Remember that attack in Kandahar? The one I highlighted ONLY TWO DAYS AGO? Remember how General Austin Miller, commander of all U.S. forces in Afganistan emerged miraculously unscathed despite the death of Afghan Police General Abdul Raziq, and the Provincial Intelligence Chief, General Abdul Momin? It seems Brigadier General Jeffrey Smiley was not quite as …
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Oct 21 2018
Fist Fighting
Unlike some people I associate with I am not combat trained, I don’t know 16 ways to kill you with my little finger though I’m pretty sure I could bash you enough times with a rock to do the job (I am after all elderly and non-threatening). I’d ambush you, you’d never see me coming …
Oct 20 2018
Seven Minutes Of Screaming
Even a minute is a very long time. Try holding your breath. See? I used to be able to swim a 50 meter pool in one breath, but not so much anymore and my Breast Stroke splits for the distance ran in the high 40s. Not that it excused me from IM because I had …
Oct 20 2018
The Great White North
Cooo oo cooo ook coo coo. Cooo oo cooo ook coo coo. How about a beer and some Back Bacon eh? Or at least some totally legal bud. Now look a little left. Strange Days. Alaska governor Walker suspends campaign, endorses Democrat Begich By DANIEL STRAUSS, Politico 10/19/2018 Alaska Gov. Bill Walker, an independent, suspended …
Oct 19 2018
Welcome To The Reich
Zeigen mir ihr Papiere. Jetzt! TSA Announces Plans To Subject Domestic Travelers To Biometric Screening by Tim Cushing, Tech Dirt Fri, Oct 19th 2018 As promised/threatened, the DHS is moving forward with expanded use of biometric scanning at airports, including facial recognition and fingerprint matches. What was touted as a way to combat international terrorism …
Oct 19 2018
How Are Things Going In Afghanistan?
You’ll be sorry you asked. U.S. commander in Afghanistan survives deadly attack at governor’s compound that kills top Afghan police general By Pamela Constable and Sayed Salahuddin, Washington Post October 18, 2018 A gunman wearing an Afghan army uniform opened fire Thursday on participants in a meeting with the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, killing …
Oct 18 2018
Innocent All The Way
C’mon, don’t you think Sam Bee is innocent? I mean, sure she has 3 kids but they were virgin births. Jason Jones had nothing to do with it Why doesn’t it work? It’s not supposed to. What do poeple that don’t vote think? Who Cares!
Oct 18 2018
Curae leves loquuntur ingentes stupent
Slight griefs talk, great ones are speechless. What the Arab world needs most is free expression By Jamal Khashoggi, Washington Post October 17, 2018 I was recently online looking at the 2018 “Freedom in the World” report published by Freedom House and came to a grave realization. There is only one country in the Arab …
Oct 17 2018
Mid Game
Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning. In Chess this is the most interesting part because you’ve run out of the cheats in your Big Book Of Openings (I favor English because it’s unusual, unexpected, and works on …
Oct 17 2018
Beto
So early voting in Texas starts next Monday, October 22nd, and by most accounts Ted Cruz is sitting on an 8 or 9 point lead. On the other hand even after the dark money kicks in O’Rourke has about $10 Million more in the kitty (that he should not dish to other Democratic candidates who …
Oct 16 2018
A Bladder Full Of Hot Air
How about that left hand. Ace? How about that left-handed draw? Mr. Ace Hanlon. Scourge of the sagebrush. The terror of Tucson. A bladder full of hot air.- The Quick and the Dead Well Mr. Herod, you did shoot him dead. Not so full now. So the House of Saud is threatening “responses” to any …
Oct 16 2018
All Hallow
It is a scary time right now. Sarah Sanders has been run out of restaurants. I mean, there’s a list of things going on. Now you’ve got witches that are placing a hex on Brett Kavanaugh! Did I mention I’m an atheist? I’ve often thought that should I run for public office I’d elide that …