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February 18th, 2005 The Best Cocktail Ever - A Vodka Martini. It seems Gilby likes them as dry as the Sahara - 10 to 1, and dirty. Me? I like them a little wetter, 5-1 with no olive juice. Of course, I get the olives drunk, but I they're the only things sauced when I pour. Gilby thinks I should call it “The Perfect Maynard Family Martini”, but my recipe already has a name. The Coalition of the Willing Martini Yes, I know the Spaniards aren't part of the Coalition anymore. They were when this mix was concocted. Oh, the Brits are in there too - Shaken, not stirred. As always, keep it sober. Two per night should be max and plenty for anyone. More than that and you can't appreciate the vodka as it should be because you're making an arse of yourself talking to the lamp. And So, It Begins - Jennifer.MatthewMaynard.net is now online. Go. Read. Enjoy. Okay, I'm Full Of Crap - My implication yesterday that Iran has only the one reactor in the South at Bushehr was complete and utter fertilizer. Check it out. They have nuclear research facilities where the probes were supposed to be flying. I stand corrected. 1559 is the new 1441 - It seems Syria wasn't paying attention to the President's State of the Union. First, they murder one of their high-profile political enemies, then they form a defensive alliance with Iran? WTH? Do they think this "Axis of Evil" club is something to enjoy? If they do, they won't for long, keeping up this kind of crap. Someone's going to complain on the left: if we go to war with Syria that means Iran will attack us through Iraq's eastern border! Repeat after me: Iran. Is. Surrounded. Look at a map. Further, we are the only country that is capable of dealing with nuclear armed Middle East states. We are the only nation with the credibility to say "we can find you and hit you whenever and wherever we want". Hopefully, the regimes in Syria and Iran are more sensible that Iraq was. If they aren't, at least we have a President willing to stop them with physical force, if necessary. The Bear, The Dragon, & The Eagle - Frank Gafney said yesterday on the Hugh Hewitt show that he expects us to confront China sometime in the future, and the results he fears will be impacted by the submitted budget that hurts the military. Specifically, he finds fault with cutting the F/A-22 and the USS JFK. I would tend to agree, but the issue more immediately is the manpower shortfall, though the long-term problem he correctly identifies. I suggest we cut every pork-barrel item from the budget that is going to West Virginia (soon to be renamed the Robert Byrd Memorial Commonwealth). That way we can keep at least the JFK until the USS GHWB is completed, and maybe even add a division or two to the Marines and the Army. As far as China is concerned, there are two directions they can go where their interests lie: North and Southeast. Lets hope they lost interest in both, or their Communist government falls from within before they find it "necessary" to strike in either direction. Lest anyone think this segment contradicts my comments above regarding Iran & Syria, let me clarify. I think we have enough men in Iraq, Afghanistan, and our Reserves to confront Syria & Iran, since its all in the same Area Of Responsibility. That means we can coordinate shipments to the front with only one command. I don't think we have the manpower to fight two regional wars - The Middle East and North Korea/China - at the same time. Put another way, war with Syria and Iran can be seen logistically as war on the same front as Iraq. War in or around North Korea would be an additional problem. Granted, we would probably suffer more casualties, and our long-term readiness would take a .308 to the chest, but I think we could do it. I just don't think its the wisest course of action right now. That's why diplomacy comes first, then military action, if necessary. Mostly Unrelated - President's who have had Navy Ships named after them: Washington: carrier ♫ One of these things is not like the other ♫ ... Astronomy & Plutonium Dreams - Not sure what this means, but it makes for interesting blogging. In last night's dream I'm in the Southern Hemisphere with my sister. Its cloudy and we're sleeping outside, so I pray that the clouds go away so I can see the stars. They do, and I offer my sister the binoculars. Then I'm in the library looking for a book on astronomy computing and my coworker, Scott, comes over. He's looking for a book, so I pull one off the shelf and give it to him. Next to that book is one on man-made disasters. On the cover is a Russian super carrier run aground on a reef. I open the book and start reading: "It all started at construction..." Suddenly I'm at the construction of the carrier, retrieving the fuel for its nuclear reactor. I put on the radiation suit but I don't have a helmet. I ask the Russian at the storage facility (who doesn't have a suit on) if he has a helmet, but he doesn't understand my English. He opens the door to the plutonium vault and brings out the plutonium. Suddenly I can feel the weight of the fuel on my shoulders, even though it is in front of me - its as if I am carrying a great burden. Just as I'm reaching for a helmet (which has suddenly appeared) I wake up. Gilby's Trivet - From JG.com we get this bland blogmeme. BTW, Jeremy, a trivet is a holder for hot pots. You use them so you don't ruin your countertop. What’s your favorite kind of cookie? Who is America’s most overrated actor? Name a guilty pleasure. “Scrubs” or “Everybody Loves Raymond”? Name two things you can’t live without. Your first pet’s name + your mother’s maiden name
= your porn star name. What song are you listening to right now? Name your celebrity crush. Favorite punchline from a joke. Who do you want to pass this meme off to? |
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