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That damn poor cat!
On Halloween, the S.O. decided to dress up the vermin cat: She looks unhappy. I know I would be. Thus she tried for about 30 minutes to get the scarf off. I finally took it off of her when the S.O. was...
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Things that just make you shake your head….
Was watching Bill O’ Reilly today at lunch time. I don’t know why, since all his broadcast’s normally do is make me want to reach through the TV and give him the beating he so richly deserves, after...
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Good thing they all had TIP training.
Man, I am glad I got out when I did. Lost Nomad points out a little side benefit of trying to regulate troops desire for sins of the flesh: A rise in sexual assaults?While reading this article in Stars...
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Concerning the French riots
Spike stumbled on this little gem from the Daily Show. After he got done looking at SPG‘s latest naked pictures of herself that is……… Well, Jon, the immigrants, mainly North African Muslims, are upset...
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Lord Curzon’s advice
Too bad George Bush never really took the time to read or understand British history. Other wise he might have remembered this little tid bit from Curzon , quoted from the real Lord Curzon: We must...
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How am I supposed to be famous at this rate?
Borrowing from Expat at Large, who in many ways has similar values to mine without all the baggage I am carrying: My blogis worth $19,758.90. My poor daily attempt at a blog is worth only...
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NSTR
That is a military abbreviation that means “Nothing of significance to report..” Today is one of those kind of days. (Plus it is the day before a holiday weekend….) So accordingly, I spent the day...
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Am I the only one who thinks this is crazy?
Forgot to mention while I was in Kadena last week, I had a chance to attend a Navy ceremony that had an invocation and benediction given by a USAF Chaplain. He told me afterward that he had to check...
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No Some politics today!
Today was a good day with the S.O. The last thing I want to do is screw it up by talking about all of the screwed up things going on in this screwed up world. A couple of editorial comments though: 1)...
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Day late and a dollar short
No post yesterday. It was a nice day and the S.O. and I had some things to do in preparation for her birthday trip to Germany that we are making at the end of this week. Also thanks to the nice...
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At least he is not in the bunker……..
Played golf today, and in what has to be a another sign of the Apocalypse, on most holes I hit my driver long and straight. I’ve been playing with my swing a little at the driving range trying my best...
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The ripple effect…….
George W. Bush is coming to Asia……..oh great! He just made my job as a transportation planner twice as hard. Why? Because whenever the President goes anywhere, its not just Air Force One that goes...
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R.I.P , Art Cebrowski
On the DOD web site, came across this headline. I am suprised it has not been more widely reported: Former DoD Transformation Head Dies at Age 63 While I did not agree with some of his ideas, the man...
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Taking a good deal….and screwing it up!
Deutschland, Deutschland, uber alles; Uber alles im dem Welt….Two days till I depart for the Fatherland for the S.O.’s birthday trip. That for sure qualifies as one of my more stupid decisions, burning...
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The human capital strategy by any other name would smell just as sweet??…..
Have read the new CNO does not like the term human capital strategy. Accordingly, I’m told its called Total Force stategy now. When the budget is all said and done however, the end result is still the...
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Wir fahren auf Deutschland!
Early tomorrow, up and on the train to Narita for the S.O.’s birhtday trip….. Not sure how the blogging is going to be for the next week, so if you see no new words, well, remember Papillion…: “I’m...
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Time compression……
We made it but I’ll tell you direct Tokyo- Frankfurt in the cattle car is brutal, even if it is a Lufthansa cattle car.( Any airliner that serves Warsteiner beer and does not charge for it, cannot be...
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A really good day……….
There is a lot to talk about in politics today, but quite simply I do not have the energy or the brain cells after 3 Warsteiners to attempt it. Today was just a great day! The S.O. had been fussing...
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Stuck with a dial up
Rothenburg was great, but cold! It snowed the whole way down and on the way back, and even when we were there had to dart in and out of the shops to get some feeling back in our fingers. Rotenburg...
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Es ist sehr kalt!!!
Short post, just to say, I’m still here! We’ve been touring Bavaria by car with short day trips from Munich. Tuesday was Neushwanstein Castle and a nice drive through Starnburg and down to Fussen....
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