I finally got to meet Uncle Jimbo and (briefly) Kev, the brains behind the Friday Freefly, and throw back a few Bacardi and cokes with a great guy at Wando’s. Random tidbits (I really should’ve done this this morning, but I simply ran out of time):
– Land Warrior is an interesting concept. The only problem with it is that it adds yet another 16 pounds to the load of the average trooper, who’s already lugging somewhere north of 80 pounds into battle, and that tends to make the grunts unhappy.
– To be President, you have to be a good manager and “look” Presidential. The current field lacks that.
– For those of you who are looking for Fred, he doesn’t have to come in just yet. The ideal time, assuming that things don’t fall apart in Iraq, would be in the early fall.
– A special to the accounting grad students that were next to us – if you order the Wando’s Fish Bowl, shut up and drink. Don’t try to dicker over the bill because no matter what the bartender throws in, it’s going to cost you the same because you’ll get the same amount of alcohol.
– It’s far better to actually source the material than to follow the crowd.
It was great to take that road trip. For the rest of you, put Blackfive on your blogrolls and subscribe to Uncle J’s YouTube channel (just in case I forget to point you to a Freefly or In The Crosshairs).
