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In trying to do good, they just do more harm.
As promised, I am taking this opportunity to offer my thoughts on some provisions of the 2014 Defense Bill that should make anyone with any military experience at all, just a little bit nervous. ( If...
View ArticleThe part of the story they leave out.
This will be my last political post of the year. As is my custom-I will place a moratorium on politics starting tomorrow, preferring instead to honor the holidays by writing about fun things. But I...
View ArticleA Fox News Christmas……
Stuart Varney- who once was a competent business reporter, before he sold his soul to the devil Roger Ailes, would love this wonderful re-telling of "Its a Wonderful Life". The douchebags folks at...
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Not quite the Christmas present he wanted back at the begining of the year…….
It was brought by a jolly fat man all right-but it turns out to be the gift that keeps on giving. Don't bend over to pick up the soap: SAN DIEGO — The first conviction in a massive bribery scandal...
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Santa’s little helper.
Spent most of yesterday at the Esslingen Christmas Market yesterday. They have two markets, actually. One is a modern Christmas market like so many others here in Germany. The other is a medieval...
View ArticleFeeling some deja vu
Yesterday the S.O. had to work. So of course, I got tasked with filling a shopping list from hell. Which was really OK, I needed to restock on beer for the Holiday anyway-and I am still not to the...
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Happy Festivus Day!
The feats of strength will be undertaken this evening with my assorted collection of Pilsners. The airing of the grievances will continue to be a year around event at this blog. The Festivus Pole-well...
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And its Boxing Day
And since the weather sucks here-I am off to Portugal for a long weekend before New Years. There to stay in a historic hotel and see historic sights. As well I should be. Till I get back-Have a great...
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New Years Eve
Well that's a trip that can be wiped off the books. We arrived in Lisbon nicely, got our car and arrived at our hotel: The Palace Hotel in Estoril. Where I have always wanted to stay, given that it is...
View ArticleAnd so it begins…..
Don't let the door hit you in the ass on the way out , 2013. For me, 2013 was, in the aggregate, something of a depressing year. For both personal and national reasons which I will explain in this...
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Countdown to Catastrophe…….
2014 will mark 100 years since the start of World War I. I recently finished a book entitled 1913: The Eve of War by Paul Ham. The book recounts the year before the beginning of the World War and how...
View ArticleCountdown to Catastrophe-January 2, 1914
Back in 1914: The Philips corporation installs its research department at Eindhoven, in the Netherlands. 9 years prior to this day in 1914, on Jan 2, 1905, Japanese Gen. Nogi received from Russian...
View ArticleCountdown to Catastrophe-3 January 1914
Today on the path to war: The musical "Sari" opened in New York City. Jean Louvel, Flemish pianist/conductor/composer was born today. ( As an aside J.R.R. Tolkien was born this day in 1892). Stephane...
View ArticleCountdown to catastrophe-January 5th, 1914
Back in 1914: Henry Ford, unlike his current day counterparts, recognized that a well paid work force made for a better workforce-and more consumers. So wages were doubled from $2.40/9-hr day to...
View ArticleThere was never a chance………..
Phib, in one of his repeated themes, bemoans the fact that we did not give ourselves a chance to "succeed" in Afghanistan. "All it required was about another four-five years of patience. Of course,...
View ArticleCountdown to catastrophe-January 6th 1914
Today in 1914: Stock brokerage firm of Merrill Lynch founded. After almost a 100 years of existence and avoiding the fate of Lehman brothers-the firm was merged into Bank of America in 2013. ( The...
View ArticleGoing down a sinkhole…….
Is still a bad thing-no matter how many times you do it. The usual suspects have come out, and seized upon Robert Gates’ new book to criticize the effort to get the US out of the worthless hellhole...
View ArticleThe 10th fleet theme song.
This is so funny, I laughed so hard I cried. If you have ever had to answer a tasker with the word, "cyber" in it, you will realize why:
View ArticleWho needs a sabbatical?
Well it’s been two years since I have right royally pissed off the feminist lobby, and it is January and I am cold. So it is probably a good time to jump back into the pool and piss them off again....
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