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There was a time, not too many years ago, that a friend of mine, a retired naval officer, then a successful businessman, wanted to talk to one of my sons about attending Annapolis. My friend was a good man, a survivor of Pearl Harbor, but he had one flaw. He hated the Japanese and he [...] Continue reading December 7th 1941 Pearl Harbor Saturday was a day to remember. August 6th 1945 was the first time an atomic weapon was used in war. For the Japanese military and citizenry it was a terrible day of death and destruction. For America it was a day that began the end of war. The decision to drop the bomb on Hiroshima and [...] Continue reading Hiroshima I’m going do a series of personal “whys” for this post. I don’t have the answers to any of the “why’s” I question, but it seems from my advanced age prospective that there ought to have been some answers forthcoming both long ago and immediately. Why is it that cars and trucks that are rounding [...] Continue reading Whys? I don’t get concerned over too many things because I believe we create the material energy of our problems and over time we can solve the problems we created, but that is for another post. My long time friend, noted Japanese visionary Akio Matsumura has included a definitive assessment of the Akushima nuclear plant [...] Continue reading Nuclear Plants – Fear or not? Some thoughts on the earthquake in Japan and the Tsunami across the north and south pacific ocean. Rich, poor, tourists, residents of cities and seaside ports surprised by a wrenching earth and walls of water. Such loss of life and still counting. All of mankind feels that kind of pain. There is nothing we can do [...] Continue reading Tsunami Some thoughts today on the 69th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. There was a time, over dinner many years ago, that an older friend of mine, a retired naval officer, a graduate of Annapolis and now a successful businessman wanted to talk to one of my sons about attending Annapolis. My friend [...] Continue reading Pearl Harbor Today is the the 65th anniversary of the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. The Japanese have a word “Mokusatsu.” It is comprised of two characters. Moku, meaning “with silence” and Satsu, meaning, “To Kill”. Mokusatsu has two meanings depending on how it is used. It can mean to “refrain from comment” or [...] Continue reading Hiroshima and more. Today is a day to remember. August 6th 1945 was the first time an atomic weapon was used in war. For the Japanese military and citizenry it was a terrible day of death and destruction. For America it was a day that began the end of war. The decision to drop the bomb on Hiroshima [...] Continue reading Japan and the Atom Bomb Some thoughts today on yesterday’s 67th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. There was a time, over dinner many years ago, that an older friend of mine, a retired naval officer, a graduate of Annapolis and now a successful businessman wanted to talk to one of my sons about attending Annapolis. My friend [...] Continue reading Pearl Harbor Addendum |
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Fukushima
I have followed global visionary Akio Matsumura’s posts on the Fukushima nuclear tsunami disaster. They are informative and contagious in their importance. Radiation contamination is not only a local, regional and a national tragedy for Japan it also has an exponential global effect. I am disappointed that the global media has not latched onto this [...]
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