tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post8019968060148460962..comments2024-03-17T08:27:53.658-05:00Comments on Stonekettle Station: OblivionJim Wrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11259550121437562338noreply@blogger.comBlogger84125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-40025659521600128902020-11-02T08:51:43.259-06:002020-11-02T08:51:43.259-06:00Hi Jim I’m contacting you because somehow I’ve bee...Hi Jim I’m contacting you because somehow I’ve been totally blocked from your Facebook pages and I honestly think it was a technical glitch or error - I am an avid reader of your posts but can’t recall ever commenting, much less anything that could be construed as trolling. Would you please check and see if you’ve mistakenly blocked me? I really miss seeing your content in my feed. My name (Facebook profile name also) is Karla Mae Bosse, I’m an unrepentant liberal from Massachusetts. If I did post something that offended you, I would appreciate you letting me know what it was and I offer my apology in advance. (Obviously this comment is for you and not meant to be published on this blog entry. Thanks!)bigskygalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01755295136762627447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-87128959345112796542020-10-29T16:07:48.008-05:002020-10-29T16:07:48.008-05:00>>there must be immediate and dire consequen...>>there must be immediate and dire consequences for those leaders who disregard their duty to the people<<<br /><br />Alas, if inevitably there were immediate and dire consequences, we would not have the "leaders" we have today. I fear for our nation.<br /><br />The New York Crankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04489472134701718697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-89807302080171331612020-10-29T08:53:07.537-05:002020-10-29T08:53:07.537-05:00Amen.Amen.Rai Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05048732150549506408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-17330509369919350912020-10-25T11:40:56.124-05:002020-10-25T11:40:56.124-05:00Excellent has always. I really liked the first par...Excellent has always. I really liked the first part of your essay. Why? Well I was an Armed Forces Brat, (Emphasis on the Brat!), and I spent much of my childhood living on bases of the Canadian Armed Forces, and bluntly I got to hear an great deal about Military Bullshit and oblivious Officers. The result was that I decided the Military was not for me. I thought that Military BS was not something I could tolerate. <br /><br />I remember when my parents tried to get me into some Cadet program that involved Officer type training. I had to be interviewed by some Officers. One question they asked was if I was ordered to wash a floor would I do it. I said yes. Then I was asked what would I do if the Officer who ordered me to wash the floor deliberately walked over the clean floor with muddy boots. I told them I would dump my bucket of soapy water over him. Of course I was not accepted into the program. And I obviously wasn't cut out for the Military.<br />xibalbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00224952131898257723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-27936534556703965612020-10-25T02:56:28.268-05:002020-10-25T02:56:28.268-05:00I have had the good fortune of working 33 years fo...I have had the good fortune of working 33 years for a company that puts the people first. Not perfectly, not every time, but managers who do it well get promoted. And the company is damn profitable, too. Sadly, too many companies that their front line people as a cost to be minimised. Then they wonder why their "young people today" don't give a damn. Bill Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05912897300742235588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-48140169742879656152020-10-25T00:37:45.828-05:002020-10-25T00:37:45.828-05:00Good Job John. Always be loyal to your hard workin...Good Job John. Always be loyal to your hard working people. Otherwise it is all for nothingAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06873785295445618408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-15485329554671866972020-10-25T00:29:59.467-05:002020-10-25T00:29:59.467-05:00Yep Jim is fantastic in this essayYep Jim is fantastic in this essayAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06873785295445618408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-49514923325279332592020-10-25T00:11:57.059-05:002020-10-25T00:11:57.059-05:00yes my first stonekettle essay too, and it is INDE...yes my first stonekettle essay too, and it is INDEED a great masterpiece! I laughed, I cried, I got mad, MILITARY troops should not be treated like shit, and tanks are not more important than damn troops. My beef is the BILLIONS the military contractors get making the tanks, the planes, the weapons while the troops get shit. HOW about PROFIT sharing with the troops ?? A crazy and radical idea I know.... imagine if all the troops got a piece of the profit action on MILITARY contracts and defense SPENDING which is in the BILLIONS........Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06873785295445618408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-22920675454265495552020-10-25T00:02:55.641-05:002020-10-25T00:02:55.641-05:00AMEN! It would make a great star wars title scroll...AMEN! It would make a great star wars title scroll!<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06873785295445618408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-10266562676591273242020-10-24T23:52:31.679-05:002020-10-24T23:52:31.679-05:00Right on! The Observer... yes this was excellent a...Right on! The Observer... yes this was excellent analogyAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06873785295445618408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-68295377086482868212020-10-24T23:49:02.784-05:002020-10-24T23:49:02.784-05:00yes indeed. I laughed, cried and got mad when read...yes indeed. I laughed, cried and got mad when reading his words. It needed to be said for people to wake up to the real truth not the fox propaganda machineAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06873785295445618408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-81020254011030746232020-10-24T23:45:02.472-05:002020-10-24T23:45:02.472-05:00yes hear ye! hear ye!yes hear ye! hear ye!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06873785295445618408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-65690442347515318262020-10-24T23:44:03.170-05:002020-10-24T23:44:03.170-05:00That was the most amazing awesome writing i have r...That was the most amazing awesome writing i have read in a while on the Trumpster and the ivory tower military leaders. Trump is a very sad man who is bent on power and money, and of course in love with Donald Trump. He is loathed even by his own family members and grew up with a ruthless, money hungry father who spent more time with business than with Trump and his siblings. He came from a BROKEN household and grew up with bad ethics and greed from his father. He is a FAILED businessman who cant even run a profitable Casino. He has many failed businesses, many lawsuits against him in business, and is a PRETEND Billionaire from the Apprentice show. His books were all written by ghostwriters and he claimed business losses for over 18 years. WOW. That many losses? Must not be a good businessman. He has screwed over workers in pay, and he and his father got into trouble years ago for rent discrimination against minority groups. <br /><br />Ever notice when Trump first met Obama as new president that Melania was left behind Trump as he met Obama? Obama and Michelle were side by side. Trump didnt even respect Melania, and they even had trouble holding hands. <br /><br />I think Trump is all about money, power and EGO. He is a wannabe Billionaire with $400 million+ in debts. many failed companies. Many bankruptcies. A man who calls the Covid 19 a hoax even though 200,000 have died in usa from an imaginary virus. So sad. <br /><br />My dear sir I applaud your bravery to stand up for the enlisted men and women who fight for stupid wars created by greedy politicians for publicity, votes and bragging rights. It is JUST WRONG that people die for senseless wars without purpose. Soldiers are the protectors of FREEDOM and SECURITY in the nation. Not as cannon fodder for greedy selfish politicians who never fought a single battle on the warfront. Such hippocrites! The politicians are about money and power and yet they are gutless cowards who wont dare sit in a battle field with a gun and fight foreign enemies in combat. <br /><br />I enjoyed your writing and even laughed when thinking about the potted plants and angry at same time. Yes some top brass live in another world and can't relate to the common soldier as they live in ivory towers while the common troops are in the dirt and the mud.....<br /><br />Fine writing sir. Keep up the good work as a loyal soldier of the U S of A<br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06873785295445618408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-54566565211281784792020-10-24T18:24:17.854-05:002020-10-24T18:24:17.854-05:00I haven't been following you for very long, bu...I haven't been following you for very long, but every time I see something of yours I am greatly impressed. Thanks.sarafinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07307690484473563261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-67908765097214437152020-10-23T20:46:05.860-05:002020-10-23T20:46:05.860-05:00Impressive. Thoughtful. Sobering. AmenImpressive. Thoughtful. Sobering. AmenA grateful citizenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02698138162286873593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-81814987461893910012020-10-23T15:58:22.523-05:002020-10-23T15:58:22.523-05:00The essay has particular targets, but there's ...The essay has particular targets, but there's a larger lesson here of institutional behavior in general... the huge gap between the awareness and understanding of the worker bees who get the work done vs. upper management. My retired father-in-law says a big part of his corporate job was protecting the people he was responsible for from the BS coming down from above.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-22702515289336140072020-10-23T14:10:22.574-05:002020-10-23T14:10:22.574-05:00Every time I read one of Jim's essays, I am im...Every time I read one of Jim's essays, I am impressed.<br />This time, Chief, you have surpassed yourself.Captain Beakynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-1337507576426205732020-10-22T19:32:21.974-05:002020-10-22T19:32:21.974-05:00Very well put.
Reminds me of men who can't b...Very well put. <br /><br />Reminds me of men who can't believe women experience aggressive, unfair, sexist treatment because they've never seen it or experienced it themselves - "He's always been such a stand up guy any time I've seen him". <br /><br />Or people not able to see beyond their privilege to accept that racism exists and has the massive impact on everyone's lives that it does - "I've never had a problem getting a mortgage, job, apartment, or been afraid when I get pulled over, or seen a cop, I've never been stopped when I wasn't doing anything wrong..."<br /><br />Thank you for writing and sharing this.Shannanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18426088187599406583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-40579765835694326542020-10-22T16:08:11.995-05:002020-10-22T16:08:11.995-05:00The B.S. was the exact reason why my husband and I...The B.S. was the exact reason why my husband and I both chose to ETS after 14 and 10 years of service, respectively. I liked your analogy, and agree with your conclusion. Thanks for your service, Chief. Thanks for speaking out. Both take courage. Maria Applebyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13056784299796284749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-49121502278403795622020-10-22T13:41:17.386-05:002020-10-22T13:41:17.386-05:00Brilliant. My father served in the Army as a helic...Brilliant. My father served in the Army as a helicopter pilot. At some point the pilots with him were promoted just because the General didn't want to be flown by warrant officers but his group were the best. So they were promoted to Lt. Then Vietnam and if they went to Vietnam they would be promoted to Captains. One went back a second time and made Major. Anyway, my dad said if you wanted to stay alive, stick with the Sergeants. I also appreciated your insight into what is necessary to be an officer and how the good ones are able to switch out of war mode in the down times. Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13665977657939295412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-36004175150607044072020-10-22T13:15:09.065-05:002020-10-22T13:15:09.065-05:00Yeah, Jim, you can be as circumspect as you want b...Yeah, Jim, you can be as circumspect as you want but I know you're talking about NOB Norfolk. teqnopaganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05880812077008455608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-51806536740771363102020-10-22T07:52:20.622-05:002020-10-22T07:52:20.622-05:00Bravo Zulu. Law enforcement is similar to the mil...Bravo Zulu. Law enforcement is similar to the military in this regard. I often wondered what happened to my friends and co-workers as they promoted up the chain and completely forgot where they came from. <br /><br />I spent an uncomfortable period of time (4 years) acting in capacity as a first line supervisor. During that time, I had a "meeting" with the Lt. He wanted to know what my plan was for "motivating" a co-worker (keep in mind, I had NOT promoted, but was filling an "open" spot in the schedule.) I asked what he meant; the guy he was talking about was rock solid, there every day, took calls without complaining, wrote decent reports and would always do whatever you asked him to. This Lt. said "Motivate him to get more involved; become an instructor, or apply for detectives. He needs to move forward." This guy was happy doing what he did, and did a good job. Wasn't enough, apparently. I told the Lt. that I saw no need for that; the guy met the criteria for an "exceeds expectations" evaluation rating every time. <br /><br />I recall reading about the "adminsphere", the rarefied air that the administration breaths. Is there an "officersphere" as well? <br />Xena Tubahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03417809805691967652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-23216054828847539342020-10-22T07:41:46.325-05:002020-10-22T07:41:46.325-05:00Spot on assessment, CMS.
Spot on assessment, CMS. <br />Xena Tubahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03417809805691967652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-32218292488826549272020-10-22T02:23:31.361-05:002020-10-22T02:23:31.361-05:00https://youtu.be/nmGuy0jievshttps://youtu.be/nmGuy0jievsjboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17762789802997215092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-14260159846900436982020-10-22T00:56:03.288-05:002020-10-22T00:56:03.288-05:00My thought too - at least, of those I've read....My thought too - at least, of those I've read.Traveler_1701https://www.blogger.com/profile/14632595976398804471noreply@blogger.com