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Running with the devil.
The Devil being the evil man known as Paul Ryan. Shylock: "I will buy with you, sell with you, talk with you, walk with you, and so following; but I will not eat with you, drink with you, nor pray...
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Life’s tough when you are Paul Ryan
Dear Phibian, You believe that in picking Ryan, Mitt Romney "nailed it". Oh he nailed something all right-but he didn't nail his choice of VP pick. Actually, from a purely Democratic Party...
View ArticlePeople would rather vote against themselves than do what is right.
One of the things that amazes me, about the milblog commenting class-is how much they opposed decent human fairness, while they themselves benefit a lot from government largesse. Its not that the...
View ArticleAbout that new low in campaigning that the Granny Starver and his pal keep...
It would seem that the GOP seems to suffer from complete memory loss. Fortunately there are folks who do remember. On the moral high ground they are not: The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs...
View ArticleThe bad idea fairy shows up when you least need it.
Bad ideas just never seem to die. It would seem the adage is alive and well in the US Navy these days-at least when I read this little tidbit on the Navy Times web site. The V-22 Osprey is making more...
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Colmar
On Sunday the S. O. and I drove the circle-heading south to Freiburg-and then over to Colmar, France. The journey almost ended before it began. While leaving Stuttgart-we came upon the ever present...
View ArticleThe forgotten war….and the forgotten people
Not that any Americans might have noticed this week, but the 2000th American died in the War in Afghanistan this week. I mean, its hard to pay attention to the tragic sacrifice of brave young...
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Saburo Sakai
Today is the birthday of Saburo Sakai. For those who don't know him or of him, he was a Japanese Fighter pilot and a great warrior. He had a wealth of harrowing experiences during the war and after...
View ArticleThe trouble with sequels…..
Expat @ Large finds several of them with the lastest installment in the Bourne Series: c – the surprising absence of girly-bars and other sex-tourism establishments as the camera pans up any given...
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Another of Uncle Vern’s mistakes to be corrected?
I hate the Aquaflage uniform. With a passion. I am so glad I did not have to wear it-having retired before they became mandatory. I do regret not getting to wear Service Dress Khakis however. Now it...
View ArticleReturning to the scene of the crime.
Tomorrow I will get on an airplane and fly to sunny Palma de Majorca. I am going back to pay my respects to a whole lot of dead brain cells I killed in that port in various port visits during my...
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Funny joke told by a beautiful woman….(III)
Another installment in the series-reprinted from Esquire Magazine. But the woman is my own choice from Asia Sirens! A lady asks a man at a bar what he's drinking. "Magic Beer," he says. "What's so...
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Palma
And we are back. It was a great trip and I had forgotten how much I really like Palma and why its a great liberty port on so many levels. Now this particular trip was a different one for me in that I...
View ArticleBeen Busy.
Have been exceptionally busy-my trip finishes up today. On the plane tomorrow. Posting will resume this weekend.
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More Palma pix
Have been under the weather since returning. Clearly I no longer have the staying power I used to have. Slept and slept today. Here's the Palma pix: Trams in Soller. Western Coast on the road to...
View ArticleThe 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....
View ArticleCan’t believe I missed this.
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...
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