Credo
"Sign on, young man, and sail with me. The stature of our homeland is no more than the measure of ourselves. Our job is to keep her free. Our will is to keep the torch of freedom burning for all. To this solemn purpose we call on the young, the brave, the strong, and the free. Heed my call, Come to the sea. Come Sail with me." -- John Paul Jones
"Pardon him, Theodotus; he is a barbarian, and thinks that the customs of his tribe and island are the laws of nature" --George Bernard Shaw, "Caesar and Cleopatra"
"And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music."--Friedrich Nietzsche
"A kind Providence has placed in our breasts a hatred of the unjust and cruel, in order that we may preserve ourselves from cruelty and injustice. They who bear cruelty, are accomplices in it. The pretended gentleness which excludes that charitable rancour, produces an indifference which is half an approbation. They never will love where they ought to love, who do not hate where they ought to hate."--Edmund Burke
“You say that it is your custom to burn widows. Very well. We also have a custom: when men burn a woman alive, we tie a rope around their necks and we hang them. Build your funeral pyre; beside it, my carpenters will build a gallows. You may follow your custom. And then we will follow ours.”--General Sir Charles Napier
"Μολὼν λαβέ" -- Leonidas
"Blogito Ergo Sum" -- Neptunus Lex
Lioness: That wasn’t me (with the son in USNA) – I missed that one I guess. Just feelin’ a bit snarkier than usual the past couple of days.
Snake – no offense intended. Don’t like any of those definitions of “scold” – *she backs away quickly and quietly*
Lex – ditto, no offense intended. But since you asked, yeah, it was the beefcake thing (or lack thereof).
Lioness: that wasn’t me (with the USNA son), must have missed that one. I’m just feelin’ a bit more snarky than usual…
Snake – no offense intended. Don’t prefer any of the definitions of “scold”.
Lex – ditto, no offense intended. But since you asked, yeah it was the beefcake thing…I’m with Lioness on this one…
*leaving the room now*
Kris, as a kid I drove my older sister to distraction using similar tactics… I guess in some ways we never totally grow up…I was having fun, e.g. the scold the conundrum and the “S..T eating grin” comment. Certainly no offence taken and hopefully none given. Best
Snake – kinda figured it was all in good fun. No offense taken – I had an older brother like you…
Just makin’ sure I’m not stepping over the line…too much…
Oh and growing up – overrated. I’ll be an adult, but I refuse to be a grown up (in case my previous comments left any doubt…)
Oh and sorry about the double post above. I realized after I hit “submit” on the first one that I hadn’t put in my name. Didn’t look like it posted last night, so I entered it again.
Oh well…
Happy July 4th to my friends in America.
That being said…Lex, I never thought that I’d see you in a “Beefcake” picture…at least, no without your uniform!!! It’ not nice to rile we ladies, don’t you know!!!
Ladies, THANK YOU for a most delicious way to spend some time drooling in a good way.
Gentlemen, don’t forget your daily PT.
Veritas et Fidelis Semper
Is that, “Outstanding” or a “Real Stand Out”? Now, I might be 60 years old and I’m neither dead nor blind.