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Margaret Thatcher
Margaret Thatcher died today, at the age of 87. As a result, thanks to our British satellite system, we have been watching voluminous coverage of the memories of her life. What strikes me the most is...
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More Madrid
The S.O. dragged me 447km round trip yesterday to buy a cast iron dutch oven. Don't even ask how much it cost. On the plus side she seems to have re-learned the idea of gratitude sex-for now. We will...
View ArticleBring out the usual suspects.
I was on the computer last night, surfing, when the S.O. ran into tell me the news was on with pictures of Boston. That it was all horrific-goes without saying. All I could think about was two...
View ArticleWe have crossed over into the Alternate Universe.
In Star Trek, there is a story line about the alternate universe. On where the Enterprise serves the Terran Empire-and not the Federation. It would seem that the US Navy has crossed over into that...
View ArticleI’m starting to notice a trend
Greetings from Sunny Istanbul! My furlough appears delayed, at least for the present-so I am on the road again, enjoying free beer and food in the massively awesome Turkish Airlines lounge here in...
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My kind of month
Well, sorry for the lack of postings. Was in Israel all last week-and on the road again tomorrow. So for your viewing pleasure, here are a pix from Jerusalem. I was trying to shoot a picture of Jaffa...
View ArticleThe beauty of a man who can master the language.
As is no secret to many who have read here a while, you know that I am a big fan of Herman Wouk. While I was in Israel last week-I had the opportunity to visit Yad Vashem. Yad Vashem is the Holocaust...
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Yad Vashem
It was raining in Tel Aviv when I went up to Jerusalem. Since Jerusalem is in the hills-it was raining worse when I got there. Very unsual for Israel-where they have sunshine 310 days a year. So I did...
View ArticleNo obvious favoritism here
Nothing to see here folks, move along. Don't ask yourself the obvious question of , "would a man have been allowed to serve beyond a DOPMA limits in grade?" Of course not. Vice Adm. Michelle Howard...
View ArticleThe worst part is that they pass these ideas off with a straight face.
I have long maintained that the Navy has some serious problems that it refuses to address up front. Its biggest problem is not, despite the opinion of others, its coming need to replace its SSBN's....
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Navy Flags at Work.
Ever spend any time on a staff-or at Fleet Forces Command in the past 5 years? You know this scene quite well:
View ArticleThings that make me want to chug a quart of anti-freeze
This is why the Navy cannot have nice things. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has ordered a close-up and comprehensive inspection of all military offices and workplaces worldwide to root out any...
View ArticleThe Professor would like a word, please.
Speaking of things that are degrading to women, back in January, Martin Van Creveld published a fine article in Small Wars Journal. In it he makes the point that got RDML Gaouette fired, namely that...
View ArticleA great announcement
Yes! Yes! Yes! The New Asian Sirens web site is up and running! A great day for all connoisseurs of hot looking Asian tuna……….. Links to be updated this evening.
View ArticleYet another sign of the Apocalypse.
The S.O. actually got a part time job. So she can actually start paying some of her share of the load around here. ( Since she has seen fit to disdain to do her womanly duty with the requisite...
View ArticleYes Virginia, these people are that crazy.
I have been watching with great interest the cries of anguish over the so called "scandals" that have your dyed in the wool member of the Teabag set, salivating and dreaming of the day they get their...
View ArticleI have seen the whole of the internet…..
And trust me-its not pretty. I have been in a very pessimistic mood lately. I think it has a lot to do with the transactional nature of the interactions we have with others on the internet. I’ll...
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The word for the day is
Steadfastness. A word to myself. Some people won't be happy until they've pushed you to the ground. What you have to do is have the courage to stand your ground and not give them the time of day. Hold...
View ArticleDon’t throw the baby out with the bath water.
In recent days the military journals have run stories of how Congress wants to strip commanders of their authorities to confirm or overturn the results of courts martial. This due to several high...
View ArticleSumming it up very well…..
John Cole has a great post up summing up the way those of us who used to be in the GOP camp have been abandoned completly by the party we grew up with. I liked it so much I wanted to quote his...
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