Far East Cynic

Learn something new every day…..

No post yesterday. As we get ready to move, the S.O. and I have been going together to the gym every afternoon. We’ve taken to eating a big lunch, then doing treadmill and stair-stepper in the late afternoon and then a very light dinner. Last night I did that, had

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Haditha

I wanted to post about the war today, but the post in my mind still needs a lot of refinement. I’m struggling to find the right words to express my frustration that after 3 years of commitment to help an Arab nation, not helped by its Arab neighbors, and unable

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Memorial Day

For me Memorial Day was pretty much a blur changing 17 time zones and then getting home from Narita. So this post comes a day late. However I would be remiss if I did not pay recognition to the brave souls who went forth from the nation, with full expectation

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Out of touch

Will be on planes and trains for the next few days. I’ll have some things to say when I get back. I do however have a movie recommendation for you. If you have not seen Thank you for Smoking, you should. I had not seen it till, while packing, I

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Now its time to say goodbye to Nevada.

Been a busy couple of days. Up/down count was -200 but I made back 180 last night so the net coounts is down $85.00. Guess that officially makes me a loser. I’m having a hard time making sense of the Congressional catfight between George Bush and the Congress of the

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Wasting away in deja vu ville…………..

Up/Down count- Down $75.00 I hate it when the lady dealer leaves and gets replaced by a guy while I have a beer coming………. In case you have not noticed I am a cheap gambler. I jumped in the poker pool last night, and played Texas Hold-em, but I bailed

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Their parents must be so proud……..

Up/Down report: Down $45.00………All at the blackjack table. Probably has something to do with the fact that I choose Blackjack dealers based on breast size…… Made it Nevada and took my time getting to my hotel. Did a few stops in a couple of casinos and invested a few dollars.

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Sorting it all out.

I knew this was going too well. The boneheads at Delta airlines , when I called to make sure everything was set, not so politely informed me that if I did not get the S.O. back to RDU it would invalidate her whole intinerary back to Narita. I could however

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I still hate Delta!

Long day……problems with guess who….not time to post. Waylaid for a lot more hours than I planned. More to follow this weekend……need beer, need babes. Post those tomorrow.

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Showing their true colors……..

The S.O. and Dr. David Chu sure are showing theirs. S.O. is watching Home Finders on HGTV about all these people with bucks who buy and remake houses. Like she needs to be watching that and getting ideas. Bad ideas……. Then there is Mr Chu: Oh Chu is such a

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