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The violence in the Middle East……..
I was in Israel when the attacks on the embassies occurred-and rather busy. I did not learn of the actual event until I got home to my hotel and had a chance to digest both Haaretz and the TV news....
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Neo-con (knee-o-kon), -a person or persons having a warped and antiquated viewpoint of the world, who,- when in a position of power- commits your country to a seemingly endless series of wars. Each one...
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Can’t lose in a crowd….
Back in the bad old days, before cell phones, e-mail, VTC's and women on warships-people used to amuse themselves ashore with dice games in bars. I was thinking about those games, and those days...
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Don’t kid yourself-a lot of people really believe it.
Facebook sentiments are a rather inaccurate measure of public opinion to be sure. But if the views of my more conservative Facebook "friends" are any measure-all of the people who are pronouncing...
View ArticleDon’t think they are getting the point here.
I want write about the abomination that is the Romney campaign-and the failed dirt digging that is the Liars Club and their reaction to a reasonable statement. John Cole framed it well when he voiced...
View ArticleThe Breitbart legacy ( and its not a good one).
Andrew Breitbart died last March. Sadly, his media outlet, the Breitbart blogs, did not join him in death. They, sadly, continue on, providing dishonest commentary at every turn. My Canadian...
View ArticleBut can she cook?
For 40 million British pounds-who cares? It would seem there could be a wealthy future out there for me……if I could just make the short list. Gigi Chao, daughter of property tycoon Cecil Chao, entered...
View ArticleHiatus
I will not be blogging for about a week or so. I have to up to Landstuhl Hospital to have cataract surgery on my right eye. To say that I am nervous about it is an understatement-but I can no longer...
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And……we’re back!
I have finally gotten to the point where I can sit in front of the computer for a while. The surgery went well-and was very different from my expectation. The folks at Landstuhl from the nurse who saw...
View ArticleMired in the swamp of unimportant things-forgetting the major turnoff we took...
I've not felt much like posting these last few days-and tonight an incident occurred that crystallized for me why. I won't go into the details-except it brought home to me how truly polarized our...
View ArticleJust don’t throw the crumbs on the street.
Otherwise you might end up getting caned. SINGAPORE: Doughnut lovers in Singapore will soon no longer have to bring home boxes of Krispy Kreme doughnuts whenever they return from overseas. Krispy Kreme...
View ArticleEvil is readily visible
I stayed up drinking last night and watched the VP debate. ( Because I have a Sky satellite-a Murdoch product- I get ………..wait for it………Fox News. I held my nose and turned it on for the debate...
View ArticleDomestic Bliss
Is not something I have ever really experienced-although I go through the motions a lot. The better term is that experience a "domestic routine" that for the most part, I actually loathe-and most...
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Meanwhile back at a certain aquisition agency.
Outgoing Director, LTG Patrick O'Reilly, issues some final guidance to his senior staff: Laugh if you must-but trust me-similar conversations have occurred in real life there……
View ArticleLooking for someone to blame
Whenever I get depressed about the sad state of American politics-which in the month of October is just about every day-I don't have to look far for people who should be held to blame for polarizing...
View ArticleThe enemy is us
I've been rather busy this week. On travel and next week I will be working some unusual hours. So what that means is posting will continue to be light. Plus, if the truth is to be told-I am viewing the...
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The Charge of the Light Brigade
As is my custom, I am reposting this post I first did in 2005. Given the current state of events in both the US and Afghanistan these days-its important to remember this exercise in futility....
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A good day to be on this side of the Atlantic
As Hurricane Sandy bears down on New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and about 10 other states. I'm working late tonight-so I have been following the storms path on the news. Upwards of 1 million...
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Geoge Lucas goes to the Dark Side.
As a Disney stockholder I have great hopes for the merger of Star Wars and Walt Disney. However as a bonafide SCI Fi fan-I also can recognize that this merger has a great possibility of screwing up a...
View ArticleTelling the truth
I have made no secret over the last few years of the contempt I feel for Allen West. If someone would take him out back and beat the living shit out of him-I would cry no salt tears. The guy was...
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