    A sense of humor is critical to survival. Sure, you need food, water, shelter and other stuff – but a sense of humor holds your shit together when Life being a MF and that’s where we’re at.

    John Mcclane did a film called Sin City, thinking they fashioned the Yellow bastard

    after Fauci, the killer of kids & dogs and many others.

    One of my best quotes

    “SSDD”

    Reference my favorite quote while hearing scarf lady

    Was a jingle about a candy bar, ” sometimes you feel like a nut, sometimes you don’t”. This is kinda sorta and somewhat like that. Many topics hold my interest, food is like right up there with air. Now I cannot speak for everyone, which I wouldn’t do anyway, but when I feel like some chicken jerky, which don’t happen very often, Miricle Mike comes to mind, something else that don’t happen. Never heard of Miricle Mike eh, I’ll help you out, do your research.

    Miricle Mike lived for 18 months without his head!

    Mike the headless chicken “dances” in 1945.

    So there I was with the meat mallet flatting out some chicken breast (local) Mircle Mike came to mind, then outta nowhere a thought popped in, gotta wonder how long those two forementioned could last without thier heads, well, according to research done in France, about 12 seconds. Thing is poultry is different than say cow, say you do make chicken jerky, when it’s done toss it on a bake sheet, 275 , 10 minutes to kill any remaining bacteria. With my chicken jerky in a mylar, oxygen absorber 100cc, it’ll last a good long time, it’ll be there when I do feel like some chicken jerky, which ain’t often

    kinda like Mircle Mike

    Speaking of bacteria

    a little morsel you may be interested, maybe not, but then you never know.

  • Old dog, new tricks

    Old dog, new tricks

    Time, it’s the fire we all burn in, it’s not the amount of time given, it’s what we do with the time given, that’s the important part.

    You got time for this crap

    Global warming accelerating at ‘unprecedented’ pace: study

    Study: Climate Change Will Cost $38 Trillion a Year By 2049

    I sure the hell don’t

    Spending some of MY time to inform, vent and inquire. Now that ratdog got a high & tight, I can see how he is progressing with the Clint squint. Work on it dog, I’m not impressed.

    With him needing to be cleaned up, I took my chances, see what I mean

    This is like a vent, kinda sorta and somewhat.

    America has these gay parades

    Poland has Winged Hussar parades

    I want a refund

    Ladies, as you know, Men have throughout history used some sort of pick-up lines

    (some stuff never changes).

    Would you be offended if you’re known as a breeder?

    Let’s test shall we 🙂

    Do notice the manners I used, Ladies first.

    Fellas, as you know Father’s Day will be here soon enough, so be prepared to get nothing.

    Tosses in a bit of history venting

    Back 92, I walked into kitchen, instant Clint Squint, ” you like the new carpet, no more cold kitchen floor”, she was all kinds smiling holding a coffee cup. Impolite I know, asking a question with a question, it needed to be asked ” Who did this?”. She never tell me the name, everything else but the name. Somewhere way back in the cranium, I knew I was going have pull it up.

    ONE NEVER PUTS IN A KITCHEN ffs!

    If only she’d given me a name

    Something else I don’t time have for, taking part in discussions concerning the 308 vs 6.5

    Just because I’m not a woodworker, doesn’t mean I don’t tools, course I got tools, I couldn’t work the chop saw, without knowing numbers, I used that measure to do the floor, worked just as it built to do.

    Inquiry of sorts, dad liked his PBR, in this economy, money is tight, unless you’re Gold bar Bob from Jersey. conventional countertops ain’t cheap, see this, this is made from cement

    make the counter resemble Mahogany Ridge, dad would be smiling :). ma would be happy her kitchen is like matching, another thing that never changes, Women like stuff to match.

    Exodus 20:12 engaged

    Anyone ever do such a project? Input input input, good or bad, it’s input.

    There’s music about time

    Sweet Brown, you’re up!

  • Nero-net engaged

    Nero-net engaged

    Sips coffee, at one time, long ago, like way back, way way back, Rome had a nickname, she was known as the “Mother of the world” she was sick for a very long time, died with a whimper. Looks like those in the wheelhouse are hell-bent to follow the same trajectory Rome took. We were never Rome, Rome kept everything, we asked only for a little dirt to bury out Honored dead.

    This upcoming debate, view it as a trial run for the Pedojo. Some names for his replacement in Chiraq/chicago. Grusome Nusome maybe even Big Mike. How you “feel” about a 2-woman ticket,( do we know what a woman these days, just asking). The cackling laughing Hyaena with the bitchmer heading the ticket.

    While early polls suggest Biden may struggle in a rematch against former President Donald Trump, experts say Whitmer appears to be preparing for a presidential campaign of her own in 2028 — or perhaps sooner should health or some other issue force the 81-year-old Biden out of this year’s race.

    Speculation over Whitmer’s presidential ambition spiked this month when she confirmed plans to write a book as soon as this year. She’s also formed a federal political action committee that is raising funds for congressional candidates in other states. And she’s expected to up her travel in the coming months.

    She’s done such wonderful things for the state, that’s a flat-out lie

    Those who served during different times while in uniform, the language changes somewhat, remains the same.

    “Charlie in wire”.

    Two days after the incident at Quantico an individual crashed his vehicle into the gate at the White House. He died in the crash.

    In late April a vehicle attempted to drive onto Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story in Virginia Beach. The driver crashed and also died in the attempt.

    Those in the wheelhouse know there’s an attack coming, they’ll let it happen for their own selfish interests.

    The similarities between Rome and this country are in every aspect of life,

    a new wrinkle concerning

    “Scorched earth policy”

    When the so-called Barbarians did enter Rome, they found no food, they found disease, starvation and death.

    Has a America become unfit for Freedom & Liberty, shouldn’t even think about such things

    America was born covered in someone’s blood, I suspect she’ll die in the manner

    I like this guy, so you should to

    Saint Gabriel Possenti.