They call Korea the Land of the Morning Calm. It is a historical term, referring to the whole peninsula, not the two bits with which we are familiar. It has been anything but calm in my experience in that part of the world, and that is why I went to bed early. Twelve time zones […]

Two things to share this morning on events that occurred on this day in another century, one not so far away. It was the last day of the epic Battle of Midway in 1942. Our pal Mac Showers was attired in wash khakis in the basement of the Pacific Fleet Headquarters. CAPT Eddie Layton, Mac’s […]

I will not insult your intelligence by saying that we are doing fine. I do not think you would disagree, but there are so many things that appear to be simple on which we can’t. I can’t even due justice to the current news cycle, much less haul the main brace of what might be […]

Waiting for the rain (again) and after a decent swim, am watching a re-run of the WWII film “The Longest Day.” It is Memorial Day weekend, and for a variety of perfectly good reasons, I thought I would check in to the time machine that lives behind the flat screen in the living room. I […]

Got up early. Well, not that early. It is The Day- Der Tag, as my German brethren- one of only two in the completely dependent on the clock, which this morning was slung on the Wall and displaying “4:45” though we pretty much knew we were closing in on ten, and the official opening of […]

Do you still listen to Neil Young? I do, on the satellite radio in the Panzer, or at the fwrm where I can play the tunes as loud as I like. To use the phrase popular here in The Swamp these days, I am getting a little ahead of my skiis. Let me briefly recap […]

Crazier and Crazier I am just going to stop saying it every week. This is as strange as I have seen the Swamp, ever. and it seems to be accelerating in pace. To quote someone down here in Swampland, I suppose we will just see. Vic

I am not sure if I bored you with this story before. Don’t know why I would have, except one of the players just passed the vil at age 88. It was only a glance, waiting for a light in amazing New York City a very long time ago. Let me frame it properly: Our […]

Good heavens. It just keeps getting more amazing, week by week. There per to be three pivot points, North Korea (nice work Secretary Pompeo!), Iran nukes…back in the ether….uncertainty…the Iranians are the toughest negotiators in the world. In Congress we re-litigate post-911 enhanced interrogation techniques. Makes my head hurt. Doesn’t it take. Lot of energy […]