Speaking of British crime, I just read today that you lot have made it legal to be an "incorrigible rogue."

If you keep this up, what remains of the British empire is sure to fall.

Ha! Thanks for that. Most amusing.

One of the things that makes analysing crime during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries a bit of an interpretive challenge is decoding the charges. Doubly so for military justice.

I think my favourite one is: along with being drunk and a few other regulatory charges, 'behaving in a most scandalous manner'

Closely followed by 'Taking very indecent liberties with two privates', though my amusement at that usually falters quite quickly given the appalling punishments meted out to gay men.

...
The artless Aide-de-camp was mute, the gilded Staff were still,
As, dumb with pent-up mirth, they booked that message from the hill;
For clear as summer lightning-flare, the husband's warning ran: -
"Don't dance or ride with General Bangs -- a most immoral man."
...

Happy today: the memory of attending a concert with Twil, her two daughters, SonofV and my BelovedDaughter *and* her beau (who I met for the first time). The headliner:

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis

He's big, and he started in Seattle, and this was the homecoming concert of his world tour. He sold out the Key Arena, three days, three shows. This was the first one of the three and his exuberance, his happiness, and his energy was abundant and obvious. The show was EPIC!!!!!

pics and details to follow!

Ya pays ya money, ya takes ya chances.

Having said that, Dave Chappelle fucking rocks.

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Kipling! Once again I am humbled ...

Made me smile!

Just finished wrapping my presents.
One step closer to Christmas, which means one step closer to Glasgow and Arran.

One day closer to picking my daughter up at the airport and heading home for the holidays.

I received my final grade on my thesis, "Standardized Multi-Discipline Training for Army National Guard Staff Exercises". It was 55 pages of pure hell! Anyway, I got an "A".

I might break my rule and drink a little Jameson's tonight. I'll be sure not to take my other medicines that conflict with alcohol.

Well done! I haven't written 55 pages of anything since college. And I don't think I even did that then.

Wow!

CONGRATULATIONS!

Bloody hell, way to go Sarge!

That's great, Sarge! Congratulations!!!