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Life in the bubble
The other day, I was involved in a discussion about income inequality. Now the term "income inequality" is indeed something of a misnomer, in that many people interpret it as meaning that one who...
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I have been busy this week-and it is August 15 2013. Here is a review of Japan Longest Day. In Japan, August 15 is known as Shusen kinenbi (literally, end of the war memorial day.) This year is the...
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And the election kicks into full swing.
I am seeing more and more posters on the roads these days-from more than just the usual suspects: Of course our friends, the Pirate Party are still out in force: It translates to: "Imagine you were...
View ArticleFinally correcting a big mistake
The Navy appears to finally have come to its senses and dropped the flying warrant officer program. Couldn't come a day too soon. The idea was a mistake from the start. The Navy has permanently...
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In honor of women’s equality day…………
A non-event if there ever was one. It is also National Dog Day. The irony is awesome……….
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I came across this article the other day about the slide into jargon that the military and so many Amercian businesses have gotten into. I think Mr. Marr has a point. In the article below-he mentions...
View ArticleShe needs more than just a ring on her finger.
A lot of Alumni from my alma mater are going all out to convince other graduates of a certain distinguished military college-that one should support the primary efforts of Nancy Mace to unseat Senator...
View ArticleNo upside-only down sides.
To attacking Syria. All the usual suspects are lining up telling us how we have to "do something" in Syria. I really don't understand why. Apparently a lot of other Americans don't understand why...
View ArticleOh Happy Day!
It seems the Navy is on a roll correcting Uncle Vern's mistakes. This really pleases me. In 2003, The f*cking P-3 mafia-after 4 long years of lies and deception, took over not just their own staff-but...
View ArticleWorth two hours of your time.
Contrary to popular belief in America, there is something more important in the world than whether Ben Affleck will play Batman or Miley Cyrus' performance at the video awards. This 2+ hour video from...
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Triberg
A couple of weeks back the S.O. and I drove to the Black Forest and vistied Germany's highest waterfall in Triberg. Its a beautiful-if somewhat too touristy place. There are a variety of hiking trails...
View ArticleRage against the machine
I have one foot in the graveyard and the other on the bus, And the passengers do trample each other in the rush. And the chicken hearted lawman is throwing up his fill To see the kindly doctor to pass...
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Don’t call us-we’ll call you.
Another potential employer must have found his or her way over to my blog.
View ArticleWhere is a time machine when you need one?
Wanted: Delorian with working (must be accurate within 1-2 years) flux-capacitor. Must be time travel ready. Immediately. Can a brother get a ride back to the '80s??? I'ts clear to me now-, re-reading...
View ArticleI want 2000 back.
Yes, today is the anniversary of 9-11. Today will be filled with eloquent memorials, so I will not try to repeat them. All I know is I wish the day had, never, ever, happened. You don't know how I...
View ArticleTrue to form
I hate Mark Steyn. He is once again proving himself to be the worthless piece of shit that he is. Over at the National Review, the resident loony bin of the crazed zealots in America, Steyn is crying...
View ArticleAnd while we are on the subject……
Of Mark Steyn-a completely useless man. Here's another point of view that highlights my steadfast belief that Mark Steyn should just go fuck himself: “Had we rolled out something that was very smooth...
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How it will go….
The shootings in DC are a senseless tragedy. Nonetheless, there is pretty much a predictable script of how the reactions will go. First of course, comes the shock of it all. Then the fascination with...
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When I think of yesterday's events. First of all, I hate it when someone prescribes, based on their own social conventions and biases, how exactly I am supposed to feel and react to such a horrific...
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Another good deal gone fleeting……
For those that do not know, Singapore-based Glenn Defense Marine Asia Ltd., has long had a "lock" on the business of providing husbanding services to Navy ships in Asia. It's quite a lucrative...
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