Pitch Lock……
I’ve waited a while to write about this-as I wanted to put some space between the event and the commentary. A lot of readers are probably already familiar with the basics, namely the tragic loss of LT...
View ArticleA pet peeve……
Something that occurred to me-and has bothered me for a long time, is the idea that somehow one generation of serving military is somehow superior to another. I hate to break it to you-but in the Navy,...
View ArticleChained to Futenma…
And stuck with a really lousy deal in the process. You think Obama has problems? Try being the current Prime Minister of Japan: The Hatoyama government is neither radical nor anti-U.S.; nor is the man...
View ArticleSpeechless…….
This is just totally unbelievable: The Oklahoma Legislature voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to override vetoes of two highly restrictive abortion measures, one making it a law that women undergo an...
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Buy this book…..
Or the dog gets it. And we would not want that to happen would we? Especially when this book will make you a lot smarter about the world you live in. And unlike Sarah Palin’s book-you can rest assurred...
View ArticleThe man just may have a point….
Sen Jim Webb that is: Sen. Jim Webb, D-Va., is pressing the Defense Department for justification of why the military has so many flag and general officers, and he also wants to know why the military is...
View ArticleOne company that loves tea parties…….
The fine folks who brought you all 64 colors, of course! Crayola Thanks the Tea Partiers – watch more funny videos...
View ArticleSome common sense about immigration…..
From where you would expect it to come from-across the pond. I am of mixed feelings about the Arizona immigration law. On the one hand,border security needs to be tightened up-we need to start having...
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You’ll never look at Meg the same way again.
Meg from the TV show “Family Guy” that is. This is Mila Kunis, the girl who does the voice of Meg: She’s also on the list of eight hot babes who play “World of Warcraft“. Who said video games are just...
View ArticleA great story……
In front of Yanmashita park in Yokohama, located on the waterfront, the NYK ship Hikawamaru is moored as a floating museum. She recently celebrated her 80th birthday. The 11,622 ton Hikawa Maru was...
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Happy May Day!
Since I get repeatedly tagged as a slimy socialist-for merely sticking up for basic decency and fairness-might as well make the most of it. Workers of the world unite! And yes, I like 80′s one hit...
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Never placing the blame where it belongs……..
Over at another blog, there is yet another tired old rendition of the refrain, "The surge worked-and Obama pissed it all away." Its a tiresome song that gets played over and over again, and the usual...
View ArticleWith clockwork precision
A mass shooting happens in America every three to four months or so. Charleston, home of my beloved alma-mater, took its turn in the barrel yesterday. CHARLESTON, S.C. — A white gunman opened fire...
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The wrong people are winning
Well, now that really bad things are going on, its probably time for me to get back to work. I have a lot to say about a lot of things-but just can't seem to either find the time or the volition to...
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Recent Reading
Besides the volume of recent work, I have been deeply involved in several books recently. Not really an excuse for my lack of steady posting, but it did provide a different sort of diversion. Below...
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Going Nordo.
Walking up the brow this weekend and going haze gray and underway. No wait a minute, the ship is white. How about , "Bright white and out of sight!"? Either way posting will be non-existent for a bit....
View ArticleThe power of how one uses language.
Over at Balloon Juice, Annie Laurie has found this interesting video that analyzes the way Donald Trump uses language and how he organizes his thoughts. Bottom line: Because Trump is a salesman more...
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Oh about that GOP debate last night
You know Ted Cruz fucked up when he gives Donald Trump, that Donald Trump, a chance to be elegant. I'm no big fan of New York City, but Cruz probably wishes he had not broken out the dog whistles:...
View ArticleThe prodigal son returns
I'm back in shopping mall this week for a variety of reasons. Had some medical stuff done, did some stuff related to the S.O. Permanent Residence Card, and checked on my house. I also got to sit...
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