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Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance.
~~~~~Confucius


It's been a busy weekend so far. The Hunny Bunnies and Booger Butt have been in residence. Anyone that has children or grand children will know of which I speak. Yesterday, after much pleading and reasoning, we ventured off to one of the area's multiplex theatre's to see the movie "UP". Not being a huge fan of animated movies, I was doubtful that it would hold their attention. Lo and behold, every one of them sat the entire 90+ minutes without misbehavin'. Shocked, I was! And I must admit, I found it entertaining as well. A very good kid movie.

Today, the youngins' are outside playing and riding their bikes while I try to catch up on everything that's going on in the rest of the world. Earlier we were able to catch part of the Fox NFL Sunday show being broadcast from Afghanistan. Talk about exciting stuff...

"Look Nana, is that ******? I think he's waving at us."
"No, sweetheart, it isn't. But He's there somewhere." And he was. Just not hangin' out with the NFL Sunday Show.

Catching bits and pieces here and there, I've came across a few blog posts and news bits that are important enough to share. All you gotta do is... the clicky click thing! Yup, It's up to you to keep up with the happenings in our growing ever smaller world.

Now for those little links you will be wanting to click.

First, with what happened down at Ft. Hood this past week. It was stated in most news that Maj. Hasan was slated to go to Afghanistan to counsel the Warriors who had been in firefights. Supposedly, the horror stories that he had been listening to while at Walter Reed and Brook Medical had somehow transferred themselves to him and he developed PTSD. That would be Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Well.... JR Salzman begs to differ with that supposition. Fair warning though, JR is a soldier. And he speaks soldier talk. Lots of the f-bombs and other words that most mothers don't like to hear. Let me tell ya, this one doesn't mind! JR cuts through the BS and says exactly what he and so many others in the military are thinking. So, go ahead and click if you aren't afraid of a little strong language.

It isn't often that 'first hand accounts' are found without having gone through a clean up process. Not so on this one. It is a email detailing exactly what one soldier saw through his own eyes during that massacre that Maj. Hasan has been alleged of doing. In my eyes, there isn't any alleged to it. Just cold hard facts. Smoking guns were seen in his hands no matter the reason or why for's. But I'm sure that our court system will drag this one out and milk it for all it's worth. While we continue to pay for his medical care, housing and all other related costs.

From the official side of things, a special to the American Forces Press Service...
In the Line of Fire: Fort Hood's First Responders Heroically Save Lives

I've been catching up on a few posts over at American Thinker that really do make you think. Most times, I'm nodding my head in agreement. Today's was... A Memo To ABC: There's a Reason He's not called Smith. Yeah, my head was nodding up and down like a bobble head on the dash of a car traveling down a country gravel road.

I know the Army has released the names of those who lost their life at the hands of Maj. Hasan. As far as I know, the names of the wounded haven't been. Airman Mom has a post up with the names and a picture of all except one. Now you will be able to put a face to those who were so tragically cut down while readying to deploy in service to our great Nation.


If after reading all of the above links, you get this overwhelming desire to do your part in helping those who have experienced the worst, PLEASE go visit the USO at Ft. Hood. We all know that the various USO's around the world help 'Our Guys' whenever and however they can.



And so it goes......