Far East Cynic

Pass the word.

It is wrong to pretend that things are “normal” to normalize the evil actions Kristi Noem oversees. Recently, The Citadel hosted Kristi Noem. They should not have done this. The university should not give any recognition to someone who runs an organization of thugs who violate rights, beat people, and

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The Old Corps is not coming back.

No matter what Hegseth says or wants — it’s the 21st Century now and the world he longs for no longer exists. From 1975 to 1979, I attended The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina. At the time, the college was all-male; women were not admitted, and this did

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The greatest gift given to me.

I watched a documentary about Arthur Miller on HBO Max last night. I cannot recommend it strongly enough. It was a great overview of one of my favorite writers and a truly great American playwright. I’ve read 4 of his plays: The Crucible, Death of Salesman, All my Sons, and

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She still has the ring. It still does not mean a thing.

So. It’s 2020 and another election cycle. That means it’s time once again to comment on yet another Nancy Mace political campaign. It’s now been ten years that she has been either running for office or scheming to run for office, and she still has placed herself on the side

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Before it became something to be ashamed of

Here is another trip down memory lane -remembering when The Citadel was proud to be a liberal arts military college. “Larry Moreland was short, slight and had a dry wit. But he made the American Constitution — and those people who interpret that document — fascinating. In fact, he made the

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Recounting memories, more trips down the road of memory – The Missing Man

The S.O. and I spent a nice holiday weekend away from the grind. In a week I will begin the pilgrimage listed in the last post. These reunions are more than just a chance to eat and drink too much, they are also a spiritual event with (for me anyway)

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Throwback Thursday -The Bulldog

The days are counting down until I board the plane to make the 5 year equivalent of the Haj and make the pilgrimage back to my alma mater. Over the next two weeks, I intend to post some of my previous Citadel related posts in the hope of doing honor

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Tradition dies over time

It’s been an amazing weekend, mostly not in a good way. For one thing, the S.O. has now discovered that just about all of her expensive perfumes had been stolen by our packers in Germany. She swears and maintains that she has been in every box and they are not

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40 years come and gone.

Today is May the 12th, a double anniversary for me. First, it is Mother’s Day and thus a poignant reminder to me that my mother has been gone for almost 11 years now. When she was with us, I was not near the son I could have or should have

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I can’t believe this is even up for discussion

At my alma mater. It seems someone wants to wear a hijab over her head as she matriculates for her knob year. Never, everm, back in the bad old days of an all male Corps-full of fun and camaraderie-would I have ever thought that we would be having this conversation.

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