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Veteran of four wars, four enlistments, four branches: Air Force, Army, Army Reserve, Army National Guard. I am both an AF (Air Force) veteran and as Veteran AF (As Fuck)

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Saturday, December 7, 2024

The Peloponnesian War by Donald Kagan

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After the election in America last month, I decided to read The Peloponnesian War by Donald Kagan. During that 30-year-long war from 431-...

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Saturday, March 28, 2020

"He Wood Ride Anything with Wheels"--Riding a bike made of ash wood up a 1000-meter climb

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This bike is entirely made from ash wood including the seat and handlebars It's not great for a 1000-meter climb on a switchback r...

Wednesday, March 25, 2020

Google maps is mostly wonderful, but occasionally just terrible.

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Alligator or Crocodile: Google maps wanted me to find out in person! Google maps is mostly wonderful, but occasionally just terrible. ...

Tuesday, March 24, 2020

Persistent Pitch Men and Women in front of Athens Restaurants

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Restaurant row in Athens. Each restaurant has a pitch man or woman saying some version of "Eat here!" Between my hotel ...

Saturday, March 21, 2020

Shades of Yellow--in Taxis

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This lovely, pale shade of yellow is the color of taxis in Greece This German-standard color of taxis has also been declared yellow ...

Thursday, August 1, 2019

The Funeral Oration of Pericles

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I am re-reading Pericles in a book titled "How to Think About War: An Ancient Guide to Foreign Policy." There is more to th...

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