Posted on 10/21/2005 6:52:20 AM PDT by Billie
Shhhhh... That picture was supposed to be our secret. ;-)
I was wondering what to wear today & now that you helped narrow my color choice....it will be much easier!
Today I will eat a carmel apple while doing the can-can!
I babble every day according to my man!
Mole day?
Mole as in facial mole, or mole as in launched from its burrow on a pillar of fire type mole?
Mornin' Billie. Bailey thanks you for the Pledge this morning. That March 05 pic was about 65 pounds ago. He still thinks he is a lap dog.
Have a great weekend. Chores awaiting attention once again. Maybe I'll tackle window cleaning before winter - then again, maybe I won't.
Ed Brice: Jarheads, leathernecks ... and other fighting words
Special to the Star-Telegram
Jarheads, leathernecks ... and other fighting words
Q: Where did the term "jarheads," referring to U.S. Marines, come from, and what is its meaning?
-- D.B., Stephenville
A: According to National Public Radio reporter Tom Vitale, who interviewed Anthony Swofford, author of the critically acclaimed memoir, Jarhead: A Marine's Chronicle of the Gulf War and Other Battles, the term refers to the "high and tight" haircut favored by Marines and not the actual Marines themselves. The cut makes their heads look jar-shaped. The cropped hair on top is the "lid."
To some old-school Semper Fi loyalists, the term is still derogatory. Indeed, one story of its origins holds that it all started with WWII sailors who used the term to describe the high-collared Marines dress blues uniform. Something about how it made 'em look like a bunch of Mason jars. Probably followed it up with a couple of choice words about their mothers and sisters. Fighting -- not my idea of a good time.
Personally, I think it's like all slang terms that are either racial or fraternal. Only jarheads are allowed to call each other jarheads. It always means something different when others say it.
In his interview with Vitale, Swofford, a former Marine sniper, had this to say about what "jarhead" means to him: "The book is a jar, and I've poured the Marine Corps and my military experience into it. And I've capped it and it's the thing I offer the reader."
Q: My husband and I are having a little argument about the Red River. Exactly where does it begin and where does it end? I think it goes into the Mississippi River; he says it goes into the sea. I really can't believe that.
-- J.M.B., Haltom City
A: And what sea would that be, exactly? The Mediterranean?
Curtis Campbell of the Red River Authority, says the south fork of the river starts in the Red River Valley of New Mexico, and the north and salt forks in the Texas Panhandle. Rich Brontoli, executive director of the Red River Valley Association, says Mile 0 of the Red River is at the Mississippi.
"Maybe I'll tackle window cleaning before winter - then again, maybe I won't."
I say why spoil the windows by washing their dirty little faces?!
Weaving it all together, well done!!
Yep--and I'd better start digging around for something more....casual...since it is my day off!
May the Good Lord bless us, each and every one.
Babychick, LCDR Mr. Scubachick, and I want to thank all of you from the bottom of our hearts for all the prayers, graphics, good wishes and sentiments sent to us by our freeper friends, known and unknown! You have no idea how much these messages meant to us and how they touched our hearts! We know Mama_Bear explained I probably wouldn't be online for a few days, and sure enough, (as usual) she was right! lol However, please know that even though our thanks are belated, your kind words will stay with us for the rest of our lives! Grammy, we will definitely come up to WV to see us and blackie, you signing off with "a grateful old curmudgeon" made us laugh! StarCMC, thanks to you and Mama_Bear for spreading the word! Hugs to all!
GO NAVY! I rejoice with you all..I loved homecomings.
Thank you for being who you are ~ you are special and you make a huge difference!
I have some colleagues for whom every day is Babbling Day.
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