@Tacitus_Kilgore I hope you're aware of how deeply loved you are here on coso, and if not, that you *become* aware of it.
@Alfred If someone is on the Quiet Skies watchlist, should they have or be able to get a security clearance?
@stueytheround I used to call that therapy "Oxygen Injection" and oh how I miss it. Speed Safely my friend:)
Turns Out, It Was Cancer All Along
https://www.stonekettle.com/2024/11/turns-out-it-was-cancer-after-all.html
@DisasterOracle prayers and positive thoughts/vibes for health and healing
@thewebrecluse love it and am tempted to shop for one, but I drink it black:)
And I'd probably give myself a black eye trying it on a mixer drink as I might tip the glass a bit too much;)
@MrGoat and I'll bet their vendor follows their own policy: 没有回报
Méiyǒu huíbào
Today is a good day to honour #veterans
I am grateful to all who have served, whether in war or peacetime.
I am thankful for those, who in extremis, are willing to sacrifice their very lives for those they will never meet.
To best honour those who have served and those who will serve in the future, I shall do my best to be a peacemaker, reducing the need for their lives to be given ❤️ #Armistice
@Possum63 I wish there could be an absolute, but I suspect an oath is a personal thing and having an expiration (so to speak) must be an individual decision. IMHO for those waving the flag about being veterans, they still are beholden to their oaths . How they can support the shenanigans (very understated description) is completely beyond me. And as for myself, first oath in 1984 as I enlisted in the Army and another in 1989 as I got my butter bars. Out in 1999 but still feel I must be faithful
I'm pondering a very important question, which all veterans should consider.
Was my oath to support & defend the Constitution merely part of an employment contract that expired when my active duty ended? Or is it more than that? Is my oath "null and void" simply because I'm no longer getting paid for active service? An oath is a solemn thing, not to be taken lightly.
The Constitution, and the rights it imparts to us as citizens, are in grave peril. I'm not being hyperbolic. The danger is real.
I think our oath to support and defend the constitution is still in effect, little matter that we are no longer on active duty. Our oath is solemn, not to be taken lightly, and is binding until our last breath.
That is how I am interpreting it in my own case.
@Possum63 as a veteran myself, i consider the oath still in force.
My favorite response to "How are you?": Sitting up taking nourishment thank you. That is a success right there:)