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Two gentlemen from Verona
We got back in the middle of last week, but it's been a busy week at work and other items. Preparing to crank up my 2014 travel program next week with a trip back to the land of my birth. So posting...
View ArticleCountdown to catastrophe
Better late than never, I always say. Today in 1914 and this week in 1914 the following things happened: Jan 22nd – Paul Claudel's "L'échange," premieres in Paris Jan...
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Meanwhile, back at my work.
The most screwed up reorganization since AT&T split up, continues. The thought police have come home to roost and provide counseling. Guess who was one of the first ones called into see them?...
View ArticleTraveliing again
On the road again-had a challenging journey yesterday to the other side of the Atlantic. To start with my ICE train to the Frankfurt Airport was going to be delayed by 90 minutes. That was a non...
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The perfect mixture.
Australian voice, Asian body. A wood making machine for sure. Natalie Tran can have my baby…….except I can't make that happen anymore. But we could pretend right? Maybe she will develop an older man...
View ArticleA big difference
Time for this one to go home! Sitting here in the lounge-having visited my father for the last few days, and headed back across the Atlantic and , sadly, back to work. Which I am confident will be...
View ArticleWhy the Navy is horribly wrong.
This has always been a stupid idea on the part of the US Navy. I experienced it in 1975-when-in order to win a scholarship I had to Major in Mathematics, a field of study I hated, so as to become a...
View ArticleMandatory Training…..
Over at Esquire's political blog, LTC Robert Bateman has been buying into the entire-"all military men are rapists" theme. Now, I, for one, am sick of hearing it. A) Because its not true and B) its...
View ArticleSince it’s Valentines Day.
We should talk about what should be the most important part of the holiday. The post dinner/flowers/movie/carriage ride in the park/romantic walk in the park sex. Sex is always, ALWAYS, the perfect...
View ArticleSpeaking of love and romance
Its a pleasure to see a lawyer talking about alternatives to marriage and the inevitable pain, our fucked up divorce laws bring with it. “When I was a child,” Diana Adams began, “I had a doll house...
View ArticleAnd the other shoe drops………
Nothing will ruin your day like a collision at sea. Or a grounding. This business of firing CO's at a drop of a hat is getting out of control. Not every mistake needs to be published by public...
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Dresden ( and a bit of Poland).
A couple of weekends ago we went to Dresden. I found the trip remarkable for a couple of reasons. 1) I never imagined in my youth, that I would ever be in what was once "East" Germany, and 2) I was...
View ArticleNews you can use
Sorry for the lack of postings of late. I am going through a triple whammy of trying to get ready for a trip, dealing with the day to day fun at work, and also starting an online class, which is going...
View ArticleSometimes they actually get it right.
On the road again-its been a month since I traveled and those frequent flyer miles are not going to earn themselves you know. Nice train ride up to Frankfurt this morning on a beautiful day. And I was...
View ArticleRumors of my demise have been greatly exaggerated.
Greetings from the lounge in Chicago. Sitting here waiting for the jump back across the Atlantic. Should have posted more-but just didn't feel like it. This week was my birthday-so it put in kind of a...
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Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
And once again-I am not ending it staggering out of an Irish Pub on Nathan Road. Sigh. But I did buy a 4 pack of Guinness on the way home today-which I am drinking now. And thinking about Irish Women,...
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You try to be a good soldier….
And what does it get you? Kicked in the teeth that is what. Our completely dysfunctional workplace has struck again. A project I had devoted some 7 months of effort to-has been done away with. The...
View ArticleI got nothing.
There is lots going on right now-not so much of it good. I have what could be termed a pretty solid case of writers block coupled with what could only be described as "the blues", being depressed and...
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Disconnecting
The S.O. and I are in the middle of moving to a new house. Sadly, its not the move I wish was I making of some 5000+ miles back to the promise land of Asia-but less than .1KM down the street. As a...
View ArticleMission accomplished?
I wish more bars had WI-fi here, this growing need to decamp to Starbucks to get any internet stuff done is killing me. The S.O. and I are in the new house. We were able to get the satellite in and...
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