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Pumpkin Fest
In Ludwigsburg, they are running a Pumpkin Fest. In German the word for Pumpkin is Kurbis(with an umlaut). It's held in the garden of the palace in Ludwigsburg. Probably most amazing-besides the...
View ArticleYou only see the “Y” in the road-you don’t see the end of it.
The S.O. has had to work all this weekend, and I have been on call for my job. Basically its a payment up front for the both of us-for we will be in Austria for her birthday at the end of the month....
View ArticleGoing too far……..
The S.O. and I had a marvelous time in Austria-and for what it is worth, October is a great time to visit. The mountains are still glorious, there is a little early snow, but for us at least-the...
View ArticleAgain it comes down to how many bother to show up
Tomorrow is election day in the United States. Since I will be on my 5 year pilgrimage to the sacred soil in Charleston, I have already submitted my ballot via absentee. Fat lot of good it will do me,...
View ArticleThe pilgrimage
Greetings from Frankfurt airport! I am at the beginning of my every 5 year pilgrimage, wherein I return to the sacred soil in Charleston South Carolina. There to contemplate the journey that life took...
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Time to detox
Well the reunion has come to an end. A good group of guys made it from my company-and from the Corps in general. On Thursday there was a cigar and scotch social at the Yacht club that was marvelous. I...
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But I thought we lost the war during Obama’s West Point speech?
LTG Daniel Bolger (Citadel Class of 1978) has a very good book out chronicling the truth that a whole lot of people don't want to admit. For them, the wars were lost when the President of the United...
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An explanation of Net Neutrality anyone can understand.
America's dumbest Senator distinguished himself the other day by tweeting this: Thanks a lot dickhead! By tweeting this, you proved beyond a shadow of a doubt that you know nothing about health care...
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And we are back…….
Back yesterday from a very busy week in Tel Aviv. Experienced at least one or two near death experiences on the Ayalon Expressway-where I expect it, and one in a place where I did not expect it at...
View ArticleThe Hagel mess……
Listen up boys and girls, because contrary to the opinion of some ( and you know you are), I can , in fact, be critical of the President of the United States. And today is a good day to be critical of...
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Christmas Market
It's been two weeks since I have been back-and I have been busy. Spent the first week of this month in Colorado Springs on yet a another working trip that will not be adequately rewarded. Its like a...
View ArticleTurns out I was right all along……
I have been saving my comment on the revelations of last week for a while. I wanted to think through my thoughts and also to read other peoples take on them. Probably what is most disturbing out of...
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It is the Friday before Christmas.
Which means it is time to have fun. It is time to drink beer. And then think about unwrapping presents! Have a good weekend.
View ArticleIt is time for the airing of the grievances.
It is the 23rd of December and we all know what that means. It's time to break out the Festivus pole. And it is time to break out the airing of the grievances. And let me tell you, this year I...
View ArticleJim Webb for President?
One could only hope. I have been a Webb fan for a long time in both political parties. Not just because he was on the right side of the "women at the Academy" debate in 1979-but because he has...
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The tragedy of the American Military
James Fallow's of The Atlantic magazine has written a must read, thought provoking article, on the current state of civil-military relations. It is a long read, but it is well worth your time. In it,...
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Sayonara 2014
And don't let the door hit you in the ass on the way out. As years go, 2014 was not really a good one for me. I won't be sorry to see it go. It started living under the burden of a poorly thought out...
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Happy New Year to all. Akemashite omedetou gozaimasu! Kotoshi mo yorishku onegai shimasu. I , unfortunately had a quiet new years, definitely not the one I wanted to spend skiing. You can thank the...
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Busy week.
And what a sad week it has been too. The news from Paris is sad, tragic and sadly, all too expected in this day and age. In solidarity with the right of a free press to publish what it wants to and...
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