It’s been an interesting week and I’m playing catch up…And as I was reminded, Happy St. Patty’s Day!!! Green beer and all… LOLFrom American Perspective– Happy St. Patty’sFrom Peter– Bad news from the economic arena… Sigh…From Borepatch– A heartwarming story…From … Continue reading
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Q: Why do men’s clothes have buttons on the right while women’s clothes have buttons on the left? A: When buttons were invented, they were very expensive and worn primarily by the rich. Since most people are right-handed, it is … Continue reading
Linoge over at Walls of the City is running a fund raiser for HAVA, and he’s asked for some help in getting the word out.He’s not up to the amount raised for Soldier’s Angels last year, but he’s getting there. The original … Continue reading
Another day, another trip, and I ‘finally’ get to sleep in my own bed… Yea!!!Cruz got a chunk of Feinstein the other day, and Midwest Chick has a good post up on it HERE. Since I’ve been stuck in hotels … Continue reading
An interesting 8 minute clip of the actual battle of Midway in color. Directed by a young John Ford… In the late 70’s we were able to get over to Eastern Island and it had not been touched since 1946… … Continue reading
Okay, I need help from you old WESTPAC hands… Discussion at dinner was about Hong Kong and Jimmy’s American Grill. There was a Tailor in Kowloon that was a “cousin” that Jimmy sent us to for uniforms/clothes… Problem is NONE … Continue reading
What if… Nelson was at Trafalgar in 2012???Nelson: “Order the signal, Hardy.”Hardy: “Aye, aye sir.”Nelson: “Hold on, this isn’t what I dictated to Flags. What’s the meaning of this?”Hardy: “Sorry sir?”Nelson (reading aloud): England expects every person to do his or her duty, regardless of race, … Continue reading
On a quick pop up trip… Light posting/commenting till I get back Friday night. … Continue reading
The hits just keep coming, this time it’s getting both active duty AND homeless Veterans.Via Fox News…The $85 billion in cuts that went into effect at the beginning of the month will not spare soldiers and veterans, with a wave … Continue reading
Unemployment explained THESE ARE PRETTY SMART FELLAS!!! So how can over 873,000 people come off the unemployment rolls when there were only a little over 114,000 jobs created? Below is a transcript of a conversation between two eminent economists discussing this very … Continue reading