Stuck in 'Nam

Earlier today I heard on the radio a quote from John Kerry. It's all over the news now...

"You know, education, if you make the most of it, you study hard, you do your homework and you make an effort to be smart, you can do well. If you don’t, you get stuck in Iraq."

So what's he trying to say? I've thought about it, and maybe it means that only idiot Presidents get their military stuck in Iraq. Or perhaps he meant only idiots live in a country like Iraq...but I think that the most likely explanation is that he is saying only idiots join our armed forces.

So...if that's the case Kerry, does that make you, a 'heroic' Vietnam veteran, an idiot? I could think of a plethora of reasons why you are, that being the least of which...

I'd like to know how he can call the people in our military idiots. After all, the ASVAB places people in all sorts of fields. For example, military R&D. Well, a lot of those guys are still in the states. Ok, you must be an idiot if you can fly a plane, right? After all...Bush was a pilot! Alright alright, let me think.

Oh here's one, you and 11 soldiers under your command are jogging down Amaria street in Baghdad. You don't walk on patrol anymore because of snipers (oh wait, you're an idiot, nevermind, you walk), when all of the sudden hell erupts via a roadside bomb in a trash can. From your flank 3 or 4 Jaish al-Mahdi members start brandishing their kalishnakovs and firing at you...crap...you're an idiot...what are you going to do?

Come on Kerry, get it together, if you want to have any chance in winning any election, you have to not just blabber on, you have to be intelligent yourself. Even of the people who don't support the war, a majority support the brave men and women who fight it. You can't take every chance to make the same whiney statements that lost you the Presidency.

Long Weekends and Ninjas

Man, this weekend I had a blast. Because my job has me working all over the country, we work 6 10 hour days a week, and then every three weeks we get 3-4 days off to relax, or go visit home. This was our rotation weekend (which is why today was my first post since last week), and for this weekend I flew my mom from Tallahassee over to San Francisco for a few days.

She had never been this far west, and was very excited to come. Over a two day span we hit San Francisco twice. On Day 1 we got on the train to San Francisco, and took the F train over to Pier 1. From there it was a nice walk to Pier 39 (which for those who've never been, is a must see). That is one of the larger tourist attractions, they have all sorts of shops, restaurants, bands, a carousel, an aquarium, and a conveniently located liquor shop! There is also a great view of Alcatraz.







We took a Bay Cruise from Pier 39 underneath the Golden Gate Bridge, around Alcatraz, and back to the Pier. We got wonderful views there also!

And.....

The next day I took her to China Town, and we ate at a restaurant called "The Oriental Pearl." I heard about it from my girlfriend who heard about it from Rachel Ray's $40 a Day. Way to go Rachel! It was amazing food, and great prices. That day was a little less eventful, as I had to come to work today, and we only spent a few hours there. However I did learn that people with more money than time on their hands shouldn't go into ninja shops...

How awesome is that? Now I just have to find something to climb.