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Let’s meet some more IMAO readers. Today, it’s Devil_Dog.
What’s the story behind your name? It’s a nickname for United States Marines– of which I am one. It comes from WW-I when the German officers said the American Marines fought like “Teufel-hunden,” which were the vicious, wild, and ferocious mountain dogs of Bavarian folklore.
Where do you live? Currently in Reno, Nevada (from Colorado, though).
How old are you? Forty-three… chronologically, that is.
Tell us briefly about yourself. Retired from USMC. Currently working in national nuclear security, teaching all manner of death-dealing (armed and unarmed fighting skills). All “free” time spent with family and writing my novels.
Do you think ninjas are underused in foreign policy? There is no way to overstate just how underused they are in foreign policy! Imagine the instant respect (and cold, stark fear) from the world if Condoleezza Rice had appointed a ninja to a high-level diplomatic post… instead of Cal Ripkin Jr. Now THERE’S a press conference for you!
How long have you been reading IMAO? Since 2003.
What’s your favorite IMAO post? Hands down, “In My World: Career Day”: https://www.imao.us/index.php/2003/04/in-my-world-career-day/ – You’ve never written anything funnier than that one!
What’s you favorite political issue? Probably national defense, since nothing else matters unless we’re safe from the bad guys.
Do you have a website? If so, please tell us briefly about it. For two years, I posted on Right Equals Might (www.rightequalsmight.com). I just put that site on hiatus in order to concentrate on my books. Just published one about Guardian Angels called “Guardian Dear” (here’s the trailer for it: http://youtube.com/watch?v=j8ckPtJwz28 – and the web site for it: http://www.guardiandear.com/ ), and I’m finishing another on a completely different subject.
BTW, you would like “Guardian Dear,” since it deals with lots of violence (swords galore!) and the Book of Tobit figures prominently in it. Non-Catholics will like it, too… maybe just not as much.
What kind of person do you imagine dislikes IMAO? Probably the standard, prototypical, drooling, dumb, monkey-faced drone who sacrificed a sense of humor for “speaking truth to power.”
Also probably werewolves… what with the whole moon thing and all.
If you commented that you want to be included before, you’re still in the running. You can also comment in this post; just make sure you fill in your e-mail on the comment form (only I can see it so you don’t have to worry about getting spam). Eventually we’ll get to everyone. Thanks to everyone who has participated so far!
I had never read that IMW. Thanks for recommending it. It was exceptional. Thanks for your service to our country.
There is a logical fallacy in this article. You state that a ninja would be more dangerous and frightening than Cal Ripkin Jr. This is because ninjas have swords and spears and smoke bombs and jiu jitsu. However, in a fight, put money on the baseball player. Imagine a gravel parking lot. The ninja swings his numchucks in the air. 60 feet away cal ripkin picks up five rocks…you get the picture. What about a bar? Shotglasses!!! I don’t care how much kung fu you know, if you get hit between the eyes with a shotglass traveling at 98 miles an hour the fights over, period.
Semper Fi.
Notice that Marines ALWAYS stand out?
PS, my brother is a nuke squid. You have a job for him when he gets out?
Dude!
“Guardian Dear” sounds like something I would like. I was always more a fan of the mighty archangels like Michale (my namesake)than I was the harmless little pink-cheeked cherubs. Little wing-ed folks in diapers seemed to be the wrong enities to cover your six.
Are you Catholic by any chance? I vaguely remember a prayer about Guardian Angels and I recall the phrase “Guradian Dear.”
Martin_Luther:
You may be technically right… but I was not comparing the relative effectiveness of a ninja vs. a baseball player. I was comparing the net “scare quotient” that a ninja has vs. a well-loved and seemingly harmless figure like Cal Ripkin Jr.
Still… ninjas have been known to snatch speeding rocks from the air…
Belisauriusx:
Tell your brother to shoot me an email when he is close to getting out. There’s plenty to do around here…
Paleo Medic:
The angels in “Guardian Dear” are definitely the “cover your six” types… lots of swords and dealing out of pain, etc.
I am (very) Catholic. The title of the book comes straight from that very prayer.
If you ever read it, let me know how you liked it.
Roger that.
Semper Fidelis
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Have you posted comments under a different name? Admittedly, I am only a sophomore reader, but I can’t recall any comments you’ve posted here. Maybe Frank knows you better…
I used to post quite a bit… then real life (my own blog, writing books, work, family) got in my way, and due to time constraints, I was relegated to reading-only status.
I remember Devil_Dog.
I used to think man, that guy’s dog must be really mean.
Ummm… yeah… well… it turns out my dog is a 120 pounds of crazy… wimpiness.
Seriously, his name is Sam and he is a German Shepherd… but he was absent when they were teaching aggression and the other big-dog traits.
Wow… I feel much better now, having finally admitted that!
Don’t feel bad; the only way my last dog could’ve killed another is if the other dog got it lodged in it’s throat while devouring it…
Hey, maybe we should start a support group for people with non-badass dogs…!
A marine? Sweeeeet. Nice to meet you!
Likewise, I’m sure, Emily!