When did I ever meet Joseph Conrad?
He sure had me pegged. Did I meet him in my surreal existence in the alternate universe, perhaps in a bar in Hong Kong or Malaya? "The majority were men who, like himself, thrown there by some...
View ArticleMissed it by that much………..
Poor John Adams, the poor man never gets his due. Our 2nd President may have saved America more than a couple times from its own worst influences, but he never gets any credit for it. Tea Bag America...
View ArticleOut and about in Budapest.
Greetings from the West End of the Pest section of Budapest. Flew here on the 4th and we have been touring the city since then. Because of all the points I gained from my forays to Bucharest- the hotel...
View ArticleGuest post.
I am posting this post by my Candian Counterpart in its entirety. Its worth reading-every word-because it effectively lays to rest just about every bullshit argument we here from the ranting herd of...
View ArticleThe cycle is in the middle
In the middle of a hectic work / travel schedule. Have a trip to elsewhere in Deutschland on the horizon, immediately followed by a trip back to the Whining States of America. Part business-part...
View ArticleWell, this just sucks.
Crank up the F-15's and bring out Slim Pickens on an H-bomb. My summer just got a hell of a lot harder. "All the signs are pointing to Iran. Only in the past few months we've seen Iran try to target...
View ArticleThey said it would never come to this…..
But alas it has. When people were discussing the repeal of DADT, it was always pointed out that the aim was just to have things be "business as usual" and that the rather more overt things that cause...
View ArticlePretty Joke told by a beautiful woman (II)
This story is not true-as a simple check of Snopes will verify, but I still think its funny. When Apollo Mission Astronaut Neil Armstrong first walked on the moon, he not only gave his famous "one...
View ArticleWhy blogs suck…….
Especially those that pride themselves on the "high caliber of their discussion"-and the "fine people on their front porch". Fortunately I jumped in the gutter from the start-so I have no such lofty...
View ArticleOn the road again
With little time to post. But I did wish to note this interesting development: The New York Yankees acquired Ichiro Suzuki from the Seattle Mariners on Monday in a trade that sent the Japanese star...
View ArticleFeel the power of the dark side!
Rick Blaine: "So how we doing tonight?" Croupier: "A couple of thousand less than I thought there would be…….." And why is that exactly? Because yours truly just bought a Mac Book Pro with a Retina...
View ArticleA slow Sunday afternoon.
Back here in the Whining States of America-visiting with my father. Important to do, and I knew if I did not get here now-the odds of me getting back here before November are slim to none. Typing this...
View ArticleThe open secret-that nobody wanted to acknowledge.
Sitting in the lounge minding my time until I can make the jump back across the pond and away from American Political Commercials. They suck-especially Romney's. Speaking of "suckage", I noted with...
View ArticleNo, I won’t be eating Chick Fil A today.
In honor of "Support Chick Fil A and its pompous evangelical CEO" day-I did the only logical thing. I got on a plane and left the USA. This evening, I will have a beer and a roast beef sandwich, or...
View ArticleThe Olympics drinking game
No reason you can't set your own records while watching the Olympics. And one benefit of being able to watch the Olympics on BBC-is half these items are never said by British announcers. For those of...
View ArticleChick Fil A is gay!
Some of the best common sense writing on the whole Chick Fil A controversy, has been authored by my Canadian counterpart in a couple of really great posts. As I noted previously in my own post-" I...
View ArticleRelationships
Warning Notice: This post will contain opinions that are at odds with those of many Americans and others in general. I am posting them anyway-because it’s my right to. I’ve started this post at least...
View ArticleEveryone wants to be a superhero……..
At least every one who goes into the service. Laugh if you will-but when you are at the beginning of the journey, you always imagine yourself doing something great, unique and hero-worthy. Its only...
View ArticleThey must have touched a raw nerve
One of the surest indicators that a campaign or event is on the right track-is the amount of reaction it gets from the Liars Club. To review, the Liars Club is that reprehensible assemblage of the...
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