Bring the Pain: I want to hear these Marines grunt . Help make it happen.

Not Dead Yet: Well, the immigration bill is back . The fact that like 70% of Americans across the electorate hate it? That means nothing t...

In Praise of Geeks: I don't pay attention to what Sock Puppet says either, but since it made InstaPundit : Glenn Greenwald gets around, ...

Mmmm... Ground hog burgers . Sounds great to me too, Huck. And what do you mean, man, that you were 'awoken' at noon? Even my wife...

Marine Corps Martial Arts: There's obviously been a change in focus since I last looked into military martial arts . I mean, who ever e...

Samarra Bombing: I just spoke with BGen Bergner about today's bombing in Samarra.

"Outbreak"? You probably saw this on Drudge, but... Reuters says that "U.S. voters may face outbreak of campaign fatigue....

Iranians in Iraq -- On Our Side: An interesting report from PJM begins: From his secret base Abdullah Mohtadi commands a small armed force ...

Caption Contest: For Marine wife Sly, who sent me the photo: "The warning label said I shouldn't drink beer while I was in the hot ...

Waverley : From Sir Walter Scott's classic: [O]ur hero set forth with a fowling-piece in his hand, accompanied by his new friend Evan Dh...

"Choosers of the Slain" A poem, by a young lady who has reason to know. Choosers of the Slain Wagner got it wrong, you know. There...

Some Posts at BlackFive: Sorry I haven't been around much this week. I did make a few posts at BlackFive, which may interest some of yo...

I'd pay cash money to see something like this on the US Senate floor. MONTGOMERY, AL -- State Sen. Charles Bishop hit Sen. Lowell Barron...

A Heroine: Would you like to meet a lady who did more good than most people can imagine? Meet Irena Sendler . The attention tires Irena Sen...

"Tempting Fate" That's the title of a new post by Cassandra . For some reason she rejected my suggested title, "Grim was...

My Rifle, My Pony, and Me: Well, really just me and a pony who isn't even mine -- his name is Leo. Leo's a gelding, not yet fully gr...

I'm in the Wrong Racket: First there was the CMU ethics survey; and now this . The issue of whether the toilet seat should be left up or...

Sunday Ethics: Via InstaPundit , I found this ethical survey from Carnegie Mellon University. I'm not terribly interested in their res...

Sushi and Samurai: The tale of sushi begins most interestingly, in this piece from Vanity Fair : It looks like a samurai sword, and it's...

In Memory of a Local Soldier: Miss Ladybug celebrates the life of a lieutenant who was her neighbor. He was a cavalryman by the name of Ki...