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GRAFFITI -- January 17, 2011 thru January 23, 2011 >> Link to the Current Week << Last Week << Mon   Tues   Wed   Thu   Fri   Sat   Sun >> Next Week Welcome to Orb Graffiti, a place for me to write daily about life and computers. Contrary to popular belief, the two are not interchangeable.     About eMail - I publish email sometimes. If you send me an email and you want privacy or anonymity, please say so clearly at the beginning of your message.

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January 17, 2011

2226 - I got thrown off my calendar by working a full day at the office on Saturday, followed by a two-day weekend of Sunday and holiday Monday. That's my only explanation for why I didn't post my usual full Sunday post last night. That's been remediated - I back-posted into yesterday for the purpose.

In another episode of "Government makes Brian angry", we find Brian getting angry about NASA selling thermal shield tile sections (small sections, 1.33 square inches in an equilateral triangle) that have been to space. Selling them to schools. Bastards. Sorry, but my tax dollars paid for those tiles already. Just give them to the freaking schools, already. Don't make taxpayers pay twice for stuff. Seriously.

Back to work, tomorrow, and also the new school semester starts in earnest for me, as well. I put in a couple of hours this evening on my History 202 class: Principles of War, taught by the Marine Corps Chief Historian, Dr. Charles Neimeyer. I'm looking forward to this. If I get any ASW tips (Anti-Santa Warfare), I'll be sure to pass them along to Bob in plenty of time for acquisition and emplacement before the next Santa pass.

Now, time to retire. 0545 seems to get a little earlier each passing year. Ciao!

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January 18, 2011

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January 20, 2011

2203 - Welcome to the jungle. Or in my case, the busy, busy place. Work and school and work. No time for much else. I'm "caught up" on school, but for one chapter to read. And dinner. Mustn't forget that. Last night: roasting and reading and 2.5 hours of remote work at the office. I wrapped up at about 2245. Tonight, helping Marcia organize some stuff and taking care of the mutt eats the evening. What am I reading? Makers of Modern Strategy from Machiavelli to the Nuclear Age. Ciao!

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January 23, 2011

2147 - Not the best of weekends, really. Friday, in the evening, I became ill - afflicted by a bad can of soup. Bad can, no cookie! Saturday was pretty much recovering from that. While I wasn't still ill, I sure didn't feel good. Today was better. Work for about three hours, shopping, reading for school, a bit of TV. Should be fine to hit the ground running tomorrow.

Our condolences to the families and units of these fallen warriors:

• Pfc. Zachary S. Salmon, 21, of Harrison, Ohio, died Jan. 12 in Kunar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with small arms fire.
• Spc. Jose A. Torre, Jr., 21, of Garden Grove, California, died Jan.15 in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with a rocket-propelled grenade.
• Sgt. Michael P. Bartley, 23, of Barnhill, Illinois, died Jan. 15 in Mosul, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an Iraqi soldier from the unit with which they were training shot them with small arms fire.
• Spc. Martin J. Lamar, 43, of Sacramento, California, died Jan. 15 in Mosul, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an Iraqi soldier from the unit with which they were training shot them with small arms fire.
• Cpl. Joseph C. Whitehead, 22, of Axis, Alabama, died Jan. 17 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.
• Maj. Michael S. Evarts, 41, of Concord, Ohio, died Jan. 17, in Tikrit, Iraq, in a non-combat related incident.
• Spc. Joshua T. Lancaster, 22, of Millbrook, Alabama, died Jan. 19, in Kandahar, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked the Kandahar airfield with indirect fire.
• Sgt. Jason G. Amores, 29, of Lehigh Acres, Florida, died Jan. 20 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.
• Petty Officer Dominique Cruz, 26, of Panama City, Florida, was found during search and rescue operations Jan. 19 in the Gulf of Oman after being reported missing Jan. 18.
• Pfc. Amy R. Sinkler, 23, of Chadbourn, North Carolina, died Jan. 20 in Baghlan province, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked her unit with a rocket propelled grenade.

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