11:11 11/11 1918 ARMISTICE DAY
Honoring those who served
in the War to End All Wars
11:11 11/11 2009 VETERANS DAY
Honoring those who served
in all the wars that followed
“Patriots always talk of dying for their country and never of killing for their country. – Bertrand Russell“
Older men declare war. But it is the youth [...]
“This castle hath a pleasant seat;
The air nimbly and sweetly recommends itself
unto our gentle senses.” - Shakespeare’s Macbeth
Pleasant seat indeed; The quiet village of Nakajima in Nanao, Ishikawa Prefecture is too lush, too green, too gentle to ever be compared with the rugged coast of Scotland.
There is little in the pastoral scenery to prepare us [...]
An autumn barbeque can be delicious,
Seared steaks, roasted pig, boiling hot stew,
The fire’s products are tasty, not malicious,
Till you get beyond the standard menu.
Your belly bursting and your head aswoon, Your eyes transfix on the blazing embers,
Standing or sitting
‘neath the Autumn moon,
The carnal heat thrills
your outstretched members.
Closer you stand, poking and prodding,
Teasing the flame into [...]
Barack Obama is a good public speaker. His fans praise him for it and his critics attack him for it. A lot of people question his politics, some question his place of birth, but no one questions his ability to charm an audience with his smooth voice and rhythmic phrasing. The New York Times reports [...]
The Noto Peninsula lies some 500 kilometers northwest of Tokyo, that computes to about $200 in gas and an equal amount in tolls round trip normally, putting it out of our reach for the past 35 years. This year the new discount highway policy reduced the tolls to $50. So we were off to the [...]
Autumn in Japan – the damp heat has returned to the tropics, the winter winds remain comfortably distant and Amaterasu wears a crystalline smile. There is no better time to be in Japan.
New bargain holiday rates on the nation’s toll roads allowed us to finally make a road trip across the island to the [...]
With most of the congressional grandstand antics coming from stage right, it is refreshing to see one from the left for a change. Democratic Representative Alan Grayson of Florida finally called a spade a spade and exposed the GOP health care plan in the House chamber. While the 1,000 page bill bouncing around congress is [...]
If only Obama’s health care reform were as clear and constant as his smile! Eric Spielgelman took official State Department photos and ran them together to create irrefutable evidence of Obama’s ET roots.
Now, watch it again and this time look for the few shots where Michelle’s smile is left in the frame. Could she too [...]
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