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The trouble with sequels…..
Expat @ Large finds several of them with the lastest installment in the Bourne Series: c – the surprising absence of girly-bars and other sex-tourism establishments as the camera pans up any given...
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Another of Uncle Vern’s mistakes to be corrected?
I hate the Aquaflage uniform. With a passion. I am so glad I did not have to wear it-having retired before they became mandatory. I do regret not getting to wear Service Dress Khakis however. Now it...
View ArticleReturning to the scene of the crime.
Tomorrow I will get on an airplane and fly to sunny Palma de Majorca. I am going back to pay my respects to a whole lot of dead brain cells I killed in that port in various port visits during my...
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Funny joke told by a beautiful woman….(III)
Another installment in the series-reprinted from Esquire Magazine. But the woman is my own choice from Asia Sirens! A lady asks a man at a bar what he's drinking. "Magic Beer," he says. "What's so...
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Palma
And we are back. It was a great trip and I had forgotten how much I really like Palma and why its a great liberty port on so many levels. Now this particular trip was a different one for me in that I...
View ArticleBeen Busy.
Have been exceptionally busy-my trip finishes up today. On the plane tomorrow. Posting will resume this weekend.
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More Palma pix
Have been under the weather since returning. Clearly I no longer have the staying power I used to have. Slept and slept today. Here's the Palma pix: Trams in Soller. Western Coast on the road to...
View ArticleThe violence in the Middle East……..
I was in Israel when the attacks on the embassies occurred-and rather busy. I did not learn of the actual event until I got home to my hotel and had a chance to digest both Haaretz and the TV news....
View ArticleCan’t believe I missed this.
Neo-con (knee-o-kon), -a person or persons having a warped and antiquated viewpoint of the world, who,- when in a position of power- commits your country to a seemingly endless series of wars. Each one...
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Can’t lose in a crowd….
Back in the bad old days, before cell phones, e-mail, VTC's and women on warships-people used to amuse themselves ashore with dice games in bars. I was thinking about those games, and those days...
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Don’t kid yourself-a lot of people really believe it.
Facebook sentiments are a rather inaccurate measure of public opinion to be sure. But if the views of my more conservative Facebook "friends" are any measure-all of the people who are pronouncing...
View ArticleDon’t think they are getting the point here.
I want write about the abomination that is the Romney campaign-and the failed dirt digging that is the Liars Club and their reaction to a reasonable statement. John Cole framed it well when he voiced...
View ArticleThe Breitbart legacy ( and its not a good one).
Andrew Breitbart died last March. Sadly, his media outlet, the Breitbart blogs, did not join him in death. They, sadly, continue on, providing dishonest commentary at every turn. My Canadian...
View ArticleBut can she cook?
For 40 million British pounds-who cares? It would seem there could be a wealthy future out there for me……if I could just make the short list. Gigi Chao, daughter of property tycoon Cecil Chao, entered...
View ArticleHiatus
I will not be blogging for about a week or so. I have to up to Landstuhl Hospital to have cataract surgery on my right eye. To say that I am nervous about it is an understatement-but I can no longer...
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And……we’re back!
I have finally gotten to the point where I can sit in front of the computer for a while. The surgery went well-and was very different from my expectation. The folks at Landstuhl from the nurse who saw...
View ArticleMired in the swamp of unimportant things-forgetting the major turnoff we took...
I've not felt much like posting these last few days-and tonight an incident occurred that crystallized for me why. I won't go into the details-except it brought home to me how truly polarized our...
View ArticleJust don’t throw the crumbs on the street.
Otherwise you might end up getting caned. SINGAPORE: Doughnut lovers in Singapore will soon no longer have to bring home boxes of Krispy Kreme doughnuts whenever they return from overseas. Krispy Kreme...
View ArticleEvil is readily visible
I stayed up drinking last night and watched the VP debate. ( Because I have a Sky satellite-a Murdoch product- I get ………..wait for it………Fox News. I held my nose and turned it on for the debate...
View ArticleDomestic Bliss
Is not something I have ever really experienced-although I go through the motions a lot. The better term is that experience a "domestic routine" that for the most part, I actually loathe-and most...
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