Today was pretty good day. Which is good because on the whole its been a so-so year. However even a so-so year here, still beats any of the so-called “good” years I spent living the “typical”, mind numbing, soul smothering existence I had with my ex and my ambition……….. Tonight
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New Years beer and babes!
Its new years eve! I love the whole traditon of a long boozy party, with the countdown to New Years, followed by sloppy kisses with whatever willing member of the opposite sex you can find……( Unless the wife or girlfriend is there….in which case you have to give her the
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Today I went with the S.O. to into downtown Tokyo. We went to meet a friend of hers from her days working for a big bad American corporation. Her friend still works for said corporation as a project manager and engineer. He is , depending on your point of view,
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Just got back from a drunk-ex at the club. Won more rounds than I lost ( proving the old adage “You can’t lose in a crowd…….”. ) Lots of truths and lots of cash exchanged…. Anyway……. Here is the “Great Communicators” take on the matter: “Some continue to think of
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Tonight, in keeping with the rest of the un-welcome change that seems to be ever present these days, the NHK TV show “Project X” had its last broadcast. Project X is a weekly documentary show on NHK that documents achievements by everyday Japanese, or groups of Japanese. Its been on
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I hope every one had a great Christmas and that Santa brought each of you something you wanted. I got what I wanted mainly because I had to pick it out myself. Some of the spirit of the occasion came rushing out of my sails when the S.O. asked if
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I did something very uncharacteristic last night. I left the S.O. to go to bed, while I went to Midnight Mass. That’s remarkable for me because: a) I’m not Catholic and b) the last time I was in this church was for a memorial service some 10 months ago. Amazingly,
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Merry Christmas everyone! It’s Christmas eve here, evening time to be exact. In true procrastinators form, I did the last of my Christmas shopping today, 24 December, probably paying more than I should have for the S.O.’s big gift ( A Yamashita 9.75mm pearl pendant…..). She better like it! Certainly
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Its the holiday weekend! Today was the emperor’s birthday, a national holiday here in Japan lots of people out and about. Known as Tenno no tanjobi (????? ) it is one of 2 times in the year that folks can get into the imperial grounds. Yesterday was freezing but folks
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One of the great moments in Navy history was the “Revolt of the Admirals”. A long time ago and a galaxy far away, another stubborn President and a “transformational” Secretary of Defense were also seeking to emasculate the Armed Services because of devotion to a flawed idea: The Revolt of
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