tag:www.thedonovan.com,2012://1/tag:www.thedonovan.com,2008://1.9903- 2012-01-06T18:25:13Z We're the Military and Airpower Guys of Jonah Goldberg of National Review Online + a stray we found wandering around looking lost. All original material JHD, BHD, JR, WT, and KA 2003-2010 Movable Type 4.12 tag:www.thedonovan.com,2008://1.9903 2008-10-25T06:50:09Z 2008-10-25T04:31:27Z

Bill http://www.thedonovan.com
…one of my hootchmates chows down on kimchi and peppers drenched in hot sauce and then complains that the bottled water here gives him gas…

…an obscene period of time elapses between the *last* rockets smacking in and the “Take Cover” warble, but mere seconds elapse between a distant clap of thunder and the “Alarm Red” announcement…

…the same lizard that scrambles out of my way on the floor of the sim building won’t even hesitate to scoot up my pants leg the second I sit down at the console...

…right after I spent half an hour outside along the T-walls looking for a camel spider to show the new guy, I found one in the office -- under his desk...

…right after I spent twenty minutes explaining the importance of doing a polarity check on the 220-volt outlets in the office, the new guy fried his laptop because he stuck the adapter into the wall socket without checking the polarity…

…when something cat-sized runs between your legs after dark, it’s a fox -- if it’s fox-sized, it’s a cat…

…there’s a better chance I’ll be electrocuted in the shower than killed by an incoming rocket, mortar, or RPG…

...a twenty-two-year old Iraqi asked me why we’re hunting IED-planters over here when Bill Ayers is still walking loose in Chicago…

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...and that was just *this* week...]]> tag:www.thedonovan.com,2008://1.9903-comment:79699 BillT http://www.thedonovan.com
You'd think the Powers That Be would run additional flights whenever changeouts are scheduled -- it ain't like it's a big secret. BTW, a bunch of your buds are still stuck up here...
]]> 2008-10-26T14:17:35Z 2008-10-26T14:17:35Z tag:www.thedonovan.com,2008://1.9903-comment:79691 KTR Pogue
I never saw a sadder group of folks than those waiting for Space-A at Sather yesterday. 

]]> 2008-10-26T13:47:42Z 2008-10-26T13:47:42Z tag:www.thedonovan.com,2008://1.9903-comment:79685 BillT http://www.thedonovan.com
And Hassan (from Class 67) could have a pretty good career doing stand-up...
]]> 2008-10-26T07:27:29Z 2008-10-26T07:27:29Z tag:www.thedonovan.com,2008://1.9903-comment:79681 AFSister 2008-10-26T02:22:04Z 2008-10-26T02:22:04Z tag:www.thedonovan.com,2008://1.9903-comment:79679 Pete Dawg 2008-10-26T00:14:22Z 2008-10-26T00:14:22Z tag:www.thedonovan.com,2008://1.9903-comment:79669 HomefrontSix http://homefrontsix.blogspot.com blood pressure under control.
]]> 2008-10-25T18:01:41Z 2008-10-25T18:01:41Z tag:www.thedonovan.com,2008://1.9903-comment:79667 BillT http://www.thedonovan.com
I'm surprised the wall next to his bunk isn't eroding...
]]> 2008-10-25T17:17:04Z 2008-10-25T17:17:04Z tag:www.thedonovan.com,2008://1.9903-comment:79665 Boquisucio
Oh, and: Does your hooch-mate tents them?  Damm that water.
]]> 2008-10-25T17:03:25Z 2008-10-25T17:03:25Z tag:www.thedonovan.com,2008://1.9903-comment:79663 BillT http://www.thedonovan.com
No lizards were harmed during the eviction proceedings and I've started tucking my pants into my boots. Again.
]]> 2008-10-25T15:11:27Z 2008-10-25T15:11:27Z tag:www.thedonovan.com,2008://1.9903-comment:79662 Grumpy
Grumpy]]> 2008-10-25T14:51:16Z 2008-10-25T14:51:16Z tag:www.thedonovan.com,2008://1.9903-comment:79660 BillT http://www.thedonovan.com
Heh. Aviator durka-durka....


]]> 2008-10-25T14:20:18Z 2008-10-25T14:20:18Z tag:www.thedonovan.com,2008://1.9903-comment:79659 John of Argghhh! http://www.thedonovan.com
Oh, wait, that's hail.]]> 2008-10-25T13:55:21Z 2008-10-25T13:55:21Z tag:www.thedonovan.com,2008://1.9903-comment:79658 BillT http://www.thedonovan.com
They just cancelled flying because of a severe weather warning -- thunderstorms with the possibility of an inch or more of precipitation, either rain or snow.

Current temperature: 78 degrees Fahrenheit.

I couldn't make this stuff up if I tried...
]]> 2008-10-25T12:45:33Z 2008-10-25T12:45:33Z tag:www.thedonovan.com,2008://1.9903-comment:79657 BillT http://www.thedonovan.com And why is Ayers loose anyway.

Hizzonner the Judge ruled that the gummint tainted its case with hinky wiretaps and dismissed the charges.

Just one more reason Ayers hates the US -- because we denied him the martyrdom he deeply craved and deprived him of his 72 raisins.

]]> 2008-10-25T12:39:22Z 2008-10-25T12:39:22Z tag:www.thedonovan.com,2008://1.9903-comment:79656 Argent http://www.aaronpoeze.com
And why is Ayers loose anyway.  I mean he seems to have been given a complete pass from his bombing.
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