It Could Be Worse?

Day 122 First, my apologies. I didn’t blog yesterday. Don’t know why. I guess I forgot though that seems hard to believe. Anyway… “…but things could be worse.” Where in the world does this saying come from? Talk about completely meaningless. If we work this statement out to its logical conclusion in, say, my situation. … Read more

Journalists…

Day 120 Why is it that the only thing the American Press thinks news worthy is when one of us dies over here (hardly news anymore) and when one of us does something reprehensible? I understand reporting reprehensible acts. I understand reporting on the death of Americans over here. What I don’t understand is why … Read more

More Random Thoughts

Day 118 I think maybe I don’t really like adjustments very much. Which is interesting because I really like change. I’m finding, at least so far, I don’t like Camp Patriot very much. There don’t seem to be many/any places where people hang out. Or it could be that I simply haven’t found them yet. … Read more

More on the Turnover of Sovereignty…

Two posts in one day. I know it’s unusual for me. However, both of these articles are really pretty good. The Economist is one of my favorite news sources. Here’s the Economist’s take on the turn over. And here’s another. aloha

Survivor: TPE Episode II

Day 117 I spent another 24 days up in the NAG. Different than the first time I was up there. The HMAS Stuart was there. I got to see friends and make a few new ones. Of course, it was nice to catch up on the latest in lives of RAN Runner (who’s picture is … Read more

More Random Thoughts

Day 91 It is really hot here. Like living in the drier on high. Today it was 114 degrees. I’m headed back to Survivor: TPE. Now that is has been made public, I can even say that I am going to the Northern Arabian Gulf (NAG) to an oil platform about 13 miles off the … Read more

A Pet Peeve….

Day 90 How the US government spends money from the military budget really irks me. Congress will spend billions of dollars to develop an aircraft that, by the time it is delivered to the forces that will actually use it in combat, will be out of date and near obsolete. Aegis class cruisers were just … Read more

It’s Hot!

Day 89 A new phenomenon today. I discovered what they were talking about when they told about the hot winds. Man, oh man, it literally feels little someone has a blow drier pointed at you. Really hot. It was over 110 degrees today. Not sure how hot the wind was. I using the pay-as-you-go Internet … Read more