平成30年4月23日 = (30th Year of Heisei Era, 4th Month, 23rd Day) – – – – – = This week’s poem: It Happens Rain falls Wind blows Mind wanders I suppose Light fades Time flows Can’t remember So it goes Tomorrow Never knows… { From my Blog: https://carllafong.blogspot.jp } – – – – – = 5 […]

Yeah, I am going to get to the taxes. Maybe. Another surreal weekend and half week so far here. I remember being little and very concerned when word spread about his heart attack, hoping we would be OK. If only we knew what was coming…..The Grateful Dead were right. And in other developments….. This image […]

Well, they certainly call it March Madness for a reason. My brackets are busted, the biggest snowstorm of the winter in DC happening in Spring. You know, the usual. I am slightly agog at what is happening now- anything from proxy wars against Russia in Syria, three-party Korean talks, the leadership of DoJ, CIA and […]

First notification of the Spring Gold Cup race festivities out at Great Meadow came out this morning. This is huge. With March Madness, the Masters, and the spring frocks being tried on and the sloe-eyed promise that Spring makes us all better, that marks our traditional emergence into the warmth. You know that this is […]

Like, For Sure It has been quite a week, and that includes being just a civilian these days. There is a lot of information to process, and a lot to factor into the growing list of things-I-Need-To Do. You know, taxes and that Spring bullhockey. Oh well, here is what actually clogged me up this […]

I am going to be scrambling this next week- and you might as well you might be if you are a veteran of a certain age and vintage. I know- I should not read email in the morning when it might upset me. This particular bright and beautiful morning I got one of those Vet […]

Japan-gazer Update — March 08, 2018 平成30年3月8日 = (30th Year of Heisei Era, 3rd Month, 8th Day) – – – – – = This week’s poem: A Version Of Wisdom All good things come to them that wait, Unless you wait too long, In which case, the saying’s wrong… { From my Blog: https://carllafong.blogspot.jp } […]

Another interesting week here in The Swamp. Washington versus California in court and legislative action. Open Lawfare. I don’t know about you, but I have always felt that the 10th Amendment- the one that helpfully reminded the Federals that the powers not specifically allocated to them are reserved to the States and citizens, respectively- was […]

Japan Happenings & Factoids (05 MAR 2018) Editor’s Note: This is a Three-Part extravaganza. No Gomens required! (For non-7th Fleet sailors, that is “sorry!” in Japanese shorthand for the more formal “gomen nasai.” A thousand gomens for – Vic * CORRECTION: Gomen nasai … The 28 FEB Japan-gazer Update listed a wrong date for Emperor […]

I was kvetching about not following the latest films and what passes for television these sad days- a thousand High Definition channels and nothing on. I have been stuck in my chair or on the couch for a few days hoping vainly to shake whatever it is that is afflicting me. That and the great […]