October 31, 2018 Mongolia Luan S.

Adventure – In Search of Warriors

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October 31, 2018 Travel Luan S.

Journey Through the Sahara

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October 31, 2018 Nepal Luan S.

The True Story – The Chang Tang-Pa

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October 31, 2018 Vic Socotra

Swamp Postcard: Halloween Horrors

Traditionally, Halloween was a big holiday here in The Swamp when the Willow was in it’s prime. It was a special place with special people, and costumes were de rigeur. Despite the two wars then in progress back then, there was mirth and merriness and costumes around the majestic bar. Dare I say there was […]

October 30, 2018 Nepal Luan S.

Big Adventure with a big Cause

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October 30, 2018 Vic Socotra

Arrias: Rights to Choose

Let me see if I have this right: the bulk of the media, and many of our politicians, tell me that: The US is not exceptional and in fact has much to answer for, But The US should spend more time and effort abroad because the global community is more important – rather than getting […]

October 29, 2018 Vic Socotra

Life & Island Times: Motorcycle Enthusiasm

Here are more thoughts on motorcycling that came to me in waves recently as I futzed around with my Harley’s balky electrical system. Please excuse their disorganization and untidiness of grammar. – Marlow Details of an early Harley Davidson motorcycle Scratch a motorcyclist and inside you will find a pilgrim. No enthusiast washes his motorbike […]

October 24, 2018 Vic Socotra

Swamp Postcard: UXB

So, what is the October Surprise? the Caravan behind the one in progress? The unexploded bombs in the mailboxes of prominent progressives? The Reichstag fire scenario is possible, since none of the devices went off, and only a novice would not understand what mail screening has happened since 9/11 and the anthrax attacks. I can’t […]

October 23, 2018 Vic Socotra

Life & Island Times: Cuban Missile Crisis

Cuban Missile Crisis October 15 – 28 1962 I awoke this morning a bit more bored than usual to read whatever was America’s crise du jour. 56 years ago the world almost blew itself up. Well, it was actually just the US and the USSR facing off over the secret emplacement of decapitating-strike capable, two […]

October 23, 2018 Vic Socotra

Arrias: Existential Debt

Several economists, opining on the 2019 federal budget, lambasted the President for spending too much. They concluded that Trump must be stopped, and that, in particular spending on national security needs to be reined in. If not, we’ll be overtaken by the deficit and face economic ruin. Their solution appeared to be to vote for […]