Far East Cynic

Why I like Family Guy…..

Because they still understand the meaning of the word satire. Which is apparently, a word Sarah Palin learned , in any one of the six colleges she attended: Mr. MacFarlane said in an e-mail message that “Family Guy” was proud of the way that the Ellen character was portrayed. “She

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What Tiger woods should have said.

I was at lunch with a co-worker yesterday. As it happened I was eating an oyster Po-boy sandwich when Tiger woods speech came on the television in the restaurant / bar we were eating at. The sound was turned down but it sure seemed like it went on for a

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A rose by any other name…….

Can still smell bad…………. Say goodbye to Operation Iraqi Freedom. Effective Sept. 1, the war in Iraq will acquire a new official moniker: “Operation New Dawn.” Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced the move Wednesday in a memo to Gen. David Petraeus, chief of U.S. Central Command, that was first reported

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Distracted

Haven’t been able to post so much in the last couple of days. I’ve been tied up in the Alternate Universe-where its not so fun: But hopefully, I will be able to bridge the gap-starting tomorrow! I have been thinking about what life in the alternate universe is like-for example

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The real purpose of the Olympics…

To kick the shit out of teams from countries who deserve it. Thus-this news brought a big smile to my face: VANCOUVER : A rampant United States hammered China 12-1 on Sunday to make it a miserable start to the Year of the Tiger for the Asian team as the

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An interesting conversation….

A  female co-worker was over in our little corner of cubeville a couple of days ago. She asked me “why are you so obsessed with Asia?  What’s so great about it? I was in Korea once and I hated it!” ( I make no secret of my passion to return

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Something truly amazing……

Star Trek is coming true in our life time. Well-not the spaceships part-which really gripes me. But the lasers part is: What you are seeing in that target is the Airborne Laser Platform-a converted 747-engaging a real missile with a laser beam. And destroying it. Not with a missile or

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Anyone can be a singing star…

Even a Sumo grand champion like Akebono: Actually, he is pretty good, if you ask me. What’s next? Dancing with the Stars? The chicks in the background are not too shabby either………

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