Sometimes it takes a person from outside the circle, so to speak, to make sense of things. The Canadian Skippy has nailed it, with his translation of George Bush’s address last night: Like the president, I couldn’t resist giving you one more for the road. The President’s blockquoted statements will
Continue readingThe damn media……..
Sarah Palin continues to play herself as the victim. Even when “the hostile media” actually tries to help her out. Gov. Palin’s press office claims that she has pointed out errors in Daily News coverage that we have refused to correct. The only such complaints of which I’m aware are
Continue readingThe things we take for granted…….
Losing one engine on takeoff is hairy enough-I can’t imagine what it’s like to lose both at the same time. These guys know though: NEW YORK (AP) – A cool-headed pilot maneuvered his crippled jetliner over New York City and ditched it in the frigid Hudson River on Thursday, and
Continue readingDon't mess with my boy Atomu……..
Having been a devoted fan of the original cartoon series as a boy-and having adopted him as my moniker for all things Skippy-san, I agree with F*cked Gaijin: “I am quite skeptical that this will be any good”. Then again, I am the boy who was built for adventure! 😉
Continue readingDon’t mess with my boy Atomu……..
Having been a devoted fan of the original cartoon series as a boy-and having adopted him as my moniker for all things Skippy-san, I agree with F*cked Gaijin: “I am quite skeptical that this will be any good”. Then again, I am the boy who was built for adventure! 😉
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In a Carrier Battle Group, ships exchange their radar picture through the use of a computer data link. In today’s world they have, thanks to GPS, become a lot more accurate pictures. In the era that I grew up in-back when Sailors actually still took star sightings, and GPS was
Continue readingGenji is the man!
Too bad he’s been dead for a 1000 years-I would love to thank him personally. For Christmas, one of the S.O.’s friends sent her a Japanese book, “Genji no Sekai” (Genji’s world). It looked to me like one of those little books that you see women reading on the train
Continue readingTen days notice….
For the man who will go down as one of the worst Presidents the United States has ever had. We the People Everywhere, USA January 6, 2009 President George W. Bush 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. NW Washington, DC 20500 Re: Termination of Employment Dear President Bush, This is to inform you
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We got back yesterday night with a few extra hours in DFW that I could have done without. Now I am trying to squeeze in a post between the ever present demands of the S.O. that I do house things-this is why I wanted to be skiing yesterday and coming
Continue readingA bad news morning…….
I got up early yesterday-one of the disadvantages of being out west is that the “home office” is already at work and the items of interest that need to address have already begun to fill your in box by the time that you are just working to struggle out of
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