The Sourthern Command Post

This summer I moved my family from New Hampshire to Texas. We're just NW of Dallas in a suburb called Flower Mound. I'm not sure anyone else is in these parts (though maybe Desi or her kids from time to time) but give me a ring if you are. I have to practice my Southern hospitality.

Under the Radar, in Stealth Mode

Has anybody heard from Doug lately? I haven't seen hide nor hair of him and was hoping he may have contacted someone.. I no longer have a working phone number or email address for him.

Family Update

Hi All, it's been forever since I've posted on here. Just wanted to let you know that my sister Pat is in the ICU at Cape Coral Hospital, on a ventilator and not doing very well. Her many years of not taking care of herself have taken a toll, not really unexpected but still not easy to deal with, especially for her boys. I wanted everyone to know, I know you all love and care about her and will keep her in your thoughts and prayers.

ahem...cough

Remember the number by the Who where the words go...meet the new boss, same as the old boss...
Well damned if that don't apply.  That, along with everyone's favorite 8th grade literature reading selection Orwell's 1984.
So the new boss, along with greatly expanding the previous occupants Patriot Act infringement on 4th amendment guarantees,  is now, under the auspices of the NSA (prism software) reading every e-mail, blog post and cell phone call you make.  All to make us "safe".  They're not even denying it anymore.  They only say "you have nothing to worry about if you have nothing to hide".  Riightt.
Oh & now we have boots on the ground in Jordan.  Yep 1,000 marines from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Force are there now.  On the Syrian border.  To preserve peace.  I guess fubaring Iraq wasn't good enough. But hey War is peace.
Gotta' go but to any taxpayer funded intrepid, enterprising voyeur out there kindly allow me this sentiment.
Blow me.

Guam Days

 

Juliet, how are things in Egypt?

From what I can see through sources other than the mainstream news, it looks like it is either about the same (meet the new boss, same as the old boss) as before, or actually much worse.

Story Boards from Yap, Palau and Guam

                                      

Missile Systems Deployed to Guam

Missiles to Guam

The Pentagon said on Wednesday it was sending an advanced ballistic missile defense system to Guam in the coming weeks, as U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel cited a "real and clear" danger from North Korea.

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