Category Archives: General Messages

PTSD Fallout Continues

Hot off the email. Thank you for your perseverance for Vets, Bob. New York Times March 3, 2012 Pg. 18 Calling For An End To Phony Military Discharges To the Editor: “Branding a Soldier With ‘Personality Disorder’ ” (front page, Feb. … Continue reading

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Everything But The Kitchen Sink

This must be a “women” thing. Do any of you guys suffer this problem?  Over the last six months it’s  become harder and harder to get to the sink and do dishes. Now, with orchids heralding the beginning of spring, … Continue reading

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Miracle On Aisle 2

Phone cameras are neat. They allow you to immortalize things in digital 0s and 1s. Here member Cal stumbles upon a case of Divine Intervention. He tells me he didn’t see a preacher exhorting her to cast sin aside and … Continue reading

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Quote for a day

In God we trust. We trust in Smith and Wesson when He’s not available. Amen

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“BRANDING” YOUR WEBSITE

Member Dena (no last name) writes: How come you have such a dorky name? How do you expect anyone to find you? I found you by accident trying to use Ask a Question and saw the site on the Google … Continue reading

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From the Footlocker 5–Animal House–1981

Once upon a time along the banks of the mighty Duwamish River, in the shadow of the 1st Ave. South bridge, lived a young electrician in a house boat. Well, perhaps a boat house. It was a boat that had … Continue reading

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Big Brother is Watching

Did you ever look up in one of those impossibly big stadiums?  Big Brother is watching everything you do. Former Marine sniper Bob R. came home from Afghanistan and wondered how he would ever find a job where he could … Continue reading

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Molly Mouse trap

Have you ever had a dog that imprinted on you and vice versa? One who thought like you ? I’ve had 32 bird dogs at one time but one is always my wingman and gets top billing.  I’ve scaled back … Continue reading

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Please Share This

It’s 1914 and France and Germany have gone to war.  A young man is called up to serve.   98 years later…

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From the Footlocker–IV

I was digging for something in the garage and forgot I still had some of these lying around. I used them for packing around stuff I mailed back in hold baggage. They’re a belt for a .308 M-60. DEWAT of … Continue reading

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