Made it yesterday. I literally had to imitate OJ ( by running through the airport, NOT by killing my (ex)wife…….), and I made it on the plane to Tokyo with 5 minutes to spare. Now I am back in Japan and back at work. Today was our Secret Santa gift
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A simple question with no simple answer……..
Dan Froomkin of the Washington post asks an interesting question: When was the last time that Bush spoke in a forum open to citizens who are representative of the diverse array of views in the country? And before anyone beats me up, I know that the military audiences he has
Continue readingThe one day of the year I can…….
Root for or be sympathetic to the US Naval Academy. That’s right, its Army Navy game day. (0430 AM Sunday Japan Standard Time…….Maybe I’ll get up for it…). Since I had what I consider to be a proper military education; at a “true” Military College ( all male and with
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Thanks again to Mudville Gazette, Open Post……. It has not even been 4 days and the anti-nuclear carrier protests are swinging into full gear. Hiromichi Umebayashi, president of the nonprofit organization Peace Depot, said the report shows that the SDF, which has been a subordinate to the U.S. forces for
Continue readingHarriet Miers crying in her beer…(and babes!).
Its Friday and you know what that means! But first the news. Seen below is Thursday’s front page from the Asahi Shimbum: What all that Kanji is telling you is that the US and Japan have come to an agreement about closing Futenma Marine Corps station in Okinawa, long a
Continue readingWhen the bosses are on the phone…PRESSURE!
I like Billy Joel’s music. I especially like his music from the 80’s. We used to adapt it to our various situations in the ready room, as a kind of JO amusement. For example those of us who worked in the world famous Screwtops maintenance department ( This was my
Continue readingBack to Asia!
I am so glad this week is over. Every time I come out here, the stupidity factor has gone up by at least 20%. Lots of observations I want to give about the things the US Navy is doing in the Middle East, but there is a better time and
Continue readingThe real meaning of “The human capital strategy”.
Its starting, albeit slowly, give it a few years to spread to all the services: Seems like we have been here before…….. Subscribe in a reader
Continue readingThe real meaning of "The human capital strategy".
Its starting, albeit slowly, give it a few years to spread to all the services: Seems like we have been here before…….. Subscribe in a reader
Continue readingBetter business practices? Or are we just robbing Peter to pay for Paul’s war?
There is an excellent article on the web site DefenseTech.Org that explains the way the “whackateers” who manage the DOD budget are mortgaging our future to pay for the war today. Namely by using supplemental appropriations and tying them to the ongoing wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, and other locations, the
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