tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-130859842009-07-15T02:08:26.465-04:00Life and observations from the not-so-pointy end of the spear.Chuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15321078272480623428noreply@blogger.comBlogger1365125tcoverridehttp://feedburner.google.comSubscribe with My Yahoo!Subscribe with NewsGatorSubscribe with My AOLSubscribe with BloglinesSubscribe with NetvibesSubscribe with GoogleSubscribe with PageflakesThis is an XML content feed. It is intended to be viewed in a newsreader or syndicated to another site.tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13085984.post-32127292011655021362009-07-15T01:44:00.000-04:002009-07-15T01:44:00.128-04:002009-07-15T01:44:00.128-04:00

Captions in the comments, if you please.--Chuck

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(Disclaimer: Although inspired in part by true incidents, the details of the following rant are fictional and do not depict any actual persons or events. The readers of this blog are, of course, above all this behavior and fully appreciative of the geeks in their life and already have Sysadmin Day marked prominently on their calendars.)One of the more soul-crushing moments in my life is when my

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Captions in the comments, if you please.--Chuck

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Dear Chuck,If we decide to migrate the blog to a different platform, we should consider applying to the federal government for stimulus funds. With a cool $18 mil, I could quit my day job, hire a few hundred more monkeys, and coordinate those monkeys as they make this the coolest blog site ever. It'd be fantastic. I know some people who are really good at writing grant applications. Let me

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Captions in the comments, if you please.--Chuck

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Captions in the comments, if you please.--Chuck

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Captions in the comments, if you please.--Chuck

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Captions in the comments, if you please.--Chuck

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Time to jam the phones and tell your reps they are risking their jobs with stunts like this:The Protection RacketBy Greyhawk...or: "How the 'Helping Families Save Their Homes Act' screws the Troops"*****We're from the government - we're here to help you.The good news: Believe it or not, our Congress and President have found a way to save a few bucks.The bad news: They're going to yank it right

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Step 1: Grab some tissuesStep 2: Watch this:For more read this, and this, and this.Evan Pertile just gone through his last round of chemo. You can leave him words of encouragement at his Caring Bridge site here.

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Captions in the comments, if you please.--Chuck

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Captions in the comments, if you please.--Chuck

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That this company is still using his name and likeness to hawk their product...--Chuck

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Captions in the comments, if you please.--Chuck

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Seriously, will someone put the ball gag back in his mouth?Yesterday, Independence Day, Vice President Joe Biden attended a naturalization ceremony at Camp Victory in Baghdad, Iraq. During the ceremony 237 U.S. servicemen from 59 countries, including Iraq, were sworn in as citizens of the United States of America. At the conclusion of this solemn, undoubtedly moving and inspirational occasion

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I know I got this submission in late, a wee bit too much celebratin' liberty last night...Per usual, captions are welcome in the comments.--Chuck

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"He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harass our people and eat out their substance."-- Thomas Jefferson, The Declaration of Independence, 1776Today is the day we declared independence, the day we said "No more!" From this day in 1776, and for the next seven years, until September 3, 1783 we then put words to actions, and threw the English back into

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Captions in comments, please.

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Captions in comments, please.

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Captions in comments, please.

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Captions in comments, please.

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Stolen from Ride Fast because he did a better job than I could:Mr. Completely (go here for lots more info in the 5 W's) wants everybody to remember that the Fourth Annual Gun Bloggers Rendezvous is just over two months away.If your going it's probably about time to register, make reservations at the Silver Legacy (a big step-up from Circuis-Circuis IMO), and book your flights.If your not going

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Captions in comments, please.

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PHILADELPHIA (June 30, 2009) Drexel University has committed $2 million to offer free education to an unlimited number of military veterans across all of the University’s full- and part time undergraduate, graduate, doctoral and professional programs, both on campus and online, as part of its participation in the new GI Bill’s Yellow Ribbon Program. In the program, a partnership between the

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