Far East Cynic

Jumping across the pond.

Packed and heading out the door. I’ve got some better and longer posts coming up next week, when I can put them together in the privacy of my own home. For now I have to go enter the JAL time machine and jump one day into the future. Its time

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The anti-romance web site……..

Madame Chiang has found an anti valetines day web site: My sentiments exactly………….. Subscribe in a reader

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The word on China……

Are you as confused about China as I am? Stephen Colbert sets me straight. China is a friend or a foe? Decide for yourself. (Count me voting for option 2): That ought to clear that up. Subscribe in a reader

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Fun’s fun

But I’m done! Wrapped up work this morning. Computers cleaned, reports submitted, listened to mind numbing “lessons learned” (which are almos always the same ones from last year)…then its time for: GOLF! Slide on out in the PM for a sojurn to Kaneohe and its beautiful course along the ocean.

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Always in command

Never in control-an E-2 NFO. Courtesy of Steeljaw Scribe is an neat little educational video about the smaller, much much more capable version, of the AWACS. The largest aircraft to fly on and off of the carrier today. These guys do with 5 people what it takes the Air Force

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Cheat and retreat…………

If at first you do not succeed, try, try, again. Spurred by the Chinese the Six Party talks have tentatively inked a deal to stop DPRK nuclear production. The key word is tentative, because the deal still has to get the approval of the respective governments-especially those who will have

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You may feel some slight discomfort…….

When being raped by a Bengal Tiger: Click on the image to see it better! H/T to Big Hominid! Subscribe in a reader

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Why the Pelosi aircraft thing matters……….

A couple of days ago (maybe more, the last few days have been a blur….) Tony Snow came out and defended Nancy Pelosi’s request to live above her means. Dear Tony, you are wrong. This really matters. Here is why. The Air Force has, as a part of its assigned

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Drinking and living……..

Will get you in trouble. I don’t have time to write a long post on this, but the link will take you to some good words on the subject. Every time the military tries to cross over into what should properly be a person’s private life, it fails miserably to

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For the record…..

I am not the father of Anna Nicole Smith’s baby. Given the media frenzy of the last two days though, it would seem that there are plenty of men lining up to throw their “hat in the ring” for the privledge. Zsa Zsa Gabor’s husband? I’ve been very busy with

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