It is that weekend again….
And once again the fates have conspired to keep me from being where I should be. In Hong Kong! Drinking beer and watching the Sevens!
View ArticleMore surrogate blogging…….
About what’s going on in Japan. This post will consist primarily of the S.O.’s and other folks messages to me about what they are up to right now. Since most of my friends in Japan are associated with...
View ArticleMilking the Golden Cow…….
As I noted in my previous post-one family from a Naval Base in Japan seems to not know when to shut up. 10,000 DOLLARS! YGTBSM! Let me give you a tip Mrs Cash-you had best keep a low profile when you...
View ArticleStand with Japan…..
Unlike our so called Arab ” friends”-Japan has stood beside the United States when it was not expdient to do so. Unlike our so called “allies” in the war on terror- Japan has stood with us, when it...
View ArticleSometimes I think I’m living in an Allen Drury novel.
As a boy in my early teens-I had the misfortune of reading every Allen Drury book ever written ( At least through the early 70′s). And that’s a long list. As I grew older, and came under the influence...
View ArticleAn unexceptional nation
One of the ideas that has come to the forefront in our current political debate-is a very flawed one. That it has been allowed to take root in our civil discourse is indeed a tragic development for...
View ArticleThat special day of the year…..
Opening day. The only day of the year the Pirates will be in first place. This year is especially interesting-since the Pirates open against the Cubs at Wrigley field. Wish I had known that earlier-I...
View ArticleAn epiphany
I have seen the light. I have decided to join the Tea Party and buy all the heavy caliber handguns I can get my hands on. I now know that rich corporations have nothing but my best interest at...
View ArticleOn the beach…
Well. thank God it’s April 2nd and I go back to being a heathen again. And where I am right now is a good place to be a heathen-staying in a beach house on Emerald Isle NC with my Dad and my sister and...
View ArticleMore than a little disturbing….
That a member of the United States Senate would say this: Sen. Lindsey Graham said Congress might need to explore the need to limit some forms of freedom of speech, in light of Tennessee pastor Terry...
View ArticleHome the hard way
Arrived back in Shopping Mall at 4AM last night-by bus. Long story-and none of it good. Primarily it was a comedy of errors by people who were not prepared to deal with 47 angry and tired people when...
View ArticleThe politics of sadism
I’ll be writing about Paul Ryan this weekend-but the folks at Esquires blog have sized him pretty well: We are in an age dominated on one side by the New Politics of Sadism. Hurtful policies are...
View ArticleThe setting sun……
If you look to the left you will find that today is the 66th anniversary of the sinking of IJS Yamato by American aircraft and naval gunfire. A few years back I wrote this post about the movie made in...
View ArticleMemo to Paul Ryan……
I suppose we should get the greetings and pleasantries out of the way first. Paul Ryan, please DROP DEAD! That’s how much I loathe his proposed and supposedly serious budget. None of his ideas are...
View ArticleTail wagging the dog.
That would be what Allen West seems to appear to thrive on doing. Earlier this week-our boy Allen West once again showed his “Reader’s Digest” understanding of history when he decided to play the...
View ArticleMusic to orbit the Earth by.
I am a HUGE Jethro Tull fan. So much so-I am scheming to get to one of their performances when they tour the US this summer. So I found this unique video made with Ian Anderson and Astronaunt Cady...
View ArticleMalevolent surgery
ma·lev·o·lent? ?/m??l?v?l?nt/ –adjective 1. wishing evil or harm to another or others; showing ill will; ill-disposed; malicious: His failures made him malevolent toward those who were successful. 2....
View ArticleWhat should have been…..and never was.
Our future in space, stunted in its youth-because Americans, as a whole are pretty stupid. We went to the moon, in an aggressive fashion, and then pretty much stopped. When I think about all the money...
View ArticleTax Time
I just finished my taxes-after having to take a time out to do some research on one particular set of deductions and non-deductions. I even ended up calling the IRS-where a very helpful lady helped me...
View ArticleOld School
Or why I am a dinosaur when it comes to on line courses. I am in the throes of taking a 16+ week class from one of America’s major universities. They have an on line program for the subject matter I am...
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