Becasue right now my spoken German sucks-although it is getting better, primarily because the S.O. has just simply refused to make an effort to learn the language-which makes me the designated translator. Fortunately for me-I can read it fairly well and with each passing day more words come back to
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The folks over at Foreign Policy Magazine have a pretty interesting article up-pointing out that in a lot of ways, the current situation Vis a Vis Iran is similar to that which John Adams faced: A foreign power creating headaches for American policy and a distinct segment of the US
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Of Istanbul. These were taken during our cruise on the Bosphorus on Sunday. In this one-someone has money: This is the old fort that guarded the entrance from the Mamara Sea: The view of a fort near the second bridge North of Istanbul: Literally Hundreds of ships transit the straits
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Istanbul was an intriguing city. On the one hand – you can see just about all the “touristy” stuff in about five days. On the other hand – it had all the marks of a city you could hunker down in and ” prowl” for a couple of weeks or
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Also known as-Why Mark Steyn sucks. Phib presumes to lecture me on what issues are really about-sadly I missed most of his lecture because I was having a good time over the weekend-sightseeing and practicing not procreative sex with the S.O. In a recent post, he asserted that he was tired
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Long day today and dog tired. Not sure why since we spent a few hours here:
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Today was a full day here in Istanbul. We were up early, ate breakfast out-took the bus and the tram to Sultanmahment Station and saw all the usuals: Hagia Sophia, Blue Mosque, and Topkapi Palace. The last item is huge and can consume a whole day in and of itself.
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Friday night-over a US holiday week-which is the first one I have gotten since Christmas. So this morning the S.O. and I boarded a plane-and arrived where? 1) This is city is the largest city in the country-but it is not the capital of the country. 2) In the 1800's there
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Yesterday I wrote:Don't kid yourself, this is just the opening act in a war that is designed to, at one and the same time, pervert the meaning of the First Amendment-and at the same time empower insurance companies to go right back to fucking people over. And leave it to
Continue readingI am going to beat this horse some more…
Because the more I read the stupidity of most so-called “conservative” commenters on the subject of having insurance companies do their job-the angrier I get. If you want yet another example of why America is failing-and stupidity is rampant-go here. If you want yet another reason why I am down
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