These are my favorites. I carried these in my wedding bouquet when the Cap’n and I tied the knot. He continues to get them for me; just about every week, I get a fresh bunch of these. They are almost always the feature on the dining room table. And they smell so wonderful. These are the exact flowers on our table for Valentines Day.
Guys! Get one of these lovely strawberries, cover it in chocolate, add some champagne (or sparkling cider), give it to your sweetheart and stand by to receive gushing praise, admiration and LOVE!
. . . to bring you a great article by a great soldier. This is one of the best that we’ve read in a while. Just read AMERICAN CITIZEN SOPHISTRY From American Citizen Soldier
About the author (in his own words):
BUCK SARGENT is the nom de guerre of an infantry team leader and noncommissioned officer on active duty in the United States Army. He was deployed to Afghanistan from 2003-2004 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and is currently serving in Mosul, Iraq on a yearlong combat tour. He is a University of Texas graduate, a fire-breathing conservative, and a diehard patriot. He is also pro-victory and will support any party or persons who are like-minded.
Starting at about 14 February 2005, 0100 GMT (5PM on the 13th PST) or so, Damsel gets control of the blog. She’ll be sending the girly-girl stuff associated with Valentine’s Day, and I’ll chime in if and when I have a post. This should persist for about 24 hours until things revert to normal. Happy St. Valentines Day!
I probably couldn’t afford the gas bill, but wouldn’t it be cool to take one of these on the Harbor Freeway at rush hour? Or, on your favorite busy thoroughfare?
The Buffalo uses steel wheels and disc rollers which allow the vehicle to be driven over and detonate anti-personnel mines without sustaining damage. As a result, unusually large numbers of mines can be neutralized in a short period of time. The vehicle retains all round (including roof) ballistic protection from 7.62mm NATO ball cartridges. This armor is upgradeable to protect against Dragunov AP cartridges. In a recent incident that involved a Buffalo vehicle which ran over an anti-tank mine, the blast tore off a wheel and destroyed an axle on the vehicle. There were no casualties to the crew inside the Buffalo and the vehicle maintained its mobility and drove itself out of the minefield. It was repaired overnight and was back in operation the following day.
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