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 […]

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 […]

25 July 1995 HAITI DAYS Prologue We roared around the corner, swerved around a pothole big enough to eat a bus and emergency lights flashing went hell for leather out of Port Au Prince towards the desolate country near the border. The Peugeot was spinning wheels on the soft gravel of the new road. The […]

05 April 1979 A boondoggle fits in somewhere between one-time good deals and flat-out fraud. This particular evolution involved the annual re-qualifications for aircrews in pressure-chambering and seat shooting. The Navy, due to our addiction for large pieces of floating steel, enjoys a state of complete poverty in comparison with our sky-blue brothers in the […]

1 April 1979 Team Spirit It was a mild winter in Korea, or at least as mild as they come up there. We were able to fly every day, as did our good friends the Russians. We bored all kinds of holes in the sky and cut endless miles of blue water off Cheju-Do Island. […]

I forgot to throw in the issue of the latest Migrant March heading north across Mexico from Guatemala and Honduras to the US. “Open Borders” an issue at the ballot box in less than three weeks. For a quiet news week, there is certainly a lot going on…. Having a wonderful time. Wish you here. […]

Swamp Postcard, Post Confirmation Chaos Gentle Readers, We have never had a streak the like of this, each week seemingly more surreal than the last. This past week was wild- craziest yet- but I will refrain from saying it is the worst possible, but I know those cunning politicians are saying “Hold my beer. Watch […]

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