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| Name: | Diary of the Mad Pigeon |
| Description: | A vermoin military bird's acerbic take on news, politics, culture, and single malt Scotch. Don't just get mad--get pigeoned! |
| Site URL: | http://www.themadpigeon.com/diary_of_the_mad_pigeon/ |
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| Language: | en |
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25 most recent entries:
Thursday Open Roost (Sep 04 2008 21:48 GMT)
Have a post to share? Trackback it here! Remember I have to manually approve trackbacks, so there'll be a delay before I add your ping to the list:Sarah Palin - RNC convention speech from Mark My WordsSarah Palin's Offensive Speech...
Ethics Theory for the Military Professional: an Excerpt (Sep 04 2008 21:45 GMT)
On Tuesday tarted a new class for Air Command and Staff College called Leadership in Warfare. Lots of reading, but very engaging so far. That said, I came across this gem in an article entitled Ethics Theory for the Military...
Culled from the Comics Pages (Sep 04 2008 01:05 GMT)
Definitely a fashion fad that needs to die... (Baldo, by Hector Cantu and Carlos Castellanos)
Birthdays and Bagpipes... (Sep 03 2008 22:11 GMT)
Well, it doesn't really have a damn thing to do with my birthday, which is today, but it is awesome nonetheless.... ...., lo' the pipes are calling....
Newsflash: ACTUAL Worrisome Climate News (Sep 02 2008 01:10 GMT)
Paging Bandit Six. Things might be getting a little cold....Science Sun Makes History: First Spotless Month in a CenturyMichael Asher (Blog) - September 1, 2008 8:11 AM Drop in solar activity has potential effect for climate on earth.
News Flash: Human Nature Doesn't Change All That Much (Sep 01 2008 23:50 GMT)
From the Wall Street Journal Online: Power Play The nature of nations, like people, never changes. Today's political realists say economics rather than military might has become the guiding principle of countries, but the conflict in Georgia shows otherwise, argues...
The Legend of the Parsees (Sep 01 2008 20:17 GMT)
Below is another email I recieved from a former colleague who's on a Fulbright Scholarship in Tanzania: The Parsees ???????The Parsees, also known as Zoroastrians, were originally from Persia. Zoroastrianism was a great religion in its day spreading across greater...
Mark Steyn on the Palin pick... (Aug 31 2008 03:58 GMT)
From the Corner over at NRO... The hostess with the moosest [Mark Steyn] Over in the Frumistan province of the NR caliphate, our pal David is not happy about the Palin pick. I am - for several reasons. First, Governor...
Short Thoughts on Palin (Aug 30 2008 20:54 GMT)
Not that I normally write on presidental politics anyway, but I'm reserving my full opinions on Palin until she's given a chance to speak and shake some hands. As for my initial take: PROS: Executive experience. Can zero a rifle....
How Hillary REALLY Feels! (Aug 29 2008 15:24 GMT)
Thurday Open Roost (Aug 29 2008 00:13 GMT)
Have a post to share? Trackback it here! Remember I have to manually approve trackbacks, so there'll be a delay before I add your ping to the list:My Other God: Jimi from 123betaCensorship, Thuggery, or the Supercilious Audicity of Barack...
Gustav and the Federalist System (Aug 29 2008 00:10 GMT)
AP: With Gustav approaching hurricane strength and showing no signs of veering off a track to slam into the Gulf Coast, authorities across the region began laying the groundwork Thursday to get the sick, elderly and poor away from the...
The Microsoft Empire Really is Merciful (Aug 27 2008 22:50 GMT)
Internet Privacy: 1, Friggin' Advertisters: 0 Microsoft's newest browser may block ads -
Time to Strut! (Aug 27 2008 02:06 GMT)
Capt Mad Pigeon, USAF has officially been nominated by the US Air Force Academy Department of Political Science for a USAFA-funded PhD! -
Life lesson of the day: Never take yourself too seriously (Aug 26 2008 18:39 GMT)
Well, I was going through the fabled, notorious MOGS MUSIC COLLECTION(tm) this past weekend, and actually came across a stack of tape cassettes (yeah, remember them?) I had stashed away some...some...some where, out of sight and out of mind.... Now...
Pachelbel Rant! (Aug 17 2008 01:38 GMT)
If this isn't MOGS-esque, then I don't know what is...
(The Late) Thurday Open Roost (Aug 16 2008 00:05 GMT)
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MOGS on the Russia/Georgia Crisis (Aug 15 2008 00:05 GMT)
MOGSY's personal (RE: PERSONAL) views on the whole mess. Everything Russia is doing right now comes down to this: there is nothing inherently "Soviet" about this fight, in fact it's Russia basically...behaving like Russia, or as Robert Kagan says in...
History of Religion in Two Minutes (Aug 14 2008 00:15 GMT)
Found this video while researching for class. The background theme song is a particularly nice touch:
When [Obama] Wins (Aug 13 2008 21:53 GMT)
A link the Hummingbird sent me. I'm not saying I support Obama... but I WOULD vote for the candidate who could pull off some of these campaign promises: http://kottke.
Poli Sci 477: Politics of the Middle East (Aug 13 2008 01:21 GMT)
Still can't believe the new academic school year's started already! Today was my second day of class, and first real day of teaching--my first day (last Friday) consisted of student introductions, class policies, MY policies, and syllabus reviews. That said,...
Open Topic: Russia vs. Georgia (Aug 12 2008 01:46 GMT)
Admittedly, I've been so focused on new semester preparation that I really haven't had time to keep up with this rapidly developing crisis. But since I don't want it to slip by, I thought I'd give you some of the...
When News, Comedy and Tragedy... Clash? (Aug 09 2008 02:33 GMT)
I don't know whether to laugh or cry...
Thurday Open Roost (Aug 08 2008 02:28 GMT)
Have a post to share? Trackback it here! Remember I have to manually approve trackbacks, so there'll be a delay before I add your ping to the list: Sailor Moon All Over Again from Conservative Cat America Aint What It...
Why the Paranormal is Normal (Aug 08 2008 02:22 GMT)
Huffington Post (via Yahoo!): An article in the Washington Post On Faith section in response to their question: Polls routinely show that 75 percent of Americans hold some form of belief in the paranormal such as astrology, telepathy and ghosts....
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