The devil is in the details…………..
I’ve been watching with great interest the debate about the upcoming message the President is going to give about Iraq and what the latest round of senior leadership changes mean. I’ve come to the...
View ArticleLife’s a beach………
He’s a real bunker man. Living in his bunker land. Making shots out of the sand, Impressing nobody……… If there was a bunker I was not in yesterday, I will be hard pressed to find it. Bad bounces you...
View ArticleWell, what do you know?
A Frenchman thinks that the Phibian and I are worth the reading…………..Good company for me to be sure. Click here to see for yourself! Good babes, too, on his site! What can I say, Vive le France!!...
View ArticlePredictable pattern
This is becoming an all too predictable pattern. Come home from work, go work out. Come home from the gym, eat dinner. 8pm fall asleep on the couch. Wake up go to bed at 9pm. Its got to change to...
View ArticleThings that make my head hurt…….
It was a news filled day yesterday while I sat and slept the night away……. Lest there be any doubt about it, I am sick. Ergo this will be short. I will watch the Presidents speech tomorrow and with...
View ArticleThe train wreck……….
The one that is coming to an armed service near and dear to you. I have tried and tried to come up with some coherent line of thought about the Presidents speech-I can’t. To tell the truth, I don’t...
View ArticleUrban Legends…………
There is a myth that goes around here in Japan that drinking sake does not leave you with a hangover. I’m here today to tell you that is not the truth. Drink enough of those little cups and you do get...
View ArticleFun things to do……
While being hungover and waiting for the Tsunami to hit. Yea you heard me right. For the second time in a couple of months the Tsunami alert went off. Big earthquake north of Hokkaido. Tsunami warning...
View ArticleScooby dooby doo………
Iwao Takamoto passed away this past week. He was the creator of Scooby Doo and worked in the Hanna Barbera Cartoon empire for many years. Gwen Muranaka published this tribute in todays’ Japan Times:...
View ArticleHappy Holiday!
Yes it’s Martin Luther King day, but more importantly its my mother’s birthday! In the grand scheme of things that is more important to yours truly. Happy Birthday MOM! Subscribe in a reader
View ArticleA couple of good reads…….
First, for the men out there, one should know the facts about your best friend. After that bit of enlightment, I think you should read Juan Cole’s analysis of why the Sunnis will still play the role of...
View ArticleToo good to pass up…..
Considering the holiday, it seems more than appropriate to suggest that both Condi Rice and Barbara Boxer could have learned a thing or two from this man. This video is an interesting contrast of the...
View ArticleThe catfight
I’ve been reluctant to post about the recent remarks of Barbara Boxer because of a) the trashing I have taken in other forums and b) questions in my own mind as to why the debate ever got this silly....
View ArticleI’m not so sure they thought this through……
“Secretary of the Navy Donald C. Winter announced today the selection of USS Gerald R. Ford as the name of the first aircraft carrier in what will be the Gerald R. Ford class of carriers.” Ford class...
View ArticleNot the brightest bulb in the lamp…..
Hi. This is Michelle Manhart. She will be unemployed soon. She is the USAF Staff Sergeant who posed in Playboy-then went on TV and said she did not think anything would happen for it. You can check...
View ArticleCaption this!
The following photograph of Prime Minister Abe and his wife was taken in the Philippines during their recent state visit. Suffice it say , Mrs Abe does not look happy. Anyone want to know why? H/T to...
View ArticleWonder why this gets no attention?
James Webb, has been reviled for not being nice to the President. Turns out according to Wonkette, that Senator Webb is no the only person who has gotten into a dust up with the man: Bush is still...
View ArticleElectronic attack!
On my internet service provider that is. Seems the Chinese may have destroyed more than a satellite-I cannot get my cable modem to work at all. All troubleshooting has been exhausted so I now I have to...
View ArticleOut of comms and out of sync……….
The modem still just sits there and blinks. I’ve tried new cables, reloads of software, nothing works. Reminds me of launching with yesterdays codes and then trying to get the link to work. (A bit of...
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