The Gun Line MkIII

Green 3…

No, not me, I’m fine…
You remember Johann Lippowitz, the mime who performed a rather innovative interpretation of Natalie Imbruglia’s “Torn”?

Well, it looks like he made it to the big stage…  With a twist!

If I were an artist with a song that I felt was a heartfelt ouPouring of my heart, and some guy turned it [...]

I love the Wikipedia…
Among my many and varied interests is the study of cryptids, that is, the study of a creature “whose existence has been suggested but lacks scientific support”…  Bigfoot, the Yeti, the Michigan Dog Man, Mothman, the Loch Ness monster, that sort of stuff…
During the slow hours in the CP, I’ll hit the [...]

I hate running…
I would rather heft a 70 pound pack on my back and “ruck” or “hump” 12 miles over hilly terrain than put on t-shirt, running shorts, and “go-fasters” and run 2 miles on a flat course…
When I was a young Marine infantryman, I did run, but only because I had to.  I never [...]

(My observation of the anniversary of the D-Day landings is a quiet one:  My Grandfather was responsible for a number of the destroyers providing off-shore fire support for the invasion forces.  His contribution was as important as anyone’s but there are others’ whose stories of personal fortitude deserve to be celebrated in a louder voice [...]

Had that been one of my gunners, his team leader had better get to him first… To prevent me from doing the lad harm… He and his team leader could count of carrying the main and secondary barrels of that gun until I got tired, and, back in the day, that took a [...]