Where HAVE all the fun people gone?
A friend sent me the following in an e-mail. I am so lucky to have been able to see the “Old Navy”-sadly, future generations will never get to know the fun we had: Where Have All The Fighter Pilots...
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Upheaval.
“Six years of college down the drain.” Today, the carefully ordered world of yours truly ( and that of my section of my company) was blown apart. In a situation familiar to many Americans-I am now...
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Opportunity knocks
Up early this morning-searching for the Uzi and the 9MM. Fridays are always a good day to go postal. When into my inbox comes a great new career opportunity. This has potential-
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Bill Maher points out that if you are at least going to have to go through the indignity of a sex scandal-maybe you ought to actually have sex:
View ArticleBest appreciated after a half a bottle of Scotch
I think you have to be a real Star Trek fan (and be half in the bag) to really appreciate this:
View ArticleStill here-but busy
Lots going on-lots of things to work through and consider. Six Sigma is kicking my beleaguered butt-it shouldn’t and if this were a regular weekly class it would be a lot worse. But I let some things...
View ArticleThe juicy girls win one!
Who would have thought the juicy girl bar owners had their own lobby? More wives in Korea is the last thing they want or need: Service members headed to South Korea on assignment in the next few years...
View ArticleComing to terms……
With living in Shopping Mall USA. The last few days have been a pretty up and down ride. First of all, it has reaffirmed my faith in my company-which may yet prove misguided, but for now I am sticking...
View ArticleThere is a shorter way to say it.
Conor Friedersdorf has a good take down of America’s most worthless piece of shitsleaziest blogmeister: There is some truth in Breitbart’s assessment: liberals do excel in the realm of culture, and...
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One week down
And putting together a plan of sorts-in the short term at least, I could at least have a lot of fun riding the roller coaster to career oblivion. Then again-maybe not:
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To watch this video. Conan O’Brien gave the commencement address at Dartmouth this year. It is a great speech-the last 4 minutes really spoke to me. Take the time to watch it. If you don’t have...
View ArticleRIP Clarence Clemons
This is really sad. Any male of a certain age-who tells you he never drove his car fast with this song blaring out of the radio at about 90db-is lying. Clarence Clemons was the “power sax” player in...
View ArticleNever placing the blame where it belongs……..
Over at another blog, there is yet another tired old rendition of the refrain, "The surge worked-and Obama pissed it all away." Its a tiresome song that gets played over and over again, and the usual...
View ArticleWith clockwork precision
A mass shooting happens in America every three to four months or so. Charleston, home of my beloved alma-mater, took its turn in the barrel yesterday. CHARLESTON, S.C. — A white gunman opened fire...
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The wrong people are winning
Well, now that really bad things are going on, its probably time for me to get back to work. I have a lot to say about a lot of things-but just can't seem to either find the time or the volition to...
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Recent Reading
Besides the volume of recent work, I have been deeply involved in several books recently. Not really an excuse for my lack of steady posting, but it did provide a different sort of diversion. Below...
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Going Nordo.
Walking up the brow this weekend and going haze gray and underway. No wait a minute, the ship is white. How about , "Bright white and out of sight!"? Either way posting will be non-existent for a bit....
View ArticleThe power of how one uses language.
Over at Balloon Juice, Annie Laurie has found this interesting video that analyzes the way Donald Trump uses language and how he organizes his thoughts. Bottom line: Because Trump is a salesman more...
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Oh about that GOP debate last night
You know Ted Cruz fucked up when he gives Donald Trump, that Donald Trump, a chance to be elegant. I'm no big fan of New York City, but Cruz probably wishes he had not broken out the dog whistles:...
View ArticleThe prodigal son returns
I'm back in shopping mall this week for a variety of reasons. Had some medical stuff done, did some stuff related to the S.O. Permanent Residence Card, and checked on my house. I also got to sit...
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