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The Lamp Shade
If there was only a cure for indomitable brightness Not so much a cure but a shade A shade that might allow for an adjustment So that the bright light Be less of a sun and more of a moon Something to clearly see the pages Not be blinded But to learn and know my…
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Fun times with military funding – 1. The Dragon Submarine
The Dragon Submarine These oddly maneuvered submarines lope along shorelines like some sort of mythical dragon. High curves going up and down. This was only the distraction to the actual danger of these ship. This ship is an advance troop transport. Able to silently deliver a hundred men to a beach head and secure a…
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Baptism of Spirit

When our emotions run high We feel a tingle run up our spines And across our brains It is a method that most interpret Of feeling the soul. It is the baptism of spirit When we feel our bodies as a disconnect And as a laughter A feeling that is ours And yet not ours…
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The Army is Christianity Lite
I have lived more years as a Christian than as a soldier. I can say with certainty, at least in my life, the army life is modeled after the Christian life. As a Christian, I am called to a greater purpose and higher calling. I am rewarded for bringing others into the fold. I am…
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Online dates
God has my best wishes. He knows my heart and tells me not to worry. Who are you that wants only money and flaunts like a demon? Your love of wealth will bring you only ruin. You are not fulfilled for you only want more. You seek for a man but not a godly man.…
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Fine fine fine
Fine fine fine I’m sick of it I’m tired of living at home I joined the army 18 months ago with the promise of leaving Of learning a new trade 2 hours after my oath Medical called and said that they didn’t pass me Discharged 2 weeks after Not my fault I took the oath…
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Nailbed Memo – Country clubs

To H. Slyktooth I would like to congratulate you on your clients joining a country club. There is nothing more satisfying than mankind adopting the Enemy’s ways and making them a point of contention among other men. Image that a picture of heaven exists and yet they place a price tag or membership fees on…
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The Dwarves

The Earth sons The men of dirt The Dwarves Long beards Long noses The boots trod New roads Their hands Craft treasures Their eyes Pierce the dark Their ears Hear echoes whisper Their voices Roar “DURIN!” The Dwarves In caves they might be They do not cower They wait and fortify The make treasures Of…
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Nailbed Memo – The foolish transformers
To Herschel Sylcktooth Greetings my fellow coworker, I tell you that my fellows in the commune of confusion are some brilliant fellows. They have found that an interesting way for men to forsake their heavenly father is for themselves to forsake their manhood. If they are not men then they are not responsible for their…
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Hurry up and Wait
I was told that joining the army was a good thing. That serving . country was a high honor. But ever since I joined back in 1968, my whole career with the military has been defined by four words. Hurry up and wait. I volunteered and almost immediately tension rose and I was sent to…
