To have a cup of coffee and read the Hong Kong Standard while thinking about my life that is. Surely there must be cheaper and less time consuming ways to think about making changes. There are. They just are not as fun. I’m not sure why it is, but coming
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Out and about…….
Starting a road trip today. Couple a days of fun in my second favorite city (HK) then on to Korea followed by Hawaii. Try packing for those climate changes with just one suitcase! Korea weather is 0.2 degrees Celcius when last I checked. Honolulu is in the 70’s……….. Yep, needed
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Between just starting a job and being in a thankless one for two years: Subscribe in a reader
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I did watch the state of the union speech today. Since it was on at 11 am Japan time, I could not have the luxury that many DC residents had of being drunk during it. I probably would not have used so many swear words and talked to the TV
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I can surf porn blog again! I mean really blog not just quick posts from the library…………. Turns out the ISP had done maintenance that had reduced the signal strenght to where we live. So much so that the modem could not pick up a signal. The repairman did something
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To work with the government travel office. Scott Adams must have worked in government at one point. He shows great understanding of every government travelers frustration in working with the agents at the ticket office or working with DTS…..(Defense Travel System-also known as a corporate welfare.) Click to enlarge the
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The modem still just sits there and blinks. I’ve tried new cables, reloads of software, nothing works. Reminds me of launching with yesterdays codes and then trying to get the link to work. (A bit of an inside joke……..as SJS can tell you E-2 NFO’s never check out the wrong
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On my internet service provider that is. Seems the Chinese may have destroyed more than a satellite-I cannot get my cable modem to work at all. All troubleshooting has been exhausted so I now I have to wait till next week to get a repairman out to see why I
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James Webb, has been reviled for not being nice to the President. Turns out according to Wonkette, that Senator Webb is no the only person who has gotten into a dust up with the man: Bush is still having the worst luck at seemingly friendly functions with Democratic lawmakers. It
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The following photograph of Prime Minister Abe and his wife was taken in the Philippines during their recent state visit. Suffice it say , Mrs Abe does not look happy. Anyone want to know why? H/T to Japundit! Leave your captions in the comments. Subscribe in a reader
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