On 9/8/04 I made a post about the 1000th person killed in Iraq. I was pissed and ranted about it and how the media were like sharks swimming around a piece of meat.

So now a little over a year later, another 1000 soldiers have just about perished in this war. The biggest headline is this hurricane, here, here & here. Seems that is the only thing of interest coming from the MSM.

However there were some other important pieces of news about the war today. As of today there is 1998 American soldiers who have died.

There was a significant attack on the Palestine Hotel that killed over 20 people. These are not confirmed numbers.

The Iraqi constitution votes are still being counted. Seems there is some opposition coming from the Sunni’s. Seems they fear that the Shiites and Kurds are going to gain too much power as a result of this constitution.

So if the MSN won’t post it, then I will. I mean we all can’t be sharks in this pool can we? Mind you, I had to do some digging to find news about Iraq today with the exception of Foxnews.

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General, News from home

I originally put up a video by Toby Keith but realized that not everyone has high speed Internet. So for now I will just write a post.

Today was a lazy day for me. I relaxed for the majority of it. Taking some time to take in the changing scenery that is succumbing to the New England weather. The leaves have begun to change and the days are much shorter. The air has the scent of wood stoves. The crispness of fall air surrounds the peaceful environment that I call my home.

I often think about my brothers who are not here to enjoy this season in their life. It is a bittersweet feeling. I do know that next year for them will be that much more sweeter for them.

So I will leave you with this.

We have moments in our lives that open our eyes to things that would normally be overlooked.
Day in and day out we carry on with our lives.
Whether preparing for a mission or packing your lunch for the day at your civilian job.
The minutes go at the same pace no matter who you are.
We either just miss or get immersed in our reality at different speeds.

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General, Poetry

So I was reading a headline on cnn.com this morning. Apparently they claim US Soldier’s burned the body’s of Taliban fighters. Hmm doesn’t war suck!? Wait, wasn’t it just about 4 years ago those ass-hats flew 2 planes into the WTC towers and killed a whole bunch of people?

Oh wait, we have to be compassionate towards terrorists now? Ummm, no! Terrorists don’t need to be treated like soldiers in an Army. They don’t fall under the Geneva Convention rules. So I wonder why CNN posts a news story. Well I can sum that up and answer my own question. It’s news and that’s what they are supposed to do.

It’s actually came from the AP. However, you won’t be finding this kind of crap on Fox news!!

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General, News from home

You ever get that feeling that life is about to throw you one helluva curve ball? I have that feeling now. Hence why I am posting at 1:44am when I should be sleeping.

What has been your experience with weird feelings and how it’s turned out?

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General

I think my computer has gremlins in it. I put all this money into it and read all the instructions and compared notes, but still it locks up every few hours. I’ve been building my own computers for well over 15 years. Now I know that the gigantic 20mb hard drive goes where it goes and the speedy 2mb of ram is seated correctly.

I am befuddled!

I just got a brand new external hard drive to back up my loads of soldier entertainment pictures but for some reason this task will have to wait until I can figure out this locking up thing.

Don’t know why I posted this, but what the hell. Bask in my frustration on this wonderful Monday.

Here is a cute computer geek poem I found.

A computer geek loved a girl who studies computer science.

He sent a letter, saying:

I LOVE YOU MORE THAN MY COMPUTER Believe me it is true …

You installed the best in me.

Your picture is always in my background.

You clicked my heart gently.

You drive me crazy when I see you.

Your love reset my life and deleted all the sadness in me.

You restored my kindness after I thought it was corrupted.

I’m always connected to you with more than 56 heart beat per second.

You hacked my brain and registered your name in it.

You are the only one that could navigate my feelings and explore my
emotions at the same time.

I feel lost when I try to call you and you are not responding.

I always feel you close to me when I shut down my eyes, or when I open
my windows waiting for you to pass.

You are the only one that can log into my heart and never log out.

I dream of being your only server as long as I live.

You don’t have to search for me, cause we are always linked to each
others.

I see your name everywhere, my front page, my homepage and all my
software.

I scanned my life and found that I’m only infected by you.

You are the virus I’d never remove, and why should I do?

Believe me it is true…

I love you more than my CPU!!!!

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General, Humor