Monthly Archives: October 2005

The Money Pit and Laxness

Posted on October 31, 2005 by x85130c4

Here we go again, pumping big bucks into Area I: WARRIOR BASE, South Korea — Workers broke ground here Thursday on a $3 million project to build barracks to replace tents that now house up to 600 soldiers. Gee, that … Continue reading →

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Be advised…

Posted on October 26, 2005 by x85130c4

…updates may be light and sporadic over the next several days due to reasons which I shall leave to your imagination….  

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R.I.P. Cowboys

Posted on October 24, 2005 by x85130c4

This one goes out to my field grade bosses who happen to be Cowboys fans—   Another One Bites the Dust (Queen, 1980)   Steve walks warily down the street,With the brim pulled way down lowAin’t no sound but the … Continue reading →

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Field Grade Logic

Posted on October 22, 2005 by x85130c4

Koreans traffic humans. Trafficking humans is bad. Koreans are bad.   Field grade solution–teach Koreans to be good!   Sound like moral imperialism?  Don’t look now, but it’s the latest bright idea in the off-limits farce: PYEONGTAEK, South Korea — … Continue reading →

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Fraud, Waste, and Abuse

Posted on October 20, 2005 by x85130c4

The first couple of times I was in Korea, there was hardly any construction going on in Area I.  The place you departed looked the same as it did when you first got there.   As soon as the decision was made … Continue reading →

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So this must be why we have so much trouble…

Posted on October 19, 2005 by x85130c4

…getting Patriot missiles moved in exercises–the transportation field grades are busy conducting extracurricular activities!   I suppose Stars & Stripes has to cover a new scandal since the 1st Lt Davis thing has ended for the most part.

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So why is Rummy blowing off Japan?

Posted on October 19, 2005 by x85130c4

MISSILE DEFENSE WILL DEFINE JAPAN-U.S. SECURITY ALLIANCE, Japan Times, October 14, 2005. The impasse about the relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps air station at Futenma in Okinawa caused U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld to cancel his forthcoming visit to … Continue reading →

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Blast From the Past: Cargo Planes

Posted on October 18, 2005 by x85130c4

I guess the Germans had a pretty damn good idea with the opening nose on their Messerschmitt 323 Gigant.

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Bard’s Tale: Korea’s Favorite Export

Posted on October 17, 2005 by x85130c4

Here’s your dose of Korean wave, courtesy of Lost Nomad!  They must be working for the… …Skin Trade (Duran Duran, 1986) Working on the weekend babyShe’s working all through the night.A jump into the deep end,Gave her the evidence she … Continue reading →

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What a Dog-Eat-Dog World!

Posted on October 17, 2005 by x85130c4

I was enjoing the comedy, but this argument at Marmot’s Hole has taken a turn for the ludicrous.   Doggone it, if dogs eat man, then man should seek revenge by eating dogs!   Here’s a good site about eating … Continue reading →

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