Greetings from the European Deep Freeze: More pictures here. Temp in Stuttgart was below zero-FAHRENHEIT!
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She looks kinda familiar to me……
Like someone, you might have met at Impanema or Peyton Place in Singapore. ( If you need a geography lesson-go here.) Actually, I take that back-this woman is not nearly as sincere as some of the women in the Country Western Bar-and that is saying a lot. James Fallows sums
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I wanted to wait a while before writing about the genuine sadness I felt when I heard about the death of Christopher Hitchens. He was a great writer, a man who understood how to paint a picture with words, and as an Englishman who cared deeply for the United States-probably
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The S.O. and I went to the Fasching parade today. Fasching is carnival season. Originally it was a Pagan festival which came out of ancient Rome or Greece. In recent centuries, however, it has become more associated with the Christian Church. Officially the season starts on 11th November at 11:11am, although
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Courtesy of Fucked Gaijin comes this little tidbit of yet another less than flattering portrait of foreigners in Japan: The myth that Japan is a homogenous society lost its veracity long ago. With the growth of globalization, the sight of foreigners living and working in Japan is certainly no
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When you belonged to no one. You didn't stand a chance, son. Jethro Tull is poised to release a Sequel to their 1972 album-and motto of GOP politics these days-Thick as a Brick. TAAB2 – Whatever HappenedTo Gerald Bostock? – is a full length Progressive Rock "concept" album worthy of
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And NO-we are not going down that rathole again. However, the former SECNAV did point out that while the Navy's material problems can be overcome-destroying a hard won culture, has a more lasting impact: CDR Jonathan Jackson was relieved of command in December for violating the Navy’s sexual harassment policies and for
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Phil: You want a prediction about the weather, you're asking the wrong Phil. I'll give you a winter prediction: It's gonna be cold, it's gonna be grey, and it's gonna last you for the rest of your life. Morning temperature in Stuttgart tomorrow? 16 degrees F. How the hell
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Still have not got my car fixed-the body shop is waiting for all the parts to come in. SInce they are billing my insurance company directly and thus reducing any out of pocket expense by me-I really can't complain. Except for the fact its supposed to hover around 10 degrees
Continue readingDog whistles, rational thought, and Fox News.
Also known as why Juan Williams may be in fear for his job again. I have a special place for him-NPR was wrong to fire him and I wouldn't be surprised if Fox now did the same. At least he is not allowing himself to be intimidated: The language of
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