That is what I used to say whenever I came back to the carrier after being off of it for a while. The look and the smell and the frustrations were all the same. After a dayor so onboard, you were hungry, horny, and tired. You would think that here
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Telling the truth……
Greetings from Korea! Its actually warmer here than I expected it to be. Lets hope it stays that way. Got over here OK-some adventure involved on the way. The powers that be decided to send our whole herd over in a military airplane. A C-12, which is a Beech King
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Robert Kagan says the surge is working. Considering his brother Fred was the author of it, and convinced the President and every one else to disregard any recommendations to the contrary, what else was he going to say? He’s got some reliable sources. Bloggers: Some observers are reporting the shift.
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The pilot of this ANA flight to Kochi ( On Shikoku Island) , did a magnificent job bringing this Bombardier DH-8 to a full stop landing. What’s so novel about that you ask? He only had 2/3 of the amount of landing gear he should have had. The pilots of
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To be a middle of the road blogger sometimes: Very little time as I am getting ready for my trip to Korea. Beginning with this trip I will spend over 50% of the next 4 months on the road-criss crossing the pacific at least 8 times by my figuring. That
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Short post tonight, out eating a great dinner of crab at one of the local establishments. A little expensive, but very, very good. I came home and as is my wont, drank some beer and read some blogs. Being unable to drink beer with dinner due to the obscene nature
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Why the Army cannot seem to get that whole, making the correct decision thing right-READ THIS! With all due respect, who was the bonehead at Camp Zama that decided this was a good idea? I’m hoping they kept him away from the elementary school…………… Subscribe in a reader
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50 years. I guess this means I have to stop calling older Japanese men oji-san and just acknowledge I have become one myself. Part of my horoscope was correct today. This morning when we woke up, it was-in contrast to what NHK had said-a beautiful day. The S.O. and I
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Add one more thing to be depressed about turning 50. I don’t get to do this ever again……….. Or this. Or even this……. Then again, I may have been spared the chance to do this….. So I guess it all evens out. Subscribe in a reader
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Long day today-I’m mentally exhausted. And tomorrow is my birthday. A big one-the big 50. God, it seems amazing to write that! I can remember being a teenage boy of 18 thinking that, and the 21’st century were so far away. Now its here. Trying to think hard to put
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