Watchman's Soap Box

"I am on the dirt frontage road to the internet thingy"And don't waste my time calling me a racist, cause I aren't. So there!

Spc. Joseph A. Graves
21 years old from Discovery Bay, California
110th Military Police Company, 720th Military Police Battalion, 89th Military Police Brigade
July 26, 2006


Spc. Joseph Graves's dream was to work for the FBI and he saw that joining the Military was a way to help me do that. Joseph Graves enlisted in the Army at 17 and surprised his family when he went to jump school soon afterwards. "This was a kid I could hardly get to ski down a ski slope, because it was too intimidating," said his father, Kevin. "And now he's jumping out of airplanes." Spc. Graves was the lone casualty when his convoy was attacked by insurgents near Baghdad on July 26, 2006.

You can read more about Spc. Graves here

These brave men and women sacrifice so much in their lives just so others may get to enjoy freedom. For that I am proud to call them Hero.
Those Who Say That We're In A Time When There Are No Heroes, They Just Don't Know Where To Look

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"I am on the dirt frontage road to the internet thingy"And don't waste my time calling me a racist, cause I aren't. So there!

My child arrived just the other day
He came to the world in the usual way
But there were planes to catch and bills to pay
He learned to walk while I was away
And he was talkin' 'fore I knew it, and as he grew
He'd say "I'm gonna be like you dad
You know I'm gonna be like you"

And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon
Little boy blue and the man on the moon
When you comin' home dad?
I don't know when, but we'll get together then son
You know we'll have a good time then

My son turned ten just the other day
He said, "Thanks for the ball, Dad, come on let's play
Can you teach me to throw", I said "Not today
I got a lot to do", he said, "That's ok"
And he walked away but his smile never dimmed
And said, "I'm gonna be like him, yeah
You know I'm gonna be like him"

And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon
Little boy blue and the man on the moon
When you comin' home son?
I don't know when, but we'll get together then son
You know we'll have a good time then

Well, he came home from college just the other day
So much like a man I just had to say
"Son, I'm proud of you, can you sit for a while?"
He shook his head and said with a smile
"What I'd really like, Dad, is to borrow the car keys
See you later, can I have them please?"

And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon
Little boy blue and the man on the moon
When you comin' home son?
I don't know when, but we'll get together then son
You know we'll have a good time then

I've long since retired, my son's moved away
I called him up just the other day
I said, "I'd like to see you if you don't mind"
He said, "I'd love to, Dad, if I can find the time
You see my new job's a hassle and kids have the flu
But it's sure nice talking to you, Dad
It's been sure nice talking to you"

And as I hung up the phone it occurred to me
He'd grown up just like me
My boy was just like me

And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon
Little boy blue and the man on the moon
When you comin' home son?
I don't know when, but we'll get together then son
You know we'll have a good time then


"I am on the dirt frontage road to the internet thingy"And don't waste my time calling me a racist, cause I aren't. So there!

"I am on the dirt frontage road to the internet thingy"And don't waste my time calling me a racist, cause I aren't. So there!

Really, I drank from a garden hose all my life. Not good enough for you? Going to buy some fancy bottled water? Just shows you’re an idiot. It is water, dude, it comes from the same place.

Really it is just water.


"I am on the dirt frontage road to the internet thingy"And don't waste my time calling me a racist, cause I aren't. So there!

The reason for it:

They want what I have, but they don't want to work to get it.

Who is protesting:

To me it looks like people who where dropped on their heads where they where young

When will it end:

When the MSM gets tired of the low ratings they are bringing in

Do I care:

NOPE NOT SO MUCH



"I am on the dirt frontage road to the internet thingy"And don't waste my time calling me a racist, cause I aren't. So there!

I pass these dumb ass's every day going home. Felt sorry for them at first, lost no job, no hope. But all 12 of them are like a box of rocks.

Occupy Tampa

No sympathy here, your not making a difference in anything. NOPE


"I am on the dirt frontage road to the internet thingy"And don't waste my time calling me a racist, cause I aren't. So there!

Still not right in the head, but what the hell.


"I am on the dirt frontage road to the internet thingy"And don't waste my time calling me a racist, cause I aren't. So there!