Until everything goes horribly wrong: BANGKOK: The Thai government is cracking down on illegal beauty clinics and unlicensed doctors after the death of a high-profile woman. The name of her job says it all. Athitiya Eiamya worked as a "pretty" – a term used for the almost ubiquitous product promotion
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Telling the truth
I have made no secret over the last few years of the contempt I feel for Allen West. If someone would take him out back and beat the living shit out of him-I would cry no salt tears. The guy was probably a prick as an officer, deserved his Article
Continue readingGeoge Lucas goes to the Dark Side.
As a Disney stockholder, I have great hopes for the merger of Star Wars and Walt Disney. However as a bonafide SCI-Fi fan-I also can recognize that this merger has a great possibility of screwing up a time-honored legend. The picture below probably explains it well:
Continue readingA good day to be on this side of the Atlantic
As Hurricane Sandy bears down on New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and about 10 other states. I'm working late tonight-so I have been following the storms path on the news. Upwards of 1 million people are without power. Evidently Atlantic City, Cape May and New York are getting the stuffing
Continue readingThe Charge of the Light Brigade
As is my custom, I am reposting this post I first did in 2005. Given the current state of events in both the US and Afghanistan these days-its important to remember this exercise in futility. Background: "The war is popular beyond belief" Queen Victoria to the King of the Belgians
Continue readingThe enemy is us
I've been rather busy this week. On travel and next week I will be working some unusual hours. So what that means is posting will continue to be light. Plus, if the truth is to be told-I am viewing the upcoming election in the United States with increasing pessimism. Primarily
Continue readingLooking for someone to blame
Whenever I get depressed about the sad state of American politics-which in the month of October is just about every day-I don't have to look far for people who should be held to blame for polarizing our politics. The collective group of idiots who populate the Liars Club. To review,
Continue readingMeanwhile back at a certain aquisition agency.
Outgoing Director, LTG Patrick O’Reilly, issues some final guidance to his senior staff: Laugh if you must-but trust me-similar conversations have occurred in real life there……
Continue readingDomestic Bliss
Is not something I have ever really experienced-although I go through the motions a lot. The better term is that experience a "domestic routine" that for the most part, I actually loathe-and most certainly do not understand the inability of the S.O. to get done during the week while I
Continue readingEvil is readily visible
I stayed up drinking last night and watched the VP debate. ( Because I have a Sky satellite-a Murdoch product- I get ………..wait for it………Fox News. I held my nose and turned it on for the debate coverage). I'll make no bones about it-I thought Joe Biden was very good
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