Category: Administrative

Sparks has been asking for an open thread since this morning. So here you go, buddy. But this had better last you all weekend. I’ve got a stack of books to read that have been piling up since last Spring, so I’m going to start reading them. Maybe take a trip to the IHOP in Winchester and stock up on some Dunkin’ Donuts while I’m there.

Sparks wants a place to give you all some candy and flowers, so here you go for a slow news afternoon;

The Washington Times says that background checks don’t stop many firearms purchases. Well, yeah, because why would a criminal who knows he can’t buy a gun bother going through background checks?

The Washington Post reports that the Obama Administration will allow banks to do business with pot sellers.

Shotgun Joe Bite Me says that there is no longer a Republican Party. But, then, he’s been wrong on every other issue since the beginning of time.

The FAA blocked your flower deliveries by drone, says Fox News.

Pinto Nag sends a link to NBC News which reports that 70 people were murdered by thugs with machetes in the Congo.

ohio sends a link from the Daily Mail reporting the death of Ralph Waite, of The Waltons fame, who was also a Marine after WWII.

Ex-PH2 celebrates the NBC News link regarding pizza coming to MREs.

And finally, someone sent us a picture of Kenneth Boyle in an OIF cap – you know anther one of those wars he didn’t go to;

Too many phonies this week, huh? Grab a bottle and a cigar, and have an open thread.

Well, I became a full time blogger about two hours ago when I turned in my equipment to the boss. I’m officially retired. Again. The last time I retired, I spent a year as a full time student with a full time and a part time job and three teenagers. This time, I don’t see that happening, none of it. So this means that I have time to call phonies and the public affairs offices about military stuff that offends me.

I can actually read the documents that Manning and Snowden released now. I don’t have to worry about someone complaining and getting my TS clearance pulled.

I’ll be doing my own FOIAs for a change. My former employer was the National Archives and Records Administration, so I never filed FOIAs so no one could accuse me of using my employment to get their records. Hondo and Mary did all of that for us – and I left a paper trail to prove that I didn’t file the FOIAs. But now I’m unencumbered. You can report me to my employer all you want – it’s me.

In celebration, my code monkey hippie chick is designing a new blog for us, one that doesn’t look pink in your browser. We expect to roll out the new look on March 1st. Expect some of our enemies to claim that they’ve taken down the blog again.

Sparks said that he needed an open thread, so consider this to be that. I’m going out on the deck at the TAH corporate resort to smoke a fat cigar and washing it down with a little rum seein’s how the temperature is above freezing for a change. Enjoy.

Valkyrie asked that I put up an open post. So here it is.

What You need an open thread? Ok, so here. I have two phonies already ginned up for Monday morning, mostly because real work is going to interfere tomorrow morning. Retirement can’t get approved soon enough.

I don’t know if you need one, but here’s an open thread. MacDonald’s employee of the month, Cody Stermer is pulling a Wickre and pretending to be a Maricopa County Sheriff’s Deputy when he calls and texts us, so Maricopa County Sheriffs have been notified that there’s a phony deputy out there. His phone number is 480-299-0869 and White Pages says it’s Cody’s number.

I’ve got to make another trip to Winchester, Virginia so I’ll be off the network for a bit, so here you go – a thread to discuss what you want, a place to drop off links and talk about your Christmas presents and your recipes.