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Yes Virginia, these people are that crazy.

I have been watching with great interest the cries of anguish over the so called "scandals" that have your dyed in the wool member of the Teabag set, salivating and dreaming of the day they get their...

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I have seen the whole of the internet…..

And trust me-its not pretty. I have been in a very pessimistic mood lately. I think it has a lot to do with the transactional nature of the interactions we have with others on the internet. I’ll...

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The word for the day is

Steadfastness. A word to myself. Some people won't be happy until they've pushed you to the ground. What you have to do is have the courage to stand your ground and not give them the time of day. Hold...

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Don’t throw the baby out with the bath water.

In recent days the military journals have run stories of how Congress wants to strip commanders of their authorities to confirm or overturn the results of courts martial. This due to several high...

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Summing it up very well…..

John Cole has a great post up summing up the way those of us who used to be in the GOP camp have been abandoned completly by the party we grew up with. I liked it so much I wanted to quote his...

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A rare sunny day

Two weeks ago the sun actually saw fit to make an appearance here. The S.O. and I decided to take advantage of it and go walking through the woods behind our house and to the nearby town of...

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A funny joke with a picture of a beautiful woman. (Number IV)

Its been a really lousy week for a bunch of reasons. I have been really depressed and angry-but I woke up this morning and decided that I am not going to let the bastards win. I get to publish the...

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Who are you? The Maid?

One particular item I have neglected to comment on in the last couple of months, primarily because I have been rather busy, and also America has been involved recently in Benghazi! Benghazi! BENGHAZI!...

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Learn something new every day.

Whether you want to or not. Definitely. And if you think that's not right-whatever you do,  don't try committing Google Seppicu! Ok-let us know. How many of you Googled "pocket bears"?  

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The days are just packed.

Greetings from not so sunny Amsterdam. Actually its a very cold Amsterdam with the temps hovering around 50 and the wind 18 knots. And before you ask, I am not camped out in the Red Light District. In...

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Memorial Day

I've been on the go this weekend-so I have not spent very much time in front of the computer. I have been taking advantage of the time off offered by the holiday to see and enjoy Amsterdam....

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And they say it like its a bad thing………….

Duffleblog has a nice little post up on the graduation speech that the Academy graduates should have heard: ANNAPOLIS, MD — From a podium in the United States Naval Academy’s storied Navy-Marine Corps...

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No war movies this trip

Last week in Amsterdam-this week back in the lounge in Instanbul chowing down on free food and beer while awaiting further transfer to yet another place. Ask me again why I don't miss Alabama? This...

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Wordless Post

Still in my business trip-and have been busy. Did get a chance though to get up to the Sea of Galilee. Posted below are some pix:

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Some common sense about the NSA and IRS issues.

Fun is fun-but I am done. Two weeks is a bit too long, and I definitely ready to go home. I did want to take the opportunity to comment on the outrage being displayed in the Fox News set about the Tea...

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US Open comment

The S.O. and I have been following the US Open this weekend very closely. Thanks to the time difference and the fact that I have not been back to work yet following my return from Israel-we get to...

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Some recent thoughts on Israel

I spent the last two weeks in Israel pretty much covering the country from Beersheba to the Sea of Galilee. So there was little time to post. It was a good trip-and I will have to post my pictures...

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Not understanding what was said…..

One should respect public opinion insofar as is necessary to avoid starvation and keep out of prison, but anything that goes beyond this is voluntary submission to an unnecessary tyranny. Bertrand...

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A funny joke and a beautiful woman. (Number V)

At a Scottish wedding reception the D.J. yelled…"Would all married men please stand next to the one person who has made your life worth living."    – The bartender was almost crushed to death.  

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Good advice-learned by yours truly the hard way.

Through the bitter prism of experience and pain. There is a new blog up with advice for JO’s-a part of the Navy’s lifeblood-called JO Rules.  It is full of helpful advice for both Junior and Senior...

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