Author: Mike Colombini

Honesty goes along way.

Well if you could not tell, the topics in my blog vary greatly. This is mostly the case because I have several different ideas on my mind for what I want to write. Honesty is very important in every relationship. It is important with your parents, with your girlfriend/boyfriend, and with your wife/husband. The more…

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Rock Flinging 101

Well some of the people who read my blog to keep up with my daily life over here in Afghanistan really liked the bit I wrote on slingshots. So with that said one of my associates (who shall remain anonymous) and I have decided that I should continue writing about the sport of rock flinging….

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On Guard

So the guard positions that we have at our small base are not as rough as the ones that I describe in this poem but you get the idea: The soldier lays in the prone during the dark early hours of the morning, watching his post with mental awareness. He trains his trusty weapon at…

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Slingshots: A forgotten Reality

I am sure we all remember the Old Testament passage about David and Goliath and how David took Goliath out with a mere rock. Well folks in this area bullets are not the only thing that come flying at you in hopes that they will do damage. Rock’s are flung quite often at myself and…

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