February 4, 2007

• Today, I had the honor of being the OIC for the hand grenade range.  If you’re wondering how it went, rest assured that I am here typing this.  Due to the fact that it was Sunday, as per the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA), we could not throw live grenades today.  Tomorrow is another matter, and I will be the OIC then, too.  Today’s group was pretty good.  Everyone was able to toss the practice grenade a good distance, and since those are the equivalent of an M80, there was reasonable room for a hand to be blown off.  Tomorrow, as the OIC, I am afforded the benefit of 10 meters and a foot of concrete between me and any thrower.  My head NCO, will be afforded the same benefit, as fell as my body, since he has stated that he will be standing behind me, just in case.

  Yesterday, I gave advice for surviving V-Day, and in tip 12, I mentioned that different colored roses have different meanings.  Different flowers have different meanings as well. 
  

  One thing that I have learned in my research of this topic is that there are a whole bunch of flowers in the world.  There’s a flower to cover almost every occasion and thought, however, one that covers “Take this job and shove it!” is mysteriously absent.  And so my search continues.  In any case, since you care about botany about as much as I do, I’m going to post the most important and common ones that you will need this holiday (is this really a holiday?).  The information is gathered from here and here.

  • Roses
  • Red – Love
  • Yellow – Friendship
  • Pink – Friendship
  • Baby’s Breath – Festivity
  • Forget me not- (You figure it out)
  • Orange Blossom – Fertility (be careful with this one)
  • Sunflower – Adoration
  • Sweatpea – shyness
  • Tulip –
  • Yellow – hopelessly in love
  • Red – love
  • Pink – caring

  And speaking of tulips:
  
  

  Black 6, out.

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