Since winterbadger hadn't heard about this, I thought I'd post it in case others hadn't either: NEWBERG, Ore. (AP) — Officials of a small Christian university say a life-size cardboard reproduction of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama was hung from a tree on the campus, an act that outraged students and school leaders alike. George Fox University President Robin Baker said...

Woke up this morning with a skull-splitting pain in me noggin... unable to fully embrace the holiday fun. Felt like I were bein' keel-hauled by the time me vessel was finished getting some repairs; damned scalliwags took o'er three hours rather than the usual one; may the lubbers rot fer havin' the incompetence of a fresh press-gang. Well, managed to offend the good pirate winterbadger with...

Well, I managed to turn 40 last wednesday with out much trauma. Mom sprung a surprise party at the Furnace Inn . Very good, if a bit "posh", food. She invited Jeff and Marcy, her bother and his wife. The usall Wednesday night suspects showed up as well. winterbadger  , soccer_fox  , and john_arundel  . Good time. On saturday winterbadger  and I went to Historicon...

On Saturday went down to winterbadger 's place and play tested "Charley Don't Surf", rules for war gaming Viet Nam. A Too Fat Lardies product . So far I'm afraid I'm not a big fan, although I would recommend the "Sharp Practice" game and when available "In the Buff" should be good fun as well. At one point during the game a seemingly random thought popped in to my head, "I should get my...

Thanks (indirectly) winterbadger ! I shall beat you later... Come visit the Creation Museum, kids! Leave your brains at the door! Honestly, I can't decide if I'm more horrified or amused.

I want to thank winterbadger , and have been meaning to make this post for ages. My friends have all been giving me suggestions about books to read about D-Day (and I have read and liked all of them), but he gave me a huge list with information and also sent another friend of his to my journal to give me even more suggestions. I want to thank you. All of the books you have suggested are fantastic...

Spent a fine day with soccer_fox and winterbadger on Saturday. They landed in a rather nice neighborhood. Me and the fox sat on the porch for a bit. When the badger got back from his errands he and I repaired to the dinning room table to smear some pigment on bits of lead. Fox made pork stir fry for tea, and I helped. At about 7:30 we went downstairs to Kevin and Christy's for...

Today has been a long day. Just winding down at the moment, more about real life tomorrow. There's apparently rules for this. Basically, these are books people like to say that they've read or keep on their shelves to look smart. I'm following winterbadger 's idea and giving them a bit of a different categorization than the original meme. Things on the list I am reading right now Dubliners...

OOOHHHH! It's winterbadger 's birfday! :-) Have a great one!!!!!!!!!!

D-Day June 6, 1944: The Climactic Battle of World War II by Stephen E. Ambrose 656 Pages In wanting to learn more about WWII, winterbadger suggested that I read this book. I am glad he did. Some reviewers bash the book because it has too much about the American troops and not enough about the Canadian and British troops and has a focus on Omaha beach. Well, this is what I wanted...