Department of Inconvenient Truths
Indicium Parilis Facultas ne Necessarius Veritas

Here’s some life lesson’s I’ve learned. I’ll be adding to this list as I remember the more important lessons.

From the book/movie “1984”, when I first watched the movie back in high school (or maybe it was Jr. High?) – Never let them see your weakness(es). Winston let it be known that he was afraid of rats above all else, and that was used against him. To expand this, “…never let them know what you’re thinking.”

From Sun Tsu and various other situations and people, my core belief is to “Never get bent out of shape over anything you cannot control.” If I didn’t cause the problem, or if I cannot control the problem or outcome, there’s no reason to get torn up over it, there’s nothing I can do. To paraphrase, “….it is, what it is.”

Be kind, also be prepared to kill every mother fucker in the room.

Always have a knife. (or multi-tool). The premise of this lesson is from the Boy Scouts: Be Prepared!

Education and intelligence do not necessarily have a symbiotic relationship. One can be educated. One can be intelligent. One can be educated and intelligent. One can also be educated and dumb as a bag of hammers.

The best times of your lives are hardly ever noticed while they’re being experienced.

Organized religion is the world’s way of controlling the masses. Some of the most corrupt people I’ve known kneel at the foot of the cross on Sundays after partying like rock stars on Saturdays. You cannot have hate in your heart and be Christian. You cannot be greedy and profess to be a Christian either. “A rich man cannot enter the kingdom of heaven.”

Matthew 19:16-24

¹⁶ Just then a man came up to Jesus and asked, “Teacher, what good thing must I do to get eternal life?”

¹⁷ “Why do you ask me about what is good?” Jesus replied. “There is only One who is good. If you want to enter life, keep the commandments.”

¹⁸ “Which ones?” he inquired.

Jesus replied, “‘You shall not murder, you shall not commit adultery, you shall not steal, you shall not give false testimony, ¹⁹ honor your father and mother,’^[a] and ‘love your neighbor as yourself.’^[b]”

²⁰ “All these I have kept,” the young man said. “What do I still lack?”

²¹ Jesus answered, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.”

²² When the young man heard this, he went away sad, because he had great wealth.

²³ Then Jesus said to his disciples, “Truly I tell you, it is hard for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of heaven. ²⁴ Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.”

If the political scope of the United States is the Grand Canyon, the two major political parties are but a creek bed apart.

Always have a backup (plan).

To become “elite” at a particular skill, profession, game, etc. means you’re in the 1% – which is 99% better than anyone else. The stars must align to make everything come together. It’s not just experience, intelligence, education, or skill. It’s also health, mental well-being, preparation, desire, stamina, drive/ambition and an unmatched willingness to bounce back and try again and again.

Help someone with their job or task, you will learn something.

Pay attention to your surroundings, never get tunnel vision.

Sometimes the solution to the problem will present itself with patience. Many times, the solution is simple, overthinking is the majority of many problems.

Many problems persist because of (or lack of) friction. Either add friction or subtract friction and the problem can be easily resolved.

Never stand when you can sit, never sit when you can lay down.

Take naps.

Be kind to animals. Dogs especially. Your dog thinks you are his/her entire world, treat them accordingly. Never take them for granted.

Karma is real.

After a lifetime of friendships, there’s maybe one, or if you’re lucky, two people in the entire world that you can count on when the chips are down, and it’s not necessarily someone that’s related to you or someone you’ve considered “your best friend”. Sometimes, it’s just an acquaintance. More times than not, there’s no one that you can count on to help hide the evidence. Keep that shit to yourself.

It’s impossible to use alcohol to wash away bad memories.

The war on drugs was a sham and complete failure.

Keeping up with the Jones’ will keep you in debt.

Treat the Janitor with the same respect as the CEO: Pick up a broom and get to work.

Here are the major reasons I get upset with what’s going on in the World:

1) People trampling on the Constitution of the United States of America.

1a) People assuming the U.S. should be the World’s Police Force. Fuck ’em, let them do their own dirty work!

2) Socialism (and neo communism), extreme liberals and the liberal elite, primarily George Soros.

3) Global Warming Hoax and how Al Gore (among others) have fleeced the World.

4) Mistreating animals.

5) Decline of volunteerism.

6) Intervention of the Federal Government into States’ Rights.

6a) Bigger Federal Government ≠ Better Government

7) Gun control.

8) Freedom of Speech.

9) The attempt to throw religion out of Government and in contrast, the attempt by “Christians” to state that the United States was founded in the “Christian Faith” when it was really founded on the beliefs of “Freedom of Religion” (non-specific).

I’ll add more as I think of them :-)

/CF

This is a test of WordPress for iPhone. Hopefully this will turn out well.

A freak metorite will storm through the roof of my house and klonk me in the head!

We can rebuild him!

Just like the Six Million Dollar Man, Colonel Flagg has returned with another marvel of modern technology.

This new Blog that you’re seeing has been in the works for some time now… until tonight, I’ve held off making the change, due to other commitments. I had to upgrade another blog of a friend, I figured this would be the perfect opportunity to make the changes to my own website.

This blogger will allow me to automate my blogging habits. This in turn will allow me to blog more frequently, as it doesn’t necessitate more steps in order to get the blog published.

At any rate. Check it out and have a good laugh at all the idiots I’ll be writing about.

/CF

2007 has been a very busy year for the ole Colonel. I’ve been through a lot this year. However, compared to last year, the events in 2007 have been exactly the opposite. Last year was horrible. It was probably the worst year of my life. Everything about 2006, up until the last two weeks and a brief two week period back earlier on, sucked.

I could go into detail, but I won’t because there’s people out there that will take things the wrong way…. aw fuck it, who am I kidding… I am the Colonel and I will tell it like I see it.

Early in 2006, my girlfriend at the time got ill again. Well, after everything was said-and-done, she left to live with her mother and father in Alabama. I thought she was gone for good. So, after a lot of sulking around, I had a little triest with someone I met. It didn’t last because I found out my girlfriend wanted to “come home”. Because of her condition and because of my ignorance, I helped her move back. This did not work out well for me. She became ill once more and that led us into the early days of 2007.

I decided that I had to do something for myself. So, I talked her into breaking up. For a few weeks, I went out with different chicks. I did the bar scene, the renewal of old relationships and finally, I called that someone special from last year. Now… heh. Things couldn’t be better. I have the most wonderful and understanding wife in the world. She gets me. She gets me in every way. I’ve been with her less than a year and she already knows me as well as anyone else has in my entire life. I’ve never been treated this good. It’s as if I’ve been dating amateurs all these years and finally found someone that knows what they’re doing…. in every aspect.

Anyway, since Jan 2007, I’ve been to Vegas, Washington D.C., Alabama and Pensacola Florida. I’ve went out with 19 year olds and been chased by a harem of others. I’ve found “THE ONE” and have settled down into a new home with a new girl. I have a new outlook on life and all of my friends, old and new, say that I look and act like a Brand New Man. That’s exactly what I am. A Brand New Man. I have a new lease on life and I am living it to it’s fullest. I have wonderful in-laws and the most appreciative and special girl in the world.

If you read this and get pissed, keep it to yourself. I don’t fucking care. I am tired of hearing how YOU feel. You re-read the above, be happy FOR ME FOR ONCE and deal with it. I’ve been there sucking hind-tit all these years. It’s time I had a life worth living.Comments? If you don’t have something good to say about the above, keep your goddamn mouth shut.

Here’s something I bet you never thought you’d hear me say: I don’t know it all. You may think, from my passages on this website, that I am full of myself and I believe everyone in the world is stupid. Well, most people in the world ARE really stupid, but there’s a shitload of people in this world and even at a 90% stupidity rate, there’s still a buttload of people left. I am not in the top percentile. I just happen to be aware and even better, I have some of the best research skills a person can have. I can research anything. One other attribute I am fortunate enough to have, my reading comprehension skills are pretty high. Once I research something I don’t know about and then read about it, I understand it (for the amount of time I need to understand it, but may have to go back and reread about it later) and do whatever it is that I need to do. Stupid people, in general, have similar characteristics in common: They cannot research (or lack the thought pattern needed to understand they even NEED to research); They’re lazy.; The lack the ability to find a starting point for a project.; The refuse to believe they’re stupid.

Hell, there’s all kinds of things I am stupid about. I don’t pay particular attention to computer hardware until the time I need something. I don’t keep up on the latest tech trends, until something catches my eye. I rely on some of my friends to inform me about different subjects, and they do. I’ve forgotten 90% of the higher math I learned at some point in time. I cannot do many things. But what I can do is, learn. I research and can learn just about anything. I’ve read books on quantum physics and it doesn’t scare me in the least. I can grasp just about any concept and run with it. Then, when I get bored with it, I put it to the side and move on.

Why am I blogging about this? I’ve found, the more someone opposes your view, the more they want to degrade you. If you have an idea that’s not mainstream and you’re speaking to someone through an Internet account, the first thing most people want to do is state something to the effect of: “…what are you? like 10 years old?” If I say what I mean and I don’t beat around the bush about it, if I don’t want you as a friend and I tell you that I don’t want you as a friend, why are people offended by that? Yet, they’re perfectly willing to carry on a “friendly” relationship with someone that doesn’t like them. Take Coolguy for instance, I’ll use his recent adolecent behavior as an example: He libels me at every given opportunity. He’s done it in DAWG PWND (a BF1942 server) and in a Fantasy Football league. Simply because I told him that he’s not someone I want to hang out with. I did nothing else to him but respond to a forum post stating that I don’t consider him a close friend and I want nothing to do with him. I was open and honest and spoke my mind without saying anything derogatory toward him. He’s just not my type of person to hang out with. You hear people say: “…I want people to be open and honest and speak their minds.” Until of course, it’s negative toward them or damn sure isn’t positive. Then, the open and honest person is a fucking prick.

Fine. I am a fucking prick because I say it like I see it and if I don’t want to hang around with you, I will tell you. I am a jerk because I don’t find your company beneficial to my way of life and I tell you about it. LOL. And I am the one being childish? Haha.

New and Improved! Just like Viagra, you can’t keep me down! I’ve had this website off the web for about 3 years or so now. No more. I am back and by-god, you’re gonna like it. I’ve been involved in the gaming community to the point of not doing anything else with my online persona. No longer. I had the www sub-domain of internetwarzone.org switched to the gaming community website. In the process, I jerked my personal pages off-line. I decided, since some folks really didn’t believe that I am a true asshole, I’d resubmit my website and just create a new sub-domain. flagg.internetwarzone.org. So folks, I am back. As big of an asshole as I always was. Now you can read all about it, right here, online and in living color. Ok, tri-color. Black, Shades of Black and Green :-)

You see, I can’t stand to see someone with a mental/physical handicap or an animal mistreated. Yes, I have many harsh words incorporated into my website. These words aren’t pointed at the physically or mentally handicapped, they’re not promoting death to innocents. They’re pointed directly at people with another type of handicap, STUPIDITY. Stupidity comes in many shapes and sizes. You can’t say that a person with a PhD isn’t stupid, I know better. I know some seriously educated morons. My world revolves around logic and reason, as should the rest of the world. Your emotional well-being doesn’t mean a fucking thing to me, suck it up. Your inability to grasp the most miniscule of concepts doesn’t matter to me, I could give a fuck less. If you’re too stupid to get out of the rain, Darwinism, survival of the fittest baby. Basically, if you’re stupid, you’re on “the list”.

You’re either dedicated or not. There’s no weekends and sleep is optional. I know beyond a shadow of a doubt, the most dedicated volunteers work harder than the most dedicated paid employees. I’ve seen it time and time again in the fire service vs. the corporate world. I’ll take the work ethic of my fellow vollie firefighters over the work ethic of wallstreet power brokers anytime.