One thing that is truly depressing about our current era is that it is virtually impossible to have a conversation anymore about issues of national importance. To take a position on something is to invite immediate attack and its become just about impossible to hold a semi literate conversation in
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Greetings from Mike Pence’s hometown, Columbus Indiana. It’s been over 30 years since I was last in Indiana. It’s clear I have not really missed anything. I was here in 1986 in Indianapolis for the Indianapolis Air Show. Had a very entertaining evening afterward at the Adams Mark Hotel. It’s
Continue readingWill Smith said it.
There is a huge hurricane bearing down on the east coast of the United States. And from President Asterisk ( as in *not elected by the majority of the voters), provided us with these words of comfort: Oh really? So riddle me this your orangeness, so how come your own
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Since I was not blogging for the last 10 months I had to do something. Besides dealing with the hassles caused by vindictive assholes who think they have the right to harass a private citizen, I did a lot of reading and watching. Regarding watching first, if you have not
Continue readingThe 11th day of the 9th month of the 17th year.
The 17th year since the disaster of 9-11 occurred. Today, of course, will be a day of remembrances and memorials to the 3000 Americans who perished on that day, and the many more both in and out of the service who perished as a result of that day and the
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It’s a powerful bit of art
Continue readingThe old saying proves true.
That saying from my old squadron, way back, long ago, in a galaxy far away. If you are not in hack at least once a cruise, you are not carrying your share of the load. Our friends in the Royal Navy are proving that phrase true: Six sailors assigned to
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During the last week of August and over the holiday in September, the S.O. and I traveled to the island of Corsica, or Haute Corse, as the French refer to it. We had wanted to go someplace different and we wanted to be on the Mediterranean Sea. Corsica delivered for
Continue readingThe Barbarians are inside the gates.
THIS IS NOT NORMAL. THIS IS NOT HOW AMERICA IS SUPPOSED TO BE.
Continue readingDear John, an open letter to Mr. John Kelly.
Probably one of the most disturbing things about the advent of the current dark times we live in is to see the number of people selling their souls to the demon that is Trump and villainy he espouses. For the prior military folks such as John Kelly, the sin is
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