FRIENDS REQUEST WITHOUT AN ACCOMPANYING MESSAGE WILL BE DENIED.
24% of lawns have some sort of lawn ornament.
I wasn't one of the cool kids in high school and I don't see any point in trying to do that here.
I am a veteran of the US army 89-93. I was an excellent intelligence analyst, but a poor soldier, so I decided not to stay. I would say, however, that machine guns are a lot of fun even if my unit just had crappy vietnam era m60's. I know a LOT about geo-politics, and may try to take the state department's foreign service exam. I love to debate poltics and listen to people I don't agree with.
The big engines you see pulling trains, although called "deisel engines", aren't really run by deisel engines. It is more accurate to call them electric trains, as they are essentially massive diesel generators that use electricity to power their drive systems and pull the cars behind them.
I recently got my first after-college job. If you ever want to know anything about insurance, ask me. (see "businesses" section)
I am good at science, linguistics, economics. I read physics and chemistry textbooks for fun. I read the Economist on a regular basis, as well as a LOT of other similar websites.
I remain current on military affairs.
I can say "thank you" in 19 languages.
I speak german pretty well, a little bit of spanish, a very small bit of arabic, and I will try to learn a little bit of chinese over the next year.
Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Above all else, I would like to leave the world a better place for my having been here. Corny, but deeply felt.
C4 plastic explosive gets its name from the fact that it is comprised of four carbon atoms and it's explosive kick from the fact that those atoms are arranged at 90 degree angles to each other.
PALM TREES ARE NOT TREES, THEY ARE A SPECIES OF GRASS.
"On some great and glorious day the plainfolks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron. ~H.L. Mencken (1880-1950)"
The two most common elements in the universe are hydrogen and stupidity. ~ Harlan Ellison (thanks to Baroness for that one)
My favorite element: Cesium
My favorite repeating decimal: 1/7
Obama for President. There, I said it.One of the greatest songs of all time.
