Rendering unto Caesar….
The homage that he demands-in Singapore that it is. Lee Kwan Yew shows again why he and his family rank among the tyrants: In 1994, Philip Bowring, a contributor to the International Herald Tribune’s...
View ArticleI’ll bet you thought I forgot.
That it was March and so for the entire month I have to hear about Women’s History month. How could I forget? Every day when I come to work and go to get on the elevator I have to look at a sign...
View ArticlePlanned obsolescence
Today was an interesting day-well, not really. I had to go to the doctor, which is never fun. Every time I go to see the man now-it seems as if he uncovers some other issue that I need to worry about....
View ArticleGuess which is which….
Quote of the day-most appropriate for April Fools Day: – There are two novels that can change a bookish fourteen-year old’s life: The Lord of the Rings and Atlas Shrugged. One is a childish fantasy...
View ArticleA funny thing happened on the way to the Tea Party
Just one big happy family. If you have not been following Doonesbury this week go to his web site and take a look.
View ArticleEaster Sunday
Today was what Easter Sunday should be-weather wise. As for the theological implications, well I will save those for a later post. I did make it to Mass this morning though-with the rest of the herd,...
View ArticleMental Health break……..
A couple of years ago I posted a video similar to this one about the TV show Adomachi. They do a “Top 30″ countdown of things to do in various neighborhoods. And in between showing you where to go and...
View ArticleLike a bad dream…..
That just won’t seem to go away-the book meme is back again. What is the book meme? It is where you list the last ten books you have read-and no, Manga does not count. ( Damn it Jim, I’m a doctor-not a...
View ArticleAnother opening day tradition we should adopt.
To heck with the President throwing out the first ball-let the hot chicks do it! EMBED-Satoko Miyata – Watch more free videos More here. (Link NSFW!)
View ArticleOpening day…….
The one time of the year the Pirates are in contention for the pennant. Frank Deford, shows us why baseball is not like all the other sports though-in any given year, any team CANNOT win the pennant:...
View ArticleCreeped out…
Doing my taxes tonight-which are more complex than last year. ( That’s both a good news and a bad news story-suffice it to say while I am unhappy where I am living, I am very happy with my company. )....
View ArticleSize of the boat?
Or how it moves through the ocean? The ancient debate continues: The consensus appears to be that while the stereotype of black-big, white-medium, Asian-small penises may have a bit of truth in it on...
View ArticleAnd then there was one…….
There is only one survivor of the Enola Gay left. Read about him here.
View ArticleFocusing on the wrong things……..
One reason I have pretty much parted ways with a lot of the mil-blogging community, is it unrelenting tendency to “pile on” on relatively minor issues while refusing to dig deeper on issues of major...
View ArticleRoad trip….
Heading west tomorrow for a circuitous trip around the corners of the country ( sort of). Back to the desktop in about a week. Laptops and electronics galore with me-but there is work also-so posting...
View ArticleThe story behind the story…….
One of the most popular mantra’s of current conservative thought is the theme that I call, “Freddie the Freeloader”. Namely that part of teabag orthodoxy that holds that the nation is literally full to...
View ArticleOn a clear day…..
You can see a long way. Greetings from Tucson! Out here for work. Flying into the city yesterday was actually very interesting. The flight was full and I was in a window seat. Between sleeping and...
View ArticleHappy Tax Day….
Gotta run-but will have more posting tomorrow as I dig out and go see my son in “the Burgh”. Till then-just a friendly greeting for all the teabaggers taking to the street today And for all the...
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