Day: October 12, 2005

  • Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

    Nah, but here’s 250 Iraqi dinars, guaranteed by Saddam Hussein himself.

    I’ve blogged before of my old Guard buddy and college friend Bill, both preparing for Iraq and while in the Sandbox. Recently, I mentioned he had mailed me some Saddam-adorned cash. At the request of elgato, seconded by the Gunn Nutt, I’ve scanned in the largest bill, both front and back. Click on the images for bigger versions.

    Front:
    Big Bucks
    Back:
    No Whammies
  • Happy Blogroll Blogiversary

    Again belated, but again not my fault. Lex at Neptunus Lex recently celebrated his second year with song (given a loose definition of song). Feel free to drop by one of my favorite MilBloggers and wish him the best.

  • Mo. Pork Plant Blast Kills One, Injures 14

    Not to make light, but I wonder if pigs flew.

    Police now say at least one person has died, and 14 are injured, in this afternoon’s explosion at a pork processing plant under construction in St. Joseph.

    Police Chief Mike Hirter says in addition to the death one person is critically injured. But the chief also says that rescue workers believe they have accounted for everyone inside the Triumph Foods plant.

    Hirter says the explosion might have been caused by a welding torch. The blast ripped a 150-foot hole in the roof.

    Do go read the original. It’s not too often that a major news site gives its readers one-click search capability for the phrase “pork processing plant.”