This is my rifle. There are many like it, but this one is mine. It is my life. I must master it as I must master my life. Without me my rifle is useless. Without my rifle, I am useless. I must fire my rifle true. I must shoot straighter than the enemy who is trying to kill me. I must shoot him before he shoots me. I will. My rifle and I know that what counts in war is not the rounds we fire, the noise of our burst, or the smoke we make. We know that it is the hits that count. We will hit. My rifle is human, even as I am human, because it is my life. Thus, I will learn it as a brother. I will learn its weaknesses, its strengths, its parts, its accessories, its sights and its barrel. I will keep my rifle clean and ready, even as I am clean and ready. We will become part of each other. Before God I swear this creed. My rifle and I are the defenders of my country. We are the masters of our enemy. We are the saviors of my life. So be it, until victory is America's and there is no enemy. - Marine Corps Rifleman's Creed.
Former Trojan great, Reggie Bush has been sued by Loyd Lake. Lake is seeking to recoup approximately $300,000 in cash and gifts he allegedly gave to the Bush family during Reggie’s sophomore and junior seasons at USC.
Over at YMSWWC there is a great post about Oregon football Coach Mike Bellotti’s wife, Colleen Bellotti attacking a sports writer because he reported on her son’s multiple DUI convictions.
She leaned in, grabbed by my suit lapel, and lit into Continue reading →
Alexander Pichushkin killed, according to him, 61 people in a murder spree that lasted from 1992 until his arrest in 2006. Pichushkin killed his victims by drowning them in a sewer or bludgeoning them with a hammer. According to Pichushkin, he planned to kill 64 victims, one for each square on a chessboard. The murders all took place in a section of Moscow.
Strange, from looking at the guy you would never have pegged him as a serial killer.
The Trojans of USC will play Oregon on 27 October 2007. Oregon comes in ranked 5th in the BCS, while USC is ranked 12th. The Trojan offense has been improving with Mark Sanchez at quarterback and Joe McKnight seeing more carries. This is, however, difficult to measure because the defense of Notre Dame could make any team look good.
John David Booty continues to improve, after the injury to his finger suffered in the loss to Stanford. According to Coach Carroll, it will be a difficult decision on who to start. Coach Carroll said the JDB is “real close,” to returning to full strength. Continue reading →
The Act makes it a crime for a person to falsely represent “himself or herself, verbally, or in writing, to have been awarded any decoration or medal authorized by Congress for the Armed Forces of the United States . . . .” A violation of the Act is punishable by a fine or imprisonment for not more than one year, or both. The prosecution is being brought by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California. Alvarez does not deny he claimed to have been awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor, he claims he did it “just to entertain the public.” Continue reading →
The Trojans had a number of injured players return to the lineup for the game in South Bend, including Brian Cushing and Rey Maualuga. One injured player that did not return was John David Booty, so Mark Sanchez got his second straight start and quarterback. Stanley Havili had a solid game, and Joe McKnight had a big run in the second half. When asked about his team’s play and if they had hit the bottom, Charlie Weis said,
“I’m going to answer that very cautiously, because I don’t want to be called sarcastic using New Jersey rhetoric. So let me just say people better enjoy it now, have their fun now.”
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is an infection caused by the Staphylococcus aureus bacteria, also known as “staph.” The staph bacteria can cause illness and the real-bad illness known as death.
Dreadnaught is officially coming out against staph, and its related infections such as impetigo. This stuff is way bad.
yojoe (in health mode)
P.S. Sorry for the strong political stance, but this had to be said.
The #2 team in the nation, University of South Florida Bulls, lost to Rutgers by the score of 27-30. Again, a ranked team loses to an unranked opponent. This college-football season continues to vex the polls. What other ranked teams will be upset this weekend?
As the Men of Troy travel to South Bend to take on the Fighting Irish, third-year sophomore Mark Sanchez prepares to be the starting quarterback for only the second time in his career. Coach Carroll has put Sanchez off limits to the press, stating, “I know how excited he is. I need to calm him down.” The Trojans (5-1) are going for their 6th straight win against the Irish (6-1). Continue reading →
The Army JAG Corpsposted advertisements on the website GLEE.com, a website targeted and gays and lesbians. Given the ban on openly gay service in the U.S. military – a policy known as “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” – it seems incongruous to advertise on a website targeting the gay and lesbian community.
LSU lost to Kentuckey in overtime. Cal loses to Orgeon State at home. What is going to happen to the top ranking? This is a strange season in college footbal. Will South Florida be the first-ranked team in the nation?
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