I was pleasantly surprised when I got an email from Robert saying he was back in Illinois. He said he had a job and was working. Had a room, etc. I thought that was cool…He is able to take care of himself.
Month: August 2007
My Cage Was Rattled At Work
The other evening my coworker was in the restroom taking her usual long time and a kid came in to buy something. He bought a hookup cable of some kind. So in the process, I asked how old he was was. 12 he says. I as I say he was tall for his age, and my sons were tall. I thought nothing of it trying to be friendly. He then says the cable costs alot. And I say I can find out how much it cost, but I need to go to the computer in back. I wanted him to follow me to the door way so I could keep an eye on him. (My coworker is still in the restroom.) The kid is really shy and says no he does not want to come back there. I don’t allow anyone to come to back room unless they are personal friends or family of coworkers. There is too much merchandise being stored back there. So the kid decided to leave. I thought nothing of it except he seemed to be rather shy about following me.
Well, the next day I come to work and 2 sheriffs show up wanting to speak to me. They asked to speak to me in the backroom. LOL. I should have asked for some ID. It appears that this kid reported me as some sort of perpertrator. I was made out to be someone who was trying to get him in the backroom. My cage was rattled. I was blown away. Here I was feeling guilty for having a collection of playboy pinups, never thought about inviting 12 year old boys. He thought I was being too friendly.
The second sheriff decided it was just a misunderstanding. I hope so. I really don’t want to meet someone online only to find out that this beautiful woman is really a sheriff.
General Petraeus
"General Petraeus is running the show. Petraeus may well prove to be to counterinsurgency warfare what Patton was to tank battles with Rommel, or what Churchill was to the Nazis." Michael Yon.
I agree from what I have been reading about the "surge." The Surge is the counterinsurgecy measures that the United States has been taken in Iraq recently. They appear to be working. We should have been getting to know the people along time ago. This is the only way to get to know both your friends and your enemies.
A Serious Marine
Fighting a new addiction of mine
The other day I saw an article on web about Hugh Hefner and I wound up visiting Playboy.com. Well, before it was over I had collected some 256 odd picture of which I was sorting out and then going back to get more and more and more. What they wanted you to do was join the website. It was very tempting. This morning I removed all the pictures and put them on a disc. Did I delete them totally? Of course not. I think I need to clean my room after I get some sleep….
Out of the Hat 