Thursday, March 30, 2006

And by bunnies . . . I mean stupid people.

The question was asked - How To Kill A Ninja?

The answer was long and complicated, involving painted pigeons, John Cougar Melloncamp, a blender, sweet karate moves, and of course . . . the circle of death . . . er . . . life.

Got a question? Ask a Ninja.

Paintball this weekend - Sunday, April 2nd - 3pm

We are playing this Sunday, April 2nd in Dripping Springs. We'll be starting out there at 3pm, so be ready to roll by that time. I am planning on getting out a little early to set-up the chrony and the rest of it.

We had a hell of a time down at Miller Ranch. 11 games in almost non-stop action.

Look forward to hearing back from everyone.
Join-Up - Before It's Too Late

By now, everyone has probably heard of the dangers of Avian Flu, SARS, etc. All of these are bad, but the real danger has been here all along . . . ZOMBIES.

If we learned anything from the Philadelphia zombie outbreak of 1978, we learned that we are unprepared to meet this threat. Politicians, scared of the political fallout from drawing attention to this massive problem, have traditionally looked the other way when times got rough - blaming "looting" or general social unrest when they knew full well the real issue.

There were several incidences of zombie attacks during the recent Hurricane Katrina disaster that were quickly swept under the rug. In fact, one such attack, blamed on a "crazed drug addict" (often used as a LE codeword for zombie), caused a whole area to be quarantined. A little extreme for a junkie looking for a fix. The victim was bitten and within hours turned on her whole family. The story got out from a middle school-aged child who was hiding in the attic at the time of the attack. That child has since been moved to an asylum in New England, near Miskatonic University.

Be prepared for the next zombie outbreak. Z.O.M.B.A.T. - The Zombie Outbreak Mobile Battlefield Assault Team has complied a great site to help get you started on your path to preparedness.



And if you haven't already purchased The Zombie Survival Guide - buy it immediately.

Wednesday, March 29, 2006

An Open Market for Merc Ops

I read this earlier today on the World Tribune site.

U.S. firm offers 'private armies' for low-intensity conflicts

AMMAN — A leading U.S. security firm has offered to provide forces for any counter-insurgency mission around the world.

J. Cofer Black, vice chairman of Blackwater USA told the Special Operations Forces Exhibition (Sofex-2006), that his company could supply private soldiers to any country. Black, a former U.S. State Department counter-terrorism coordinator, said Blackwater has been marketing the concept of private armies for low-intensity conflicts.

"About a year ago, we realized we could do it," Black said.

Blackwater has been a leading private security firm in Iraq. The company provides thousands of foreign and Iraqi personnel for government and private security missions.

In his presentation in Amman, Jordan, on March 27, Black said Blackwater could supply peace-keeping forces. He said the company was capable of providing a brigade-sized force on alert.

http://www.worldtribune.com/worldtribune/
WTARC/2006/ss_terror_03_29.html


Wow - if only I had a few million bones laying around. That'd make for a hell of a paintball scenario.

Tuesday, March 28, 2006

A Samurai’s Creed
Anonymous, Circa 1300

I have no parents; I make the heaven and earth my mother and father.
I have no home; I make awareness my dwelling.
I have no life and death; I make the tides of breathing my life and death.
I have no divine power; I make honesty my divine power.
I have no means; I make understanding my means.
I have no magic secrets; I make character my magic secret.
I have no body; I make endurance my body.
I have no eyes; I make the flash of lightning my eyes.
I have no ears; I make sensibility my ears.
I have no limbs; I make promptness my limbs.
I have no strategy; I make “unshadowed by thought” my strategy
I have no designs; I make “seizing opportunity by the forelock” my design.
I have no miracles; I make right action my miracle.
I have no principles; I make adaptability to all circumstances my principles.
I have no tactics; I make emptiness and fullness my tactics.
I have no talents; I make ready wit my talent.
I have no friends; I make my mind my friend.
I have no enemy; I make carelessness my enemy.
I have no armor; I make benevolence and righteousness my armor.
I have no castle; I make immovable mind my castle.
I have no sword; I make absence of self my sword.

Monday, March 27, 2006

Afternoon Philosophical Rant w/ Michael Dudekoff

Did you ever see a movie called "American Ninja", with the guy that used to throw those little powder balls and would disappear and re-appear in a puff of smoke? I love that stuff! I was convinced for years as a kid that it was possible to do that… :D

I was watching "Braveheart" the other day. I love that movie and I always felt juiced up after watching it, so I went online to find out how much of it was actually true. It seems that the screenwriter took quite a few liberties with the actual story, but the important thing, I guess, is what people "believe" was true, regardless of whether or not any of it ever happened. Know what I mean? Whether it's true or not, it affects what people aspire to be, which seems to be the whole point of everything in the end.

Fiction, or maybe good stories, are a lot more important than truth, I think . . .