Monthly Archives: August 2012

Pics

Posted on August 29, 2012 by cptcaveman

I hope this upload works. Gonna be on a trip for a few days, so here are some recent pics from BAF, our cigar garden here in KAIA and from todays trip driving around Kabul.

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Gloom, Despair and Agony

Posted on August 28, 2012 by cptcaveman

GLOOM, DESPAIR AND AGONY ON ME From the TV Show “Hee-Haw” (1969 -1992) Buck Owens & Roy Clark Gloom, despair, and agony on me Deep, dark depression, excessive misery If it weren’t for bad luck, I’d have no luck at … Continue reading →

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The Wisdom of Grandaddy

Posted on August 27, 2012 by cptcaveman

Around 0100 today, 27 Aug 2012 my Mother’s Father, my Grandaddy, passed from this earth. I’ll forgive anyone who doesn’t feel like reading past here, you never knew him most likely, but he, in large part, made me who I … Continue reading →

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My Angel

Posted on August 24, 2012 by cptcaveman

  I want to tell you a little about my wife, my Angel. You see, she would never tell you these things about herself but “Her children arise and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her:” Prov. … Continue reading →

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Back in the saddle

Posted on August 24, 2012 by cptcaveman

All this traveling is getting in the way of my writing! Just got back from a 3 day trip to Baghram. Showed out General around our training site there and did a lot of coordination. We are going to be … Continue reading →

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V for Vendetta

Posted on August 19, 2012 by cptcaveman

V for Vendetta I finally got around to watching this movie Friday night and I loved it. Not that I agree with everything in it, but I loved it and it made me think. The negatives…they used the predictable Statist … Continue reading →

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Eid Mubarak!

Posted on August 19, 2012 by cptcaveman

Today is the celebration of Eid al-Fitr here in Kabul. Last night I sat in the garden gazebo with the Marine who replaced me, Cousin Jim and a Swedish officer, smoking cigars and watching the fireworks. For once, not tracers! … Continue reading →

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Oft Ignored Preps

Posted on August 17, 2012 by cptcaveman

Sorry for being away for so long, my new duties keep me on the road quite a bit. All of us who prep have mostly the same concerns. When you get right down to it, the Rule of 3’s for … Continue reading →

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Beaurocracy

Posted on August 9, 2012 by cptcaveman

I spent most of yesterday trying to get a package through the approval process so we can get the living area ofour contractors fixed. Specifically, the plumbing was done origionally so poorly that unless the blackwater is pumped very frequently, … Continue reading →

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The Morality of Taxation

Posted on August 8, 2012 by cptcaveman

The exchange below is from the book “A Lodging of Wayfaring Men”. Michael is a member of a group of Libertarians who have set up a free market on the internet that government spooks cannot decipher which allows its members … Continue reading →

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