http://www.chrislouviere.com Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 14 Jan 2009 22:26:45 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en So, yes, I am scratching my head.  I don't understand how a man, a very intelligent man, with a team of people around him at the level that they are, can be so damn...inconsistent.  Let me explain: Our new leader, the vaulted "Messiah" as he is spoken of by the hard ... http://www.chrislouviere.com/?p=85 Vice President Elect Biden thinks that the best thing for us to do is wage yet another "war" on something else.  He is in good company: FDR - "But in the event that the Congress shall fail to take one of these two courses, and in the event that the national ... http://www.chrislouviere.com/?p=78 I don't know where I got this mindset, not entirely sure why I came across this wealth of opinion, but starting about ten years ago I had an epiphany: If I want to hire someone to dig some ditches, I am gonna look for some one with ditch digging experience. Yeah, ... http://www.chrislouviere.com/?p=75 Over at Michael Yon Online, Mr. Yon has posted an AAR (After Action Report) from Gen. McCAffrey USA(ret) on his recent trip to Mexico. In it, Gen. McCaffrey discusses the current geo-political situation within the borders of our neighbor.  He primarily highlights the rise of narco-terrorism (read drug cartels) within the ... http://www.chrislouviere.com/?p=68 Thanks to everyone that has come out and hung around with us at Cajun's Warf over the last year.  We have had a good time playing and hope to continue the good times next year. Hope everyone has a good, safe, and a happy New Years. cl http://www.chrislouviere.com/?p=65 There is a wonderful anecdote that everyone likes to throw around like Mardi Gras beads: When your only tool is a hammer, everything starts looking like a nail.  Yeah, I know, you've a) probably heard that one and b) it was phrased differently, but hopefully we are on the same ... http://www.chrislouviere.com/?p=60 I have to get this off my chest.  Man is just man.  Not good, not bad.  His actions however can be either. This is not a new revelation for me.  I have read it in some do-it-yourself books on Buddhism, which I might add is pretty much Buddhism in my view, ... http://www.chrislouviere.com/?p=62 "As Ford and Staff Sgt. John Wayne Walding returned fire, Walding was hit below his right knee. Ford turned and saw that the bullet "basically amputated his right leg right there on the battlefield." Walding, of Groesbeck, Tex., recalled: 'I literally grabbed my boot and put it in my crotch, then ... http://www.chrislouviere.com/?p=58 So, I need some advice.  I am thinking about going and borrowing half a million dollars, yes, $500,000.  I am not gonna use that money for me though.  I think I am going to give it to a bunch of my friends under the auspices of helping my neighbors but ... http://www.chrislouviere.com/?p=50 This is from Stu, Glenn Beck's radio show producer: The Constitution is not a suicide pact. Of course they were dicussing the real causes of the US Civil War.  I was only partially listening so I can't comment on it too much, but the quote was very interesting and makes the brain ... http://www.chrislouviere.com/?p=48