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The Preakness - My money is on Big Brown

bnlowkey — Sat, 17 May 2008 14:00:45 -0400

Big brown is favorite to win the Preakness which is the second stage of the Triple Crown series. I Love this horse and barring any kind of freak incident at the race track in Baltimore, Big Brown will win. According to the experts the field may not that great but I will be watching Gayego and Kentucky Bear and probably Giant Moon to either place.

We Will see.

On a somber note, The Preakness will bring allot of people to the track, yet I feel that this may be one of the last Preakness race that the storied track Pilmico will host. Because of politics and other factors, the passion and pride for Horse Racing Maryland is dwindling.

Here is to a great race.

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Army May Have to Borrow to Meet Payroll

bnlowkey — Thu, 08 May 2008 11:51:58 -0400

“Secretary of Defense Robert Gates wrote letters to members of Congress Monday encouraging them to pass the supplemental by Memorial Day, or money to pay Army troops will run out by June 15.”

Army May Have to Borrow to Meet Payroll.

I don’t think the paychecks will be cut off. It might be additional allowances such “combat pay” and family separation pay that may be in jeopardy if the the supplement isn’t approved by congress.

It will get signed, no one in Democrat controlled congress wants to be against the troops. This is a political game of chess in which both sides are using the troops as pawns.

No wonder Congress approval ratings are low.

Super Hero Quiz

bnlowkey — Tue, 06 May 2008 13:25:21 -0400

The geek in me took this super hero quiz and this is the results……… I don’t collect Green Lantern books. So I really do not know much about him. Iron Man was second.

Yet on occasion I tend to be a hot head. But on the villain side check out the results.

Your results:
You are Green Lantern

Green Lantern		85%
Iron Man		65%
Superman		60%
Supergirl		55%
The Flash		55%
Wonder Woman		50%
Hulk		50%
Spider-Man		45%
Batman		45%
Robin		42%
Catwoman		25%

Hot-headed. You have strong
will power and a good imagination.

Click here to take the Superhero Personality Quiz
Your results:

You are Dr. Doom

Dr. Doom		61%
Venom		57%
Lex Luthor		55%
Kingpin		52%
Mr. Freeze		50%
Apocalypse		48%
Magneto		46%
The Joker		44%
Juggernaut		43%
Green Goblin		39%
Two-Face		35%
Dark Phoenix		34%
Riddler		29%
Catwoman		25%
Mystique		19%
Poison Ivy		8%

Blessed with smarts and power but burdened by vanity.

Click here to take the Super Villain Personality Test

Victor Von Doom is the quintessential villain, too damn smart for his own good, I have been told that on a few. These days now that I am older, and more ground the Dr Doom in me is buried. At times he may wreak is ugly face.

I try to keep the vanity suppress,, that is why I have lasted 17 1/2 years in the Army. But then again this cigar smoking rebel has alienated a few in his time.

Iron-Mania

bnlowkey — Tue, 06 May 2008 10:15:06 -0400

Who would have thought that a B-list super hero such as Iron-Man would be a big box office draw at the movies this past weekend. A highly favorable review by critics surely did help. But regardless of that, a comic book nerd such as myself would have paid to see it anyway, even if I would have went by myself. Believe me when I tell you this, my brats did not want to see this movie. Not even my own brother for whom we both share a mutual interest in comics. I am the avid collector my brother is more of a reader. Nevertheless my best friend and love of my life Tanya stood by her man and supported me, when I told by the brats that ‘I was so pressed to see this movie” (Maybe it was because of my Iron Man screen saver on the computer) Hmmmm. I did threaten sell off my whole collection of comics when I get old. Not to pass it down to them. Their argument to me was, I don’t know about Iron man like we know Spider Man or Wolverine (not the X Men).

Yes Spidey and Logan are two of the most popular heros in the Marvel Universe. But Tony Stark aka Iron Man is the richest, and over the past few years Marvel Comics has promoted Tony Starks to A-list status. (Read Marvel’s Civil War Series). I have collected Iron Man comics since I was a teen.

This is the arguably one of the best Comic book movies that was produced. The geeks that work at the place where I by my comics from agree are in agreement with me. The original origin was set during the Vietnam era but updating it to coincide with the current era was great. Robert Downey Jr was Tony Starks and the irony of the both characters is that their personal lives sort of parallel. Tony Starks had a serious drinking problems and and at one his point personal demons prevented him from donning the Iron Man armor. His buddy James Rhodes (Rhodie) wore the Iron Man armor, but when Tony recovered he constructed another suit for his best friend and Rhodie became “War Machine”

The movie gave a hint that there might be an appearance of War Machine in the sequel. Terrence Howard as War Machine? I wasn’t really feeling him as Rhodie. Tanya thinks Jamie Fox would have been a better fit. I agree with her. Gwenth Palthrow as Pepper Potts and Jeff Bridges as Obadiah Stane was a perfect fit. Jeff Bridges had that Stone Cold Steve Austin look going.

Ol Sarge is truly showing is geeky side.

I can’t wait for the sequel!!

Where is Ol' Sarge?

bnlowkey — Tue, 06 May 2008 09:26:06 -0400

No I am not back in Iraq, I am doing graduate work and it has kept me busy.

Whew, it is a lot of writing. I will be done by the end of August. But in meantime I will blog as much as I can until I graduate.

Demond “Ol’ Sarge” Hunter

It's March Madness Baby!!!

bnlowkey — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 15:25:09 -0400

Those who know the Sarge, don’t have to ask who am I picking to win it all..

For those who don’t, pictures speak louder than words..

Both the Men and Women

Ol Sarge is back and Randomly Ranting

bnlowkey — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 05:52:18 -0500

As of late, I have been just as quiet as my Washington Redskins searching for a head coach. Well I have been busy on the home from and work front.

I have hit my 17^th year in the Army. three more to go until retirement.

Speaking of my Redskins. What the hell is going on in DC. Dan Synder (the owner) for whom I have been an apologist for in the past has destroyed the continuity he wanted when Joe Gibbs retired. He wanted to hire Jim Fassel (Fossil) as the next Skins coach. Skins fans rebelled. Next he fired Greg Williams, the man that fans and the players wanted to replace coach Gibbs. I will root for the Skins but I will not buy a single ticket or merchandise this year (not even with my Bush rebate check) That is going towards my Archos

About Gibbs, Tony Stewart looks better driving a Chevy then a piece of crap Toyota Camry. Anyway it will all about Jeff, Jimmie and Junior (Them Hendricks boys) Can’t wait to see that 88 at Daytona.

Caron Butler for the Wizards should be an MVP candidate.

If I was a democrat I would give a rats ass about Bill trying to hate on Obama. The way to get after Obama is to treat him as a Black Republican. Hmmm isn’t that what the Clintons are trying to do. Why is experience so important anyhow. Affirmative action was suppose to solve that. The white liberals should elated about Obama. I allays said that white women were the only people who truly benefited from affirmative action. just look a Hillary. Without Bill where would she be….

I guess still selling shady land to old people

Ol Sarge Selections Week 14

bnlowkey — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 18:31:20 -0500

An old drinking buddy of mine who happens to be a die hard Steelers fan guarantee that his black and gold will win this Sunday against the Patriots. How can I argue with a 300 some odd pound die hard Steelers fan. My thing is, as long as Tom Brady can give the Sarge some good fantasy numbers, I could care less. It is all about my Redskins baby and Bear meat is tough but edible in December. (R.I.P Sean Taylor)

New England will go down to the Steelers and Tim Tebow will win the Heisman. There you have it…..

Ol Sarge Selections Week 14 style

AWAY		HOME

Thursday December 6, 08:15 PM EST

	Chicago	Washington

Sunday December 9, 01:00 PM EST

	Carolina	Jacksonville

	Dallas	Detroit

	Miami	Buffalo

	NY Giants	Philadelphia

	Oakland	Green Bay

	San Diego	Tennessee

	St. Louis	Cincinnati

	Tampa Bay	Houston

Sunday December 9, 04:05 PM EST

	Arizona	Seattle

	Minnesota	San Francisco

Sunday December 9, 04:15 PM EST

	Pittsburgh	New England

	Cleveland	NY Jets

	Kansas City	Denver

Sunday December 9, 08:15 PM EST

	Indianapolis	Baltimore

Monday December 10, 08:30 PM EST

	New Orleans	Atlanta

Ol Sarge Selections Week 13

bnlowkey — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 19:45:08 -0500

My overall record is 111–65…… I had forgotten about the game tonight and almost forgot to do my picks. Since I have Direct TV I guess I can watch it (until I fall asleep at least)Dallas still sucks but I I believe they will be the packers. Lets face it who have the packers really beaten that was worth while. My Redskins gave them the game earlier this year. Sean Taylor had a great game against the Packers. He is missed around these parts of town.

I still picking my Skins to win all the way baby

WEEK 13

AWAY		HOME

Thursday November 29, 08:15 PM EST

	Green Bay	Dallas

Sunday December 2, 01:00 PM EST

	Atlanta	St. Louis

	Buffalo	Washington

	Detroit	Minnesota

	Houston	Tennessee

	Jacksonville	Indianapolis

	NY Jets	Miami

	San Diego	Kansas City

	Seattle	Philadelphia

	San Francisco	Carolina

Sunday December 2, 04:05 PM EST

	Cleveland	Arizona

	Denver	Oakland

Sunday December 2, 04:15 PM EST

	Tampa Bay	New Orleans

	NY Giants	Chicago

Sunday December 2, 08:15 PM EST

	Cincinnati	Pittsburgh

Monday December 3, 08:30 PM EST

	New England	Baltimore

A Painful Loss for the Burgundy and Gold

bnlowkey — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 20:54:27 -0500

The few that read my blog faithfully know how passionate of a Redskins fan I am. It saddens deeply me that one of players for the team I faithfully root for every week was killed in such a senseless manner. Football is just a sport, but the players that play the game are human, vulnerable to same tragedies that might happen to you and me. On any given Sunday we are taken away from all that from the trails and tribulations that life may bring. As a diehard part of the Burgundy and Gold Nation, I feel the lost of a family member even though I personally did not know him Sean.

This loss hurts the Redskins and its fans hurts more than any game ever will.

It is hard when you lose a buddy, a teammate or friend. I know, I lost some great men I called my brothers in this war we fight. As soldiers we stand in formation give a final role call, salute and march on. Yet we never forget. It is in our blood not to.

The Redskins (to include the fans) have lost one of their own…. Yes the game must go on, so will our memory of Sean

Hail to the Redskins…………….

R.I.P Sean Taylor

Ol Sarge Selections Turkey Edition

bnlowkey — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 08:35:39 -0500

The beginning of week 12 starts on Thanksgiving, It is too bad I have to worry about upsetting my stomach, by watching those Cowgirls play.

But that won’t ruin my Thanksgiving, I will be too busy running my mouth about politics (advantage of being the lone Black conservative in the house)

Anyway, Have a Happy Thanksgiving and God bless to all especially my brothers and sisters doing their solemn duty to their country. Ol Sarge has been there and knows how it feels to be away from your love ones on this day.

It sucks

A big HOOOAH to you all and God bless.

WEEK 12

AWAY		HOME

Thursday November 22, 04:15 PM EST

	NY Jets	Dallas

Thursday November 22, 08:15 PM EST

	Indianapolis	Atlanta

Thursday November 22, 12:30 PM EST

	Green Bay	Detroit

Sunday November 25, 01:00 PM EST

	Buffalo	Jacksonville

	Houston	Cleveland

	Minnesota	NY Giants

	New Orleans	Carolina

	Oakland	Kansas City

	Seattle	St. Louis

	Tennessee	Cincinnati

	Washington	Tampa Bay

Sunday November 25, 04:05 PM EST

	San Francisco	Arizona

Sunday November 25, 04:15 PM EST

	Denver	Chicago

	Baltimore	San Diego

Sunday November 25, 08:15 PM EST

	Philadelphia	New England

Monday November 26, 08:30 PM EST

	Miami	Pittsburgh

Old Line Idiots.....Don't Tax Me Bro!

bnlowkey — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 21:34:07 -0500

The new motto for the state of Maryland is “Welcome to Maryland, What is in your Wallet?”

The former failed mayor of the 12th deadliest city of America pictured in the middle celebrating raising tax day. Who by the way is Governor of Maryland (thanks to the Kool Aid Coalition of Voters) has just gotten his way by getting the Maryland General assembly to pass the largest tax increase in Maryland history.

Flashback to November 2006 when I said (here)

“It is a shame that in this day and age we would rather promote a dead beat mayor of one of America’s worst cities to become Governor. The people of Maryland spoke and all that matters is higher taxes, anti business climate and a place that will look like New Jersey.”

Oh yeah by the way, I did not mention that we might get slots… Whoopee, I am voting NO for that crap on next years ballot!

The People’s Republic of Maryland has a spending problem, and just like what irresponsible government allays do, they raise taxes. Discretionary spending is tight these days yet the state still wants more money from you you to pay poor schools, sub par services and the liberal interest groups that funded the King O'Malley's campaign.

You can’t blame me for it, I voted for Governor Bob!

We would rather watch it than read it

bnlowkey — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 15:13:53 -0500

Beowulf was the number one movie in the box office this past weekend. Although I haven’t yet seen the movie, the book was required reading for for me back when I was in elementary school in the 80s.

The disturbing trend I find now nowadays is that classic literature is not being introduced to kids. I asked my kids about Beowulf they look at me like “what the heck is that…is it about a dog?”. Now we have read the Harry Potter series and I have introduced my kids to the Narnia series I loved to read as a kid. But other than that if Beowulf is not mentioned on Hanna Montoya then they just don’t know about it. It is easier to watch the movie and have the likes of Brad Pitt star in it(The Iliad), then to to get us to read it and use our imagination.

Which leads me to this AP report (here)

“The latest National Endowment for the Arts report draws on a variety of sources, public and private, and essentially reaches one conclusion: Americans are reading less.”

Surely, I take responsibility for my children’s education and the nuances in our daily lives will not be an excuse for me not to encourage more reading in my household. Schools have their own agenda besides educating kids. The social aspect of yesterday’s literary classics can not be taught with today’s mind set. If Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn were lovers then probably the school system would require all the kids to read it.

We still have time to read Beowulf before we go see it.

Ol Sarge Selections Week 11

bnlowkey — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 01:10:16 -0500

Week 10 was one of my worst weeks ever, I went 7–7 bringing my overall record to 92 -52. I am not speaking to my father the cowgirl fan until the maybe Thanksgiving (depending if my Skins get thrashed by those cowgirls). My dad is still heart broken that I grew up and saw the error of my ways as a child and became a Skins fan. Up until when the cowgirls legendary coach Tom Laundry was fired, I was a die hard cowgirls fan just like my dad. I know more about the cowgirls than most of these fake cowgirl fans that live in the Washington DC area you should see them now wearing all that cowgirl gear, it makes me wanna puke. Plus the fact that I lived in Texas for five years, aww heck most of the cowgirl fans in the DC area haven’t even set foot in Texas and can’t even find Dallas on the map. Enough with the rant and on with the picks

WEEK 11

AWAY		HOME

Sunday November 18, 01:00 PM EST

	Arizona	Cincinnati

	Carolina	Green Bay

	Cleveland	Baltimore

	Kansas City	Indianapolis

	Miami	Philadelphia

	New Orleans	Houston

	Oakland	Minnesota

	San Diego	Jacksonville

	Tampa Bay	Atlanta

	NY Giants	Detroit

Sunday November 18, 04:05 PM EST

	Pittsburgh	NY Jets

Sunday November 18, 04:15 PM EST

	Washington	Dallas

	St. Louis	San Francisco

	Chicago	Seattle

Sunday November 18, 08:15 PM EST

	New England	Buffalo

Monday November 19, 08:30 PM EST

	Tennessee	Denver

Karaoke Series - One in a Millon (Flashback Saturday)

bnlowkey — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 00:51:00 -0500

The first Friday of each month Ol Sarge does karaoke at his favorite watering hole. I have a routine set of songs I allays sing. For the next few weeks I will be spotlighting my karaoke songs by playing the artist video.

One in a Million by Larry Graham arguably is one of the greatest wedding songs of all time. Aww heck back in the 80’s you couldn’t go to a wedding without hearing this song.

While looking at this video, I laughed my ass of, because Larry Graham looks just like freakin Damon Wayans. If I didn’t know any better I would have thought this was a skit Damon did on the tv show In Living Color.

From now on every time I see Damon Wayans I am going to think about this darn video.

Saluting the Vets on this day

bnlowkey — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 17:21:04 -0500

Although I am coming up on my 17^th year in the Army, this day is more about those who have came before me who wore the uniform and served proudly. I honor you and your sacrifice and commitment to duty. For without you this great country would not exist.

March on to the drums of freedom, I stand at attention and render a salute. HOOOAH!

Never will I forget

Ol Sarge Out!