Far East Cynic

Hidden messages

Are found on FOX News:

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Lion City

After a long ordeal with airports and airlines-arrived here in one piece. Spending a few days here then off to Korea for the next to the last time. I suspect this is something of a farewell tour to a city that I dearly love. And more importantly-farewell to a dream.

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Been busy……..

As the title says, been too busy to post. Catch up this weekend. Talk among yourselves and answer me this question: How does one reconcile what you know you want to do-with want you know you are going to have to do? All part of the No Skippy left behind

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One of the things that I am sure I am going to miss…….

When I move on to wherever it is I will be moving on to-will be the travel.  Somehow, I think that unless I am really, really lucky-I’m not going to find a job that allows me to travel the way I have the last few years. And I’m going to

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Under the weather……….

No post yesterday-I spent most of the day horizontal and having some very wierd dreams. The S.O. was kind enough to give me her cold and I felt like dog squeeze yesterday- all day. When I am sick and I sleep-I have the same dream over and over again. Regrettably

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Because I want to……

And -its been a while. I need to see cold the caress of an ice cold beer and the lovely warmth of a woman’s thighs………….. Use these when the Steelers lose a close one! ( Like last weekend!). And dream of this:

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Fred Thompson…….

Summed up in two paragraphs: While I agree with Fred Thompson on almost everything, he’s demonstrated time and again that he isn’t serious about winning. Don’t get me wrong, Fred’s strategy would be perfect if this were 1854 and he could sit on the porch and let voters come to

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Quotable……

Spike   has some good movie reviews up, ( what else are you going to do in Bangkok when you have to be a good boy?)  its worth a look. Priceless is this quote: Ping Pong is not the Macarena. It takes patience. She is like a fine, well-aged prostitute… it

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No beer in the fridge…………

THAT is not the reason I am depressed. I’ve been in a real funk all day. There is no real reason for it, except for the fact that I am slowly coming to the realization that I am slowly being sucked back into something I really have no desire to

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Tokyo trip-part II

Our trip to Tokyo was not just seeing the Emperor and spending money I don’t have. We also went to the Meji Shrine to say our New Years intentions. Believe me, this year among all others- I need that! After a nice little sleep in and a big breakfast at

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