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Author: TriSec Date: 10/21/2014 10:41:50

Good Morning.

Today is our 4,762nd day in Afghanistan, and our 124th day in Iraq.

We'll start this morning as we always do; with the latest casualty figures from our ongoing wars, courtesy of Antiwar.com:

US Military Deaths - Afghanistan: 2,349
Other Military Deaths - Afghanistan: 1.127
There has been one casualty in our return to Iraq.

We find this morning's Cost of War passing through:

$ 1, 574, 280, 925, 000 .00
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38 comments (Latest Comment: 10/21/2014 20:22:29 by Mondobubba)

House guest just left!
Author: Raine Date: 10/20/2014 13:05:58

In the meantime, I've a friendly reminder. It's something that seems to have been lost in the viral mess of Ebola and the constant drumbeat of war with and by extremists -- here and abroad:
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41 comments (Latest Comment: 10/21/2014 11:59:17 by Mondobubba)

Open Sunday
Author: velveeta jones Date: 10/19/2014 14:20:27

Overslept after working late last night.
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1 comments (Latest Comment: 10/19/2014 16:31:43 by BobR)

Consequences of Inaction
Author: TriSec Date: 10/18/2014 12:55:01

Go and read any major newspaper in the country today. There’s bound to be a story about the general incompetence of the government regarding this whole Ebola outbreak. I made the mistake earlier this week of skimming through the comment section of one such story, and the ignorance and venom out there almost made ME go to the ER for exposure.
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6 comments (Latest Comment: 10/19/2014 14:11:23 by velveeta jones)

Fluffy Friday
Author: wickedpam Date: 10/17/2014 13:09:55

Just woke up a little bit ago, off again today.
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26 comments (Latest Comment: 10/17/2014 21:02:03 by Raine)

Yes We Fan
Author: Raine Date: 10/16/2014 13:02:30

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58 comments (Latest Comment: 10/16/2014 20:23:46 by Mondobubba)

Fighting the Inevitable
Author: BobR Date: 2014-10-15 10:12:44

With the recent Supreme Court non-decisions, the legality of gay marriage was decided in numerous states, as Federal District court decisions overturning anti-gay-marriage bans were allowed to stand. That means gay marriage is now legal in 30 states. While gay-rights supporters were jubilant, those who fear and loathe their fellow citizens who happen to have been born gay are having an opposite reaction.

As Amanda Marcotte writes, Gay marriage opponents [are] reduced to blabbering incoherently. She cites the example of Family Research Council President Tony Perkins who makes the hilarious claim that legalizing gay marriage is just like ignoring gravity:

“You can act like it’s not there, you can act like gravity doesn't work, but I'm going to tell you it will catch up with you sooner or later and you are going to hit the ground and culturally we are going to hit the ground by ignoring the realities of marriage,” he said.

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56 comments (Latest Comment: 10/15/2014 21:27:25 by Will in Chicago)

Ask a Vet
Author: TriSec Date: 10/14/2014 10:24:35

Good Morning.

Today is our 4,755th day in Afghanistan, and our 117th day back in Iraq.

We'll start this morning as we always do; with the latest casualty figures from our ongoing wars, courtesy of Antiwar.com:

US Military Deaths - Afghanistan: 2,347
Other Military Deaths - Afghanistan: 1,127
Since our return to Iraq - 1

We find today's Cost of War passing through:

$ 1, 572, 509, 900, 000 .00
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41 comments (Latest Comment: 10/15/2014 02:21:18 by Scoopster)

Family still in town...
Author: Raine Date: 10/13/2014 13:20:16

WE'll be going here today
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19 comments (Latest Comment: 10/13/2014 20:40:52 by wickedpam)

News Sunday
Author: velveeta jones Date: 10/12/2014 13:31:28

Breaking News:
New Ebola patient in Dallas Texas. Heath care worker who was treating Thomas Eric Duncan (who recently passed away from the virus). Hopefully the hospital is doing a better job and not turning away a patient who's been around the virus and has a high fever. "Go home and take two aspirin".

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2 comments (Latest Comment: 10/12/2014 15:38:03 by Will in Chicago)

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Ask a Vet Author: TriSec Date: 10/21/2014 10:41:50

House guest just left! Author: Raine Date: 10/20/2014 13:05:58

Open Sunday Author: velveeta jones Date: 10/19/2014 14:20:27

Consequences of Inaction Author: TriSec Date: 10/18/2014 12:55:01

Fluffy Friday Author: wickedpam Date: 10/17/2014 13:09:55

Yes We Fan Author: Raine Date: 10/16/2014 13:02:30

Fighting the Inevitable Author: BobR Date: 2014-10-15 10:12:44

Ask a Vet Author: TriSec Date: 10/14/2014 10:24:35

Family still in town... Author: Raine Date: 10/13/2014 13:20:16

News Sunday Author: velveeta jones Date: 10/12/2014 13:31:28