Monthly Archives: October 2012

Inside Attacks

October 2, 2012 – 10:36 am

The NATO and ISAF troops in Afghanistan are approaching the eleventh year of occupation of that war-torn country. They have fought the Taliban in armed battles, suffered IED attacks, and suicide bombing, however this year an increasing number of supposed Taliban infiltrators into the Afghani Army have turned their weapons on their instructors and foreign […]

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2000 Dead?

October 1, 2012 – 9:22 pm

In August 2012 the New York Times reported that US Military fatalities in Afghanistan has hit 2000. Three out of four of the dead were white, 9 out of 10 KIAs were enlisted service members, and one out of two were killed in either Kandahar Province or Helmand Province in Taliban-dominated southern Afghanistan. Their average […]

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Andre The Giant’s Posse

October 1, 2012 – 5:41 pm

Andre the Giant was a legend. His presence in the WWF gave the wrestling federation credibility. This man was bigger than big. The Giant was huge. One night I was working the ropes of Studio 54 and I spotted Andre at the back of the crowd. I opened the ropes and said, “Right this way, […]

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401-Keg Plan

October 1, 2012 – 5:15 pm

Retirement plans compared… If you had purchased $1000.00 of Nortel stock one year ago, it would now be worth $49.00. With Countrywide Financial, you would have $16.50 left of the original $1000. With WorldCom, you would have less than $5.00 left. If you had purchased Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac stock, you would have nothing […]

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Oktoberfest 2012

October 1, 2012 – 4:35 pm

Why did Doctor Nick instruct me to give up beer on the cusp of Oktoberfest? It’s a cruel world. <

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