With living in Shopping Mall USA. The last few days have been a pretty up and down ride. First of all, it has reaffirmed my faith in my company-which may yet prove misguided, but for now I am sticking with them. I think I am going to land on my
Continue readingThe juicy girls win one!
Who would have thought the juicy girl bar owners had their own lobby? More wives in Korea is the last thing they want or need: Service members headed to South Korea on assignment in the next few years may not be taking their families. A Senate subcommittee voted Tuesday to put
Continue readingStill here-but busy
Lots going on-lots of things to work through and consider. Six Sigma is kicking my beleaguered butt-it shouldn’t and if this were a regular weekly class it would be a lot worse. But I let some things slide ( funny how the prospect of unemployment does that)-and now its catch
Continue readingBest appreciated after a half a bottle of Scotch
I think you have to be a real Star Trek fan (and be half in the bag) to really appreciate this:
Continue readingGood point.
Bill Maher points out that if you are at least going to have to go through the indignity of a sex scandal-maybe you ought to actually have sex:
Continue readingOpportunity knocks
Up early this morning-searching for the Uzi and the 9MM. Fridays are always a good day to go postal. When into my inbox comes a great new career opportunity. This has potential- 🙂
Continue readingUpheaval.
“Six years of college down the drain.” Today, the carefully ordered world of yours truly ( and that of my section of my company) was blown apart. In a situation familiar to many Americans-I am now facing an uncertain future-vis a vis continued employment here in Shopping Mall USA. That
Continue readingWhere HAVE all the fun people gone?
A friend sent me the following in an e-mail. I am so lucky to have been able to see the “Old Navy”-sadly, future generations will never get to know the fun we had: Where Have All The Fighter Pilots Gone? We used to go to the Officers Club or NCO
Continue readingHistory as allegory
A commenter at Sullivan’s blog has it nailed down: I think it helps to understand that, for right-wing populists, this thing we call “history” is less about real people who did real things in the real world, and more like just the Bible Part II. It’s a myth that can
Continue readingHe’s probably right
Joshua Green makes the case why Weiner should resign. I have no idea what will become of Anthony Weiner now that he has tearfully confessed, at great length and in uncomfortable detail, to tweeting photos of his naked torso and various other clothed and unclothed body parts to at least
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