Forget the Supreme Court- these are some appointments that are worth getting upset about. There is considerable angst among the chattering class about the appointment of Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court. But while some of us may question the logic that says we have to deliberately limit the selection
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Do yourself a favor-don’t read blogs that simply recite neo-con tripe, or wishful views on foreign policy. Head on over to GI Korea for the straight word: In fact since 1991 the North Koreans have publicly declared they no longer recognize the Armistice Agreement. Probably the most symbolic violation by
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My two favorite things in the world are women and wine. Having dinner in a nice restaurant allows you to enjoy both at the same time. Thus on Sunday, after perusing the S.O.’s tour book, I informed her that we were skipping the hotel’s “breakfast” ( cereal, coffee, and donuts
Continue readingMaking a list and checking it twice….
A 133 Sailors don’t need to be in too much of a hurry to sew on the First Class Crow. Details here.
Continue readingAvoiding the Christmas rush……..
I’m going to start hating the new Supreme Court nominee now. Sitting here in the lounge in Dulles on the way back to Shopping Mall. I’ve been watching her on TV. There is something in the way she talks-something of a pompousness in the gait of her speech, that has set
Continue readingTo the Plains of Abraham and back….
I have known you as a gallant adversary. It is now my pleasure to make your acquaintance as a friend. And I yours, Monsieur La Marquis.-From the movie Last of the Mohicans…….. Uh, how’s that getting out flanked thing working out General? We made the circuit up to Quebec City
Continue readingBienvenue au Montreal!
Or whatever it is one says in French. The S.O. and I arrived here in one piece-no worse the wear for having to traverse America’s worst airport (IMHO) Dulles International. We arrived in Montreal via a route of flight that brought us right over the city and we could see
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Looking for….Something. Have not had the time, energy or wherewithal to blog the last couple of days. Actually that’s not a 100% true-I could have blogged, but truth be told, I-JUST-DID-NOT-FEEL-LIKE-IT. Not sure why. Because there certainly was a heck of a lot of stupidity that deserved to be commented
Continue readingA monday melody…..
Some good music to get quietly drunk and morose by-while looking at pictures of the “good old days”: This is a video by Chitose Hajime-and its one of my Japanese favorites. This was the theme song to the NHK Asa Dora ( Morining Drama) “Sakura” in 2003. I used to
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Faith is, at one and the same time, absolutely necessary and altogether impossible.-Stanislaw Lem. I woke up early this morning and decided to go to the 7 AM Mass-the one I like to refer to as the “golfer’s mass”. ( Which isn’t really true-dedicated golfers either worship at our holy
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