D-DAY AND THE GERMANBASTARD WAR II

i salute the men who invaded the normandy coast on june 6, 1944.  thats the best i can do.  this was the beginning of the end of the time when the germanbastards reigned.  their kind is still around.  they're just lying low.  they only managed to kill about 60 million people.  give or take 20 million.  "who us??????", they said,  "it was just that one crazy guy ".


winston churchill, near the end of the germanbastard war ii, said there would be two kinds of germans; those we can kill and those that we can educate.  he meant well.

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ADVENTURES IN REAL ESTATE III

BUYING  A HOUSE IN (UGH) NEW JERSEY

we looked for a house near my defense installation.  being babes in the woods and north western new jersey is definitely the woods with appropriate population.  what was a new york city guy doing in a place like this?  must feed family, be near my mother-in-law (the greatest woman whoever lived)., and keep my wife.

being frugal and wanting to be close to work we picked, a boondocks, new jersey housing development (real name withheld to protect the ignorant) from about three available crappy places (netcong (ugh), wharton (ugh),  and boondocks (ugh))    trump tower was not an option.

ok, at the time i thought it was an interesting place.  this was a delusion.  it was more like the shows; green acres, or newhart - misdirected city people.

once in a while i escaped the (aaack) ruralness and my (double aaack) job by taking sick leave and going into NYC and seeing a show or attending some event.  i was sick of nowhere life and the delusional populace.  a justified cure.

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ACADEMIC STUDIES

according to academics (duh) a 9% unemployment rate is fatal for the reelection of the president.  heh, heh, heh, when were academic historical polital studies correct?  probably never.

over the years i have watched one study after another go down the toilet.  in the past i too have studied various sets of data from the stock market to election results with the same success as the experts  little to none, and i'm a genius.

common knowledge, old wives tales, academic studies, and phd babblings have about the same validity.

i must commend the bookmakers, especially those of las vegas for their reasonably accurate results.  and they dropped out of high school.  just walk down the las vegas strip.  see what i'm sayin'.

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OBITUARY REGRET

each day i scan the obituaries hopeful that i find the name of at least one of the nitwits i worked with or for.   of late there have been none.  either they have previously died or have moved to the "elephant's graveyard", florida or wherever.

on the other hand once they are dead you can never punch them out.  then again, when alive they could punch me out.

no satisfaction - there is no fairness in the universe.

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PROMOTE THE GENERAL WELFARE - from the preamble to the constitution

HUH?????????? 

republicans, their contractors and assorted businessmen do not seem to understand these words. they can make more money helping yemen. sri lanka, and their own war toys than the people of joplin, missouri or their brother americans.

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for those of you who have no clue as to the basis of our constitution:

"We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America."

SIGNERS OF THE CONSTITUTION

1.Washington, George, VA

2.Franklin, Benjamin, PA
3.Madison, James, VA
4.Hamilton, Alexander, NY
5.Morris, Gouverneur, PA
6.Morris, Robert, PA
7.Wilson, James, PA
8.Pinckney, Chas. Cotesworth, SC
9.Pinckney, Chas, SC
10.Rutledge, John, SC
11.Butler, Pierce, SC
12.Sherman, Roger, CT
13.Johnson, William Samuel, CT
14.McHenry, James, MD

15.Read, George, DE
16.Bassett, Richard, DE
17.Spaight, Richard Dobbs, NC
18.Blount, William, NC
19.Williamson, Hugh, NC
20.Jenifer, Daniel of St. Thomas, MD
21.King, Rufus, MA
22.Gorham, Nathaniel, MA
23.Dayton, Jonathan, NJ
24.Carroll, Daniel, MD
25.Few, William, GA
26.Baldwin, Abraham, GA
27.Langdon, John, NH
28.Gilman, Nicholas, NH
29.Livingston, William, NJ
30.Paterson, William, NJ
31.Mifflin, Thomas, PA
32.Clymer, George, PA
33.FitzSimons, Thomas, PA
34.Ingersoll, Jared, PA
35.Bedford, Gunning, Jr., DE
36.Brearley, David, NJ
37.Dickinson, John, DE
38.Blair, John, VA
39.Broom, Jacob, DE
40.Jackson, William, Secretary
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note to republican congressman eric cantor:  since you are so frugal give up some of virginia's federal benefits for the tornado victims.  god bless you.

p. s.: promotion of the weinergate issue will take the pressure off all the republican corruption.  yea, so smart.

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YEA, MY PENSION CHECK IS IN THE BANK

yes, i got paid today.  the rest of you can speak to john boehner or newt gingrich or whoever.



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REPUBLICAN SMALL BUSINESS BULL STUFF

its interesting that the great job creator, ronald reagan removed many small business tax breaks.  what the hell are these republicans talking about when they claim to be encouraging small business.  i guess they say that just to generate charitable contributions to finance their election.

just sayin' that in reagan's time i was working towards getting a license to sell mutual funds and later in developing computer software.  both activities were started as "home office" activities.  my home office expenses were specifically banned.  by who?  republicans and ronald reagan, the great job creator.  there they go again.

i don't understand how any american can be stupid enough to believe any republican talky talk - on any subject.

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ADVENTURES IN REAL ESTATE III

real estate poeople have impressed me with their pretend work, indolence, and egos.

the other day tired of mowing my lawn and being 150 years old i went over to a real estate office in a large retirement community nearby.  there must have been seven people in the real estate office.  all appearing to be doing stuff.  no other customers in sight.  apparently they were too busy to show me a property.  i guess the real estate market is so lucrative and fast moving that they can't be bothered with customers.

their financial guy did call the next day.  i now can finance the non-housing that i didn't see or buy.  "thanks", yeah sure.

on the other hand the first time we tried to sell a house we wound up paying some internet scam for their listing service.  my better half encouraged this avenue of sales over my skepticism.  our second attempt at selling that house resulted in serving the real estate agent coffee and listening to her as if she knew something and us doing all the measurements and descriptions.  she would have gladly accepted her well earned commisiion if there was any.  the third attempt seemed promising.  the selling agent lounged around our "open house" house on sundays.  she eventually got the sale when the buyer's father was just driving by on a weekday, saw the for sale sign, and dropped in for a look, fortunately the real estate boom was just starting and their child's school year was starting in a month.

bye.  let me out of here.  we packed our stuff and escaped (ugh) new jersey (land of the lost).

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SARAH PALIN, WHO???????

no blog today.  sarah palin, not a witch, being in the area may have affected my computer.

GAAAAAAAAH

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SARAH PALIN'S BIG ADVENTURE

she will join up with ROLLING THUNDER bikers in wash. dc.  they said everyone is welcome.  she wasn't invited and will not be one of the speakers.  they do not endorse her or any pol.

she appears to be doing a remake of the tequila scene in PEE WEE'S BIG ADVENTURE.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVKsd8z6scw&feature=related

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ARMY DAYS XI

BAYONET PRACTICE

on my way to becoming an efficient killing machine i learned how to kill in close combat with an m16 (or was that the m1) rifle, a magnificent weapon.  with a bayonet, you can stab your opponent straight away.  if he's still breathing or you miss you can hit him with the heavy butt end by swinging it up.  as he lies on the ground writhing in pain just shoot him a couple of times in the chest.  actually i think the army recommends bayoneting him or her a few more times.  i don't want to get that close.

bad breath and yelling some sort of rebel scream in this situation is also handy.

while watching your enemy's blood and guts mix into the disgusting mud relax with one of those cigarettes that came in your rations.

another basic training lesson learned well.
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YOU TOO CAN BECOME AN EXPERT --




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ADVENTURES IN REAL ESTATE II

ASSESSMENTS

our first tax bill (in (ugh) new jersey) showed we were living on an empty lot.  i didn't want the tax people to  cheat themselves so i called the tax office to correct their mistake.  i'm so smart.  nevermind.

one of my co-workers living in the same house model on the next street was always complaining about his real estate taxes turned out to be paying less than i.  WHAT?  i managed to wake the assessors up and get a tax reduction. 

during a review of our assessment many years later as the assessor was looking at my file card, i noticed it was blank.  he was making stuff up as he went along.  i advised him there were no improvements as he described.

in my current state you just get run around 'til you are worn down.  just pay the tax bill.  it'll be easier and cheaper in the long run.

HELP!

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CORWIN WINS ACREAGE RACE IN NEW YORK

once again the republicans win more acreage than democrats in upstate new york elrction.

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O'BAMA

so o'bama has finally turned out to be of irish heritage. 

i've been taken for irish, italian, hispanic, ..... or something.  i am really proud of my mongrel heritage - probably neanderthal, transylvanian, (ugh) german, egyptian, mongol hordes, camel driver, and caveman.  not much large boned pasty skinned inheritance here.





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ARMY DAYS X

(continued)

the most significant event in my basic training experience was when i got poison ivy.  it handicapped me on a date (so sad).  upon my return to camp i was given some green little pills and managed to heave on the chow line.  they just walked around me.  no one's appetite including mine was diminished.  my hearty appetite was enhanced - good stuff.  mmmmm ... i entered the mess hall starving.  my condition caused some bleeding but i never received my purple heart. 


because of my few hours on sick call i had to learn to throw a grenade with another group.  i was busily counting after pulling the pin, "ooonnnne, twwwooo, thrrrreeeee, ......", when the cadre in my bunker said, "throw the grenade".  we survived.  college trained people like myself and engineers always follow instructions (duh).  how was i to know the throwing of the grenade was more important than the counting?

the second most significant event was when my salami was stolen while we camped out overnight -- life is difficult.

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just sayin'.



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'67 BORDERS OR BUST

dear president obama,

we must return north america to the pre 1867 borders.  we cannot continue in our separation from alaska.  we were swindled.  its a matter of security and wholeness.

signed, granpa.

wikipedia,
"History of British Columbia   .... In 1867, there were three options open: to continue as a British colony, to be annexed by the United States, or ... "
" ... When American Secretary of State William H. Seward negotiated the Alaska Purchase in 1867, it was part of his plan to incorporate the entire northwest Pacific Coast, chiefly for the long-term commercial advantages to the United States in terms of Pacific trade.  ...." 

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this has nothing to do with alaska except the concept.  interesting - sorta - maybe.



what the hell!

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ADVENTURES IN REAL ESTATE I

from the movie, the fountainhead by ayn rand

GIVE ME A BREAK, YOU COULDN'T DRAG ME SCREAMING TO WORK IN THIS CAGE.

not heeding the lame advice of one of my defense department's retarded enineering supervisors i took the real estate exam fearless and unprepared.  soon after passing the test i went up to a local real estate office to get a feel for my new career.  i was a real estate agent (or something) for two hours.  during those few hours i learned as much about the real estate industry as i ever want to know.

four of my fellow agents were there.  while drinking beer they discussed their divorces.  the lady-agent described how she threw out her ex's clothes and then told him she had no idea where they were. 

oddly i thought this would be a work/money situation not a support/social group.

end, fine, bye

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CANADA'S THREAT TO AMERICA

i wake up in a sweat thinking that at any moment canada can cut this nation off from ALASKA. 

as president obama said yesterday the status quo is unsustainable.   talks should be required immediately and given priority over any overseas adventure.

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FRANCE IS FOR LOVERS

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(continued)

i was highly complimented midway through basic training while on bivouac when a couple of the guys said i resembled, bill mauldin's dog faces, willie and joe.  they were the heroes and backbone of american force in the world in the germanbastard war ii.  i am truly highly hononored by this appellation.

a word to chickenhawks: GTH.

some of mauldin's famous cartoons can be found at this site:
http://www.mcfreedom.com/2003_02_01_mcfreedom_archive.html

(to be continued)

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OPEN LETTER FROM INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

THE COLONIES

WASHINGTON DC

NORTH AMERICA

dear sirs,

as you know we do good thruout the world with trillions of (your) dollars.  we are so good.  the little people are grateful for this.

we are deeply concerned about your narrow view of the privileges of our ruling class.  a maid in stuttgart, reims, or vienna would not refuse to service our people.  they are expert in what is required.   

release of sir strauss-kahn is requested immediately upon penalty of prohibiting further exports of our exhorbitantly expensive wine-drek. 

signed:  THE IMPORTANT PEOPLE OF THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

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ODE TO THE IMF: "Everybody Ought to have a Maid"

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NEW IOWA CAUCUS SEGMENT

the iowa caucus will from now on include a show song talent segment in their selection process.  the following is understood to be the program for the next event:

donald trump - from westside story, "i'm so pretty".

sarah palin - from, annie get your gun, "anything you can do, i can do better".

newt gingrich - from, the sound of music, in drag, "the hills are alive with the sound of music"'

michelle bachman - from, evita, "don't cry for me argentina"

ron paul - from, oklahoma, "oklahoma".

jeb bush - from, brigadoon, "its almost like being in love".

chris christie - from, guys and dolls, "luck be a lady tonight".

mitt romney - from, jesus christ sperstar, "i don't know how to love him".

mitch daniels - from, kiss me kate, "always true to you in my fashion".

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ARMY DAYS VIII

(continued)

the next day we were broken into segments: company, platoon, squad, whatever.  the big guys were selected as leaders, of course.  its the army, stupid.  if their delegated powers were not enough they could always knock you on your ass.  a very sensible method.

we had short guys, tall guys, weak guys, strong guys, guys without many teeth, guys who couldn't read or write (from new jersey).  our most famous guy slept two bunks from me, frank ryff (" ... In 1950 Frankie Ryff of the PAL won the New York Daily News Golden Gloves' open championship at featherweight ...") .  another one, a big guy claimed he had sex with [movie star- name deleted}.  i believe him.  she probably forgot him during or shortly after whatever.

being out of condition and having worked in an (ugh) office it was at least a week before i walked comfortably with my pack and boots and stuff.

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JUST SAYIN'

stopping mideast nations from egypt to india from nuking each other may be impossible.

restraining suicidal people and talking them or paying them off the edge is wearing us (or

me) down.

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i can't figure out how this nation can vote again, and again, and again for deceitful (i'm

being kind) republicans. it may not be the fault of our educational system. most of it may

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just face it. OBAMA is the smartest person in the political arena. yes, he's black and

you're white but he has brains and you don't. suck it up.

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whoa, "Hedge fund billionaire Raj Rajaratnam is convicted


of fraud".

how can that be? corruption on wall street? don't worry, you and your sleazy broker are

too small to get any attention. just hide under a rock.

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2000 PIECE JIGSAW PUZZLE REVISITED

just sayin'

over a year ago i swore off doing another 2000 piece jigsaw puzzle ever again.  i lied.  i broke my promise because it looked so great in barnes & noble.  i started assembling it in 2010.  having other things to do like brushing my teeth i have neglected it.  finally after a six month hiatus, i trekked down to the furthest reaches of my basement where it exists and added two more pieces .. yea.

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ARMY DAYS VII

(continued)

after two days at fort dix being herded around like cattle at the chicago stock yards we were put on a bus and sent to camp pickett in virginia.  we stopped at a howard johnson's for our evening meal.  they said they would not serve the blacks in our group.  the cadre in charge just loaded everyone back on the bus without a meal and we went on to camp.  not being a great martyr i woulda grabbed a snack if i coulda.

once in camp and settled, a detail to guard the mess hall was selected.  foxes guarding the hen house.  i was one of the fortunate.  we ate well that night.

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ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS MOVIE AND ALL THE SONGS, AND CHARACTERS.  THEY REFLECT MY TIME.  IT REALLY IS INDICATIVE OF AMERICAN LIFE FROM THE LATE '40s TO THE '60s IN SPITE OF WHAT THEY SAY.  WHAT DOES GEORGE LUCAS KNOW?



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MEATHEADS OF HISTORY AND A WHORE

the govrnment over the last 30 years was overrun by foolish, incompetent people.  even insane, nixon had more on the ball than: reagan, bush i, clinton, bush ii and the incredible suck up, toady lawyer, ken starr.

while browsing the internet it seemed to me that ken starr is slowly but surely removing his identity from the outrageous investigation of the bill clinton indiscretion after spending 70 million dollars of your hard earned money.  he, ken, is a world class whore (and don't forget alter ego robert ray).  let us not forget the lady macbeth of our time, KEN STARR and the republican minions..

when will the devil collect his soul?

http://dir.salon.com/story/politics/feature/2002/03/12/ray/

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BIN LADEN STILL DEAD

like the mainstream media and blowhard politicians i have abslutely nothing of consequence to say.

ok.  what did bin laden have for his final meal?  was he read his rights?  why not?  was he wearing briefs, boxer shorts or going commando?  how long can we drag on this story?  what about the blue dress?  where is ken starr when you need him?  was bin laden wearing a blue dress?  why is the government covering up all this important information?  where is the death certificate?  why wasn't one filed?

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BEATING A DEAD HORSE

that bin laden guy was executed last week.  ancient history.  can't we get on with another charlie sheen or lindsay lohan story.

my mentally challenged new jersey neighbors, harriet crone, mrs. wacky, and bertha kravitz had better gossip than the mainstream media.

groan.................

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speaking of horses the kentucky derby is being run today.  i am going with, war admiral.

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ARMY DAYS VI

(continued)

WIKIPEDIA: " ... On July 15, 1947, Fort Dix became a Basic Training Center ...... ... it was deactivated on March 16, 1956. ... "

i was yelled at only twice during my few days at fort dix. the first time by an officer for walking on the grass and the other when i refused to dump some trash for some butthead. i didn't want to be executed after only a coupla days in the army so i caved. i shoulda just walked away and let him rave. oops .. sorry, "anything else sir".

groan, this is not going to be as easy as i thought.


next stop, basic training, camp pickett, blackstone, virginia.

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(continued)

rob lowe, on scarborough this morning was saying that he was on the same flight, only 11 days earlier, that went into the world trade center.  well, i would like to inform the world that i worked at a site only 50 years earlier that was destroyed on 9/11.  so me and rob lowe have a lot in common.  we are both time-warped heroes.  whatever.

awaiting my induction into the army i was working on vesey street for the now defunct american weekly magazine.  this was a weekly newspaper supplement like, parade.

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OBAMA: FINALLY A PRESIDENT WHO CAN ACTUALLY DELIVER

amazingly the bin laden operation was picture perfect ( - except for the failed republican helicopter - who the hell has the contract - dump them).

i can't recall a more successful event by our guys.  the level of competency was unusual.  we've seen; kennedy's bay of pigs, carter's hostage blunderings, reagan's beirut fiasco, bush i and somalia,  bush ii and mission accomplished, clinton and bombing the chinese embassy and an aspirin factory.

OBAMA talked the talk AND WALKED THE WALK.

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BIN LADEN TROPHIES

its an american cultural tradition to take a body part from your dead enemy.  i expect to see an exhibit at the smithsonian with at least bin laden's ear.  his scalp, beard, or his head on a spear would be good too.

one way to intimidate your enemy is to demonstrate that you are crazier and more brutal than they are.  go for it.

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INTERNET:

" .... In wartime, the ears of your enemy serve the same function as their scalps: they make handy trophies after you’ve killed them. If you’re looking for macabre jewelry, how can you do better than a necklace of ears from your dead opponents? Famous ear collectors: the Black Robe American Indians, who obtained them from the Christian missionaries who came to convert them, and the Viet Cong. ...."

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ARMY DAYS V

(continued)

during my stay at fort dix we were tested, screened, evaluated, sorted, and stuff.  you would think the results would be scrutinized and analyzed so that the inductees would be divided up to specialize in what they could do best.  well it sorta worked that way.

my decider (whoever the hell he was?) said, "i've seen better scores".  whoa, that seems encouraging.  does he mean that someone actually was smarter than me?  ok, i can live with that.  so, i got dumped like most of our group into the medical corps.  i had one option and that was going to ocs.  nevermind, i don't wish to be a hero.

one inductee who had a one point higher score on the ocs exam than i was sent to the signal corps.  just as well because i never could figure out the difference between the white wire and the black wire.  and running wires in enemy territory across korea is not the low pressure job i envisioned.

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ROYAL WEDDING MEDIA COMMENT DIGEST

joe scarborough:  they're so healthy and they don't have medicare.

mika brrrzzznnnzzzski: but she's not as strong as a polish lady.

al roker: its clear and warmer today.

zbgnwww brrrzzznnnzzzski: there may be an israeli influence here.

peggy noonan:  is my hair ok?  i am still so pretty.

tom brokaw: thanks to the american farm boys in  the war we can again celebrate british royalty.

sarah palin: i saw everything from my rooftop.

donald trump:  i am so great.  excuse me.  i'm over here.  hey!

john boehner: sob, sob, sorry, weddings break me up.

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ARMY DAYS IV

(continued)

my arrival at fort dix, (ugh) new jersey must have been spectacularly uneventful because i can't recall the event.  i suspect we were fed, suitable military attire was probably issued, we were fed, and shown to our deluxe quarters, whatever.

the next morning on the chow (army talk) line (see, i catch on fast) i spotted one of the super-liberals from ccny. he used to buy several copies of PM to keep them in business. looks like he didn't escape the dragnet either.

my first breakfast was memorable with the world famous SOS death entree - gaaaah.  i thought this was standard.  i was wrong.  overall, army food was really good - better than my mom's.
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YEA - THE WEDDING

LIVE BLOG:

5:10 nothing going on - people really excited

5:13 on their way.  who?  all dressed up in  bentley.  someone ...

5:30 got my coffee.  fat royalty of europe enter westminster.  must be wearing lotsa elastic under garments.

5:33  no terrorists in sight.

5:35  where is joan rivers when you need her?

5:40 must get friday garbage out to curb.  excuse me.........

5:47 back from my garbage and recycling run.  that was more exciting than what's going on on my tv screen.

5:48 prince charles looks happy.  that was the greatest 10 seconds of his life.

5:49 yessss....  THE QUEEN IS WEARING A YELLOW HAT  the odds on favorite.

5:51  THE VIRGIN BRIDE ARRIVES.  wearing white.  her father checking to see whether his fly is closed.  yes it is.

5:52 people going crazy!!!!!

5:59 went to make breakfast.  hope i didn't miss anything.  nope.  microwave beeped.  my oatmeal is ready.

6:01 WHOA!  she looks gooood.  especially for a woman her age.  the coal miner's grand daughter really cleans up well.  what's she doing with this inbred geek, william?

6:06 william gives a lusty glance at bride walking down the aisle.  i don't wanr to know what he's thinking.

6:07 was that her mother.  i hate to see women cry.

 6:11 lotsa singing.  my oatmeal is good.

6:24 i think they're married.  boring stuff going on.  borring, boring, boooorrrriiiinnnng ..........

6:30  going brain dead from sevice.  no wonder royalty tend to incredible stupidity having to sit through this stuff.

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ARMY DAYS III

(continued)

NO REGRETS INDUCTION DAY

"g'bye, i'm out of here", and headed to the 177th street el station to catch the train to whitehall street induction center.

one thing you know when entering the military is that you can turn off all thinking processes.  you will be instructed as to anyrhing and everything you must do.  any deviation will be dealt with in accordance with their uniform code - like being married.  i could handle this.  bed, board, transportation, instructions, and spending money will be provided.

checked in at whitehall street.  did they ask my name?  did they look at me?  when is lunch?  where's the rest room?  i had no idea.  after the preliminary mishmash, whatever, there was a bus ride to fort dix (ugh) new jersey.

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wikipedia: "For many years, a military induction center was located at 39 Whitehall Street before being bombed by Sam Melville in 1969 and rendered unusable. Nearly three million Americans were inducted at the Army building which existed at the site from 1884 to the end of the Vietnam War. This center was made famous in Arlo Guthrie's "Alice's Restaurant."<sup>[3"]

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JOHN BELUSHI EYES

donald trump is channeling john belushi.  looking into his eyes you can see the john belushi we all love from the movie, "animal house".  is there another way to explain the depths of stupidity and madness of trump's statements?

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AREN'T THEY MARRIED YET?

love london but you must remember they've been operating under a dog-eat-dog capitalist system longer than we have.

while in london just keep your hand on your wallet.  check the price of anything you handle and double check the denomination of the bills you turn over for the transaction. inspect your tabs and your change.

just kidding.  you'll be as safe as in your mother's arms.

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SENIOR CITIZEN DRESS CODE

old men's dress code is a serious issue.  your status is determined by how badly you can dress yourself.  beware of women's comments.  where were they when you needed them?

wear the most out of season, worn, ugly and unlikely combination of garments available.  of course you are constrained by the crappiness of your wardrobe.  the crappier the better.  in february wear shorts with a short sleeved, skimpy, worn shirt.  make sure your belly fat shows.  black socks and brown dress shoes are essential to show off your skinny very white legs with stringy muscles.

attitude and facial expressions add a dimension to your repulsiveness.  grimaces, squinting, and expressing hostility are pluses.

i must congratulate successful, intellectual geezers near college campuses because of their creative disgustingness.  it is definitely a peeing contest.  not shaving and needing a haircut are essentials.  no socks with your beach sandals or crocs.  the cheaper they appear to be the higher your status.

for some reason i haven't seen many plaid polyester patterns of late.  that generation may have died off already.  i wore my solid blue polyester blazer just the other day.  it will never die.  a million years from now it will still be perfect.  i recall stuffing it under my seat on a flight in 1975.  it must have been a few years old at that time.   i must admit i look goooood in it.  i try to be a contender.

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THESE GUYS ARE REALLY TOO WELL DRESSED, YOUNG, AND IN GOOD PHYSICAL CONDITION TO QUALIFY AS FASHION CONTENDERS.



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ARMY DAYS II

(continued)

most of the guys gritted their teeth and were drafted but i must give honorable mention to successful draft dodgers.

morty went to grad school and then broke his leg when he jumped over a tennis net just before his physical.

phil had tunnel vision preventing him to do something or other that the armed services needed.  he looked ok to me.  he never missed spotting a cute young woman.

artie had something, maybe an overbite, whatever.

walter walked into his physical with a (surprise, surprise) leg brace and a doctor's note and probably one from his mother. i had to listen to how they twisted his leg but they capitulated and rejected him. he wore out and outlasted the army doctors.  he went on later to be a psychologist and ruin many people's lives.

so sorry i can't remember the ones who were drafted and killed in action.

(to be continued)

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ARMY DAYS I

i being an idiot thought that being drafted was inevitable and volunteered early thinking i was too smart to have any problems.  fortunately, i am blessed with an inordinate amount of dumb luck.  the korean war ended while i was midway into basic training.

amazingly the smartest guys i knew were drafted.  among them are george, harold, and bernie.

the ones i forget are those that were killed in action.

years later i worked with defense dept. chickenhawk draft dodgers.  for some strange unknown reason some of the goofballs at the defense dept. facility were exempted from the draft.  many of them would have served a much higher purpose if they were just gun fodder.

(to be continued)

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THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING DONALD

all donalds are very important.  from the beginning you know the meaning of your name:

"   .... the meaning of Donald is "great chief; world mighty .... "

" .... Donald is an Anglicised version of a Scottish or Irish Gaelic personal name, containing the elements dumno "world" and val "rule", viz. "ruler of the world". ...... A short form of Donald is Don; pet forms include Donnie and Donny ....."

"Don·ald   .... 
a male given name: from Celtic words meaning “world” and “power.” ....
 
"don .......
1. ( initial capital letter ) Mr.; Sir: a spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
2. (in Spanish-speaking countries) a lord or gentleman.
3. ( initial capital letter ) an Italian title of address, especially for a priest.
4. a person of great importance.
5. (in the English universities) a head, fellow, or tutor of a college.
6. (in the Mafia) a head of a family or syndicate. "

we, donalds, are so great.  nothing can stop us.  slings and arrows have no effect on our thick skins.  the name is a self fulfilling prophesy.  nothing humble about us donalds.

automatically, we are or must be (peggy noonan's words this morning) of the "leadership class**".  the rest of you can just go on with your trivial and meaningless lives. 

yea, DONALD TRUMP, granpa don, et al.

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**Peg·gy 

a female given name, form of Margaret

whoa - she's a self important little twit.  not a donald thats for sure.
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A SONG FOR THE DONALD:



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179TH AND VYSE, BRONX, NY (PART LXI): LIFE BEFORE DEATH IN (ugh) NEW JERSEY

(continued)

after starting college in the late '40s, nothing of interest happened for the rest of my life.

.... ummm ... must write something.............................

super-overachiever, walter had somehow obtained a girlfriend who lived near and attended monroe h. s.  during that year our guys still relationship challenged managed to freeload a ton of potato chips, pineapple chunks, and coke in wax-coated cups.  again there were interesting young women there but our guys didn't look for trouble.  we let trouble find us.  ...................... but it didn't.

(to be continued)

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DOD - JUST SAYIN'

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
IS NOT TRENCH WARFARE

just a word about the defense department:

i'm sure that somewhere within dod there exists a group you can consider competent and efficient but having worked in several places i have rarely seen it.  gresham's law, "the bad drives out the good" applies to many aspects of life, and in dod personnel policies.  apparently the military uses the, "fill the trenches" approach to a strong defense.  sorry, general, this doesn't work.  all you get is a lot of noise with only attention getters at the core.

a lean organization is my recommendation (although easier said than done).  i know we must support the incompetent and business interests - then put them someplace else.

nevermind.

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TO THE GENERAL:  "THERE'S A BIG DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE FRONT LINE AND PAPER SHUFFLERS, FROM PAYROLL TO ENGINEERING".



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150TH BIRTHDAY - JUST SAYIN'

 for the third year in a row i'll be celebrating my 150th birthday.  never felt better.  its only a number - whatever.

my goal is to bankrupt the social security system and i may be succeeding.  actuarial tables (what do they know? - heh, heh) indicate i have an excellent chance of reaching my 150th birthday again next year.

kaf, kaf........

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C S LEWIS STUFF

just finished an audio lecture series about c s lewis.  he was a brilliant scholar and was gifted as a story teller.  many people are mesmerized by his coded religious ferver. 

his magical land of narnia is recognized as a mixture of many classical stories.  it was published in 1950; 10 years after the movie, the wizard of oz, from which i'm sure he cherry picked segments. 

in narnia, aslan, the lion's decoded identity is supposed to be jesus.  a lion?  what does he do for lunch?  eat his audience?

anyway in oz, i believe the wizard is jesus.  dorothy leaves oz, eden returning to kansas of her own free will.  seems that eden is not that great.

lewis' wardrobe as entry to a magical land is every child's fantasy.  going into a closet, or wardrobe, or the cabinet under the sink is a magical land all kids know.

how about, tom joad, in, the grapes of wrath as jesus.

or, alice, in alice in wonderland.  she is resurrected at the end from her adventure.

sorry, lewis fans i'm not impressed.

just sayin'.
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IF I ONLY HAD A BRAIN .....................



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GO BRONX YANKEES

yankees are in first place - of course.  they're the YANKEES.  the new york yankees, actually the bronx yankees.  they always win. yea!

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