Below are the 3 most recent journal entries recorded in motopirate's LiveJournal:

Saturday, June 11th, 2005
8:57 pm	I'm not the best writer and so I don't post often. A friend suggested LJ as a way of meeting new people and putting myself out there, I guess. It's a little like the first days of school, when you only have a couple of friends and would like to meet more people but you feel kinda intimidated. It's funny some of the responses I get from people who I've invited to my friends list. I wonder waht some of the ladies on LJ must have to deal with. Alot of assholes I would guess. Its also a little harder meeting people when your in your 30s as opposed to your 20s. Life was so much about parties then and people were more open. My other problem is that I don't fit into the mold: I've got no kids, no wife, and I'm not gay (not that there's anything wrong with that:). Most of my Madison buddies are Married With Children. Even my gay friends are in steady relationships. I'm just enjoying my life as is and sometimes I get alotta flack for that. I should stop complaining because I have it pretty good. I've actually been invited to a party tonight by a girl from work and I'm looking forward to it. I have to keep my wits about me and not drink too much since its WORK people. I hate that when you drink to much around coworkers and say something stupid and then they look at you funny the next week. Maybe thats just me. Current Mood: anxious (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Friday, June 3rd, 2005
12:39 pm	Hola-Bienvenido! Just got back from Cancun vacation. It was the oddest vacation for me ever. My exgirlfriend, Lani asked me to go about a week before we were exes. After the breakup (yea it was my fault) she still wanted to go to rectify things. I couldn't do that to her. I don't love her, and I'm starting to questions if I ever did. I feel like an ass. The vacation was ridiculous. We fought every day and I found myself trying to make it up to her. I bought flowers, took her to beautiful restaurants, I paid for a shopping trip, I kissed her ass the whole time. Lani was angry no matter what and I should have seen it coming. It's like I couldn't do enough. Not just on vacation, but our whole relationship. That's my drama. Feels good to be home. (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Friday, January 21st, 2005
1:36 pm	Soldier charged for refusing return to Iraq Friday, January 21, 2005 Posted: 11:09 AM EST (1609 GMT) SAVANNAH, Georgia (AP) -- The U.S. Army has brought charges against a soldier who refused to return to Iraq for a second combat tour because he now objects to war, officials said. Sgt. Kevin Benderman notified his commanders December 28 that he was seeking a discharge as a conscientious objector. He then refused orders to deploy with his unit January 8 while the Army processed his objector claim. Benderman was charged with desertion and a second count that accuses him of intentionally skipping his deployment flight. "My response to those charges is not guilty," said Benderman, 40. "I am prepared to deal with whatever consequences my action brings." Benderman, an Army mechanic with 10 years in the military, spent eight months in Iraq in 2003 with the 4th Infantry Division from Fort Hood, Texas. He transferred to Fort Stewart after returning from the war. Though he never fired a gun in combat, Benderman says the misery he saw firsthand -- including a badly burned young girl and mass graves filled with men, women and children -- led him to seek objector status. Fort Stewart commanders contend Benderman still had an obligation to deploy with his unit while they considered his conscientious objector application. "The people that it hurts the most are those people who are a close-knit part of his team," Maj. Gen. William G. Webster, the 3rd Infantry commander, told reporters Thursday. "But if you talk to these soldiers here, it's sort of below the noise level." Army investigators must now decide whether to prosecute Benderman in a court-martial or allow his case to be handled administratively, said Lt. Col. Robert Whetstone, a Fort Stewart spokesman. If convicted by a court-martial, Benderman faces up to seven years in a military prison, reduction in rank and a dishonorable discharge, Whetstone said. Military courts can also opt for no punishment, even for defendants found guilty. Benderman has since been assigned to a rear-detachment unit with no restrictions. He said he has even been granted two weeks of leave that he will use to prepare his case. "We're still going to treat him with honor and respect. He's a soldier, he's wearing the uniform and he's a veteran," Whetstone said. "But when regulations are broken and orders are disobeyed, we've got to do what we've got to do." CNN So much for Bush's contention this is a VOLUNTEER militia. So much for your FREEDOM, Dude. You signed up and you're fucked. (1 Comment |Comment on this)