Maybe it is just a Monday thing, and we aren't feeling particularly inspired yet. However, luckily, we guess, there doesn't seem to be a lot of significant news out today/history anniversaries to celebrate or poke fun at. So journey back with us if you will, to earlier days of AITC when we knew SEALs were way cool before they brained OBL while he was playing his Intellivision game console on a black and white television. Enjoy, or not, the tale of the SEAL "low-talking" negotiator, who brought pirates to their knees without firing a shot.http://aliveinthechesapeake.blogspot.com/2009/05/low-talking-hostage-negotiator-destroys.html
http://aliveinthechesapeake.blogspot.com/2009/07/aitc-editor-in-chief-fails-buds.html {Regrettably the true story of a humble,stressed middle-aged man, who due to various life distraction failed to notice one afternoon at the swim club that the local yutes, all of whom weigh significantly less than he, had lessened the tension on the high diving board the night before so that they could get more 'springiness' and elevation to do 'cannonballs.' The result was a 210 pound man flying[?] through the air and landing what was described as a 1 and 3/4 with a pure lower back landing. The marks were particularly low, but the 0.0 from the Chinese judge was just harsh}.