Local Marine Stationed In Hawaii Severely Beaten While Off Duty

Normally I wouldn't write about things like this and I will attempt to link to the video, although with my limited computer abilities I may not be able to. The Marine that was attacked was/is my neighbor, Brad. I have known him since he and his family moved in when Brad was 12. As neighbors we weren't really close, the occasional conversation out by the mailbox, things of that nature. Brad was always a nice kid though. My favorite memory is when I was taking all the boys to the waterpark for my boy childs birthday and Brad was so excited that he got to ride in my Jetta that he almost couldn't sit still. "I get to ride in the Jetta. I'm riding with Kelli in the Jetta...that is such a cool car. I'm going with Kelli in the Jetta." He made me laugh, it was really cute. When I found out that he was going into the Marines after he graduated from high school, all I could do as a mother was worry, hope he wouldn't get shot and killed overseas and remember how cute he was about wanting to ride in my, "Cool, red Jetta."

To find out yesterday that he was flat out attacked, by multiple assailants, in the very country that he swore to defend makes me want to vomit. Apparently there is a "group" of people in Hawaii that do not like military servicemen and will attack them whenever they are alone. Of course there were no witnesses to Brads beating. No one is coming forward anyway. Those fuckers attacked him from behind, focused on beating him on the face and head, broke 18 bones in his face, rendered him partially blind and nobody saw anything. And strangely enough the police have absolutely no leads. A hundred bucks says that law enforcement has had prior contact with every single member of the "group" that attacked Brad.

To think that I was worried about him being shot or blown to bits by some IED seems sort of silly now. I can't seem to wrap my mind around the fact that this happened at home. In the good old U.S. of A. I know that it seems to be a pretty well known fact that Hawaiians don't particularly care for mainlanders, or howli's as we are referred to, but last time I checked those fuckers still enjoyed all of the freedoms that Brad swore to defend and protect. Look at a map, assholes. Hawaii is part of the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

Click on the title of the blog, evidently that is the link to the video/news story out of Hawaii.

The Boy Child's Latest Antics

The phone call to me at work went like this. (My husband) "So what hospital do we prefer?". My answer, "Why? Who's hurt (like I didn't already know) and how badly?'. My husband, "B split the back of his head open and he's bleeding all over the place." Me, "SHIT!" Said quite loudly within the front office area with clients present, including a six year old. We went with Portland Adventist because it's closest to the house and I told my husband I would be there in 15 minutes. (My office is at least 25 minutes from the hospital.) I apologized to the six year old for saying a bad word in front of her and she responded with, "It's OK, my mom says that word too when I get hurt." I grabbed my stuff and hauled ass for the hospital. I believe I made it in aproximately 17 minutes. The boys (my "other" son was there too) were impressed by my land speed record and my husband was relieved that there wasn't a speeding ticket. One and a half hours and two staples later B was sent home. He didn't even bleed on my carpet. He's such a good kid :) Oh, and he still wants to wrestle at his high school district meet this Thursday. I figure if we tape it up really well he should be OK, right?

Sony Releases New Stupid Piece Of Shit That Doesn't Fucking Work | The Onion - America's Finest News Source

Sony Releases New Stupid Piece Of Shit That Doesn't Fucking Work The Onion - America's Finest News Source

This is pretty much how I feel everytime some new piece of electronic equipment comes into my home. I had to hijack the four (or was it five?) remote controls from everyone in my family at one point, until someone would sit down and just show me how to watch a movie in my own fucking house. I hate electronic shit. Except my computer and my cameras. And half the time I hate those too because they are apparently smarter than me. Fucking pieces of shit.

'Nuff said.

Business Names...?

These two companies happen to be located right down the street from where I work, right next to each other as it happens. Did the owners not look at the names they had chosen when they filled out all of the paperwork required to open a business? And then to be right next door to each other? You would think that whoever was coming in (no pun intended) as the second business would have had the common sense to look elsewhere. My other two favorite business names that I have seen lately, but have not been able to secure pictures are; Climax Portable Machine Tool(s) and Beaver Heat Treating. Is that like a Brazillian Oregon style? Treat the Beaver but leave the armpit hair? I feel sorry for the poor receptionists that work at these four places. Can you imagine having to answer the phone like that all day? And the questions...it's taken every ounce of self control I have not to call all of these companies and ask for factory tours and demonstrations. What a podcast that would be :)