On my back across the pond to the correct side of the International Date Line. United has surpassed my already low expectations by dropping me into SFO 2 hours late. Fortunately I planned for this, having done more than a coupld OJ esque runs to the gate before. So I
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Interesting turns
Finished with the meetings today and getting everything arranged for the exercise in pain next month in Korea. Talked to the S.O. today. I have never, ever , heard her talk so much about politics so much before. She even e-mailed me to tell me about LDP getting their ass
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In Japan. Today was voting for the upper house of the Diet. Just got off the phone with the S.O. I asked her who she voted for and she told me MINSHUTO. (Democratic Party of Japan). She said she wanted to do anything that would be opposed to the Abe
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Today was a good work day. S.O. is pissed off at me, because when she called my cell phone, I answered with the back ground noise of one of my favorite bars in the background. ………..How many times have I told you not call? So I had finished the conversation
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Of Texas. Greetings from the land of fat women. Flight over was OK. I used my cunning and wit to outwit the travel office and get the flights book on the airline I wanted. ( The Australia trip put a big hole in my plans to get top tier status
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To explain Iraq. Japan Probe shows off a new Japanese manga (comic) book explaining the recent Japanese Defense White paper. (Boei hakusho?????)?Quoting from the Mainichi Shinbum: In the “Manga de Yomu Boeisho Hakusho (Defense Ministry White Papers in Manga)” series printed in 2005, a little girl wearing “Lolita” fashions and
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For a trip to Hong Kong. Spike reminds me why. Subscribe in a reader
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On Gen Petraeus and the upcoming report. Read his article on David Petraeus and the “New Jesus” problem. Subscribe in a reader
Continue readingPunching the strawman…………
I’m a baby boomer. And proud of it. I’ve had it with people who should know better attacking my generation as a bunch of dope smoking, sex fiends, who shirked their responsibilities to serve and protect their country. That the folks born of the period were ” the most narcissistic,
Continue readingWhy I hate going to the doctor these days…..
For some reason, physical exams take longer than they used to: Subscribe in a reader
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