” Wine, good food, and roses; the milieu that is Tokyo out beyond the windows under a round moon. Not so young lovers….joined together by accidents of geography and fate;…….making love on a broad hospitable bed, performing secret rites as old as time, but forever fresh and sweet between lovers,
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Taking Stock……..
It is 5 days till Christmas! Accordingly I hereby declare a ban on politics and the war for at least till after that. Beer and babes, however, will always be available. After all what goes better with Christmas than that? Also, I’ll be out of touch for about 3 days.
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Went through and updated my links. Added some Japan blogs that have been kind enough to link to me, as well as a thought provoking military blog by a guy I know, Jeff Huber. He was an XO during the period that I was a CO- of a sister E-2
Continue readingWhat happens when you have fun……..
Here in the brave new world is what happens when you go out with your buddies- in the new Soccer Mom Navy. Courtesy of my friends at Chairforce.com: Click on the image! Subscribe in a reader
Continue readingLiberation Day
Yesterday the S.O. and I went to a Christmas concert with a combined US Navy and JMSDF band playing songs for the holiday. It was quite good and a good compensation to the fact that I was unable to play golf. They played an adaptation of one of my favorite
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Or at least fits my mood today. Weather here is cold, windy and rainy, putting a damper on my hopes of playing golf. Yesterday, the S.O. went to a Shrine sale. She goes with a bunch of other ladies , Japanese and American, and they leave early. I rolled over
Continue readingWhat is wrong with these people?
I watched the news shows this AM. Much as I think Cal Thomas is a despicable piece of human excrement most days-right up there with his fellow piece of dung Krauthammer, he did have a point today. A human being is lying in a hospital fighitng for his life and
Continue readingThe new political correctness………..
Yea I did it again. Opened my big mouth on a subject I feel strongly about.and got the usual blow back. I, of course reacted on instinct with my usual reply:. Fortunately for me, and for the United States in general, there is a woman of stature, wisdom, and vision,
Continue readingWho says sex doesn’t sell?
I am coming to the conclusion that if conservative outlets cannot win you with their ideas, they will wow you with appeals to the pruient interest. After all, when is the last time you saw a Fox news lady who you would not have slept with? I haven’t seen one.
Continue readingSometimes pictures are better than words……..
I miss Bloom County. I really enjoyed that comic strip during the 80’s and early 90’s with its satire of government and in particular, the foibles of the rich and famous. So I was pleasantly suprised to see that Berkely Breathed had started a Sunday strip which brought Opus and
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