Not that surge. The one that is slowly ripping apart the beautiful life I spent 8 years perfecting. Like it’s counterpart in Iraq, it is just as frustrating though. Now conscience wakes despair That slumber’d, wakes the bitter memory Of what he was, what is, and what must be Worse;
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Greetings from Shopping Mall, USA-deep south version. Long day yesterday. Because this trip is on my dime, I had opted to save money. I would have saved even more money on the tickets had not the S.O. been such a bitch so insistent that we travel together. Had we done
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The part that Lex forgot to show: Hornets are cool and all-but a CV flyby with a COD and an E-2? That’s worth bragging about!
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Not for work this time, that’s all done. For new work-hopefully good work-but not in the location that I would ever have wanted or expected. Such is life I suppose-and it is true everything is an adventure. S.O. is going along with me on this trip, which is going to
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Dealing with the thug criminal that has caused so much trouble for so many. The USS Kitty Hawk returned home yesterday from a busy at sea period. At the exchange and mini-mart they found: NO BEER! All because of this guy: Just have MWR bring up a
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In anticipation of the upcoming move and the demands there of-bought a brand new laptop today. The old one has gone away………..back to from whence it came. So this is the virgin post on it. I’m drinking beer (well away from the key board!) It really is Boddingtons! And treating
Continue readingAn editorial comment……..
The comment section of a blog is designed to support varying degrees of opinion. That is why I do not moderate comments over here-and unlike some people, I can tolerate people who do not agree with my point of view. If need be I can edit out what I need to.
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Seems like this record has been played before: U.S. Navy able seaman arrested for taxi driver’s murder YOKOSUKA, Kanagawa — A U.S. Navy able seaman was arrested Thursday for the murder last month of Tokyo taxi driver Masaaki Takahashi, Kanagawa Prefectural Police said. Murder suspect, U.S. Navy able seaman Olantunbosun
Continue readingThe end of an era……..
I opened my e-mail this afternoon and found this little tidbit in my Alumni e-mail list: Retiring Citadel faculty to be recognized April 17 Five members of The Citadel faculty will retire this academic year and will be recognized during the annual Faculty Recognition Luncheon April 17. Retiring faculty members,
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Under the category of-it sucks to be this guy: Police to seek arrest warrant for US sailor Japanese police will seek an arrest warrant for a US sailor who has reportedly admitted to killing a taxi driver last month in Yokosuka, near Tokyo. The taxi driver, Masaaki Takahashi, was found
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