A woman who thinks she is being screwed out of what she is “entitled” to……. A reader sent me this link to a column by Debi about the continuing outrage that passes for a law-The USFSPA, also known as the Pat Schoeder screw serving service personnel act-writing about the fact
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The history they don’t tell………
Crap, its March again. We all know what that means. March should be a time for repeated celebrations as it is the anniversary of my birth. However March is also Women’s History Month. For those who watch normal TV its no big deal. Commercials will come and go and your
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Crap, its March again. We all know what that means. March should be a time for repeated celebrations as it is the anniversary of my birth. However March is also Women’s History Month. For those who watch normal TV its no big deal. Commercials will come and go and your
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I’ve been reluctant to post about the recent remarks of Barbara Boxer because of a) the trashing I have taken in other forums and b) questions in my own mind as to why the debate ever got this silly. Not familiar with the issue? Well hopefully readers from overeas have
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May I call you Nancy? Or now that you are the most powerful woman in America, do I have to call you Madam Speaker? ( Oh, and by the way, I sleep less soundly these days knowing that you are now 3rd in line in the succession to the Presidency
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Yesterday the S.O. and I went to a Christmas concert with a combined US Navy and JMSDF band playing songs for the holiday. It was quite good and a good compensation to the fact that I was unable to play golf. They played an adaptation of one of my favorite
Continue readingDing dong the witch is dead!
Ding dong the witch is dead! The wicked old witch of the E-ring is dead! Ding dong the wicked witch is dead! Hi Ho the merry o! Hopefully, Dr Chu will go! Vote a fairer pay raise next year! RUMSFELD IS GONE! I guess it was that or go hunting
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George W. Bush is coming to Asia……..oh great! He just made my job as a transportation planner twice as hard. Why? Because whenever the President goes anywhere, its not just Air Force One that goes wheels in the well. On average 6- 8 C-17’s are positioned to move all the
Continue readingBy request—-Friday Beer and Babes……with an extra babe!
Its been an incredibly busy week. Our big bosses are coming out next week and so everyone is in a dither. Have been crunching transportation numbers and AMC (Another Mission Cancelled) expenditure/ on time rates till the cows come home. Three conclusions are inescapable: 1) If AMC were a business,
Continue readingMore on unearned compensation……
To continue with my personal crusade againstUSFSPA injustice….; discussed here, here, and here. Yesterday, I came across this little tidbit from Tom Philpott in his Military Update column at Military.com. A true example of DOD lawyer double talk if you ever heard it: To correct a point in your Military
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