Far East Cynic

The day for lovers……..

Which is not going to include me tonight! Happy f**king Valentines Day!

S.O. is sick today and to make matters worse-is really being a b i t c h.

Now mind you, one of the benefits of being older is realizing that its not personal. Its simply the way for her to vent her frustration-much of which is reflected frustration of that which is mine- concerning where I am at in life. Also I can tell her head really hurts. She is laying horizontal on the couch and she NEVER does that……………..

So I’ve learned to walk away, head for the fridge, drink beer, and leave her alone. Perhaps if I had learned that lesson more than a few years ago-my net worth would be substantially higher.

Maybe I should send a card: 

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VPS has a good perspective on the whole day:

When you say something to someone, whether it’s “Baby you’re the best fuck I’ve ever had” or “I love you” or “You’re my best friend and I’ll always be here for you”, how many times have you said it to someone else? Someone before, someone after. Out of all those times, how many times did you really mean it?

The before’s fine. Retrospect, there’s nothing you can do about that. But the someone after, that bothers me. A lot. It bothers me that it’s so easy to make all these promises that, at first sent little tingles down my spine and made my tummy feel like it was full of fluttering butterflies, can be broken and then so easily passed on to someone else

I have to agree with her. If, perchance I should somehow be able to send the S.O. packing ( an idea that is looking really good after beer number five and whine number 1292)  I would , and I mean it this time, never get involved with a woman except for mindless sex.

This would be a lot easier if: a) her smile were not so nice, b) she was not so nice a lady and so patient,  and c) if I had a million dollars in my money market account.

Since none of those things are happening any time soon-nothing to do but blog!

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 As  I said before, the situation in Okinawa is going to get out of control. Today they released the speed brake:

As anger spreads throughout Okinawa over the alleged weekend rape by a U.S. Marine of a 14-year-old girl, two municipal assemblies in the prefecture adopted a joint resolution Wednesday calling for preventive steps, an apology and compensation for the victim.

The usual suspects are out:

OSAKA — Protests in Okinawa over the arrest of a U.S. Marine for the alleged rape of a 14-year-old girl continued Tuesday with demonstrations outside U.S. military bases.Okinawa police arrested 38-year-old Tyrone Hadnott, a U.S. Marine, on Monday on suspicion of raping the girl the day before. Hadnott denies the charge.Okinawa Women Act Against Military Violence, a local nongovernmental organization, sent a letter of protest to the U.S. government Monday calling for an official apology and compensation for the girl, and to punish the serviceman responsible. The group also demanded all U.S. bases be closed.“Can we allow the U.S. military to interfere in the lives of Okinawans? Why are we not making a safe environment for Okinawan women a priority?” asked Suzuyo Takazato, the group’s cochair.Some antibase activists worried that once the initial anger has subsided, people will forget about the incident until another comes along.

“Okinawans bear some responsibility for the alleged rape because of their ultimate indifference to the bases. Yes, they cried and publicly protested after a 12-year-old schoolgirl was raped in Okinawa in 1995, and often say they oppose the bases,” said antibase activist Natsume Taira.

“But that was a media performance. Unless they get serious about opposing the bases, this incident will be forgotten and there will be similar incidents in the future,” he said.

I guess the 28,000 people who don’t rape anyone does not count for any thing? Or those 5000 Master Labor Contract jobs don’t mean a damn thing either? You do remember that back up on Honshu, most Japanese don’t really give a damn about Okinawa-except to keep the majority of the Americans in Japan penned up there, don’t you?

I did not think so.

Well, that’s the day for me. No stimulus package here!

Time for another beer then. To hell with romance!

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  1. Tell the truth all you would really need to send the woman packing would be (c) 😉

    In regards to the Marine, I think the people of Okinawa would be a lot happier if the US Military was a little “better” at metting out some form of justice when its soldiers do violate the laws of the lands they are based in rather than just transfering them or “hiding’ them, which is the oft waved rally cry in Korea.

    As for the minority protestors…they will always exist because the base is an easy target and does not arouse the ire of their Govt. Which would happen if they instead targeted their anger in the real direction, whcih is their own officials.

  2. You don’t think this guy is going to get punished? His life is OVER-no matter how the rape charge resolves. The point is that under the UCMJ has has rights and those rights need to be preserved. Trust me, go look at the USFK court martial results (or USFJ for that matter) no body is hiding anyone.

  3. Well the minority always want a scapegoat with which to flog their dead horse…I guess if the US were to pull out of Okinawa it would be a little like the pull out at Subic…suddenly 1000’s of locals with no employment crying to the Govt. or turning to crime.