Author Archives: Chris Penningroth

Laying Low

Posted on Sun, 21 September 2008 by Chris Penningroth

     Not that I’ve been posting a lot lately, but I’m going to be mostly offline for the next 7-10 days.  We’re getting ready for one of those "Major muscle movements" that occurs every 18-36 months in the life of … Continue reading →

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Most Ironic Ironies

Posted on Sat, 13 September 2008 by Chris Penningroth

     The most ironic irony I can think of:  Discovering that you’re allergic to Kleenex tissue.      What are some of your most ironic ironies?

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Something in Common

Posted on Thu, 04 September 2008 by Chris Penningroth

     Governor Palin and I have something in common:  She and I have both won second prize in a beauty contest!      It may have been a little tougher going for her!

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Six Times the Calories

Posted on Fri, 15 August 2008 by Chris Penningroth

     If this is true, then I pray Mr Phelps doesn’t end up having severe health problems later on! ***Update:  H/T to Anwyn (and apologies for forgetting in the first place!)***

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Clarke’s Third Law Applied

Posted on Mon, 11 August 2008 by Chris Penningroth

     It appears that the highly-desired Cloak of Invisibility that my Dungeons and Dragons characters were searching for over 25 years ago was finally found in a lab at UC-Berkeley.      No wonder Ug the Barbarian-Ranger never found it, it … Continue reading →

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This Could Get Ugly

Posted on Fri, 08 August 2008 by Chris Penningroth

     I was a bit surprised to read Georgia had moved troops into South Ossetia and Russia had in turn moved troops in and had started bombing Georgia (CNN, FoxNews, Johnson’s Russia List (via e-mail)).      It’s like Bizarro-Kosovo/Serbia. 

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Heroes Run 2008

Posted on Sat, 26 July 2008 by Chris Penningroth

     Mr Gary Patriquin is sponsoring the 2008 Heroes Run in Lockport, IL in honor of CPT Travis Patriquin and service members killed in Iraq.  It will be 9 Aug 2008 at 0800.  It starts at the Lockport High School, … Continue reading →

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The National Anthem

Posted on Sat, 26 July 2008 by Chris Penningroth

     This was a fascinating way to get the day started at the Gathering of Mustangs and Legends.      Personally, I think the ground crew needed to catch it before it hit the ground.  Otherwise, very cool!

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Winning an Earthquake

Posted on Thu, 24 July 2008 by Chris Penningroth

     We experienced an earthquake here in our home in Japan last night.  It measured 6.8 on the Richter scale.  Luckily, no one appears to have died in the quake.      Since no one died, I can say I’m glad … Continue reading →

Posted in Asia/Pacific, Homelife, Humor | 3 Comments

Returned To Base

Posted on Sat, 28 June 2008 by Chris Penningroth

     I’ve done a reverse MacArthur.  I have returned from the Philippines.       As it happened, I rolled home and straight into an exercise! I’d like to say I swapped my ‘Battle Rattle’ for a chemical defense ensemble, but rather … Continue reading →

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