We've had a rash of computer "events" over the past 48 hours... in the form of sudden, no-warning, complete and total shut downs. One moment we're puttering along normally and then... nothing. We had three such this morning and can find nothing in the event logs, which is to say there are no "critical" events and very few minor incidents that would give us a clue as to what is going on. The weird thing is the computer behaves normally after I power it back up... and the complete lack of error messages in the Event Log is MOST troubling. I hate it when this sorta thing happens...
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Generation gap... SN1 and I had a brief discussion about life at Kandahar last evening, based on Gen. McChrystal's recent banning of all fast-food at the Afghanistan MOBs. Just to summarize... I said I supported the ban and agreed with the Good General in that there ain't no room for Pizza Hut in a war-zone. Buck said it was bad for morale, given that Kandahar serves as a sort of in-country R&R point for troops out in the field (believe it or don't) and taking away something that exists is generally bad form. I can see Buck's point, but I still side with McChrystal... if only for the lighter load on the logistics system. We agreed to disagree.
I then proceeded to shoot off my mouth that all concerned would be better off if "certain aspects" of General Order Number One were revoked (yup: beer), commenting that SN1's war and mine were radically different in this regard... and his was much the worse for it. (Full disclosure: I was never in the AOR during Vietnam... just on the edges of it.) More disagreement ensued, with Buck in favor of the "no alcohol" policy. His position is that EVERYONE is armed in The Af and beer and firearms don't mix well, if at all. Point taken, I admitted. OTOH, an absolute ban eliminates a stress relief mechanism while giving a disinterested observer the impression the command doesn't trust the troops to behave responsibly. There certainly should be some middle ground between prohibition and daily drunken orgies. But... it is what it is and I don't think the policy is gonna change. But our NATO allies seem to be doing fairly well WITH alcohol, no?
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We tried to watch a little of the Frozen Four yesterday afternoon but gave it up once RIT went down to Wisconsin by a score of 4 - 0... or shortly after the second period began. Poor ol' RIT was just outclassed; the final score was 8 - 1. Once we realized the game was gonna be a blow-out we headed outside for a beer and a cigar before moseying over to Buck's place for dinner.
We got home fairly early last evening and were pleased to find the second semi-final game was still in progress on the tube. Alas, this too was a blow-out. Boston College spanked number one seed Miami (OH) by the final score of 7 - 1. It was sorta close when I tuned in at the end of the second period, what with BC having a not insurmountable 3 - 0 lead. Miami scored early in the third and it looked like we might have a game... but it was ALL over midway in the third when BC scored THREE times within a minute and a half. Turn out the lights...
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