I checked into a hotel and it had a banner saying “Welcome Gonzaga Alumni Association”. Since I am stuck here tonight-wonder if that means I can score free beer. Here are some more of the S.O.’s thoughts on what is going on in Japan: Near Tokyo, earthquake cloud was found
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Well, that’s it. I am stuck in Denver for the second time. They had absolutely no way to get me a seat out till tomorrow night when my first flight got canx. So- it’s time to do some laundry then hit the streets!
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I can tell its driving the S.O. nuts not to be in Japan right now. (Its driving me nuts-I want to be there and help). Some selected quotes from the S.O: On CNN live report from Japan, most reporters’re telling that they’re amazed how calm and patient victims are, no
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I am getting tired of reporters referring to Fukushima Daichi # 2, 3, or 4. The name of the plant is not Fukushima Daichi. Dai is a counter used in Japanese that is the equvalent of “Number”. So it is Fukushima Dai-ichi, Dai-ni, Dai-san, or Dai-yon. Fukushima no dai ichi
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That the Navy’s shipbuilding priorities are all screwed up. Of the 11 commissioned U.S. warships ships en route to Japan, almost half are big Cold War-era amphibious assault vessels purpose-built to land Marines on hostile shores. But while these unglamorous transport ships dispatch helicopters and critical aid to a grateful
Continue readingOut the door
On a trip all this week. A weeks traveling beats a lot of things-so ergo, I am a happy man!
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The S.O. talked with her mother last night. All is well-but the china stock in her mom’s house is down a bit. A fair amount of things came flying off the shelves. She was all right but shocked by the earthquake. Many dishes were broken, furniture damaged, and she thought
Continue readingTotebaggers-to the barricades!
A long post follows. It is worth your time to read-because not everything, contrary to the opinion of many conservative bloggers-can be adequately discussed in just a couple of paragraphs. The recent incident involving acknowledged reprobate and con man James O’Keefe, who –through a combination of almost criminal deception and
Continue readingBefore and after
NASA Satellite pictures taken before the Tsunami on 26 February: Please note the outlines of the coast in the center of the screen. Now look at the after picture: Info on how to send help to Japan here.
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The streaming link to NHK is proving a handy thing. I am finding watching the news direct from Japan to be far more useful than watching the American broadcast networks-which are obsessed with Fukushima Dai ichi nuclear power plant. A worry to be sure-but the sheer level of wreckage that
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