The silence if defining! Communications was cut off this week. They are moving. We hope that move is home, but we won’t know until his boots hit the ground in the good old United States of America.
Please pray for his wife, me and my family! Your prayers are needed.
The silence is defining!
God Bless!
The way I keep myself going until my son comes home (approximately 2 months now, prayfully, you never know in the military) is humor.
One of my Red Hat Society friends sent me this and I haven’t laughed this much in a really long time! Read on:
Taser Classic…don’ t tell me you can read this without laughing… I laughed till I cried!!! ( Only a guy would do this!)
A guy who purchased his lovely wife a pocket Taser for their anniversary submitted this:
Last weekend at Larry’s Pistol & Pawn Shop I was looking for a little something extra for my wife, Toni. What I came across was a 100,000-volt pocket/purse- sized taser. The effects of the taser were supposed to be short lived, with no long-term adverse affect on an assailant. The idea is to allow my wife — who would never consider a gun –adequate time to retreat to safety. WAY TOO COOL!!
Long story short, I bought the device and brought it home. I loaded in two triple-a batteries and pushed the button. Nothing! I was disappointed. But then I read (yes, ‘read’) that if I pushed the button AND pressed it against a metal surface at the same time; I’d get the blue arch of electricity darting back and forth between the prongs and I’d know it was working.. Awe some!!! (Actually, I have yet to explain to Toni what that burn spot is on the face of her microwave). Okay, so I was home alone with this new toy, thinking to myself that it couldn’t be all that bad with only two triple-A batteries, right?!!
There I sat in my recliner, my cat Gracie looking on intently (trusting little soul) while I was reading the directions and thinking that I really needed to try this thing out on a flesh and blood moving target. I must admit I thought about zapping Gracie (for a fraction of a second) and thought better of it.. She is such a sweet cat. But, if I was going to give this thing to my wife to protect herself against a mugger, I did want some assurance that it would work as advertised. Am I wrong??
So, there I sat in a pair of shorts and a tank top with my reading glasses perched delicately on the bridge of my nose, directions in one hand, and taser in another. The directions said that a one-second burst would shock and disorient your assailant; a two-second burst was supposed to cause muscle spasms and a major loss of bodily control; a three-second burst would purportedly make your assailant flop on the ground like a fish out of water. Any burst longer than three seconds would be wasting the batteries.
So, I’m sitting there alone, Gracie looking on with her head cocked to one side as if to say, ‘don’t do it,’ reasoning that a one-second burst from such a tiny little ole thing couldn’t hurt all that bad. I decided to give myself a one-second burst just for the heck of it. I touched the prongs to my naked thigh, pushed the button, and HOLY MOTHER OF GOD, WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION @!@$$!%!@*!! I’m pretty sure Jessie Ventura ran in through the side door, picked me up in the recliner, and body slammed us both on the carpet, over and over and over again..
I vaguely recall waking up on my side in the fetal position, with tears in my eyes, body soaking wet, both nipples on fire, testicles nowhere to be found, with my left arm tucked under my body in the oddest position, and tingling in my legs.
You should know, if you ever feel compelled to ‘mug’ yourself with a taser, that there is no such thing as a one-second burst when you zap yourself. You will not let go of that thing until it is dislodged from your hand by a violent thrashing about on the floor. SON-OF-A-… that hurt like heck!!!
A minute or so later (I can’t be sure, as time was a relative thing at that point), I collected what little wits I had left, sat up and surveyed the landscape. My bent reading glasses were on the mantel of the fireplace. How did they up get there??? My triceps, right thigh and both nipples were still twitching. My face felt like it had been shot up with Novocain, and my bottom lip weighed 88 lbs. I’m still looking for my testicles!! I’m offering a significant reward for their safe return.
Still in shock,
Earl
British soldiers around a year ago doing a spoof on Is this the way to Amarillo. Even in the worst of places the Brits are a fabulous bunch of people! If you ever feel down or lonely with your soldier gone, just watch this and know things will be OK! I watch this video a lot, that’s why I wanted to share it with you! OOH RAH!!
Let’s pray for our sailors patrolling the shores! The Navy is strong and proud! It seems at every turn Iran is trying to push us into something they really don’t want to get into. Our military is the best in the world! See the story below and pray after you read it for those sailors and their safety.
The United States warned Iran on Monday to refrain from any further provocations following a weekend standoff in the Strait of Hormuz, off Iran’s coast, that ended after U.S. ships armed their weapons in preparation to defend against threatening Iranian boats.
“We urge the Iranians to refrain from such provocative actions that could lead to a dangerous incident in the future,” National Security Council spokesman Gordon Johndroe said Monday.
Pentagon sources say five Iranian Revolutionary Guard speed boats — described as “cigarette” boats — charged at the three U.S. Navy ships sailing in the Strait of Hormuz early Sunday en route to the Persian Gulf, FOX News confirmed.
The Iranian boats came within 200 yards of the U.S. ships — a cruiser, a frigate and a destroyer that U.S. officials said were on a routine transport mission.
The U.S. ships were forced to take defensive action to avoid striking the close-by Iranian boats and armed their weapons, but neither side fired any shots.
The small Iranian boats also reportedly threw boxes into the water ahead of the U.S. boats before speeding off. It could not immediately be determined what was in the boxes.
That’s the word!! I have done no shopping, but have some gifts I made wrapped for friends and family.
Dwayne has switched over to 1st company. He went from 2nd to 1st. It’s a lot better for him. He and Bobbie’s house is going along well after they finally got started. They have the frame and are working on the frame of the roof. So, things are going well.
He has sent some pictures to Bobbie, but I haven’t got to see them yet. Packages are starting to arrive to him now. I will see if he got the ones the Red Hat Society Ladies sent as soon as I can get Bobbie to ask him. For some reason, he would rather talk to her than me when he calls. Ha, Ha. Wonder why?
Love you all!
Go to Old River Diva MySpace page to see a tribute to Wesley Riggs at http://www.myspace.com/oldriverdiva
