Scott's blog: "Just Stuff"

I know what those of you who know me are thinking. Scott is categorized by his anger, bitterness, and downright sarcastic attitude. Mind you I still have all of that but for the first time that I can remember, I'm actually happy. Really, no joke. As Firehouse once said "I finally found the love of a lifetime". There's this amazing woman in my life and her name is Sara Elizabeth Bridges. I've only been talking to her for a short time but I have never felt such love for or from an individual in as long as I can remember. She makes me so happy. This woman is absolutely perfect for me. She is more beautiful anything I have ever been witness to, an amazing mother (you all know how much that means to me), kind, funny, intelligent, has a great sense of humor, and loves me based entirely on who I am. This woman is the best part of me. I haven't EVER smiled this much. She is my form of combat stress because when I think of her I feel amazing. She's coming to visit me in March and it is probably the only thing I have looked forward to in a long time. Every morning, I wake up with a smile on my face because I know that by the end of the day I will get to talk to her. In short, I LOVE THIS WOMAN!

Today I was told that one of my greatest “downfalls” is that I “use my intelligence as a weapon”. The first thing that popped into my mind was “Why is this a downfall?”. Why should I be chastised for utilizing a tool that I have developed over many years? As soldiers we are not told that our greatest downfall is that we use rifles and unarmed combat techniques as a weapon, why should intelligence be any different? Is it so wrong that stupidity offends me to the point of wanting to lash out at the purveyor of the inanity? If people are constantly using stupidity as a weapon to wear down my ability to tolerate them, am I not to retaliate with a weapon of my own? It’s like telling a UFC fighter not to grapple when he is being struck. I was blessed with an overabundance of common sense and I see no reason to avoid using it to remind the idiots in my life just where they stand. I am way too busy to put up with the insufferable idiocy of some of the people here and that I have to do it at all hours of the day is a burden. They need to be reminded that a little logical thought is a good thing. If you don’t fully appreciate the use of intellect as a weapon, you just may be one of those idiots.

I found the e-mail that I sent to my fiancee when I found out she was cheating on me. The mentioned pictures were screenshots of her profile. Folks, think about this if you're considering cheating while your significant other is in Iraq. Hello Kristal, Before reading the rest of this, check the pictures. I think they'll look very familiar. Rob gave me access to his myspace profile so I could check yours out since you de-friended us. He was a little worried and apparently he had reason to be. I suppose my first real question is "Why?". Was I not good looking or in good enough shape for you? Did I treat you poorly? All in all I thought I was a good guy. Everyone who saw you and I together believed so as well. Apparently we were all wrong. Here I was totally invested in the idea that right now might suck but at least when I got home there would be a fantastic woman waiting for me. I guess I was sadly mistaken. You were my reason to look forward to my time in this war being over. Now you're another reason why I can't trust. You can understand why I want my ring back, I'm sure. I would love some of your insight on this. Oh, and as for Andy, tell him I wish him luck. Please e-mail me back. Scott "Hellbender" Burton "I will always feel, And I will always care, I wish she was my enemy, But I'm still waiting here, For her to hold my hand, For her to steal my breath, For her to pick up the pieces, Of promises never kept"