Son, we live in a world that has walls, and those walls have to be guarded by men with guns. Who's gonna do it? You? You, Lieutenant Weinberg? I have a greater responsibility than you can possibly fathom. You weep for Santiago and you curse the marines. You have that luxury. You have the luxury of not knowing what I know: that Santiago's death, while tragic, probably saved lives. And my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, saves lives. You don't want the truth because, deep down in places you don't talk about at parties, you want me on that wall, you need me on that wall. We use words like honor, code, loyalty. We use these words as the backbone of a life spent defending something. You use them as a punch line. I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the blanket of the very freedom that I provide and then questions the manner in which I provide it. I would rather you just said "thank you" and went on your way. Otherwise I suggest you pick up a weapon and stand opposed. Either way, I don't give a damn what you think you are entitled to. - Colonel Nathan R Jessup, Commanding Officer of Marine Ground Forces, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

That quote reminds me, my cousin (a Marine) was just in Afghanistan on some missions. One of his squad was injured in action and was sent home. He's now on a Navy ship enroute to a new location. He's not sure where, but I'm guessing its a country that begins with and I and ends with raq.

I worked a tad late tonight. Its alright though. Work was just like home, only work doesn't have TV and home doesn't have AC. I was working on getting some laptops ready to ship out tomorrow. Big deadline. Not really, but the department would get a huge black eye if they didn't get done. Pathetic I know. Anyways, I got a shitload done and that's all that matters. I emailed a lender today about getting some information about buying a place to live. Big time shit. It will be nice to have a garage to park the car in and a shitter to park my ass on. hehehe

Here's a pic to inspire and bewilder: