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Down but not out

Well, been a while since I blogged here... things for a LONG time were good... what does that tell you? Of course I was due for a big fat dump of heaping steaming fecal matter poured liberally over my nugget... In this case, its an actual injury I sustained on the job... now granted, I haven't been fucked over by the company... not yet. And I'm not about to start trusting them.
Long story short, I've been contracting in the Middle East and have been supporting the "Global War on Terror" in "Operation Extreme Stupidity" for some time, but now I find myself on the casualty rolls with a knee thats in dire need of rebuild/replacement. I managed to get medevaced pretty quickly (3days) so no real complaints there, but now? The operation is on Monday, but I'm still in a twist over the concept of being cut by anyone for any reason. Fuck Fuck Fuck. Can't really tell the wife my apprehention at this, as I'm the guy who's literally faced down gun toting insurgents and walked away unscathed. Big Strong Guy in combat, but now? I wanna fucking puke. Hell thanks for letting me vent here w/out this, I'd probably be sitting in a puddle of my own piss... probably will be anyways... fuuuuuuuck me... holler atcha all on Weds or Thurs provided I don't fucking die on the table ;) Peace!

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Hey Rakk!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Submitted by darthsidious on Mon, 01/07/2008 - 02:02.

I remember you. It's been a long time!!! I haven't been here for several months myself.

Sorry for what you are going through now with your knee. Sending positive mojo your way. Peace....

"Only the strong are gonna be free from a world of fools"
Tooth and Nail - Dokken

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I Salute you Soldier...
Submitted by wageslaveZ on Tue, 01/08/2008 - 03:58.

Rak101,

Been a while since we heard from you. I probably would've been in Iraq by now if the MLER program through General Dynamics Land Systems job fair wasn't only looking for unemployed skilled trades people in Warren. It would've made me a shit-load of money, but I guess even if I had the reqs I still probably wouldn't have collected it before I got capped. Hope your knee surgery goes well, I'm glad my taxes go to patching you up, I'm just not happy with where the rest of it goes... >:( Keep it evil.

Dogs of war and men of hate
With no cause, we don't discriminate
Discovery is to be disowned
Our currency is flesh and bone
Hell opened up and put on sale
Gather 'round and haggle
For hard cash, we will lie and deceive
Even our masters don't know the web we weave
One world, it's a battleground
One world, and we will smash it down
One world ... One world
Invisible transfers, long distance calls,
Hollow laughter in marble halls
Steps have been taken, a silent uproar
Has unleashed the dogs of war
You can't stop what has begun
Signed, sealed, they deliver oblivion
We all have a dark side, to say the least
And dealing in death is the nature of the beast
One world, it's a battleground
One world, and we will smash it down
One world ... One world
The dogs of war don't negotiate
The dogs of war won't capitulate,
They will take and you will give,
And you must die so that they may live
You can knock at any door,
But wherever you go, you know they've been there before
Well winners can lose and things can get strained
But whatever you change, you know the dogs remain.
One world, it's a battleground
One world, and we will smash it down
One world ... One world

(Pink Floyd: The Dogs of War)

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good luck on your surgery
Submitted by MrPlankton  on Thu, 01/10/2008 - 16:11.

Been awhile.

Know what you mean about "under the knife". Started me thinking what if my doc blogs on this site because he hates his job and can't stand his patients, boy that would suck....

Mr. Plankton

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Well I'm glad THATS overwith..
Submitted by Rakkasan101st on Thu, 01/10/2008 - 22:26.

Darth Wage and Plank... gracias for the kind thoughts and wage, the song is just SO apropro... The surgery went well, but I still need all sorts of rehab and the like that goes with the rebuild of a knee. The best thing tho is I forgot how good life and one's perspective on how good life is when yer chewing on 3-500 mg Percocets and washin it down with Ice Cold beeeeeeer!!! To you all my fellow labor haters, I salute you!

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