Far East Cynic

Way too close and Way too lucky

This game is way too close and Seattle is showing too much ( good) defense. Any time the Pittsburgh offense wants to step up, I’ll be appreciative………….. Back to the game!

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Trivial pursuits

Nothing really serious tonight. Hell, the Super Bowl is tomorrow. Lest there be any doubt about who I will be rooting for: I grew up in South Side Pittsburgh. Steeler football was like a religion and its been 26 years since they have been to the mountain top. Oh, and

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Cartoon Wars

I’ve been following the recent furor over cartoons with an air of disbelief. I’m surprised that on both sides of the Atlantic, something so inane could generate so much controversy. There are 2 sets of cartoons that have created a huge row both inside the US and Europe. Lets start

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There’s no place like home! Especially with beer and babe(s)……..

Got back to Japan tonight. Thank goodness! It was only a 3 day trip, but for some reason this time I was really happy to get a hug and a kiss from the S.O. Suspect that it was the first time today I was actually warm. It was freezing over

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Ground hog day!

Well its ground hog day over here at least. Back in the states its still a few hours before Phil gets dragged out of his warm hole and we learn if there is going to be six more years weeks of war winter. I think its a safe bet there

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Morning Calm Musings……..

Another banner trip for moi! I get here, my luggage does not. Made the ride down from ICN lighter, but $158 dollars later I had at least another set of clothes ( and more importantly underwear) to change into. Plus my heavy winter jacket was in my suitcase. Thank goodness,

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Tired and cranky

Still have a cough of sorts. Went to bed early last night so I could be rested today. Off to Korea for a few days for some meetings and to freeze my a** off. Morning Calm blogging will be attempted…….. Ja ne! Subscribe in a reader

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Short movie post

I went to see the movie Munich tonight. I know that a lot has been written about it and some folks think that Spielberg is peddling some sort of anti-war agenda in making the film. I don’t think so. I thought the movie was well done and had a powerful

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Google sells it’s soul……..

Richard has great posts over at his blog about Google’s craven cowardice choosing profits over principle. From now on I’m getting my porn pictures someplace else………. Subscribe in a reader

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Things that just drive me nuts!

The world is just plain crazy sometimes………… The Phibian has been reporting on the latest Soap Opera inside the US Military: “As the Severn Flows”. For those unfamiliar this is the case where a simple case of shooting ones mouth off in the wrong place leads to a full fledge

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