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Dido – "Thank You"
A repeat, because it works so well for Thanksgiving. (Plus, I'm currently reading The Aeneid.)
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Yet More Iraqi Quagmire Photos
Oh no, run for the hills... it's more Iraqi QUAGMIIIIIIIRE PHOTOS !!!!! Found via Iraq the Model . Of course, tonight, "60 Minutes...
"Locks Keep Honest People Honest"
So there I was... back on my JO tour on the good ship Topeka , getting ready to get underway for some exercise, probably support for a JTFEX...
Our Dysfunctional Senate
Covering all the problems with our current political mechanisms – or even the Senate alone – would require a longer post, but George Packer...
Another Sub Skipper Relieved For Cause
Haven't found an official Navy statement, but Navy Times and a couple of Honolulu newspapers have a story about the CO of USS La Jolla...
Can Someone Explain To Me...
...why it is we need the Republicans to keep control of the House? Consider H.R. 602, the " Keep Our Promise to America's Military ...
Kurosawa's Birthday 2012
It would have been Akira Kurosawa's 102nd birthday on March 23rd. My most extensive post on him is this one from 2008. The tumblr blog...
Another Death Aboard Nebraska
According to this article at Navy Times , another Sailor has died aboard USS Nebraska (SSBN 739). Excerpts: A sailor was found dead Monday ...
Deadly Arrogance
The preening moral dwarves have struck again. TWA Hijacker Released From German Prison Not merely a hijacker, this vermin also brutally murd...
They Could Not Look Me in the Eye Again
See better, Lear, and let me still remainThe true blank of thine eye.- Kent, King Lear, 1.1, 159-160. If the eleventh hour of the eleventh ...
Annapolis On Ice
USS Annapolis (SSN 760) visited the Ice Station for ICEX-09 , resulting in a lot of pictures on the Navy website; this one is my favorite...
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