I’ve just finished wrapping the last little presents I could hide from the S.O. She already has the big one-a pearl and diamond ring that is sort of a Christmas / Anniversary of Being Together present. She knows about the earrings under the tree-she picked them out. I used to
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Ai Iijima, who was an AIDS activist and former television personality was found dead in her condo in Shibuya yesterday. The body of the 36-year-old, who retired in March last year from a lucrative career as a television personality, was found lying in the lounge of her condominium in downtown
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One of the things I have always marveled about, when it comes to the hymn Silent Night, is how many languages it has been translated into. In the spirit of Christmas Eve, here is a cure little anime of the song translated into Nihongo: And of course the fact that
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Was out at Barnes and Noble today, getting some gift cards for my son. (Never shop early when you can put it off to the last minute!). I came across the Christmas gift for me: Yes , I am ashamed to admit it, but I am a secret fan of
Continue readingAnother year gone…………
And it finds the S.O. and I still together, on the wrong side of the planet, and wondering what the next year will hold for us. My father is coming here tomorrow for the Christmas holidays-so posting may be spotty. The last three years running the S.O. and I observed
Continue readingThey still have to go back home…….
The Russians that is-across the North Atlantic in the dead of winter. Came across this pretty cool video of how the transit might be like. Admiral Kusnetsov and a Slava CG taking water over the bow. Check out the Sovremmeny Destroyer taking 45 degree rolls. Admiral Kuznetsov Aircraft Carrier and
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Obama must be doing something right when he is able to piss off both his supporters and the die hard extremists who believe him to be the Anti-christ and a Muslim. By picking Rick Warren to give the invocation, Obama sends a message-a good one if you ask me-that says
Continue readingWay back when….
When I only had one goal in life and it was this: Carrier Landing-Home Video – The best home videos are here I actually got some time in the S-3, both at the ship and flying cross country from Jax to Whidbey.
Continue readingI think they are still a little touchy about that……
Pat Buchanan-no friend to union labor-makes a great point: Be it BMW, Honda, Toyota, Nissan, Mazda, Mitsubishi or Hyundai, the South has become a sanctuary for foreign assembly plants, for which Southern states have been paying subsidies. Fine. But why this “Let-them-eat-cake!” coldness toward U.S. auto companies? General Motors employs
Continue readingA common sense woman……..
Camille Paglia…call your office. Its refreshing to see a woman understand what makes a man tick: When I meet a guy for the first time, I have no problem with his eyes wandering south for a second to check out my rack—that’s when I steal a glance at the little
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