One of the great moments in Navy history was the “Revolt of the Admirals”. A long time ago and a galaxy far away, another stubborn President and a “transformational” Secretary of Defense were also seeking to emasculate the Armed Services because of devotion to a flawed idea: The Revolt of
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“They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.”–Benjamin Franklin Here we go again! All the usual suspects are present. On the one side are the President and his supporters spouting the line that they had to do this, that we
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Took another one of those Blog quizes today thanks to Bothenook. They did not have anything better that appealed to the pruient interest so: You’re a Freaky Kisser When you kiss, you want to experience something new A new technique, a new partner, a new piercing… And your own personal
Continue readingFor Lex's sister Ann………
Repeat this to yourself O Father of mercies and God of all comfort, our only help in time of need: We humbly beseech thee to behold, visit, and relieve thy sick servant Ann, for whom our prayers are desired. Look upon her with the eyes of thy mercy; comfort her
Continue readingFor Lex’s sister Ann………
Repeat this to yourself O Father of mercies and God of all comfort, our only help in time of need: We humbly beseech thee to behold, visit, and relieve thy sick servant Ann, for whom our prayers are desired. Look upon her with the eyes of thy mercy; comfort her
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Time Magazine that is………… With all that is happening in the world this year, you know those minor things like the war, a couple of HUGE earthquakes, the Tsunami, some major upheavals in foreign policy; they decide that Bono and Bill Gates are the most important people on the planet?
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18 hours of sleep is a wonderful thing ( although non- continuous). Spent this morning catching up on the news and also checking on paying some bills and figuring out when the ex will hit me up with a new bill……… The news is interesting to say the least. First
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All that airline travel must have caught up with me…… Took the S.O. to the Christmas party last night. Things were going well when, about 9:30 pm, my stomach felt like someone was using a thigh master on it and squeezing hard. I realized after a while this was not
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Made it yesterday. I literally had to imitate OJ ( by running through the airport, NOT by killing my (ex)wife…….), and I made it on the plane to Tokyo with 5 minutes to spare. Now I am back in Japan and back at work. Today was our Secret Santa gift
Continue readingHere we go again!!!
Some quick, stuck in the airport blogging. Got the airport in a hurry because I was running slightly late. Turns out I could have slept in, since United cancelled my flight and now I am waiting for a later one. The whole thing is made even more exciting, by the
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