Soldier

 

I was that which others did not want to be.

I went where others feared to go, and did

what others failed to do.

I asked nothing from those who gave nothing,

and reluctantly accepted the thought of

eternal loneliness should I fail.

I have seen the face of terror; felt the stinging

cold of fear; and enjoyed the sweet taste of

a moment of love.

I have cried, pained, and hoped----but most

of all, I have lived times others would say

were best forgotten

At least someday I will be able to say that

I was proud of what I was

A Special Soldier

 

A salute to the Recce Forces of South Africa before 1994, The Rhodesian Selous Scouts, Rhodesian SAS,  The old SADF & Mad Mike and 5 Commando

Subject:: Intercave Memo

 Hi guys. We've all been putting in long hours but we've really come together as a group and I love that. 

Big thanks to Omar for putting up the poster that says "There is no I in team" as well as the one that

says "Hang In There, Baby." That cat is hilarious.

However, while we are fighting a jihad, we can't forget to take care of the cave. And frankly I have a few concerns.

First of all, while it's good to be concerned about cruise missiles, we should be even more concerned about the scorpions in our cave.

Hey, you don't want to be stung and neither do I so we need to sweep the cave daily. 

I've posted a signup sheet near the main cave opening.

Second, it's not often I make a video address but when I do, I'm trying  to scare the most powerful country on earth, okay? 

That means that while we're taping, please do not ride your razor scooter in the

background while we're taping. Thanks.

Third point, and this is a touchy one. As you know, by edict, we're not supposed to shave our beards. 

But I need everyone to just think hygiene, especially aftermealtime. We're all in this together.

Fourth: food. I bought a box of Cheez-Its recently, clearly wrote "Osama" on the front, and put it on the top shelf. 

Today, my Cheez-Its were gone.

Consideration. That's all I'm saying.

Finally, we've heard that there may be American soldiers in disguise trying to infiltrate our ranks. I want to set up patrols to look for them.

First patrol will be Omar, Muhammed, Abdul, Akbar, and Richard.

Osama

 

QUOTES

Woody Allen

My one regret is that I am not someone else.

 Basically my wife was immature. I’d be at home in the bath and she’d come in and sink my boats.

 Anonymous

A camel is a horse designed by a committee.

 Marriage is an attempt to change a night owl into a homing pigeon.

 A pessimist is a man who is never happy unless he’s miserable; even then he’s not pleased.

 American women like quiet men; they think they’re listening.

 It’s not the bullet with my name on it that worries me. It’s the one that says ‘To Whom it may concern’.

 Nancy, Viscountess Astor (to Winston Churchill)

Winston, if I were married to you, I’d put poison in your coffee.

Nancy, if you were my wife, I’d drink it.

 

Sir Winston Churchill

 He (Lord Charles Beresford) is one of those orators of whom it was well said,

‘Before they get up they do not know what they are going to say; when they are speaking, they do not know what they are saying: and when they sit down they do not know what they have said.

 Russia is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.

 It is a fine thing to be honest, but it is also very important to be right.

 The only case I know of a bull who carries his own china shop around with him. (Of John Foster Dulles)

 In reply to G. Bernard Shaw’s offer of tickets for the first night of St Joan ‘for yourself and a friend, if you have one’ he answered that he could not make the first night, but asked instead for tickets for the second night, ‘if there is one.’

 Moshe Dayan

If we lose this war, I’ll start another in my wife’s name. (Six day war).

 Whenever you accept our views we shall be in full agreement with you.

 Len Deighton

Divorce is a system whereby two people make a mistake and one of them goes on paying for it.

 Marlene Dietrich

Once a woman has forgiven her man, she must not reheat his sins for breakfast.

 Most women set out to try to change a man, and when they have changed him they do not like him.

 W.C. Fields

(When asked whether he liked children) I do, if they’re properly cooked.

 Graffiti

Fighting for peace is like fucking for chastity.

 Is there intelligent life on earth? Yes, but I’m only visiting.

 One orgasm in the bush is worth two in the hand.

 Alan Ladd

A man’s gotta do what a man’s gotta do. (Shane)

 T.E. Lawrence

All men dream; but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds wake in the day to find that is was vanity; but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act their dream with open eyes, to make it possible.

 Groucho Marx

I’ve worked myself up from nothing to a state of extreme poverty.

 Military intelligence is a contradiction in terms. (Right up there I think with American Culture, and American Justice. Mantenga)

 I never forget a face, but I’ll make an exception in your case.

 Spike Milligan

Money can’t buy friends, but you can get a better class of enemy.

 G. Bernard Shaw

It is dangerous to be sincere unless you are also stupid.

 England and America are two countries separated by the same language.

 Sir Peter Ustinov

I do not believe that friends are necessarily the people you like best; they are merely the people who got there first.

 Thanks to the movies, gunfire has always sounded unreal to me, even when being fired at.

 Sometimes I wish I could fall in love. Then at least you know who your opponent is.

 Jane Wagner

I refuse to be intimidated by reality. After all, what is reality anyway? Nothing but a collective hunch. I made some studies, and reality is the leading cause of stress among those in touch with it.

 I’ve always wanted to be somebody, but now I see I should have been more specific.

 Mae West

It ain’t no sin to crack a few laws now and then, just so long as you don’t break any.

 When I’m good I’m very good, but when I’m bad I’m better.

 

          

1. Rise with the sun to pray. Pray alone.
                Pray often. The Great Spirit will listen,
             if you only speak.

                     2. Be tolerant of those who are lost on their path.
                     Ignorance, conceit, anger, jealousy and greed stem
                     from a lost soul. Pray that they will find guidance.

                     3. Search for yourself, by yourself.
                     Do not allow others to make your path for you.
                     It is your road, and yours alone.
                     Others may walk it with you, but no one
                     can walk it for you.

                     4. Treat the guests in your home with much
                     consideration. Serve them the best food, give them
                     the best bed and treat them with respect and honour.

                     5. Do not take what is not yours whether from
                     a person, a community, the wilderness or from a culture.
                     It was not earned nor given. It is not yours.

                     6. Respect all things that are placed upon this earth
                     - whether it be people or plant.

                     7. Honour other people's thoughts, wishes and words.
                     Never interrupt another or mock or rudely mimic them.
                     Allow each person the right to personal expression.

                     8. Never speak of others in a bad way.
                     The negative energy that you put out into the universe
                     will multiply when it returns to you.

     9. All persons make mistakes.
                     And all mistakes can be forgiven.

                     10. Bad thoughts cause illness
                     of the mind, body and spirit.
                     Practice optimism.

                     11. Nature is not FOR us, it is a PART of us.
                     They are part of your worldly family.

                     12. Children are the seeds of our future.
                     Plant love in their hearts and water them
                     with wisdom and life's lessons.
                     When they are grown, give them space to grow.

                     13. Avoid hurting the hearts of others.
                     The poison of your pain will return to you.

                     14. Be truthful at all times.
                     Honesty is the test of one’s will within this universe.

                     15. Keep yourself balanced. Your Mental self,
                     Spiritual self, Emotional self, and Physical self -
                     all need to be strong, pure and healthy.
                     Work out the body to strengthen the mind.
                     Grow rich in spirit to cure emotional ails.

                     16. Make conscious decisions as to who you will be
                     and how you will react. Be responsible for your
                     own actions.

                     17. Respect the privacy and personal space of others.
                     Do not touch the personal property of others -
                     especially sacred and religious objects.
                     This is forbidden.

    18. Be true to yourself first.
                     You cannot nurture and help others if you cannot
                     nurture and help yourself first.

                     19. Respect others religious beliefs.
                     Do not force your belief on others.

                     20. Share your good fortune with others.
                     Participate in charity.