I'm the village idiot, I don't have anything to do with this pathetic little opera, I just felt like passing through!
In Japan again. After ten years. Wow! Transit to Japan was a typical flight to Japan. Long, boring, dry, etc. The best part was nothing significant happened. Upon arrival we checked in the Nikko Airport hotel on the KIX facility. Fairly nice place. Not five star or anything. However, the big shock was, no Wi-Fi! … Read more
People amaze me. Really. On the day of the Boxing Day Tsunami I went to the Amazon web site. They had set up a way for people to donate money to the Tsunami victims online, through Amazon. Wow! Apple had something similar set up on their site. Really awesome stuff. And then there’s the other … Read more
Today was the first day drilling as a Navy Reservist since my return from the Gulf. It was good to see everyone again. It was good to tell the stories and relive the experience. Somehow, it’s better in the remembrance. This weekend is also the last of MIUW 104. MIUW 104 will be decommissioned. It’s … Read more
This being out on your own thing is interesting. It’s pretty easy to sit on my butt and do nothing. It’s pretty easy to mentally beat myself up for sitting on my butt doing nothing. Writing a business plan is a fairly significant challenge. At least it is for someone who has never done one … Read more
I managed to reconnect with a new friend. A man I met while I was in the Gulf. The Man from Broken Hill. We met while I was playing Survivor: The Profession Edition up in the NAG. We were fairly instant best friends. Him and his mate, the Gerbil. We’ve all managed to get back … Read more
For me 2004 and 2005 will undoubtedly be years to remember. I spent 2004 serving in the United States Navy in Operation Iraqi Freedom. One of the most significant events of my life. And in no small part as a result of that service, 2005 will be equally unique. As of January 3rd, 2005 I … Read more
Wave Rat. OK, so, Tirado registers the domain name tsunamirelief.com on the day the tsunami strikes with the full intention of profiting from it. She lists it for sale at $99. Clearly, Tirado intended to make a profit off of some one trying to help the tsunami victims. Kaplan has a plan to register the … Read more
Here’s a new perspective on Christmas for you. I’d bet money that the majority of you don’t appreciate whatever you found under your tree as much as the soldier Iraq who got 30 minutes on the phone with his family. Freedom isn’t free. Aloha
We went to the Christmas Eve service at Santa Cruz Bible last night. The service was really good. We even had some outstanding, traditional, a capella numbers from the choir. They did a great job. Through most of the service I couldn’t help but think about the fact that there are some 200,000 military service … Read more
We ordered a Cona D size coffee brewer. It came yesterday. Today, I was determined to make coffee with it. First, I discovered that my wife has been serving me Folgers coffee for the past month or so. I’ve been trying to be nice wondering why my wife’s usually wonderful coffee was tasting so bad. … Read more