Today, in the United States, we celebrate all of those who have served – past or present – in the greatest military in the world. Those soliders who have given their lives on the beaches of Normandy. Those Army privates who saw ungodly things during the Tet Offensive. Those Navy pilots who flew missions over North Vietnam and nearly never returned to talk about it. Those Marines who are taking Fallujah today.
This country could not have survived the tumults of the past three centuries without the sacrifices to family, jobs and even your own lives. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
In honor of Veteran’s Day, I leave you with the words of Toby Keith:
I’m just trying to be a father
Raise a daughter and a son
Be a lover to their mother
Everything to everyone
Up and at ‘em, bright and early
I’m all business in my suit
Yeah, I’m dressed up for success
From my head down to my bootsI don’t do it for the money
There’s bills that I can’t pay
I don’t do it for the glory
I just do it anyway
Providing for our future’s my responsibility
Yeah I’m real good under pressure
Being all that I can beAnd I can’t call in sick on Mondays
when the weekends been too strong
I just work straight through the holidays
And sometimes all night long
You can bet that I stand ready when the wolf growls at the door
Hey, I’m solid, hey I’m steady, hey, I’m true down to the coreAnd I will always do my duty no matter what the price
I’ve counted up the cost, I know the sacrifice
Oh, and I don’t want to die for you
but if dyin’s asked of me
I’ll bear that cross with honor
’cause freedom don’t come freeI’m an American soldier, an American
beside my brothers and my sisters I will proudly take a stand
When Liberty’s in jeopardy, I will always do what’s right
I’m out here on the front line
Sleep in peace tonight
American soldier, I’m an American soldierYeah, an American soldier, an American
Beside my brothers and my sisters I will proudly take a stand
When Liberty’s in jeopardy I will always do what’s right
I’m out here on the front line
So Sleep in peace tonight
American soldier, I’m an American
An American, an American soldier
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Aight! “There seems to be a misconception in some areas of the blogosphere that to be successful, you must be non-confrontational.” I agree with that, this is truely a misconception. I think there are different assests which (can) define a “successful” blog:1. The author writes interesting stuff and/or posts new stuff that wasn't posted anywhere else yet (“creativity”).2. The author posts news from around the web (e.g. noteworthy links)3. The author writes about topics that (s)he cares about (e.g. some of your recent posts; most of Sean's posts; etc) regardless of the possible reaction of his/her reader(s)4. Reason x..x. Reason x+4I think that discussion is always a positive thing and so it's just fine that you'll do what you do…and yes, I will continue to do what I do ;-)
Aight! “There seems to be a misconception in some areas of the blogosphere that to be successful, you must be non-confrontational.”
I agree with that, this is truely a misconception.
I think there are different assests which (can) define a “successful” blog:
1. The author writes interesting stuff and/or posts new stuff that wasn’t posted anywhere else yet (“creativity”).
2. The author posts news from around the web (e.g. noteworthy links)
3. The author writes about topics that (s)he cares about (e.g. some of your recent posts; most of Sean’s posts; etc) regardless of the possible reaction of his/her reader(s)
4. Reason x
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x. Reason x+4
I think that discussion is always a positive thing and so it’s just fine that you’ll do what you do…and yes, I will continue to do what I do ;-)
I would agree to a degree. Problem is, most organizations don't have the money for that, and then the management in place encourages marketing folk to just bring in the numbers, and they'll sort out the problems caused later.Just sign on the line…..sign on the line….
I would agree to a degree. Problem is, most organizations don’t have the money for that, and then the management in place encourages marketing folk to just bring in the numbers, and they’ll sort out the problems caused later.
Just sign on the line…..sign on the line….
Okay. Now I can actually put some thought into this instead of posting randomly.For what it's worth, I don't think Aaron's a bad person — just a careless writer. The two are not intertwined to the point of no return, and careless writing has no reflection on one's moral character — at least not to me.After the election, I made a few posts that were…careless, and Aaron pointed that out — in fact, I think that's how we “met”. Anyway, after thinking about what he said — I realised he was right. There's no sense in spouting off just for the sake of spouting off, which is what I felt Aaron did with his MLK post. But it certainly doesn't change how I view Aaron as a person. Free speech is free speech, period.
Okay. Now I can actually put some thought into this instead of posting randomly.
For what it’s worth, I don’t think Aaron’s a bad person — just a careless writer. The two are not intertwined to the point of no return, and careless writing has no reflection on one’s moral character — at least not to me.
After the election, I made a few posts that were…careless, and Aaron pointed that out — in fact, I think that’s how we “met”. Anyway, after thinking about what he said — I realised he was right. There’s no sense in spouting off just for the sake of spouting off, which is what I felt Aaron did with his MLK post. But it certainly doesn’t change how I view Aaron as a person. Free speech is free speech, period.