Russian Parliament Proposes Polygamy

Russian Parliament says WHAT?

MosNews -

Deputy speaker of the State Duma, the lower house of the Russian parliament, has called the idea to introduce polygamy in Chechnya "absolutely right"” and proposed to spread it for the whole Russia.

"We must welcome (this idea) and spread (polygamy) for the whole Russia because we have 10 million lonely women,"” Vladimir Zhirinovsky was quoted by ITAR-TASS news agency as saying.

This is definitely one of the craziest things I have seen out of the Russian government yet! I eludes me how such stordon'tdont make it into US or World news. I'll have to do more research in Russian Orthodox beliefs, but I would think that this would clash with their belief system.

The Chechen Prime Minister, RamzanKadyrov, has also called for polygamy to solve their problem in their time of war stating,

"it is necessary because we are at war and according to statistics there are 9 percent fewer men than women in the republic. It is very important for the Chechen people. The law of Shariah allows this, it does not run counter to it. Therefore, each man who can provide for four wives should do it. It should be allowed."

Read the full story here...

1 for the "Brain Bucket"

Brain Bucket

Often referred to, by those I know, as the "Brain Bucket" -this one saved a soldiers life recently in Tikrit!

Helmet Protects Soldier from Sniper Fire

By U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Mark Wojciechowski 133rd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment

FORWARD OPERATING BASE REMAGEN, TIKRIT, IRAQ, Jan. 6, 2006 — For many soldiers, the new Army combat helmet is a necessary evil. It can be cumbersome when in the dining facility trying to handle a tray of food and it causes headaches and tension in the neck when worn on lengthy missions. Snyder was standing up in the turret scanning his sector and had been waving off traffic for about 15 minutes. He recalls hearing a shot and feeling "a little jerk."

Read more here at Defend America...

UPDATE: I just wanted to thank Mudville Gazette for link this week..It's always inspiring!

The Big 2K

I had to post about my 2000 hits on my Blog!!!
I missed my 1000 hits while I was still on vacation in early November, but in just 2 months I have had 1000 hits! I do understand that this is small beans for some, but it was a much longer road to my first thousand and that just means that my readers have increased. I don't aim to be a top blogger or anything, but it is cool to see that others find my site interesting in one way or another.

For the most part my blog is for friends & family and some type of creative outlet for me while I'm working in the sandbox (Iraq). I was never good in English and never cared for writing, but I must admit I never imagined that something like a blog would be filling my free time.

Despite all my typos and grammatical errors I appreciate all those that visit me to see what's up on a daily, weekly and/or monthly basis! Thank you, thank you, thank you!