Clik here to view.
Gym Class
The S.O. and I joined a YMCA after Christmas. The reason we (I) did so was because they have Body Pump classes-which the on base gyms here do not have. Now the S.O-owing in large part to her lack of a...
View ArticleWhat happens when they throw us out?
I’ve been watching the events in Bahrain with considerable interest. Not because I think we can influence events one way or the other, in fact I think our best course is to sit tight and wait events...
View ArticleThe good idea fairy
Usually makes really bad suggestions. It would seem she is at work again with crop of naive idealists covering the Arab world: It’s rare for me to advocate something as direct as a military action –...
View ArticleClik here to view.
And I always thought smoking would kill you.
Sorry baby-I’d love to please you but…………….. The human papillomavirus — more commonly known as HPV — causes more oropharyngeal cancers than tobacco and alcohol use, according to researchers at Johns...
View ArticleThe truth the poster child won’t tell you.
I went to body pump after work tonight. Angie, who is actually a very good instructor, decided that we all needed extra beatings in anticipation of the upcoming weekend. Suffice it to say I was...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The organized campaign…….
“The difference between a democracy and a dictatorship is that in a democracy you vote first and take orders later; in a dictatorship you don’t have to waste your time voting.”- Charles Bukowski For...
View ArticleA good teaching tool
For learning Hiragana. Now after 10+ years of struggling with the Japanese language-I remain convinced that starting with Romanji ( anglicized Japanese) is a bad way to go. A beginner in Nihongo should...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The New Geography……..
Or why Johnny does not know a damn thing about the world. Also known as, “The world according to Glenn Beck and Michelle Malkin”:
View ArticleAnd the winner is?
Tomorrow is Oscar night. Here is a compilation of every classic movie line that has been repeated by most of us at one time or another. At 10 minutes plus, it is kind of long, but worth the time to...
View ArticleI wish they offered this at my gym.
They should have told me earlier-there is an alternative to Body Pump. Jimmy Kimmel’s HO BO!
View ArticleThe unintended consequences.
When you make changes in haste-they seldom turn out to be good ones. What I am about to chronicle in this post is an example of a change made by these guys-that is 100% at odds with what they...
View ArticleThe Naval Institute…
Has been going downhill for quite some time now. I’ve been a member of the Institute for 30+years now and in the last ten years-its flagship magazine, Proceedings-has really failed to satisfy. But now,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Let’s hurry up and get this over with…..
Hey! Its March….and we all know what that means……. Yes, its that oh so special time of the year when we get to celebrate the history that women want us to know about, while white washing the details...
View ArticleWhy them?
Why not attack teachers? It is a lot easier than putting the blame on the parents-who refuse to take an equal responsibility for what’s wrong with American society. Which is why the quote from John...
View ArticleAll down hill from here
More and more men are showing up for body pump class. I do not consider it a positive development. After class, when Angie the dominatrix instructor was done showing us how fit she is, and how unfit I...
View ArticleI can’t believe I forgot it……..
My blog birthday that is. My blog was six years old a month ago on February 7th. And I forgot to write about it-that truly must be a sign of my blog passing into the middle age. Sometimes I wonder why...
View ArticleAn un-enterprising mindset….
This post is not so lovingly dedicated to Phib’s commenter Anathema, who was the central figure in the comment fest over at his place. The veracity with which he defends the flawed decision making of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A mystery to solve.
Where was Waldo? This picture was taken during a trip to restore sanity-and that is all I have to say about that. Where was this taken?
View ArticleClik here to view.
The money is out there……
And Allen West and his retarded Tea Party “friends” know it. Which explains why they have manufactured a budget crisis that need not exist: And that doesn’t even begin to account for the savings we...
View ArticleWorth repeating….
Because it amplifies why Admiral Harvey is WRONG. This is a generation of leadership that does not tolerate dissent and expresses consent through silence. Read into the absence of any Flag Officer...
View Article
