Well it only took 7 weeks-but we finally have reliable internet at a reasonably fast speed. PLUS-I was finally able to get our Sky Satellite working, with the assistance of a very able man who worked a lot harder than he should have to help me troubleshoot why a perfectly
Continue readingAcknowledging the truth that you do not wish to hear.
I have been watching with interest, the mil-blog reaction to the “new” strategy announced by the President and the Secretary of Defense-namely that the US has to know its limitations; and that so long as we choose to not raise enough revenue, then cuts must come to the federal budget.
Continue readingObligatory Steeler post
F*^king TEBOW!
Continue readingTime to put the Kanji to bed?
Dialect: A language without an Army to back it up. It’s that time of year again. Every year around this time the Japan Association of Kanji Aptitude Test announces the kanji of the year. The announcement is made in Kyoto at the famous Kiyomizu-dera temple through a priest who writes
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In Japan? Tell the customer very explicitly about your product
Continue readingMaybe the Mayans were right after all……
The world could be coming to an end-when we live in a world where Rick Santorum is considered a "serious" candidate for President: Mitt Romney may have – just – emerged as the victor in Tuesday's Republican caucus in Iowa but, for many, the night belonged to his rival Rick
Continue readingHappy New Year!
Just got done watching a rather huge display of fireworks from our balcony. Seems everyone in ours and all the surrounding villages had fireworks to light off. It was really amazing-and unexpected. Happy New Year-Zwei Tausend Zwoelf!
Continue readingJust now noticing it?
Lex just now has a post up-noting that DOD has started to trim the ranks of its flag officers. The article he cites points out that DOD is making about a 10% cut in the number of Flag Officers it has. He bemoans the fact they are not being given
Continue readingReflecting on the year past ( and the time ahead).
As is the norm for many a writer at year’s end-I have been doing a lot of thinking about the year past-and since the coming year will celebrate the 55th anniversary of my birth ( God willing), a heck of a lot of time is also being devoted to the
Continue readingConfiscatory Conservatism
A recent post on the “Campaign Stops” blog on the Washington Post caught my eye recently. It seems the that the Romney campaign has decided to trash once and for all the idea of so called compassionate conservatism-in favor of the idea that “anyone who uses any government program is a
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