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Steadfastness. A word to myself. Some people won't be happy until they've pushed you to the ground. What you have to do is have the courage to stand your ground and not give them the time of day. Hold on to your power and never give it away.   One day at a time and… Continue reading The word for the day is

Nothing to see here folks, move along. Don't ask yourself the obvious question of , "would a man have been allowed to serve beyond a DOPMA limits in grade?" Of course not. Vice Adm. Michelle Howard was nominated for reappointment to the rank of vice admiral today by President Obama, a move that allows three-star officers… Continue reading No obvious favoritism here

It was raining in Tel Aviv when I went up to Jerusalem. Since Jerusalem is in the hills-it was raining worse when I got there. Very unsual for Israel-where they have sunshine 310 days a year. So I did not start off with the intent to go to the Memorial, but I figured it would… Continue reading Yad Vashem

As is no secret to many who have read here a while, you know that I am a big fan of Herman Wouk. While I was in Israel last week-I had the opportunity to visit Yad Vashem. Yad Vashem is the Holocaust Memorial in Jerusalem. I had not visited Yad Vashem in over 20 years.… Continue reading The beauty of a man who can master the language.

Greetings from Sunny Istanbul! My furlough appears delayed, at least for the present-so I am on the road again, enjoying free beer and food in the massively awesome Turkish Airlines lounge here in Istanbul’s Airport. Heading back to the land of milk and honey-for not so sweet dealings. Last year when the S.O. and I… Continue reading I’m starting to notice a trend

Greetings from the beautiful city of Madrid! I had hoped to post some from here-but the days have been pretty full of sight seeing and, since they eat late here, getting back to the room and falling straight asleep. Have done a lot and seen a lot. Will post my observations on the city once… Continue reading To understand this, is to understand me.

Dad was released last night from the hospital. He was more than a little happy to be back at his own house again. So this today, I left him to the care of my sister the nurse-and boarded the plane to go to DC FFT Frankfurt and the train ride home. Sipping a beer in… Continue reading Doing the DC Shuffle…

I was supposed to have arrived in Germany today. Instead I remain here in North Carolina-due to the rather disconcerting fact that my father ended up in the hospital yesterday, and I got to watch me get really freaked out by worry about my Dad in the ER.  I will spare you the gory medical… Continue reading A little detour.

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