Wistfully, with the resigned sadness that comes from confronting a decision that comes down to what you have to do weighed against what you want to do-I have been going through all my stuff in preparation for the upcoming move. ( Destination TBA-but probably back to the land of my
Category: Navy
Nihon no news………..
If you are in the US or Japanese Navy, yesterday was just not a good day. On the US side: Lions and tigers and metal detectors oh my! That’s right, make sure you have a clean pair of boxers on if you are going through the gate of Yokosuka Naval
Continue readingThe next time someone tells you they have a good deal for you…….
Run! In the opposite direction as fast as you can! Here is a little tidbit I came across in my surfing. Remember this picture and these words-the next time one of those briefing teams from the Bureau of Naval Personnel comes around and tries to tell you what a “good
Continue readingTime to start the betting pool?
Heading out with the S.O. this weekend for some pre Christmas revelry. Golf? -yes. Posting?-probably not. Hopefully we will support this worthy endeavor. However I did come across this little tidbit on the Navy Times web site. As many as nine of the Navy’s 26 three-star admirals could retire by the
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Navy Times has been digging around about the recent return to communism change in liberty rules on USS Kitty Hawk. Its not a pretty story. In a nutshell , the leadership thinks that treating Sailors like children is somehow a productive way to improve conduct ashore: So you’ve got liberty
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Only a moron would thnk that working till 5:30 pm when you have a dinner commitment with Koreans is a good idea…….. As for what we got done today? Well here is the story in three panels: You want it bad, you get it bad!
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From George Bush’s playbook. If Congress won’t give you what you want-just ignore them. The new Prime Minister has drafted a new version of the Special Anti-terrorism law-the one that allows JMSDF oilers (unlike our navy properly manned by Sailors) to refuel coalition ships in the Indian Ocean. Kenji Yamaoka,
Continue readingPaying up front……….
I always loved the bumper sticker that was around in the 70’s, “Gas, grass or ass-nobody rides for free!” . It is a pretty apt description of most male-female interactions in my opinion. Yesterday was a cloudy, cool day here. The S.O. and I had played golf on Saturday and
Continue readingKorea blues……
Well today was a downer just like I expected it to be. My brain is mush. Worst part of these past few days is knowing that with a little more thought and a lot less ego on the part of those setting up this particular fiasco evolution we could be a
Continue readingI’m not so sure they thought this through……
“Secretary of the Navy Donald C. Winter announced today the selection of USS Gerald R. Ford as the name of the first aircraft carrier in what will be the Gerald R. Ford class of carriers.” Ford class of carriers? Oh boy….. I can hear the jokes now: Buy a Ford
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