Kelly Smith Weblog Aficionado: Just a guy vs. Life

My Inner Captain... Get up Lieutenant! I find that I am in need of a lot of self-motivation lately because of some of the obstacles I am facing. The best way I motivate myself is to picture myself in the position that I want to be in, and I talk to myself as if I am already there, or as if I am "that person." I know, rather strange but it helps when things seem hopeless. If I deploy with the BCT, then I could perhaps make Captain within the year, but I have a lot of correspondence and physical conditioning to do before I would even attempt to put a promotion packet in. Some mornings when I am laying there, and I feel sooooo tired, I really want to just say, "to hell with it." But, I have to call on my inner Captain.... Inner Captain: "Get up Lieutenant." ME: "Go to hell..." Inner Captain: "Damnit! You are talking to a Captain, Soldier!" ME: "Go to hell...Sir?" Inner Captain: "Wrong freaking answer, you! Get out of that ra...

Bad Granny.... Apparently a 36....yes, I said it....36 year old Grandmother left her granddaughter in a car to perish in sweltering heat. I was shocked that someone could be 36 years old and have a grandchild. What was even more shocking was this woman's photo. Just by looking at it, it would appear that she had kept a daily regimen of Jack Daniel's, methamphetamines, and truck stop waitressing to achieve this look. Damn. The woman is a year older than me! This is amazing!

The "N" word..... Unbelievable use of a derogatory word by of all people....a high school teacher. The N(igger) Word [More to follow....]

The Study Session... My wife was up studying last night for a test in one of her night school classes. I tried to get my daughter settled down for the night so Renee would not be interrupted. As usual, Alex rebelled with an incessant cry of, "But I don't wanna go to bed!" I let Alex go downstairs to give Renee, "Hugs and sugars.", and I didn't hear anything for a while. I went downstairs and discovered this sight. Pretty cute, huh?

Valley of the Wolves, Iraq... What are Billy Zane and Gary Busey thinking about? Movie Trailer Apparently the Turkish film industry has spent the largest amount for a movie in their history. Approximately 10 million dollars. The movie is about a "savage" group of American Soldiers. The Soldiers kidnap people randomly, shoot up a wedding, and take people to Abu Ghraib prison and stack them like cord wood. After that, a Jewish-American doctor played by Gary Busey, removes their internal organs and sells them. Apparently some of the prisoners are actually Turkish citizens who are not guilty of terrorist acts. One of the Turkish guys kills himself to preserve his honor, not before sending a desperate plea to some larger-than-life Turkish intelligence Officer. In steps a gravelly-voiced, smartly-dressed guy who basically annihilates the Americans. OH! The Americans, I forgot, their commander is none other than Billy Zane, who doesn't wear a uniform, but wears some kind of a du...