The Charge Of The Light Brigade

Half a league half a league,
Half a league onward,
All in the valley of Death
Rode the six hundred:

'Forward, the Light Brigade!
Charge for the guns' he said:
Into the valley of Death
Rode the six hundred.

'Forward, the Light Brigade!'
Was there a man dismay'd ?
Not tho' the soldier knew
Some one had blunder'd:
Theirs not to make reply,
Theirs not to reason why,
Theirs but to do & die,

Into the valley of Death
Rode the six hundred.
Cannon to right of them,
Cannon to left of them,
Cannon in front of them
Volley'd & thunder'd;
Storm'd at with shot and shell,
Boldly they rode and well,
Into the jaws of Death,
Into the mouth of Hell
Rode the six hundred.

Flash'd all their sabres bare,
Flash'd as they turn'd in air
Sabring the gunners there,
Charging an army while
All the world wonder'd:

Plunged in the battery-smoke
Right thro' the line they broke;
Cossack & Russian
Reel'd from the sabre-stroke,
Shatter'd & sunder'd.
 Then they rode back, but not

Not the six hundred.
Cannon to right of them,
Cannon to left of them,
Cannon behind them
Volley'd and thunder'd;

Storm'd at with shot and shell,
While horse & hero fell,
They that had fought so well
Came thro' the jaws of Death,
Back from the mouth of Hell,

All that was left of them,
Left of six hundred.
When can their glory fade?
O the wild charge they made!
All the world wonder'd.

Honour the charge they made!
Honour the Light Brigade,
Noble six hundred!

-Alfred, Lord Tennyson

Let it snow.

12 Inches of that cold, white, junk. I must admit it is pretty at times, but this morning when I came inside my glasses fogged up like they do this time of year:)  Well, since it snowed yesterday I had to trash the cheap "Wind-breaker" and buy an expensive winter coat. I hadn't balanced my checkbook for a while ( which means a REALLY long time) so I didn't know if I had the funds readily available to invest such valuable money on a coat. Soooooo I had my Mom buy it for me:) It cost $60 and when I got my "E-statement" this morning I found that I have $58.96!! Wow, I am so broke:( I guess I can't pay my Mom back:)
My Pembroke Welsh Corgi is quite a small dog and has some trouble getting through the snow:) It isn't so bad now that it is puffy, but when that snow get harder, he gets quite a work out! Having to jump up to get over the snow, he bounces around the yard:)
I finally have my permit so I can drive on our lovely roads this holiday season! I had my first experience with ice on my way to church last Sunday, and of course you have to "test" the roads to see if its icy! "Testing" also means rapidly accelerating until your car begins to fishtail into the ditch or other lane of traffic:) Thankfully I passed this test and am still alive!
Safe driving!
Karl Petry.
*Chuck Norris doesn't wear a watch. HE decides what time it is!*
Because of the amazingness of Chuck Norris, I have decided to include TWO chuck Norris jokes.
*When Chuck Norris drinks to much alcohol, he doesn't get alcohol poisoning. The achohol get Chuck Norris poisoning!*

My Birthday:)

Hi there,
It was my birthday yesterday:) I went to the Golden Corral in Fargo, I wasn't impressed with the food but there was a lot of it! I got a gift card to Fleet Farm! Yeah, that's what I'm talkin' about! And on Wednesday I went to Scheels with a friend and tried out the NASCAR Simulator. That was epic.
Well, my airsoft poll is closed and the results are pretty plain; the majority of people that visit my blog.....Love Airsoft!!! Hooray! But I feel bad for that unfortunate soul who hates it:( Wow, they are missing out.
Well, I suppose I should make a new poll. Maybe not airsoft related:)
Karl.
*Chuck Norris came before the chicken and the egg!*

Airsoft gun.

Hello again,

I am looking at a new airsoft gun, not necessarily an upgrade but something that is a little bit smaller. My m4 is getting a little big for me:) Hence, I came up with this, Isn't she beautiful?

Maturing moments

Hello all,
I had a very nice experience today at a gas station; the cashier asked ME if I had put on gas! I'm 14!! Ahhhh, that hit the spot:)
Please share your maturing moments with me!

*Chuck Norris once ate an entire bottle of sleeping pills. They made him blink.*