Anti-Machiavelli
18 January, 2007
I just wanted to post a couple of quotes that I found particularly applicable to our situation currently.
“… one has to remark that men ought either to be well treated or crushed, because they can avenge themselves of lighter injuries, of more serious ones they cannot; therefore the injury that is to be done to a man ought to be of such a kind that one does not stand in fear of revenge.”
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” There are three classes of intellects: one which comprehends by itself; another which appreciates what others comprehend; and a third which neither comprehends by itself nor by the showing of others; the first is the most excellent, the second is good, and the third is useless.”
-Machiavelli
Pretty smart guy huh?
-Duke
New packages.
18 January, 2007
I got some packages a couple days ago including a package from Ambrosia Software. I just wanted to say thank you again to these kind people. They sent a copy of their EV Nova board game, mugs, tee shirts, mouse pads, and decks of cards. My coworkers and I are putting all of these gifts to good use. The tee shirts are especially good because they just clothed us for Mid Tour leave. Thank you again Ambrosia.
Duke
Dateline Maqlub.
15 January, 2007
Well its been a few days since our last snow, and it seems to be melting pretty well. This left us with some pretty muddy terrain. Not just your typical mud-on-the-street mud, but monty-python-bring-out-your-dead mud. Alot of goings on recently up here. We had that “detention” of Iranian diplomats over in Irbil and the Presidential address.
I can’t sit here and listen to that without thinking these policies we pursue don’t make any sense. I don’t know why we cant see that this halfway hardass act wont work. I’m sure most people in public office have read Machiavelli’s Prince. It should be a given that you cant do the fear me/love me thing at once. If we are going to be rude hard charging assholes, do it, but don’t go halfway. That is exactly what we are trying right now, and that is why we will ultimately fail. /sigh. Till Later.
-Duke
Rip-its: The most disgusting energy drink ever.
3 January, 2007
Just wanted to get that out there. You know so if you talk to Mel or Bill, tell em Rip-its are teh suck. Till later.
-Duke
More photography.
1 January, 2007
Brrr. High of ~40 and a Low of ~20. Insane. Now I know what to say next time I hear someone say it never gets below 60 (or what gesture.) At least it makes for some fun times and some good views. Frankly I hope we get more snow. Some of the guys up here started making sleds. It looks like we might be able to have a little fun if it snows again. The snow got up to a couple feet thick. Well; I gotta go. Till later.
