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A Must Read! | The Real Gun Guys

A Must Read! | The Real Gun Guys.

In the summer of 1955, I was a young Texas National Guard sergeant on active duty at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. A corporal in my squad was a Belgian-American named Charles DeNaer. An old man as far as most of us were concerned, being well over thirty, Charley commanded a certain amount of our respect, for not only was he older than the rest of us, he had lived in Belgium when the Germans rolled across the low countries by-passing the Maginot Line on their way into France. He had seen war.

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View From The Porch: Two Minutes' Hate.

View From The Porch: Two Minutes' Hate..

Of course, over the past fifty years, North Korea has threatened "annihilating blows" over such things as changes in the weather and the movie Team America, but their tantrums were paid less attention, but they tend to get more attention when they start playing with the big bottle rockets.

North Korea couldn't deliver an "annihilating blow" with a split tongue and no teeth.

Consumerist - FTC Wants Bloggers To Reveal When They're Being Compensated To Promote A Product - Advertising

Consumerist - FTC Wants Bloggers To Reveal When They're Being Compensated To Promote A Product - Advertising.

You know what's worse than not having a big bag of M&Ms on your desk to enjoy while you work? Having to read a blogvertisement disguised as editorial content! Hold on, I have to eat some more M&Ms. Good gravy these are delicious. Did you know M&M's cure malaria? It's true! Anyway, the FTC says bloggers should reveal when they're being compensated in some way to promote a product, and I agree.

I'm so glad that I found this at Consumerist.  I'll have to be careful about paid product endorsements.  Oh btw, I'm planning to go to NYPD Pizza this weekend.  I really love their Brooklyn Family Pizza.  Oh yea, and tomorrow night I'm seeing the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field tomorrow night courtesy of Computer Associates.