For a while. The place I am staying only has wireless in the lobby. Its rainy and cold here now and I am on the other side of the compound. So I will check in from time to time but for a few days-I’ll be out. Working weird hours does
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Doing me a favor……
Yesterday was a busy work day. And it rained and rained and rained. Today requires less work but some odd hours. Still getting used to Australia and the look and feel of the place. It kind of looks European but it doesn’t. So I am asking my readers to take
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After a very long day getting here, finally got myself into Canberra. Yesterday was about delays and more delays. At least once I got to the hotel I could sleep. The city is very different than I pictured it. Looks a like a nice place to live-not so nice place
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And I have not even boarded the flight yet. Bottom of the first and its not looking good for Team Skippy. Arrive at Narita with my bag and a bag carrying our equipment for the this upcoming adventure in Canberra. Come up the escalator from the Narita express, quick glance
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To Miss Universe, Riyo Mori-who arrived at Narita yesterday to a huge welcome. She also gives great definition to the term “little black dress”. I never see girls like this when I go to Narita……. well maybe a couple: Pretty Nice! Subscribe in a reader
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Visiting the the doctor for a physical. Or so says Jeff Huber over at Pen and Sword: The Maytag Repairman has nothing on Lieutenant General Douglas Lute. The newly nominated “War Czar” is about to become the loneliest man in the world……..Lute’s in a difficult spot, all right. He’s been
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The Beer Girls at the Tokyo Dome, of course. Fresh cold beer-quickly and efficiently delivered to you at your seat. H/T to Rob Pongi! Subscribe in a reader
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The war in Iraq is 4 years and 3 months old. Close to 150,000 troops are now deployed there-and almost 60,000+ are arrayed in the countries outside Iraq. Good things are happening-I know so because I read conservative blogs. Its just not being reported. They only focus on those nasty
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After a six year absence, having been driven from the playing field by the boys of Ray Kroc……The Whopper makes its return to Japan. The short clip focuses on the size of the Whopper, with the female reporter exclaiming that it is about as big as her face!(13 cm…). Subscribe
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Bring a camera to party. A JAL stewardess found out why the hard way: “Yes, I’m the one in the photos,” Miss A admits to Shukan Post (6/8). “But they weren’t taken by some man who had picked me up.”I know where they were taken and who took them,” she
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