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OK, so there I was with everything I ever wanted in about ten pieces. My guitar. I was 19 years old, and I should have KNOWN not to have that last beer.  I should have known even MORE to dry my hands off after I spilled it all over myself. Next thing ya know… Smash. Made me mad as hell. The thing is, though, that I could have fixed it had I had the right tools at the time. Instead, … Continue reading →

Time for a simple, general announcement: MILITARY LOANS CAN HOOK YOU UP!! All that time you spent dreaming about winning the lottery so you could have a house like Cribs? Yeah. Forget about it. If you’re active duty, you have online military loans instead. Online military loans are available to all active duty military personnel regardless of rank, pay grade, or credit history. That’s right – there are no credit requirements for application eligibility. ALL you need to be is … Continue reading →

Active duty military servicepersons move around more than most anyone else, being constantly reassigned and relocated. One of the side effects of this is that they end up in a new city with no attachments to it. After all, there aren’t any memories there, right? You’re not from there. So to have a good time, you go around making new memories, doing anything and everything there is to do in this strange new world you live in — week after … Continue reading →

Active duty personnel are often sent to places that aren’t fit for their families, which of course means leaving loved ones behind in the States. However, there are places out there that can accommodate spouses and children. Usually, these areas are in Europe and Asia. When stationed overseas with the family, there is still the obligation that you as a parent must fulfill. You must still raise an American, with all the cultural bells and whistles that go along with … Continue reading →

If you’re into movies, you gotta check this out. There’s a new projection screen for sale that’s blowing everyone’s mind. It’s great for one of those Epson HD projectors, but that’s only some of the fun. Then there’s the fact that it is 20 feet wide with a 17 foot viewing screen! But that’s only some of the fun, too. The really big deal? It’s INFLATABLE!! That makes it fully portable and just generally cool as hell.  You can take … Continue reading →

No bar is complete without a dart board. Period. Any bar you go to that doesn’t have one? Anywhere with white table cloths and a bow-tie wearing bartender? Not a bar. That’s just a restaurant in disguise. They’ll start feeding you tapas before you’re even sitting down. Any REAL bar has a dart board. So since you have spent so much time and energy into converting your basement into the neighborhood speakeasy, why not invest in one? And not something … Continue reading →

You’ve spend God knows how long trying to get this stupid bar the way you want it. It got to be such an obnoxious task at one point that you even started drinking in the living room again. But finally your labor of love has begun to pay off, and you’re beginning to enjoy the man-cave concept again. In order to reward yourself for your hard work, you decide to set up the game table you had in college. You … Continue reading →

Mountain biking is mad fun. Not only is it great for track racing, and not only is it great for off-road biking, but it’s perfect for trails and parks. Most parks, in fact, have trails dedicated specifically to biking – restricted and off-limits to foot traffic and motorized vehicles. So mountain biking is a big thing out there. But they’re EXPENSIVE!! A quality mountain bike… like, say, a Diamondback… can run you in the neighborhood of $700 or $800. For … Continue reading →

Biking is one of the three iron man sports, and therefore, many in the military are drawn to it. Military personnel are constantly pushing themselves in new directions of physical fitness, and there is no better path to follow than the iron man. Many who are into biking are also into trails. Sure, a nice ride out on a beach cruiser is a great way to spend the afternoon, but a mountain bike can really take you to the next … Continue reading →

Live in an apartment complex? You’re familiar with the war. The noise war, that is. You’re competing with your neighbors, the people outside, the cars driving down the street, even your own family. All you want to do is get through ONE song without someone else’s bass killing your groove. You might be thinking at this point that you’ll just have to tough it out until you move into a better neighborhood… or at least a better house, with 15 … Continue reading →