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The Zimmerman verdict
There is not much for me to say about the verdict. I feel about the same way I did when OJ was aquitted-shock that it happened, and no surprise that it happened exactly the way it did in Florida....
View ArticleHarassment Hysteria
I'd like to put in another plug for ROK Drop if I may. It is probably the only military blog trying to drag some sense into the discussion about the supposed "problems with the military culture" (...
View ArticleAcceptable Substitutes
I am a big fan of IGoogle. Its a great way to put the content of your favorite news sites and blogs all together in one place-and then make it your default home page when you fire up the browser. It...
View ArticleI’ll believe it when I actually see it.
Seems we have heard this song played before: JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Tuesday he has ordered 20 percent “across the top” budget cuts for his Pentagon staff and that of...
View ArticleMovie Review
Better late than never, I guess. I finally got to see the latest Star Trek movie in the JJ Abrams reboot of the franchise. Star Trek, Into Darkness was a much better movie than the first, in my humble...
View ArticleSome people remain true to form.
Some people are just incapable of change. Or understanding anything. Like Jim Hoft, The Dumbest Man on The Internet. Or his worthless colleagues at the Liars Club. Consistently-worthless pieces of...
View ArticleThe beatings will continue……
Until morale improves: CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa — The commander of U.S. Forces Japan says curfew and alcohol restrictions, imposed on servicemembers around the country following a spate of off-base crime...
View ArticleAnd now for a bit of good news.
I have said repeatedly, that the reason our Galtian overlords get away with the types of lies and slander they write daily-is because our libel laws have become so weak. So its nice to see someone...
View ArticleSomething everyone can agree on.
Namely, the underlying purpose of the internet. I did this in an anime a few years back-but I thought this was pretty funny.
View ArticleThe reality of the situation is disturbing at times.
There are times, only a few, that I think that the election of Barak Obama-while quite necessary from the stand point of stopping some of the lunacy of the Bush years-may have been a bad thing in the...
View ArticleRoad trip
"Skippy, Paul Ryan has us on double secret sequester probation, whatever that is." " I know that". " And you are already taking a 20 % pay cut-that you didn't deserve and can't afford." "I know that...
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Contrary to popular belief
This is where I spent all my time in port. And Singapore. or Bangkok, or Manila. When I saw this I just had to get a picture of it.
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And we’re back.
Ireland was really great. I really enjoyed it and have made up my mind that I need to go back. With the exception of the fact that the Union Jack was not in its rightful place flying over the...
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No axe to grind here!
In the July Naval Institute Proceedings, there was an article by RDML Martha Herb and RDML Tony Kurta about the "epidemic" of sexual harassment sweeping the Navy. It's an interesting read-if only for...
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Election season is here!
It's August and Germany is having parliamentary elections this year. The election to the 18th German Bundestag will be held on 22 September 2013. As a result the campaign posters started cropping up...
View ArticleLife in the bubble
The other day, I was involved in a discussion about income inequality. Now the term "income inequality" is indeed something of a misnomer, in that many people interpret it as meaning that one who...
View ArticleRerun
I have been busy this week-and it is August 15 2013. Here is a review of Japan Longest Day. In Japan, August 15 is known as Shusen kinenbi (literally, end of the war memorial day.) This year is the...
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And the election kicks into full swing.
I am seeing more and more posters on the roads these days-from more than just the usual suspects: Of course our friends, the Pirate Party are still out in force: It translates to: "Imagine you were...
View ArticleFinally correcting a big mistake
The Navy appears to finally have come to its senses and dropped the flying warrant officer program. Couldn't come a day too soon. The idea was a mistake from the start. The Navy has permanently...
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In honor of women’s equality day…………
A non-event if there ever was one. It is also National Dog Day. The irony is awesome……….
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