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• The Making of a Marine: "onion Ring and Fry"

  

  The Marines refer to the site on an M-16 as an "onion ring and fry." The idea is that you want the "fry" to bisect the length of the "onion ring" through the... Read more

  Posted on 05 May 2011 DEBATE, SELF EXPRESSION, SOCIETY

• The Making of a Marine: "iron Ducks"

  

  The Marines refer to a non-swimmer as an "iron duck." Walking into the Parris Island swim facility, you could hear a pin drop, except for the clarion orders of... Read more

  Posted on 05 May 2011 DEBATE, SELF EXPRESSION, SOCIETY

• The Making of a Marine: "go-fasters"

  

  The Marines refer to tennis shoes as "go fasters." What a brilliant name. The DI (drill instructor) explained that tennis shoes supposedly make you go faster... Read more

  Posted on 05 May 2011 DEBATE, SELF EXPRESSION, SOCIETY

• God's Simple Plan for Extra-terrestrials

  

  When I was not developing my gymnastics abilities, I spent the majority of my tween years philosophizing to no good end. At the coffee shop. On the sidewalk.... Read more

  Posted on 04 May 2011 DEBATE, SELF EXPRESSION, SOCIETY

• Sodium: Preventative Maintenance for Families

  

  You can drive down any number of secondary roads in Williamson County, Tennessee, and you will eventually come across a barn. Here is a photo of me in an... Read more

  Posted on 29 April 2011 DEBATE, SELF EXPRESSION, SOCIETY

• Escapisms: the Art of Deflection

  

  At times we find it necessary to summon all of our nerve to escape a potentially bad situation or to deflect wrath directed at us. On a subway once, a gang... Read more

  Posted on 28 April 2011 DEBATE, SELF EXPRESSION, SOCIETY