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Now its time to go back to the real world.
Got home late last night-work was very busy today. But it was a great weekend! More to come tomorrow. And the Steelers won!
View ArticleThoughts about Fort Hood…….
The tragic events at Fort Hood, happened as I was in transit last Thursday. I've been going back and forth as to whether to write about it-and indeed what to write. First of all-I have found myself...
View ArticleTime to fix the links……
Tomorrow, I will update the links here-a long overdue task, as many have gone away-or changed names. And sadly, I will have to banish one particular link, for not having the common decency to link to...
View ArticlePoint well taken….
By David Frum: Palin supporters have constructed an alternative reality in which their heroine is wildly cheered by the American yeomanry, and despised only by a small coterie of sherry-drinking snobs....
View ArticleIs the mike on?
Readers have reported comments not working. I have been able to post some-please let me know what is happening to yours………
View ArticleThe search is on…
For a good copy of this video: According to TMZ, Carrie Prejean demanded more than a million dollars during her settlement negotiations with Miss California USA Pageant until the Pageant lawyer...
View ArticleVeteran’s Day
Reprinted from Peach Pundit: It is 11 o’clock in the morning. 91 years ago at this very moment, World War I officially ended. While we call it Veterans Day in this country, most of the world knows it...
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Fall Colors….
A couple of weeks ago, the S.O. and I drove over to Chattanooga-just to get out of the house and see the fall colors. The day we picked, quite by accident, was glorious. We drove over to the base of...
View ArticleIt ages you quickly
Watching Sean Hannity. Remember the Star Trek episode where everyone on the Enterprise got old fast? Jon Stewart very aptly captures the effects here: The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p /...
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Here we go again……
The usual suspects get freaked out over an act of protocol. As with much of the punditry in Tea Bag land, the columns above lack one thing as they lavish their criticism-context. Bowing is an accepted...
View ArticleThe Lloyds prayer…….
From an email making its way around Wall Street this morning: Our Chairman, Who Art At Goldman, Blankfein Be Thy Name. The Rally’s Come. God’s Work Be Done On Earth As There’s No Fear Of Correction....
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Deconstructing Palin……
I'd do it myself, but it appears to have already been done for me: Any one who has watched enough early morning Sunday TV will recognize some of the appeals to dog whistle listeners within: Palin wants...
View ArticleMore about Obama in Japan
And how much most Americans do not know about one of their most important allies. Item 1. The bow that has the citizens of greater wingnuttia so upset. Here's a dose of reality from our British...
View ArticleMore travel
Out of pocket from Shopping Mall at the end of this week-as the S.O. and I go on a vacation over the holidays next week. Stay tuned for upcoming instalments of "Where's Waldo?".
View ArticleWhere was Waldo?
Please forgive the lack of posts. Internet access was spotty in the hotel-while the beer in bar downstairs was quite reliable. Now in a different city-with better internet. Here are the clues for round...
View ArticleThe right to keep and bear….
Big breasts shall not be abridged. I'm agreeing with my Canadian Counterpart here and going to the trenches. " We draw the line here!" I'm frankly exhausted by explaining how wonderful the US...
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Busy three days…..
Well, the internet connection has turned out to be about as lazy as your average Frenchman-thus the posts have been lacking. Also truth be told-we have been covering a lot of territory between our...
View ArticleWorth repeating..
Something I have long suspected: It's very simple why women don't like her as much as men. Women saw through Sarah Palin and we saw through her quickly. Men are literal and are more likely to say what...
View ArticleQuick post
We have been really out and about. Ghent, Brugge, Brussels and Antwerp. Oh yea-we stopped in Maastricht on the way back to Koln today. So its been a busy but productive couple of days. That have not...
View ArticleToo much fun……
Back to the Weinachts Markt in the shadow of the great Cathedral. The Fruh beer hall is just 200 meters from there. It was crowded. .21l glasses were only 1.6 Euro. A band was playing on the other...
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