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Let’s get girly

By Right Girl on Friday, July 20th, 2007 | 1 Comment

Girls with pearls sometimes need a little pick-me-up, and we head off to the spa. In the past few months I’ve had the chance to sample several – some here in Toronto, and another way out in the South Pacific. RightGirl gets her waxing done at The Ten Spot on Queen. Aside from the agony [...]

PACOM: Spirit of Cooperation

By Right Girl on Monday, May 21st, 2007 | No Comments

As part of my PACOM series (other posts here and here), I’d like to introduce you to Major Paul Young, of the Canadian Air Force. That’s right folks, there’s a Canuck on Oahu, and he isn’t just there to golf. He stands apart from his American counterparts, with his darker green digitized uniform (apparently the [...]

PACOM: Oahu is more than just sandy beaches

By Right Girl on Tuesday, May 8th, 2007 | No Comments

Every year, thousands flock to Oahu to bask on Waikiki Beach, surf at Sunset Beach, or golf at Turtle Bay. When the tourists think of the military there, they think of Pearl Harbor as something in the past – a headline, a movie, a call to arms – not as a fully functioning military installation [...]

PACOM Introduction

By Right Girl on Wednesday, May 2nd, 2007 | No Comments

With all eyes fixed on the Middle East, it is easy to forget that Pacific Command is responsible for 51% of the world, including India and the hotly disputed area of Kashmir. Detractors snort and call America the world’s police (or worse) but the image it brings to mind is fairly accurate. Through the Indonesian [...]

A strange quirk of the 50th State

By Right Girl on Tuesday, April 24th, 2007 | No Comments

Driving along today I noticed how many people have dedications on the back windows of their cars. In loving memory of so-and-so, 1956-2001. A car is such a fleeting thing, gone within a few years. Why not a memorial bench or a tree? Why drive your remembrance? Odd.