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 accident, had remained as officers of country ships. They had now a horror
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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 my less than perfect German. Held my own better
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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 caliber Justices. The Supreme Court led by Chief JusticeJohn G. Roberts Jr. upheld
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So, as they point out at Balloon-Juice, Port or Sherry? Spanish Ballads or Fado Songs? Lisbon or Madrid?
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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 increasingly frivolous views of life and doing her womanly
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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 game. UPDATE! The final score makes the game sound closer than it was-sure the Greeks
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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 people. But I still heard just about all of these things.
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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 have been watching as much of the tournament as
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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 strangle somebody. Of course, as it turned out-the cover picture was nothing. What really
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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 one will listen to him. It has occurred to me that when the
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