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2 yrs ago
Current The dot over a lowercase i and j has a name! It's called a tittle, which is a noun meaning "a tiny amount or part of something". Like the dot over an i or a j.
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2 yrs ago
Cows don't leave the slaughterhouse, steaks do.
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3 yrs ago
Empty your mind. Be formless, shapeless, like water Put water into a cup, becomes the cup Put water into a teapot, becomes the teapot Water can flow or drip or crash Be water, my friend --Bruce Lee
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3 yrs ago
The ships hung in the sky in much the same way that bricks don’t.
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3 yrs ago
Mr. Clark, your daughter is a very good kisser.
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I am a veteran of the United States Army and the US Army National Guard. I spent three years on Active Duty serving in the 4th Infantry Division (Mechanized) at Ft. Carson, CO and 3rd Armor Division at Kirch Göns, West Germany. I spent 18 years in the Army National Guard with the 26th Infantry Division "Yankee" and 29th Infantry Division (Light), "The Blue and the Gray". I was deployed to Bosnia-Herzegovina with the 29th ID (L) in 2001 - 2002. I have also been reading military history articles and books for over 49 years. I do prefer Military Role Plays over all other genres, primarily because I have a vast knowledge on the subject to include personal experiences. At the very least, my characters are always veterans.

I have been writing for pleasure for at least 35+ years, but only got into forum-based Role Playing about fifteen years ago. I do enjoy Nation Role Plays and get into minute detail when designing my military. The only reason I enjoy excruciating detail in my militaries is because for me, it is fun. My education and experience on this subject afford me the insight to see the depth of the structure. It is not just a General and a large pile of soldiers. If someone wants assistance in designing an army, navy, or air force, please send me a PM. I will help. Please specify what level (echelon) or depth you would like me to go. When I say echelon, I mean Army, Corps, Division, Brigade/Regiment, Battalion/Squadron, Company/Troop/Battery, Platoon, and Squad/Section.

When I was a student in High School, I used to play Dungeons & Dragons (Edition 1 & 2). Later editions came out after I quit that game. Recently, I have been DMing a 5e campaign of my creation for my son and his friends. 5e is so much less cumbersome than earlier editions of D&D. I do have an interest in Tolkien-esque fantasy-styled Role Plays as well. Time travel has always been a fun genre for me, but to do it well, one must have a firm grasp of historical facts. I love doing this form of role play, especially since I have a solid foundation on the past.

There are only a few fanfictions I will participate in; Star Wars and Star Trek are two of them. I want to do an exclusively Klingon RP one of these days. I also avoid Canon characters.

I have real-world martial arts experience. I would love to write an RP about hand-to-hand combat, no fantasy magic chit, just hands elbows, knees, and feet. Maybe the occasional head butt thrown in to mix things up. I trained in Krav Maga for six and a half years. I earned a first-degree black belt in Krav Maga on 3 June 2017.

Krav Maga is an Israeli martial art form that employs practical self-defense techniques drawing forms & techniques from Muay Thai, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and Taekwando. It is very brutal, demanding, and aggressive. During the seven years I trained, I have bruised two ribs, sustained several muscle pulls, and various lacerations and bruises over my body. I have received a sprained ankle and a fractured wrist. Before the first black belt test, I received a bone bruise to my right shin; where my roundhouse kicks impact. Yet, I am stupid enough to continue training. [Regardless of the physical pain, it is more fun than any other physical activity I have engaged in. Fortunately, the bone bruise healed up prior to the third and final test. EDIT: I did leave the sport over four years ago. :(]

Almost two years ago I completed my first novel, a science fiction set in the 24th century. It focuses on a Private Military Corporation solely employed by the earth government. I started a second book in November 2022 and hope to work on that this summer when I have more time.

Send me a PM for a Role Play or if you would like to see what sort of an army I could build for you.

--Gunther (AKA: Old School)



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Most Recent Posts

It's Wednesday my dudes! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!

Do you ever meet someone for the first time and want to buy them a toaster for their bathtub?
This idea sounds familiar Bing. I'll bite.
I love Star Wars RPs. I don't have a story idea at the moment, but would be willing to do most things. Do you happen to have an idea? I mean, if you force me, I could puke something onto this page for you.

In dating myself by saying this but I miss this kind of role play in Yahoo ha!

I have no idea what Yahoo RP was like. It must have been some time ago. I would be dating myself if I said, I was Star Wars fan when there was only one movie in existence and it was simply known as "Star Wars"...Not, "A New Hope."

My ears remain unpierced.
I can't hear very well out of my left ear.
I had six ear infections in my left ear in a nine year span.
@inkarnate is correct. I am old.
My shoulder hurts.
I once had a Livejournal. But most of you are too young (or in Gunther's case too old) to know what that is/was.


LiveJournal is a social media platform that allows members to keep a blog, journal or diary and share their interests.
I really like Mai Tai. Rum(s) and fruit juices. I drank them when I was in Hawaii.
@BoyMom69035 I'll share a whiskey and coke with you. Better yet, I'll take a shot of Jack Daniels and a beer. Skip the damn coke.
I'm sortta indifferent to beards, tbh. Some guys can pull them off, some can't. One thing I don't understand is why sometimes they let them grow as long as I do my hair.

Yea, I don't care for beards that grow beyond maybe 6 inches or so. I only grow a beard in November. It has never been my style anyway. I just do it to see what it looks like on me. I have always been the type to look years younger than I really am. I have only a few gray hairs on top of my head. But when I grow the beard, it is all gray. Ugh. Better to keep it shaved.

@POOHEAD189 Your story is more exciting than mine. That was a narrow escape. Happy to see you alive, bro.

I used to work for a railroad as a conductor. I was spotting an empty "boxcar" at a customer's dock. I backed into the customer's spur and tied my empty onto an existing empty rail car already on spot. Since the existing car already had a hand brake on it, I did not put one on the new car I was leaving. I assumed the hitch was good and that the knuckles would hold the car in place. I closed the air valve on the last car I was taking back into the rail yard tied onto the engine and then pulled the lever to separate from the car I just spotted. I told the engineer to take it ahead over the radio and then had him stop just past a derailing device on the customer's track. The spur was on slightly elevated ground. We shoved the train up hill to spot the car. If a car were to get away on the spur track, it would roll over a derailing device before it re-entered the yard. I stepped between the rail to put the derail back on the track. I heard a noise and looked to my right. The empty rail car, weighing roughly 25 or 30 tons was heading at me, at about two or three miles an hour. When I spotted it, it was about ten yards away. I yelled an expletive and dove out of the way. The runaway rolled over the derail and went on the ground. I was safe, but shaken. Apparently, the hitch was not good, the knuckles opened allowing the downhill car to roll away. The air reservoir used to hold the brakes had bled out. There needs to be a high amount of air pressure in one reservoir and zero psi in the other in order for the brakes to hold. The reservoir that should have been under pressure, was also at zero psi. When the two reservoirs have equal air pressure, the brakes release.
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