When I go to other people's blogs here on JU, I see at the top of the page a title bar with the JU symbol and a small font saying "Blogs for the Average Joe" under it, and also the title of the blog site. In the corner is a RSS button. But when I go to my own site, I never see this. Is this because you never see your own title bar, or am I missing something. I've gone to manage/edit site and I see nothing that looks like it would add this title bar (keep it absent). Can someone please po...

I put the answers to the quizzes in the comments sections. Congrats to all!

OK, here's another quiz. 1) How long did the Hundred Years War last? 2) Which country makes Panama hats? 3) From which animal do we get cat gut? 4) In which month do Russians celebrate the October Revolution? 5) What is a camel's hair brush made of? 6) The Canary Islands in the Pacific are named after what animal? 7) What was King George VI's first name? 8) What color is a purple finch? 9) Where are Chinese gooseberries from? 10) What is the color of th...

The most dangerous things you will ever hear in the Army (by rank): Private - "This is something I learned in Basic..." Sergeant - "Trust me, Sir." Lieutenant - "Based on my experience..." Captain - "I've been thinking..." First Sergeant - "Watch this shit..."

The most dangerous things you will ever hear in the Army (by rank): Private - "This is something I learned in Basic..." Sergeant - "Trust me, Sir." Lieutenant - "Based on my experience..." Captain - "I've been thinking..." First Sergeant - "Watch this shit..."

Easy for those with CLEAR and CLEAN minds. 1) What is a four-letter word that ends in k and means the same as intercourse? 2) What is it that a cow has four of and a woman has only two of? 3) What can you find in a man's pants that is about six inches long, has a head on it, and women love so much that they often blow it? 4) What word starts with f and ends with u-c-k? 5) What four-letter word begins with f and ends with k, and if you can't get one, you can use your hands? 6) What is ha...

I was going through some old links under my favorites and came across this link. I laughed until I had tears coming out of my eyes the first time I saw it and I did it again tonight. This is some really funny stuff. Link I think the Michael Jackson one and the closing the window if you're a mutant are some of the funnier ones.

I was going through some old links under my favorites and came across this link. I laughed until I had tears coming out of my eyes the first time I saw it and I did it again tonight. This is some really funny stuff. Link I think the Michael Jackson one and the closing the window if you're a mutant are some of the funnier ones.

So, I was at work yesterday and I was hanging out in the office at the end of the day with a couple friends. We got on the subject of money and that somehow led to the lottery. I mentioned that I heard on the news that someone had won the $290 million jackpot a few days back and we started in on how to spend that much money. Well, I don't know who was more suprised... my friends because I was able to roll out a detailed plan of how I'd spend such a windfall, or myself because my friends...

I've decided that I will keep track of all the funerals that I go to during my time on the detail. Today, I had a service in Watsonville. It was another cemetery service, and like my first, was just a two person detail. I again arrived early, in order to see the layout of the area. I met with a very nice man and woman who were there as directors. They showed us to the plot and described the particular details. There was a Mass being held at the time in the church right next to the cem...

Just an update on my gate guard post from last week... My wife went to Army Community Service (ACS) a few days ago to check out the part time job listings. Apparently, the guy there tried to sell her on applying with the security company that is providing gate guards. He said they are starting people at $19/hour and that she could start immediately. Now the ACS guy might be misinformed. I hope that they are not hiring just anyone off the street and putting them on the gates right away....

On Friday, July 2, I went to my first funeral since being selected for the duty. It was a small service at the cemetery and the family only requested Taps and a flag presentation, so it was only a two person job. On Thursday, I met with the Senior Airman that volunteered to work with me and we talked through our duties and then practiced a little. The SRA's only duty, really, was to "play" Taps and salute. The military realized years ago that it didn't have nearly enough real buglers ...

The 4th of July has always been a special day to me. In addition to being proud to be American, today is the seventh anniversary of the day I first me my wife, Yong Mi. My wife thinks it's funny that I can remember that day. We didn't start dating until almost two months later and I couldn't tell you what day that was. But, that's the day that sticks in my memory. I love you, Yong Mi. »ç¶ûÇØ, ¿µ¹Ì¾ß

I've been stationed on a number of bases during my Army career. Each of these bases has had a level (or lack of) security that varied from base to base. When I was a student at DLI, it was an open post. That meant that the gates were never closed and anyone could walk/drive/bike on and off post as they desired. At the same time, Ft Ord (just a few miles away) was a closed post. This was the home of the 7th Infantry Division and they had full time gate guards. I don't know who had that d...

So this morning I was on my way to teach class and as I was waiting for the elevator, I saw something that kind of blew my mind. There on the couch and sofa in front of the elevator was one of our janitors and some woman I had never seen before and she was going over a multi-page (like 7+ pages) document and discussing his performance. "What you're really stong at is..." was all I heard and frankly, I don't want to know more. I mean, what comes next? What you're really good at is emptying...