As I have noted before-I am an unrepentant Anglophile and fan of the British Empire. We have gotten to see great coverage of the celebrations on our British Satellite system. Even as an American you should be struck by the difference between the respect shown here to the Queen and
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Ok, I guess it is time to get down to it.
WARNING NOTICE! What follows here is very much at odds with what Americans consider to be "conventional morality". If frank discussion of relationships-with an eye toward advocating the destruction of traditional monogamy and marriage bothers you-you might want to take a pass. "Pamela didn't believe in the least in
Continue readingStayed in for a good reason.
After an arduous trip home-made doubly long due to bad weather in Chicago-leading us to get rerouted on Lufthansa. ( I got upgraded to Business-the SO did not. For the record, I offered the seat to her-but she knows how much the free booze means to me, God Bless Her).
Continue readingMissing a golden opportunity-Navy Style.
To prove once and for all-that overseas basing does not require building an exchange, a commissary and a clinic. SINGAPORE — The Singapore military has agreed in-principle to allow the U.S. Navy to deploy up to four littoral combat ships to the city-state on a rotational basis. The announcement came
Continue readingThe Pacific Century.
There will be no port visits to Pattaya or Phuket. Wanchai, Orchard Towers, Lucky Plaza, Geylang and pretty much any place fun in the Philippines-Will be off limits. Massagee in Ropppongi or the Honch? Forget it. Oh, and if you say you know what a soapie is? Stand by for NCIS to pay
Continue readingOver time-they always wear you down.
It is called, "undue command influence" and it refers to the ability of a massive organization, sanctioned with authorities by the US government to regulate peoples lives-such as the US Military-to apply pressure on its judicial system to obtain a pre-ordered result. For the "good of the service". There are
Continue readingSeems like I never left.
After a long plane ride-made longer by the fact the plane left Frankfurt two and one half hours late- I am back with the S.O. in the hellhole metropolis of Shopping Mall USA. This was not a trip by choice-thanks to Alabama's ridiculous immigration laws, they would not let the
Continue readingFunny joke told by a beautiful woman
One of my favorite parts of my monthly subscription to Esquire-is the page where they have a funny joke told by a beautiful woman. Since I got my May edition today, I thought I would be nice and share. The joke is from the May edition of Esquire-the girl is
Continue readingThe Black Widow
This is Kanae Kijima-the so called “Black Widow of Japan”. She was sentenced to death in April of 2012 for the murder of three men in what was a very high profile trial lasting an unusual 100 days. ( Most trials in Japan are much shorter). The case was covered
Continue readingMy advice is to start drinking heavily……..
As Sam Kinison once said, " These fucking bastards–GET OFF OF OUR BACKS!" The Navy will kick off its Breathalyzer beta test on Thursday at 13 commands. The tests, which include the U.S. Fleet Forces Command staff and 12 other units, were announced Wednesday. Rear Adm. Mark D. Guadagnini, FFC’s
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