75 years ago, Japan bombed the US Naval Base in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, bringing the US fully into World War II. Remember the heroes who fought and died there.
The dastardly sneak attack was devised by Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, based loosely upon American air power pioneer General Billy Mitchell, caught the US Navy unprepared. Tactically brilliant.
So it is perhaps appropriate that Jimmy Doolittle's Tokyo...
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Si, Papi! Vamos, Guapo! El Generalito es el mejor!
In Papi we trust!
Oscar Pareja was named MLS Coach of the Year. When I say that FC Dallas is the best team in the US and Canada, that is not an idle boast. It is not my opinion. It is plain and simple fact, and there is a Supporter's Shield to prove it. Most teams...
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I believe I have seen better games than the Eastern Conference Final between Toronto and Montreal. Five come to mind. Two in Dallas (Dallas 4-3 Chicago, Dallas 3-2 Chicago), one just outside of Nottingham (Nottingham Fores 1-0 Everton), one in east Glasgow (Celtic 5-4 Juventus) and one in Amsterdam (Holland 4-5 USA).
If there are more, I cannot remember. Regardless, the second leg of the...
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Has anybody checked their local Bennigan's?
Freeze, Yankess!
What season is it up there? Fall? Autumn? Here in Texas, the season is Still Summer. After that is Christmas, and then Getting to Summer.
Put on your parkas and huddle in front of your fireplace. Or do your arctic like states ban fires because they cause pollution?
I think I will take a swim today, and the play a round of golf.
So, Aisha and I venture into the dance studio on tonight . Aisha had to buy a skirt, but I just need to wear a jacket.
Lots of people getting ready for the various balls, just as we are. After six lessons, we are told, we will be ready to dance at the ball. After that, it is just finishing, and, of course, staying sharp....
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When the campaign began, my team mate, Kristina, supported Governor Christie. When he left the race, and supported Trump, so did Kristina. Trump really did need experienced campaign hands, and, apparently, Kristina was high enough up to offer jobs in the campaign, not just to solicit volunteers. Which she did. Three times. The third was the best offer I have ever had, and, when I...
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