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The Pacific Century.
There will be no port visits to Pattaya or Phuket. Wanchai, Orchard Towers, Lucky Plaza, Geylang and pretty much any place fun in the Philippines-Will be off limits. Massagee in Ropppongi or the...
View ArticleMissing a golden opportunity-Navy Style.
To prove once and for all-that overseas basing does not require building an exchange, a commissary and a clinic. SINGAPORE — The Singapore military has agreed in-principle to allow the U.S. Navy to...
View ArticleStayed in for a good reason.
After an arduous trip home-made doubly long due to bad weather in Chicago-leading us to get rerouted on Lufthansa. ( I got upgraded to Business-the SO did not. For the record, I offered the seat to...
View ArticleOk, I guess it is time to get down to it.
WARNING NOTICE! What follows here is very much at odds with what Americans consider to be "conventional morality". If frank discussion of relationships-with an eye toward advocating the destruction of...
View ArticleOne more post about the Diamond Jubilee.
As I have noted before-I am an unrepentant Anglophile and fan of the British Empire. We have gotten to see great coverage of the celebrations on our British Satellite system. Even as an American you...
View ArticleTrolls can be dealt with.
This video is lovingly dedicated to all those commenters who can't seem to discuss a subject on its merits alone. Like the fine group of folks who dropped by here in January. Warning NSFW!
View ArticleSomeone had to say it.
Women have no business going to Ranger School. There! I said it-and I'll keep saying it. There are roles for men and women to play in society, and Mr. Kilcullen asks a very good question. Pity, no...
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Navy Times Fails Again.
The word for the day is: "pussification". It would seem Navy Times enjoys it. Other, more rational members among us-not so much. When I saw this cover, I wanted to just reach through the screen and...
View ArticleEuro 2012 fever
Sorry for the lack of posting. Guests for work in town and damn the luck, have had to eat out and drink beer twice in a row. Got home tonight to watch the second half of the England- Ukraine Game. I...
View ArticleSh*t Gaijin say!
This will ring true if you have every spent any time in Japan, especially if you spent some time around non-military expats. I made a point to do this when I was first in Tokyo and met some amazing...
View ArticleBe very quiet
The Germans are running over the Greeks. The score does not show it-but Germany is dominating the game. So. Sausage and beer or souvalki and ouzou? Everyone in our neighborhood is inside watching the...
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Recent Reading….plus other stuff
I have a lot I would like to write about. I just have no spirit or energy to do so. I've been busy at work getting ready for a meeting next month. And at home I have been dealing with S.O.'s...
View ArticleEURO 2012 Semi Finals begin tonight
So, as they point out at Balloon-Juice, Port or Sherry? Spanish Ballads or Fado Songs? Lisbon or Madrid?
View ArticleWell count me among the surprised ones.
The Supreme Court actually got it right for once-but the fact it was a 5-4 decision is troublesome for many reasons. This should have been a no brainer for the Court. Of course to do that-you need high...
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What I am hoping my Saturday Night Looks Like……
Went out with the S.O. and our neighbors to the Schwabian Garten tonight. Drank beer and had a good time. My neighbors and I made a pact that I would only speak German to them-in the hopes of improving...
View ArticleWhen did I ever meet Joseph Conrad?
He sure had me pegged. Did I meet him in my surreal existence in the alternate universe, perhaps in a bar in Hong Kong or Malaya? "The majority were men who, like himself, thrown there by some...
View ArticleMissed it by that much………..
Poor John Adams, the poor man never gets his due. Our 2nd President may have saved America more than a couple times from its own worst influences, but he never gets any credit for it. Tea Bag America...
View ArticleOut and about in Budapest.
Greetings from the West End of the Pest section of Budapest. Flew here on the 4th and we have been touring the city since then. Because of all the points I gained from my forays to Bucharest- the hotel...
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Guest post.
I am posting this post by my Candian Counterpart in its entirety. Its worth reading-every word-because it effectively lays to rest just about every bullshit argument we here from the ranting herd of...
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