Missouri Senate Bill 75: A pitiful attempt to support Missouri Veterans |
Senate Bill number 75 is a well-intended but poor attempt at rewarding Missouri veterans for their military service. This bill, sponsored by Senator Maida Coleman of St. Louis, shares some of the same...
Posted by Javier on Wed, 28 Feb 2007 02:59:00 PST |
My first attempt at a short story :) |
A bullet zips by and slams into the wall behind him. J.D. thinks to himself, "How did I get myself into this situation?". "No time to think about that now " he whispers to himself, as he focuses in on...
Posted by Javier on Tue, 30 Jan 2007 06:07:00 PST |
Back in person |
Well it has been awhile since I have written anything, but that is because I have been really busy. Now as the excitement of coming home wears off, and the novelty of daily things goes away I have fou...
Posted by Javier on Fri, 15 Dec 2006 08:48:00 PST |
Another story ends |
In a dirty smelly town thousands of miles away from the USA another story ends. The deafening sound of an IED blast erupts and disturbs the normal sounds of the city. The soldiers remaini...
Posted by Javier on Sat, 02 Sep 2006 04:33:00 PST |
Memorial Life |
Another Memorial Day has come and gone. I remember when this day was nothing more than a long weekend to me, and the trips to the lake to frolic in the sun and water. Now the day brings back sa...
Posted by Javier on Wed, 31 May 2006 04:37:00 PST |
This ain't living |
Driving through the city of Basrah today, and the outskirts of town I see what most have never seen. Oil filled sewage water, full of kids playing in it and swimming. This can't be life, but it is for...
Posted by Javier on Wed, 10 May 2006 12:49:00 PST |
Back Page News |
One of my best friends ever is home now on 2 weeks of leave from Iraq. That is 2 weeks out of the year that we have to be here, hardly enough time, but that is the life we chose. People back hom...
Posted by Javier on Wed, 26 Apr 2006 03:04:00 PST |
Back in Baghdad |
Here I am, on the streets where my brother's died. So many great lives lost in this war. How can I go through life happy when so many great people have paid the ultimate price? Time ticks by, and the ...
Posted by Javier on Sat, 22 Apr 2006 01:35:00 PST |
Love Lost |
So far there have been 2337 U.S. lives lost in Iraq. Some of those I knew personally and miss to death, even with a feeling of guilt for them going instead of me. The ones with litt...
Posted by Javier on Sun, 02 Apr 2006 09:31:00 PST |
Horror in a pond |
Not to long ago, in a small pond on a farm in Kansas there were a group of frogs that frolicked freely amongst the water lilies. One of these frogs was named Frankie, and he was the best at eve...
Posted by Javier on Sat, 25 Mar 2006 01:56:00 PST |
