- I broke some poor kids heart today when I explained that Military Intelligence has as much in common with James Bond as fantasy football has with the Oakland Raiders.
- There were three marching bands in the parade today: The army band from Fort Knox, the teenagers’ band from the local VFW post, and the band from the high school. The high school band was playing some top 40 arrangement, while the other two were playing John Philip Sousa. Guess which choice got a better crowd reaction.
- A pumpkin muffin, two pieces of licorice, and a Tootsie Roll, followed by a couple of hot dogs and washed down with a fresh squeezed lemonade makes for a well-balanced morning diet for Boo.
- On a side note, he may have reached a frequency of vibration that allows him to walk through walls, so we’ve got that going for us.
- Not sure, but I may have broken one of the rules of physics today. I got a 10 foot board into my 8 foot minivan, and I’m not sure how I did it.
- All the work except for actually jacking up the porch is done. Tomorrow, I either replace the posts, or start redesigning our new porch after I clear away the debris of the old one.
- Waking up and remembering that Little Bear is 16 made me feel kind of creaky today.
- Boo learned what the whoopie cushion he got as a prize at the carnival last night is for. I guess I’m going to have to acknowledge paternity of this one.
- Today felt like fall. I think I could get used to warm but not blistering weather.
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Posted by daddybear71 on September 8, 2012
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Old NFO
/ September 9, 2012Obviously an ‘angle’ was used for the 10 footer… OR you’ve got a busted window :-0 And the vibration thing, BTDT, WON’T do that again…LOL
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julie
/ September 9, 2012WOW 16 ??? … Miss 10 turns 11 tomorrow and that’s making me feel old enough !!!!!!!!!
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daddybear71
/ September 9, 2012His older brother turned 20 in July. Yeah, I feel old sometimes.
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Wing and a Whim
/ September 9, 2012I’ve done that with airplane parts before. Fitting ailerons, already covered and painted, into a dodge neon… I don’t know how I did it without damage, really. But I did. And I got ’em back out, too.
Huh. If adults could achieve that frequency of vibration, they’d be awesome burglars… except they’d be too distracted to remember to stick to any plan or burgle.
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Mad Jack
/ September 9, 2012Are we talking about the books by Ian Fleming or the film with whomever played Bond?
I have a relative who worked for the OSS during WWII, and his experiences were a cross between the book and the film. He carried a .25 caliber Beretta – in his hat. He was captured by the Nazis several times but he never was put in prison or POW camp. He’s a small, affable man, always neatly dressed and appearing to be very good natured and generous to everyone. I’m sure that’s what the enemy saw just before they saw the hereafter.
I also had a neighbor that worked for European Intelligence during WWII. He was one of the toughest individuals I’ve ever known. His wife was also employed by the same outfit he worked for. At the end of the war the United States government offered them both citizenship as a gesture of gratitude for their work behind enemy lines.
Of course the vast majority of work is performed by clerical staff in an office somewhere. Field operatives are pretty rare.
So. Good luck with the porch, the bottle jack and sudden noises.
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daddybear71
/ September 10, 2012I guess I should have said ‘modern military intelligence”. The guys in the OSS and such did things that will turn your hair white. It’s just that my experience in MI couldn’t have been more different from either Ian Fleming or Wild Bill Donovan.
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