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"The following essay (an extract from the book, 'On Combat') was written by Lieutenant Colonel Dave Grossman, U.S. Army (Ret.) Director, Killology Research Group (www.killology.com). Colonel Grossman is a somewhat controversial figure - he authored the book - "On Killing: The Psychological Cost of Learning to Kill in War and Society" - a very interesting topic that our politically correct society would rarely discuss......."

Hello. It's early in the morning, or late at night for those of us who usually work nights. After a weekend of unhealthy and unusual eating, I have just consumed the second to the last Pepcid Complete, Walgreen's brand, in our home. The last one will be fought over between my wife and I at a later to be determined time and place. Being a sensitive husband, I may at least share half with my wife. Yesterday, while we were visiting family out of town, my wife went to the store to get the usual supply of Pepcid Complete, either...

Patrick Swayze, the hunky actor who danced his way into viewers' hearts with "Dirty Dancing" and then broke them with "Ghost," died Monday after a battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 57. "Patrick Swayze passed away peacefully today with family at his side after facing the challenges of his illness for the last 20 months," said a statement released Monday evening by his publicist, Annett Wolf. No other details were given. Fans of the actor were saddened to learn in March 2008 that Swayze was suffering from a particularly deadly form of cancer.

Sorry for the vanity, but....I have a doggie concern, and I need some advice for caring for the situation. My vet is out of town and I have a sick dog. This has been ongoing all day with no relief. My dog is unable to stand any longer. He was able to walk earlier, but with difficulty and with leaning to the right. His eyes are also darting from left to right. I was able to get through to the vet's assistant and they advised to keep watching my dog and that the earliest I could get in would be...

If you need a break from taxes day and everything related, here's a little needed humor.

Is any one else having an issue listening to Glenn Beck's radio program online today? I have tried all of our local AM streaming radio stations online and I can't find his program. His show is coming through fine on the radio, but just not online. Of all the days to not have online streaming radio, this is not the day.

Once a Facebook member, always a member. The Consumerist blog noticed Sunday that the social-networking giant had quietly made a change to its user Terms of Service (TOS) on Feb. 4.Facebook now declares that it has a perpetual license to use anything you post to your own Facebook page — even if you terminate your account.Here's the licensing part of the legalese, which sounds bad enough: "You hereby grant Facebook an irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive, transferable, fully paid, worldwide license (with the right to sublicense) to (a) use, copy, publish, stream, store, retain, publicly perform or display, transmit, scan, reformat, modify,...

ASHLAND — An Ashland police officer and his wife were killed Saturday in a motorcycle accident in eastern Ohio. Ashland Police Department Sgt. Charles “Chuck” E. Leadingham Jr., 44, and Denise Leadingham, 42, were killed when their motorcycle crashed on I-77 near Marietta, Ohio. Chuck Leadingham was a nearly 20-year veteran of the APD, beginning as a Public Safety Officer before advancing through the ranks to become a sergeant and field supervisor, according to Chief Rob Ratliff. Denise Leadingham was an employee at Federal Correctional Institute in Summit. The couple are survived by a daughter and a son. According to...

Hello....I'm tired of the political talk today. I'm tired of hearing about really serious issues that can cause either mass depression or mass hysteria. I'm tired of all the talk about change and the promise of hope. I needed a laugh and I needed my blood pressure to simmer down. I started sipping green tea and turned on the zen flute music. Why? It's not because I'm in a tree-hugging mood, but rather, I like sitting here imagining that I'm waiting to be seated at an all you can eat sushi bar. It's a happy feeling. Hey.....find your own happy...

Democratic challenger Steve Beshear has been elected as Kentucky's new governor.

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<p>Possible plane crash in Lexington, KY. My brother works security for Lexington UK Hospital and was just called in. No news locally or on major news outlets yet. I didn't want to post anything for fear of being wrong, but he's still waiting for an official call while on stand-by.</p>

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I always enjoy a good gun thread, and I wanted to start one today. I would like to know what kind of experience anyone has had with this new pistol, or any other Springfield Armory pistol for that matter. I've drooled over it on the website before, but today was the first time I was able to lay hands on it. It's one beautiful piece of ugly and I want one, but I have never been around a Springfield product before. Any thoughts would be helpful before I go and lay down some cash for this.

(Mods, please move to chat if needed.) The BigBlueJon family has successfully escaped from the bonds of Commie-fornia. We are now living in beautiful Kentucky. All of our family has lived out here for years. This is a good move. Great people, great values and good living. I hope to meet some Kentucky Freepers. See yall!

Ammo question - What's the difference between 9mm and 9mm Largo?

U.S. intelligence told President Bush a month before Sept. 11 that Osama bin Laden's terrorist network might hijack American airplanes, prompting the administration to issue a private alert to law enforcement agencies, the White House revealed as Congress studies whether the government failed to heed warning signs.But officials said the president and U.S. intelligence did not know that suicide hijackers were plotting to use planes as missiles, as they did against the World Trade Center and the Pentagon."There has been long-standing speculation, shared with the president, about the potential of hijackings in the traditional sense," White House press secretary Ari...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Historian Stephen Ambrose has been diagnosed with lung cancer.Ambrose, 65, a longtime smoker, learned of his illness Friday and said he will discuss treatment options with doctors soon."I have spent a good part of my career studying men and women who faced uncertainty about the future," Ambrose said Tuesday in a prepared statement. "Now I find myself facing a great challenge, and I am focusing on a course of action based on a balance of good sense and cautious optimism."Ambrose has written more than 25 books, including best sellers "Citizen Soldiers," "Band of Brothers," and "Undaunted...

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