{"id":59824,"date":"2015-05-15T13:55:36","date_gmt":"2015-05-15T17:55:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=59824"},"modified":"2015-05-15T13:56:17","modified_gmt":"2015-05-15T17:56:17","slug":"weekend-open-thread-68","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=59824","title":{"rendered":"Weekend Open Thread"},"content":{"rendered":"

So, I goofed off today – I had to go get my Special Driving Forces license, so I can drive the truck that I bought four months ago with the high speed equipment. Yes, I took the (Ranger) training required to operate it. The VA wanted me to drive to DC for eight weeks (that’s a one hour class and five hours of driving to get there and back) instead I found somewhere closer and paid for it out of my pocket – so you’re welcome, tax payers. I completed the (Ranger) Driving program in four weeks. Anyway, I’m mobile again. <\/p>\n

So, that completes another round of distractions. But, that’s not your problem, is it? So I also spent the day answering my email – that should surprise those of you who email me and never hear anything back, huh? But, yeah. Chicks are getting scammed on that Al Gore invention, relatives are embellishing their military records, it never ends.<\/p>\n

But, BB King died today. MSN<\/a> says that he spent three months in the Army during World War II without discussing why his enlistment was so short. I’d guess it’s because he joined towards the end of the war, since he was born in 1925 and he was about 19 on VJ Day. At least he answered the call, but I don’t think three months would make him a veteran in the eyes of the VA. Anyway, he brought me a lot of joy with his music, so, thanks, Riley B. King. You can’t picture BB King in your head without that mile-wide smile, can you?<\/p>\n

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To borrow from the Righteous Brother; If you believe in forever, Then life is just a one-night stand, If there’s a rock n’ roll heaven, Well, you know they’ve got a hell of a band.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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