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Archive for November, 2012

Lindsey Stone-Fired and maybe laughing all the way to the bank

Thursday, November 22nd, 2012 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | 1 Comment »

The sad part is now that they have fired her and her idiot friend, the company will have to pay unemployment if it's not in their company handbook. My wife who runs a Plumbing business says that unless they go ...

Happy Thanksgiving

Thursday, November 22nd, 2012 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | No Comments »

George Washington's 1789 Thanksgiving Proclamation   Whereas it is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey His will, to be grateful for His benefits, and humbly to implore His protection and favor; and Whereas ...

JOHN KERRY FOR SECDEF? HELL NO!

Sunday, November 18th, 2012 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | No Comments »

GUEST OPINION by Don Bendell JOHN KERRY FOR SECDEF? HELL NO! On February 2, 2011, I fell off a ladder landing on a steel fence in below-zero weather, fracturing my back, a rib, and got a minor concussion as well as a ...

Veteran’s Day with an 86 year old…

Monday, November 12th, 2012 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | 2 Comments »

Veteran’s Day… This weekend coincides with the 237th Birthday of the United States Marine Corps, so it’s natural to lump Marines into your Veterans Day speeches, especially when you are a Marine and that’s 95% of your complement of friends. There is ...

Happy Birthday Marines…

Saturday, November 10th, 2012 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | 4 Comments »

"Marines are about the most peculiar breed of human beings, I have ever witnessed. They treat their service as if it were some kind of cult, plastering their emblem on almost everything they own, making themselves up to look like ...

Thoughts on the Election and the impact on our mission

Sunday, November 4th, 2012 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | 5 Comments »

It’s funny, I had a discussion the other day with a man who owns a nearby vacuum store.  See our vacuum we bought from him broke and I went to get it repaired.  Dressed in my uniform that recruiters wear ...