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The Extra Terrestrial Illegal Alien Problem
March 1st, 2012On March 1, 2012 Yahoo! Voices published my science fiction short story, The Extra Terrestrial Illegal Alien Problem found here. If this comes down I’ll post a screen capture of the story on the website under my short stories.
Drudge Sold Out to Establishment/Romney
February 23rd, 2012After the debate last night I am gratified to know that at least in the spoken word our four candidates are mostly headed away from BHO and in a direction I’d rather the country go. I’m still undecided and in the ABR camp (Anybody But Romney), however, my vote can be swayed.
I was on Redstate chat during the debate and hands down Newt won. We all agreed I think. those that didn’t agree thought their candidate did the best who ever they were sold out for in the first place. This morning I find Drudge with a voting graphic up asking who I though won the debate. Imagine my surprise when the tally came back as the image I’ve inserted here!?!
Just as a note before tonight, Gentlemen
February 22nd, 2012Someone who IS a conservative doesn’t have to convince us he is a conservative because he lives like a conservative, thinks like a conservative, and acts like a conservative.
15 Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
16 Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?
17 Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.
18 A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
19 Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
20 Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.
Matt 7:15-20 (KJV)
Cross posted at www.RedState.com
The Apple and Why You Need Project Documentation
February 21st, 2012It’s Monday and Jack, your company’s best salesman just closed a large deal to provide an apple from your company, Bob’s Widget Factory and Apple Farm to Cabessa Pie Factory. The deal is with Gordon P. Cabessa, customer. Jack is freshly back from his whirlwind sales tour of the Midwest and drops the contract, ink still wet, on the president’s desk. Bob has assigned the work to you because Jack assured Gordy, ‘We’ll put our best person on it right away’.
You know Bob is a demanding boss who will laud accolades on a successful employee but also is quick to assign blame for any perceived failures. Eager to accomplish the work assigned you open the paperwork and dig in.
Without getting into the details of the contract or process lets look at a quick bullet list of how this delivery could go…
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Who are the New, New Nine?
February 19th, 2012This past weekend beginning on February 17th NASA is celebrating the 50th anniversary of John Glenn’s historic flight aboard Friendship 7 in which he became the first American to orbit the earth in space. Of the original nine Mercury astronauts only John Glenn and Scott Carpenter, also in attendance, were present along with a large number of other project personnel. The article covering the event was written by Marcia Dunn of the Associated Press and can be found here.
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A Walk Through the Valley – Chapter 10
February 18th, 2012To her credit Lieutenant Maran didn’t hesitate. “Back to the loading dock, double time. Establish positions on the dock to hold it while we unload and fuel the truck. Then we get the hell out of here. MOVE!”
The platoon turned about and dashed back through the tunnels to the ladder leading back into the underground garage. Everyone reached the ladder ahead of Bobby and Wojohoski but they waited patiently for their point man to arrive. Bobby didn’t hesitate as he arrived at the ladder. He slung his rifle on the run and leaped onto the third rung scrambling upward with Ski close on his heals.
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We’ve added Facebook ‘Like’ to A Walk Through the Valley
February 15th, 2012If you enjoy my serial A Walk Through the Valley, we’ve now added a Facebook page just for this serial. Click the Like button on any of the chapter posts and you’ll be there. Thanks for reading and enjoy.
Mark Malcolm
The Cavalier
TheCavalier@firstchevalier.com
Dragon Magazine 313-DM’s Tool Box
February 10th, 2012I used to have a link to this piece on the web, but it has since disappeared or been pulled down. These scans are from my contributor’s copy sent to me by Paizo. Thanks for reading.
If the print is too small to see there should be a variety of ways to make it larger depending on your browser. Thanks for looking and I appreciate any feedback.
60 Plus year old piano duet, inspiring
February 8th, 2012If you haven’t seen this yet, spend just a couple of minutes watching what true love looks like in a couple that has been together over 60 years. Thanks to Ramled from Facebook for posting it up there, but I had to share.
60 Plus year old piano duet, inspiring
A Walk Through the Valley – Chapter 9
February 7th, 2012“What the hell is that?” asked Corporal Dieter as Bobby and Wojohoski trundled onto the loading dock assembly area with a thrashing, sheet-drapped burden strapped to a gurney.
“We’re fine corporal, thanks for asking,” Bobby said.
“Eggheads are always complaining we don’t bring them human specimens to experiment on. We thought we’d surprise them,” Ski said all proudly.
“Okay you two geniuses, exactly how do you suggest we get that gurney into the sewers much less through them and out the other side?” Corporal Williams Bobby’s fire team leader asked.
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A Walk Through the Valley – Chapter 8
January 25th, 2012Bobby and Johnny Wojohoski edged down the cluttered hallway of the base teaching hospital. Gurneys, equipment stands, and other tools Bobby couldn’t identify rested against the walls causing the two Marines to snake down the wide passage. They slid up to a set of double doors. The placard said Radiology. Ski motioned his hand to proceed down the hall to the next doorway. As Bobby understood it their mission was the lab where blood work and disease diagnosis was done, the Pathology department; which previous signs indicated was in this wing somewhere. To this point they had seen no indication the undead had made it inside the building, but sweat still coated both men from the prospect of what they might find through the next door.
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Welcome to Second Place
January 24th, 2012We are now officially not the leading space agency in the world and I’d like to bid a fond farewell to the shuttles heading to static display (article found here). We are arguably second to Russia who can still get men and materiel to the International Space Station. For that matter, China is actively pursuing manned space flight as well striving to land on the moon and establish a space station separately from the international one. In fact, China’s space program plans to launch 21 rockets and 30 satellites in 2012 (found here). In contrast, according to NASA’s website (found here) we have only 7 domestic launches planned in 2012 with as many from Baikonur as well. So maybe we aren’t even in second place.
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On the Republican Primary and what is wrong with the Legislative Branch
January 19th, 2012I was asked by a friend on Facebook to post my views on two topics. The current republican presidential primary, and the problems with the legislative branch of the federal government. While these items should be treated as two separate topics I will, for the sake of the request try to cover both here.
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What does it mean to ‘Glorify God’?
January 16th, 201219 What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?
20 For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.
1 Cor 6:19-20 (KJV)
I saw a placard on a gate to a garden at church that read, ‘Given to the glory of God’. It struck me that I wasn’t sure what that meant exactly? As I thought about it I began to examine what it means to have, give, or do something ‘To the Glory of God’?
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Why the ‘Anybody-but-Mitt’ attitude is going to bring us….Mitt
January 12th, 2012I am firmly in the camp of ‘Anybody but Mitt’. However, my preferred candidate is not in the race so I am left squarely undecided. I am researching and listening to everyone in the field, yes everyone. I haven’t made up my mind yet, and won’t until the primary gets to Georgia. My concern is that we are all so apoplectic about NOT choosing Mitt Romney we cannot unit strongly enough behind any one candidate to beat him. This will mirror 2008 giving us a squishy like McCain, which will hand the election to four more of Obama I fear.
Anger is Stupid Prov 14:16-19
December 28th, 2011“Anger is stupid because it makes you do things that are bad. We should not be stupid and follow Satan for he tempts us to be really angry and to say that you are better than them or other things that are bad.”
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A Walk Through the Valley Chapter 7 is up
December 28th, 2011The Marines of second platoon are heading into danger once again. Chapter seven of my post apocalyptic military horror story is now up. I’m struggling with the desire of my heart to write for God and my desire to tell the story I’ve started in AWTtV. I don’t think the two are mutually exclusive given the plot I’ve planned and the direction I have for the tale. However, I’ve been struggling greatly with telling this tale vs whether or not God wants me to write it. We shall see. For now, read on with the next installment of A Walk Through the Valley (here).
Holiday Mail for Heroes
December 10th, 2011I became aware of an effort this year to send Christmas cards to our troops. The Red Cross is partnering with Pitney Bowes to send Christmas cards to US troops. All you have to do is mail your card to the following address and it will be distributed to our Marines, Soldiers, Sailors, and Airmen. As a side note, the email suggesting sending cards to ‘any wounded US soldier’ or ‘Any US service member’ will not reach anyone due to US postal regulations and US Military safety rules concerning mail delivery. Here’s the link to the Red Cross website detailing the effort, and here’s the address on that link…
Holiday Mail for Heroes
P.O. Box 5456
Capitol Heights, MD 20791-5456
Devotions are going up
December 9th, 2011I’ve begun writing some Christian devotions, which are being posted under the Cavalier’s Cross-Sharpening the Sword. I’m enjoying the brief efforts needed to pen a devotion so I’m going to be posting these as frequently as the spirit moves me to write them. Thanks and enjoy.
Mark Malcolm
The Cavalier
thecavalier@firstchevalier.com