Weekend!
June 12th, 2006 . by CaryMore information is coming out about the Haditha incident – less like My Lai, and more like “followed procedures, with collateral damage” – and, as I have said before, let’s wait until all the facts are in and the investigation is complete before putting these members of our military on trial.
The Most Beautiful Woman in the World (TMBWitW), to whom I am blessed to be married, is pregnant. The child will be referred to as The Most Beautiful Child in the World (TMBCitW) until it is born, or until we see the ultrasound with identifying characteristics. The first ultrasound revealed that it is not a liberal, as the backbone was clearly visible and developing.
Sunday morning, during a fit of domestication, I tried to take the alarm box (located in the master closet, behind the door) off the wall. With the side of my head. For whatever reason, this caused TMBWitW to panic and call her Momma, who promptly tried to convince her to either call 911 or get me to an emergency facility. At least, that’s what I think happened, as I don’t remember anything between turning to vacuum behind the door with the crevice tool and opening my eyes to hear my poor wife sobbing because I haven’t been responding to her for the last several minutes. It’s all good, the doctor gave me a clean bill of health, and told us to watch for several warning signs, blah blah blah, nausea, stiff neck, worsening headache, blah blah blah. Why, yes, yes I am very stubborn. Thank you for noticing.
How was your weekend?
God bless you all, and Paul, please feel free to use this disclaimer:
Legal Disclaimer: The aforementioned “blessing,” while given freely, is in no manner warrented, guaranteed, or contracted to actually deliver a blessing, real or imagined, unless the blessee wishes to receive said blessing in the manner in which it was given; i.e., with the love and grace of God, in the Chrisitan belief system, with no expection of reciprocation.
Thanks Cary I got it and used it. – Pretty funny post except for your hitting your head and I guess funny is not the word to use concerning TMBCitW – Otherwise it was funny. Congrats!
Thanks, Paul – I think conflicting emotions can be a good relief of stress – make someone unsure of the laugh/cry response. I’m still breathing, so everyone has my full permission to laugh along with me at the situation I was in!
Perhaps I should clarify. The congrats is re: TMBCitW – Not the head banging…
Congratulations Cary. Best of luck to you and yours.
Thanks, Gunny, and thanks for the clarification, Paul.
TMBWitW says I’m “giddy” – is that allowed, as a former Marine? I know crying is still not, but slight misting is; I just am not sure where the “giddy” falls. If anyone can help clarify that, I would appreciate it.
Cogratulations Cary!!!
Thank you, Sues!
AWESOME! Soon to be aswesome daddy! (stbad)
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Thank you, Jenn! I can’t wait!
OK cary – I ran ‘giddy’ through Thesaurus.com and what I saw was not good. – Harebrained, bubbleheaded, slaphappy, demented, muddled, featherbrained to name a few. – I’m sure if I said to any Marine he was any of those things I would get hurt and need medical attention.
Perhaps effervescent or rapturous would be better.
You “think” that if you used one of the others on a Marine you would need medical aid? Let me remove all doubt.
Effervescent sounds like an ad for antacid. I’ll go with rapturous.
Thanks, Paul!
LOL – I love ‘digging a little deeper’.
You do realize that you are helping to build up the stereotype that Marines only settle matters with violence. That is good. It will make the terrorists a bit more nervous…
Rapturous it is.
Violence? Nah – we use diplomacy. Sometimes diplomacy sounds like flowery words, other times it has a short, staccato bark to it.