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 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/04/yes_i_know_it_w.html Sat, 24 Mar 2012 15:20:07 Z Movable Type 4.12 en Copyright 2012 http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/04/yes_i_know_it_w.html http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/04/yes_i_know_it_w.html Mon, 20 Apr 2009 07:34:17 -0600
*Many thanks*,  for the invite. But a long time ago, I "visited" many places,  "interacted" with the local population in an appropriate way, consistent with the goals of the trip Then, there was this one day, I came home after being in the hospital. Before I left the hospital, I was heavily sedated and I woke up as soon as I got to the front door of my house. Now before I got home, a group of old Vets that I've known for 50 years, they squared away the house, clean, food, bills and essentials.

Before I left the hospital, Doc came into my room and said, "You and your body, need to have a chat. Be prepared, she is going to be talking about change, serious change. She's gonna want to stay put, just don't argue. You'll find a way through this." The thing Doc and I would later talk about this subject, the strategy. The last visit with Doc, I told him about the computer/internet strategy. He turned and smiled, he also grabbed a list links. The Vets previously noted, are happy with the idea, they know where I am, no worry.

To you, Tim, the offer means a great deal. I'll never come up there, I feel like I've already had the *high honor* of having fellowship with You and your Family.

Thank you,
Grumpy]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/04/yes_i_know_it_w.html#comment-87641 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/04/yes_i_know_it_w.html#comment-87641 Tue, 21 Apr 2009 13:00:02 -0600
Hel-lo!  I am still here and I am not alone.  There are people who get it.  We aren't the majority.  But a great many people all along the political spectrum keep that history alive.  Come join us some Patriot's Day weekend, battle renenactments, living history, kids learning.....it's all here.

http://www.nps.gov/mima/patriots-day.htm]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/04/yes_i_know_it_w.html#comment-87618 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/04/yes_i_know_it_w.html#comment-87618 Tue, 21 Apr 2009 00:35:12 -0600
It can be nice to have an active imagination...
]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/04/yes_i_know_it_w.html#comment-87614 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/04/yes_i_know_it_w.html#comment-87614 Mon, 20 Apr 2009 20:35:45 -0600 Grumpy,

   I couldn't give you an exact measurement, but suffice to say, there are times that i would welcome any of that "Glow-Bull Warming stuff" that the flatlanders keep talkin' about.

  Where i live, in Bath, we get more freezing rain than snow. What that means is that we usually get a good deposit of white, followed by a frezzing rain that gives us a sheet of heavy firm coating over everything.  Back in January, we lost power for 4.5 days. It was some wicked cold, let me tell you. Me and the young'n had to layer up and stay indoors and pretty much pile into one room for the duration. I ventured forth to open the faucets to keep the pipes from freezing, and used the Sterno stove to keep some warm food and liquids into us.

   And ayuh, they call us Maineiacs for a reason...  Maine has nearly 2800 miles of shoreline due to it's craggy and convoluted eastern edge. That's one reason why some 1/3 of the marijuana smuggled into the country used to come through here. A smuggler's paradise, that.  Presque Isle is about 5 hour's drive from where I live, and I'm 1/5 hours north of the southern border.  Maine is the same size as the rest of New England put together. 

   Anytime you head up this way, you give me a shout. I'd be happy to have you and yours over for to supper and a good night's entertainment.

    Same goes for anyone of the denizens, posters, commenters and general ne'er do wells like BillT & Dusty.  :)

   Respects,
]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/04/yes_i_know_it_w.html#comment-87613 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/04/yes_i_know_it_w.html#comment-87613 Mon, 20 Apr 2009 20:35:20 -0600 It was a weak moment...I'll strive to be straighten up. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/04/yes_i_know_it_w.html#comment-87608 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/04/yes_i_know_it_w.html#comment-87608 Mon, 20 Apr 2009 19:39:57 -0600 Sometimes, FM, impulse control is a good thing... http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/04/yes_i_know_it_w.html#comment-87607 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/04/yes_i_know_it_w.html#comment-87607 Mon, 20 Apr 2009 19:22:43 -0600
I'm sorry...it just came out.]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/04/yes_i_know_it_w.html#comment-87606 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/04/yes_i_know_it_w.html#comment-87606 Mon, 20 Apr 2009 18:25:42 -0600 "Maine-acs". I really don't think people begin to understand the size of Maine. I'm from South Jersey, when they drive here, the half-way point is still in the State of Maine.

I don't want you to focus on the most recent winter, 2008-2009, but I want to focus one year earlier, 2007-2008. During the winter of 2007-2008, how much snow did you have on the ground? From what the Family and friends were saying, on the day I talked with them by phone, they had 17+ feet of snow on the ground. Hint, it was not melting.

@John, The Armorer, Thank You for your sense of humor. By the way, I figure there are enough people willing to help that "lady" to store her ideas.]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/04/yes_i_know_it_w.html#comment-87605 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/04/yes_i_know_it_w.html#comment-87605 Mon, 20 Apr 2009 17:34:20 -0600
Proving, once again, that the GHE is no respecter of mere titular rulers. Egalitarianism, thou art present in the demesne!

Note to Boq: any reference to "GHE Guevera" would probably be dimly received...
]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/04/yes_i_know_it_w.html#comment-87597 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/04/yes_i_know_it_w.html#comment-87597 Mon, 20 Apr 2009 14:25:52 -0600   Well,

  It's also probably quite in keeping with this that Maine's first governour, William King, was a "maritime entrepenour", so to speak. Heh....  He was also the founder of the the first Masonic Lodge in Maine (Solar Lodge, in  Bath) and the first Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Maine.  His portrait and sword ( a lovely British blade)  hang above the fireplace in the library of the Masonic Temple, in Bath.

  Nice to have a "King" as a "Governour"..  :)
]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/04/yes_i_know_it_w.html#comment-87590 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/04/yes_i_know_it_w.html#comment-87590 Mon, 20 Apr 2009 12:26:23 -0600 Well, gosh, Grumpy, we can act on that impulse in 2010... http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/04/yes_i_know_it_w.html#comment-87588 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/04/yes_i_know_it_w.html#comment-87588 Mon, 20 Apr 2009 12:24:18 -0600
Just my opinion and I love the Rangely Section of Maine.]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/04/yes_i_know_it_w.html#comment-87587 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/04/yes_i_know_it_w.html#comment-87587 Mon, 20 Apr 2009 12:19:00 -0600
Today, I must be one of those dumb Vets. I just didn't catch the cipher or the key to the key to the encryption of this article. So' I'm just going to ask you openly.

You write, "Of course, there are some, such as Professor Teresa Ghilarducci, who propose to confiscate my privately accumulated funds, give me a fixed return (i.e., just another pension) and use the rest for whatever purposes the political class devises."  I just have a question. Where did you suggest she should store this idea in a nice warm dark moist area nearby?]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/04/yes_i_know_it_w.html#comment-87586 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/04/yes_i_know_it_w.html#comment-87586 Mon, 20 Apr 2009 12:12:59 -0600 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/04/yes_i_know_it_w.html#comment-87584 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/04/yes_i_know_it_w.html#comment-87584 Mon, 20 Apr 2009 11:43:56 -0600 JimC,

   We also celebrate it here in Maine.  Primarily, it's because we were once illegally annexed by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and became the "Province of Maine", until we quite rightly restored ourselves to statehood in 1820.  We should have been the 14th colony, and signers of the Declaration, etc, but ol' King George the Turd and his minnions had seen otherwise, earlier on.

   Ah well... that's a couple centuries back, but still and all, it's good that we still remember where it all began, and likely where it will re-emerge.

     respects,
]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/04/yes_i_know_it_w.html#comment-87580 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/04/yes_i_know_it_w.html#comment-87580 Mon, 20 Apr 2009 11:12:34 -0600 mean to have a war..."  18th century English and all that don't you know.
Thanks for posting about Patriot's Day, which seems to be a forgotten day outside Taxachusetts..]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/04/yes_i_know_it_w.html#comment-87574 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/04/yes_i_know_it_w.html#comment-87574 Mon, 20 Apr 2009 09:44:31 -0600