Long day today, made longer by the airline. Have not been able to post the last couple of days because the wireless connection in the room was not working. Now I’m back at my parents house-mooching off of their broandband connection. Tired and ready for bed. More to come-please stay
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Take me out to the ball game!
Writers block! I’ve been back for 3 hours and I should have finished this post a long time ago, but I just could not bring myself to start it ….for a whole bunch of reasons. I’ll try to explain. Went to the ball game last night. True to form, I
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I’m in and sort of over my jet lag. Got done with business a little early today-what to do? Decided to go to the ball game tomorrow night and opted for 9 holes of twilight golf. Over at North Island. Which was interesting since they have changed the layout of
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I’m leaving on a jet plane! Heading for California then North Carolina. I got to the airport too early, so now I’m bored in the lounge. An idle mouse being the devil’s workshop, that means I’ve been drinking beer and exploring.
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Call it what you will it’s still pandering.And the practioniers of it have come out in force for the Prime Minister’s race in Japan. Of course the issue will be resolved relatively soon. For others though its gonna be a long winter:
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The war that is. The debate about the war in Iraq these days strikes me a lot like the discussion that the rehab Nazi’s use in justifying the illegal and unconstitutional coercion of citizens into the ever growing and increasingly profitable AA based rehab industry. If you think for yourself-or
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Is not residing here, thank you very much. I’m leaving for California on Sunday. Good news is the Padres are playing the Pirates while I am in town. I’m buying tickets! The bad news is that I have to go to Korea one day after I get back ( I’m
Continue readingWhy can’t we be angry?
Several days ago, I watched John McCain make the following statement: For the sake of argument, lets forget about the fact that the definition of victory has changed from what it was in 2003. Then it meant “ridding Iraq of WMD and creating a pro-western democracy in the heart of
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How many times has this happened to you? You rent a car on a business trip, loan it to a co-worker who subsequently loans it to a stripper. The stripper is pulled over and the car impounded. Your co-worker then rents the exact same type of car and passes it
Continue readingAbe-san’s death watch………..
Today the Asahi Shimbun had the biggest headline I have ever seen since the Niigata earthquake. It said when translated: Abe Sore Daijin(Prime Minister)-Quits. And now the explanations begin: A day after announcing his resignation, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe entered a hospital Thursday morning to receive treatment for stomach and
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