Far East Cynic

Someone should tell this to few bloggers I know…..

Good advice from Dave Barry: You know what I miss? I miss 1960. Not the part about my face turning overnight into the world’s most productive zit farm. What I miss is the way the grown-ups acted about the Kennedy-Nixon race. Like the McCain-Obama race, that was a big historic

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More adventures in baby sitting………………..

Another Saturday-another round in circling the shopping malls. I’m beginning to feel like they should just call it “Groundhog Weekend” here in sprawling Shopping Mall USA and get it over with. At least when I alighted from the Star Ferry, I was a man on a mission. And with luck

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He’s busy…….

So you can either go out for Chinese: Xu-Lau! Or Japanese: Riga Chigasaki Whichever you are hungry for! Just don’t forget the beer!

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Some real good advice for the new President….

Reprinted from the Britannica Blog. I especially agree with bullet 1-a well timed veto of a Pelosi or Harry Reid pet project would be a good way to break away from the so called “liberal” moniker. Maybe veto Card check perhaps? In his victory speech on Tuesday night, Barack Obama

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I love it when I am right……

And this is from Fox News-not exactly a hotbed of liberal thought:

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Mission statement……..

Out of pocket for the next couple of days. Work is very busy and at night-I’m in the middle of writing a “mission statement” for myself: to remind of me of my goal to be where I want to be before the sun dawns on my birthday in 2010. (

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Congratulations President Elect Obama…..

It’s hard to imagine a more inspiring back-to-back of political addresses than McCain’s concession and Obama’s victory speech. Is this a great country or what? I’ve gotten a lot of e-mails from friends tonight bemoaning how the end of the world is upon us and Obama will take the nation

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This is cool-and it gives you a tune to hum on the way to work!

John Williams is a genius! His movie themes acapella-by one person!

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Two things I wish we could vote on today.

I’m off to go stand in line soon. Shopping Mall USA is expecting its largest turnout-ever. If there is one good thing about this election its that. I wish that I did not have to work today. Why is that? Most civilized countries vote on Sunday or give a day

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