And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
I remember lying on the hood of a humvee out in the back 40 of Fort Polk watching the Hale-Bopp comet through a pair of PVS-7s. Between the lack of light and the nods, it looked like it stretched from one end of the sky to the other. Really cool moment.
It's that 5 bean burrito with Broccoli, Cabbage and Cauliflower again.
ReplyDeleteYou forgot the hard boiled eggs and popcorn.
ReplyDeleteAnd the cup of split pea soup that started off the meal…
ReplyDeleteIf you ever get the chance, watch an electrical storm from nearby with some military-grade Gen II+ or better night vision.
ReplyDeleteThey all look like that.
Non-stop.
It's truly a sight to see, blows your mind, and rocks your world.
I remember lying on the hood of a humvee out in the back 40 of Fort Polk watching the Hale-Bopp comet through a pair of PVS-7s. Between the lack of light and the nods, it looked like it stretched from one end of the sky to the other. Really cool moment.
DeleteEnough power to run the whole city for years if it could be captured.
ReplyDeleteThe thunder from that must have been awesome
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