My sister got naturalized through the Army, but she joined as an 18 year old fresh out of high school and she would have been naturalized anyway, since my whole family had our green cards. She became a lifer and then retired. She had a civilian job too. The only time reserves was hard on her was when she was company…

The harder I try to move beyond the childish “If they hate it it must be good!” mentality that had me committing a lot of sodomy within the last decade, the more difficult they make it.

I recommend cats. Or a pup, pups are always VERY excited to see you. Just, don’t get an iguana. There is nothing wrong with having a reptile, I LIKE REPTILES, but I fear that everyone who has a reptile will become that ONE reptile owner who starts wearing Hawaiian shirts and going to their special breed of reptile…

Today’s attitude:

I was laid off last night from the production company I was working for last night.

actually no, that is not the meaning and common understanding of the phrase “honest mistake”, not at all. an honest mistake is taking an action that one has no idea will end up hurting someone, but it somehow does. when a person chooses to cheat, they know it is wrong and that it will hurt their SO, but do it anyway…

Beyonce has been the epitome of the “acceptable Negro” - she’s conventionally pretty, just street enough and her music appeals to almost everyone. Should be interesting to compare sales on this album to earlier ones.