Taking it to a new level….
Of hating the Yankees. I discovered a web site for people like me who just can't stand them: They have published a convienient guide for the rest of us on how to get through the Series: Yankee Haters’...
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S.O is watching " Antiques Roadshow" on the big TV. Accordingly I am in the bedroom watching the series. So , just like keeping score at the ball park-I thought I'd try something new. Live blogging...
View ArticleThe mirage….
As previously noted, I stopped at the Naval Academy while on my way home from Wallops Island. As they were getting ready for their parade. I thought I would stay and watch it. I have not been to USNA...
View ArticleSpread the word…..
Phibian posted this. When I saw it-I just had to send it far and wide. This is so true of my Navy, and a lot of other places in DOD. Are they listening? Nope. Sign No. 1: Conspicuously posted vision...
View ArticleReunion Time
No post probably till Sunday. Heading to Charleston for my reunion at a REAL military college. Remembering a time when men were men-and women were outside the barracks waiting for their men in...
View ArticleRavages of age……
10:38 and I'm back in the room. That, in and of itself, is a sad commetary of my current state in life. Saw lots of old friends. What has always amazed me, is that we cannot see each other for five...
View ArticleNow its time to go back to the real world.
Got home late last night-work was very busy today. But it was a great weekend! More to come tomorrow. And the Steelers won!
View ArticleThoughts about Fort Hood…….
The tragic events at Fort Hood, happened as I was in transit last Thursday. I've been going back and forth as to whether to write about it-and indeed what to write. First of all-I have found myself...
View ArticleTime to fix the links……
Tomorrow, I will update the links here-a long overdue task, as many have gone away-or changed names. And sadly, I will have to banish one particular link, for not having the common decency to link to...
View ArticlePoint well taken….
By David Frum: Palin supporters have constructed an alternative reality in which their heroine is wildly cheered by the American yeomanry, and despised only by a small coterie of sherry-drinking snobs....
View ArticleIs the mike on?
Readers have reported comments not working. I have been able to post some-please let me know what is happening to yours………
View ArticleThe search is on…
For a good copy of this video: According to TMZ, Carrie Prejean demanded more than a million dollars during her settlement negotiations with Miss California USA Pageant until the Pageant lawyer...
View ArticleVeteran’s Day
Reprinted from Peach Pundit: It is 11 o’clock in the morning. 91 years ago at this very moment, World War I officially ended. While we call it Veterans Day in this country, most of the world knows it...
View ArticleFall Colors….
A couple of weeks ago, the S.O. and I drove over to Chattanooga-just to get out of the house and see the fall colors. The day we picked, quite by accident, was glorious. We drove over to the base of...
View ArticleIt ages you quickly
Watching Sean Hannity. Remember the Star Trek episode where everyone on the Enterprise got old fast? Jon Stewart very aptly captures the effects here: The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p /...
View ArticleHere we go again……
The usual suspects get freaked out over an act of protocol. As with much of the punditry in Tea Bag land, the columns above lack one thing as they lavish their criticism-context. Bowing is an accepted...
View ArticleThe Lloyds prayer…….
From an email making its way around Wall Street this morning: Our Chairman, Who Art At Goldman, Blankfein Be Thy Name. The Rally’s Come. God’s Work Be Done On Earth As There’s No Fear Of Correction....
View ArticleDeconstructing Palin……
I'd do it myself, but it appears to have already been done for me: Any one who has watched enough early morning Sunday TV will recognize some of the appeals to dog whistle listeners within: Palin wants...
View ArticleMore about Obama in Japan
And how much most Americans do not know about one of their most important allies. Item 1. The bow that has the citizens of greater wingnuttia so upset. Here's a dose of reality from our British...
View ArticleMore travel
Out of pocket from Shopping Mall at the end of this week-as the S.O. and I go on a vacation over the holidays next week. Stay tuned for upcoming instalments of "Where's Waldo?".
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