Author Archives: Mike Clark

So Glad the Royal Baby is Born

Posted on July 22, 2013 by Mike Clark

First of all, I am an Anglophile.  Which, for those of you who have mislaid your dictionaries, means that I like British stuff. I even lived there for almost three years once!  Love the place, and would like to visit … Continue reading →

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Affording New Tech: Somebody’s Feeling Entitled

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Mike Clark

Jenna Wortham of the New York Times seems to think that new technology should be cheap enough for poor people to afford it. My first question is: Why? Headlines are not normally created by the journalist, but are apportioned by … Continue reading →

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Yes, Armed Citizens are Clueless Tools — NOT

Posted on April 25, 2013 by Mike Clark

Tooling around YouTube Hey, I found this 3-part screed about how bumbling private citizens cannot possibly defend themselves effectively.  This is what they say in the description. The controlled study documented in these videos show that concealed carry permit holders … Continue reading →

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My New Favorite YouTube Channel

Posted on April 25, 2013 by Mike Clark

Mr. Colion Noir!

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Korean Weather is Heating Up

Posted on April 2, 2013 by Mike Clark

I don’t know what it is about Kim Jong-un that is causing him to get so belligerant to be threatening the tossing of nukes everywhere.  The apparent cause of this heated talk is the pretty much routine annual training exercises … Continue reading →

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They also serve who only stand and wait…

Posted on March 21, 2013 by Mike Clark

There was a front page story in my local newspaper, The Olympian, about two Soldiers from the Ranger battalion at Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) receiving the Silver Star for actions in Afghanistan.  One received his posthumously; the other survived the … Continue reading →

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Playlists are SO cool

Posted on February 4, 2013 by Mike Clark

Remember that the Whitehouse released President Obama’s 2013 Inauguration playlist?  Did he really listen to this playlist on his iPod? You know things have really “progressed” when a person’s playlist becomes part of his political personna.  I can see a future … Continue reading →

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Al Jezeera Buys Al Gore’s Current TV

Posted on January 13, 2013 by Mike Clark

The news that didn’t really make it to mainstream television was that Al Gore sold his cable channnel “Current TV” to Al Jezeera.  See the news here.  They paid Gore a half million dollars for the network, which, given a … Continue reading →

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Certainties and Inevitabilities

Posted on January 4, 2013 by Mike Clark

If it were me, I’d pretty much know what do about this.  But it isn’t.  If it were me, I’d at least feel a little bit in control of the outcome.  But it isn’t.  So it is out of my … Continue reading →

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R.I.P. General Norman Schwartzkopf

Posted on December 28, 2012 by Mike Clark

My old brigade commander, H. Norman Schwartzkopf, has passed away at the age of 78.  I never met him personally, but I was one of his troops when I served in the 1st Brigade of the 9th Infantry Division at … Continue reading →

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