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Knowledge is like a garden: if it is not cultivated, it cannot be harvested. - proverb in Guinea

In which three movies did George Clooney play a U.S. Army soldier?

The Men Who Stare At Goats       Three Kings       The Peacekeeper

2001 mushibushi galant – $2000 (fortwalton)

If we refer to an enlisted guy in our air force as an airman,

should we refer to an enlisted guy in our navy as a waterman

and an enlisted guy in our army as a landman?

I just watched on television the Grand-Am race at Virginia International Raceway.  You know the adage, “yellows breed yellows?”  That was true in this afternoon’s race.  I saw a huge gaffe by the race starter flagman when it was time to resume green-flag racing late in the race.  The starter was apparently sleeping in the flag stand overlooking the front straight.  Though the field of cars was on the front straight, and the leader, Scott Pruett, accelerated toward the start line, the flagger neglected to wave a green flag until racers had begun crashing behind Pruett on the straightaway!  What the heck?!  The video replays amazed me.   Quite obviously racers were decelerating, cars were smashing, car parts were airborne, and Pruett was passing the flag stand before the flagger waved his green flag.  Why did (s)he wait until the leader was crossing the start line and racers behind him were crashing and body parts were fluttering skyward?  Unbelievable … so another yellow flag (caution) period ensued as car parts were cleared from the race track …

To know what people think, pay regard to what they do, rather than what they say.  René Descartes (translated from Français)

Today is Earth Day

A child who is carried on the back won’t know how far the journey is. – Nigerian adage