Things to do in Denver ( again)
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...
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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...
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Some more odds and ends about Japan
This is a poster telling people not to hoard things. Here is one too: Evidently, according to Watashi to Tokyo, the Twitter #tag “edano_nero” is hot in Japan now. Edano is Cabinet Secretary, Since the...
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Operation Tomodachi
You can see more information and photos at the following links: Operation Tomodachi Photostream on Flickr The latest on Navy support to Japan (Stars and Stripes) U.S. troops supporting, rather than...
View ArticleOpsec matters
And why you should practice it. http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2011/03/secret-libya-psyops/
View ArticleGiving credit where it is due
And not giving it where is it is not due. This video is a great indictment of the foreign media coverage-by all of the US major cable news networks. His points about: 1) The geography are quite...
View ArticleOne Team…..
Even the Yakuza is doing their fair share: Organized crime. Police aren’t the only ones on patrol since the earthquake hit. Members of the Yakuza, Japan’s organized crime syndicate, have also been...
View ArticleLibya
I don’t feel well tonight-for a wide variety of reasons. So hunkered down on the couch and watched Butch Cassidy and the Sundance kid. I was a whopping 14 years old when I saw that movie the first time...
View ArticleWhen the going gets tough…
The French get going. Just another thing to surrender to I guess: Selon le décompte du Quai d’Orsay, sur les 9000 Français enregistrés dans les consulats, il n’en restait plus que la moitié dans le...
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Wars and lechery…..
Lechery, lechery; still, wars and lechery; nothing else holds fashion: a burning devil take them! Twas always thus, E @ L reminds us-and a damned good thing too. None other than Anglican bishop of...
View ArticleIt is that weekend again….
And once again the fates have conspired to keep me from being where I should be. In Hong Kong! Drinking beer and watching the Sevens!
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More surrogate blogging…….
About what’s going on in Japan. This post will consist primarily of the S.O.’s and other folks messages to me about what they are up to right now. Since most of my friends in Japan are associated with...
View ArticleNever placing the blame where it belongs……..
Over at another blog, there is yet another tired old rendition of the refrain, "The surge worked-and Obama pissed it all away." Its a tiresome song that gets played over and over again, and the usual...
View ArticleWith clockwork precision
A mass shooting happens in America every three to four months or so. Charleston, home of my beloved alma-mater, took its turn in the barrel yesterday. CHARLESTON, S.C. — A white gunman opened fire...
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The wrong people are winning
Well, now that really bad things are going on, its probably time for me to get back to work. I have a lot to say about a lot of things-but just can't seem to either find the time or the volition to...
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Recent Reading
Besides the volume of recent work, I have been deeply involved in several books recently. Not really an excuse for my lack of steady posting, but it did provide a different sort of diversion. Below...
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Going Nordo.
Walking up the brow this weekend and going haze gray and underway. No wait a minute, the ship is white. How about , "Bright white and out of sight!"? Either way posting will be non-existent for a bit....
View ArticleThe power of how one uses language.
Over at Balloon Juice, Annie Laurie has found this interesting video that analyzes the way Donald Trump uses language and how he organizes his thoughts. Bottom line: Because Trump is a salesman more...
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Oh about that GOP debate last night
You know Ted Cruz fucked up when he gives Donald Trump, that Donald Trump, a chance to be elegant. I'm no big fan of New York City, but Cruz probably wishes he had not broken out the dog whistles:...
View ArticleThe prodigal son returns
I'm back in shopping mall this week for a variety of reasons. Had some medical stuff done, did some stuff related to the S.O. Permanent Residence Card, and checked on my house. I also got to sit...
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